Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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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…
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On Wednesday night, hundreds of people were attending 'College Country Night' at the Borderline Bar & Grill a country dance hall and live music venue in Thousand Oaks, California. At around 11:20 p.m., a lone gunman, armed with a .45 caliber Glock, shot the security guard outside, then entered the…
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A survivor of the Thousand Oaks shooting has gone viral with a heart-wrenching apology to the victims. The man, identified only as Tim, broke down as he was interviewed by a local ABC affiliate, after a gunman killed 12 people and injured a dozen more on Wednesday night. The 56-year-old,…
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The Borderline Bar & Grill is described as the largest country dance hall and live music venue in Ventura County. It's known as a favorite spot for line dancing in Thousand Oaks, California, an affluent city located 45 miles from Los Angeles. On Wednesday, the venue hosted "college country night,"…
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The United States has suffered another tragedy this week, after a shooter killed 12 people at a bar and grill at Thousand Oaks in California. Ian David Long, a 28-year-old man, opened fire with a .45 calibre handgun on innocent bystanders at the Borderline Bar and Grill at around 11.20pm…
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Yesterday, after a particularly rowdy news conference at the White House, President Donald Trump made the decision to ban CNN's chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, from accessing future press talks. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders posted about the reasoning behind the president's decision on Twitter yesterday evening, claiming that Acosta's behaviour…
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Multiple people have reportedly been injured following a violent incident in Thousand Oaks, California -about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. The Ventura County Sheriff's Deputies responded to reports at Borderline Bar and Grill, around 11:30 pm local time. While the extent of the victims' injuries has not yet been released,…
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Yesterday Americans voted in the 2018 midterm elections, hoping to create either a "blue wave" of Democratic wins or a "red wave" of Republican wins. The results were more like a purple wave. After record-breaking voter turnout across the country, the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives (as…
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History was made last night when the United States elected its first two Muslim women to Congress, Rashida Tlaib And Ilhan Omar. Democrat and Palestinian-American Tlaib won her election in Michigan after running unopposed by a Republican. Meanwhile, in Minnesota’s Fifth congressional district, Democrat and Somali-American, Omar, beat out GOP candidate Jennifer Zielinksi…
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In 2004, Cheryl Williams and her mother, Carol Bareis, were murdered in their Altamonte Springs home in Florida. Their neighbour, Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin - who was an undocumented immigrant from Honduras - discovered the scene, and rushed to check whether the two women were still breathing. He also picked up a knife near…
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Yesterday, Americans across the nation took to the polls in order to vote in the midterm elections. Tensions were high as both Republicans and Democrats encouraged their supporters to have their say, with many politicians seeing the ballot as an unofficial referendum on Donald Trump's presidency. The Republicans maintained their…
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Who run the world? Girls! Women showed the United States what they were made of on Tuesday night when more than 100 were elected to Congress in the midterm elections, a historic victory which marks an all-time high for female presence in the House. With results still rolling in, it's a…
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After a night of drinking in 2004, Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, went searching for beer in his neighbor's home. Instead, he found his neighbors' dead bodies. The two victims, Cheryl Williams and Carol Bareis, had been stabbed multiple times. Aguirre-Jarquin, then 24, told authorities that he got blood…
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It's Election Day in the United States, when everyone has the chance to make a difference, instead of just complaining about politics to their like-minded friends on Facebook. The 2018 midterms have already seen record-breaking voter turnout, as citizens from all over the country decide the future of Congress. And…
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The open-world western video game Red Dead Redemption 2 has been a phenomenal success. The highly anticipated sequel earned $725 million worldwide on opening weekend, the single biggest opening weekend in the history of entertainment. If y0u haven't had time to play the game, and become so addicted to it…
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there's no greater culinary experience than biting into a fresh donut. Dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant or tucking into your mother's home cooking are both unique experiences, but is there any greater pleasure than heading to Krispy Kreme at just the right…
