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Jim Shull - a decades-long member of Walt Disney Imagineering - has responded to criticism of Disneyland's updated Snow White ride after some people disapproved of the Prince's unconsenting kiss. Earlier this month, Disneyland in Anaheim, California, finally reopened for the first time in over a year, following the park's…
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Six Flags has responded to claims that staff at one of their theme parks "body-shamed" a female guests over the length of her shorts. Last week, Colorado native Bailey Breedlove went viral after she claimed she had been stopped by police in the park over her attire and subsequently "banned".…
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A Tesla driver has been arrested for sitting in his car's back seat while it was on autopilot. Param Sharma, 25, was arrested for reckless driving on Monday, May 10, and held overnight at the Santa Rita jail after he was seen riding in the backseat of his Tesla with…
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A top Biden administration official claims that white supremacists are America's top domestic threat. According to The Huffington Post, the comments in question were made by Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka at a recent hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the rise of domestic…
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The trial of the three former officers in the George Floyd case has been suspended until 2022. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill postponed the trial on Thursday (May 13) to allow the federal case against the three ex-Minneapolis cops - along with Derek Chauvin - to take place first. J…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticized Joe Biden's perceived support of Israel amid escalating conflict in Gaza. In a statement addressed to her 12.7 million followers on Twitter, the New York Representative has taken a pro-Palestine Stance and slammed the incumbent President's response. AOC tweeted: "Blanket statements like these w/ little context or…
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The shutdown of a major US pipeline from a cyberattack has resulted in mass panic-buying and physical brawls over gas. Colonial Pipeline fell victim to the attack on Friday, May 8, and its information technology systems were shut down as a precautionary measure, per NBC News. This resulted in the…
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Passengers onboard a small Boutique Airlines plane have recounted the horrific moment an emergency exit door flew off just moments before take-off. The incident took place on an eight-seater plane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on May 3. In an interview with WUPM, a passenger named Tom Yon said: "We…
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Joe Biden has appeared to defend Israel after an escalation in conflict in the Middle East. The President of the United States made his comments following a phone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Take a look at Biden's speech to reporters in the video below: Per…
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Derek Chauvin faces a harsher sentence after a judge ruled that he acted with "particular cruelty" in the way he treated George Floyd. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill ruled on Wednesday, May 12, that there were a number of aggravating factors in the murder of Floyd that took place…
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House Republican conference chair Liz Cheney has been from her post of conference chair after a voice vote by party members. Cheney was removed from the position for refusing to buy into Donald Trump's stance that the 2020 election was stolen from him, NBC News reports. During the 20-minute closed-door meeting…
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Former US President Donald Trump has hit out at current President Joe Biden, blaming his "weakness" for the escalating violence between Israel and Gaza - which has already seen over 40 deaths. Claiming Biden's administration is enabling the situation in which militant groups are launching a barrage of missiles from…
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A Black homeowner says the value of her home soared by more than $100,000 when she had a white male friend sit in on an appraisal. Per Fox59, Carlette Duffy of Indianapolis has filed a complaint with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development after failing to attain adequate…
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The US saw a deadly weekend with at least 10 mass shootings taking place. Those 10 mass shootings resulted in a combined 17 people losing their lives, and a further 33 people wounded. Additionally, data from Gun Violence Archive (GVA), local media, and police reports showed that 117 people lost…
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A woman has claimed that she was body-shamed by members of staff at a Six Flags theme park in Oklahoma City. Colorado native Bailey Breedlove had visited the Frontier City amusement park on April 30, along with her 11-year-old daughter. In a later outraged Facebook post, Breedlove claimed that her…
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The Biden administration has announced that it is reversing a Trump-era policy that restricted healthcare protections for transgender people. Per NBC News, the move will prevent healthcare providers that receive federal funding from discriminating against Americans based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. On Monday, May 10, Human Services…
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Donald Trump has taken to his personal website to comment on the winner of the Kentucky Derby. In a post uploaded to his newsletter service, From the Desk of Donald Trump, the former US President lambasted Medina Spirit, the horse that won the 2021 Derby, after it provoked controversy by…
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A New York police officer has been hailed as a hero for rescuing a four-year-old girl following a shooting in Times Square. Alarming footage shows the exact moment the NYPD officer - who, per ABC News, has been identified as Alyssa Vogel - races to the ambulance while carrying the…
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