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A woman has developed a new invention designed to prevent wrongful police shootings as a result of racial profiling. Jackie Carter, a former resident of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, who now lives in DC, has created a special magnetic pouch she has dubbed the "not reaching pouch", which holds your driver's license…
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Two people who received facial injections from the same spa have been infected with HIV, New Mexico health officials announced this week. The VIP Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which shut down last year, is under scrutiny - with former customers now being urged to undergo testing for HIV, hepatitis…
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Now that the sun is starting to peek through the clouds, a lot of us are gearing up for what will hopefully be a glorious summer. And for a lot of people, a real summer highlight is that precious time spent with friends and family in the garden. But when…
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It’s often said that the President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world. However, as God’s representative on Earth, the Pope would likely be the most powerful - and most important - according to followers of the Catholic faith. As vastly different positions, this question…
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A UK police officer is facing an inquiry after being filmed playing on a trampoline during what was believed to be a drugs raid. The uniformed cop was caught on camera in Coventry, England, bouncing up and down and performing tricks while other officers laughed last week. British newspaper The…
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Sri Lanka has banned face-covering clothing, after suicide attacks killed 250 people and injured hundreds more on Easter Sunday. The emergency law, imposed by President Maithripala Sirisena, will assist security forces in finding remaining attackers, eight days after Islamist militants targeted churches and hotels. From Monday, any face garment which…
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Virginia will not be visiting the White House to celebrate this month's NCAA national championship win over Texas Tech, their coach Tony Bennett has confirmed. This follows the decisions of NBA champion Golden State Warriors, who elected to decline an invitation to visit the White House back in 2017, and…
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The Avengers: Endgame has finally been released in theaters, delivering an epic climax to Marvel's cosmic 22-movie story. But if you're looking for another kind of climax, and aren't ready to say goodbye to your favorite characters, good news! You can find unsanctioned Avengers-themed videos on the adult entertainment site…
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Italian explorer Christopher Columbus did not actually "discover" America, as Icelandic explorer Leif Ericsson landed in the country five centuries prior. Rather, Columbus jumpstarted the European colonization of the Americas, a noteworthy event, but perhaps not worth celebrating. According to historians, Columbus and his men brutally enslaved and abused Native…
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On April 12, a man senselessly threw a 5-year-old boy off the third floor balcony of the Mall of America, a popular tourist destination in Bloomington, Minnesota. The child, identified as Landen, fell forty feet and suffered several life-threatening injuries, including multiple broken bones and severe head trauma. For the…
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A North Carolina woman was arrested and spent around 12 hours in jail, after complaining about finding vomit on her daughter's plane seat, local news sources report. Rosetta Swinney, 53, was travelling with her teenage daughter on a Frontier Airlines from Las Vegas to California. When her flight was delayed…
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This puzzle is seriously confusing people on the internet right now. There are two possible answers, but you'll need an IQ of 130 or above to be able to find either of them. The thing is, a lot of us look at the puzzle and immediately assume that the answer…
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An ambulance has been pictured outside Meghan Markle's new Windsor home, sparking speculation that Baby Sussex’s arrival is imminent. A helicopter has also been snapped in the skies above Frogmore Cottage, prompting further excitement that the long-awaited royal baby could be on the way. Meghan is thought to have her…
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A 39-year-old woman from Uganda has 38 children - and is raising them as a single mother. Mariam Nabatanzi's husband reportedly abandoned her three years ago. Reuters reports that Mariam first gave birth - to twins - just a year after she was married off at the age of 12;…
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A university gym boss has been dismissed for sending a message implying that women who miss fitness classes should be "raped". Ross Brain sent the message in a WhatsApp group to his co-workers at Edinburgh University Sports and Exercise Club, discussing potential punishment for an unidentified woman who had skipped…
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A female customer at a McDonald's in Beijing was horrified to find that her order of chicken wings allegedly came with the feathers still very much attached. The woman, known only as Zhou, apparently ordered the wings to-go for her daughter, who shortly after noticed something off about the food.…
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The last few years have seen a huge shift towards female empowerment and equality in the workplace. Scrutiny which was long overdue has highlighted gender pay gaps, sexual harassment and the institutional objectification of women. In 2017, the news that millionaire movie producer Harvey Weinstein had abused his position of…
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The perpetrator of one of the worst hate crimes in history has been executed today, with the racially-motivated killer of a black man receiving the death penalty. John William King, 44, died by lethal injection in Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, after becoming one of three men to be convicted…
