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China is setting up a ranking system which will monitor the behaviour of its 1.379 billion person population, and judge them all based on their "social credit". According to a government document, the "social credit system," which was first announced in 2014, is designed to enforce the belief that "keeping trust is glorious…
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From time to time, there will be a scandal coming out of Hollywood, where an actor is revealed to be difficult to work with, or some other star has stepped over the line. Yet over the last eight months, we have seen more and more instances of sexual misconduct being…
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On Friday we learned that there had been a shooting in an Indiana middle school, in which two people were injured. The news was confirmed by Sergeant John Perrine, the Public Information Officer for the Indiana State Police. The suspect, whose identity hasn't been revealed, was taken into custody, after his…
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On Thursday, CNN revealed that multiple women had come forward to accuse Morgan Freeman of sexual harassment on set, on press tours, and in the office of his production company, Revelations Entertainment. Their investigation found 16 people that opened up about Freeman's "pattern of inappropriate behaviour" that created a "toxic" workplace,…
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Taxi Driver and Godfather actor Robert De Niro has never been one to mince words when it comes to Donald Trump. He even went so far as to call him a "f*cking fool” during a January awards show, and state at a fundraising dinner that "He’s still an idiot. And he…
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Forget soya, coconut or even good old-fashioned cow's milk. Health experts are now singing the praises of milk that's come from a very unlikely (and distinctly non-mammalian) source: cockroaches. That's right, you read that correctly. Nutritionists claim that a rare milk crystal, which is excreted by the creepy-crawlies, contains incredible…
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On the whole, McDonald's can say that they've had a positive effect in the global progress of humanity over the last 70 years or so. While they've taken the brunt of the blame for the childhood obesity epidemic and their food isn't exactly helpful for weight loss or anything, the…
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Although in some countries the concept of a service charge has left the hospitality business a lot easier about gratuities for waiters, bartenders and other servers; over in America we're all about tipping. Most service jobs in the USA will now factor tips into an employee's pay, so please be…
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Wildlife experts and conspiracy theorists in Montana have been left baffled by the discovery of a wolf-like creature, which was shot after coming too close to livestock. The odd-looking creature has many of the characteristics of a wolf, including long grey fur, a large head and a snout. However, it…
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One person has been arrested after a shooting at a middle school in Indiana that left two people injured, police have confirmed. Sergeant John Perrine, the Public Information Officer for the Indiana State Police, confirmed on Twitter that a shooting had occurred at Noblesville West Middle School. He said the shooter had…
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The old saying goes that "Lightning never strikes twice" and this couldn't more true for Roy Sullivan. For Sullivan, lightning doesn't strike twice, or thrice - it strikes seven times... on your body. It could happen anywhere: while you're driving, in your front yard and, of course, when you're about…
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Harvey Weinstein has surrendered to New York Police Department over his sexual assault charges. The disgraced former movie producer arrived at the New York Police Department's first precinct, in the Tribeca area of Manhattan, at 7:15 am. Weinstein is expected to be fingerprinted and charged, before being escorted to Manhattan's supreme Court.…
