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Woman Who Died At 105 Left Behind $10 Million For Community Colleges
Money was scarce when Eva Gordon graduated from her Oregon high school, and attending college was not an option. But her fortune, amassed over decades of investing what little money she could scrape from her paychecks, will enable students at 17 community colleges to fulfill the dream that she had to forgo.
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US Man Kills Girlfriend After Spending A Night In Jail For Attacking Her
The couple were arguing in their kitchen in Florida when Warren Clement Brown allegedly cut the arms of his girlfriend, Sophie Solis. Less than two weeks after his arrest and release on bail, police say he stabbed Solis to death.
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What Happened When A US Reporter Used "Reply-All" Button To Call In Sick
Companywide emails are a dangerous thing, irking cubicle dwellers everywhere who grit their teeth whenever use of the "reply-all" button gets out of hand and a stream of unnecessary messages slams their inboxes.
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US Woman May Have To Register As Sex Offender After Stepkids See Her Topless
A Utah woman may have to register as a sex offender after her stepchildren saw her topless in her home, allegedly violating part of a state law that forbids women from showing their breasts in a private place under certain circumstances.
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Disney+ Warns of 'Outdated Cultural Depictions' in Some Films, But Some Say That's Not Enough
Disney's much-anticipated streaming service has tacked warnings onto the beginnings of some movies indicating that they might include racist or otherwise offensive elements - a move that experts say begins to address the problem but fails to go far enough.
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Cancer Patient Wins $200,000 On His Way To Final Chemotherapy Session
A colon cancer patient was on his way to his last chemotherapy session when he stopped to buy a lottery ticket. It wound up making the end of his medical treatment even sweeter.
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US Woman In 1994 Said Black Man Kidnapped Her Sons. She Had Killed Them
Her voice trembled on national television as she pleaded for someone to find her young sons. "I can't even describe what I'm going through," Susan Smith said through sobs as she sat on a couch next to her then-husband. "I mean, my heart is, it just aches so bad. I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do anything but think about them."
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Man Finds Out His Stomach Was Brewing Its Own Beer
Police and doctors didn't believe a 46-year-old man who swore that he hadn't had alcohol before he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Goes To Cops With Corpse, Confesses To 4 Murders
The officers on duty at a police station in northern California on Monday did not initially believe a man who walked into the lobby and declared that he had killed several people, one of whom was in his car outside.
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"Miracle": Dog Found Alive Under Rubble A Month After Hurricane Dorian
A drone flew over the wreckage, using an infrared camera to try to identify heat - a sign of possible life hidden amid the rubble.
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Baby Elephant Drowned In A Waterfall. Another 5 Died Trying To Save It
Six elephants died while trying to save each other after a baby elephant fell from a waterfall in a Thai national park, officials said.
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He Was 'Perfectly Healthy' Before Mosquito Bite. 9 Days Later, He Was Brain Dead
A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year.
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Google Earth Helps Solve the Mystery of a Decades-Old Disappearance
For 22 years, the whereabouts of a man remained unknown. Then someone looked closely at a Google Earth satellite photo.
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Google Earth Helps Solve The Mystery Of A Decades-Old Disappearance
After several drinks at a local night club, William Earl Moldt called his girlfriend around 9:30 p.m. to say he would be home soon.
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Boy Held Crying Classmate's Hand On First Day Of School. Pic Is Viral
While Conner stood alone in a corner, crying, on the first day of school, his classmate Christian Moore happened to glance at him. "Instead of overlooking him like most kids would have, he (Christian) just reached over, grabbed his hand and made my son's day better," said Conner's mother.
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Woman Who Died At 105 Left Behind $10 Million For Community Colleges
Money was scarce when Eva Gordon graduated from her Oregon high school, and attending college was not an option. But her fortune, amassed over decades of investing what little money she could scrape from her paychecks, will enable students at 17 community colleges to fulfill the dream that she had to forgo.
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US Man Kills Girlfriend After Spending A Night In Jail For Attacking Her
The couple were arguing in their kitchen in Florida when Warren Clement Brown allegedly cut the arms of his girlfriend, Sophie Solis. Less than two weeks after his arrest and release on bail, police say he stabbed Solis to death.
-
What Happened When A US Reporter Used "Reply-All" Button To Call In Sick
Companywide emails are a dangerous thing, irking cubicle dwellers everywhere who grit their teeth whenever use of the "reply-all" button gets out of hand and a stream of unnecessary messages slams their inboxes.
-
US Woman May Have To Register As Sex Offender After Stepkids See Her Topless
A Utah woman may have to register as a sex offender after her stepchildren saw her topless in her home, allegedly violating part of a state law that forbids women from showing their breasts in a private place under certain circumstances.
-
Disney+ Warns of 'Outdated Cultural Depictions' in Some Films, But Some Say That's Not Enough
Disney's much-anticipated streaming service has tacked warnings onto the beginnings of some movies indicating that they might include racist or otherwise offensive elements - a move that experts say begins to address the problem but fails to go far enough.
-
Cancer Patient Wins $200,000 On His Way To Final Chemotherapy Session
A colon cancer patient was on his way to his last chemotherapy session when he stopped to buy a lottery ticket. It wound up making the end of his medical treatment even sweeter.
-
US Woman In 1994 Said Black Man Kidnapped Her Sons. She Had Killed Them
Her voice trembled on national television as she pleaded for someone to find her young sons. "I can't even describe what I'm going through," Susan Smith said through sobs as she sat on a couch next to her then-husband. "I mean, my heart is, it just aches so bad. I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do anything but think about them."
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Man Finds Out His Stomach Was Brewing Its Own Beer
Police and doctors didn't believe a 46-year-old man who swore that he hadn't had alcohol before he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Indian-Origin Man In US Goes To Cops With Corpse, Confesses To 4 Murders
The officers on duty at a police station in northern California on Monday did not initially believe a man who walked into the lobby and declared that he had killed several people, one of whom was in his car outside.
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"Miracle": Dog Found Alive Under Rubble A Month After Hurricane Dorian
A drone flew over the wreckage, using an infrared camera to try to identify heat - a sign of possible life hidden amid the rubble.
-
Baby Elephant Drowned In A Waterfall. Another 5 Died Trying To Save It
Six elephants died while trying to save each other after a baby elephant fell from a waterfall in a Thai national park, officials said.
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He Was 'Perfectly Healthy' Before Mosquito Bite. 9 Days Later, He Was Brain Dead
A Michigan man reportedly "went from perfectly healthy to brain dead" in nine days after he contracted the rare, mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis during an uptick in cases this year.
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Google Earth Helps Solve the Mystery of a Decades-Old Disappearance
For 22 years, the whereabouts of a man remained unknown. Then someone looked closely at a Google Earth satellite photo.
-
Google Earth Helps Solve The Mystery Of A Decades-Old Disappearance
After several drinks at a local night club, William Earl Moldt called his girlfriend around 9:30 p.m. to say he would be home soon.
-
Boy Held Crying Classmate's Hand On First Day Of School. Pic Is Viral
While Conner stood alone in a corner, crying, on the first day of school, his classmate Christian Moore happened to glance at him. "Instead of overlooking him like most kids would have, he (Christian) just reached over, grabbed his hand and made my son's day better," said Conner's mother.
