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The final death toll could be between 1,000 to 2500. Two americans have been found dead in the philippines. The state Department Said their deaths may be typhoon related. And president obama spoke with the philippine president and offered his condolences and any assistance that the country needs. Misery has taken hold in some of the worst effec affected areas. S. Reporter its not until you see it from the air that typhoon haiyans devastation becomes truly evident. When it struck very few were ab...

Lilly Simon claims in a USA Today column that she beat her TikTok bullies who claimed she was spreading monkeypox on a New York City train.

Ive been running from my genetic condition my entire life. But TikTok caught up to me, and made me famous for the thing I disliked most about myself.

"I was just existing in the skin that I have, that I wear every day and I got treated like a problem."

With the spread of monkeypox, other skin conditions are at risk of being stigmatized. Here's what you need to know.

In his social media post the man (now identified and sorry) was suggesting she might have monkeypox.

In his social media post the man (now identified and sorry) was suggesting she might have monkeypox.

Lilly Simon, a 33-year-old in Brooklyn, does not have monkeypox. She does have neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic condition that causes tumors to grow at her nerve endings. Those tumors were filmed surreptitiously by a TikTok user while Simon was riding the subway on a Thursday in late July during her commute.

With little government guidance on a fast-spreading virus, a new form of social-media vigilantism has emerged.