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Lakeith Smith, 18, was part of a group responsible for the burglaries of two houses in Milbrook, Alabama. There were five other men who assisted in the 2015 crimes, and one of them - 16-year-old A'Donte Washington - was shot and killed by a police officer. Despite the fact it…
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Last year, Charlotte Smith - a 21-year-old woman pregnant with her first child - had to make a devastating decision. She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, and was told that carrying her child to term could mean that she would lose her life. Faced with the prospect of a…
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Since Donald Trump took over the role of president last year, he's received a great deal of criticism about how poorly he's handled the role. However, let's be fair to the guy for a moment - it's not just him who's made mistakes. The rest of his family has, too.…
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It's a tough time to be someone who loves guns. In the wake of the Parkland shooting, where 19-year-old former Stoneman Douglas pupil Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and wounded 17 others, more and more Americans are starting to question the Second Amendment: the right to bear arms. Survivors of the…
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We are all aware that there are some horrible people out there who will spike drinks, either to make their target vulnerable to assault or as a cruel prank. It is extremely difficult to get into the mindset of someone who would do this, or imagine how they can get…
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For years now, tensions have been high between Syria and Israel, and the pair have a history of conflict. Up until 2017, however, Israel had been officially neutral towards the Syrian civil war - but that all changed seven months ago when the nation made it clear that they were opposed…
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In the short time that he has been president, Donald Trump has encountered a whole host of controversies and scandals - but wall-gate has got to be the most prominent of them. For years, the former businessman has been promising a "yuge" wall along the southern border for the purposes…
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One man has died and six firefighters have been left injured after a fire broke out at Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, according to the New York City Fire Department. US President, Donald Trump, has a home and office in the building which is located on Fifth Avenue.…
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For most people in the western world, the concept of living in a dictatorship is nightmarish beyond belief. To those enjoying constitutional rights and all the other freedoms we so often take for granted, North Korea seems a million miles away. Guilty of a laundry list of horrendous human rights…
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Bookstores contain a lot of knowledge, don't they? They are absolutely rammed with knowledge. Facts, stories and all kinds of literature live inside of bookstores (as well as an array of small gifts like keyrings and pens), but they also possess the ability to do something a little more strange…
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Though many people these days might claim that "sexism doesn't exist" anymore, or that feminism is an unnecessary movement, there are thousands of incidents that happen every day which prove otherwise. Sometimes, these are large-scale incidents (such as the ones we saw in the Me Too movement), and other times…
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In the past, people have tried some very strange things in order to heal themselves or others of terrible injuries or diseases. Doctors would treat patients with useless and disgusting concoctions created through guesswork, surgeons (who, in the early days, were also part-time barbers), performed rudimentary operations - often with fatal outcomes, and pretty…
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When he walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, Nikolas Cruz became the teenager who took 17 innocent lives, injured 17 more and drastically affected the futures of hundreds of others. In the eyes of many people, he immediately became the embodiment of evil. Chillingly, among others, he has…
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There's no story more captivating than a hunt for hidden treasure. Just think about how many books, films and TV shows are concerned with the business of adventurers seeking some all-important treasure which will make them rich beyond their wildest dreams. For those of us stuck in the nine-till-five rat…
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Since Instagram became prominent in society, a new breed of celebrity has come to dominate our screens and devices: influencers. For those of you who are not up to date on your social media terminology, an influencer is essentially someone who is usually attractive, that companies use to promote their brands…
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People haven't been this unhappy with Facebook since their parents sent them a friend request. Last week we learned that the Trump-affiliated political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained private information from 87 million Facebook users and used it to influence voters' decisions in the 2016 presidential election. As a result of…
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The relationship between Russia and the UK (and a host of other countries) is not in a good place at the moment, but it may be even worse than we thought. After the recent poisoning of a former Russian spy residing in Salisbury, England, various nations expelled Russian diplomats, believing…
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There's nothing like a Royal wedding to send people in Britain (and all over the world, let's be honest) into a frenzy. The date is set for May 19th this year, and it will be held at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Once the date was set, the invites…
