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Instagram star shares snap of bruised face made my make-up

An Instagram star has posted a photograph of a fake bruise on her face created by make-up - in order to raise awareness of domestic violence.Diala Makki, who is based in Dubai, sha [...]

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Yahoo must face litigation from data breach victims

A US judge said Yahoo must face nationwide litigation brought on behalf of more than one billion users who said their personal information was compromised in three massive data bre [...]

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Map reveals more than 20% of every US state is obese

More than 20 percent of adults are obese in every state in America, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In five states - Alabama, Louisiana [...]

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Houston flood: Drivers form human-chain to save pensioner

Floodwaters on Interstate-10 in Houston had picked up the elderly man's SUVIn response dozens of Good Samaritans joined hands to form a human chainOne man climbed on top of the veh [...]

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Hurricane Harvey crippled the health system:

Mass destruction of rainfall, floodwaters and huge waves from Hurricane Harvey left most of southeastern Texas evacuating to higher ground to escape.But left behind were hospitals [...]

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British woman killed in Sudan after arriving for wedding

A 24-year-old woman died in a car crash just hours after arriving for a cousin's wedding in Sudan.Malaz Elmosbah, from Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester, was killed in the crash al [...]

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Woman got meningitis from a tick bite in New York City

A woman has contracted spinal meningitis from a tick bite in New York City.Dee Vandenburg, of Staten Island, was at her home near a deer park earlier this year when she was bitten [...]

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Roger Federer practices among the public at Central Park

Roger Federer may be a multi-millionaire and arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, but that doesn't mean he's too good to use public courts. On Wednesday, the Swiss ten [...]

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Apple to unveil iPhone 8 at its new HQ on September 12th

Apple will unveil the eagerly anticipated iPhone 8 at a special event on 12th September in the Steve Jobs Theater inside it new 'Spaceship' HQ in Cupertino.The firm today sent invi [...]

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Nevada to use opioid fentanyl for first time in execution

Nevada - which in April received $5.6 million to combat opioid abuse - is to use a form of the drug to execute a convicted killer.In July Scott Dozier, who is on death row for two [...]

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Lord of the Flies adaptation will have ALL-GIRL cast

Warner Bros has come under fire from all sides after announcing a remake of The Lord of the Flies - with an all-girl cast.The Nobel-prize-winning 1956 novel by William Golding foll [...]

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Irma is now a category 2 hurricane, with winds of 100mph

The newly upgraded Hurricane Irma - currently heading westward over the Atlantic Ocean - is now at category 2 strength and is 'rapidly intensifying' the National Weather Service ha [...]

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Philips unveils its first ever Quantum Dot television

Pictured is the Avent uGrow digital parenting platform1) Avent uGrow digital parenting platformThe app features articles and advice from healthcare professionals, and connects wire [...]

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Lloyds and Barclays ‘attacked by British-Israeli hacker’

A British man has appeared in court accused of masterminding a wave of cyber attacks against two of the UK's largest banks.Daniel Kaye, 29, was extradited from Germany after he all [...]

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North Korean soldiers told to steal corn for imminent war

Starving North Korean soldiers have been ordered to steal corn to ensure they are 'combat ready' for 'imminent war', it has been claimed.Kim Jong-un's army officers have reportedly [...]

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Wells Fargo says 3.5 million accounts involved in scandal

The scope of Wells Fargo's fake accounts scandal grew significantly on Thursday, with the bank now saying that 3.5 million accounts were potentially opened without customers' permi [...]

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Whatsapp is DOWN users around the world left frustrated

WhatsApp has mysteriously stopped sending or receiving messages for users worldwide. There are widespread problems across northern Europe, Mexico and Brazil, according to the webs [...]

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Americans spend more on TAXES than food and clothes

Americans on average spent more of their income on taxes than they did on food and clothing combined in 2016, data has revealed.An average 'consumer unit' - or a financially indepe [...]

