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Jussie Smollett, who plays the singer Jamal Lyons on the hit television drama Empire, has allegedly been the victim of a brutal attack, apparently motivated by racism and homophobia. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Smollett, who is openly gay like his Empire character, ambushed outside of a Chicago…
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A teenage has been left with physical symptoms and emotional scars after being attacked by his classmates for his dietary lifestyles, according to the boy's horrified mother. Dante, who is 14 years old, has been attacked on two occasions for being vegan. Having moved to a new school - transferring…
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The owner of a bakery has apologised after baking and selling cookies with a pro-Trump message on them, saying he only did so as a joke. Ken Bellingham, the owner of Edmonds Bakery in Edmonds, Washington State, denied he was trying to make a political statement by writing "Build the…
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Going to the dentist isn't always at the top of people's lists as far as maintaining their health, but there are times where even those who keep their distance will need to have something done. David Woodhouse, a 62-year-old man from Truro, England, was one such man - but he…
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A 24-year-old maths teacher has resigned after allegedly sending a student nude photos and asking if he wanted to play "naked hide and seek". Kelsie Schmidt is said to have sent X-rated images to a 17-year-old at Beulah High School in North Dakota last August. According to court documents, Schmidt, who was…
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New medical research has declared that a regular sore throat, combined with shortness of breath, trouble swallowing or earache, could be a sign of larynx cancer. General practitioners have reportedly been told that hoarseness that is severe enough to prompt a patient to book an appointment should make them think seriously…
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This weekend, a pregnant woman was stabbed to death in Tempe, Arizona while working as a Lyft driver. The victim, 39-year-old Kristina Howato, was in her third trimester when she was fatally attacked by a man she had just dropped off outside an apartment complex in the early hours of…
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A woman's Facebook video has gone viral on social media this week, which shows a fellow passenger ranting angrily at her because of her weight, while on a flight from Las Vegas to New Jersey. The footage, which was filmed by nursing leader Norma Rodgers, shows an unidentified blonde woman going into…
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During the 1970s, Theodore 'Ted' Bundy went on a killing spree that ended the lives of at least 30 female victims - one of whom was just a child. He was arrested multiple times for his crimes, but twice managed to escape from jail and continue his rampage. Finally, in 1978,…
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One man from Florida was recently arrested for the theft of medication, but that wasn't the only bad thing that happened to him that night. Peter Hans Emery, 56, was reportedly staying at someone else's home when he decided to steal from their medicine cabinet, according to the criminal complaint.…
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When it comes to retirement, some take the time to do all the leisurely things they just didn't have time for during their working life, while others can't help but fall back into some part-time role or volunteer work. But for this couple, from a small town in Michigan, it…
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A man who allegedly followed a group of Muslim schoolgirls, hurling racist abuse at them, has been arrested in London. The individual, believed to be in his 60s, was taken into custody after footage emerged of a man following a number of female students down the street and telling the…
