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How Human Skin From This US State Helped New Zealand Volcano Burn Victims
White Island Volcano Eruption, New Zealand: They packed the human skin in cardboard boxes lined with foam and dry ice, and shipped it off. With that, the workers at a facility in southwestern Ohio became part of an incredible drama unfolding 8,000 miles away.
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"Take To Trump": Journalist Gives Mike Pompeo Cheese, Italian PM Unamused
It seemed like a normal photo opportunity for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
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Taliban Tried To Wipe Out Afghanistan's Film Industry. This Is What Survived
Afghan Film opened in the late 1960s with help from the United States and went on to oversee the production of movies across Afghanistan over the following decades.
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What's Happening In Hong Kong? Key Questions, Answered.
Hong Kong's airport is one of the busiest in the world. On Monday and Tuesday, protesters effectively shut it down with sit-ins that forced officials to take the extraordinary step of canceling flights. The situation turned violent when riot police clashed with protesters there late Tuesday.
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Indonesian Woman Records Lewd Calls From Boss, But She's Going To Jail
Nuril Maknun was tired of getting lewd phone calls from her boss, who she alleged repeatedly shared explicit details of his sexual encounters with her and demanded she engage in an affair. So she began recording his calls.
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Afghanistan Seeks To Arrest Top Soccer Figure Amid Sex Abuse Allegations
Afghan officials issued an arrest warrant Sunday for former Afghan soccer chief Keramuddin Keram, amid an investigation into allegations he had sexually abused members of the women's national soccer team.
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Used Needles Likely Cause Of HIV Outbreak Among Children In Pakistan
Health authorities here are scrambling to control an HIV outbreak in the country's south after the virus was diagnosed in about 700 people, most of them children, in recent weeks.
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Mount Everest Is So Crowded That Climbers Are Dying In Traffic Jams
Anjali Kulkarni, an Indian mountain climber, trained for six years to make it to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world. She finally fulfilled her longtime goal when she reached the summit this week. But it was the descent that killed her.
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Australian Leader, "A Family Man", Quits Senate Race Over Strip Club Clip
It's been one scandal after another for Pauline Hanson's One Nation - a right-wing, anti-Muslim Australian political party that won four Senate seats in 2016.
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Australia Senator Faces Outrage After Punching Teen Who Egged Him
A swoopy-haired teen, dressed in a T-shirt, positions himself behind Australian Sen. Fraser Anning during a news conference in Melbourne and raises his phone with his left hand. Then, he lifts his right hand and cracks a raw egg on the back of Anning's head.
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Watch: Egg Attack On Politician Who Blamed Mosque Shooting On Immigration
A swoopy haired teen, dressed in a T-shirt, positions himself behind Australian Sen. Fraser Anning during a news conference in Melbourne and raises his phone with his left hand. Then he calmly lifts his right hand and cracks a raw egg on the back of Anning's closely shaved head.
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More People Died In New Zealand In A Day Than Usually Killed In A Year
When a gunman opened fire Friday on a mosque in New Zealand and a second mosque came under attack, the resulting death toll of at least 49 people meant that more were killed on one day than are usually slain in an entire year in the country, according to national police statistics.
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US Businessman Survived 9/11. Then He Was Killed By Terrorists In Nairobi
Jason Spindler survived the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, but he was killed Tuesday when terrorists stormed an office and hotel complex in an upscale neighborhood of Nairobi. He was one of 14 people who died in the attack by al-Shabab terrorists.
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Britons Prepare For No-Deal Brexit With A Million Bottles Of Wine
Whether there's a Brexit deal or not, Brits will still have their tinned goods, toilet paper and wine. At least, those panicking over the prospects of no-deal Brexit certainly will.
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Survivors 'Furious' Netflix Film Apparently Used Footage From Real Train Crash
In February 2010, two commuter trains carrying hundreds of people collided outside Brussels. Nearly a decade later, victims got an unwelcome reminder of the crash.
