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As anyone who has ever perused the internet before will tell you, it is awash with conspiracy theories about pretty much anything and everything. Whether it's the debate surrounding Donald Trump being a lizard man, Nicolas Cage being a vampire or 9/11 being an inside job; there are some conspiracy…
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President Trump has announced that the US will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imported from some of its most important trading partners, including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The announcement was made by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who said that the tariffs on imported steel would amount to…
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I am asking you, please, for one second, to imagine that you have been given $9 million of gifts. Sounds pretty sweet, right? Imagine sitting there, knowing that you have $9 million of stuff that you can either sell or enjoy. All those scooters, games consoles and Nespresso machines you can marvel…
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Design house ban.do has been accused of "romanticising mental illness" by social media users unhappy with the release of nameplate jewellery on their site. User Ja'mie King sparked uproar on Twitter after posting a picture of two nameplate necklaces, one that read 'depression' and the other "anxiety". The online shop…
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Donald Trump announced this afternoon that he will give a full pardon to Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative author and filmmaker who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014. The president's big reveal came on Twitter, where he stated: "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He…
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Honestly, is there a more likeable and photogenic couple than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? Literally, in every photo taken of them - even by the paps - they look completely natural and comfortable with one another. While the Royals can sometimes seem like a stiff, straight-faced and hardened family,…
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Canadian rapper and songwriter Drake has addressed criticism of a photoshoot which surfaced on social media, in which he appears in blackface. Drake has clarified that the photoshoot was part of a past project aimed at highlighting the frustration experienced by black actors in the entertainment industry, and did not…
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Since last October, Harvey Weinstein has been accused by over 80 women of sexual misconduct. As the victims shared their stories, more and more women felt compelled to come forward, sparking national outrage about sexual abuse. The waves of allegations created the #MeToo movement, which aims to end sexual harassment…
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Screening for colorectal cancer should begin five years earlier, at the age of 45 and not 50, experts at the American Cancer Society claim. Dr Richard Wender, chief cancer control officer of the ACS, cited a recently-published study to back up these claims, highlighting a significant increase in fatalities as a…
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Kim Kardashian met with Donald Trump on Wednesday to request a pardon for a 62-year-old great-grandmother who is serving life in prison. The reality TV star and her attorney, Shawn Holley, spoke with the president about the pardon of low-level drug offender Alice Marie Johnson, who has served more than 20 years…
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TV star Roseanne Barr has taken to Twitter to launch a fresh tirade after she was fired from her sitcom for posting a racist tweet about a former Obama White House senior advisor. The comedienne's show was cancelled by ABC after she claimed online that Valerie Jarrett was the child…
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Televangelist Jesse Duplantis has asked his followers for charitable donations to help finance a $54 million personal jet for travel purposes - a request that many have criticised as excessively materialistic. Duplantis has stated that the Falcon 7X will give him the means to spread the word of God more…
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Yesterday, ABC decided to cancel Roseanne Barr's show after the actress posted racist content on her Twitter account. The problematic content in question was a tweet she posted about Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to former U.S. president Barack Obama. The tweet was immediately pulled up as being discriminatory towards Jarrett's race, as she…
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In a society so often plagued with terrible news of misfortune and tragedy, it was refreshing to start this week with a story about a selfless hero who risked his own safety in order to save a child's life. Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old originally from Mali, raced up the outside of…
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Honestly, this is a sentence that I never thought that I would read or write in my life: Kim Kardashian is set to visit the White House and discuss prison reform with US President Donald Trump. Yes, it seems like America cannot get enough of TV personalities meddling in politics.…
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Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was reportedly shot dead outside his home in Kiev, is apparently still alive. He allegedly showed up alive at a news conference on Wednesday May 30. Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, has stated that his agency faked Babchenko’s death to catch a…
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A high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin was arrested in Spain this morning on an Interpol Russian arrest warrant, but was released just hours later. Outspoken British businessman Bill Browder tweeted on Wednesday morning that he had been apprehended by Spanish police in Madrid and was headed to a police station "right…
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When a new baby is born, it is generally recommended that the mother breastfeed the infant until it is at least six months old. Not all mothers choose to follow this practice, but, of the 73 per cent that do, the vast majority switch to formula milk and other liquids…
