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New Zealand's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban most semi-automatic weapons, a month after a gunman murdered 50 people in the Christchurch massacre. The fast-tracked gun reform bill was supported by all but one of 120 parliament's lawmakers after its final reading, but it must receive royal assent from the…
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19-year-old Shana Grice from Brighton, England, reported her ex-boyfriend Michael Lane to the Sussex Police five times within a six month period in 2016. The officers responded by fining her £90 ($117.82), for "wasting police time." That same year, Lane killed Grice by slitting her throat in her bedroom and…
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The increasingly frosty relationship between America and Iran will have been causing distress to anyone with a nervous disposition. President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal last year in order to put sanctions on the country. In doing so, he has destabilised a delicate political situation which had brought…
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A mother has been accused of child abuse after she was spotted kicking her young daughter in public. The woman, who has not been named, is believed to have physically lashed out at her daughter after the three-year-old, identified on social media as "Niu Niu", failed to pose properly for…
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In what is being described as a "world first", a woman from Taiwan was found to have four bees living in her eye after she went to the doctor complaining of some swelling in the region. The 29-year-old patient, named only as He, turned up at the hospital suspecting she had…
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On Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged 'Full House' star Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents who have not said they would plead guilty with new money laundering charges in the college admissions bribery scandal. Combined with the previous charges, they each could face up to 40 years in prison, according to…
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The Mountain is one of the most intimidating characters in Game of Thrones. He's barely had any dialogue, and it's uncertain what exactly he wants other than to fight, murder and maim, but his actions speak volumes. He managed to kill off fan-favourite Oberyn Martell in an astoundingly horrific scene -…
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It's fair to say that Alec Baldwin and President Donald Trump aren't exactly on close terms. Baldwin's views mean that he's often at odds with the Republican leader, and choosing to portray him in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live certainly didn't help matters. To be fair to…
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An Uber driver in San Mateo, California dropped a passenger off at the airport, then returned to their empty home and attempted to break inside, police said. However, an alarm went off at the residence, which is located on the 600 block of Rand Street, scaring the burglar the away.…
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A leading British supermarket has been forced to apologise after suffering backlash over their Easter chocolate ducklings, with some customers branding them 'racist'. Waitrose, a supermarket chain with around 350 locations in the United Kingdom, recently released a set of chocolate ducklings in anticipation of Easter, selling for around £8,…
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In a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates, Pete Buttigieg, pronounced boot-edge-edge, has a lot of momentum. He's a former Naval Intelligence Officer who served seven months in Afghanistan, the two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana and, oh yeah, an openly gay Christian, who married his husband, Chasten, last June.…
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'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman and 12 wealthy parents, plus one university coach, have pleaded guilty in the 'Varsity Blues' college admissions scandal. Newport Beach businessman Rick Singer orchestrated the $25 million scheme, in which parents cheated to get their privileged children into highly selective universities, like Yale, Stanford and…
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Allison Mack, the 36-year-old actress best known for playing Chloe Sullivan in the CW superhero series Smallville, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges for her involvement in the secret sex trafficking cult NXIVM. "I have come to the conclusion that I must take full responsibility for my conduct…
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To the dismay of grandparents and traditionalists everywhere, video gaming is now officially a high school sport. Esports is the fastest growing spectator sport and its influence is being seen in the US education system where, in eight states, it is a legitimate varsity sport. Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts and…
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It’s becoming painfully obvious to everyone that plastic is bad news for the planet. Despite being a cornerstone of industry for the last 100 years, we are only just getting to grips with how potentially disastrous our plastic dependence actually is. It affects everything, from life in the oceans to…
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A domestic abuser who made chilling threats to murder the mother of her child was allegedly allowed into a women's refuge shelter after beginning to identify as female. While living as a man, Melissa Addis (formerly Mark Addis) spent six months on remand in a male prison in 2014 after…
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The gymnast who broke both of her legs in a horrifying fall has spoken out after her student career cut short, saying she "couldn't be prouder" of her achievements. Samantha Cerio broke both of her legs and dislocated both her knees in a sickening injury caught on camera while representing…
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A woman has been left humiliated by pool staff in New Zealand after reportedly being asked to leave a swimming pool over her choice of swimwear. Yvette Harvie-Salter, a 26-year-old singer, presenter and actress, had been going to the pool in Auckland three times a week for several years, but…
