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City lawyer who became Britain’s most inspiring head

When Mouhssin Ismail decided to throw in his highly paid job with a leading City law firm to become a teacher, his father didn’t speak to him for a week.‘You could say that the [...]

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Interior Department halts study on Appalachia coal mining

The Trump administration has halted a study looking at the health risks of mountaintop removal coal mining.In a letter written on Friday, the Interior Department announced the shut [...]

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Florida police find children in hot car while mom in bar

Florida mother Larissa Rivera allegedly left her four and five-year-old children in a hot car to go to a barThe children were found in the scorching hot silver Ford Focus, which wa [...]

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Naomi Campbell blasts Vogue’s Shulman over all-white team

Naomi Campbell has highlighted the astonishing lack of diversity in British Vogue's editorial team under out-going boss Alexander Shulman.Posting a staff photo that appeared in the [...]

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Houston Police walk son of fallen officer to kindergarten

It was five-year-old Kevin Will Jr.'s first day of school this week Because his dad was killed by a drunk driver two months before Kevin Jr. was born, Houston police decided to wa [...]

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FBI offers reward for help solving 25-year-old murder case

Tammy Zywicki, 21, was found dead in Missouri nine days after she went missing in 1992The day before the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy Zywicki, the FBI ann [...]

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Children learn moral lessons effectively from human books

Parents may want to think twice before reading Winnie the Pooh to their children. A new study found that moral lessons in storybooks resonate with kids most when the character a [...]

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Manhunt under way for two escaped inmates in Oklahoma

Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for two possibly armed and dangerous inmates who escaped after stealing a prison transport van overnight.Major County Sheriff Steve Randolph s [...]

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Baby left teetering on interstate overpass in Louisiana

A homeless man has saved a baby who was kidnapped by his uncle and left teetering on the ledge of an interstate overpass.Little Elijah, two months old, was feared dead after 25-y [...]

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Seattle elderly brothers arrested on child porn charges

Octogenarian charged: Charles Emery (pictured), 82, has been arrested on child pornography charges along with his two brothers, Thomas Emery, 80, and Edwin Emery, 79Three elderly [...]

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MQ-9 Reaper drones could soon scour the skies above Guam

MQ-9 Reaper drones are being prepared to protect Guam from a North Korea attack, it has been revealed.The move follows the recent huge tensions between America and North Korea, and [...]

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Popular robots ‘dangerously easy’ to hack, experts warn

Some of the most popular robots on the market are 'dangerously easy' to hack, experts are warning.Seattle-based cybersecurity firm IOActive Inc. discovered several consumer and ind [...]

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Video shows man assembling world’s biggest jigsaw puzzle

'Wildlife' by Educa is a 33,600 piece puzzle that is over 18 feet long when builtIt comes in a wheeled wooden case in over 10 bags and costs more than $300An amazing time-lapse vid [...]

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California dad who killed wife, abducted son is on the run

Konstantin Morozov, 48, is wanted by police in connection with his wife's murderWhen police arrived at the scene Monday they saw Morozov's son was missingCops are searching for Kon [...]

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Los Angeles Zoo said Buddy the sea lion is adjusting well

Buddy the sea lion may be blind but he has a voice that can be heard throughout the 133-acre Los Angeles Zoo.The zoo welcomed the 700lbs blind California sea lion in May and since [...]

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Kristen Stewart threatens legal action in nude selfie hack

Kristen Stewart and her Victoria's Secret model girlfriend Stella Maxwell are threatening legal action against pornography websites that have published illegally obtained nude phot [...]

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Rare cinema posters found being used as carpet underlay

Rare 1930s and 40s cinema posters which were found being used as carpet underlay will be going up for auction for the first time. The collection, which was discovered accidenta [...]

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Emotional Barack and Michelle Obama move Malia to Harvard

Malia Obama is officially a college student.The oldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama moved into her Harvard University dormitory on Monday afternoon, one day before her fel [...]

