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Young man killed in the front yard of his home
In June 2017, twenty-two-year-old Pedro Ruiz III was killed in the front yard of his home in Halstad, Minnesota, during a botched YouTube stunt. His pregnant girlfriend, Monalisa Perez, fired a .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun at a hardcover encyclopedia Ruiz was holding against his chest, believing the book would act as a shield. Despite Ruiz’s claims that he had tested the idea on other volumes, the high-velocity round punched through the paper instantly while their three-year-old daughter and nearly thirty neighbors watched. Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene, ending a planned "viral video" with a fatal ballistic failure. The event, meticulously planned and filmed, was intended to be t… |
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Teen girl dies in sledding accident
Two teenagers died in separate winter recreation accidents hundreds of miles apart, leaving their communities reckoning with sudden loss during rare snowstorms. As vigils replace snow days, schools, families, and officials confront how quickly ordinary moments can turn fatal when unfamiliar conditions meet youthful risk. In Frisco, Texas, the first signs that something was wrong came not from police lights but from silence. On a street that had been filled hours earlier with teenagers sledding and laughing in freshly fallen snow, neighbors watched emergency responders gather near a tree at the edge of a residential road. By Sunday evening, word began to spread that a 16-year-old girl had die… |
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Who will backdown first with the Hormuz blockade
Donald Trump said that Iran is “collapsing financially” and accused the country of losing millions of dollars a day because to Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports. “Iran is collapsing financially!” Trump posted Tuesday night on his Truth Social platform. They want the Strait of Hormuz opened up right away - starving for cash! $500 MILLION DOLLARS LOST A DAY. Military and police saying they are not getting paid. SOS!!!” The US embargo of Iranian ports started at 14:00 GMT on April 13. Since then, the US has fired on and captured an Iranian-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz and rerouted ships in the open seas transporting goods to or from Iran. Iran's armed forces have labeled … |
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Danger Lurks In The Bedroom
Danger lingers as a senior couple lie together in an overly warm bedroom. The air does not feel oppressive, only still, the kind of warmth that settles into fabric and skin without protest. He sleeps lightly now, age having thinned the distance between rest and vigilance. She sleeps deeper — until she does not. Her seizures arrive only at night. Grand mal, sudden, violent, disorienting in their aftermath. Daytime offers no clues. Medication remains stable. Diet unchanged. Tests return the quiet ambiguity medicine often delivers: nothing obvious, nothing solved. What remains is pattern. Always sleep. Always night. He has begun noticing the temperature. Seventy-eight degrees. Comfortable, peop… |
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Philippine politician wanted by the International Court
Philippine Senate President claims that a lawmaker wanted by the International Court (ICC) is no longer in the Senate building, where he had been taking sanctuary, fearing his arrest. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, former national police commander and main enforcer of the murderous “war on drugs” under former President Rodrigo Duterte, has been ?shielded by the Senate, he is wanted for crimes against humanity, the same allegations that Duterte faces. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano informed reporters on Thursday that the sergeant-at-arms verified he is not in the building anymore. The declaration came a day after shots rang out in the Senate, where Dela Rosa remained locked up. Confusion and … |
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Hegseth says more US forces arriving in Middle East as Iran war ramps up
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said more United States forces are arriving in the Middle East, as the country’s war against Iran intensifies amid mounting concerns over the civilian toll of US-Israeli strikes. Hegseth said during a news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday that the US-Israeli campaign against Iran was “just getting started”. “We are accelerating, not decelerating … More bombers and more fighters are arriving just today,” he told reporters, adding that the US would be using a “nearly unlimited” supply of 226kg (500lb), 453kg (1,000lb) and 900kg (2,000lb) bombs. The US and Israel, he said, would sow “death and destruction from the sky, all day long”. Hegseth’s combat… |
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Why AI firm is taking on Trump administration
