Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A active shooter sneaked into an employee going away party and took three people hostage at the Veterans Home of California. The 600 acre facility is the largest retirement home for veterans in the United States, housing 840 aged and disabled residents. It is located in Yountville, California, a small…
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Earlier this week, news broke that a 26-year-old teacher from Florida had been arrested following a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. The story shocked many people, especially once it transpired that the middle school teacher was married. Now, the same thing has happened again - though this time in…
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In recent months, the crackdown on illegal immigrants and those who assist them has increased in the USA. People who fail to go via the proper channels in order to attain legal residency in the states are being deported, even when they have young children or other family members in…
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In his time as president, Donald Trump has proven himself to be one of the most divisive leaders in living memory. As well as raising tensions amongst Americans, the former businessman has also threatened to start a trade war with Europe, and managed to anger pretty much every non-white nation…
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For more than 80 years, the disappearance of Amelia Earhart has remained a mystery to the world. The pioneering aviator was the first woman to ever fly solo across the Atlantic ocean - a feat for which she attained worldwide fame. However, during a 1937 flight over the Pacific, she and…
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Regardless of which side of the capital punishment debate you fall on, I think we can all agree that the thought of a botched execution is horrifying. This, however, was the reality for one death row inmate who managed to survive the lethal injection. The government-sectioned practice is still in…
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"Trump is a rapist." This statement is the rallying cry for the feminist anti-Trump crowd. But is it true? Donald Trump has been accused by many of his detractors of sexism and it's still debated as to whether or not the US President holds misogynist views. This perception of Trump…
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A middle school teacher in Florida is being investigated after it was reported that she not only hosted a white supremacist podcast, but has also been trying to insert her views into her lessons with young students. On top of this, she used Twitter to share anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and…
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Ben Cohen, a 66-year-old businessman from New York, isn't the most high-profile guy around. In fact, you've probably never heard of him. And yet, he's almost certainly been personally responsible for some happy moments in your life - because he makes up one half of Ben and Jerry, one of…
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There's never a dull moment with President Donald Trump. If he's not caught up in some scandal to do with grabbing women "by the p***y", or having affairs with former Playboy models and porn stars, or trying to start a trade war on Twitter, he's no doubt already thinking about…
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Last month, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. They're part of the "America's Presidents" exhibit, and the portraits of the first African-American president and First Lady were even more significant because the artists commissioned to do the job were for the first…
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There have been plenty of mass shootings before, and with each death toll comes the usual platitudes of 'thoughts and prayers' issued by politicians to the victims' families, with no changes to gun control laws to prevent massacres like this from happening again. In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, in…
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White House communications director Hope Hicks announced that she is resigning from the position within the next few weeks. The 29-year-old former model is one of Donald Trump's longest-serving aides, his right-hand woman, having joined his presidential campaign at the very beginning. The timing of her resignation is a bit…
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Timothy Jerrell Cunningham worked as an epidemic intelligence officer at the Center for Disease Control (CDC). On February 12th, he reported for work, and then asked to leave because he was sick. Nobody has seen him since, and it's been over two weeks. The Atlanta police have offered a $10,000…
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One of the biggest suppliers of sporting goods in the United States has revealed that it will no longer be selling assault-rifles in its stores. Dick's Sporting Goods made the announcement on Wednesday, with the company saying that the decision was made in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
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In April 1985, police officer Julius Schulte was shot and killed. The police account stated that Schulte was responding to a domestic disturbance call at the time. He asked the culprit, Vernon Madison, to leave the property as he looked after the woman he was living with, Cheryl Ann Greene, and…
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If anyone was in any doubt as to whether the current President of the United States would try his hand at getting re-elected, it is now known for definite: Donald Trump will be running for office in 2020. In addition to this, he has also announced the appointment of a…
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The US government's "war on terror" was launched in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks. The international military campaign was first alluded to by former US President, George W. Bush, and its initial focus was on countries affiliated with al-Qaeda. While the "War of Terror" was thought to have culminated…
