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MEI Leung is a TikToker who made headlines when she revealed how much she spends per month.
The social media star lives in New York and posts videos where she takes fans through her adventures in the city.
Mei’s account has grown exponentially since the start of 2024 thanks to one viral video.
Here’s everything you need to know about Mei.
Mei has 105,000 followers on her TikTok account, which gives viewers an insight into her high-flying lifestyle.
In one video, she revealed that she spent $20,000 on one night out in New York.
During that night, she bought eight packs of water, a pack of red bull, Don Julio 1942 Magnum and Ace of Spades Rose.
Since going viral, Mei’s videos have been receiving millions of views.
Mei Leung went viral after posting a TikTok on the social media platform that revealed how much she spent a month while living in New York.
She said that she spent $2,000 on private pilates lessons, $8,900 on her mortgage and $48,429.53 for her “clubbing/having fun category”.
With everything added together, she spent $85,452.53 in the month of July.
TikTokkers were puzzled about just how Mei is able to afford such a lavish lifestyle.
Some even speculated that her mother is global fashion icon Vera Wang, but this was found to be untrue.
Mei isn’t the only person who has cash to burn in her family though, as her brother’s tally for September added up to $13,822.31.
He spent $3007.46 on his food, $3,982.91 on his travel and transportation, and $6,831.94 on shopping.
THE significance of a family heirloom often exceeds its material worth.
Such is the case with 1941 C.F. Martin 000-42 guitar, which was presented on Antiques Roadshow and holds not only monetary value but also deep sentimental meaning for its owner.
The guitar’s history traces back to the original owner, affectionately known as “Cowboy Slim,” a man who played live on the radio in the early 1950s.
According to his great-nephew, who now owns the instrument, Slim acquired the guitar in 1952 through a friend who offered him a deal: pay for the guitar when he could.
Slim eventually purchased the guitar for $50, a modest sum even at the time.
He passed away in 1989, leaving the guitar to his nephew, who has safeguarded it ever since.
Although the guitar was appraised in the 1990s for around $10,000, that valuation barely scratched the surface of its true worth today.
As an extraordinary example of C.F. Martin craftsmanship, this particular model has become exceedingly rare and highly sought after by collectors.
Known for its pearl inlay, the 000-42 features pearl around the body, though not on the back or sides, giving it a distinctive yet understated elegance.
C.F. Martin, a company founded in New York City in 1833, had moved its operations to Nazareth, Pennsylvania by the time this guitar was made in 1941.
That year, just before the US entered World War II, marked a time when the company was still producing these intricate instruments, though production would soon halt in the following year as resources were redirected to the war effort.
Interestingly, the 000-42 is considered a “poor man’s pearl guitar,” as it was relatively inexpensive at the time.
However, its scarcity has turned it into one of the most desirable of Martin’s pearl-inlayed models.
While fancier versions like the 000-45 exist, the 000-42 has become harder to find due to its limited production run, making it a treasure for guitar enthusiasts.
One of the key details about this guitar is its Brazilian rosewood back and sides, a material highly prized for its tonal qualities and rarity.
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The guitar also features an ebony bridge and fretboard, with ivoroid binding.
Remarkably, the original tuners — a lower-grade type used due to wartime shortages — remain intact, which is an asset, as it preserves the instrument’s originality.
The 000-42 gained renewed attention in the early 1990s when Eric Clapton famously played one on his “Unplugged” album.
Clapton’s use of the guitar not only brought its sound to a wider audience but also solidified its status as a classic among guitar aficionados.
As for its current value, an expert has placed the guitar’s worth between $65,000 and $75,000 in today’s market.
Despite its high monetary value, the current owner isn’t interested in selling.
DEVASTATING flooding caused by Hurricane Milton could bring another danger to affected people – alligators.
As millions try to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the storm making landfall, a wildlife expert has warned people in at-risk areas to watch out for deadly creatures such as alligators, which could be carried miles by rushing floodwaters.
Christopher Gillette, who runs an animal sanctuary in Putnam County, northern Florida, issued the warning on his Instagram account.
