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This week, a former middle school teacher pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a 14-year-old student. Stephanie Peterson, a 27-year-old science teacher from Florida, admitted to two felony charges: one count of lewd or lascivious battery sex act with a child, and one count of transmission of harmful material to minors by…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently on their royal tour, checking out all the sights in Australia. I was hoping they'd go to the Outback, and watch kangaroo boxing with some VB-chugging, Winny Blue-smoking bogans, but apparently, that's not on the agenda. Instead, the royal couple went to Melbourne…
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Yesterday, a 27-year-old woman was charged with fraud after raising $55,000 by claiming that she was suffering from stage five ovarian cancer. Lucy Wieland, from Townsville, Australia, spent months posting on social media about her supposed illness in order to scam well-intentioned people out of giving her money in order to…
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It seems like a dream job to be a duchess, traveling the world, wearing fabulous outfits and and waving at people. (The muscles in your waving hand get so strong.) However, former actress Meghan Markle has discovered that following the Royal Family's strict sartorial rules isn't easy. The Queen insists…
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In Davis, California, a 16-year-old girl brought sugar cookies to school and offered them to her classmates. The treats were an old family recipe, but not in the way you might expect: She claimed she baked them with her grandfather's ashes. Reportedly the teenager told some students about the "secret…
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With the success of The Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, Hollywood is finally discovering the value of representation. Obviously, there's financial value - both films are among the highest grossing of 2018. But there's also cultural value. Many viewers have expressed sweet messages about good it feels to see…
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Buying makeup should be easy. Perhaps even an experience that you know will leave you walking out of the store with newfound confidence. For Fadzai Manyeza, on the other hand, her trip to an Estée Lauder makeup counter went hand-in-hand with humiliation when she was allegedly told she was “too…
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A Houston mother who went to bed with a 'hangover' and woke up paralysed in the hospital ended up having to undergo major brain surgery to remove an aggressive tumour. Christina Smith woke up with a headache after celebrating her niece's birthday the night before, but had no other symptoms. After…
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Benjamin Franklin said there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Well, I'd like to add a third one: white women calling the cops on black people for no good reason. At least, that's what it seems like this year. 'BBQ Betty' called the cops on a…
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Over the years, we've heard plenty of stories about teens bringing in pot brownies and other baked delights made with marijuana, but have you ever heard of the same being done with human remains? Police in Sacramento County, California are currently investigating a chilling report that a high school student…
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On Saturday, October 13, a tragic accident occurred in the French Alps. A hunter accidentally mistook British cyclist Marc Sutton for an animal and shot him dead near the Les Gets Alpine ski resort as he was riding his bike through the woods. He left behind a grieving girlfriend of nine years,…
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They say that variety is the spice of life, but I think that you don't just have to think of spicy foods when adding variety to your diet. Everyone has their favourite foods, but it's important to try new foods when you get the chance. But one man in New…
