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Dive into the latest celebrity controversies as we explore Justin Bieber's erratic social media behavior amid his ex Selena Gomez's new relationship, and examine a high school basketball coach who was fired for yanking a player's hair during a game.

• Justin Bieber's concerning Instagram activity including bird photos and account deactivation
• Debate over appropriate physical contact after a basketball coach pulled a female player's hair
• Charli XCX's controversial comments about parents of young children being universally unhappy
• 23andMe's bankruptcy raising serious concerns about customer DNA data protection
• New laws allowing dogs to serve as official wedding witnesses in several states
• A mother's dolphin-riding accident highlights the risks of animal tourist attractions
• Snow White live action remake bombing as the worst-rated blockbuster in IMDb history
• Yankees' custom "torpedo bats" changing the home run game in baseball
• Disney World's skyrocketing prices making it unaffordable for average American families
• The welcome return of vocational education and trades training in high schools

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