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Meet Miguel Wattson, The Electric Eel That's Powering A Christmas Tree
Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that lives at the Tennessee Aquarium, is a multitasker. He eats. He tweets. And for his most effortless trick this season, he lights up a Christmas tree.
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Locked For 9 Years, Siblings Thought They Were Only People Left: Police
Sitting on the terrace at the pub, in the small village of Ruinerwold in the north Netherlands, the young man looked out of place. He had long, tangled hair and a dirty beard, wearing tattered clothing and appearing perpetually confused. There was something "unworldly" about him, as the bar's owner, Chris Westerbeek, would soon recount to Dutch new...
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US Envoy's Wife Kills Teen In UK Car Crash, Claims Immunity And Flees
An American woman, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has fled the United Kingdom after killing a British teenager in a wrong-way collision, authorities said Saturday. Harry Dunn died after the woman allegedly collided with Dunn's motorcycle near the Royal Air Force Croughton station, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.
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Camel Sits On Women, She Bites It "In His Private Area" To Get Him Off Her
Caspar the camel was minding his own business inside his enclosure at the Tiger Truck Stop petting zoo in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, when suddenly a pair of unwanted visitors commanded his attention.
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US Teen Fatally Stabbed As Peers Filmed, Police Say
The final bell rang Monday at Oceanside High School, and before long more than 50 teenagers had gathered in a strip mall parking lot a few blocks away.
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He Rapped About Killing Girlfriend At Bar. Now He Is Charged With Murder
It was open mic night on July 29 at the King Eddy Saloon near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, a legendary dive bar dating back to Prohibition, and as a group of amateur rappers bobbed to a beat, Robert Anthony Camou stepped into the circle.
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US Teen Who Said She Buried Her Stillborn After Prom On Trial For Murder
For months, nobody knew 18-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson was pregnant. The bump barely showed when the college-bound high school senior wore a cheerleading uniform on the sidelines, or a bikini on spring break, or even when she wore a snug sparkly red gown to prom less than two days before giving birth on May 7, 2017.
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Bones Of 18th-Century 'Witch' Vanished Decades Ago. Now, A Search Is On
A woman felt delirious after an evening of drinking one night in 1704 - and so she concluded that her neighbor, Lilias Adie, must have summoned Satan to cast a spell on her.
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Her Death Was Ruled An Overdose. Her Husband Spiked Cereal With Heroin, Say Cops
On Tuesday, Jason was arrested at the same home where Christina died and charged with first-degree premeditated murder, solicitation of murder and delivery of a controlled substance causing death.
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Story Of Abused Dog Was Hoax, US Police Say. Owner Wanted Free Vet Care
Police said that detectives learned from the owner, who hasn't been named by police, that Dani had actually cut on her neck after running into a barbed-wire fence. Since the owner couldn't afford to take the dog to the vet, the person pretended to "find" the abused dog on the side of the road and make up a horrible story.
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"His Dog Doesn't Like Black People", US Priest's Staff Told Housekeeper
The home of a Catholic priest was the last place LaShundra Allen ever would have expected to be denied work because of her skin color, she said. Allen, who is black, arrived with her white co-worker the morning of May 3 for what was supposed to be her first day cleaning the Rev. Jacek Kowal's rectory at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation in Col...
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Trump Blasts CNN Anchor Over Video Threatening Man Who Called Him 'Fredo'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Chris Cuomo for a profanity-laced video showing the CNN anchor threatening to throw a man down the stairs. Trump said the journalist resembled a "total out-of-control animal" and, in tweets, suggested he would not be allowed weapons under "red flag" laws that help authorities take guns from people deemed da...
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Couple Went Shopping For Child's Birthday Party. They Died Protecting Her
They had just dropped their oldest daughter off at cheerleading practice when they pulled into the Walmart parking lot, packed with hundreds of back-to-school shoppers like them. Jordan and Andre Anchondo grabbed their 2-month-old baby and headed inside.
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3 Dead, Dozen Injured After Man In Military-Style Gear Opens Fire At US Food Festival
At least three people are dead and a dozen injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, California, The Associated Press reported, citing a city official.. The scene remained "active" on Sunday night, according to the Gilroy Police Department.
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Donald Trump's Spiritual Adviser Prays For His Safety From "Demonic Networks"
Paula White started out by giving thanks. White, President Donald Trump's evangelical spiritual adviser, took center stage Tuesday night to give the opening prayer before the president announced his bid for reelection in front of thousands of supporters at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Meet Miguel Wattson, The Electric Eel That's Powering A Christmas Tree
Miguel Wattson, an electric eel that lives at the Tennessee Aquarium, is a multitasker. He eats. He tweets. And for his most effortless trick this season, he lights up a Christmas tree.
