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Meghan Markle’s team proposed Prince Harry ‘divorce’ book to publisher, scathing Vanity Fair exposé alleges

Meghan Markle’s team floated the idea of a “post-Harry divorce book” to a publisher, a damning new Vanity Fair exposé claims.

The scathing piece, published Friday, delves into the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s struggling business ventures, painting a tragic picture of a desperate couple trying to find purpose and maintain relevance after stepping down from royal life.

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Sharing a few drams leads to £158,914 whisky bar bill

A bar bill of £158,914 is rather steep for 101 drams of whisky. And the tipplers celebrating at a five-star Highlands hotel didn’t even wait for Hogmanay.

The receipt posted on social media shows a guest at The Fife Arms in the Aberdeenshire village of Braemar bought the rounds of scotch, the equivalent of three-and-a-half bottles, on ­December 30.

It appears that the group was large. The receipt showed two orders for a ­15-dram round of separate whiskies. So they would have spent more than £10,000 each on an average 6.7 drams per person.

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Guardian accused of using AI to help produce stories during strikes

The Guardian has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to help strike-breakers produce stories during recent walkouts.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said it was “deeply disturbed” to discover that AI had been deployed to assist working staff during last month’s strikes.

The Guardian offered non-striking staff AI to help generate headlines for stories, though the tools do not generate the main body of text.

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‘Help, I’m black!’

A mom who was arrested at a car wash following an altercation over $10 worth of wipes screamed out, ‘help me, I’m black’ as cops slapped handcuffs on her.

Erica LeMieux, 46, was accused of stealing the items from the Clean Express Auto Wash in Elyria last year, with bodycam footage of the incident emerging this week.

Staff called the police after the mom allegedly became aggressive and cursed at an employee.

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Barack Obama fails to shut down divorce rumors as he stays silent on Mooche’s birthday

All eyes are on Barack Obama today, as many wait to see if he will post a gushing tribute to his wife, Michelle Obama, for her birthday amid the ongoing speculation about their marriage.

Every year on her birthday, Barack posts a sweet message to his longtime partner, but so far, the former President’s social media accounts have stayed silent.

The couple’s three-decade marriage has been put under a fierce spotlight over the last few days.

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So called “Indigenous Business” sold city of Hamilton made-in-China Tiny Homes for $35K each

As tiny homes arrive in Hamilton, councillors ask why city bought made-in-China units for $35K each

When City of Hamilton staff agreed to buy 40 tiny homes from a Brantford, Ont., company for a new outdoor shelter site last fall, they thought they were supporting a local, Indigenous-owned business that was one of the few capable of delivering on a short timeline.

What they didn’t know was MicroShelters was a new corporation that would go through an American company to order the tiny homes from China, staff said at a general issues committee meeting Wednesday.

“It was a very quick turnaround” to meet deadlines on the project, said Danielle Blake, the city’s manager of housing-focused street outreach.

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‘unmarked burial features’

An investigation has detected 114 “unmarked burial features” on the former property of McIntosh Indian Residential School (IRS) in the Kenora district of northwestern Ontario, the Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project Team said Thursday.

It’s one of multiple searches underway for missing children and unmarked burials at former residential school sites across Canada.

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