A row is simmering between the United States government and Anthropic, one of the tech companies that develops artificial intelligence (AI) tools for defence and civilian uses. According to recent reports, Anthropic’s Claude software was used in a US military operation, which resulted in the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro in January this year. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given the company until Friday to loosen its rules about how its AI tools can be used by the Pentagon, or risk losing its government contract, The Associated Press and Reuters news agencies reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources. But Anthropic is refusing to back down over safeguards which … |
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Typhoon forces Japan to evacuate over two million people while heavy rain shuts down parts of Taiwan
Authorities in Japan are evacuating more than two million people and issuing warnings for floods and landslides as Typhoon Mekhhala approaches the region. Torrential rains and strong winds from the typhoon, which is currently a tropical storm, are also battering Taiwan, forcing authorities to shut down parts of the island. Japan is bracing for at least two typhoons from the Pacific Ocean and the stronger one, Mekkhala, is expected to make landfall over the weekend, according to the national weather agency. A stationary seasonal rain front was being fed with warm and moist air, it noted, causing intense rainfall, particularly in western regions. Mekkhala was located off the coast of Okinawa’s… |
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Did Donald Trump suffer a serious stroke
Opinion | Editorial A sitting president allegedly suffered a stroke in 2025, and the White House kept it secret. The claim, reported by a doctor, is explosive not because it is unprecedented but because it fits a long tradition of concealment. American democracy has always struggled with the tension between transparency and control, between the public’s right to know and the state’s instinct to protect power. If Donald Trump did suffer a stroke, and if his administration hid it, then we are not simply talking about one man’s health. We are talking about the erosion of democratic accountability itself. The presidency is not just another job. It is the most powerful office in the world, and it… |
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Why Brad Pitt and Jude Law are not as cool as they think they are
The two actors and Oasis man Noel Gallagher have far younger partners and bask in it, thinking that it’s somehow avant-garde. But it’s not, says Charlotte Cripps. It’s just what older men have been doing since the dawn of time In case you’ve been living under a rock, Brad Pitt, 62, has a Swiss jewellery executive girlfriend, who is half his age – Ines de Ramon, 33. The couple graced social media in early July after four years together – on her hairstylist’s Instagram page – looking glamorous in matching black outfits ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding ceremony at Madison Square Garden in NYC. They have since been spotted looking loved-up at the quarter-final World Cup match bet… |
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CTCARE in Saigon refused a disabled girl who traveled 300 km to buy a wheelchair battery
A disabled girl from Dalat was left humiliated, stranded, and emotionally devastated after traveling hundreds of kilometers to Ho Chi Minh City in search of a replacement wheelchair battery, only to encounter hostility and confusion at a local mobility equipment dealer, CTCARE. The girl, who relies entirely on an electric wheelchair for mobility and survives on government assistance, believed she had purchased her wheelchair several years earlier from CTCARE, a wheelchair and mobility equipment business in Saigon. When the battery failed, she contacted the company seeking to by a replacement. She saved her money, but apparent pride and stubbornness from the owner refused her. She had a frien… |
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After the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs companies line up for refunds
By The Associated Press Containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What's going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful? Companies have been lining up for refunds. But the way forward could prove chaotic. When the smoke clears, trade lawyers say, importers are likely to get money back — eventually. "It's going to be a bumpy ride for awhile," said trade lawyer Joyce Adetutu, a partner at th… |
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Jordan Jones shot dead
Local police reported that a security officer at a Georgia club was shot and murdered while trying to break up a quarrel between a guy and a woman. The Acworth Police Department reported in a news statement that Jordan Alexander Jones, 28, of Lawrenceville, Ga., was shot and killed approximately 2:42 a.m. local time while trying to break up the altercation. According to the news release, when APD officers got to the site, they "found a victim with a gunshot wound." "As soon as they got there, officers started helping until Cobb County Fire and Metro EMS arrived. The APD said, "The victim was taken to Kennestone Hospital, where he later died from his injuries." The police agency stated it got… |
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Laura Lynch of the Dixie Chicks killed