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Jared, Ivanka push Trump to give citizenship to Dreamers

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are among a set of White House aides pushing President Trump to allow illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to stay, in an effort to get [...]

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Birth mom of Savannah Leckie is charged with her murder

The biological mother of a missing teenage girl whose remains were found in a burn pit on her rural Missouri property has been charged with murder.Rebecca Ruud was charged on Tuesd [...]

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Two married couples shot dead playing cards are identified

Two married couples who were shot dead while playing cards in North Carolina during a home invasion have been identified.Police say 72-year-old Janice Harris and 88-year-old James [...]

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Labour MP shares post telling abuse victims to ‘shut up’

A rising star of the Labour Party who is a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn shared a Twitter post telling sex abuse victims of the Rotherham scandal to ‘shut their mouths for the good o [...]

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Illinois man charged with homicide in crash that killed 4

Illinois man Sean Woulfe (pictured), 25, was charged with 16 counts of reckless homicide in connection to the fatal crashAn Illinois man, who was driving the pickup truck that ki [...]

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Modern life is making Americans constipated

The American lifestyle is making more people constipated than ever. For many the condition is just an aggravation, but to others it's daily agony that in some cases can be dangero [...]

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Gigantic Tibetan Mastiff dwarfs scooter driver in China

The dog was spotted hitching a ride on the back of its owner's pedicab in ChinaThe unusual breed is famous for its massive size and ferocious temperament One reportedly sold for a [...]

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Katie Couric asks strangers invasive sex questions

Katie Couric is used to asking tough questions of her interviewees - and has happily grilled everyone from Barack Obama to Justin Bieber. But the 60-year-old's latest project sees [...]

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Shopkeeper fends off robber with screwdriver in Nottingham

This is the terrifying moment a brave shopkeeper tries to fend off a robber armed with a screwdriver.CCTV footage shows serial robber Roy Davis, 58, of Weetman Gardens, Nottingham, [...]

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Moment speedboater almost kills kayaker before crashing

Man was enjoying his fishing trip on kayak when speedboat nearly killed him The boat was traveling at a high speed as it headed straight for the fisherman Three men were in boa [...]

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Human remains in submerged car in Michigan identified

The skeletal remains of Julius Colwye were found inside his sunken 1970s Buick sedan when it was pulled from a pond in Michigan's Buena Vista Township on August 15Police say human [...]

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Amal and George Clooney have romantic dinner date in Italy

They welcomed twins two months ago. So it was no surprise George and Amal Clooney were making the most of their alone time together as they enjoyed a dinner date in Lagio, Italy d [...]

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Chase Carter named as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit rookie

Sports Illustrated has proudly revealed the newest member of its rookie class in a stunning series of risque behind-the-scenes clips from her beach-themed photo shoot.As part of th [...]

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Bob Kraft gave Trump sparkling Super Bowl memento

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave President Trump a 'World Champions' diamond Super Bowl ring after his team visited the White House.The ring is bejeweled with 280 diamo [...]

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Judge frees one of four men held over Barcelona terror

In a family home in the town of Ripoll, in northern Spain, Brahim Aallaa sits with his seven-year-old son and contemplates the loss of his family.Last week two of his sons - Youss [...]

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Outrage after boy is sent home from school for long hair

A 4-year-old boy from Texas was sent home from school during his first week after teachers informed his mother his long hair violated their policy.Jessica Oates told KTRK she was t [...]

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Chris Martin surprises 17-year-old fan with fatal disease

Coldplay singer Chris Martin surprised a 17-year-old Chicago fan who has a fatal disease by showing up to the restaurant where she works as a waitress on Saturday.Heidi Hernandez w [...]

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Afghan murderer who attacked police has sentence halfed

An Afghan murderer who was allowed into Britain unchecked and then attacked two police officers with a hammer has had his sentence slashed in half by appeal judges.Jamshid Piruz, 3 [...]