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Celebrities are a strange bunch. I mean, there's their ever-growing bank accounts, movie-star good looks, and of course, the fact that they're beloved by millions of people who are strangers to them. However, in some respects, they're quite similar to us ordinary folk. Sure, they experience love, loss and heartbreak like everyone…
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The first trailer for the upcoming movie Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic based on the band Queen, and starring Rami Malek as the great Freddie Mercury, has just been released. The full-length trailer features a mash-up of many of the classic Queen hits, including "Another One Bites the Dust," "Bohemian Rhapsody,"…
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Multiple people are feared dead after a bridge under construction collapsed in the Indian city of Varanasi on the afternoon of Tuesday May 15. The disaster took place during rush hour traffic. According to initial eyewitness reports distributed by the Times of India, a "huge concrete slab" fell from the flyover…
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Employees at a Cheesecake Factory in Miami have allegedly attacked a black man for wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat. Eugenior Joseph, 22, was reportedly dining with his girlfriend's family at the Dadeland Mall Cheesecake Factory on Mother's Day when his MAGA hat attracted the attention of a female…
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A debate has erupted on social media this week about the use of the word 'gammon' in political discussions, with some detractors accusing the term of being a racial slur. If you've never heard the term before, allow me to elaborate. "Gammon" is a colloquialism used to describe a particular…
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Germany has reportedly failed to meet the NATO defence spending target, with its defence minister hinting that it would likely be asking for the target to be lowered at the next summit. Angela Merkel had previously pledged to meet the spending goal of two per cent of GDP after being singled out…
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Former Fox News anchor and pundit Bill O’Reilly could be returning to cable TV. The ex-host is reportedly in "advanced" talks with Newsmax TV, a conservative network owned by Newsmax Media, to host a new show at his old time slot of 8pm. Newsmax media is owned by Christopher Ruddy; a prominent…
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On Tuesday, May 15, an asteroid roughly the same size as the Statue of Liberty is expected to whizz by planet Earth, with scientists and astronomers eagerly anticipating its appearance. The celestial object, which has been named '2010 WC9' will fly past our planet at an estimated distance of 126,000 miles…
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Meghan Markle's father will "not be attending" the royal wedding after reportedly admitting that he doesn't want to embarrass his daughter. Thomas Markle allegedly told celebrity news website TMZ on Monday that he would not be flying to London to walk his daughter down the aisle, as planned, at the…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments and food manufacturers around the world to ban of the use of industrially-produced trans fats in all food products by 2020. Launching REPLACE, a plan to eliminate trans fats from the global food supply, WHO said that the move was crucial…
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A salmonella outbreak has forced a massive recall of more than 200 million eggs across the East Coast of the United States this month. According to a report by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 35 people across nine states in the US have been infected by…
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Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and 1,200 more wounded by Israeli troops, after tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump's decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. On the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war, the Palestinian Ministry…
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Ever since Friends landed on Netflix late last year, a whole new generation has been exposed to the seminal sitcom. As such, the world has found itself knee-deep in Nineties nostalgia, reveling in everything from the "Rachel" haircut to the cast's many questionable sartorial choices. What is sure to astound…
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A school in Miami has enraged parents and students after bringing in a caged tiger as entertainment at the school prom. Christopher Columbus High School held their annual event at the DoubleTree Hotel at Miami International Airport on Friday night, with organisers bringing in a special 'treat' to embrace the "Welcome to…
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The pilot of doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 deliberately evaded radar for hours to ensure the plane was never found again, aviation experts have claimed. The fate of the Boeing 777, named as "one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation history", has puzzled investigators ever since 2014 when it went missing…
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One person has been fatally stabbed at Sonoma State University campus in California. On Sunday, May 13, at approximately 5.50pm, the local police department was alerted to the fact that a man had been attacked inside the Alicante building in the college's residential community. The victim died at the scene shortly after firefighters…
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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has sparked outrage after claiming President Donald Trump "fulfilled biblical prophecy" by moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv, Israel, to the city of Jerusalem. On her show, Justice With Judge Jeanine, the American TV personality asserted that Trump's decision to formally break from decades of established American policy…
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In the aftermath of 9/11 and at the height of the War on Terror, Osama bin Laden was the ultimate bogeyman of the free world. The founder of al-Qaeda, who masterminded the worst terrorist attack on American soil, was hated and feared in equal measure. For 10 years the FBI,…
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An expert in human sexuality has advised that parents ask their baby for "nappy consent" when changing their diapers. Deanne Carson, an author and educator, stated in an interview with ABC News that families should attempt to establish a clear "culture of consent" within their home early on, which should include…
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A Trump aide has been accused of mocking Arizona Senator John McCain's struggle with brain cancer in a private meeting with the White House communications team. During a discussion regarding McCain's public opposition to the appointment of Gina Haspel as CIA director, Kelly Sadler reportedly dismissed his opinion, saying: "It…
