Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Last Saturday, 24-year-old Shaymaa Ismaa’eel attended the annual Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) convention in Washington D.C. Thrown by a dynamic educational Muslim organization, the conference featured speakers, workshops, and a huge bazaar. The itinerary also included special events, like a blood drive, community service, midnight basketball and an…
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A Florida man in an Easter Bunny costume has gone viral after being recorded wading into a fight over the Easter weekend. A dramatic video shows a woman fighting a man outside Orlando's Underground Public House on South Orange Avenue in Florida. However, the Easter Bunny quickly steps in, attacking…
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Jamell Maurice Demons, best known as rapper YNW Melly, is facing the possibility of the death penalty for allegedly murdering two of his friends. On Monday, TMZ reported that Melly, a 19-year-old rising hip-hop star from Gifford, Florida, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder. The police…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren announced a plan today to cancel the student loan debt of tens of millions of American citizen. The proposal - which has made Warren the first major candidate in the presidential race to endorse a large-scale student debt forgiveness plan - would completely wipe out the debt…
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A transgender man who attempted to take his own life has shared the hospital bill for $93,000 he received after treatment. Oliver Jordan, a 21-year-old who works as a legal assistant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, attempted suicide after struggling with his mental health in the summer of 2018. He spent one…
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A 9-year-old schoolgirl has been commended for her heartwarming display of kindness after making birthday boxes for classmates who couldn't afford parties. Back in 2017, a classmate told a third-grader Bella Smith, who attends Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School in Kentucky, that his family couldn’t afford to throw a birthday party…
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When deputies arrived at David and Louise Turpin's house in Perris, California, they discovered a horrific scene. Thirteen children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, were found held captive and severely malnourished. One 22-year-old son was shackled to a bed, and one 29-year-old daughter weighed 82 pounds. The house…
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Last month, Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded a two-year-investigation into Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election and possible obstruction of justice on behalf of Donald J. Trump. The investigation resulted in criminal charges for 34 individuals, including Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump's former…
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The US prison system has faced harsh criticism regarding drugs, disorder and disorganisation on the part of those in charge. This is exemplified by the South Carolina prison system which, just last month, was referred to as "in crisis mode". With huge questions over the American justice system and its…
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US Attorney General William Barr says that US President Donald Trump did not collude with the Russian Government in the lead-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, as the release of the Mueller Report draws ever closer. A redacted version of the full 448-page report says that while no evidence…
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A 37-year-old man from New Jersey, later identified by police as Marc Lamparello, was recently taken into custody. Lamparello attempted to walk into St. Patrick's Cathedral with two bottles of lighter fluid, two extended lighters, and two gasoline cans, according to police. NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John…
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Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman who was 'infatuated' with the Columbine shooting and threatened Colorado schools, has been found dead, law enforcement officials said. Her body was found near Mt Evans, which is about 60 miles from Denver and Littleton. She apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law…
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Carl's Jr. has revealed plans to test a CBD burger on its menu. Indeed, it's being reported that the fast food restaurant chain is releasing the special CBD-infused burger in just three days' time - which just so happens to be 4/20. The test item, Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight,…
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A heroic waitress fractured her back in three places, as well as the heel of her foot, this weekend after jumping off a pier in Daytona Beach, Florida, in order to save a drowning child. Hanna Pignato, who is only 19 years old, rushed to help when she heard a…
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To promote her best-selling memoir, Becoming, former first lady Michelle Obama spoke with The Late Show host Stephen Colbert at an event in London. During the wide-ranging interview, Colbert compared the current state of America to teenager whose body is changing, according to The Independent. Obama agreed, and said Donald…
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A father and son who had been separated for almost 11 months after the Trump administration's 'no tolerance' immigration policy have finally been reunited. Jose Alvizures and his 10-year-old son, Ervin, attempted to enter the US last year after fleeing their home country of Guatemala. They had been getting death…
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According to federal court filings, 'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the college admissions bribery scandal. The signed documents also reveal that they waived their right…
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Two Chicago Police officers have been reassigned after they reportedly used a taser on a 16-year-old girl, before throwing her down the stairs. Dnigma Howard had sparked off the violent episode by arguing with a teacher about putting her phone away during a class at John Marshall Metropolitan High School.…
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
