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"Yelling Expletive At Cop Free Speech, Not Grounds For Arrest": US Court
The mere act of yelling an expletive at a police officer is constitutionally protected speech and not grounds for arrest, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
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Photos Of Migrant Children Fleeing Tear Gas Spark Online Outrage At Trump
A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish. She's barefoot, dusty and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt. And she's just had to run from clouds of choking tear gas fired across the border by US agents.
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Heat Waves Caused By Climate Change Could Impair Male Fertility: Report
One way that heat kills is by increasing pressure in the skull, constricting blood flow to the brain. Damaged tissue can also enter the bloodstream and cause kidney failure. At a certain point, an elevated internal temperature simply incinerates cells in the body.
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13 Dead In California Bar Shooting Including Gunman, Dozens Injured
Authorities in Thousand Oaks, California, northwest of Los Angeles, reported 13 fatalities at a bar and dance hall late Wednesday after multiple shots were fired by a man inside. A deputy sheriff, Ron Helus, was among those killed.
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Armed Civilian, Who Took Out Active Shooter, Is A Pastor In Washington
On Sunday morning, David George, pastor of the Oakville, Washington, Assembly of God Church, delivered his sermon as he does every Sunday. The subject, on Father's Day, was "The Value of MENtoring," about how much difference an individual can make in the lives of others.
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Water Tap Delivers Massive Shock To Australian Girl, She's Fighting For Life Now
An 11-year old Australian girl is clinging to life after receiving a massive shock of at least 240 volts from an outdoor water tap as she went to turn off a garden hose.
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After Florida Shooting, Sponsors And Partners Ditch US Gun Lobby Group
Several major companies - Enterprise Holdings, First National Bank of Omaha, Symantec, Hertz and Avis - have ended co-branding partnerships with the National Rifle Association as a #BoycottNRA social media movement picks up steam.
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Baker May Deny Wedding Cake To Same-Sex Couple, Says US Judge
A California court has recognized a pastry chef's right to refuse to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple, as the Supreme Court debates a similar case with weighty implications.
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How An Undercover Female Reporter Just Brought Down A Posh London Charity
Wanted: attractive young women wearing sexy underpants to serve as hostesses for British business bigwigs at drunken old-boys-only charity affair.
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Female Journalist Goes Undercover At Posh 'Men Only' London Fundraiser, Reports Widespread Groping
Each year, for 33 years, "The President's Club Charitable Trust" has organized a fundraising dinner at London's exclusive Dorchester Hotel to benefit "worthy children's causes."
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Crossbow-Wielding 13-Year-Old Shoots Arrow Through 10-Year-Old, Killing Him, Wounding His Brother
Three boys playing around a treehouse got into some sort of disagreement Saturday in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, apparently leading one of them to fire a crossbow toward the other two.
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Firing FBI Chief Biggest Mistake 'Maybe In Modern Political History', Says Former Trump Strategist Steve Bannon
Former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Donald Trump was the biggest mistake "maybe in modern political history."
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11 Thai Men, One By One, Married The Same Woman Who Then Allegedly Vanished With Their Money
From the Thai media comes the story of a sultry young woman who, over the course of about two years, convinced at least 11 different men to marry her.
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Video Captures Apparent Road Rage Chain Reaction Crash In California
Tim Morrison and Chris Taber were driving to work along the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita, California, early Wednesday when they saw a motorcyclist and a silver sedan blaze past them, according to KTLA TV.
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Decades-Old Mass Grave Of Children Of Unwed Mothers Confirmed In Ireland
Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of "fallen women" and their "illegitimate" children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
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"Yelling Expletive At Cop Free Speech, Not Grounds For Arrest": US Court
The mere act of yelling an expletive at a police officer is constitutionally protected speech and not grounds for arrest, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
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Photos Of Migrant Children Fleeing Tear Gas Spark Online Outrage At Trump
A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish. She's barefoot, dusty and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt. And she's just had to run from clouds of choking tear gas fired across the border by US agents.
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Heat Waves Caused By Climate Change Could Impair Male Fertility: Report
One way that heat kills is by increasing pressure in the skull, constricting blood flow to the brain. Damaged tissue can also enter the bloodstream and cause kidney failure. At a certain point, an elevated internal temperature simply incinerates cells in the body.
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13 Dead In California Bar Shooting Including Gunman, Dozens Injured
Authorities in Thousand Oaks, California, northwest of Los Angeles, reported 13 fatalities at a bar and dance hall late Wednesday after multiple shots were fired by a man inside. A deputy sheriff, Ron Helus, was among those killed.
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Armed Civilian, Who Took Out Active Shooter, Is A Pastor In Washington
On Sunday morning, David George, pastor of the Oakville, Washington, Assembly of God Church, delivered his sermon as he does every Sunday. The subject, on Father's Day, was "The Value of MENtoring," about how much difference an individual can make in the lives of others.
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Water Tap Delivers Massive Shock To Australian Girl, She's Fighting For Life Now
An 11-year old Australian girl is clinging to life after receiving a massive shock of at least 240 volts from an outdoor water tap as she went to turn off a garden hose.
-
After Florida Shooting, Sponsors And Partners Ditch US Gun Lobby Group
Several major companies - Enterprise Holdings, First National Bank of Omaha, Symantec, Hertz and Avis - have ended co-branding partnerships with the National Rifle Association as a #BoycottNRA social media movement picks up steam.
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Baker May Deny Wedding Cake To Same-Sex Couple, Says US Judge
A California court has recognized a pastry chef's right to refuse to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple, as the Supreme Court debates a similar case with weighty implications.
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How An Undercover Female Reporter Just Brought Down A Posh London Charity
Wanted: attractive young women wearing sexy underpants to serve as hostesses for British business bigwigs at drunken old-boys-only charity affair.
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Female Journalist Goes Undercover At Posh 'Men Only' London Fundraiser, Reports Widespread Groping
Each year, for 33 years, "The President's Club Charitable Trust" has organized a fundraising dinner at London's exclusive Dorchester Hotel to benefit "worthy children's causes."
-
Crossbow-Wielding 13-Year-Old Shoots Arrow Through 10-Year-Old, Killing Him, Wounding His Brother
Three boys playing around a treehouse got into some sort of disagreement Saturday in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, apparently leading one of them to fire a crossbow toward the other two.
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Firing FBI Chief Biggest Mistake 'Maybe In Modern Political History', Says Former Trump Strategist Steve Bannon
Former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Donald Trump was the biggest mistake "maybe in modern political history."
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11 Thai Men, One By One, Married The Same Woman Who Then Allegedly Vanished With Their Money
From the Thai media comes the story of a sultry young woman who, over the course of about two years, convinced at least 11 different men to marry her.
-
Video Captures Apparent Road Rage Chain Reaction Crash In California
Tim Morrison and Chris Taber were driving to work along the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita, California, early Wednesday when they saw a motorcyclist and a silver sedan blaze past them, according to KTLA TV.
-
Decades-Old Mass Grave Of Children Of Unwed Mothers Confirmed In Ireland
Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of "fallen women" and their "illegitimate" children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