Sharing pictures of his Bellowing Acres sanctuary being prepped for Hurricane Milton, Gillette urged Floridians to be vigilant
“There will be lots of disturbed animals on the move, they’re trying to survive the storm too,” he wrote.
Gillette warned that alligators pose a particular threat because they are able to hold their breath for up to six hours at a time.
But he told People that the alligators at his sanctuary would not be going anywhere.
“Our adult alligators and crocodiles will be totally fine through the hurricane, we’ll be bringing birds and some of the smaller animals into the house, but these big guys? They’re going to be fine and happy,” he said.
Gillette gave advice to his followers on Instagram on how to watch out for dangerous wildlife displaced by Hurricane Milton.
Urging people to show compassion, he warned that many animals will be “flooded out of their homes and seeking refuge in unusual places.”
He told people to leave snakes alone, adding, “Keep in mind the majority of venomous snake bites happen when people are trying to kill the snake, leave them be!”
There will be lots of disturbed animals on the move, they’re trying to survive the storm too
Christopher Gillette
Gillette told Floridians who find an injured animal to try and contact a wildlife center, but added that everyone would be “overwhelmed.”
This isn’t the first time alerts of this kind have been issued in the wake of powerful storms in the southeastern United States.
In September 2020, an alligator was pictured swimming in an Alabama street in the wake of Hurricane Sally.
While in August 2021, urgent alligator warnings were issued during Storm Ida, as shock pics showed the beasts in people’s backyards and swimming through floodwaters in Louisiana.
It comes as…
Hurricane Milton, now a Category 4 storm, is forecast to make landfall Wednesday night.
Experts warn it could be one of the most destructive storms on record.
It follows hot on the heels of Hurricane Helene, which devastated parts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, killing 227 people.
Some 7.3 million people live in the 15 Florida counties where mandatory evacuation orders are in place.
Officials in Tampa on the west coast of Florida, which is directly in the path of the storm, have urged people to leave.
“You need to help us by evacuating,” Tampa Fire Rescue’s chief pleaded on Wednesday morning.
“I’ve never seen anything of this magnitude.”
As the Sunshine State readies itself for the storm, preparations have been made to provide shelter for those unable or unwilling to evacuate.
Pictures show a Florida baseball stadium transformed into a relief center ahead of the storm.
Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB, has been turned into a base camp, with thousands of beds set up on the outfield.
A HURRICANE is another name for a tropical cyclone - a powerful storm that forms over warm ocean waters near the equator.
Those arising in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific are called hurricanes, while those in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean are dubbed typhoons or cyclones.
North of the equator they spin anticlockwise because of the rotation of the Earth, however, they turn the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclones are like giant weather engines fuelled by water vapor as it evaporates from the sea.
Warm, moist air rises away from the surface, creating a low-pressure system that sucks in air from surrounding areas – which in turn is warmed by the ocean.
As the vapour rises it cools and condenses into swirling bands of cumulonimbus storm clouds.
The system grows and spins faster, sucking in more air and feeding off the energy in seawater that has been warmed by the sun.
At the center, a calm “eye” of the storm is created where cooled air sinks towards the ultra-low pressure zone below, surrounded by spiraling winds of warm air rising.
The faster the wind, the lower the air pressure at the center, and the storm grows stronger and stronger.
Tropical cyclones usually weaken when they hit land as they are no longer fed by evaporation from the warm sea.
But they often move far inland – dumping vast amounts of rain and causing devastating wind damage – before the “fuel” runs out and the storm peters out.
Hurricanes can also cause storm surges when the low air pressure sucks the sea level higher than normal, swamping low-lying coasts.
On top of the devastating human cost Milton could bring, people have warned of a damaging ripple effect on the broader US economy, with jobs, travel, manufacturing, retail sales, and housing all potentially affected.
Around 3% of America’s gross domestic product is directly in the path of Milton, according to Ryan Sweet, chief US economist for Oxford Economics.
Tourists have been left stranded in Disney World just hours ahead of the storm after nearby airports were closed.
