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A person with the Wuhan coronavirus could be infectious to others before they are even aware they have the condition, according to China's National Health Commission Minister, Ma Xiaowei.At a press conference, which took place on Sunday, Xiaowei asserted that someone with the virus could show no symptoms of the…
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Delta Air Lines has been fined $50,000 by the US Transportation Department, and has been ordered to provide cultural sensitivity training to its employees following two incidents involving alleged discrimination against Muslim passengers, according to Fox News. The DOT ruled that the airline provider was in violation of anti-bias laws…
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A bacon-scented patch has been developed "to help vegans and vegetarians with meat cravings". The unusual device, not dissimilar to a nicotine patch, was invented by Charles Spence, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford. His area of expertise is sensory perception (how smell affects the mind),…
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An escaped prisoner has trolled guards with a "greetings from Thailand" postcard. Oualid Sekkaki, who escaped from a Belgian prison in December, allegedly sent a "greetings from Thailand" postcard to the facility this week, The Brussels Times reports. An escaped Alcatraz inmate allegedly wrote this letter vanishing: "The letter was addressed…
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Any parent worth their salt will tell you that, when you've got young kids, it's impossible to hide anything from them. Seriously, if you've got anything private that you don't want your children to find, then you'd better invest in a locker and a sturdy padlock, because otherwise, the little…
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Lush, maker of vegetarian, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics, is showing its support for Australian wildlife by selling a new koala-shaped soap and donating the profits to the Bush Animal Fund. The new limited edition product, launched on Friday, is named All the Wild Things and is currently retailing for…
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A bank called the police on a black man who was trying to cash a check from a discrimination lawsuit. The incident took place in a Michigan Bank where a Detroit man tried to deposit a cheque for an undisclosed sum that he was awarded after a racial discrimination lawsuit,…
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I'm sure most of us can attest to wanting the latest fashion trend or even feeling sexier in certain outfits - but this new popular item of clothing in Japan really takes things to the next level. Per The Sun, a bizarre jumper-dress in Japan has soared in popularity, due…
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Swedish homeware giant IKEA is now hiring Tidy Technicians, and the job is handsomely paid at $150 an hour. The company is looking for ten cleaning wizards to join their team and spruce up other people's houses by tidying them to perfection - ideal if you or someone you know…
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A mother who died just days after giving birth has saved the lives of 12 people by donating her organs. The selfless decision was made to honor the wishes of Kathleen Thorson, from Medford, Oregon, who died unexpectedly after giving birth to her fourth child, a son she named Theodore,…
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An Instagram influencer has been called out for posting "troubling" images with Kenyan children. In a now-deleted post, Spanish model Daniel Illescas can be seen posing with a young, African girl. He captioned the snap, "I missed you my little princess" and it is one of many which he has…
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It's a fact that, when parents are spectating at a sports game, they can sometimes get too into it. We've all seen a mom or dad screaming at the top of their lungs as if their kid was playing at the World Series or the Super-Bowl, instead of the Little…
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A lesbian couple has spoken out about their "anger" after being informed by the owners of a wedding venue that they would not be willing to host a same-sex marriage ceremony. Per the Daily Star, Megan Watling, 25, and Sasha-Lee Heekes, 24, took to Facebook to slam Cape Town's exclusive…
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Country singer, David Olney, died while performing at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 18th. The first sign that something was wrong was when the 71-year-old suddenly apologized to the audience. He then closed his eyes. He was experiencing a heart attack, and despite…
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People are equally terrible and wonderful, and a great example of the latter emerged on Twitter after a Target employee was criticized by an angry customer. It all began when David Leavitt, a journalist, took to Twitter to reveal that a Target manager wasn't "honoring the price of their items…
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A school has told a teenager that if he does not cut his dreadlocks, he won't be allowed to walk at graduation. Eighteen-year-old Deandre Arnold has been growing his dreadlocks for 10 years, and until recently, his school in the Barbers Hill independent school district of Texas, has never had…
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A 10-year-old girl is being praised by local law enforcement for her quick thinking in a scenario where she felt threatened by a stranger who was potentially planning on kidnapping her. According to a recent news report by Good Morning America, on Tuesday, January 21, Madison Raines and a friend…
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Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg claims that world leaders are running out of time to deal with the issue of climate change, and says that 'nothing has been done' thus far to avert a global catastrophe. Speaking just a few hours before President Donald Trump was due to take the…
