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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Lawmaker mocks college dance critics
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Don Lemon criticizes Kevin Hart's 'Ellen' appearance: 'We have to stop low-key co-signing homophobia'
She came in for swift backlash for defending the comedian.
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Man steals $10m lottery ticket from housemate
He allegedly came up with a plan to steal $10,000 worth of lottery winnings only to discover the ticket was worth $10 million. But this man’s attempted jackpot heist went spectacularly wrong.
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'I'm lost, I don't know where I am': Jayme Closs approached strangers after her escape
"She said, 'I'm Jayme.' And I recognized her immediately," said a woman who was in her driveway when the 13-year-old approached.
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Scientology Accuses A&E, Leah Remini of Inciting Church Murder
After a killing outside the organization's Australia headquarters, the church goes on the attack.
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Comedian Kevin Barnett dies suddenly aged 32
The comedy industry has been rocked by news TV and movie writer Kevin Barnett died suddenly while on holiday.
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Suspect arrested after 5 killed in Louisiana shootings
21-year-old had been sought on first-degree murder charges
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Language expert says English global dominance could be threatened by technology
English holds a special status as the global language but that could all change in the coming years with a surprising new threat.
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Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues
At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades.
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Super Bowl 2019: Seven things we learned from the ad breaks
Many people outside the US may not give two hoots about the actual Super Bowl, but for the celeb spotters and film/TV fans out there, the ad breaks are what it's all about.
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Cheap ticket trick? Lufthansa airline sues passenger for missing flight
Germany’s Lufthansa airline wants to punish a passenger who allegedly took advantage of their ticket pricing by ditching the last leg of a booked flight. The case may put an end to a loophole exploited by seekers of cheap flights.
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Hoda Muthana: Trump says IS woman barred from US return
US President Donald Trump says a woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return.
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ISIS bride Hoda Muthana says she'll have 'no problem' returning to U.S.
"I know in fact that I was a citizen. When I tried filing for a passport it was very easy. It came in 10 days," the Alabama woman told NBC News.
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'It's very sad': Trump on Patriots owner Robert Kraft's soliciting prostitution charges
The team won the Super Bowl over the Los Angeles Rams.
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Inside the lives of identical twin sisters who married identical twin brothers
These identical twin siblings do everything together — they married matching partners and the bizarre foursome even live under one roof.
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Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ desperate plan to save her company
Elizabeth Holmes was America’s youngest female billionaire until her house of cards fell down. But she didn’t give up without a fight.
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Fallout from George Pell case the latest blow in Vatican’s crisis
As the “all-out battle” against the sexual abuse crisis in the Vatican deepens after George Pell’s guilty verdict, here’s how the Vatican reacted.
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The ill-advised sexual abuse comments that haunt George Pell
More than 15 years ago, George Pell was asked about his thoughts on child sexual abuse in the Church. His blasé response shocked even ardent Catholics.
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George Pell’s dark rape, sexual offending exposed
It’s taken just a few years for George Pell to go from having the ear of the Pope to being found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys.
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‘Massive breakthrough’: Flight MH370 ‘crashed violently’
There has been a “massive breakthrough” in the search for missing flight MH370 - with the unveiling of five new pieces of debris found washed up on a beach.
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