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Navar Herbert, a 22-year-old rugby player from New Zealand, passed on June 25. Though he was diagnosed with a brain tumour only months ago, Navar's condition sadly worsened quickly. Before time ran out, he and Maia Falwasser decided to tie the knot. On a June 24 ceremony, the couple's closest…
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One of the hardest (and surprisingly most political) decisions that has to take place in the lead-up to a wedding is the choice of bridesmaids. For the bride to select a small group of their friends they're closest to without upsetting anyone... to say it's hard would be an understatement.…
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A mother in Alabama has been charged over the death of her baby after getting into an altercation while she was five months pregnant. Marshae Jones, 27, was shot in the stomach by 23-year-old Ebony Jemison and lost her baby in the process, but since police believe that Jones was…
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On June 6, a father and his three daughters returned from vacation back to their home in Cumming, Georgia. As they were unpacking their luggage from the car, they heard distant cries, and decided to investigate. "Had they not done that, this would have been a different conversation," Forsyth County…
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A bizarre video has gone viral on social media this week, which shows a man dropping from the ceiling in a shower of plaster, his leg left dangling in the air over the heads of the shocked policemen searching the house for him. The incident allegedly occurred in Rochdale in…
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A dad showed lightning reflexes, quick thinking and incredible strength to save his son from drowning. It was a normal Sunday afternoon in West Palm Beach, Florida, where 18-month-old toddler Rocco Passavanti was chasing after an inflatable beach ball that lay in the Passavanti swimming pool, as the family watched…
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Two Florida congressmen reintroduced a bill on Wednesday that would make animal cruelty a national felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act addresses "crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, and impaling animals," plus bestiality. If the bill passes, those found guilty of such malicious acts could face up to seven…
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Donald Trump has gone about the tradition of inviting sports teams to the White House after big wins slightly differently to his predecessors. Earlier this year, the President infamously catered to the winners of the College Football Playoff National Championship by serving them McDonald's hamburgers. And though the Philadelphia Eagles…
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A man who ordered and spent a few hours in Houston's Plush Daiquiri Bar & Grill on Saturday left with an unpleasant note in his pocket. After discovering the words “to go dude with dreads fat gay” at the bottom of his receipt, the customer called the restaurant to complain.…
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Perhaps the ultimate power couple, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have captured the hearts of the world with their transatlantic romance. During Meghan’s pregnancy, speculation around the name and sex of the baby escalated - drawing thousands of bets and thus breaking several world records. However, they broke another when…
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'A boy's best friend is his mother.' Know who said that? Norman Bates in Psycho. Yes, there are plenty of mommy's boys out there in the world, but sometimes people can be suspicious about maternal affection. In our culture, there are always those who assume that any display of intimacy…
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The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill will now charge those guilty of animal cruelty in England and Wales with up to five years in prison. The new bill aims to highlight the severity of animal cruelty. The bill…
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Unless we can figure out a way to transfer our consciousness to the cloud, like in the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror, we are all going to die one day. (Spoiler alert.) Since our time on this earth is limited, we all have a bucket list, a number of…
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A man accused of suffocating and dismembering a Tinder date slashed his own throat in a Nebraska courtroom on Monday. Aubrey Trail screamed "Bailey is innocent and I curse you all" before cutting his neck with what appeared to be a pen or a small blade, and collapsing. [caption id="attachment_12528886"…
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lambasted the Trump administration, saying the White House is "afflicted by mental retardation", The Independent has reported. His words come after Trump imposed sanctions on the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other senior figures, following Iran's shooting down of a US drone. Speaking…
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Where do we go when we die? Countless books and movies ask this age-old question, but the conversation continued last week on social media when Maddie Johnson shared a photo of her tattoo on Instagram. The Californian woman's inking was inspired by her aunt Tina Hines, who died for 27…
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A Nebraska man has been sentenced after he was discovered to have married and had sex with his biological daughter, Omaha World-Herald reports. According to the newspaper, the relationship was the result of a "jealous competition" between half-siblings for the man's affection. Samantha Kershner, 21, met her father, Travis Fieldgrove, pictured…
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From Coachella to Glastonbury to the Gathering of the Juggalos, there's no shortage of summer music festivals. The music varies depending on the event, but each experience is essentially the same. You camp out in the desert/countryside, watch bands on multiple stages, and of course, get totally drunk, day and…
