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Earlier this month, a spokesman for the Department of Defense confirmed that it does indeed continue to "pursue research and investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena" - and just a few weeks later it has been reported that unidentified flying objects have been spotted by pilots in the US Navy. In…
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Will Connolly made a name for himself earlier in the year when he went viral for egging Queensland senator Fraser Anning - but now, the teenager, widely known as 'Egg Boy', is using his newfound fame for good. This week, the 17-year-old donated nearly $100,000 AUD to the victims of…
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Despite several attempts to raise taxes to fund higher salaries, the teachers at Colorado's 27J Schools are the lowest paid in the Denver metro area. As a result, the Adams County school district has struggled to attract and retain quality educators. Hoping to make jobs more appealing, administrators came up…
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MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has promised to give half of her $36 billion fortune to charity. After divorcing Bezos last year and gaining four per cent of the company in the settlement, MacKenzie has now joined the Giving Pledge - an initiative started by Warren…
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Keith Raniere is said to be a charismatic yet dangerous man. He gained experience at Amway - a multilevel marketing company with links to US education secretary Betsy DeVos - before founding Nxivm. Ostensibly, this too was a multilevel marketing company. However, it has since been revealed as an oppressive,…
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In the wake of Georgia's harsh new legislation on female reproductive health, bosses at streaming giant Netflix have revealed they are rethinking their investment in the state. Earlier this month, representatives in Georgia signed a "heartbeat bill" that makes abortion illegal after the six-week mark - when it's first possible…
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Fans of the beloved Star Wars franchise will be ecstatic to learn that a brand new Star Wars-themed land will officially open this Friday in Disneyland, California. Dubbed 'Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge', the land has been the centre of considerable hype ahead of its release, and now we're being given…
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Donald Trump's opinion poll numbers may be on a downward trend, but three separate projection models predict he will secure a victory in a second presidential term in 2020. That's according to Treasury Secretary adviser Steve Rattner, who wrote an opinion column on the New York Times and touched upon…
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When I went swimming as a kid, I would always pretend I was a mermaid. Sort of like Ariel the Little Mermaid - but the 'me' version of the beloved Disney character - whatever the 'me' version of Ariel happened to be. I had a pretty vivid imagination so it…
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A Colombian immigrant who moved to the US 23 years ago has now graduated from college alongside her daughter. 46-year-old Sandra Murillo and her daughter, 25-year-old Katherinn Lopez-Murillo, both graduated with bachelor's degrees from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, NBC reports. Their respective journeys were by no means…
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A teenager who was filmed hitting a cat while his friends laughed has been taken into custody. Footage of the incident started circulating Twitter earlier this week. It shows the 15-year-old approach the ginger cat, before he cruelly slaps it in the face. The cat then proceeds to jump off…
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On April 3, police were called to a home in Oxford on the grounds of severely injuring an animal. Callum Gerken was arrested on April 4, before being charged the following day for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and sending malicious communications. Initially Gerken denied all charges, but…
