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Despite the risks of drink driving being well-known, it is a risk many people continue to take. In the US, 29 people lose their lives every day as a result of drink driving, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reports. To put that into context, that's one drink driving…
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An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing five-year-old girl who is believed to have been kidnapped by three men in Houston, Texas. Maleah Davis was taken on Saturday night and was last seen in Sugar Land, Houston, near the Southwest Freeway and Highway 6. The five-year-old's stepfather, his…
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Brunei will not be enforcing a death penalty for gay people following backlash over such a proposal, Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei confirmed in a speech. Talk of punishment by death for gay people in the oil-rich nation sparked outrage, with a number of high-profile individuals, including Elton John…
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Parents in Germany who choose not to vaccinate their children against measles could face a hefty €2,500 fine, according to draft legislation drawn up by the country's Health Minister Jens Spahn. If passed, the law would also entail the exclusion of children from preschool and daycare facilities. The proposed legislation…
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Calves, believed to be as young as two to three weeks old, were beaten and jumped on by workers, undercover footage taken in French coastal city Cherbourg has shown. The shocking violence was captured at a resting post in the process of transporting the animals from Ireland to mainland Europe.…
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Israel's ground troops are reportedly prepared to launch an invasion into Gaza after more than 450 rockets were fired by militants in the besieged strip into Israeli territory over the last 24 hours. The attacks are responsible for the death of the first Israeli civilian in the Israel-Palestine conflict since…
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A Boeing 737 aeroplane slid off a runway and into the St Johns River at the end of a runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, officials said. An aviation source told NBC News that the plane was arriving from Cuba at around 9.40pm when it hit rough weather and slid…
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We use plastic every day for bags, straws and bottles, but have you ever thought about what happens after you throw it away? Plastic trash takes decades to biodegrade, breaking into tiny particles called microplastics, which eventually end up in the ocean. Sea creatures such as turtles, fish and whales…
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A transgender woman has made the brave decision to share a photo of her 'bulge' in order to fight for the right of trans women to be considered women like any other. Imogen Loxley did so in response to seeing a teenage trans girl being harassed due to the 'untucked'…
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A video showing a woman slut-shaming fellow females for wearing short dresses in Delhi, India, has gone viral. In the clip, the woman - who has been identified as Soma Chakrabarty - can be seen asking men around her to rape a group of women wearing clothes she deemed inappropriate.…
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A 28-year-old nearly lost his life after he suffered a major stroke from cracking his neck, ABC News reports. ABC affiliate KOCO reports that Josh Hader, 28, was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City after tearing his vertebral artery, which leads to the brain. According to Dr. Nura Orra,…
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On Thursday afternoon, Facebook announced that it will be purging Alex Jones and several high-profile figures from its platforms. Jones is a radio host who runs the alt-right media platform InfoWars. The controversial website is known for propagating outrageous conspiracy theories, like falsely claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting…
