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A school has won widespread praise after sending children to mandatory meditation instead of detention. Robert W. Coleman Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, established its "Mindful Moment" program in 2016, which involves children being sent to a mindful moment room when they misbehave, CNN reports. They are then given the…
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An Italian artist has sold an invisible sculpture for $18,000. According to HypeBeast, the artwork in question is the brainchild of Salvatore Garau, and has been dubbed "Io Sono" - which translates in English as "I am". The artwork consists of a 5×5-foot square on the ground and is intended…
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A store in Nashville has come under fire for selling ‘Not Vaccinated’ badges that resemble the Star of David badges Jews of Europe were legally compelled to wear during the Holocaust. As reported by CNN, Nashville's hatWRKS recently posted an image to their Instagram page showing the store's owner, Gigi…
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China is set to allow married Chinese couples to have up to three children in a huge policy shift from the existing two-child limit. As reported by Reuters, the decision was approved by officials during a Communist Party Politburo meeting chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday and comes…
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Gavin MacLeod, who is perhaps best known for appearances on The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the age of 90. MacLeod's nephew, Mark See, confirmed the news to TMZ, revealing that the beloved star had passed away overnight early Saturday morning at his home…
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A Florida concert promoter has taken drastic measures to ensure the safety of his guests. As reported by NBC News, Paul Williams of Leadfoot Promotions is currently in the process of selling tickets from an upcoming punk-rock gig. However, in an effort to protect all his guests from Covid, he…
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Delta Air Lines has been met with backlash after a video surfaced online showing a female passenger crying after her wheelchair was damaged in transit. Per The Independent, disability advocate and model Bri Scalesse took to social media on Friday. May 21, to share a video of her friend sobbing…
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A sleep-deprived pilot fell asleep at the controls for 40 minutes - missing the intended destination by 80 miles. The fiasco took place on July 2, 2020, in Queensland, Australia, and saw the pilot, who has not been named, doze off for more than half an hour during the flight…
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A two-year-old genius with an IQ of 146 has become the youngest American to be accepted into Mensa. Despite having been born as recently as 2018, Kashe Quest of Los Angeles has been welcomed in the most prestigious IQ society in the world, Fox11 LA reports. Mensa is an organization…
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Samuel E. Wright, who was known for being the voice actor of Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, has sadly passed away aged 74. Wright brought joy to countless people - both adults and children alike - after lending his voice to Sebastian, the animated crab who lived under the sea.…
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The young girl who fought off an attempted kidnapper using a technique from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been praised by the show's lead actress, Mariska Hargitay. Last week, 11-year-old Alyssa spoke with Today's Kerry Sanders about the alarming encounter, which saw her smear blue "slime" on the…
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A five-year-old has been confirmed as the sole survivor of a cable car accident that killed 14 people in Italy. According to CNN, the incident in question took place on Sunday, May 23, when a Stresa-Mottarone cable car transporting 15 passengers dropped from a height of more than 300 meters…
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New DNA has been found on the murder weapon used to convict an inmate, four years after the Arkansas man was executed. Ledell Lee was sentenced to death in October 1995 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, after he was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Debra Reese. He had maintained his innocence…
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Twenty-one people tragically lost their lives after being met with hail, freezing rain, and high winds as they ran a 62-mile ultramarathon in China. As reported by the Guardian, the fatal race took place in the Yellow River stone forest in China's north-western Gansu province. It saw an additional eight…
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At least eight people have lost their lives in a cable car incident in Italy. Per the BBC News, Italy's Alpine rescue service confirmed the tragic news, revealing that a cable car had fallen near the summit of the Mottarone mountain in northern Piedmont. The car is said to have…
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A "tragic mistake" has occurred when doctors accidentally amputated the wrong leg of an elderly man. The Freistadt Clinic in Austria said in a statement cited by Reuters that the man, 82, is suffering from various medical conditions after the horrific blunder, especially after medics didn't realize their mistake for…
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A Michigan has resigned in spectacular fashion - slamming his school board in an impassioned speech over "damaging" policies. Last month, Sean McCarroll - a teacher at Grosse Pointe North High School in Detroit - spoke to a meeting of the school board last month, where he proceeded to roast…
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A young girl who managed to fight off an attempted kidnapper said she smeared blue "slime" on him to help police catch him. In an interview with Today's Kerry Sanders on Thursday, 11-year-old Alyssa revealed that the tactic was inspired by Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. The youngster said:…
