Image: Pokimane Last month, drama-baiting YouTuber LeafyIsHere shouted an internet-wide fist about the idea that Imane “Pokimane” Anys, the most popular female streamer on Twitch, has a boyfriend. It was the most recent evolution of a long-running thought: women on the internet keep their dating lives secret to offend gullible …
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U.S. trends are now going “in the right direction,” Adm said. Brett Giroir, the official Trump administration overseeing U.S. state coronavirus testing, and the decay shares part of security protocols such as masks and social distance. At least 20 states are seeing a downward trend in new cases compared to …
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(Bloomberg) – Southwest Airlines Co. launched a boost in airline shares, after saying improved demand for free travel for August and September would help reduce its daily cash losses this quarter to about $ 20 million amid the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier expected to burn an average of $ 23 …
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