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Cesar Sayoc, 56, is accused of sending 14 pipe bombs in the mail to prominent Democratic figures, including the Clintons, the Obamas, Joe Biden, billionaire George Soros and actor Robert De Niro. President Trump frequently attacks these figures at his rallies, and on social media, so you will not be…
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A would-be passenger is lucky to be alive after heavy traffic reportedly made him miss the doomed Lion Air flight that crashed into the sea off Indonesia today, with 189 people onboard. Sony Setiawan, an official in Indonesia's finance ministry, was supposed to be onboard flight JT 610 when it…
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On Saturday morning, a lone gunman stormed into Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 people. Six people were injured, including four police officers who responded to the situation. The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, reportedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, and frequently targeted Jews on the social…
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China has long been known as a country whose governance borders on the tyrannical. Stories of corruption, police brutality and mass surveillance have made headlines recently. However, the Chinese government now stands accused of imprisoning a million Muslims in a state-sponsored brainwashing programme. Furthermore, many of the newsworthy security measures…
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Gun-related deaths happen at an alarming rate in America, and it's particularly disturbing when the tragedies involve children. After the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School, in which 17 students and teachers were killed by a lone gunman, the survivors became outspoken advocates to stop the epidemic of gun violence.…
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At 6pm on June 1, 2014, two children walked into an elevator. Prince Joshua Avitto and his friend Mikayla Capers were excited and chattering loudly. It was a hot summer day, and they were returning home after a day of fun and games at a nearby playground in Brooklyn, NYC. A large,…
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Meghan Markle made sure a group of schoolchildren didn't go hungry today, when she rushed back into a cafe to fetch them some leftover cake - as if we didn't already love her enough, eh? The Duchess of Sussex was chatting to youth workers at the Maranui cafe in Wellington, New…
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When you're in a bad mood, all it takes is a simple act of kindness from a stranger to restore your faith in humanity. It could be an act of profound heroism, like someone rescuing someone else from certain death; or it could be something totally mundane - somebody reaching…
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In the run-up to the 2016 election, a vast proportion of the media seemed certain that Hillary Clinton would win the ballot and secure her position as President of the United States. Unfortunately, they were only half right. While Clinton won the popular vote by almost three million, she lost…
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When a 'racist' train passenger in London was confronted for wearing 'blackface' at the weekend, he is said to have shrugged and asked: "Why not?" A video uploaded to social media shows the unidentified male, who appears to be dressed as Samuel L Jackson’s character, Jules Winnfield, in Pulp Fiction, sitting…
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According to a study by the The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, at California State University, police reported a 12.5 per cent increase in hate crimes in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and San Jose, California in 2017. Worryingly, racism appears…
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Smartphones are amazing, giving us instant access to everything we could possibly want. Whenever you have a spare second, you can check your messages, play a stupid game, browse matches on a dating app, and read the latest news on awesome websites like this one. But on the downside, we…
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I loved going to college, but I definitely don't love paying off my student loans. It seems like I'll be making monthly payments from now until I'm a drooling, diaper-clad nursing home resident. When you leave your parents' nest and try to make it in the world, it sucks to…
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Our great-great-grandchildren might be able to call a Space Uber and go to Mars, but most of us will never get the chance to journey into the cosmos. However, every so often, the splendors of space become visible to the naked eye. From the shimmering ethereal curtains of the Northern…
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A furious father has been caught on camera battering the teacher accused of sexually abusing his teenage daughter in Argentina. CCTV captured the dad as he seemingly threw 22 punches in about 15 seconds, before walking away with his 15-year-old daughter. In the footage, the teacher, identified by the local…
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After a recent spate of attempted mail bombings, the FBI has now managed to recover another two suspicious packages. The packages were believed to be intended for senator Corey Book and James Clapper former Director of National Intelligence. The two packages are currently in the custody of the FBI's labs…
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A plane carrying Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was forced to hastily abort its landing due to another aircraft on the runway today. The royal couple was due to land at Sydney Airport, however, the Qantas aircraft they were flying in missed its approach when another jet was too slow…
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There's been a lot of Friends-related news this week, and it's not about a reunion show (sorry), but rather crime. You wouldn't think that the theft of a crate of beer in Blackpool, England, would have anything to do with David Schwimmer, but this week it does. Blackpool Police shared…