-
Locked For 9 Years, Siblings Thought They Were Only People Left: Police
Sitting on the terrace at the pub, in the small village of Ruinerwold in the north Netherlands, the young man looked out of place. He had long, tangled hair and a dirty beard, wearing tattered clothing and appearing perpetually confused. There was something "unworldly" about him, as the bar's owner, Chris Westerbeek, would soon recount to Dutch new...
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US Envoy's Wife Kills Teen In UK Car Crash, Claims Immunity And Flees
An American woman, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has fled the United Kingdom after killing a British teenager in a wrong-way collision, authorities said Saturday. Harry Dunn died after the woman allegedly collided with Dunn's motorcycle near the Royal Air Force Croughton station, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.
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Camel Sits On Women, She Bites It "In His Private Area" To Get Him Off Her
Caspar the camel was minding his own business inside his enclosure at the Tiger Truck Stop petting zoo in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, when suddenly a pair of unwanted visitors commanded his attention.
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US Teen Fatally Stabbed As Peers Filmed, Police Say
The final bell rang Monday at Oceanside High School, and before long more than 50 teenagers had gathered in a strip mall parking lot a few blocks away.
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He Rapped About Killing Girlfriend At Bar. Now He Is Charged With Murder
It was open mic night on July 29 at the King Eddy Saloon near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, a legendary dive bar dating back to Prohibition, and as a group of amateur rappers bobbed to a beat, Robert Anthony Camou stepped into the circle.
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US Teen Who Said She Buried Her Stillborn After Prom On Trial For Murder
For months, nobody knew 18-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson was pregnant. The bump barely showed when the college-bound high school senior wore a cheerleading uniform on the sidelines, or a bikini on spring break, or even when she wore a snug sparkly red gown to prom less than two days before giving birth on May 7, 2017.
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Bones Of 18th-Century 'Witch' Vanished Decades Ago. Now, A Search Is On
A woman felt delirious after an evening of drinking one night in 1704 - and so she concluded that her neighbor, Lilias Adie, must have summoned Satan to cast a spell on her.
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Her Death Was Ruled An Overdose. Her Husband Spiked Cereal With Heroin, Say Cops
On Tuesday, Jason was arrested at the same home where Christina died and charged with first-degree premeditated murder, solicitation of murder and delivery of a controlled substance causing death.
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Story Of Abused Dog Was Hoax, US Police Say. Owner Wanted Free Vet Care
Police said that detectives learned from the owner, who hasn't been named by police, that Dani had actually cut on her neck after running into a barbed-wire fence. Since the owner couldn't afford to take the dog to the vet, the person pretended to "find" the abused dog on the side of the road and make up a horrible story.
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"His Dog Doesn't Like Black People", US Priest's Staff Told Housekeeper
The home of a Catholic priest was the last place LaShundra Allen ever would have expected to be denied work because of her skin color, she said. Allen, who is black, arrived with her white co-worker the morning of May 3 for what was supposed to be her first day cleaning the Rev. Jacek Kowal's rectory at the Catholic Church of the Incarnation in Col...
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Trump Blasts CNN Anchor Over Video Threatening Man Who Called Him 'Fredo'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Chris Cuomo for a profanity-laced video showing the CNN anchor threatening to throw a man down the stairs. Trump said the journalist resembled a "total out-of-control animal" and, in tweets, suggested he would not be allowed weapons under "red flag" laws that help authorities take guns from people deemed da...
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Couple Went Shopping For Child's Birthday Party. They Died Protecting Her
They had just dropped their oldest daughter off at cheerleading practice when they pulled into the Walmart parking lot, packed with hundreds of back-to-school shoppers like them. Jordan and Andre Anchondo grabbed their 2-month-old baby and headed inside.
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3 Dead, Dozen Injured After Man In Military-Style Gear Opens Fire At US Food Festival
At least three people are dead and a dozen injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, California, The Associated Press reported, citing a city official.. The scene remained "active" on Sunday night, according to the Gilroy Police Department.
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Donald Trump's Spiritual Adviser Prays For His Safety From "Demonic Networks"
Paula White started out by giving thanks. White, President Donald Trump's evangelical spiritual adviser, took center stage Tuesday night to give the opening prayer before the president announced his bid for reelection in front of thousands of supporters at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
