Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Here's a hypothetical question: if someone gave you $17,000, and then took it away, how would you react? Probably not very well I imagine. Well, one person out there was so honest and good-hearted that they found 17 grand lying around, and actually gave it away. The kicker? This person…
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Many of us exaggerate when we speak, especially when we're passionate or emotional about something. Countless times someone will say they could 'literally eat a horse,' but we know it's all just a figurative way of speaking. However, there are some ways of speaking that are far more inflammatory than…
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On Wednesday, all the living former presidents and former first ladies attended the funeral of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. The guests also included President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, which made for a pretty awkward photo: The tweeter-in-chief sitting in a row…
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A Marvel comics superfan has stunned social media with his Spidermanesque feats of parkour. Vincent Vinciguerra, a 23-year-old lifeguard who hails from New York City, has conquered his fear of heights by leaping around the rooftops of NYC, equipped with a camera to capture footage of his astonishing stunts. Vincent would,…
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Joe Biden considered running for president in 2016. He was certainly qualified, having served two terms as Vice President, under President Barack Obama, plus represented Delaware as the U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. That's a pretty amazing run - he entered the Senate as one of the…
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In what sounds more like the plot of a heartwarming Christmas movie than real life, a young boy recently overturned an old law so that his town can once again enjoy snowball fights. Dane Best, a nine-year-old boy from the town of Severance, recently convinced the leaders of the small…
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Donald Trump has come under criticism this week for not remaining impartial in the Russia investigation, as he both attacked his former personal attorney and praised a key witness for having the "guts" to not testify against him. Trump, unlike other presidents, is quick to speak his mind on Twitter,…
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Last March, Windi Thomas, 44, got into an altercation with her boyfriend, Keeno Butler, also 44, at their home in Eerie, Pennsylvania. Thomas stabbed Butler's hand with a knife and beat him in the head with a wooden table leg. Then Thomas, who weighs over 300 pounds, sat on her…
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Two police officers in Minnesota were put on leave last week, after a photo of a Christmas tree display outside a precinct with racist decorations was shared online. The tree, which was displayed outside the Fourth Precinct of the Minneapolis Police Department, was covered with products with cultural ties to…
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In America, 33 states have legalized cannabis for medical use, and 10 states have legalized it for recreational use. It's hard to believe this took so long, since alcohol and cigarettes are arguably much more harmful. (According to Politifact, no death from marijuana overdose has ever been recorded.) After years…
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A woman of Puerto Rican descent has shocked social media with her viral video of the racist rant she was subjected to at a restaurant in Phoenix. Lennys Bermudez Molina, a loan officer who hails from Scottsdale in Arizona, was intending on dining at a local restaurant called Wildflower. However,…
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Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Florida were left in a state of panic on Friday morning after a section of the plane's engine cover flew off during takeoff. Flying is a stressful experience at the best of times; it is not a natural experience to…
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On Friday morning, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Anchorage, Alaska. Roads were cracked in half, items flew off the shelves in stores, and students were evacuated from schools. Initially, a tsunami warning was issued, but now that warning has been cancelled. The National Tsunami Warning Center says there is no…
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Cameron Underwood, who attempted to take his own life by shooting himself in the face, has now undergone a face transplant. The Yuba City, California native, had a life-changing reconstruction operation on his face back in January, and the results have only now been revealed. The 26-year-old welder attempted to…
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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán has finally been taken to trial, after two prison escapes and numerous drug charges levelled against him. Even the opening statements from the trial earlier this month were chilling, revealing that even some of his family members weren't safe from his "thirst for blood," but now…
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At John Wayne airport in Orange County, California, a mother and her five-year-old daughter suffered an uncomfortable experience during the pre-flight boarding process. The Southwest Airlines gate agent noticed the girl had an unusual first name: Abcde, which is pronounced ab-city. Instead of complimenting the unique name, or saying nothing…
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A law enforcement officer who had worked for more than 20 years has been forced to resign in disgrace after he was caught stealing food from a crime scene. Last year, a team from La Plata County Sheriff’s Office searched a home in Durango, Colorado, on the suspicion that the…
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Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, has made a surprise court appearance in New York, and pled guilty to lying to Congress about one of the president's real estate projects in Russia. The 52-year-old attorney has previously pled guilty to violating election campaign finance laws in August, telling the court that…
