Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Donald Trump has had an incredible influence on the USA during his time as president - and very little of it has been good. His incendiary rhetoric, homophobic/transphobic pronouncements, and misogynistic attitude towards any and all women have made him a poor representative for anyone who isn't a straight white…
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Officials say that a lioness has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen at an Indianapolis zoo. In a statement posted to Facebook, the zoo said they would be conducting a "thorough review" in an attempt to ascertain what might have led to the incident taking place. Indianapolis…
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Samaira Mehta is a kid-coder-to-watch in Silicon Valley. The 10-year-old is the founder and CEO of CoderBunnyz, a company which has earned national media recognition, and landed her speaking appearances at almost a dozen Silicon Valley conferences. It all started when the programmer was just eight-years-old. After learning how to code…
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Joel Aparicio took a Facebook live video last week, showing a Walmart employee telling him that if he didn't speak English properly then he shouldn't even be in the country. The video shows the employee helping him at a self-checkout station in Pasadena, Texas, but soon the subject turned to…
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We all have our pet peeves. Whether you can't stand loud chewers, or have a problem with slow walkers, a big part of growing older is to be able to refrain from losing your cool when faced with someone who really knows how to grind your gears. One grandmother who…
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If you knew that you didn't have much time left on this Earth, what would you choose as your last meal? A home cooked roast, perhaps? Or maybe an indulgent feast of all the world's most expensive foods? Well, how about your favorite pizza? This week, an 18-year-old pizza restaurant…
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Earlier this week, a 20-year-old woman and her family were threatened with police action and told to vacate a drive-thru Dunkin' Donuts after she spoke to her family in their native language. Hamdia Ahmed, a student and activist whose family are originally from Somalia, visited the popular fast food chain on Monday,…
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This week, a former middle school teacher pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a 14-year-old student. Stephanie Peterson, a 27-year-old science teacher from Florida, admitted to two felony charges: one count of lewd or lascivious battery sex act with a child, and one count of transmission of harmful material to minors by…
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A Houston mother who went to bed with a 'hangover' and woke up paralysed in the hospital ended up having to undergo major brain surgery to remove an aggressive tumour. Christina Smith woke up with a headache after celebrating her niece's birthday the night before, but had no other symptoms. After…
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Benjamin Franklin said there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Well, I'd like to add a third one: white women calling the cops on black people for no good reason. At least, that's what it seems like this year. 'BBQ Betty' called the cops on a…
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Over the years, we've heard plenty of stories about teens bringing in pot brownies and other baked delights made with marijuana, but have you ever heard of the same being done with human remains? Police in Sacramento County, California are currently investigating a chilling report that a high school student…
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If there's one thing that social media has taught us lately, it's that racial profiling is still a sadly common phenomenon in the United States. If you don't believe me, then just think about the alarming number of minorities in the US whom white people have called the cops on them…
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A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut heading for the International Space Station were forced to make a dramatic escape when their rocket malfunctioned today. Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin had been in the air for little more than two minutes of their six-hour mission when they reported a problem with the…
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Corey Lewis, from Marietta, Georgia recently had an altercation with the police - all because he was babysitting. On Sunday, a woman called the police on him after seeing him looking after the 10-year-old daughter and six-year-old son of his friends. He was treating them to lunch at a Subway…
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October has arrived, bringing with it autumn leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and - for one couple, at least - incredibly tasteless Halloween displays. Jennifer and Marc Wolfe, from Alabama, found their holiday decorations at the centre of a fierce debate this week after someone posted a picture of them on…
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When you order a pizza, there are a couple of things you can come to expect when it's time to pick up your pizza, whether that be at the counter or at home. Besides the pizza (obviously), you can expect some dipping sauces, you can expect those little tables that…
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Actor, James Franco, has been accused of physical assault by his former co-star, Busy Phillips. The pair starred in the cult 90's television show, Freaks and Geeks, together, which is where the alleged incident occurred. [caption id="attachment_12450191" align="alignnone" width="3000"] Credit: Getty[/caption] The actress, who has since gone onto star in…
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During a recent football game that took place in a school in Jackson, Mississippi, students took part in a halftime show that didn't go down well with the crowd, the school, or the entire district. And once the incident made the news, many were up in arms over what has…
