Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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When you hear "Pirates Of The Caribbean," you probably think of the movies, starring Johnny Depp as the shrewd, eccentric and very drunk Captain Jack Sparrow. But before it was a blockbuster movie franchise, it was a ride at Disney World. In fact, it was the last attraction Walt Disney…
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The case, or indeed cases, against Donald Trump, seem to be growing by the week. Certainly, the former Apprentice star has courted controversy since he first decided to run in the 2016 Presidential election against former First Lady and Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton. And from his ways on Twitter,…
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According to The Guardian, young black men are nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers, and last year, 23 per cent of all people who were fatally shot by police were black. To humanise such statistics, we have yet another report of a life…
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Last Thursday, the 950 ton pedestrian bridge at Miami's Florida International University collapsed, killing six people. One of them, Navarro Brown, 37, was working on the bridge at the time, as an employee of Structural Technologies. The other five victims had the unfortunate luck to be driving in cars underneath…
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It's been over a month since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which took the lives of 17 people. But in the wake of yet another massacre, a movement has arisen. The surviving students have emerged as passionate advocates for change. After making memorable appearances in the media, their…
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Yann Arnaud, a Cirque du Soleil acrobat, fell to his death last week during a live performance. The 38-year-old was trying out a new routine when something went wrong, leading to him falling onto the stage in front of the audience. He died from his injuries at Tampa General Hospital…
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It has been reported that several people have been injured at a high school in Maryland after a gunman opened fire. The school district said; "The Sheriff's office is on the scene; additional information to follow", adding that the siutation has been contained, according to CNN. An FBI spokesperson for the…
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Even with more than 16 years passed, the events of September 11 are still fresh in our minds. While we have celebrated the heroes who risked their lives to save who they could and mourned for those that couldn't be rescued in time, it's not often we focus on the…
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Donald Trump has been causing controversy again. Ahhh, how many times are we going to type that sentence before the year is up? This time though, it's nothing to do with him sleeping with a porn star, or eating a McDonald's every day, nor is it even anything to do with his…
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While it's easy to turn a blind eye to incidents that happen in prisons and jailhouses because the victims are usually criminals, it's also important to remember that they are human beings. No matter what they've been incarcerated for, they deserve at least a reasonable degree of care, and any…
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On Wednesday, students all across the United States participated in National Walkout Day. They walked out of class for seventeen minutes to protest gun violence, and demand action from lawmakers. That's one minute for every victim who died at the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The 19-year-old killer was mentally…
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Long before he became president, Donald Trump had something of a reputation for being a philanderer. Aside from the obvious "grab 'em by the p***y" comments and multiple accusations of assault he's had leveled against him, the former businessman was also well-known for reportedly cheating on his first wife, Ivana.…
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If you don't know Martin Shkreli by name, you'll definitely know him by title. Back in 2015, the world was left seething when the price of lifesaving drug Daraprim, used in the treatment of HIV patients, skyrocketed by 5,000 per cent from $13.50 to $750 a pill. The man responsible?…
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A little over one month ago, 17 lives were lost when a 19-year-old man armed with a semiautomatic weapon shot at students and teachers at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida. The incident caused worldwide debate over the USA's attitude towards gun regulations, and prompted several survivors…
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The bond between a mother and her child is often held up to be pretty much the pinnacle of human relationships. It's unconditional, unbreakable, and basically incomparable to any other. One thing it certainly isn't meant to be, however, is romantic. And yet, that didn't stop Patricia Ann Spann from marrying…
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On Thursday afternoon it was discovered that Vanessa Trump had filed for divorce from her husband, Donald Trump Jr. Their marital problems were rumored earlier in the week, after the New York tabloid Page Six explained that they had seen some conflict due to both Trump Jr.'s travels and his controversial tweets.…
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In this crazy world we're living in, vlogging has become one of the most profitable and commercial business around. It seems like everyone under the age of 25 has a vlog and, while the majority of them prove to be unsuccessful and are rendered pointless, some of them do take…
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Many were saddened to hear the shocking story of Kokito, the French bulldog that died on a United Airlines flight this week. Catalina Robledo, her baby, and her 11-year-old daughter Sophia were traveling from Houston to New York along with their 10-month-old puppy on board when the incident occurred. According to…
