US jobless claims tick down to 411,000 as economy recovers

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a sign that layoffs declined and the job market is slowly improving. The Labor Department said Thursday that jobless claims declined just 7,000 from the previous week to 411,000 for the week ending June 19, with 3.4 million Americans collecting continuing benefits.  The number … Read more

Twitter relaunches its public verification feature that lets people have the coveted blue tick

Twitter relaunches its public verification feature which allows everyone to apply for a coveted blue tick for the first time in nearly 4 years The public verification program was paused in 2017 Six types of accounts are eligible for verification, with more to come Update is available for immediately, though not everyone will see it … Read more

Sam Carraro shamelessly plugs getting his teeth whitened one week after getting Instagram blue tick

Shameless Married At First Sight reject Sam Carraro plugs getting his teeth whitened after getting his Instagram blue tick as he is accused of going on the show just for fame By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:12 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 24 March 2021 He’s been accused of … Read more

Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert says he has the tick of approval from girlfriend Irena Srbinovska’s parents

The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert hints at proposing to Irena Srbinovska AGAIN as he reveals he’s got the tick of approval from her parents during recent visit By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:49 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 23 February 2021 Locky Gilbert’s relationship with Irena Srbinovska has been going from … Read more

Facebook removes Apple’s blue tick page verification amid escalating feud

Facebook has removed Apple’s blue tick page verification as the feud between the two tech giants escalates.   Media consultant Matt Navarra noticed the blue tick had vanished from Apple’s page on Facebook Tuesday morning – a week after the Mark Zuckerberg-founded site slammed the iPhone maker over its upcoming privacy changes.  ‘Facebook has removed Apple’s … Read more

Vanessa Hudgens arrives on set of Tick, Tick…Boom! sporting full protective gear and nineties glam

Vanessa Hudgens arrives on the New York City set of Tick, Tick…Boom! sporting full protective gear as well as fun nineties glam By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 22:14 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 22 October 2020 Vanessa Hudgens has been hard at work on the set of Tick, Tick… Boom!, the new … Read more

Andrew Garfield and Vanessa Hudgens keep masks and face shields at on set of Tick, Tick…Boom!

Andrew Garfield and Vanessa Hudgens were spotted on the outdoor set of the Tick, Tick…Boom! movie in New York this week. Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame is directing the feature film which is based on a musical by the late Rent writer Jonathan Larson. Production apparently resumed this month after being shut down in March … Read more

Frazer Neate earns Instagram’s blue tick of approval while appearing on The Bachelorette

Frazer Neate is the first star to earn Instagram’s blue tick of approval while appearing on The Bachelorette… even beating Becky Miles Do you have a story on a Bachelorette contestant? E-mail [email protected]  By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:29 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 13:29 BST, 21 October 2020 The Bachelorette’s … Read more

Vanessa Hudgens is dressed all in black as she heads to East Village set of Tick, Tock… Boom in NY

Vanessa Hudgens is dressed all in black as she heads to East Village set of Netflix’s Tick, Tock… Boom in NYC By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:07 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 21 October 2020 She found fame as one of the stars of Disney’s High School Musical films. And Vanessa … Read more

Two people in hospital after getting infections spread by a tick bite 

Two people are in hospital in England after being diagnosed with rare infections spread by a tick bite,  Health officials confirmed a case of babesiosis, caused by a parasite that infects red blood cells, and a likely case of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), which affects the central nervous system.  This is the first record of a … Read more