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Brits stranded in Romania after Wizz Air cancels flight

Bob Jamieson (pictured), 70, has had to seek emergency medication after he ran out of insulin when his flight from Romania to Glasgow was cancelledHundreds of British holidaymakers [...]

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Baby bursts into tears when dad puts on Chewbacca mask

A hilarious video shows a nine-month-old boy from Las Vegas, Nevada, sitting happily on his dad's lapThe dad picks up a Chewbacca mask as the baby looks bewilderedWhen the mask sta [...]

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South African student mistakenly receives £850,000

Sibongile Mani, 27, poses with a new bag on her arm after receiving the bonus fundsA student who received a staggering £850,000 instead of her usual £85 monthly university food g [...]

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Thug is kicked off Sheffield tram for Islamophobic tirade

A Britain First supporter has been kicked off a tram for launching a foul-mouthed Islamophobic tirade.Passengers on a Sheffield Supertram service reacted with horror as the man ran [...]

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Inoculations give California frog a shot at life

Endangered California frogs are getting an immunity boost from scientists who are scooping them up from remote Sierra Nevada ponds and sending them to big city zoos for inoculation [...]

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Lanarkshire homeowner wins legal battle over 30ft trees

A homeowner who was plunged into darkness by her neighbour's 30ft trees has emerged victorious from a four-year legal battle.Oonagh Waugh, 63, was locked in a war of words with nei [...]

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Google critic axed from think tank associated with company

An influential American think tank reportedly fired a top analyst who was critical of Google's market dominance after allegedly being pressured by the tech company's chairman and a [...]

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Russia flaunts might as elite marines join missile boats

Russia has been flaunting its military strength with training drills taking place in the Black Sea.Marines have undergone strict training in the cruel terrain with ships, missile [...]

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25 rescuers pull a father back onto a New Jersey beach

This dramatic footage shows the moment rescuers formed a human chain to save a father-of-four from a rip current.Pete Peterson, a vice president at Bellevue Communications Group, h [...]

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Radio host ‘ran Ponzi scheme, tried to cast spell on SEC’

A former radio host and financial adviser from Maryland has been charged with running a $20million Ponzi scheme, while hoping to cast a ‘black-magic’ spell to silence Securitie [...]

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online dating is waste of time can’t predict who you fancy

Dating websites claim attraction can be predicted from the right combination of traitsm but a new study suggests singletons have little hope of finding true love online.Researchers [...]

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Bodies wash up in Bangladesh as Rohingya flee Burma

The bodies of two dozen refugees trying to flee the violence in Burma have washed up on the shores of Bangladesh in the last two days.Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are maki [...]

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Other people’s odours are key to human bonding

Just one whiff of another person's body odour could be enough to fall in love, according to new research.It could also be key to the way humans bond and decide whether they like so [...]

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Zara founder briefly replaces Bill Gates as richest man

The Spanish founder of the Zara fashion chain briefly overtook Bill Gates to become the world's richest man - only to drop to third hours later when shares slumped, it has emerged. [...]

Health

Don’t bother trying to stifle that yawn!

Yawning is so contagious that one sleepy person in a room can easily set off the rest.But anyone trying to stifle their yawns at a particularly dull work meeting or date is fightin [...]

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Eighth suspect charged with ‘bodies in the box’ murders

Police have charged an eighth person with the bodies-in-the-box murders of a mother-of-three and her brother-in-law.The 28-year-old man from Auckland was charged over the gruesome [...]

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Bride petrified of heights weds her groom 100 FEET in air

All brides have high expectations of their wedding day - but this woman hadn't banked on exchanging vows 100ft in the air. Adrenaline junkie Jai Baker, 30, left his bride Leanne [...]

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Meghan Markle’s mother spotted at Los Angeles laundromat

As Meghan Markle was rounding off her romantic African getaway with Prince Harry this week, the Suits actress's mother was spotted far from a fabulous vacation, doing loads of laun [...]