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“Like threading a needle”: 17 youngsters were extracted from “slot canyon” 30 hours after being trapped.

Helmet-cam footage of the dramatic rescue of 17 youngsters after 30 hours trapped in a tiny "slot canyon" in the United States has been released. The legendary canyons in Utah, some of which are smaller than 30 centimeters wide, attract climbers, extreme canyoneers, and geologists from all over the world. Seventeen...

According to Ghislaine Maxwell attorneys, an inmate offered her money to kill her, and she should serve no more than four or five years...

The attorneys representing Ghislaine Maxwell argue that she should face no more than four or five years in prison, as opposed to the possible 30-year sentence she faces. After being found guilty of soliciting adolescent females for Jeffrey Epstein, the British socialite will be punished later this month. The British socialite...

Tom Hanks states that he could not play the character of Philadelphia today, and rightly so.

In the 1993 film for which he won his first Academy Award, the award-winning actor portrayed a gay man suffering from HIV. Tom Hanks states that he could not portray the role of a gay guy in 1993's Philadelphia, and rightly so. In the film, the Hollywood celebrity portrayed attorney Andrew...

Alaskan summer school children were offered floor sealant instead of milk.

A daycare summer program at an Alaskan elementary school served floor sealant instead of milk to a dozen children. Shortly after being served breakfast, multiple pupils reported that their tongues and throats were burning, and at least one child was brought to the hospital for treatment. Tuesday morning, several pupils complained...

In a 12-page tirade, Donald Trump refers to the Capitol riot investigation as a “kangaroo court,” while the investigation reveals he was “removed from...

The panel heard on the second day of public hearings how the former president's closest campaign aides, senior government officials, and even his family attempted to debunk some of his strange voting fraud accusations. Donald Trump has referred to the investigation into the Capitol rioting as "pitiful" and a "kangaroo...

Trump reprimands Ivanka on January 6th. She had “long since checked out” and was no longer monitoring election results.

After his daughter Ivanka appeared to concur with other former White House employees that the former president had lost the 2020 election, Donald Trump rebuked her. Donald Trump has reprimanded his daughter and former White House adviser Ivanka after she refuted the former president's allegation of election fraud in 2020. Mr....

US gasoline prices surpass $5 per gallon, but Biden claims Exxon “earned more money this year than God.”

Despite the increase, gas costs in the United States remain significantly lower than those in the United Kingdom. The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has surpassed five dollars for the first time, as global oil prices continue to skyrocket due to the conflict in Ukraine. While...

A US judge dismisses a rape case against Cristiano Ronaldo.

In 2009, a lady accused the Manchester United star of committing a rape on her in Las Vegas, which he categorically rejected. A judge in Las Vegas has dismissed the case because the woman's attorney used stolen sensitive documents. In 2009, the Manchester United player paid $375,000 in hush money...

50 Sigma Alpha Epsilon members are accused of subjecting others to degrading treatment, according to hazing charges.

Officials from the University of New Hampshire alerted the local police department about a gathering for new members at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter house, prompting an investigation. After an initiation ceremony last month, over fifty members of a student social organization in the United States were accused of hazing. Sigma...

Thousands walk to the streets around the United States to demand action on strengthening gun controls.

President Joe Biden stated that his message to the protesters was to "keep marching" and that he was "mildly optimistic" on legislative negotiations to combat gun violence. Thousands of protesters have gathered in Washington, D.C., and across the United States to demand stricter gun laws. It follows the deaths of 19...

COVID-19: US drops pre-travel testing requirements

The guidelines were implemented by Joe Biden's administration last year, and they were strengthened in November to help control the spread of Omicron. On Sunday, however, travelers will no longer be required to provide evidence of a negative coronavirus test. No longer will travelers visiting the United States be required...

US gun control: Senators reach reform agreement that President Joe Biden describes as a start in the right direction.

The approach is significantly less ambitious than the president's and other Democrats' demands to prohibit semi-automatic, assault-style firearms or at least raise the purchase age to 21. A bipartisan group of senators has hailed a potential breakthrough that might lead to the first big new gun law in the United...

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Police accuse Chiefs’ Rice of assault weeks after crash arrest

According to a newspaper report published on Tuesday, Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas, approximately one month after he was involved in a chain-reaction collision that resulted in multiple charges due to speeding. 

House cancels DC mayor testimony after campus arrests

Early Wednesday morning, 33 individuals were apprehended at George Washington University (GW) as police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment from the campus. According to police in Washington, DC, protestors were apprehended on charges of assaulting a police officer and unauthorized entry. Since April 25th, university students have been residing within the encampment.

Ireland reaches Eurovision final; UK’s Olly Alexander debuts

Alongside Sweden's Marcus & Martinus, the "big five" of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy have already advanced to the final.  Since 2018, Bambie Thug has been Ireland's first Eurovision Song Contest finalist.  The 31-year-old performed Doomsday Blue, an alternative composition, at the Eurovision semifinals in Malmo, Sweden.

Violence develops as German politician stabbed in library

A man stormed into a local library and assaulted a Berlin senator and former mayor of the German capital, marking the most recent in a string of attacks against German politicians. As reported by the police, Franziska Giffey, a prominent member of Germany's centre-left SPD, was struck on the head and neck with a sack "filled with hard contents" and subsequently required brief hospital treatment.