Ashley Wong
@wongalum
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losing it over the hosts of single's inferno, a dating show where hot young people compete for love on a deserted Korean island, saying the show has a "michigan vibe"
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Well, it seems the other Bill DeBlasio is back in the news https://t.co/gdu2qO1waT
I profiled Bill de Blasio!! Wait no. I profiled a 54-year-old dad named Bill DeBlasio, who's spent the last four months receiving a nonstop barrage of hatemail from angry people who think he's the mayor. Sometimes he plays along and trolls them.
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Bill de Blasio via text: “This is totally even MORE unbelievable!”
.@brendanruberry & @maxwelltani have solved a minor transatlantic media mystery and located Bill DeBlasio, who stresses that he is not an imposter, but rather a Long Island man named Bill DeBlasio
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.@brendanruberry & @maxwelltani have solved a minor transatlantic media mystery and located Bill DeBlasio, who stresses that he is not an imposter, but rather a Long Island man named Bill DeBlasio
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A spokeswoman for The Times of London: “The Times has apologised to Bill de Blasio and removed the article immediately after discovering that our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor."
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Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the birthday book put together for the financier’s 50th birthday, which includes a letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist. On Monday, House Oversight Committee members confirmed that they
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NEW: Via NYT team, advisers to POTUS have discussed Saudi Arabia ambassadorship for Mayor Adams @danarubinstein @WRashbaum @npfandos
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The discussions were said to be part of an effort to consolidate opposition to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor, but appeared to be fading on Friday.
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It’s the pop culture shot heard round the world: Taylor Swift is engaged. The global megastar revealed in an Instagram post that she and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, are planning to tie the knot. 🔗: https://t.co/jLOpY5eB6L
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I find the surrogacy space fascinating for a bunch of reasons... worked on this with the amazing @ByKLong and @sara_randazzo. https://t.co/v0i5XZSRfH
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A couple with ties to China say they wanted a big family. Surrogates who carried the children say they were deceived.
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My latest, with the wonderful @wongalum and @McCormickJohn: The story behind the story of the alleged kidnapping at a "crypto frat house" here in NYC... https://t.co/2WSE0JP70Z
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William Duplessie and John Woeltz hatched grandiose plans in business and politics but instead drew charges in an alleged kidnap scheme.
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Two crypto bros capped a raucous spending-and-drug binge with what authorities allege was the kidnap and torture of a man in a $75,000-a-month New York townhouse. Their defense: It was just a prank.
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William Duplessie and John Woeltz hatched grandiose plans in business and politics but instead drew charges in an alleged kidnap scheme.
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DHS agents just denied me entry to the immigration court on Varick St. I identified myself as a member of the press and said I was there to observe. They still didn't let me in, saying I had "no business" there.
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“I came to this world alone. I will deal with it alone, and I will go out alone,” George Santos tells @gr_ashford, who first began unraveling his lies w/@migold back in 2022
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On Friday, a federal judge will sentence the disgraced former congressman to a minimum of two years in prison, but Mr. Santos expects a harsher sentence.
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George Santos sentenced to 87 months, with 2 years supervised release
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Today is my first day as a visual investigations reporter for @WSJ! Super excited for this next adventure. Send all tips, OSINT tools, and general nerdiness to brenna.smith[at]wsj[dot]com.
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.@LATimes live fire coverage is non-paywalled. Support local journalism
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Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
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This morning I learned that my role as city editor for eater Detroit has been eliminated… 🧵
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Dear Friends -- It us with great sadness I announced that I've been laid off by Vox Media, along with a number of my colleagues, and will no longer be contributing to Eater NY, a role I've had for over 10 years. Thanks for your support, and stay tuned for future projects.
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Here is an early look at the front page of today's Wall Street Journal https://t.co/YOnckQgqrP
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