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YouTube Star Gets 10 Years for Coaxing Underage Female Fans to Share Sexually Explicit Videos
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Uber, Lyft drivers plan to strike Wednesday ahead of Uber IPO
Drivers in other U.S. cities are planning a work stoppage Wednesday to demand a minimum wage.
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A state trooper tells Sandra Bland “I will light you up” in a video she filmed of her own traffic stop.
"I will light you up," a state trooper told Bland while pointing a stun gun at her. She died in police custody three days later.
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First responders gather after a shooting at a STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, Colo., May 7, 2019.
At least seven people have been injured in a shooting at a Colorado school, according to authorities.
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Uber and Lyft strikes: US drivers stop taking rides in protest over pay
Actions in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Philadelphia - Stoppages vary from two hours to whole day.
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School shooting ‘inspired’ by Columbine
Similarities between this week’s school shooting in Denver and the Columbine massacre indicate the shooters may have been imitating the 1999 tragedy.
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Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress apologises as she is sentenced
A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress to swindle New York hotels and banks has been sentenced to at least four years in prison.
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An Uber driver allegedly tried to lock 2 women in his car and told them, 'You're not going anywhere'
According to Pittsburgh police, two women said they took an Uber with a male driver early Saturday, May 11. The driver commented on their looks and “did not follow the GPS directions to the requested address.”
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Mother's Day 2019: Why is it celebrated on different dates?
Initially a US holiday, Mother's Day has become widely popular in different countries around the world.
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Kim Kardashian's 'prison reform' efforts reveal the potential problems with celebrity activism
We should all celebrate the fact that people who deserved to be free are out of prison. But we can’t make the mistake of thinking the fight is over.
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Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Scandal
In exchange for the actress' plea, prosecutors reportedly agreed to recommend the low-end of the sentencing guidelines.
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Felicity Huffman Admitted She Paid $15,000 To Increase Her Daughter's SAT Score
The "Desperate Housewives" actor pleaded gulty on Monday. Prosecutors recommended she be sentenced to four months in prison.
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Man pleads guilty in mall attack against boy, faces 19 years
Aranda was arrested moments after the attack as he waited to board a light-rail train at the mall, and police say he had quickly admitted to it.
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San Francisco is first US city to ban facial recognition
Legislators in San Francisco have voted to ban the use of facial recognition, the first US city to do so.
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Alabama Senate approves country’s most restrictive abortion ban
Alabama’s state Senate voted and approved one of the most controversial and restrictive abortion laws in the country.
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Alabama governor signs abortion bill into law
New law is the most restrictive in the nation, making it a crime to perform the procedure at any stage of pregnancy
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Malaysian teen took own life after posting poll asking if she should die
A 16-year-old from Malaysia has tragically died after posting a disturbing question on social media that has shocked the world.
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Missouri Legislature passes abortion ban at 8 weeks of pregnancy
Tough, new abortion laws in Alabama and several other states face legal battles in court... and that's the point. We explain how they take aim at Roe v. Wade. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
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Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness
As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes.
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Billionaire pledges to pay off student loan debt for Morehouse College class of 2019
Billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off the student loan debt of the Morehouse 2019 graduates.
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