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As residents of Staten Island marched in the New York City borough's annual St. Patrick's parade on Saturday, Miss Staten Island was confined to the sidelines, according to CBS New York. Madison L'Insalata claims that just hours after she came out as bisexual, organizers banned her from participating. This thwarted…
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A carriage horse has been euthanized after a video showed it collapsing in New York City's Central Park over the weekend. The incident has caused a furore on social media, with calls to ban horse-drawn carriages - which are a popular tourist attraction - in the city. The footage, which…
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A man has been charged with assault after he was reportedly caught on surveillance footage stabbing a female shopper in the backside with a syringe filled with semen. Thomas Byron Stemen was reportedly in possession of multiple syringes filled with semen after the woman was stabbed while her back was…
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A TikTok video, in which a young woman appears to go for an abortion at Planned Parenthood, has caused quite the furore on social media. At the time of writing, it has garnered over four million views on the platform. The clip, which was titled Abortion time, take 2, shows…
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A hospital worker from Florida has been arrested after being accused of "sucking" on an elderly patient's toes, according to Fox 4 News. 23-year-old Frantz Beldorin was reprimanded by police after a female patient at Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, woke up at around 11 PM on Tuesday,…
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A Texas elementary school teacher who was suspended after showing her students a photo of her fiancée has reached a $100,000 settlement following a discrimination lawsuit, Yahoo Lifestyle reports. Back in August 2017, Stacy Bailey, then an art teacher at Charlotte Anderson Elementary in Arlington, introduced herself to her fourth-grade…
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A teacher resigned in front of her school board, and simultaneously sent a powerful message to her students in a now-viral video, the Kansas City Star reports. The incident took place on February 10 when Amanda Coffman quit her job at Indian Woods Middle School. In the process, she slammed the…
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A six-year-old girl was filmed begging for help as she was arrested by Orlando police and had her wrists zip-tied. The incident took place in September when Kaia Rolle, six, was arrested for battery after she was reported for throwing a tantrum and kicking a teacher. After being successfully apprehended,…
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San Francisco's mayor has declared a state of emergency in the city after health officials warned of the deadly coronavirus spreading across the United States, The Independent reports. "Although there are still zero confirmed cases in San Francisco residents, the global picture is changing rapidly, and we need to step-up…
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For the second time this month, a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma has been accused of using a racial slur in class, CNN has reported. The most recent incident occurred when a history professor read from a "historical document that used the 'N-word' repeatedly". As a result, the university's…
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Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late basketball star Kobe Bryant, is suing the helicopter firm she believes is responsible for the deaths of the former LA Lakers legend and their daughter, Gianna. The NBA legend, 13-year-old Gianna, and a further seven other people (including the helicopter pilot) died in…
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NASA has revealed that Katherine Johnson, the woman who paved the way for the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, died this morning at the age of 101, per ABC News. Her remarkable legacy, along with that of other female African American NASA employees, was immortalized in the movie…
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MSNBC news anchor Chris Matthews has provoked controversy after he compared Bernie Sanders' recent election victory in the state of Nevada win this week to the Nazi invasion of France. The Vermont senator, (who is Jewish) has solidified his status as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, after strong…
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A daredevil pilot from the United States has sadly been killed during an attempt to launch a homemade rocket in the Californian desert, the BBC reports. 64-year-old 'Mad' Mike Hughes is said to have crash-landed the steam-powered rocket shortly after it took off. Per the BBC, Hughes was known for…
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An 88-year-old crossing guard has died after protecting two children from a speeding car in Kansas City, Kansas, The Washington Post reports. Bob Nill, known by local children as "Mr. Bob", has since been hailed a hero by the community he served. Nill was working a regular shift on Tuesday…
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A heartwarming video has gone viral on social media this week, which shows a two-year-old child hugging a pizza delivery driver who had just recently lost his daughter. According to a report by NBC 10 News, the doorbell camera video in question shows "Wicked Good Pizza" delivery man Ryan Catterson…
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The rapper Pop Smoke has reportedly been found dead in his own home in the Hollywood Hills area, allegedly after an attempted home invasion robbery. According to a report by celebrity gossip site TMZ, the musician (real name: Bashar Barakah Jackson) was at home at approximately 4:30 am when two…
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A Catholic school has come under fire for allegedly "forcing out two gay teachers." The incident took place at John F Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington. It was made public when the school released a statement saying that two of its teachers, Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie, had…
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
