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A youth wrestling tournament in Kimberly, Wisconsin earlier this month quickly descended into chaos, but the violence had little to do with the young wrestlers who had taken to the mat. Instead, it was their parents that started the brawl, with several people grappling with each other as insults flew.…
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A southern Californian man has been arrested on relation to the murder of his parents and housekeeper in a gated community in Newport Beach. 27-Year-old Camden Nicholson was confirmed to be in the custody of Newport Beach police, after the bodies Richard Nicholson and Kim Nicholson (who were 64 and 61…
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US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in order to secure funding for his border wall, in a move that sent shockwaves around the world. After many attempts on the president's side to secure funding from the wall - at one point shutting down the government for a…
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Five people have been killed and several more injured as a man opened fire in a firm based in Aurora, Illinois, police have confirmed. The shooter was identified as Gary Martin, a 45-year-old who had worked at the Henry Pratt manufacturing company in Aurora, 40 miles from Chicago, for 15 years.…
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The bigger, badder brother of piercings and tattoos, body modification is becoming increasingly popular in certain circles. Humans walk among us with horns, elf ears, split tongues and all manner of strange bumps under their skin. However, one artist’s procedures are pushing the boundaries even for a practise which itself…
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US President Donald Trump has had the cake from his wedding to Melania in 2005 sell at auction for nearly $2,000, but he may be concerned about what could happen to the dessert. Artist and photographer Andres Serrano is probably best known for his "Piss Christ" photograph, where a model of…
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For weeks now, rumours and allegations about R Kelly have been circulating the media. The Ignition artist was placed under criminal investigation last month following statements made by a number of women in the Lifetime docuseries, 'Surviving R. Kelly'. Now, as part of that investigation, celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti claims that…
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One year on from the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the wound still feels fresh both to the friends and families of the victims and to the US as a whole. A total of fourteen students and three teachers were killed. In many cases, those who lost…
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Police in New Jersey are on the lookout for a young man who released a giant rodent into a McDonald's earlier last week, causing a frenzy inside the restaurant. NBC New York reports that a young man - accompanied by a young boy - walked into a McDonald's in Newark…
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A few weeks back, the news was awash with reports of a group of schoolboys who had allegedly harassed a Native American elder. The pupils, who were from Covington Catholic School in Kentucky, had been in Washington DC in order to participate in the March for Life and protest women's rights…
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The owner of a Mexican restaurant has been forced to post a strong response after a customer wrote a racist message on a receipt instead of leaving a tip. Vanessa Martinez, owner of Charrito’s Bar & Grill in Huntsville, Alabama, took to Facebook to reply strongly to the aggressor, who…
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Over the past few years, various internet "challenges" have seen younger people engaging in risky behaviour for the sake of getting some kind of online notoriety. We've had the Tide Pod challenge, the Bird Box challenge, the blue whale challenge, and now, worryingly, the "48 hour challenge". Concerns about this…