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How Human Skin From This US State Helped New Zealand Volcano Burn Victims
White Island Volcano Eruption, New Zealand: They packed the human skin in cardboard boxes lined with foam and dry ice, and shipped it off. With that, the workers at a facility in southwestern Ohio became part of an incredible drama unfolding 8,000 miles away.
-
"Take To Trump": Journalist Gives Mike Pompeo Cheese, Italian PM Unamused
It seemed like a normal photo opportunity for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
-
Taliban Tried To Wipe Out Afghanistan's Film Industry. This Is What Survived
Afghan Film opened in the late 1960s with help from the United States and went on to oversee the production of movies across Afghanistan over the following decades.
-
What's Happening In Hong Kong? Key Questions, Answered.
Hong Kong's airport is one of the busiest in the world. On Monday and Tuesday, protesters effectively shut it down with sit-ins that forced officials to take the extraordinary step of canceling flights. The situation turned violent when riot police clashed with protesters there late Tuesday.
-
Indonesian Woman Records Lewd Calls From Boss, But She's Going To Jail
Nuril Maknun was tired of getting lewd phone calls from her boss, who she alleged repeatedly shared explicit details of his sexual encounters with her and demanded she engage in an affair. So she began recording his calls.
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Afghanistan Seeks To Arrest Top Soccer Figure Amid Sex Abuse Allegations
Afghan officials issued an arrest warrant Sunday for former Afghan soccer chief Keramuddin Keram, amid an investigation into allegations he had sexually abused members of the women's national soccer team.
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Used Needles Likely Cause Of HIV Outbreak Among Children In Pakistan
Health authorities here are scrambling to control an HIV outbreak in the country's south after the virus was diagnosed in about 700 people, most of them children, in recent weeks.
-
Mount Everest Is So Crowded That Climbers Are Dying In Traffic Jams
Anjali Kulkarni, an Indian mountain climber, trained for six years to make it to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world. She finally fulfilled her longtime goal when she reached the summit this week. But it was the descent that killed her.
-
Australian Leader, "A Family Man", Quits Senate Race Over Strip Club Clip
It's been one scandal after another for Pauline Hanson's One Nation - a right-wing, anti-Muslim Australian political party that won four Senate seats in 2016.
-
Australia Senator Faces Outrage After Punching Teen Who Egged Him
A swoopy-haired teen, dressed in a T-shirt, positions himself behind Australian Sen. Fraser Anning during a news conference in Melbourne and raises his phone with his left hand. Then, he lifts his right hand and cracks a raw egg on the back of Anning's head.
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Watch: Egg Attack On Politician Who Blamed Mosque Shooting On Immigration
A swoopy haired teen, dressed in a T-shirt, positions himself behind Australian Sen. Fraser Anning during a news conference in Melbourne and raises his phone with his left hand. Then he calmly lifts his right hand and cracks a raw egg on the back of Anning's closely shaved head.
-
More People Died In New Zealand In A Day Than Usually Killed In A Year
When a gunman opened fire Friday on a mosque in New Zealand and a second mosque came under attack, the resulting death toll of at least 49 people meant that more were killed on one day than are usually slain in an entire year in the country, according to national police statistics.
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US Businessman Survived 9/11. Then He Was Killed By Terrorists In Nairobi
Jason Spindler survived the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, but he was killed Tuesday when terrorists stormed an office and hotel complex in an upscale neighborhood of Nairobi. He was one of 14 people who died in the attack by al-Shabab terrorists.
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Britons Prepare For No-Deal Brexit With A Million Bottles Of Wine
Whether there's a Brexit deal or not, Brits will still have their tinned goods, toilet paper and wine. At least, those panicking over the prospects of no-deal Brexit certainly will.
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Survivors 'Furious' Netflix Film Apparently Used Footage From Real Train Crash
In February 2010, two commuter trains carrying hundreds of people collided outside Brussels. Nearly a decade later, victims got an unwelcome reminder of the crash.
