Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Nothing gets internet sleuths going like an unsolved murder. The ability to band together, share theories and link evidence has made forums like Reddit’s /r/UnsolvedMysteries a force to be reckoned with. However, it was the friends, family and neighbours of a murdered Missouri schoolgirl who kept her case alive. Angie…
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A teacher has been fired by a Texas school board for trying to report undocumented students in her district to President Donald Trump through a series of public tweets she thought were private. The Fort Worth Independent School District unanimously voted 8-0 to dismiss Georgia Clark at a meeting held…
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A six-year-old girl has claimed she was shamed by a school worker when she didn't have enough money to pay for her lunch. Anya Howard was allegedly told to return her tray of hot food by a cafeteria aid at Southwest Elementary school in Greenwood, Indiana, when she had just…
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United States war veteran Tom Rice parachuted into the French region of Normandy on June 6, 1944, aka D-Day. In that amphibious invasion, which was the largest of its kind, tens of thousands of troops from the US, the UK, France and Canada landed on five stretches of the coastline.…
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Dramatic footage has emerged of a 75-year-old hiker - who was injured from a fall in Phoenix, Arizona - spinning wildly out of control as she is hoisted upwards to safety as part of a routine helicopter rescue. The woman's terrifying ride, which took place yesterday morning at Piestewa Peak…
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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…
