Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A teenage boy has been held in a detention centre on murder charges following a fatal crash he caused in Texas on New Year's Day. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Tuesday after driving his father's SUV into another car, subsequently killing a 45-year-old…
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As we cross the halfway point of Donald Trump's presidency, you've probably picked up on the First Law of Trumpodynamics: For every Trump action, there is an Trump tweet criticizing that action. For example, after winning the 2016 election, Trump tweeted, "Just had a very open and successful presidential election.…
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A DoubleTree in Portland, Oregon, has fired two of its employees after they racially targeted a black man who had been staying on the premises. Jermaine Massey, who is 34 years old, posted a video of the initial incident to Instagram on December 22nd, 2018: the night it happened. "Tonight I…
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This weekend, an intern was attacked and killed by a lion at The Conservators Center, a zoo in North Carolina. The victim, 22-year-old Alexandra Black, had only been working at the zoo for two weeks, and was fatally mauled while cleaning out the big cat's cage. The Caswell County Sheriff's Department…
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Childbirth is the process through which one or more babies leave a woman's uterus through vaginal passage or Caesarean - you know what? Nope. I don't want to think about this. It's super gross. And sounds super painful. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's the miracle of life. Pass. I'd rather talk…
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Most college students find a group presentation pretty embarrassing. I can remember a few times when I had to stand up during a seminar and talk to my class about some subject or other, and wanting the group to swallow me up. However, just think about how much more embarrassing…
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Donald Trump, current US president and 72-year-old toddler, only wanted one thing for Christmas: Funding for a big, beautiful wall between the United States and Mexico. Just imagine, 2,000 miles of "artistically designed steel slats" - so beautiful! It would make such a great national landmark. The Statue of Liberty…
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At a high school wrestling match in New Jersey, 16-year-old Andrew Johnson faced an ultimatum: cut his dreadlocks, or forfeit the match. He chose to compete, so an athletic trainer sheared his dreadlocks on the mat. Johnson defeated his opponent by sudden victory in overtime, but appeared distraught. South New…
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On the evening of Thursday December 27, an explosion at a Queens power plant turned the New York City skyline bright blue for a few moments, a result of the electrical fire. Startled and frightened onlookers took pictures and videos of the blaze, which reminded some people of July 4th celebrations,…
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Police in New Mexico are searching for two teenagers who were last seen "bloodied and beaten" in a Snapchat video almost two weeks ago. Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed Lateef, 14, went missing on December 16 after allegedly being brutally attacked in West Mese. Authorities have claimed they believe the…
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Richard Overton, who was the oldest man in the United States, passed away on Thursday at the age of 112. The death was confirmed by family member Shirley Overton, who revealed he had been in hospital battling pneumonia. Overton was also the oldest living World War II veteran in the…
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There are some online scams that are so obviously fraudulent that they've become cliches. Everyone knows by now to ignore emails from Nigerian princes and that you probably don't have a long-lost great uncle who left millions to you in his will. It got to a point where it was…
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A recent disagreement with an unruly customer in Macy's escalated, until the man in question went on a rant directed at the employees and other customers around him. The man apparently became angry when an employee in the Texas store told him they couldn't gift wrap a purse he intended…
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Every holiday season, there are few greater feelings than waking up on Christmas Morning, rushing downstairs with the sleep still in your eyes, and you've got a ton of Christmas gifts waiting for you when you get there. There's nothing like it, I know, but it's important to keep in…
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On Thursday, a former student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was charged with attempted murder. Yukai Yang allegedly used thallium to poison his roommate, Juwan Royal, adding it to his food and drinks over a period of at least two months. According to Assistant District Attorney Abe Kasis Royal…
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When Donald Trump was running for president, he promised voters to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, and make Mexico pay for it. However, Mexico had no interest in paying for a wall, which is estimated to cost anywhere from $21.6 billion to $70 billion, plus require money each year for maintenance. Afterward,…
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Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson was preparing to compete against his opponent from Oakcrest High School during a dual meet in New Jersey when the referee gave him an ultimatum: cut off his dreadlocks, or forfeit the match. It is not clear why Johnson was not allowed to wear…
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A Chinese college student has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to slowly kill his roommate with rat poison. Lehigh University student Yukai Yang, 22, is accused of lacing Juwan Royal's food, drinks and mouthwash with thallium over time, as well as vandalising the victim's belongings with racist graffiti. He was…
