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On 23 March, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar delivered a speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair). She referenced the 9/11 attacks, somewhat dismissively, with the phrase “some people did something". A small snippet from a speech about Muslims' place in the US, her words were taken out of context…
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A student posted a video to her Snapchat account mere minutes before plunging to her death while at university, reportedly "trying to get a good picture for Instagram". Sydney Monfries, a 22-year-old who attended Fordham University in New York, broke into the Bell Tower at her college while with friends…
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Last week, almost two years after Donald Trump tweeted that he wanted to exclude transgender individuals from serving in the US military, the president's transphobic ban was put into practice. From now on, new military recruits will be prevented from transitioning, the military has the right to discharge those currently…
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A spokesperson for Notre Dame Cathedral said that the entire wooden interior is on fire and will likely be destroyed. "Everything is burning, nothing will remain from the frame," said spokesperson André Finot, according to The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and CBC. Watch the heartbreaking moment the spire collapses: On Monday afternoon, a…
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Notre Dame cathedral's iconic roof and spire have collapsed in a massive fire, which reportedly began at 5.50pm (GMT) on Monday. Witnesses shared footage of the devastating damage on social media. The cause of the fire is unknown, but thought to be linked to recent $6.8 million renovation work. As…
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A massive fire has engulfed Paris' famous Notre Dame cathedral, which was built in 1160 and completed in 1260. The blaze was first reported at 5.50pm (GMT) and the monument was evacuated shortly afterwards, according to a spokesperson for the cathedral. The cause of the fire is not known, but…
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We're used to seeing some pretty incredible sights on talent shows, but the latest episode of Britain's Got Talent really took the cake! Instead of a singer, or yet another boy band, we had an eerie magic show performed by an enigmatic masked magician (who looked a little bit like…
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A 23-year-old paramedic has suffered a stroke after a "neck crack" went wrong. She is now sharing her one-in-a-million story to raise awareness of strokes in young people. The incident happened on March 4 when Natalie Kunicki, an employee of the London Ambulance Service (LAS), was enjoying an evening in…
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A man from Michigan is suing his parents after they threw away his collection of pornography and sex toys. The plaintiff in the case, identified only as 'Charlie', is demanding $86,822.16 in damages after his folks chucked out his extravagant collection of sex aids and paraphernalia, which was estimated to…
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A video has emerged showing the Australian Prime Minister accidentally saying hello to a Korean woman in Chinese while on the campaign trail. Scott Morrison, the leader of the Liberal Party, was campaigning in Strathfield in Sydney's inner-west ahead of the Federal Election. There, he was meeting and greeting various…
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A hilarious video has gone viral on social media this weekend, which shows little boy shaving his and his sister's heads after finding an electric razor. The video in question was uploaded to Twitter by a man named Ian Hagadorn, who captioned it: "Y’all, my nephew found the electric shaver…
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While motherly love is all-encompassing and unconditional, (as every media outlet seeks to inform us) Lori Loughlin has arguably taken it too far. Last month, it was revealed that around 50 wealthy people - including Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and Felicity Huffman - had been indicted in a…
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A group of anti-paedophile protesters are picketing a nude swimming event, organised by British Naturism, open to adults and children of all ages. Campaigners gathered outside Waterworld in Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, arguing that the event should be for over 18s only, and that participants should be required to submit to…
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DNA tests have proven that a Dutch fertility doctor used his own sperm to secretly father 49 children. Jan Karbaat, who died two years ago in April 2017, impregnated the women at his clinic in Bijdorp, near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with none of the women aware that he was…
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A 'racist' California woman has been caught on camera calling the police on a city worker because he "looks illegal". Footage uploaded to social media shows a shocking altercation between the unidentified woman and a South California Edison contract worker at a Glendora Walmart on Monday. Shared to Facebook by…
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An autistic five-year-old boy was "forced out" of a cinema after being confronted by a "heartless" audience member. Vicky Page took her son Noah, and his two siblings aged nine and ten, to the Royal Cinema in Faversham, Kent to watch the new Dumbo film last Saturday. However, the trip…
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An accountant who was allegedly bullied at work stole £170,000 ($222,000) from his bosses and spent it all in one weekend on cocaine and prostitutes. Accounts worker Darren Carvill was jailed for two-and-a-half years this week, confessing to 18 fraud charges. He reportedly almost bankrupt car servicing chain Mr Clutch,…
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Police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico noticed that one motorist was driving without a license plate on Sunday, April 27. So, they pulled over the motorcyclist for a routine traffic stop, at which point things took a turn for the bizarre. The 23-year-old Eusebio Padilla was found to have a…
