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"Burned Very Bad": Newly-Weds' Voicemail On New Zealand Volcano Eruption
At least five people are dead with eight others reported missing and authorities fearing the worst after a volcano erupted Monday at a popular tourist site in New Zealand.
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A Healthy Man Was Licked By His Dog. He Died Within Weeks
The 63-year-old man showed up in the hospital with a burning sensation in his left leg and muscle pain in both. His flu-like symptoms were severe, with labored breathing for three days. He had petechiae, or rounds spots on the skin that look like rashes as a result of bleeding capillaries, which made his legs look discolored.
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Singer R Kelly's Longtime Girlfriend Alleges She Was Starved, Choked And Forced Into Abortions: Report
Jocelyn Savage was one of the embattled R&B singers last remaining public defenders.
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Singer R Kelly's Girlfriend Alleges She Was Starved, Forced Into Abortion
One of singer R. Kelly's most steadfast supporters and longtime girlfriends is apparently saying "me too" to what she says is the singer's abuse.
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They Find Viking Coins Worth Millions - But The Discovery Leads To Prison
Finders are not always keepers, as metal detectorists and coin dealers in Britain have learned. Four men face years of incarceration for failing to report Viking treasure worth an estimated $3 million.
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"Was Caught By Angels": 5-Year-Old Boy Thrown Off US Mall Balcony
The boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota earlier this year has returned to school.
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Delhi Businessman Dressed Like Pilot To Bypass Security, Upgrade Seats
Rajan Mahbubani was dressed in a pilot's uniform Monday: dark slacks, a crisp white shirt and golden aviation pins above his left shirt pocket and atop his hat. Should there be too much bright sun while in flight, his aviator glasses were just in reach.
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2 US Chemistry Professors Arrested For Making Meth At University
Henderson State University chemistry professors Terry David Bateman, 45, and Bradley Allen Rowland, 40, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were arrested Friday and face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia, Clark County Sheriff Jason Watson said in a statement.
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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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NASA Astronauts Conduct First All-Women Space Walk
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ventured out of the International Space Station on Friday for the first all-women space walk to replace a failed power controller.
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NASA's All-Women Spacewalk Makes History: "One Giant Leap For Womankind"
NASA made history Friday morning when astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir stepped outside the International Space Station to replace a faulty battery charger.
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Archaeologists Find Over 20 Coffins Just As Ancient Egyptians Left Them
The Egyptian government is hailing the discovery of more than 20 wooden coffins as "one of the largest and most important" archaeological finds in the past few years.
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There's A Fish That Can Live On Land. Officials In US State Want It Dead
A northern snakehead fish was caught earlier this month in a Gwinnett County Pond, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division, and it's the first time the species has been reported in Georgia waters, the agency said.
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Autistic Child Reported For Kissing, Hugging Classmates, His Mom Says
A Tennessee family claims their child is facing scrutiny for hugging and kissing classmates. But it's his autism, the family says, that makes it difficult for the kindergartner to understand what is acceptable behavior. The school district disagrees with the family's take.
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Woman Collects Social Security Benefits As Mother's Body Decays In Tub
A Wisconsin woman hadn't seen her neighbor in months. When police made a welfare check to the missing neighbor's Peshtigo, Wisconsin, home, they discovered the woman's daughter had been keeping her death a secret to collect her mother's Social Security check.
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"Burned Very Bad": Newly-Weds' Voicemail On New Zealand Volcano Eruption
At least five people are dead with eight others reported missing and authorities fearing the worst after a volcano erupted Monday at a popular tourist site in New Zealand.
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A Healthy Man Was Licked By His Dog. He Died Within Weeks
The 63-year-old man showed up in the hospital with a burning sensation in his left leg and muscle pain in both. His flu-like symptoms were severe, with labored breathing for three days. He had petechiae, or rounds spots on the skin that look like rashes as a result of bleeding capillaries, which made his legs look discolored.
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Singer R Kelly's Longtime Girlfriend Alleges She Was Starved, Choked And Forced Into Abortions: Report
Jocelyn Savage was one of the embattled R&B singers last remaining public defenders.
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Singer R Kelly's Girlfriend Alleges She Was Starved, Forced Into Abortion
One of singer R. Kelly's most steadfast supporters and longtime girlfriends is apparently saying "me too" to what she says is the singer's abuse.
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They Find Viking Coins Worth Millions - But The Discovery Leads To Prison
Finders are not always keepers, as metal detectorists and coin dealers in Britain have learned. Four men face years of incarceration for failing to report Viking treasure worth an estimated $3 million.
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"Was Caught By Angels": 5-Year-Old Boy Thrown Off US Mall Balcony
The boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota earlier this year has returned to school.
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Delhi Businessman Dressed Like Pilot To Bypass Security, Upgrade Seats
Rajan Mahbubani was dressed in a pilot's uniform Monday: dark slacks, a crisp white shirt and golden aviation pins above his left shirt pocket and atop his hat. Should there be too much bright sun while in flight, his aviator glasses were just in reach.
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2 US Chemistry Professors Arrested For Making Meth At University
Henderson State University chemistry professors Terry David Bateman, 45, and Bradley Allen Rowland, 40, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, were arrested Friday and face charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia, Clark County Sheriff Jason Watson said in a statement.
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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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NASA Astronauts Conduct First All-Women Space Walk
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ventured out of the International Space Station on Friday for the first all-women space walk to replace a failed power controller.
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NASA's All-Women Spacewalk Makes History: "One Giant Leap For Womankind"
NASA made history Friday morning when astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir stepped outside the International Space Station to replace a faulty battery charger.
-
Archaeologists Find Over 20 Coffins Just As Ancient Egyptians Left Them
The Egyptian government is hailing the discovery of more than 20 wooden coffins as "one of the largest and most important" archaeological finds in the past few years.
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There's A Fish That Can Live On Land. Officials In US State Want It Dead
A northern snakehead fish was caught earlier this month in a Gwinnett County Pond, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division, and it's the first time the species has been reported in Georgia waters, the agency said.
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Autistic Child Reported For Kissing, Hugging Classmates, His Mom Says
A Tennessee family claims their child is facing scrutiny for hugging and kissing classmates. But it's his autism, the family says, that makes it difficult for the kindergartner to understand what is acceptable behavior. The school district disagrees with the family's take.
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Woman Collects Social Security Benefits As Mother's Body Decays In Tub
A Wisconsin woman hadn't seen her neighbor in months. When police made a welfare check to the missing neighbor's Peshtigo, Wisconsin, home, they discovered the woman's daughter had been keeping her death a secret to collect her mother's Social Security check.
