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Irish citizens living around the globe have been sharing their #HometoVote stories, as they travel back to Ireland ahead of the country's historic abortion referendum on Friday. Tomorrow, voters will take to the polls to decide whether the Eighth Amendment, which bans access to abortions, should be repealed. At present,…
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Actor Jason Bateman has publicly apologised on Twitter after defending his Arrested Development co-star, Jeffery Tambor, for using verbally abusive language towards Jessica Walter. Bateman appeared to defend Tambor during a New York Times interview about the upcoming fifth season of the hit Netflix sitcom, stating: "Not to belittle it…
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Actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual harassment by a number of women. According to a special investigation by CNN, eight production assistants, film workers and entertainment journalists, (including CNN reporter Chloe Melas), claim that they have been sexually harassed by Freeman in the past, or that he behaved…
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The poisoning of former Russian military intelligence officer and British double agent Sergei Skripal has led to extreme tension between Russia and the west, particularly the United Kingdom. On 4 March 2018, Sergei and his daughter Yulia - who was visiting him from Moscow - were both poisoned by unknown assailants carrying…
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Have you heard about the royal wedding? Of course you have. Since the day that British royal Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle were first spotted together, the British media, along with hundreds of news outlets across the world, have been going wild for the pair - and this…
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Donald Trump has cancelled a planned summit with Kim Jong-un, claiming that it would be inappropriate to meet at this time due to the "tremendous anger and open hostility" of the North Korean leader's last statement. In a letter to the Supreme Commander of North Korea, published on Twitter by…
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What do you get the woman who has everything? For someone like Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted one of the most popular talk shows for years, the list of things she needs or wants is probably pretty short. Yet her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, came up with a great…
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Up until his deposition in April 2003, Saddam Hussein served as the president of Iraq. During most of that time, he was viewed as a man who cared greatly about his personal image, and indeed much of the country was littered with posters, portraits, and statues of the leader. After…
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The missile launcher used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Eastern Ukraine back in 2014 belonged to the Russian armed forces, an international team of investigators has confirmed. Detailed analysis of video images led the Dutch-based team to establish that the missile came from Russia's 53rd brigade located…
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Actor Moses Farrow, the adopted son of Woody Allen, has defended his father over sex abuse allegations in an essay which has been shared on social media. Furthermore, he also claims that the claims made by his mother Mia Farrow, sister Dylan Farrow, and brother Ronan Farrow, are an attempt…
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The missile that downed flight MH17 was fired from a Russian military system, an international team of investigators have said. Travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down over the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew on…
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Whenever we're bored at work, we all know exactly where to turn to to help the day go by a little faster: Buzzfeed quizzes. After all, did you even live through the 21st-century if you didn't find out what sort of potato you are, or when you'd get engaged based on…
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This week, the internet was stunned to hear about a 30-year-old man who was taken to court by his parents after he refused to move out. Michael Rotondo, who lived with his folks rent-free for eight years, lost a legal battle on Tuesday when a judge ruled that he had…
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President Donald Trump has claimed that the 'Spygate' conspiracy, which alleges that FBI moles worked secretly against him during his presidential campaign, could be a political scandal of historic proportions. In a tweet on Wednesday, the 45th POTUS wrote: "SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!",…
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A US Air Force jet has crashed in northeast Mississippi, with two pilots ejecting safely from the plane before the point of impact. Officials from the Columbus Air Force Base said in a statement that a T-38C Talon II jet had crashed at around 8.30am on Wednesday morning. According to local news…
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Literature fans around the world have been paying tribute to American author Philip Roth, who died in Manhattan at the age of 85. The author, who was born in New Jersey in 1933, is best known for works such as The Human Stain, I Married a Communist, and Goodbye, Columbus.…
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A New York-based attorney, who was filmed engaging in a racist rant against Spanish-speaking staff at a café, has made a public apology for his behaviour after facing criticism. Aaron Schlossberg was filmed on May 15 at a Fresh Kitchen in Manhattan, angrily demanding that employees there spoke English to…
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A 30-year-old man who lives with his parents has been ordered by a court judge to leave and find somewhere else to stay. Michael Rotondo, who lives in Camillus, near Syracuse in the state of New York, moved back in with his folks eight years ago. He paid no rent…
