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Last weekend, yet another incident took place on a flight, this time from India to England. One woman, who claimed to be an "international criminal lawyer," went on a rant full of expletives which many are labelling as racist. Her outburst, which took place on an Air India flight from…
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An Australian man and his Thai wife have been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle $216 million ($AU300 million) worth of drugs into Thailand. Luke Cook, 34, and Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in December 2017 over a 2015 plot to smuggle half a ton of crystal…
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A 13-year-old boy in Thailand sadly died this weekend after being knocked out during a kickboxing match. Anucha Tasako, who had been practising martial arts since he was just eight years old, was not wearing a protective helmet during his Muay Thai match on Saturday. "Muaythai Krobwongjorn", a Facebook page which covers…
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It has been nearly ten years since a Brooklyn grand jury first handed one of many indictments against accused drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, but now he is finally on trial for various drug conspiracy charges. Due to the potential dangers of the case, a jury was gathered from…
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Because it's so easy to hide behind a social media profile these days, the famous faces we see on Instagram aren't always what they seem to be. Take Emma Hallberg, for example: a 19-year-old self-described model and influencer from Sweden. She has just shy of 200,000 followers on the picture-sharing platform,…
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This year, Indonesia was struck by a number of calamities. In addition to a number of earthquakes which battered many of the small islands up and down the country, 2018 was also saw one of the worst aviation disasters in the country's history. On October 29, Lion Air flight 610…
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People say politics are ruining everything these days, from NFL games to late night talk shows to Broadway plays. Well, now politics are even ruining The Most Magical Place On Earth. Walt Disney World has banned a man for displaying a 'Trump 2020' sign while riding Splash Mountain. When passengers…
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Forget Marvel's The Avengers - the most ambitious crossover event in history is a photo of Prince Charles' entire dynasty. Think about it. You haven't seen all those royals assembled for a photo, have you? If you're American, and trying to comprehend the significance, imagine the very first photo of…
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Donald Trump and the free press have a combative relationship. When mainstream media outlets are critical of his administration, which is often, he dismisses their stories as "fake news." And at rallies, he's used dangerous rhetoric, branding the press "the enemy of the people." After Cesar Sayoc, an avid Trump…
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Adam Thomas and Claudia Patatas were convicted at Birmingham Crown Court this week, after the law became aware that they were members of National Action, a far-right neo-nazi organisation that operates in the United Kingdom. The couple, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, were also known to have named their baby after Adolf Hitler.…
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Sunday the 11th of November was Armistice Day - a time in which we remember the brave soldiers who lost their lives in conflicts around the world, and who died to provide we lucky few with the freedom we so often take for granted. It's also a time for us…
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This week, President Donald Trump has flown to France in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. While there, he was expected to make a visit to the Belleau Wood battlefield and cemetery just outside Paris, but has now said that he is…
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Earlier this week, on Wednesday, 7th November, 12 people were killed during a mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. It was the 307th shooting to have taken place in the USA in just 311 days since the start of the year. The killer has since been identified…
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Last year, Telemachus Orfanos survived the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the worst in United States history. A gunman opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 country music festival, shooting round after round from his hotel high-rise. The suspect, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, killed 58 people, then took his own…
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UPDATE: A county official has since said that noise from a malfunctioning water heater was mistaken for gun fire, "However, they are taking this seriously and making sure." Police in North Carolina are responding to reports of an active shooter at a high school. An emergency dispatcher with the Pender County…
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At least 12 people were killed and a dozen more injured when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on Wednesday night. Among those killed were a Navy veteran, a cappella singer who worked as a caregiver, and a security guard with a "big…
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America may pride itself on being the land of the free and the home of the brave, but freedom to make outlandish statements does not come without consequences. Clayton Hickey, a hospital worker from Olive Branch, Mississippi, lost his job this week after photos emerged of him at the polls…
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On Wednesday night, hundreds of people were attending 'College Country Night' at the Borderline Bar & Grill a country dance hall and live music venue in Thousand Oaks, California. At around 11:20 p.m., a lone gunman, armed with a .45 caliber Glock, shot the security guard outside, then entered the…
