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Allison Mack, the 36-year-old actress best known for playing Chloe Sullivan in the CW superhero series Smallville, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges for her involvement in the secret sex trafficking cult NXIVM. "I have come to the conclusion that I must take full responsibility for my conduct…
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To the dismay of grandparents and traditionalists everywhere, video gaming is now officially a high school sport. Esports is the fastest growing spectator sport and its influence is being seen in the US education system where, in eight states, it is a legitimate varsity sport. Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts and…
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It’s becoming painfully obvious to everyone that plastic is bad news for the planet. Despite being a cornerstone of industry for the last 100 years, we are only just getting to grips with how potentially disastrous our plastic dependence actually is. It affects everything, from life in the oceans to…
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A domestic abuser who made chilling threats to murder the mother of her child was allegedly allowed into a women's refuge shelter after beginning to identify as female. While living as a man, Melissa Addis (formerly Mark Addis) spent six months on remand in a male prison in 2014 after…
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The gymnast who broke both of her legs in a horrifying fall has spoken out after her student career cut short, saying she "couldn't be prouder" of her achievements. Samantha Cerio broke both of her legs and dislocated both her knees in a sickening injury caught on camera while representing…
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A woman has been left humiliated by pool staff in New Zealand after reportedly being asked to leave a swimming pool over her choice of swimwear. Yvette Harvie-Salter, a 26-year-old singer, presenter and actress, had been going to the pool in Auckland three times a week for several years, but…
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A star gymnast was rushed to hospital screaming in agony as she broke both her legs and dislocated both her knees in a horror fall. Samantha Cerio, a student from Auburn University in Alabama, was competing in the semifinals of NCAA gymnastics regional event when the horrifying injury occurred, after…
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Liz Smith, director of nursing at Franciscan Children’s hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts, recently made two dreams come true. At the end of each workday at the hospital, Liz would visit Gisele, an infant who didn't get any visitors during her stay there. Born at 29 weeks gestation, Gisele was diagnosed with…
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We all know about the dangers of drinking and driving and texting and driving, but what about the dangers of vaping and driving? Many people vape because they believe it's less harmful than smoking cigarettes, which is debatable. Yet vaping could pose a bigger threat behind the wheel, because the…
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Shocking video footage seemingly showing a grown man choking one boy and throwing another down a half pipe has emerged, amid reports that he did so to defend his son against bullies. The video, which was uploaded to Facebook, where it went viral, was recorded in New South Wales, Australia,…
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An elderly man fell to his death from the Grand Canyon on Wednesday of this week, marking the third fatality at the national park site in just eight days. The 67-year-old, who has not been named but has been confirmed as Californian, reportedly fell off the edge at a viewing…
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DNA evidence has proven that the person who came forward as a kidnapping victim is in fact not Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing back in 2011. On Wednesday, an individual was found roaming the streets in Kentucky who claimed to be the young kidnapping victim Pitzen, who went missing as…
