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Hot off the heels of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Hurricane Irma is wreaking havoc in the state of Florida. Already having led to 37 deaths in the Caribbean islands, it hit the west coast of Florida last Sunday, shutting off power to as many as 6.5 million homes and…
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Being a recognisable politician all but guarantees a relentless level of scrutiny from ones constituents. This is, of course, as it should be; those in positions of power, no matter how slight, should be held accountable for their actions, and, particularly in our brave new world of social media dominance,…
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If you were married to Donald Trump for 15 years, subtlety is probably never going to be your strong point. But Ivana Trump really stuck the knife in and twisted it when it comes to her tell-all book Raising Trump, which details her childhood in Czechoslovakia, marriage to the now-President,…
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It's being reported that an eight-year-old boy was lynched by a group of teenagers in what his family are calling a racially-fuelled attack. The boy, from Claremont, New Hampshire, had to be flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after he was hung from a tree with a rope. Cassandra Merlin,…
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During his tenancy as President so far, Donald Trump has taken his fair share of criticisms - or perhaps not enough, depending on how you look at it. From his backtracking on climate change measures to his disregard for young people through the repeal of DACA, Trump has certainly given…
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It's coming up to Halloween; the time of year where we all get dressed up and find ways to scare the living hell out of one another. It's the one holiday in which we're encouraged to indulge in cosplay; where we're allowed to fully embrace our fear factor and publicly…
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One wonders how celebrity couples end up hooking up. They must be around an inordinate number of famous people each and every day, to the point where fame just becomes boring. How does one famous singer, for example, stand out from the rest? If you're always around Lil Wayne, Kanye…
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In the era of social media that we live in, it's difficult to not at least feel the pressure to conform to society's rather stringent conception of what is "beautiful". I mean, we can't help but compare ourselves to all of the actors, musicians and Instagram models that clutter up…
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Can you believe it's been 10 years since the Leave Britney Alone video came out? Me neither. The video, in which 19-year-old Chris Crocker posted a hysterically emotional plea for people to leave pop star Britney Spears alone, went viral. Back in 2007, this meant four million views in two…
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Despite what many might think, the world is not a tolerant place. You can say, "come on guys, it's 2017!" as much as you like, but it isn't going to change the fact that innocent people are still attacked for things as trivial as gender, race, and religion on a daily…
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A British stag-do participant has become the first person in history to swim across the iconic, and incredibly dangerous, Hoover Dam. Arron Hughes, 28 was picked up by police at the end of his dip, after he swam across the perilous stretch of water which sits on the border of…
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For fans and non-fans alike, Game of Thrones often gets too-easily labelled as "the one with all the nudity and bloody violence". On the one hand, no one is wrong in saying that. The show built up a bit of a reputation for having scenes of political debate and scheming…
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Hurricane Irma has already caused plenty of devastation, laying waste to certain parts of the Carribean and taking the lives of at least 28 people. But the Category Five storm, which is so strong it registered on earthquake devices, isn't over yet. Turning to the mainland United States, Irma brought…
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Game of Thrones is one of few television shows where the death of a character is not a question of "if", but "when". Yet the nature of each of the show's death scenes are still shocking enough, whether it be a slow and painful flaying, death by crossbow while sitting…
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If you've been paying attention to the news at all lately, you will have noticed one or two hurricane warnings for those living in Florida and other parts of the south coast of the US. You know, just subtle little hints that, if you're a resident in the state, you…
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Many people are under the incorrect assumption that only men can be sexist to women, but rather, women can be just as prejudiced, if not more so towards their own kind. While this may seen counter-intuitive, it reveals a deeper truth about society as it stands today: discrimination towards the…
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As we're all aware by now, the new iPhone is on the horizon, and there have been a lot of theories regarding what the new features will be and how much it will cost. Unfortunately for Apple, they have suffered one of their biggest leaks in history just a few…
