Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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What started off as a heartwarming story in 2017 has quickly unravelled, revealing some far more sinister. In December 2017, Kate McClure's story went viral after she was helped by a homeless man when her car broke down. She and her partner, Mark D'Amico, started a GoFundMe for the man, Johnny Bobbitt,…
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29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman elected to Congress, and will represent New York's 14th district. During the primaries, the charismatic progressive defeated the incumbent Democrat in a shocking upset victory. She is of Puerto Rican descent, born to a working-class family in the Bronx and identifies as a…
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A recent video depicting an African American student being escorted from a classroom by the police has gone viral, due to the excessive response to her minor offence. The authorities were called to remove the woman from class simply because she "had her feet up". The professor of a biology…
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You know, a mugshot is never going to be the most flattering photo. Seriously, even the most attractive celebrity you could think of wouldn't look too hot when lit by the stark, halogen bulbs of a jail cell, grimacing as the officers take down the sordid details of their felony.…
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This week the FBI announced that hate crimes in the United States have increased by 17%, with hate crimes against Jews accounting for 58% of religion-based crimes. Horrific news, but are you really surprised? Less than a month ago, a gunman killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The suspect,…
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On Tuesday, the FBI released their annual 'Hate Crime Statistics' report, and the numbers revealed a disturbing trend: Last year, American law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes, compared to 6,121 in 2016, which is an increase of 17%. (On their website, the bureau defines a hate crime as a "criminal offense…
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In 2013, everyone's favorite superhero wasn't Spider-Man, Superman or Wolverine. It was Batkid, aka mild-mannered 5-year-old, Miles Scott. Miles suffered from leukemia and told the Make-A-Wish foundation he wanted to be Batman for a day. The organization began arranging an incredible experience, where Miles would join 'Batman' for a crime-fighting adventure…
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The Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating an incident at a high school prom, in which male students reenacted the Nazi salute for a group photo. The photos, which were taken last spring but spread online earlier this week, led to further revelations being made about the school…
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It has been nearly ten years since a Brooklyn grand jury first handed one of many indictments against accused drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, but now he is finally on trial for various drug conspiracy charges. Due to the potential dangers of the case, a jury was gathered from…
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People say politics are ruining everything these days, from NFL games to late night talk shows to Broadway plays. Well, now politics are even ruining The Most Magical Place On Earth. Walt Disney World has banned a man for displaying a 'Trump 2020' sign while riding Splash Mountain. When passengers…
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Donald Trump and the free press have a combative relationship. When mainstream media outlets are critical of his administration, which is often, he dismisses their stories as "fake news." And at rallies, he's used dangerous rhetoric, branding the press "the enemy of the people." After Cesar Sayoc, an avid Trump…
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This week, President Donald Trump has flown to France in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. While there, he was expected to make a visit to the Belleau Wood battlefield and cemetery just outside Paris, but has now said that he is…
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Earlier this week, on Wednesday, 7th November, 12 people were killed during a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. It was the 307th shooting to have taken place in the USA in just 311 days since the start of the year. The killer has since been identified…
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After Barack Obama was elected president, Donald Trump promoted the absurd conspiracy theory that he wasn't born in the United States. Of course, as stated on Obama's short-form birth certificate, he was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. However, 'birthers' believe that certificate is a forgery, and he…
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Last year, Telemachus Orfanos survived the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the worst in United States history. A gunman opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 country music festival, shooting round after round from his hotel high-rise. The suspect, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, killed 58 people, then took his own…
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UPDATE: A county official has since said that noise from a malfunctioning water heater was mistaken for gun fire, "However, they are taking this seriously and making sure." Police in North Carolina are responding to reports of an active shooter at a high school. An emergency dispatcher with the Pender County…
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At least 12 people were killed and a dozen more injured when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday night. Among those killed were a Navy veteran, a cappella singer who worked as a caregiver, and a security guard with a "big…
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America may pride itself on being the land of the free and the home of the brave, but freedom to make outlandish statements does not come without consequences. Clayton Hickey, a hospital worker from Olive Branch, Mississippi, lost his job this week after photos emerged of him at the polls…