HALLOWEEN is fast approaching, and PlayStation Plus subscribers will be treated to some excellent games to set the mood this month.
PlayStation has revealed its October list of titles coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium in less than a week.
It comes as no surprise that quite a few games from this month’s lineup are themed around zombies, ghosts, serial killers, and other horror tropes, even deadly dinosaurs.
Dead Island 2 is a recent action RPG set in a quarantined Los Angeles amid a massive zombie outbreak.
Horror fans can also pick up The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me, an interactive cinematic drama set in a replica of serial killer H. H. Holmes’ hotel.
If you’re looking for more lighthearted Halloween vibes, there’s Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, where friends can play together in matches, either as ghostbusters or ghosts.
Available only to PS Plus Premium subscribers is Siren, a PS2-era horror game set in a village full of undead people known as shibito.
Other highlights of this month include Spanish indie game Gris, about a young girl coping with sorrow, whose emotional growth changes the world around her, revealing new paths to explore.
Fans of point-and-click adventures are getting the latest game in the Monkey Island series, Return to Monkey Island, a great addition to the PS Plus Game Catalogue.
Management sim Two Point Campus is also coming to the subscription service and will keep you busy for hours on end as you try to build and manage the best university in the world.
Premium members who own the PS VR2 headset for PS5 can also play The Last Clockwinder, a puzzle automation game where you record your actions and create clones that repeat tasks in a loop.
Subscribers will be able to download and play this month’s lineup starting on October 15, 2024.
Here is the full list of games coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium in October 2024:
All new games are playable on both PS4 and PS5, except Return to Monkey Island, which is available only for the PS5.
Three classic games and one PSVR2 title will be available only to PS Plus Premium subscribers.
Subscribers of all tiers, including Essential, can also grab the usual three PS Plus monthly games for October, and keep them in their libraries.
If you are looking for more games to play, hurry up, as this PlayStation exclusive will be delisted soon.
Get the lowdown on more of the latest PS5 releases from our expert reviewers.
For Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch, check out our full game reviews section.
THE federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene was atrocious and could be costly for the Democrats heading into the final stages of this election cycle, a former Republican official has warned.
Hundreds were killed, and thousands of people are still without power weeks after the storm wreaked havoc across the southeastern United States.
Hurricane Helene left more than 200 people dead after it made landfall in Florida before devastating communities in Georgia and North Carolina.
Now, Floridians are bracing themselves as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the Sunshine State, potentially sparking 15-foot-high storm surges that could threaten hundreds of thousands of homes.
James Davis, a former communications director for the 2012 Republican National Convention, warned how certain communities feel left behind and explored the potential electoral impacts the storms could have.
“The politics around this could be really devastating for the White House,” he told The U.S. Sun.
“You saw this in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and I can only imagine that this has not yet paid its true toll on the electorate.”
Davis revealed a potentially slow federal response could contribute to sinking Harris’ campaign.
“Why has she not been on the ground in these communities throughout?” he asked.
“I just don’t understand because she’s looking at polling in Wisconsin and Michigan, areas which have been the blue wall for Democrats, and it appears that wall is crumbling.”
He believes Georgia, a state Biden clinched in 2020, and North Carolina, a state carried by Barack Obama in 2008, could be out of play for Harris.
“Given their response to this hurricane, I cannot see that they’re anywhere in play for them. It’s been really atrocious,” he said.
Davis warned that the storms could deliver serious political ramifications for the Democrats.
“It drives a national narrative of ‘Where are you spending your time?’” he said.
“You might live in one of those Rustbelt states but have friends or family in the southeastern United States and they’re sitting down there saying ‘Everyone has forgotten about me.’
A HURRICANE is another name for a tropical cyclone - a powerful storm that forms over warm ocean waters near the equator.
Those arising in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific are called hurricanes, while those in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean are dubbed typhoons or cyclones.
North of the equator they spin anticlockwise because of the rotation of the Earth, however, they turn the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclones are like giant weather engines fuelled by water vapor as it evaporates from the sea.
