Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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James 'Whitey' Bulger, the notorious Boston gangster who was serving two life sentences for murdering 11 people, was killed Tuesday morning at a West Virginia prison. The death occurred just one day after his transfer. Officials at the US Penitentiary Hazelton say him unresponsive at 8:20am, and pronounced him dead after…
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A death row prisoner cracked a joke just moments before he was put to death for murdering a prison guard. Rodney Berget was killed by lethal injection last night for the 2011 murder of prison guard Ronald 'R.J.' Johnson. His execution was delayed for more than six hours as a last-ditch…
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Halloween is a well-loved holiday in America, and yet it's also one that is tinged with anxiety. We're used to seeing movie monsters terrorise teenagers and stalk children, but these are fictional dangers; harmless phantasms on the silver screen. But is there a real and urgent danger out there which…
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On Halloween, kids and adults have an excuse to dress up as whatever their heart desires. Be warned: just because you have the freedom to dress up as something offensive, doesn't mean you get freedom from criticism. For example, one 'racist' train passenger in London got caught dressing in blackface,…
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Cesar Sayoc, 56, is accused of sending 14 pipe bombs in the mail to prominent Democratic figures, including the Clintons, the Obamas, Joe Biden, billionaire George Soros and actor Robert De Niro. President Trump frequently attacks these figures at his rallies, and on social media, so you will not be…
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On Saturday morning, a lone gunman stormed into Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 people. Six people were injured, including four police officers who responded to the situation. The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, reportedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, and frequently targeted Jews on the social…
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Gun-related deaths happen at an alarming rate in America, and it's particularly disturbing when the tragedies involve children. After the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School, in which 17 students and teachers were killed by a lone gunman, the survivors became outspoken advocates to stop the epidemic of gun violence.…
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At 6pm on June 1, 2014, two children walked into an elevator. Prince Joshua Avitto and his friend Mikayla Capers were excited and chattering loudly. It was a hot summer day, and they were returning home after a day of fun and games at a nearby playground in Brooklyn, NYC. A large,…
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In the run-up to the 2016 election, a vast proportion of the media seemed certain that Hillary Clinton would win the ballot and secure her position as President of the United States. Unfortunately, they were only half right. While Clinton won the popular vote by almost three million, she lost…
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According to a study by the The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, at California State University, police reported a 12.5 per cent increase in hate crimes in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and San Jose, California in 2017. Worryingly, racism appears…
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I loved going to college, but I definitely don't love paying off my student loans. It seems like I'll be making monthly payments from now until I'm a drooling, diaper-clad nursing home resident. When you leave your parents' nest and try to make it in the world, it sucks to…
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After a recent spate of attempted mail bombings, the FBI has now managed to recover another two suspicious packages. The packages were believed to be intended for senator Corey Book and James Clapper former Director of National Intelligence. The two packages are currently in the custody of the FBI's labs…
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For his 6th birthday, Teddy Bollinger threw a party at Peter Piper Pizza in Tucson, Arizona. He and his mother invited 32 classmates, plus their parents, and even assembled goody bags for each guest. Nobody came. His mom said one parent called to cancel, but that was it. Otherwise, they…
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Two young girls, who were allegedly Satanists, have been arrested by police after it was discovered that they planned on murdering their classmates and drinking their blood in a ritual killing. The two minors were in the sixth and seventh grades, and attended Bartow Middle School in Florida. At 1.30pm…
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We've seen some shocking stories about bullying recently, from the 15-year-old disabled student who was violently assaulted to the 10-year-old girl who had to be put on suicide watch thanks to a cruel Instagram poll. Some bullies don't just give out the occasional wedgie or "stack" your locker so the…
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If you're interested in politics, any election is bound to be a time of tension. However, for many college students, it seems the 2016 presidential election was too much to handle, with a recent study suggesting that a quarter of them blame it for psychological trauma. A study of 769 university…
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Just two days after a bomb scare at the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, another similar package containing explosive materials has been intercepted at the home of Hillary and Bill Clinton - and addressed to Hillary, police have confirmed. Both homes are located in Westchester county, and the similarity…
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The dark web is something that most internet-users have heard of, but which only some people have ever used. This is the clandestine part of the internet, a place where some venture to satisfy depraved urges and commit serious sex crimes. Although its danger to wider society is often exaggerated, it is…
