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The secretive dating app Raya has gained attention recently, after a viral TikTok video involving Ben Affleck sliding into a comedian's DMs.It's put Raya — jokingly known as Illuminati Tinder — in the eye of a public it was never pitched to, which is bound to erode some of its exclusive qualities. Wait, celebrities have their own dating app?Not really.Raya isn't just for A-listers, but it's reportedly quite popular with a number of household names.Ok, so what is Raya then?Raya was launched in 2015 to minimal fanfare, and bills itself as a "community" of people interested in "dating, networking and making new friends".And you probably aren't invited.While the app's user base isn't restricted to Oscar winners and supermodels, about 92 per cent of membership applications fail, according to the New York Times.And it's not as though there are wall-to-wall celebrities inside. The app trades on exclusivity.TikTok user and comedian Nivine Jay matched with Ben Affleck,  » Read More

Media top headlines May 4Gov. Andrew Cuomo's warning that unvaccinated people could kill their grandma's and more round out today's top media headlines. CNN's left-wing media guru Brian Stelter seemed upset about the possibility that "First Amendment absolutists" at Facebook could allow former President Trump back on the platform. Following the Capitol Hill riots on Jan. 6, Trump was banned from all major social media platforms, including Facebook, as his critics accused him of inciting violence. However, an oversight board at the Mark Zuckerberg company is set to announce this week whether or not the former president will be able to return to its platform. CNN'S BRIAN STELTER PRAISES BIDEN FOR 'COURSE-CORRECTING' ON FALSE CLAIMS THAT ARE FACT-CHECKED BY JOURNOSDuring a panel discussion on Tuesday, CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota expressed her disapproval of the possibility of Trump's return to social media. "President Trump's lies led to a bloody, deadly insurrection! Why would they ever let him back on to peddle more of the crap?" Camerota asked.   » Read More

A CAREER burglar left a family devastated when he broke into their Royal Wootton Bassett home and swiped the keys to their 66-plate Mercedes. Frankie O’Dwyer, 20, later filmed himself speeding in the expensive car and uploaded the footage to social media site Snapchat. The vehicle was recovered in Slough. He was jailed for three years and nine months on Tuesday after admitting burglary and theft. He asked for 15 other offences to be taken into consideration. In a victim statement read to Swindon Crown Court, the homeowner said the break-in at her home in Westbury Park had destroyed her and her life would never be the same again. She said: “Imagine waking up one morning to your whole world being turned upside down. That is exactly what happened to us.” Frankie O'Dwyer Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE Prosecutor Mark Ashley told the court that the woman’s partner had woken at around 5.45am on December 15, 2020, to find that the dog was missing. He then noticed that the family’s Mercedes, which he described as his pride and joy, was gone. The thieves had swiped the keys to the Mercedes and another vehicle, bank cards, £15 cash and a bag. It was…

An analysis of published studies indicates that Twitter may be a useful learning tool in dental education. The analysis, which is published in the Journal of Dental Education, included 7 studies. Studies indicated that the real-time question and answer sessions using Twitter work well in an educational setting. Also, the semi-anonymous interactions on Twitter can be beneficial for students unwilling to speak in front of their peers. Twitter can also make lectures more engaging, and it can be used to ask questions that assess student comprehension. The investigators noted that there are significant barriers to Twitter's use in dental education, however, including privacy and concerns about professionalism. "We live in a dynamic world where the use of social media such as Twitter has become part of our daily life. It is amazing that many dentists and dental students from all over the world use Twitter as a live platform in discussing clinical cases and sharing news, knowledge, and experiences," said senior author Omar Kujan, DDS, PhD, of The University of Western Australia. "Our study is the first to collate the current evidence regarding the use of Twitter in dental education. Our findings supported the potential for Twitter as a useful…

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — One of Hawaii’s most popular conventions, Kawaii Kon is returning at the end of May. However, this year will be much different than previous years, with both a digital and in-person convention planned. Get Hawaii’s latest news sent to your inbox, click here to subscribe to News 2 You, a daily newsletter. The virtual event will be held from May 29 to May 30. “If you have a Twitch account, you can log into there and follow our Kawaii Kon Twitch page. And then there you can actually chat and you can join in with the panels,” said Gina Maeda with Kawaii Kon. For those that don’t have Twitch, she said there is also an option to watch the broadcast on the Kawaii Kon website. She said over the past year, virtual Kawaii Kon has been popular with those away from Hawaii. “We had actually multiple stories of people who had moved away from Hawaii, and they just missed the community here they missed interacting with the people from home, and so having a virtual platform actually allowed them to reconnect with us, which was really really sweet,” said Maeda. A big draw to the event always…

