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Azarenka withdraws from US Open amid child custody dispute

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the US Open on Monday because she was unable to resolve a custody dispute with her infant son's father.The 28-year [...]

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University of Texas football player gets scholarship

The emotional moment a University of Texas football player was surprised with a scholarship has gone viral.Garrett Graf is a 6'2", 285-pound lineman who got the fantastic news from [...]

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Lioness protects her pride from nomadic male lion in Kenya

A lioness in Kenya's Maasai Mara nature reserve is seen protecting her prideVideo shows the lioness, named Isinya, defending her area from a nomadic maleNomadic male lions cover a [...]

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People on benefits to face random drug tests in Sydney

Welfare recipients in Sydney's southwest could be randomly tested for drugs from the start of next year.The Turnbull government is poised to announce Canterbury-Bankstown as the fi [...]

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Amal and George Clooney enjoy a game of tennis in Italy

They are currently enjoying their first holiday with their newborn twins, who arrived back in June.But Amal and George Clooney still made time for their favorite pastime - tennis [...]

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JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in North Carolina

JetBlue flight that was set to fly from New York to Palm Beach, Florida on Monday had to make an abrupt emergency landing in North Carolina Flight 461 took off from LaGuardia Ai [...]

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Parents are failing to put babies to sleep on their backs

Fewer than half of US infants always sleep on their backs, the position doctors recommend to avoid sleep-related injuries and deaths, a study suggests.Researchers examined survey d [...]

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Man uses eggs to ‘fix racism’ in viral tweet

A Twitter user has gone viral with a clever metaphor about racism using just a pair of eggs and a frying pan.User @j0eymccullough took to the social media website on Saturday to po [...]

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Georgia woman suing after ‘fired for two period leaks’

A Georgia mother, who worked as a 911 call taker, is suing her former employer for allegedly firing her over two period leaks while she was going through pre-menopause.Alisha Colem [...]

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Dr Martin Scurr: Will my cooker stop a pacemaker working?

My wife is due to have a pacemaker fitted. But we’ve heard there’s a risk to it when using an induction cooker, and that she’ll have to stand 24 in from the hob when cooking. [...]

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Me And My Operation: Back implant that banishes pain

A new implant for patients with severe back pain can replace damaged bones in the spine and, unlike traditional surgery, doesn’t restrict movement. Mother-of-two Melissa Ingalls, [...]

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KKK leader threatens to ‘burn’ Univision journalist

A Klu Klux Klan leader threatened to 'burn' a Univision journalist during an interview, before revealing she was the first black person on his property in 20 years.Christopher Bark [...]

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Boy, four, died in a house fire after lamp fell in Wales

A four-year-old boy died in a house fire that started after a floor lamp in his bedroom set a pile of clothes alight. An inquest heard of the dramatic and brave efforts to save [...]

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Austrian brothel buys a second sex doll due to high demand

An Austrian brothel has bought a second sex doll after its first became more popular with customers than real women. The unusual story of 'Fanny', a sex doll which has become th [...]

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Philadelphia boy’s little league championship catch

This is not your average little league catch. A stunning video captures the moment Jack Regenye, 14, flips over a fence at the edge of center field to catch a ball in the Junior L [...]

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High-tech mat that detects foot ulcers before they develop

A high-tech bath mat takes just 20 seconds to spot dangerous foot ulcers weeks before they start to show.The device has temperature sensors that detect ‘hot spots’ on the soles [...]

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Coaches did not stop Baylor football’s ‘rape culture’

Baylor University football players took part in gang rape attacks because they thought that if 'you were one person's woman, you were everybody's', one of their victims has claimed [...]

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Sons of US defector to North Korea confirm his death

The only US soldier known still to be living in North Korea after defecting more than five decades ago died last year pledging loyalty to the 'great leader Kim Jong-un', his sons s [...]

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Cops investigate fatal shooting of New York boy

A nine-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by his older sibling at a home in upstate New York, a witness said. Syracuse police responded to the home around 2.35am Monda [...]

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Judge denies witness chance to view eclipse

A federal judge in Florida has refused to delay a case because one of the key witnesses - a federal agent - had travel plans to see the solar eclipse. In an amusing three-page rul [...]

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‘Drunk’ California mother ‘killed friend in ATV crash’

Carlee D'Arata, 28, faces manslaughter charges for allegedly driving an ATV while intoxicated and crashing the vehicle, which killed her best friend in April A family is left outr [...]

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Paul Ryan: Leaders must push beyond ‘passions of moment’

The nation's leaders 'have an obligation' to steer the country past 'the passions of the moment,' House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday in remarks that didn't explicitly criticize Pr [...]

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Good credit is the sexiest trait among online daters

A recent study conducted by Discover Financial Services and Match Media Group found that online daters view a good credit score as the sexiest trait in a potential romantic partner [...]

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Teen sexually assaulted by men on train from Cornwall

Teenager was travelling home from Boardmasters music festival on August 12As she got on the train she was approached by a man in a novelty shark hatHe sat next to her and tickled h [...]

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1954 Jaguar restored to original glory

A long-lost 1954 Jaguar branded one of the rarest in existence has been restored to its original glory after a painstaking process, taking almost 8,000 hours. This unique Pininf [...]

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Co-op Bank ‘must change its name’ after £700m rescue deal

Labour MP John Mann says it is no longer a worker-owned co-operativeHe believes it would now be' misleading to call it a co-op' after the rescue dealBut bosses have always insi [...]

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Florida startup reveals drone with a built in machine gun

A Florida based startup has developed a done that can carry and fire military weapons, including rifles and grenade launchers. The TIKAD drone, which was tested on a target in I [...]

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Einstein’s letter warning of rise of Hitler is up for sale

A letter written by Albert Einstein in 1938 criticising then British prime minister Neville Chamberlain for his policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany has been put up for aucti [...]

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Heartbroken father releases CCTV of son’s death

A heartbroken father has released the harrowing footage of his son's murder in a bid to get knives off Britain's streets.Lauric Lebato, 22, was stabbed in the back by Sulaiman Sill [...]

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Luke Hemmings accused of using escorts and cocaine by ex

Luke Hemmings, the singer for boy band heartthrobs Five Seconds Of Summer, has been accused by his ex of cheating, using escorts and abusing cocaine. The 21-year-old boy band sing [...]

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MLU research unveils solid milk ‘pods’ for tea and coffee

It could be the end of crying over spilt milk. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a solid milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a h [...]

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Trump watches the eclipse without glasses with Melania

The total eclipse of the sun on Monday was a family affair for President Trump, who viewed the the action from the terrace of the White House alongside First Lady Melania and their [...]

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Petition wants Missy Elliott statue instead of Confederate

A Virginia resident has come up with an idea to replace Portsmouth's Confederate monument: erect a statue of native hero Missy Elliott in its place.The Change.org petition, addres [...]

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Bannon is ‘going to war’ against ‘Javanka’

Now back at the helm of Breitbart News, President Trump's ex-Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has said he's 'going to war' with his West Wing enemies, including 'Javanka,' his preferr [...]

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Samsung accidentally reveals Galaxy Note 8 on its own site

Photos and nearly every detail about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 8 have been leaked in recent weeks - but now Samsung has made a huge blunder itself. Just days before the offic [...]

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Bonnie Tyler teases Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Bonnie Tyler gave a preview for her upcoming performance of Total Eclipse of the Heart during a solar eclipse on Monday.The Welsh singer, 66, sang a line from the iconic song durin [...]