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Joy Buckley recently welcomed her third child into the world, one that may have set a record for the state of New York. Her newborn daughter has already set the record for largest baby born at Arnot Odgen Medical Center, and may be the largest baby born in the state.…
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If you've ever known a pregnant woman, you'll be well aware of the fact that she's a superhero. But now it has been officially confirmed how incredible women carrying babies are, with a new study claiming they are close to living "at the limit of what the human body can…
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A horrific attack in August of 2014 saw five children taken from their mother. Having entrusted them to her husband following their divorce, Amber Kyzer is still coming to terms with the way in which they lost their lives. Meanwhile, one assumes, her ex-husband Timothy Jones Jr carries around an…
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It has been over 30 years since the release of Dirty Dancing, and it is still considered one of the most iconic movies of all time. Everything from the palpable chemistry between lead actors Jennifer Grey (Baby) and Patrick Swayze (Johnny Castle) and, of course, the incredibly choreographed dance routines…
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Say goodbye to your social life, because Nintendo announced a sequel to 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' at E3! The original game was launched alongside the Switch in March 2017, and brilliantly reinvented the franchise. Hearkening back to the spirit of the first Zelda in 1986, Breath…
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A 21-year-old woman has caused plenty of buzz online, after sitting up in her hospital bed to take her exams - having given birth just half an hour earlier. Nothing was going to stop Almaz Derese, who lives from Metu in western Ethiopia, from graduating, with exam season delayed because…
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A woman in Florida was arrested last week for allegedly squeezing her boyfriend's testicles until they bled, according to a police report. The alleged victim, who has not been identified, called the police on June 4 to report a domestic assault. He told officers that his live-in girlfriend became "enraged"…
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Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart has been a longtime advocate for the 9/11 first responders, who sacrificed their health to rescue victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The cancer-causing toxins present in the air at Ground Zero created deadly illnesses that killed 15 police officers in…
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Since March, almost 70 people have reported becoming 'violently' ill while on vacation in the Dominican Republic, according to iwaspoisoned.com - a website that tracks food-borne illness outbreaks. Essentially, this means that the last three months have seen 60 more reported illnesses on the island than in the entire year…
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Drug policies are slowly changing in order to favour harm reduction over a traditional, punitive approach. Across much of North America and Europe, cannabis has been decriminalised or legalised. By comparison, the UK has been far more resistant to change. Last year, certain cannabis products were made legal for medicinal…
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Sex offenders who have attacked children younger than 13 will now be chemically castrated by law in Alabama. On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that requires offenders to undergo the reversible procedure as a condition of their parole. Under the law, offenders convicted of sex crimes with…
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It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that wearing socks and sandals is the ultimate fashion faux pas. I can't explain why; I can't even rationalise it beyond a vague sense of nausea, but socks and sandals are just one of those big sartorial no-nos. When it comes to sandals, Crocs…
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When it comes to international relations between countries, symbolic gestures are extremely important. Just think of the relationship fostered between the United States and France for example. The two countries have always valued the principles of liberty, justice, and democratic equality - and the friendship between the American people and…
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Rick and Morty fans have had to wait a long time for the next season of the hit animated show, created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon - and understandably, a lot of people have been left feeling pretty impatient about it all. However, if you're one of those people…
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The people of the Philippines are struggling to make use of more than 10 million fresh mangoes after a bumper harvest this year. Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol claims that Philippino mango farmers had reported an “unusual increase” in mango crops for 2019. They attributed this gigantic surplus to a phenomenon…
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A flight from Manchester Airport set to fly out to Pakistan was recently delayed for hours following a mishap on board. A passenger on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight reportedly mistook the emergency exit of the plane for the bathroom door. After she opened the door, the emergency chute…
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The lesbian couple attacked on a London bus last month have spoken out, as police confirmed they have arrested five people in connection with the incident. Melania Geymonat and her partner Chris were attacked on the way back from a night out in North London, after a group of men…
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Earlier this year, Adidas made a pledge to make 11 million shoes made from upcycled plastic waste. This was all done in the pursuit of cleaning up the oceans - and now the company is looking to take further steps to re-use materials. In January, Adidas announced they'd be working…