Illinois man shot, carjacked while selling vehicle to buyers over Facebook Marketplace A man was shot and carjacked in the Chicago suburbs Tuesday while trying to sell his vehicle to buyers he met online. MATTESON, Ill. - A man was shot and carjacked in the Chicago suburbs Tuesday while trying to sell his vehicle to buyers he met online. A 41-year-old man from south suburban Richton Park listed his 2013 dark gray Charger on Facebook Marketplace. He got a hit from someone interested in buying the car for $6,000. He went to meet up with them around 5 p.m. DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 NEWS APP He met up with the male and female at the Walmart in Country Club Hills. The seller decided to give them a test drive. They ended up five miles away in Matteson near a KinderCare on Vollmer and Central. The male suspect then told the victim to get out of the car and fired at him four times. The wounded man ran for his life and went inside the KinderCare.  » Read More

Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. If you tried out for a high school sports team and got placed on the junior varsity team instead of varsity, you would be angry, right? Let’s say you vented about how much you hate the team and school on your Snapchat story. That seems pretty normal. But, what if someone showed the post to your coach and you were suspended from the team for a whole year?  A high school cheerleader was suspended from playing sports for doing just that. Now, she could become a champion for students’ free speech rights. Brandi Levy, a student at Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania, tried out for her school’s varsity cheerleading team but instead ended up on the JV team. Upset with her placement, she posted a photo of her middle finger and the phrases “F— school, f— softball, f— cheer, f— everything,” on her Snapchat story.  This case brings forward an incredibly important issue: students should not have their entire lives controlled by their schools. While students do have fewer rights than adults, that does not mean all of their freedoms should be stripped away — especially when they are not…

Geoff Wade’s Twitter feed was relentless.The researcher in Canberra’s federal parliamentary library has published more than 42,000 tweets full of links to news stories about China, especially the country’s ruling Communist Party, and photos of people at events Wade frequently claimed had links to CCP influence operations.The stoush has moved beyond the Australia-China Twitter community, bringing together concerns about CCP influence, free speech and Australia’s stifling defamation regime.Credit:BloombergDepending on who you ask, Wade’s feed is a trove of information for researchers, journalists and even MPs with concerns about China’s repression of democratic activists and minority ethnic groups at home, and increasingly assertive agenda abroad.But others see it as a scattershot list that, intentionally or not, casts suspicion on people for attending events such as Lunar New Year celebrations that may have only the vaguest, if any, links to the CCP.In February, Wade’s feed went quiet after his boss told him to take a pause following questions from journalist Marcus Reubenstein and a highly critical article on his little-known website, APAC News, about Wade’s social media use.LoadingThe article prompted James Paterson, the chairman of Parliament’s joint committee on intelligence and security, to warn foreign governments were targeting researchers critical of China.…

Sarah Connell Sanders  |  Telegram & Gazette“It’s not a stadium — it’s a BALLPARK,” my sources keep correcting me.What’s the difference? A stadium is a physical structure where men in tight pants play baseball. But, a ballpark? A ballpark is an entire experience.Ballparks are places where you can live, eat, work, and play. Think of a ballpark like an active college campus where there is constant entertainment within walking distance and you can smell the hometown pride in the air. Or was that hometown pie? Thanks to Table Talk, we’ve got plenty of both.Needless to say, Polar Park will be a destination whether you plan to take in nine innings or just wander around looking for a good time. The park itself has plenty of charming features worthy of your IG grid, but don’t let the photoshoot stop short. Here are 10 spots in the surrounding neighborhood that you (and your followers) won’t want to miss.Birch Tree Bread CompanyThere’s a reason Lifetime enjoys filming holiday flicks at Birch Tree. Walking through the door will give you an instant shot of serotonin. Maybe it’s the aroma of fresh-baked bread or the light academia aesthetic — either way, you’re bound to bump…