📰 News Roundup: The Wrap

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Vine returns as diVine: Jack Dorsey revives the viral short-video app

Key Points

• Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder, funds diVine through his nonprofit "and Other Stuff."

• The app revives Vine's six-second looping videos with over 100,000 archived clips from 2016.

• It blocks AI-generated content and runs on open-source Nostr protocol for user control.

• Launched November 12, 2025, on iOS and Android; original creators can reclaim accounts.

What happened?
Jack Dorsey backed a new app called diVine to bring back the popular Vine service that shut down in 2016. Vine let users make short, looping videos that went viral. diVine includes old Vine videos pulled from backups, with details on original creators and likes. Users can upload new ones too. Unlike TikTok, it stops fake AI videos by checking if they come from real phones. Dorsey's group supports open projects to fix social media issues. Developer Evan Henshaw-Plath, an early Twitter worker, built it. The app is free and open-source, so anyone can add features. It launched this week, exciting fans of quick, fun clips. Original stars can verify and post again. This aims to create safe spaces for real content without big companies controlling it.

Source
TechCrunch

Girl, 13, expelled by middle school after she hit boy who shared AI-generated nude images of her

Key Points

• A boy at Sixth Ward Middle School in Louisiana shared deepfake nudes of the girl and others.

• The 13-year-old confronted and hit him on a school bus after the school did not act.

• She was expelled in August but returned last week on probation, missing activities.

• The boy faced charges but transferred schools without expulsion.

• Her family plans a federal lawsuit over the school's handling.

What happened?
At a middle school in Louisiana, boys circulated AI-generated counterfeit nude images of a 13-year-old girl and seven other girls created with deepfake technology. The pictures were convincing but fake. The girl reported to the school staff, but they claimed that they did not find any evidence initially. After being refused help, she confronted the main boy on the bus after school and hit him. The school expelled her for the fight, saying that she had broken the rules in a serious way. She has not been able to attend school for a few weeks and is now under certain restrictions, like no clubs. Last week, she came back to school but still feels like she has been punished for defending herself. The boy was charged with 10 counts of sharing the fake images but has only changed schools. Her mother notes that it took a heavy toll on her mental health. The research reveals that one out of every 17 children goes through such online harm. The family is planning to file a lawsuit against the school for not providing her protection.

Source
CBS News

Ohio man kills wife after $15000 sextortion threat from woman he met on dating app

Key Points

• James Hill, 76, met a woman on a dating app and sent her nude photos.

• She demanded $15,000 in gift cards or she would share the photos.

• Hill stabbed his wife Mary, 64, to death, then himself, on November 9, 2025.

• He also tried to stab their dog; police found him injured after his 911 call.

• Charged with aggravated murder; he is in hospital awaiting court.

What happened?
James Hill, a 76-year-old from Upper Arlington, Ohio, used a dating app and sent nude pictures to a woman he met there. She turned it into blackmail, demanding 15,000 dollars in Apple gift cards. If he did not pay, she said she would send the photos to his family and friends. Hill felt trapped and told police he saw no way out. He could not use his guns, so he grabbed a kitchen knife. On November 9, he stabbed his wife Mary in the chest. She died at home. Then he stabbed himself in the chest and tried to kill their dog, but it ran away. He called 911 before passing out. Police rushed in and saved him. He faces murder charges and will go to court soon. This shows how online scams can lead to awful acts.

Source
The Columbus Dispatch

Donald Trump 'blowing Bubba' message in Epstein emails under scrutiny

Key Points

• Mark Epstein emailed brother Jeffrey in 2018 about asking Steve Bannon if Putin has photos of Trump "blowing Bubba."

• "Bubba" is a nickname for Bill Clinton, but Mark Epstein says it is not him.

• Part of 20,000 pages of Epstein files released by House Oversight Committee.

• Epstein criticized Trump in other emails, saying he knew about underage girls.

• Trump calls it a hoax; calls grow for full file release.

What happened?
New emails from Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender, are causing talk about Donald Trump. In one from March 2018, Epstein's brother Mark wrote to him about a movie idea. He suggested asking Steve Bannon, Trump's old advisor, if Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secret photos. The line says "the photos of Trump blowing Bubba." Bubba means Bill Clinton, but Mark told reporters it is not about him. People online are guessing what it means and sharing jokes. The emails came out this week from a House committee. They show Epstein bad-mouthing Trump, saying he knew about young girls Epstein had but told helper Ghislaine Maxwell to stop. Trump says he cut ties with Epstein years ago and did nothing wrong. Democrats want all files out to check Trump's links. This adds to old questions about powerful people and Epstein's crimes.

Source
Newsweek

Father, 3 others arrested after 14-year-old girl found weighing just 35 pounds, authorities say

Key Points

• The 14-year-old girl with autism weighed 35 pounds when found in August in Oneida, Wisconsin.

• She had malnutrition, sores, bruises, low blood sugar, and organ issues from long neglect.

• Father Walter Goodman III, wife Melissa, stepsister Savanna LeFever, and her partner Kayla arrested.

• They locked her in room, used belt for punishment, fed her little like Pediasure.

• Charged with child neglect causing great harm; girl recovered in hospital.

What happened?
In Oneida, Wisconsin, police got a call in August from a dad saying his 14-year-old daughter was very sick. She weighed just 35 pounds, like a young child, and had autism. She was cold, bruised on the head, had bed sores, low sugar, and her organs were failing. Doctors said it came from months or years of not eating enough. They flew her to a kids' hospital where she got a tube to breathe and slowly got better. She started eating veggies and gained weight there. Her dad Walter Goodman, stepmom Melissa, adult stepsister Savanna LeFever, and Savanna's partner Kayla all got arrested. They lived in a trailer and admitted locking the girl in her room with a camera. They hit her with a belt, called her names, and fed her shakes or scraps. Dad said her autism made her not eat, but doctors said that was wrong. They face big prison time for the harm.

Source
WFSB

Nutrition Influencer Diana Areas, 39, Falls to Death from Apartment Building After Leaving Hospital Without Being Discharged

Key Points

• Diana Areas, Brazilian fitness influencer with 200,000 Instagram followers, died November 13, 2025.

• She went to hospital that morning with cuts all over her body but left without doctor okay.

• Hours later, her body was found in the common area of her apartment complex in Campos, Brazil.

• Known for bodybuilding, nutrition tips, and bikini posts; last update was a summer challenge ad.

• Police investigating; few details released so far.

What happened?
Diana Areas was a 39-year-old from Brazil who shared fitness and eating tips on Instagram to over 200,000 fans. She built her body through workouts and competed in shows. Her posts showed gym routines and swimsuit poses to help others get healthy. On November 13, help came to her apartment in Campos, near Rio de Janeiro, for cuts on her body. Paramedics took her to the hospital for care. But she left on her own without doctors saying it was safe. Just hours later, people found her dead below her building in the shared yard. Police are looking into how she fell. It is not clear if it was an accident or something else. Her last post five days before pushed a summer fitness plan. Fans are sad and sharing memories of her kind advice on changing bodies and minds. No word from family yet. (119 words)

Source
New York Post

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