Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Eight-year-old Christian Moore touched hearts around the world when a photo of him comforting an autistic classmate on their first day of school was posted to Facebook, ABC News reports. Connor Crites, also 8, began crying outside the school gates, ahead of his first day as a second-grader at Minneha…
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A man and a woman have been arrested for punching a Trump supporter reportedly because he was wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat. The incident took place at a bar in Portland on August 24, where Milwaukee resident Luke Lenzner and his wife Leah were enjoying a drink. However,…
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A New York man has lost his life after he was crushed to death by a falling elevator in his luxury high-rise as his horrified neighbors looked on, the New York Post has reported. On Thursday morning, Sam Waisbren, 30, became trapped between a malfunctioning elevator car and the shaft wall,…
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The family of a ten-year-old girl killed in a car accident made the brave and selfless decision to donate her organs, potentially saving six lives and helping a further 75. The incident which ended Francine Salaza's life took place on August 7 after her mother took a different route driving…
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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick appears to have called out rapper Jay-Z, referencing a statement in which the artist declared that “we’ve moved past kneeling” when it comes to NFL player protests during the national anthem. The move follows a controversial move from Jay-Z, where his entertainment and…
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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a symbolic gesture this week, sending pizzas to the miners in Kentucky protesting over their lack of payment from their former employer. The Vermont senator allegedly phoned a local Pizza Hut in the nearby town of Cumberland, Kentucky on Friday, and sent one pizza to…
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Jon Voight has declared Donald Trump "the greatest president of this century" as he expressed his hopes that "President Trump will take on four more years of his strength, devotion, knowledge of truths." He made the declaration on Twitter this Sunday, proclaiming his disdain for the "radical left" and their…
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Two Texas police officers who prompted outrage after being photographed leading a black man down the street by a rope will not be facing criminal charges for their actions, it has been revealed by authorities. The incident, which took place in Galveston earlier this month, sparked a national outcry and…
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Over the weekend, hundreds of strangers turned up to mourn with a widower at the funeral of his wife, who was one of the victims in the recent mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Antonio Basco was worried that few people would show up to pay their…
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The leader of the Free World, President Trump, has mocked one of his own supporters for their weight. The incident took place yesterday in New Hampshire when the president mistook the man for a protestor trying to disrupt the event. While giving a speech to his supporters, protestors interrupted Trump…
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A 12-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for rescuing a 2-year-old boy who was locked in a car on a hot summer's day. Ben Theriot, who hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma, came to the rescue with a ratchet strap from his mother's car, and a part from a clothes rack…
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A campaign to irritate President Trump is gathering significant support, after tens of thousands have signed a petition to have the street outside Trump Tower renamed in honor of his predecessor. The campaign has managed to garner over 86,000 signatories, suggesting that, three years into his presidency, there is still…
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The shooting at an El Paso branch of Walmart last weekend was one of the deadliest in US history, claiming the lives of 22 people and leaving dozens more injured. One of the fatalities was 63-year-old Margie Reckard, whose funeral service is being held this Friday. She was the wife…
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On Saturday, it emerged that multi-millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein had ended his own life in a New York federal jail. The 66-year-old had been awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges last month and was being held without bail. "[Epstein] was found unresponsive…
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According to a report made by ABC News, the wealthy US financier Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide in prison. A tweet from ABC foreign affairs reporter Julia Macfarlane reads; "Breaking: Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide overnight at MCC Manhattan, the federal lockup where he had been held pending trial on…
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Last weekend, America was rocked by two deadly back-to-back shootings, which claimed the lives of 30 people in just 13 hours. This incited international outrage, with many celebrities like Rhianna calling once again for a major reform of the USA's gun laws. Outrage was worsened by President Trump's decision to…
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A Florida student has warned of the dangers of vaping after his lung collapsed. Chance Ammirata, 18, smoked around one Juul pod every two days - which equated to 10 cigarette's worth of nicotine a day over an 18 month period. But when he went to hospital for what he…
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Singer-songwriter Rihanna has blasted President Trump's response to the mass shooting in El Paso. The incident, which took place on Saturday morning in an El Paso Walmart branch, killed 20 and left dozens more injured. It has now been declared one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history, according…
