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On Monday, April 15th, a fire tore through the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, destroying a large portion of the 800-year-old structure. The city, and, indeed, much of the rest of the world, mourned the loss of the historic building, and France's president, Emmanuel Macron, vowed to have it…
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Today, Sunday April 21st, at least 207 people were killed and more than 500 were wounded when eight separate bomb blasts hit the Sri Lankan cities of Negombo, Batticaloa, and the country's capital, Colombo. Now, according to various reports, seven people have been arrested in connection with the attacks -…
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Over the past couple of centuries - and, more noticeably, in the past few decades - humankind has done a terrible job of looking after the planet. We've torn down rainforests, polluted oceans and rivers, generated tons of non-biodegradable waste, produced mass amounts of CO2, eradicated whole species of animals…
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A total of eight explosions have occurred in Sri Lanka today, killing at least 138 people and wounding 560. Half of the bombs went off during Easter services at churches in the cities of Negombo, Batticaloa, and the country's capital, Colombo, while the other half were targeting popular luxury hotels…
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A plane passenger has gone viral this week after she decided to wear 9lbs of clothing on a plane flight to avoid an overweight baggage fee. Natalie Wynn was stopped from boarding a Thomas Cook flight after a security officer told her that her bag was 4kg overweight. However, Natalie…
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A transgender man who attempted to take his own life has shared the hospital bill for $93,000 he received after treatment. Oliver Jordan, a 21-year-old who works as a legal assistant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, attempted suicide after struggling with his mental health in the summer of 2018. He spent one…
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We all like to celebrate the holidays in different ways. For some people, Easter is a time when people only indulge in traditional egg-themed forms of entertainment, like painting them, hunting them, eating them, and rolling them down hills. A lot of folks have forgotten the origins behind these practices,…
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A 9-year-old schoolgirl has been commended for her heartwarming display of kindness after making birthday boxes for classmates who couldn't afford parties. Back in 2017, a classmate told a third-grader Bella Smith, who attends Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School in Kentucky, that his family couldn’t afford to throw a birthday party…
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When deputies arrived at David and Louise Turpin's house in Perris, California, they discovered a horrific scene. Thirteen children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, were found held captive and severely malnourished. One 22-year-old son was shackled to a bed, and one 29-year-old daughter weighed 82 pounds. The house…
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Last month, Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded a two-year-investigation into Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election and possible obstruction of justice on behalf of Donald J. Trump. The investigation resulted in criminal charges for 34 individuals, including Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump's former…
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A pair of homeowners realised they had a bee problem - and after trying to eradicate the beehive using conventional methods - ultimately called upon The Bartlett Bee Whisperer, also known as David Glover. The expert in moving bee colonies travelled to the couple's house in Germantown, Tennessee, to locate…
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It's 4,000 years old - but this newly discovered tomb in Egypt sure doesn't show its age! Egyptian officials were thrilled to reveal the remarkably well-preserved tomb, which was found in a massive necropolis at Saqqara, south of Cairo this week. Named "one of the most exciting discoveries ever in…
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A devoted elderly couple killed themselves after the husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer because they didn’t want to live without each other. Howard Titterton, 80 and Jacqueline Titterton, 78, were found dead at their home in St Asaph, Wales, on November 13 last year after entering a suicide pact…
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A young woman was burned to death after filing a sexual harassment complaint against her school headmaster, the BBC reports. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a 19-year-old from a small village called Feni near Dhaka in Bangladesh, was studying at a madrassa (Islamic school) when she reported that on March 27, her…
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The US prison system has faced harsh criticism regarding drugs, disorder and disorganisation on the part of those in charge. This is exemplified by the South Carolina prison system which, just last month, was referred to as "in crisis mode". With huge questions over the American justice system and its…
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The devastating fire that ravaged Paris' 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral was most likely caused by an 'electrical short circuit,' a French judicial police official told The Associated Press. Investigators are not allowed to work in the cathedral at this time due to safety concerns, said the official, who spoke anonymously.…
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US Attorney General William Barr says that US President Donald Trump did not collude with the Russian Government in the lead-up to the 2016 US Presidential Election, as the release of the Mueller Report draws ever closer. A redacted version of the full 448-page report says that while no evidence…
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Pornhub is one of the biggest sites around for... uh... adult entertainment. After nearly 12 years of being active, it's made a lot of money - and is one of the biggest sites on the internet. In fact, it's only a couple of spots down on the total site rankings…
