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A young wheelchair user with cerebral palsy has saved his family from a potentially lethal gas leak after crawling to his parent's bedroom to warn them of the danger. Last month, seven-year-old Michael Martinez was woken by a loud beeping sound ringing through in his family's home in Aledo, Texas,…
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The world's oldest person, aged 118, will carry the Olympic Torch in Japan this May. Kane Tanaka is nearly as old as the modern Olympic Games itself, which started all the way back in 1896. In an interview with CNN, Tanaka spoke about the honor, which will see her take…
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Maia Chaka has made history by becoming the NFL's first Black female official. As reported on the NFL website, on Friday (March 5), Chaka was included in the NFL roster of game officials for the 2021 season, making her the first Black woman to be added to the football league's…
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Nicolas Cage has married girlfriend Riko Shibata in an "intimate" Las Vegas wedding last month. The 57-year-old Face/Off star told People in a statement: "It’s true, and we are very happy." According to Page Six, the ceremony took place on February 16 at Sin City's Wynn Hotel. The couple wed…
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Sarah Silverman has apologized to Paris Hilton for a cruel joke she made about the heiress back in 2007. According to BBC News, the Wreck-It Ralph star and infamously provocative comedian apologized for her roasting of Hilton at an appearance she made in front of a crowd gathered at the…
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Amazon has unveiled its new logo after the company's previous one sparked controversy for resembling Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Back in January, the e-commerce giant launched a brand new icon for its app, replacing the shopping cart graphic. The icon consisted of a beige square resembling an Amazon parcel, as…
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Prince Philip's heart operation was a success but the Palace has confirmed that he will remain in hospital. Buckingham Palace said of the 99-year-old, who had a pre-existing heart condition: "The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew's Hospital. "His Royal…
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Buckingham Palace has launched an investigation into claims that Meghan Markle bullied royal staff. The announcement comes just days before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's interview with Oprah Winfrey is due to premiere in America. Palaces aides confirmed their investigation after a complaint email was leaked to The Times newspaper…
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People have been left outraged after discovering that a seven-year-old girl in Alabama is selling lemonade inside her family-owned bakery to fund her brain surgeries. Elizabeth Scott is the mother of Liza who suffered a seizure earlier this year, leading doctors to discover "multiple cerebral malformations in Liza's brain that…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the NYPD for testing its new robot police dog in low-income communities of color. Implying that the move was motivated by racism and discrimination against those from low socio-economic backgrounds, the 31-year-old Democratic congresswoman had a bone to pick with the department's "Digidog". Last Thursday, February 25,…
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Joe Biden has broken with presidential tradition by removing Dr. Seuss from Read Across America Day after a report claimed to have found racial undertones in the books. The annual event is held on March 2, Seuss's birthday, however, when Biden made a proclamation about the event on Monday (March…
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An American Airlines pilot's recent sighting of a UFO has been confirmed by the FAA as the FBI reveals it's now "aware" of the incident. ABC7 reports that the incident took place on February 21 36 thousand feet above New Mexico during an otherwise normal four-hour flight to Phoenix, Arizona.…
