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The US has been plagued by devastating mass shootings, which have prompted nationwide calls for harsher firearms laws. Per USA Today, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has been declared a "domestic terrorist organization" by officials in San Francisco after a shooting at a festival in Gilroy, California, left four people,…
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Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas. Now, a Floridian man has stepped in to help those affected, spending $50,000 on supplies and generators. According to CNN, the precise amount, $49,285.70, bought the man 100 generators and other household supplies, which are now being shipped to the affected area. [caption id="attachment_12550102" align="aligncenter"…
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Prosecutors have revealed that a 27-year-old Californian man has been arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, months after a video emerged of him allegedly rapping about killing a woman. Per CNN, The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office revealed that Robert Anthony Camou has been charged in the disappearance of…
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A boy left in a critical condition after being thrown from a Mall of America balcony has finally left hospital after five months. Identified only as Landen, the five-year-old, who almost lost his life in April, has recovered from the extensive injuries he received after he was pushed by a…
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The woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner in 2015 - and whose 7000-word victim impact statement changed the way that we, as a society, think and speak about sexual crimes - has formally introduced herself to the world, ahead of the publication of her upcoming memoir. Chanel Miller,…
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A study has found that people with tattoos are more likely than those without tattoos to act "impulsively" and "recklessly", the Times reports. More than 1,000 people took part in the study, which was conducted by economists at Canada's McMaster University and published by the Journal of Economic Behavior and…
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A British teenager has reportedly been left clinically blind after spending years surviving off a diet of chips and crisps. The 17-year-old, who ate little else other than French fries, Pringles and white bread, developed severe malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies, which ultimately led to him losing his sight. According to…
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Recent headlines have been inundated by the devastating fires tearing through the Amazon rainforest. While the wildfires were, in part, the result of global warming, they were also influenced by the actions of the government, which has authorized deforestation and the contamination of water sources with pesticides. The latter of…
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A 38-year-old woman has been arrested by the police for attempting to impersonate her 21-year-old daughter during a traffic stop. Heather Garcia was driving a silver BMW when she was pulled over on Main Street in the town of Farmington in Utah after a Davis County police officer noticed that…
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On Sunday, the mightiest storm on record to hit the Bahamas started blowing off roofs, flipping cars, and causing extreme flooding. Hurricane Dorian is, in fact, the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane since records began, with destructive winds of up to 165mph (270km/h). The category 5 hurricane is set to spread to…
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A female tourist has been captured on camera biting a chicken seller's hand in Morocco in an attempt to free a chicken from its cage. The dramatic encounter took place in Tangiers, northwestern Morocco last month and has since gone viral on Twitter, with many criticizing the individual in question.…
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New York state legislators have decided to rule out arming educators. On August 1st, governor of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo, signed a bill which prohibits school districts from allowing teachers and educational administrators to carry firearms on school grounds. Per the New York Times, Cuomo stated, "The answer to…
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British police officers are urging the general public to be more conscientious about labelling food while transporting it, after a vegan cake mix was mistaken for drugs after being recovered in lost luggage at a UK airport. This week, cleaners at London Gatwick airport stumbled upon an unattended suitcase packed…
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Five people have been killed and 21 injured after a shooting near Midland and Odessa in West Texas. The gunman, who has not yet been named by police investigators, but who was reportedly described as a white male in his 30's, opened fire after being stopped by police on Saturday…
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Security camera footage shows a male customer defiantly lighting a cigarette in the middle of an armed robbery while everyone else around him, including the bartender, responds quite naturally in fear. The armed robbery in question took place at Behrmann's Tavern, a bar in St. Louis, Missouri in the 3100…
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A woman who hails from Nevada has been cleared of murder charges and awarded the sum of 3 million dollars, after spending 35 years behind bars. Cathy Woods, a 68-year-old woman who was exonerated on the basis of DNA evidence found on a cigarette at the crime scene, intends on…
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The brother of acclaimed US Olympic Gymnast, Simone Biles, has been arrested over the murder of three men in Cleveland, Ohio on New Year's Eve. Tevin Biles-Thomas, aged 24, is currently under arrest, and has been accused of shooting five people, wounding two and killing three others at a house…
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A Chinese surgeon has been hailed a hero after fighting through sleep deprivation to complete seven operations without a break. Physician Dai Yu became an overnight celebrity after completing a gruelling seven operations, then - instead of going home to sleep - he took an accidental nap on a ten-minute…
