Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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An Indiana school has come under fire for giving a "most annoying" award to an autistic student. The boy's father, Rick Castejon, revealed to The Times of Northwest Indiana that his son had been presented with the award at a ceremony attended by his teachers and classmates at Bailly Preparatory Academy in…
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A new measure that requires certain sex offenders to undergo chemical castration has been passed in Alabama, and is now awaiting the governor's signature. The HB 379 bill was introduced by Republican state representative Steve Hurst, and will target sex offenders whose offences involve any minor under the age of…
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Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQ community to promote self-affirmation, acceptance and equal rights. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots, when abusive police officers raided New York City's notorious gay bar The Stonewall Inn, and the outraged customers fought back. 50 years…
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A former sheriff's deputy faces criminal charges for his controversial response to the Parkland, Florida shooting massacre, law enforcement officials said. On February 14, 2018, a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and opened fire, killing 17 people. (Arguably 19 now, since two survivors took their own lives.) School…
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Donald Trump has been faced with giant projections of 'USS John McCain' and Barack Obama approval ratings projected onto London landmarks during his visit. Approval ratings showing the president as having a score of 21 per cent in the UK, compared with his predecessor's 72 per cent, were projected onto…
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After surviving a "horrific shark attack" at a North Carolina beach on Sunday, a 17-year-old girl lost a leg and some fingers, officials say. Vidant Medical Center identified the victim as Paige Winter of New Born, and reported that she is "in good condition and receiving excellent care." Eyewitness Lacy Whorton,…
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As gun control remains a prominent issue in modern America, so too are mass shootings continuing to characterise the country’s news headlines. On Friday, a city engineer in Virginia Beach, VA killed 12 people in a government building using two .45 ACP pistols. The perpetrator, 40-year-old DeWayne Craddock, was shot…
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A YouTube prankster who filmed himself giving a homeless man an Oreo filled with toothpaste has been given a 15 months prison term and a hefty fine. The New York Times reports that prankster Re Set to (real name Kanghua Ren) was found guilty of violating the moral integrity of…
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Earlier this month, the state of Alabama passed one of the nation's most restrictive bans on abortion in recent years, and it sparked a veritable domino effect. Now, both Missouri and Georgia have announced similar anti-abortion bills. The draconian laws would prohibit abortion after a "foetal heartbeat" can be detected,…
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Weed was legalized in Oregon back in 2014, but fast forward to present day, and the people of Oregon have more pot than they can smoke or eat. TIME reports that five years after voters moved to legalize marijuana, Oregon is trying to curb production, with there being so much…
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A longtime public utilities employee opened fire at the Virginia Beach municipal building Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and injuring six others, police chief James Cervera told reporters, per CNN. One of the 11 victims was a police officer. Authorities confirmed that the suspect died in a gunfight with police…
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Just hours before Missouri was poised to become the only state in America without an abortion clinic, a judge ruled that the facility can temporarily stay open. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stezler issued a temporary restraining order on Friday afternoon, which blocks the state from revoking Planned Parenthood's operating…
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A long-fought and divisive debate has seen video streaming platform Netflix make enemies of hardline conservatives. Whether someone is pro-life or pro-choice has, historically, been a marker of where they might stand on other social and political issues. Yet it is uncommon for a multinational to nail its colours to…
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A Texas high school graduate met her father on the US-Mexico border bridge as he wasn't able to attend the ceremony. Sarai Ruiz even kept her graduation gown on as a surprise for her dad who was deported from the US when she was only four years old. This is…
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The world's smallest surviving newborn has recently been discharged from the hospital, five months after she was born. The child, named Saybie, was born in December 2018 at just 23 weeks gestation, according to the hospital. When she was delivered, she weighed just half a pound. A press release revealed…
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Amid calls for the special counsel to testify before Congress, and chatter amongst former prosecutors, several Democrats and one Republican to impeach Donald Trump, Robert Mueller made a rare public appearance. On Friday morning, the special counsel threw a press conference to speak out on his report for the first time.…
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Police in New York City are searching for a man they believe has committed a serious sexual assault, after a video emerged of him rubbing his genitals on a sleeping girl on a subway train. The teenager was unconscious while travelling on the 7 train bound for Queens when the…
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On Sunday, Jessica Richardson, her husband Franklin, and their dog decided to go for a picnic. Heading to Oktibbeha County Lake, they accidentally stumbled onto land owned by Starkville Kampgrounds of America (KOA), and were soon approached by a woman working on the campsite. Within five minutes, a truck pulled…
