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Woman Suffers Injuries After Bird "Dive-Bombed" Her, Sues Disney World
A woman is suing Walt Disney World Resort after she says she was "dive-bombed" by a bird, sustaining severe head and neck injuries, according to her lawyer and the lawsuit.
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Did You Know Kissing Could Transmit Gonorrhea? This Is What A New Study Says
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can be transmitted among people who have vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has it, and it can infect the genitals, rectum and throat.
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Why 2 Orphaned Gorillas Stood Tall Like Humans In A Park Ranger's Selfie
Two gorillas at Virunga National Park in Congo have taken the internet by storm with their amusing illustration of this, posing - on two feet - in a photograph with park rangers.
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Teen Accepted To 50 Colleges, Earns More Than $1 Million In Scholarships
For Jakelia Baker, deciding which college to attend was not a simple assignment - because the Georgia high school student had been accepted by more than 50 of them, with about $1.3 million in scholarship awards.
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Jaguar Attacks Woman Who Allegedly Climbed Zoo Barrier To Take A Selfie
A woman was attacked by a jaguar as she was apparently trying to get a photo outside the big cat's enclosure at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona, authorities said.
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This Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct By Climate Change: Researchers
Years ago, the small, ratlike rodents could be seen scurrying across the sand and coral rubble on the Australian island of Bramble Cay. Fishermen would sometimes see them while visiting the island, which is dotted with a few grass clumps, shorebirds and nesting sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Her Texts Urged Boyfriend To Kill Himself. A Judge Upheld Her Conviction
In 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend via text messages to die by suicide. She appealed the decision, but her conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed To Death By Passenger, Who Fled In Her SUV
A pregnant Lyft driver in Arizona was stabbed to death by a passenger she had picked up during the weekend in the Phoenix area, authorities say.
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"Sky Turned Black": 11 Killed In California Wildfire, Thousands At Risk
California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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Indiana Woman Greets Family By Calling Their Child The N-Word, Police Say
An Indiana woman is accused of writing a racist note targeting a black child who was moving into a new neighborhood with his family, using a racial slur and telling them, "THIS IS A WHITE NEIGHBORHOOD."
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19-Year-Old Mother Drowns Infant In Bathtub To Not 'Hear Him Cry': Cops
Authorities said the Arizona mother had searched the Internet on her cellphone using more than 100 different queries, such as "ways to die instantly." She had read about "how long it takes babies to drown," "five types of parents who kill," "reasons parents kill their babies" and read about cases involving missing children, according to a police re...
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An FBI Agent Was Shot By Man's Wheelchair At His Booby-Trapped Home: Cops
There was a sign outside the home in Oregon, warning others that it had been fortified using improvised devices.
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Hilary Duff Felt 'Stalked' By A Paparazzo. So She Turned Her Camera On Him
Hilary Duff turned on her own camera over the weekend and asked the man to stop
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'Black Hairy Tongue' Is An Actual Medical Condition, And It Looks As Weird As It Sounds
The Mayo Clinic states that the black hairy tongue, or lingua villosa nigra is sometimes caused by antibiotics, which can alter the bacteria and yeast in the mouth, tobacco, certain diets and excessive quantities of coffee, tea and alcohol, as well as poor oral hygiene.
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She Kept Gaining Weight, Didn't Know Why. It Was A 50-Pound Ovarian Cyst
For months, Kayla Rahn had been struggling with abdominal pain, swelling and shortness of breath. It wasn't until recently that she learned what was really happening: A watermelon-sized cyst was growing inside her ovary and squishing her other organs.
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Woman Suffers Injuries After Bird "Dive-Bombed" Her, Sues Disney World
A woman is suing Walt Disney World Resort after she says she was "dive-bombed" by a bird, sustaining severe head and neck injuries, according to her lawyer and the lawsuit.
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Did You Know Kissing Could Transmit Gonorrhea? This Is What A New Study Says
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can be transmitted among people who have vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has it, and it can infect the genitals, rectum and throat.
-
Why 2 Orphaned Gorillas Stood Tall Like Humans In A Park Ranger's Selfie
Two gorillas at Virunga National Park in Congo have taken the internet by storm with their amusing illustration of this, posing - on two feet - in a photograph with park rangers.
-
Teen Accepted To 50 Colleges, Earns More Than $1 Million In Scholarships
For Jakelia Baker, deciding which college to attend was not a simple assignment - because the Georgia high school student had been accepted by more than 50 of them, with about $1.3 million in scholarship awards.
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Jaguar Attacks Woman Who Allegedly Climbed Zoo Barrier To Take A Selfie
A woman was attacked by a jaguar as she was apparently trying to get a photo outside the big cat's enclosure at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona, authorities said.
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This Rodent Is First Mammal Made Extinct By Climate Change: Researchers
Years ago, the small, ratlike rodents could be seen scurrying across the sand and coral rubble on the Australian island of Bramble Cay. Fishermen would sometimes see them while visiting the island, which is dotted with a few grass clumps, shorebirds and nesting sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Her Texts Urged Boyfriend To Kill Himself. A Judge Upheld Her Conviction
In 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for convincing her boyfriend via text messages to die by suicide. She appealed the decision, but her conviction was upheld Wednesday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed To Death By Passenger, Who Fled In Her SUV
A pregnant Lyft driver in Arizona was stabbed to death by a passenger she had picked up during the weekend in the Phoenix area, authorities say.
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"Sky Turned Black": 11 Killed In California Wildfire, Thousands At Risk
California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.
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Indiana Woman Greets Family By Calling Their Child The N-Word, Police Say
An Indiana woman is accused of writing a racist note targeting a black child who was moving into a new neighborhood with his family, using a racial slur and telling them, "THIS IS A WHITE NEIGHBORHOOD."
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19-Year-Old Mother Drowns Infant In Bathtub To Not 'Hear Him Cry': Cops
Authorities said the Arizona mother had searched the Internet on her cellphone using more than 100 different queries, such as "ways to die instantly." She had read about "how long it takes babies to drown," "five types of parents who kill," "reasons parents kill their babies" and read about cases involving missing children, according to a police re...
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An FBI Agent Was Shot By Man's Wheelchair At His Booby-Trapped Home: Cops
There was a sign outside the home in Oregon, warning others that it had been fortified using improvised devices.
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Hilary Duff Felt 'Stalked' By A Paparazzo. So She Turned Her Camera On Him
Hilary Duff turned on her own camera over the weekend and asked the man to stop
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'Black Hairy Tongue' Is An Actual Medical Condition, And It Looks As Weird As It Sounds
The Mayo Clinic states that the black hairy tongue, or lingua villosa nigra is sometimes caused by antibiotics, which can alter the bacteria and yeast in the mouth, tobacco, certain diets and excessive quantities of coffee, tea and alcohol, as well as poor oral hygiene.
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She Kept Gaining Weight, Didn't Know Why. It Was A 50-Pound Ovarian Cyst
For months, Kayla Rahn had been struggling with abdominal pain, swelling and shortness of breath. It wasn't until recently that she learned what was really happening: A watermelon-sized cyst was growing inside her ovary and squishing her other organs.
