Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A nine-year-old girl who hails from Alabama has reportedly taken her own life after suffering racist abuse from her classmates. McKenzie Adams. The African-American fourth-grader had been targeted by bullies at US Jones Elementary School in the town of Demopolis, Alabama, due to her close friendship with a caucasian, male…
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Newly-released documents have shed light on the Sandy Hook mass murderer's "scorn for humanity" and deep social isolation. Adam Lanza's troubled past was revealed further after a court recently ordered Connecticut State Police to release papers that were previously withheld, with the ruling stating that they were not exempt from…
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In August this year, the world was shocked by a viral clip in which a teenage girl fell from a bridge. Not only was she forcefully pushed, supposedly as a joke, but she fell 60 feet before she hit the water. After 16-year-old Jordan Holgerson fell, she was soon rushed to…
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When children get bullied, they suffer mental and physical damage, which can sometimes lead to tragic consequences. But what do you do if you find out your kid's a bully? You've got to do something to punish them for their actions and change their current trajectory. Yet choosing the most…
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Here's a hypothetical question: if someone gave you $17,000, and then took it away, how would you react? Probably not very well I imagine. Well, one person out there was so honest and good-hearted that they found 17 grand lying around, and actually gave it away. The kicker? This person…
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Many of us exaggerate when we speak, especially when we're passionate or emotional about something. Countless times someone will say they could 'literally eat a horse,' but we know it's all just a figurative way of speaking. However, there are some ways of speaking that are far more inflammatory than…
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On Wednesday, all the living former presidents and former first ladies attended the funeral of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. The guests also included President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, which made for a pretty awkward photo: The tweeter-in-chief sitting in a row…
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A Marvel comics superfan has stunned social media with his Spidermanesque feats of parkour. Vincent Vinciguerra, a 23-year-old lifeguard who hails from New York City, has conquered his fear of heights by leaping around the rooftops of NYC, equipped with a camera to capture footage of his astonishing stunts. Vincent would,…
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Joe Biden considered running for president in 2016. He was certainly qualified, having served two terms as Vice President, under President Barack Obama, plus represented Delaware as the U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. That's a pretty amazing run - he entered the Senate as one of the…
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In what sounds more like the plot of a heartwarming Christmas movie than real life, a young boy recently overturned an old law so that his town can once again enjoy snowball fights. Dane Best, a nine-year-old boy from the town of Severance, recently convinced the leaders of the small…
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Donald Trump has come under criticism this week for not remaining impartial in the Russia investigation, as he both attacked his former personal attorney and praised a key witness for having the "guts" to not testify against him. Trump, unlike other presidents, is quick to speak his mind on Twitter,…
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Last March, Windi Thomas, 44, got into an altercation with her boyfriend, Keeno Butler, also 44, at their home in Eerie, Pennsylvania. Thomas stabbed Butler's hand with a knife and beat him in the head with a wooden table leg. Then Thomas, who weighs over 300 pounds, sat on her…
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Two police officers in Minnesota were put on leave last week, after a photo of a Christmas tree display outside a precinct with racist decorations was shared online. The tree, which was displayed outside the Fourth Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department, was covered with products with cultural ties to…
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In America, 33 states have legalized cannabis for medical use, and 10 states have legalized it for recreational use. It's hard to believe this took so long, since alcohol and cigarettes are arguably much more harmful. (According to Politifact, no death from marijuana overdose has ever been recorded.) After years…
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A woman of Puerto Rican descent has shocked social media with her viral video of the racist rant she was subjected to at a restaurant in Phoenix. Lennys Bermudez Molina, a loan officer who hails from Scottsdale in Arizona, was intending on dining at a local restaurant called Wildflower. However,…
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Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Florida were left in a state of panic on Friday morning after a section of the plane's engine cover flew off during takeoff. Flying is a stressful experience at the best of times; it is not a natural experience to…
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On Friday morning, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Anchorage, Alaska. Roads were cracked in half, items flew off the shelves in stores, and students were evacuated from schools. Initially, a tsunami warning was issued, but now that warning has been cancelled. The National Tsunami Warning Center says there is no…
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Cameron Underwood, who attempted to take his own life by shooting himself in the face, has now undergone a face transplant. The Yuba City, California native, had a life-changing reconstruction operation on his face back in January, and the results have only now been revealed. The 26-year-old welder attempted to…
