Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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He may have been cleaning the premises as a janitor at university, but Frankie Baez had his sights set on a much bigger prize. Moving to New York as a teenager from the Dominican Republic with his mother, Baez got a job at NYU cleaning patient rooms, bathrooms, and hallways…
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An otherwise healthy dog was euthanised for one reason and one reason only: to accompany her newly dead owner to the afterlife, as per the request of her last will and testament. Emma was a Shih Tzu mix that Chesterfield County Animal Services described as a well-bred, pampered and much-loved…
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Tarek Hamdan pulled up at the Taco Bell in Bridgeton, Missouri at 1am and placed an unusual order: $55 worth of fast food. When the manager-in-training asked why he was ordering such a big meal, he said he was starving because he was fasting all day. As a Muslim, he…
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A dogsitter has been caught on a nanny camera seducing her boyfriend into a nearby bedroom - instead of taking care of the dogs she was paid to keep an eye on. Casey Brengle, 26 years old, was hired via the popular dogsitting app Wag! to take care of two…
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Billionaire Robert F. Smith has said he will pay off the student debt for all graduates in Morehouse College's class of 2019. Smith - who is the founder, chairman and CEO of private equity firm, Vista Equity Partners - announced his intentions on Sunday after giving the commencement address at…
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In what has been dubbed a war on American women, the state of Alabama passed one of the nation's most restrictive bans on abortion in recent years on Tuesday. The law, which proposes to ban abortion at any stage of pregnancy - with no exceptions for rape and incest -…
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A University of Oregon high school football coach reportedly tackled an armed student yesterday, stopping them from firing any shots, CBS News has reported. Keanon Lowe, a football and track coach and a security guard at Parkrose High School, has been credited with taking down a potential shooter who is…
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More than half of Americans believe 'Arabic numerals' should not be taught in schools, according to a new survey. When US market research company CivicScience asked 3624 respondents, 56 per cent of them claimed that US curriculum should not include the ten digits (zero to nine) people use every day.…
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The day before Alabama executed a murderer by lethal injection, the state's governor declared "every life is precious" and signed a draconian abortion ban. The unconstitutional measure punishes doctors who perform an abortion - a perfectly legal procedure for 46 years - with up to 99 years in prison. An…
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On Friday, Missouri became the latest state to pass sweeping abortion restrictions, including a ban starting at the eight-week mark, when the embryo is about as big as a raspberry. The Republican-led Senate and Republican-led House of Representatives passed the bill, which is now awaiting signing by the Republican Gov.…
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Police in Las Vegas are asking witnesses to come forward over a disturbing incident in which an elderly man was forcefully pushed off a bus. The department are seeking out any witnesses to the case after the victim, 74-year-old Serge Fournier, died from his injuries weeks later. The incident occurred…
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On Tuesday of this week, Alabama passed a landmark bill, effectively making abortion illegal. Under the Human Life Protection Act, doctors caught aborting fetuses six weeks or older could be imprisoned for a minimum of 10 years. This ruling has been deemed problematic because most pregnancies are not discovered, even…
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In a speech made this week, Donald Trump said that anyone convicted of taking the life of a police officer should receive the death penalty. These comments were made on Wednesday at Capitol Hill, where he made a speech during the National Peace Officers' Memorial Day service - an event…
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The former manager of comic book co-creator Stan Lee, who created the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Black Panther, and countless other silver age Marvel superheroes, has been charged with elder abuse against the late writer. Keya Morgan is facing five counts of abuse against Lee - including false imprisonment,…
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Pastor David Lynn Richards Jr has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge for repeatedly raping and abusing his 14-year-old adoptive daughter. But Knox County Judge Steve Sword has provoked controversy by giving the man a comparatively lenient sentence, citing that he was a "good Christian" in…
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On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States since 1973. House Bill 314, the 'Human Life Protection Act,' makes it a class A felony for a doctor to perform an abortion in Alabama, punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison.…
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An investigation into the activities of two Navy pilots has revealed exactly how they drew a penis in the Washington skyline. Back in November of 2017, a US Navy pilot in Washington State caught plenty of attention when drawing male genitalia using his plane as a pen. However, the pilot…
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As a Scottish man, my accent can sometimes give me an edge. There are plenty of people out there on the dating scene who find a Caledonian brogue pretty attractive and enjoy hearing some Scots colloquialisms. On the other hand, I meet just as many people who can't understand a…
