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Earlier this week, a 20-year-old woman and her family were threatened with police action and told to vacate a drive-thru Dunkin' Donuts after she spoke to her family in their native language. Hamdia Ahmed, a student and activist whose family are originally from Somalia, visited the popular fast food chain on Monday,…
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During the 2016 US election, only 54.7 percent of citizens voted, according to Politifact. Had more people participated, instead of staying home to smoke a bong and watch Rick and Morty, we might have a different president. Yes, it sucks that America holds the election on a Tuesday, and it's…
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On Wednesday, Canada became the latest major country to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. While medical marijuana has been legal in the country since 2001, this was a landmark day in the drug trade laws for the country. Various Canadian provinces and municipalities have been preparing for the end of cannabis…
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This week, a former middle school teacher pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a 14-year-old student. Stephanie Peterson, a 27-year-old science teacher from Florida, admitted to two felony charges: one count of lewd or lascivious battery sex act with a child, and one count of transmission of harmful material to minors by…
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently on their royal tour, checking out all the sights in Australia. I was hoping they'd go to the Outback, and watch kangaroo boxing with some VB-chugging, Winny Blue-smoking bogans, but apparently, that's not on the agenda. Instead, the royal couple went to Melbourne…
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Yesterday, a 27-year-old woman was charged with fraud after raising $55,000 by claiming that she was suffering from stage five ovarian cancer. Lucy Wieland, from Townsville, Australia, spent months posting on social media about her supposed illness in order to scam well-intentioned people out of giving her money in order to…
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It seems like a dream job to be a duchess, traveling the world, wearing fabulous outfits and and waving at people. (The muscles in your waving hand get so strong.) However, former actress Meghan Markle has discovered that following the Royal Family's strict sartorial rules isn't easy. The Queen insists…
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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…