Laura Lynch, one of the original members of the singing group that would become famous as the Dixie Chicks, died in an automobile accident in West Texas. She was 65 years old. The Texas Department of Public Safety said that Lynch was in a head-on crash near El Paso on Friday. The trio, now known as the Chicks, announced on Instagram about Lynch's passing. Musical They've taken "Dixie" out of their name and are about to put out their first album in 14 years. It may be the finest record of the Chicks' troubled history. The band announced in a statement, "We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks." "We have a special place in our hearts … |
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Why Are Cereal Boxes Only Half Full
Consumer Investigative The first time you notice it, you assume you’re imagining things. You open a familiar cereal box — the same brand you’ve bought since childhood — and it feels oddly light. You shake it. You peer inside. Half the box is empty. You tell yourself it must be settling. That’s what we’ve been trained to think. Gravity, transport, crumbs falling into gaps. Physics, not profit. But physics doesn’t explain why the box itself hasn’t gotten any smaller. This is not an accident. It is a business strategy, and it has a name: shrinkflation. Companies quietly reduce the amount of product while keeping the packaging, branding, and price largely the same. The goal is simple: preserve p… |
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Florida woman works two jobs to pay student debt
A mountain of student loan debt has accumulated for Rachel Jordan. She's worried that she'll fall farther behind financially even though she's working two jobs to pay off her debt. Rachel Jordan has days that begin at 5 a.m. and don't finish until midnight, sometimes many days in a row. In an interview, she confessed, "I'm just exhausted, honestly." she stated. As he works to repay debts accrued at a young age, 43-year-old Jordan is just one of millions of Americans who must work two jobs just to make ends meet. Jordan puts approximately 70 hours a week on a regular basis to try to pay off his $75,000 in college loans. While Jordan's debts are in forbearance, she is not obligated to make pay… |
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Daycare Worker Accused Of Assaulting Toddlers Sparks New Questions About Child Safety
WEST MELBOURNE, Florida — A Florida childcare employee is facing criminal charges after investigators say surveillance footage captured repeated acts of physical aggression against children as young as two years old inside a daycare facility. Authorities allege that multiple toddlers were struck with various objects, including a metal stapler, over a period of several days before a parent complaint triggered a closer review of classroom video recordings. According to law enforcement records, 41-year-old Latasha Mullings has been charged with 11 counts of battery and one count of assault following an investigation into incidents at Mustard Seed Kidz, a childcare center in West Melbourne. The … |
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Wellness Influencer Gabriela Martins Santos de Moura Dead at 31 After IVF Procedure Complications
Wellness influencer Gabriela Martins Santos de Moura has died after undergoing an IVF procedure. She was 31. Brazilian website G1 reported that Santos de Moura’s family confirmed she died on Tuesday, February 24, due to complications from the operation. Her cousin, Nahiza Monteles, told the outlet that she went into cardiorespiratory arrest at a private clinic in São Paulo. Santos de Moura was transferred to a hospital and remained there for eight days while in a coma, according to G1. Monteles told the outlet that the family authorized the donation of her organs. Santos de Moura, who had more than 7,000 followers on Instagram, married Samuel Moura in 2018. She died one day after their eight… |
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Lost in the Flood they Found Each Other Years Later
Human Interest They met the way people used to meet before algorithms pretended to know our hearts better than we did—by proximity and boredom and youth. Two teenagers in New Orleans, same neighborhood, different schools, running into each other at a corner store that smelled like dust and sugar and summer. There was nothing cinematic about it at first. He made her laugh. She remembered what he ordered every time. They walked streets that would later be mapped by disaster, unaware they were standing on a fault line between before and after. They dated for a year. Long enough to feel permanent. Short enough to believe permanence was guaranteed. Then, in August 2005, the city broke open. When … |
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Amber Glenn Shocked Over What Madonna Said About Her
The collision of elite sport and pop iconography rarely transcends the level of a well-managed PR stunt, yet the moment Amber Glenn stared into a screen to find Madonna staring back was different. It was a rupture in the sterile, high-pressure atmosphere of the Olympic village. Glenn, a 26-year-old from Plano, Texas, was already carrying the weight of a nation’s expectations and the personal history of a career defined by "almosts" and "not quites." When the Queen of Pop—the woman whose 1989 anthem "Like a Prayer" Glenn had chosen as her battle cry—spoke directly to her, the athlete’s physical composure dissolved. "I’m legitimately shaking," Glenn admitted. In that trembling, we saw the inte… |