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In Davis, California, a 16-year-old girl brought sugar cookies to school and offered them to her classmates. The treats were an old family recipe, but not in the way you might expect: She claimed she baked them with her grandfather's ashes. Reportedly the teenager told some students about the "secret…
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With the success of The Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, Hollywood is finally discovering the value of representation. Obviously, there's financial value - both films are among the highest grossing of 2018. But there's also cultural value. Many viewers have expressed sweet messages about good it feels to see…
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Buying makeup should be easy. Perhaps even an experience that you know will leave you walking out of the store with newfound confidence. For Fadzai Manyeza, on the other hand, her trip to an Estée Lauder makeup counter went hand-in-hand with humiliation when she was allegedly told she was “too…
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A Houston mother who went to bed with a 'hangover' and woke up paralysed in the hospital ended up having to undergo major brain surgery to remove an aggressive tumour. Christina Smith woke up with a headache after celebrating her niece's birthday the night before, but had no other symptoms. After…
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Benjamin Franklin said there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Well, I'd like to add a third one: white women calling the cops on black people for no good reason. At least, that's what it seems like this year. 'BBQ Betty' called the cops on a…
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On Saturday, October 13, a tragic accident occurred in the French Alps. A hunter accidentally mistook British cyclist Marc Sutton for an animal and shot him dead near the Les Gets Alpine ski resort as he was riding his bike through the woods. He left behind a grieving girlfriend of nine years,…
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Matthew Falder, it could be said, is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The balding, bespectacled university lecturer was arrested in his office on 21 June last year following a global investigation by the National Crime Agency. Using a number of social media accounts, Falder posed as a depressed female artist called "Liz".…
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If there's one thing that social media has taught us lately, it's that racial profiling is still a sadly common phenomenon in the United States. If you don't believe me, then just think about the alarming number of minorities in the US whom white people have called the cops on them…
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If you have a fear of flying, then there are usually three things about aviation that worry you the most: the take-off, turbulence, and the landing. For me, it has to be the landing that's the scariest thing about the whole ordeal. I hate the sudden bump as the plane…
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If there's one thing I've learned from surviving hurricane season, it's that nature is damn scary. We human beings like to think of ourselves as the masters of our domain; safe and sound inside our air-conditioned homes with electricity, Wi-Fi and working plumbing. But all it takes is for Mother…
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It finally seems like all the fuss and ceremony over the royal wedding is beginning to die down at last. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are now married, and for now, at least the paparazzi has decided to give them some much-deserved privacy. However, the event itself was particularly spectacular, and…
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A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut heading for the International Space Station were forced to make a dramatic escape when their rocket malfunctioned today. Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin had been in the air for little more than two minutes of their six-hour mission when they reported a problem with the…
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In April of this year, Verne Troyer, who was perhaps best known for his iconic role as Mini Me in Austin Powers, passed away at the age of 49. At first, there were suspicions that the actor may have accidentally overdosed, as he was discovered to have had a high…
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At the end of last month, people residing in the skyscrapers of Brisbane were treated to a stunning - and frankly, nerve-wracking - sight, as a plane flew worryingly close to their windows. The Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster was pulling off the manoeuvre in preparation for an Airshow, rehearsing…
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Back in September, a video of a woman pouring a mixture of bleach and water onto men's crotches on public transport went viral after receiving huge amounts of criticism. In the clip, Anna Dovgalyuk, a 20-year-old student from St. Petersburg in Russia, approached men on the subway who were "manspreading" (i.e.…
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Mental health remains a taboo topic in many families, businesses and friendship groups - despite the desperate campaigning of those who have suffered at the hands of depression, anxiety and self harm or worse still, those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Suicide is now considered a major national…
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Corey Lewis, from Marietta, Georgia recently had an altercation with the police - all because he was babysitting. On Sunday, a woman called the police on him after seeing him looking after the 10-year-old daughter and six-year-old son of his friends. He was treating them to lunch at a Subway…
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October has arrived, bringing with it autumn leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and - for one couple, at least - incredibly tasteless Halloween displays. Jennifer and Marc Wolfe, from Alabama, found their holiday decorations at the centre of a fierce debate this week after someone posted a picture of them on…
