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US State Sues Apple Over Alleged Use Of ICloud For Storing Child Sex Abuse Material
The US state of West Virginia on Thursday said it is suing Apple over child sex abuse material people tuck away in its iCloud online storage service.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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US Election Results: Republicans Win Control Of US Senate, Make Gains In House
Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.
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US Couple Kept Adopted Black Children As "Slaves", Locked Them In Shed
The indictment alleges that the children were forced to work on the couple's farmland because of their race and treated as slaves.
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US Court Allows West Virginia Trans Students To Compete In Girls' Sports
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a West Virginia ban on transgender girls participating on female sports teams will not go into effect while a suit over the matter makes its way through the US court system.
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This US State Is Giving Pick-Up Trucks, Hunting Rifles To The Vaccinated
A pick-up truck, a hunting license or a rifle: the US state of West Virginia is launching a lottery for vaccinated people to boost its flagging Covid-19 immunization campaign.
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30 US Prison Guard Trainees To Be Fired For "Nazi Salute" In Photo
Thirty apprentice prison officers in the eastern United States will be fired for making a Nazi salute in a group photo, the state governor said on Monday.
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Penthouse, Limousines And Private Jets: US Bishop's 'Holy Journey'
It was billed as a holy journey, a pilgrimage with West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield to "pray, sing and worship" at the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. Catholics from remote areas of the nation's poorest state paid up to $190 for seats on overnight buses and hotel rooms.
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Cops Find 17 Rattlesnakes In West Virginia Home. Pics Are Terrifying
Stamp collectors or coin collectors have nothing on this West Virginia man who collected not one, not two, but 17 rattlesnakes at his residence. A post shared on Facebook details how cops found the snakes and pictures accompanying the post are definitely not for the fainthearted.
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Drunk Man Passes Out In Uber, Wakes Up 500 Kms Away. He Now Owes $1,600
A man from New Jersey, US is trying to raise money to pay for an Uber ride he took in a drunken state that landed him a fare of $1,600 and dropped him over 500 kilometres away from his intended destination.
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Her Coworker Lost His Thumb In A Beef Jerky Plant Accident. She Lost Her Job For Helping Him
One early Monday morning in July 2014, a band saw blade at a West Virginia beef jerky plant lopped off a man's thumb. Upon hearing a cry of pain, and witnessing the blood that ran down her coworker's hand and arm, a food processing employee named Michele Butler-Savage rushed to help. Butler-Savage attempted to stanch the wound with paper towels and...
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Donald Trump's Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised campaigning.
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'Ape In Heels': Mayor Resigns Amid Controversy Over Racist Comments About Michelle Obama
The mayor of a tiny town in West Virginia has resigned amid a firestorm over racist comments about Michelle Obama, according to the town recorder.
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Mayor In West Virginia Resigns After Racist Michelle Obama Post
A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook.
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible At 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Early Thursday morning, a new and powerful effort was underway to explore a mystery 1,500 light-years away. West Virginia's Green Bank Telescope was hard at work, sucking up information about a strange winking star.
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US State Sues Apple Over Alleged Use Of ICloud For Storing Child Sex Abuse Material
The US state of West Virginia on Thursday said it is suing Apple over child sex abuse material people tuck away in its iCloud online storage service.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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US Election Results: Republicans Win Control Of US Senate, Make Gains In House
Republicans won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Tuesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.
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US Couple Kept Adopted Black Children As "Slaves", Locked Them In Shed
The indictment alleges that the children were forced to work on the couple's farmland because of their race and treated as slaves.
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US Court Allows West Virginia Trans Students To Compete In Girls' Sports
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a West Virginia ban on transgender girls participating on female sports teams will not go into effect while a suit over the matter makes its way through the US court system.
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This US State Is Giving Pick-Up Trucks, Hunting Rifles To The Vaccinated
A pick-up truck, a hunting license or a rifle: the US state of West Virginia is launching a lottery for vaccinated people to boost its flagging Covid-19 immunization campaign.
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30 US Prison Guard Trainees To Be Fired For "Nazi Salute" In Photo
Thirty apprentice prison officers in the eastern United States will be fired for making a Nazi salute in a group photo, the state governor said on Monday.
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Penthouse, Limousines And Private Jets: US Bishop's 'Holy Journey'
It was billed as a holy journey, a pilgrimage with West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield to "pray, sing and worship" at the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. Catholics from remote areas of the nation's poorest state paid up to $190 for seats on overnight buses and hotel rooms.
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Cops Find 17 Rattlesnakes In West Virginia Home. Pics Are Terrifying
Stamp collectors or coin collectors have nothing on this West Virginia man who collected not one, not two, but 17 rattlesnakes at his residence. A post shared on Facebook details how cops found the snakes and pictures accompanying the post are definitely not for the fainthearted.
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Drunk Man Passes Out In Uber, Wakes Up 500 Kms Away. He Now Owes $1,600
A man from New Jersey, US is trying to raise money to pay for an Uber ride he took in a drunken state that landed him a fare of $1,600 and dropped him over 500 kilometres away from his intended destination.
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Her Coworker Lost His Thumb In A Beef Jerky Plant Accident. She Lost Her Job For Helping Him
One early Monday morning in July 2014, a band saw blade at a West Virginia beef jerky plant lopped off a man's thumb. Upon hearing a cry of pain, and witnessing the blood that ran down her coworker's hand and arm, a food processing employee named Michele Butler-Savage rushed to help. Butler-Savage attempted to stanch the wound with paper towels and...
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Donald Trump's Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised campaigning.
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'Ape In Heels': Mayor Resigns Amid Controversy Over Racist Comments About Michelle Obama
The mayor of a tiny town in West Virginia has resigned amid a firestorm over racist comments about Michelle Obama, according to the town recorder.
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Mayor In West Virginia Resigns After Racist Michelle Obama Post
A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook.
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Scientists Aim Largest Telescope Possible At 'Alien Megastructure' Star
Early Thursday morning, a new and powerful effort was underway to explore a mystery 1,500 light-years away. West Virginia's Green Bank Telescope was hard at work, sucking up information about a strange winking star.
