Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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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…
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On October 21, 2017, Kayla Hayes met up with her ex-boyfriend, Seth Fleury, inside her car. She told him she didn't want to get back together. She wanted to discuss their relationship, and give him an opportunity to right his wrongs. Seth got angry, and aggressively tried to kiss her.…
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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…
