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TalkFuse morning briefing, 21 Aug 2026 07:34
Malcolm Offord shares his cancer diagnosis, US health officials battle a record cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to Trump-era spending cuts, and senators grill TikTok over a shelved safety feature; plus Genesis unveils the GV90.
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Headlining on TikTok & targeting KO record – Serrano eyes history
Amanda Serrano, the Puerto Rican multi-division world champion, defends her WBA and WBO featherweight titles against Argentina’s Lucrecia Manzur on Friday in California, in what will be the first world championship boxing event streamed live on TikTok. A stoppage win would be Serrano’s 50th professional victory and 33rd by knockout, giving her the record for…
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Ariana Grande hits out at Team Trump for using ‘We Can’t Be Friends’ in TikTok
Ariana Grande has publicly criticised the Team Trump TikTok account after it used her song ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)’ in a video featuring Donald Trump. The clip, captioned with claims about transgender athletes in women’s sports, prompted Grande to comment “Never use my music again. Also, your truth is false.” The…
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British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia
British rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia after a jury failed to reach a verdict on those counts. The case matters because it involves a high-profile British social media personality accused of assaulting a fan following a performance…
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Gwyneth Paltrow Pokes Fun at That Viral Dinner Party Invite for OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Gwyneth Paltrow has responded to the viral buzz over an alleged off-the-record dinner with OpenAI chief Sam Altman by posting a series of spoof invitation cards to Instagram, “hosting” fictional and pop-culture figures such as M3GAN, Samantha Jones from Sex and the City, Shrek and Jessica Rabbit instead. The original invite, purportedly for a gathering…
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Vice President JD Vance blasts Mamdani, El-Sayed, AOC and Ossoff in rapid-fire TikTok roast
US Vice President JD Vance shared a TikTok video on Thursday in which he gave rapid-fire, one-word assessments of prominent Democratic and left-wing figures, including New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Michigan gubernatorial hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Jon Ossoff. The clip, captioned “Thoughts”, forms part of a wider pattern of senior…
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Ariana Grande condemns Trump TikTok use of her song
Pop star Ariana Grande publicly criticised the Trump administration after the “Team Trump” TikTok account used her 2024 single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” as the soundtrack for a video, marking the second such clash between the singer and the White House in as many months. The clip showed President Trump walking…
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Obama strategist turns on rising Dem star over viral Trump attack: ‘Gratuitous and unnecessary’
David Axelrod, a leading Democratic strategist from the Obama White House, criticised Senator Jon Ossoff for what he described as a “gratuitous and unnecessary” attack on President Donald Trump. The remarks centred on Ossoff invoking Natalie Harp, Trump’s executive assistant, during a rally speech, a comment that went viral and has since drawn scrutiny from…
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New Animated Movie Makes Over 1000X Its Budget in Just 5 Days
A low-budget Chinese animated film, Niu Lai, has become an unlikely box office sensation after being mocked online for its crude 3D animation, with viewers calling its characters “ugly” and “eerie.” The mockery went viral, transforming what looked like a total flop into a mass audience draw, illustrating how online ridicule can sometimes fuel commercial…
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Diane Warren Adopts West Hollywood’s Runaway Pig: ‘Welcome Wilbur!’
A viral video showed a piglet running loose through the streets of West Hollywood over the weekend, sparking a rescue effort after passer-by Jamaal Harrison filmed himself chasing the animal, later named Wilbur after the pig in “Charlotte’s Web.” When no owner came forward to claim him at the West L.A. Animal Services Shelter, a…