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Dramatic images and videos coming out of the San Francisco area of the state of California show the sky in an apocalyptic dense orange hue due to a plume of smoke from wildfires across the state, the BBC reports. "When the smoke and ash get even thicker close to the…
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A couple who lost their home to a fire thought there was little chance of recovering anything when they returned to see if they could salvage anything from the ashes. Remarkably, though, they were able to find a small glimmer of hope in the form of their wedding rings, which…
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A wildfire in California that has grown to more than 7,000 acres was started during a gender reveal party, officials say. The El Dorado Fire in San Bernardino County confirmed that the fire was started by a "smoke generating pyrotechnic device" used during a gender reveal party, Cal Fire said…
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A water-based pro-Trump rally ended in disaster this week after several of the participating vessels sank beneath the waves of Lake Travis. In what the President’s opponents will be hoping is not a metaphor for the rest of the campaign, around four boats became flooded, leading experts to blame the…
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A paramedic in suburban Detroit reportedly failed to register that a young woman who was declared dead was, in fact, alive. He then proceeded to mislead a doctor by phone about the individual's conditions, per state authorities and as reported by Yahoo News. More on this unbelievable story in the…
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A white professor of African history has admitted that she publically pretended to be black for her entire career in a tell-all blog post. Jessica Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, revealed that despite long identifying as a black woman, in reality, she is a white Jewish woman…
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A Seattle-based tech entrepreneur who took a million-dollar paycut in order to facilitate his employees being given a $70k minimum salary has revealed that his business has "tripled" as a result. Dan Price, of financial services company Gravity Payments cut his own salary by 90% in order to raise the…
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Kanye West has made some damning statements against Planned Parenthood, accusing the nonprofit organization of using abortion as part of a "black genocide" project. The 43-year-old rapper slammed the reproductive health providers during an interview on Masked Singer presenter Nick Cannon's series, Cannon's Class. West even went as far as…
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Illusionist David Blane has successfully pulled off one of his most dangerous stunts yet - floating thousands of feet above a desert using just balloons. The 47-year-old was strapped into a harness and held onto 52 helium-filled balloons as he rose in the sky above the Arizona desert yesterday (September 2).…
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Per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, became the world's richest woman on Monday, with a net worth of $66.4 billion. The 50-year-old former wife of the Amazon founder overtook L’Oreal SA heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers for the first time to become the world’s 12th richest person.…
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The 2020 presidential race is heating up, and now, Joe Biden has slammed President Trump by saying that he wants to keep America "safe from four more years" of his leadership. The Democratic presidential nominee made the remark during a rare appearance away from his hometown, slamming Trump for his…
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A three-year-old girl in Taiwan has miraculously escaped unharmed after getting caught in the strings of a giant kite and being hoisted high into the air in front of panicking onlookers. As reported by The Guardian, the unbelievable moment occurred at a kite festival in the seaside town of Nanliao,…
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India's former president, Pranab Mukherjee, has died 21 days after it was confirmed that he had tested positive for Covid-19, per the BBC. The publication reports that the 84-year-old was in hospital to have a clot in his brain removed, when it was discovered that he also had the novel…
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It’s an unwritten rule of broadcasting that if you want people to take something seriously, make sure that it isn’t shaped like a penis. Unfortunately for some struggling British meteorologists, this rule was broken this week by an unfortunately shaped cloud languishing over southern England. The heavy rainclouds, which were…
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Tributes are pouring in for Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman following his death at the age of 43. In a statement posted to social media, representatives for the actor said that he was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2016. Despite treatment, it progressed to Stage 4. Boseman never…
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American actor Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43 after a four year battle with colon cancer. The South Carolina-born star passed away at his Los Angeles home last night, his family confirmed in a statement. Posting to social media, Boseman's family revealed that he had in fact…
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A photograph that shows two Salinas City, California Elementary School District students sitting outside of a local Taco Bell in order to capture WiFi and enable them to attend their virtual lessons has gone viral, Daily Dot reports. The picture is being held up as an example of America's 'digital…
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Jacob Blake's father, who is the elder Jacob Blake, has said that he spoke to presidential candidate, Joe Biden, and his Vice President pick, Kamala Harris, for a full hour, and said he found it comforting because it felt as if he were talking to family. On August 23, 29-year-old…
