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Ironmouse Delivers Middle Finger to VShojo With $1 Million Donation

Ironmouse shocked the VTuber world on July 21 Monday, when she said she was leaving Vshojo, the group she helped build. She alleged the company owes her a significant sum and never forwarded more than $500,000 in donations to the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Lawyers are now involved. She’s keeping her model, name, and channels, and […]

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An image of Retiro Street flooded due to the southwest monsoon or habagat. Source: @philstarnews

Metro Manila Bombarded by Heavy Rains as Habagat Intensifies

Update: Marikina River hits 18M. Metro Manila woke to steady sheets of rain Monday as the southwest monsoon or habagat, settled over Luzon. Pagasa warned that the current wet spell could last several days and worsen flood-prone areas across the capital. Monsoon Pattern and Current Conditions The weather bureau’s 5 a.m. bulletin pinned the day’s

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ColdplayGate: CEO Caught in an Affair During Coldplay Concert

A quiet moment at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts has erupted into a full-blown corporate scandal. What began as a crowd-pleasing feature on the venue’s jumbotron has now forced one of the tech industry’s rising executives, Andy Byron, into an unwanted spotlight.  Byron, the CEO of $1.2 billion data company Astronomer, was placed on leave

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