Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A 27-year-old American man was reportedly shot dead with arrows by a tribe on a remote Indian island as soon as he set foot on their home. John Allen Chau paid local fisherman to take him to North Sentinel Island, which is home to the Sentinelese, an indigenous group who refuse contact…
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In August of this year, Senator John McCain died at the age of 81 following a battle with deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. The two-time presidential candidate's passing attracted huge waves of sympathy and mourning from both Republicans and Democrats alike, and his funeral was attended by prominent politicians…
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A Vietnam War veteran was given the opportunity to spend one of his last days doing something he loved this week. After two debilitating strokes in 2015, Kenneth Jones didn't think he would ride a motorcycle ever again. However, the 71-year-old war hero and retired police officer took his very last…
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On Monday afternoon, there was an active shooter incident at Mercy Hospital, which is located on the south side of Chicago, at 25th and Madison Avenue. Four people were killed, including the gunman, an emergency room doctor, and Chicago police officer Samuel Jimenez. The shooting began in the Mercy Hospital…
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A woman out in Pittsburgh has been arrested after damaging another woman's car with cans of SpaghettiOs, law enforcement services out in Pennsylvania have confirmed. A woman was left with a broken window, a sliced finger and an almighty stain in her car to contend with, but as police brought…
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A manager of a Chipotle out in St Paul, Minnesota has been fired after allegedly refusing to serve a group of customers at the restaurant - as shown in a video that has quickly gone viral. But it's also been reported that Chipotle are considering rehiring the manager, as the…
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Most 10-year-olds out in the world today are fairly familiar with using technology, either through video games, or films and TV, or - in more recent years - social media. But Samaira Mehta is different. Not only does she know how to use the latest gadgets and gizmos, she also knows how…
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Samuel Little, a 78-year-old man who has been incarcerated since 2014, was known to be a dangerous individual - but some recent revelations have shown that he may have committed far more crimes than was initially believed. Little has been convicted of strangling three Californian women to death, for which…
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On September 22, 2017, 21-year-old Christopher Precopia went to work at the lumberyard in Georgetown, Texas. To his surprise, the police showed up and arrested him for a horrific crime. His ex-girlfriend claimed that he broke into her home, pushed her down, punched her in the face and carved an…
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What started off as a heartwarming story in 2017 has quickly unravelled, revealing some far more sinister. In December 2017, Kate McClure's story went viral after she was helped by a homeless man when her car broke down. She and her partner, Mark D'Amico, started a GoFundMe for the man, Johnny Bobbitt,…
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29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman elected to Congress, and will represent New York's 14th district. During the primaries, the charismatic progressive defeated the incumbent Democrat in a shocking upset victory. She is of Puerto Rican descent, born to a working-class family in the Bronx and identifies as a…
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A recent video depicting an African American student being escorted from a classroom by the police has gone viral, due to the excessive response to her minor offence. The authorities were called to remove the woman from class simply because she "had her feet up". The professor of a biology…
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You know, a mugshot is never going to be the most flattering photo. Seriously, even the most attractive celebrity you could think of wouldn't look too hot when lit by the stark, halogen bulbs of a jail cell, grimacing as the officers take down the sordid details of their felony.…
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This week the FBI announced that hate crimes in the United States have increased by 17%, with hate crimes against Jews accounting for 58% of religion-based crimes. Horrific news, but are you really surprised? Less than a month ago, a gunman killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The suspect,…
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On Tuesday, the FBI released their annual 'Hate Crime Statistics' report, and the numbers revealed a disturbing trend: Last year, American law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes, compared to 6,121 in 2016, which is an increase of 17%. (On their website, the bureau defines a hate crime as a "criminal offense…
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In 2013, everyone's favorite superhero wasn't Spider-Man, Superman or Wolverine. It was Batkid, aka mild-mannered 5-year-old, Miles Scott. Miles suffered from leukemia and told the Make-A-Wish foundation he wanted to be Batman for a day. The organization began arranging an incredible experience, where Miles would join 'Batman' for a crime-fighting adventure…
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The Wisconsin school district and local police are investigating an incident at a high school prom, in which male students reenacted the Nazi salute for a group photo. The photos, which were taken last spring but spread online earlier this week, led to further revelations being made about the school…
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It has been nearly ten years since a Brooklyn grand jury first handed one of many indictments against accused drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, but now he is finally on trial for various drug conspiracy charges. Due to the potential dangers of the case, a jury was gathered from…