Warm, moist air rises away from the surface, creating a low-pressure system that sucks in air from surrounding areas – which in turn is warmed by the ocean.
As the vapour rises it cools and condenses into swirling bands of cumulonimbus storm clouds.
The system grows and spins faster, sucking in more air and feeding off the energy in seawater that has been warmed by the sun.
At the center, a calm “eye” of the storm is created where cooled air sinks towards the ultra-low pressure zone below, surrounded by spiraling winds of warm air rising.
The faster the wind, the lower the air pressure at the center, and the storm grows stronger and stronger.
Tropical cyclones usually weaken when they hit land as they are no longer fed by evaporation from the warm sea.
But they often move far inland – dumping vast amounts of rain and causing devastating wind damage – before the “fuel” runs out and the storm peters out.
Hurricanes can also cause storm surges when the low air pressure sucks the sea level higher than normal, swamping low-lying coasts.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, wasted no time in blasting Harris’ response to the disaster.
He noted that Helene made landfall on September 26 and alluded to the Defense Department chiefs’ approval of 1,000 troops to hurricane-impacted zones in North Carolina days later.
Last week, Harris and Biden visited the Carolinas and Georgia, where they surveyed the damage.
Harris was pictured comforting survivors in areas ravaged by the storm.
But she and Trump have clashed over baseless claims that the federal government and Democratic governors were withholding aid from Republican areas of states.
Trump also peddled false claims that funds reserved for natural disasters were being spent on migrants.
Harris lashed out at her rival and said his comments were irresponsible.
Meanwhile, Matt Terrill, who worked on Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign, revealed voters are looking for leadership, especially when the race is so tight.
He believes either candidate will win by a “field goal.”
Terrill noted how this election campaign is rare because voters can compare the Biden-Harris team with Trump’s four years as president.
“Voters are paying close attention to what’s happening here at home,” he said.
“The impact of the devastating storms is something voters are watching. They’re watching to see who can lead.
“Voters are looking for leadership given the challenging times we’re living in.”
Former Republican presidential candidates have opened up about the impacts disasters such as hurricanes can have on a campaign.
Natural disasters can provide a presidential candidate or an incumbent seeking re-election the chance to show leadership.
In 2013, Mitt Romney told CNN he wished Hurricane Sandy hadn’t happened.
“I wish the hurricane hadn’t happened when it did because it gave the president a chance to be presidential and to be out showing sympathy for folks,” he said in 2013.
“That’s one of the advantages of incumbency.”
With less than four weeks until Election Day, Milton is now dominating the news agenda.
And it comes at a point where Trump is the favorite to retake the White House, according to Polymarket.
He is odds on to win Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Harris is a slight favorite to win the states of Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Harris seemed to clash, and their spat was reported in the media.
Harris claimed DeSantis was being selfish after he reportedly didn’t take her calls about hurricane relief.
But DeSantis hit back and said he wasn’t aware that Harris tried to call him.
And Biden hailed the Florida governor and former presidential candidate for being cooperative.
Floridians are on high alert as Milton prepares to make landfall.
It’s estimated the tempest could make landfall late on Wednesday night.
More than 160,000 people are without power and more than 1 million people are under evacuation orders.
Jane Castor, the mayor of Tampa Bay, issued a strong warning to Americans who did not heed the evacuation orders.
“If you choose to stay … you are going to die,” she told CNN on Monday night.
“I can tell you right now they might have done that in others; there’s never been one like this.”
She labeled Hurricane Helene as a “wakeup call” but warned Milton could be catastrophic.
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service have labeled the tempest as a “historic storm” for the west coast of Florida.
As it heads toward the Sunshine State, the hurricane seems to be teetering between a Category 4 and a Category 5 storm.
Floridians have been seen bordering their homes, and airports have paused their operations as the state prepares for Milton’s wrath.
Drivers were stuck in traffic jams on Tampa’s I-4 interstate as they frantically tried to evacuate the city.
But gas stations and supermarkets have experienced shortages in recent days.
Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld chiefs have shuttered Orlando theme parks before the storm.
