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A New Jersey teacher has been accused of telling an Arab American Muslim student, "we don't negotiate with terrorists" in response to a request for a homework extension. The teacher has now been suspended, per district officials, as reported by USA Today. The incident allegedly occurred on Wednesday, October 27,…
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A makeshift memorial for Gabby Petito built on the Laundrie family's front yard in Florida has been torn down. Protestors have cleared out from outside the property in North Port following the discovery of the fugitive's remains, CNN reports. On Thursday, October 21, Laundrie, who had been a person of…
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David Halls, the assistant director of Rust, told investigators he should have checked the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins more thoroughly. The gun in question was supposed to be used as a prop by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for a scene that called for him to point the…
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US Marshals on the hunt for a murder suspect held a young Florida mom and her baby at gunpoint after turning up at the wrong apartment. In a TikTok video uploaded to the platform last weekend, Kada Staples explained that she and her three-month-old daughter were fast asleep when several…
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A group of quick-thinking Sikh men who used their turbans as a rope have saved the lives of two hikers, per NPR. The men were hiking up a steep rock in British Columbia when they became stranded on a steep rock ledge, which led to rough waters near a waterfall.…
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A hiker who was lost on a mountain in Colorado mistakenly impeded a rescue mission, NBC News reports. The hiker, whose identity has not been made public, ignored repeated calls from rescuers — and later explained that they did not pick up the phone as the number was unknown to them,…
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A district attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has not ruled out criminal charges over the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, a spokesperson confirmed on October 26. The 42-year-old cinematographer was accidentally killed on October 21 after actor Alec Baldwin fired a Colt revolver that had…
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Sarah Everard's murderer is appealing against the whole-life sentence he was given at the Old Bailey last month, The Telegraph reports. On September 30, Couzens was sentenced to life in prison after admitting to the abduction, sexual abuse, and killing of the 33-year-old marketing executive. Now, however, the 48-year-old believes…
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A bill has been signed into law prohibiting transgender girls from taking part in female sports in schools, Reuters reports. The bill, set to take effect on January 18, was signed into law on Monday, October 25, by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and bans trans girls in public schools from…
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Representative Jim Banks has been suspended from Twitter after misgendering Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine in a recent tweet, CBS News reports. Levine, a real trailblazer, very recently became the first openly transgender four-star officer in US military history, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on…
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The founder of Spanx has surprised her employees with $10,000 each and first-class tickets to a destination of their choice. Last week, it was reported by CNN Business that the shapewear brand, founded by Sara Blakely, was now valued at $1.2 billion after Blackstone bought a majority stake in the…
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The family of Brian Laundrie has no plans to hold a funeral for the 23-year-old, according to their lawyer. Laundrie was the subject of a nationwide manhunt before his remains were found last week in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. Dental records confirmed that they belonged to the fugitive, who was…
