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One Amazon worker's slamdunk backfired when it reportedly led to him losing his job. The former delivery driver was dropping off a parcel when he saw a basketball hoop in the driveway. Thinking he'd have a bit of fun on the job, the driver shot a quick hoop after making…
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A newsreader made history this week when she became the first person with a Māori face tattoo to present primetime news. Oriini Kaipara filled in for regular hosts Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts on Newshub's 6 PM bulletin. The Kiwi journalist is also set to become a permanent presenter for…
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Director Adam McKay has shared a warning about the climate crisis, saying that without action we are in "serious trouble". The filmmaker's latest movie Don't Look Up is a satirical sci-fi flick in which two astronomers discover a comet hurtling towards Earth but cannot convince anyone to take their impending…
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An unruly airline passenger has been arrested after slapping and spitting on an elderly man for not wearing a face mask. The dispute broke out on a Delta Air Lines flight from Tampa, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia on December 23. According to the Atlanta Police Department, Patricia Cornwall caused a…
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A Georgia mother has been reunited with her daughter - 42 years after she was taken from her at birth. This summer, Nancy Womac greeted her long-lost child Melanie Spencer with a tearful embrace after four decades apart. And their reunion was all thanks to a 2018 DNA test on…
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A lone gunman killed four people and injured three in a Denver area shooting on Monday. The suspect was eventually shot down by police. He died at the scene. Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the attack, which unfolded at several locations. Reuters reports that the shooting began…
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A 23-year-old woman graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio alongside her 88-year-old grandfather this month. Proving that age is just a number is Melanie Salazar and her grandfather Rene Neira, who collected their respective degrees together despite their 65 year age gap. Melanie - who earned a…
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A plane burst into flames after it reportedly crashed into a power line, leaving no survivors on board. The incident involving a Learjet 35 aircraft happened in the El Cajon area of San Diego, California, just after 7 PM local time on Monday, December 27. It is unclear how many…
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Violent drawings made by Ethan Crumbley were seen by his parents prior to the Michigan school shooting, the court has heard. Crumbley is accused of fatally shooting four students and injuring seven at Oxford High School in Michigan on November 30. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder,…
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At least 36 people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings across the US over Christmas weekend. While it was meant to be one of the jolliest weekends of the year, various parts of the US saw horrific shootings take place that have claimed the lives of at least…
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A prosecutor in the case against Rogel Aguilera-Mederos has said she will seek a reduced term of 20 to 30 years at a hearing next week. Aguilera-Mederos - a truck driver - was sentenced to 110 years for accidentally killing four people when his brakes failed on a Colorado interstate.…
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A Boston College student has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after consistently telling her boyfriend at the same school to end his life, which he eventually did, per BBC News. On Thursday, Inyoung You, 23, pleaded guilty as she accepted responsibility for her late boyfriend Alexander Urtula's death following verbal, physical,…
