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Outrage after US teachers told to offer books with 'opposing' Holocaust views
"How do you oppose the Holocaust?" one teacher asked.
Havana Syndrome: 'Like being seized by an invisible hand'
At least 200 cases of the syndrome involving diplomats are now under investigation.
'Total farce': Baker's illegal sprinkles shocker
A small bakery in UK has gone viral after authorities banned its famous sprinkles.
Guilty plea? Last-minute hearing for school shooter who killed 17
Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Former US President Bill Clinton in ICU for non-Covid-related infection
The former US President has been in hospital since Tuesday.
Seeing double: Rare terrapin hatches with two-heads
The turtle has been nicknamed Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen after the twin child stars.
America's most 'gram-worthy art museums revealed
One American museum has been posted on Instagram nearly 400,000 times.
'Narcissistic psychopath': Real estate heir's day of reckoning
The New York real estate heir has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
'Lurching between crisis and complacency': Has the US seen its last Covid surge?
New York Times: Hopes are rising that the worst is finally behind the United States.
Prince William's pot-shot at Jeff Bezos: Focus on Earth instead of other planets
Duke's comments come hours after Jeff Bezos sent Star Trek's William Shatner into space.
Donald Trump issues strange new threat
Still fuming over election defeat, he has suggested one way his supporters could respond.
Antiquities dealer admits mass-producing fakes he sold for years
New York Times: Customers thought they were buying ancient items. They were knockoffs.
Watch: 'Somebody help' - Police drag paraplegic from car by his dreadlocks
He was pulled over for suspicion of drugs. Then things took a sudden turn.
Free at last: Elk stuck with car tyre around neck for two years
The legendary tyre-wearing bull was first spotted in 2019.
Biden administration plans wind farms along nearly entire US coastline
New York Times: First long-term strategy to produce electricity from offshore turbines.
Mum arrested after allegedly hosting abusive sex parties for teens
A mum faces child abuse, sexual assault charges in what is described as a disturbing case.
US to lift land border restrictions for Canada, Mexico in November
The US has announced plans to reopen its land borders for fully vaccinated travellers.
'In a snake stomach': Survival expert's wild Laundrie theory
Missing for 29 days, a nature survivalist has given a grim prediction where he could be.
To oldly go: William Shatner, TV's Captain Kirk, blasts into space
Hollywood's Captain Kirk blasted into space in a convergence of sci-fi and science reality
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14yo drowns after she was accidentally sealed under plastic pool cover
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'Hellhole': Inside lawless jail island where inmates have taken over
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Unsolved Murdaugh murders expose years of mysteries
New York Times: A sprawling saga of mysterious deaths and multimillion-dollar swindles.
Bareback and unbridled, horserider travels 4000km to Kentucky
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Gabby Petito strangled, died 3-4 weeks before found
Authorities are still searching for her boyfriend in relation to the death.
Caskets uncovered by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana
Another layer of trauma for families and communities reeling in wake of Hurricane Ida.
Kim Jong Un vows to build 'invincible' military while slamming US
Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on US mainland.
52 years in 11 days: A son, facing death, finds his father
New York Times: Close to death Sam Anthony finally found the courage to send a letter.
A babysitter and a band-Aid wrapper: Inside the submarine spy case
New York Times: FBI describe couple as would-be spies in a plot to pass nuclear secrets.
After years of sexual abuse allegations, how did this doctor keep working?
New York Times: Lawsuit claims hospital staff in the US looked the other way.
Whispers, gestures and true-crime fans: Inside court with Elizabeth Holmes
New York Times: What happens behind the closed doors during the fraud trial.