Trisha Faulkner

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By Trisha FaulknerPublished April 15 2025, 2:31 p.m. ETYou’re scrolling headlines or catching up on pop culture and your favorite celebrities when something catches your eye: Cate Blanchett is retiring from acting. Not slowing down. Not “taking a break.” Actually stepping away at what some may consider the height of her career.

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By Trisha FaulknerPublished April 15 2025, 1:03 p.m. ETYou’re standing in the checkout line at the grocery store when you notice something strange. The guy ahead of you is wearing a jersey with the number 42 on the back. At your kid’s school pickup later, three different teachers are rocking shirts with the same number. You pull out your phone and start scrolling — surely this has to be a TikTok thing, right? Maybe a trend you missed? Some kind of viral inside joke?

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By Trisha FaulknerPublished April 15 2025, 11:40 a.m. ETEven in his eighties, Barry Manilow is still lighting up arenas, serenading with classics, and pulling in standing ovations. His enchanting presence on stage inevitably leads to one question: What exactly is Barry Manilow’s net worth? Furthermore, why would a multimillionaire continue to work so hard? Article continues below advertisementThe answer isn’t as simple as passion versus paycheck.

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By Trisha FaulknerPublished April 11 2025, 4:21 p.m. ETYou open TikTok, ready to scroll through your usual chaotic FYP. Before you can even start scrolling, you are hit with an alert. Someone watched a video you shared. Suddenly, you find yourself looking at your phone screen, a bit confused. Maybe even a little creeped out. Wait, what? Did you share a video with someone recently? Article continues below advertisementDon’t panic. This alert is more common than you think.

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By Trisha FaulknerPublished April 11 2025, 2:10 p.m. ETYou open TikTok, just looking to scroll through some harmless content — maybe a cooking hack, a cat being dramatic, or someone falling off a treadmill in 4K. Instead, you’re hit with something different and weird: a flying crocodile. His name? Bombardino Crocodilo. Oh, and he drops bombs. What starts as one video quickly snowballs. Before you know it this flying bomb-dropping crocodile is all over your FYP.