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  • Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte warns that North Korea 'wants to end the world'

    Leader of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has called on the US to keep a cool head and not be rushed into action after North Korea's latest missile test. Duterte warned against North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who "wants to end the world". US President Donald Trump has said that a "major conflict" is possible with North Korea.
    International Business Times
  • "White Oil" Could Mean US Energy Independence

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    A stunning breakthrough in chemical engineering could mean the end of oil and free energy for many Americans... [Full Story]
  • MIT grad fell to his death trying to pull a prank

    He was by all accounts brilliant — except for last week, when he tried to pull off a daring stunt that ended his life. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate died Wednesday when he fell to his death on campus, as he tried to climb the Great Dome — a time-honored tradition of one-upsmanship at the prestigious Cambridge university, authorities said. Computer programmer Nicholas Paggi — a 2015 MIT grad and a Bayville, New Jersey native — was with roommates who are MIT graduate students when he fell. “He came down the side of one of the roofs, came across the front and slipped going back up the other side,” his mother, Helga Paggi, told CBS in Boston from her home in Toms River, New Jersey.
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  • Joshua-Klitschko classic was the kick up the backside heavyweight boxing needed

    Liam Happe was blown away by Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko's physical and emotional battle for the ages at Wembley on Saturday.
    Yahoo Sport UK
  • United Airlines denies staff accidentally froze Simon the giant rabbit

    Giant rabbit Simon, the central character in the latest public relations disaster for United Airlines, may have been frozen to death, according to reports. The pet died shortly after landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Monday (April 24). Sources quoted by The Sun on Saturday claimed that the rabbit had been accidentally left in a freezer for as long as 16 hours following his flight.
    International Business Times
  • Pregnant Mom Left Dumbstruck By Doctor’s Sonogram!

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    Ashley Gardner got pregnant after IVF, nothing could have prepared her for what happened next.
  • Two members of alt-right accused of making white supremacist hand signs in White House after receiving press passes

    Two conservative journalists have sparked outcry on social media by making what some have interpreted as a white supremacist hand symbol at a recent visit to the White House. “Just two people doing a white power hand gesture in the White House,” Fusion senior reporter Emma Roller tweeted, alongside a screenshot of the picture.
    The Independent
  • Black-eyed mugshot of Lancaster County suspect gets national attention, disbelief

    A police mug shot taken in Lancaster County, S.C., is drawing attention across the country for what appears to be a blond woman with black eyes. The mug shot is of 24-year-old Morgan Joyce Varn, who faces charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and property damage in Lancaster County. She remained in the Lancaster County jail Friday without bond. It is the kind of case that typically doesn’t get attention beyond county lines, but the story was being picked up across the nation Friday due to Varn’s striking image: Full head of blond hair, pale forehead covered in tattoos, and the whites of her eyes appearing to be black and reflective like glass. Social media commenters quickly picked up on the photo,
    The Charlotte Observer q
  • Britney Spears and boyfriend show off their incredible physiques

    Britney Spears is celebrating spring!
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  • How This Mattress Became a $100M Success

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    In just two years, Casper won countless awards, reinvented the sleep environment, and upended an entire industry.
  • Coughing, convulsing and calls for probe after Arkansas execution

    Arkansas, which had not held an execution in 12 years, concluded its executions series by putting to death Kenneth Williams on Thursday night. Accounts of his execution raised fresh concerns about whether the sedative midazolam, a Valium-like drug, is effective in lethal injection mixes.
    Reuters

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President Trump holds a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania. (AP)

Trump rails against media on 100-day mark

The president tells a cheering crowd in Pennsylvania that "if the media’s job is to be honest, they deserve a big, fat failing grade."   Tries to steal spotlight away from D.C. gala »

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