Photo shows woman getting robbed on vacation
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VIDEO: Deer rescued from raging floodwaters
When these bystanders spotted a deer drowning in floodwater, one man dived in while the rest all helped in a selfless rescue effort.
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Shocked woman comes home to find burglars having sex on her sofa
A woman was horrified when she returned to her hoe when she found it completely ransacked - and the burglars HAVING SEX on her sofa.
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Kate Middleton Choose Similar Dresses For Photo-Op
The style mavens of Canada and the U.K. came together in Victoria, quickly proving they have plenty in common. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau welcomed the Duchess of Cambridge and her family with open arms and a gorgeous outfit, of course, on Saturday. The Canadian prime minister's wife — nicknamed "Canada's Kate Middleton" from early on — wore similar outfits as the Duchess, albeit in different colours. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (second from left) awaits the royal family at Victoria's International Airport on Saturday. (Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty) Grégoire Trudeau donned a long-sleeved purple pencil dress from Montreal brandÉditions de Robes, along with a matching fedora by The Saucy Milliner. She completed
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New details emerge in Jose Fernandez's deadly boating accident
A day after 24-year-old Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in an early morning boating accident, new details of the crash are being made public. According to USA Today, Fernandez and two friends, identified by WSVN.com as Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias, died in a crash on Government Cut, a Miami Beach jetty that gives boats direct access to the ocean. The boat, a 32-foot SeaVee Center Console fishing vessel named the Kaught Looking, did not belong to Fernandez, and he was not driving it at the time of the crash. It belonged to one of the other men who died in the accident, though according to Lorenzo Veloz, an official with the Florida Wildlife Commission, Fernandez was often seen on the boat with Marlins teammates.
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Father’s announcement to children about his cancer diagnosis goes viral on social media
Mon, Sep 26: Mike Smith was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer, and as Angie Seth reports a video announcement telling his kids he is cancer-free has become a message of hope for others around the world.
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'It was over $16': Saskatoon woman speaks out after boyfriend killed in Manitoba
When Ashley Hague stopped receiving text messages from her boyfriend Saturday night, she knew something was wrong. On Saturday just before midnight police in Winkler, Man., were called to Valley Bowling Lanes where they found a man unconscious. The man was Zachary Straughan, 25, from Saskatoon.
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40 tonnes of garbage pulled off Vancouver Island beaches
Now, volunteers have the Herculean task of sorting through the debris to figure out what can be recycled, what can be re-purposed and what will have to go straight into the dump. Karen Wristen, executive director of Living Oceans Society, was in a group of 25 people who spent two weeks in August scouring the beaches along the west coast of northern Vancouver Island. "It's one thing to collect the debris on the beach — it's a wonderful thing to do — getting it down here was fraught, fraught with difficulty," she said.
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PHOTOS: Prince William and Kate’s Canadian visit (39 photos)
The much-anticipated Canadian royal tour kicked off with a visit to British Columbia. Prince William and Kate arrived in Victoria with their kids Saturday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Gov. Gen. David Johnston and his wife Sharon Johnston, and B.C. premier Christy Clark.
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Mom of kids killed in Vaughan drunk-driving crash alleges extortion attempts
The mother of three children killed by a drunk driver in Vaughan, Ont., has penned a heartbreaking Facebook post to mark the one-year anniversary of their deaths in which she suggests that she has been the victim of extortion attempts from people who picked up items from the crash site. Jennifer Neville-Lake lost children Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5, and Milly, 2, as well as her father, Gary Neville, 65, on Sept. 27, 2015, when an SUV driven by Marco Muzzo blew through a stop sign and collided with a minivan carrying the members of the Neville-Lake family. Two other family members, the children's grandmother and her mother, suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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See how celebrities responded to the first presidential debate
An estimated 70 million people tuned in to watch the first of three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Monday night's showdown set the Internet on fire and celebrities like Katy Perry, Jessica Chastain and Lena Dunham jumped on social media to join in on the conversation. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first of three presidential debates.
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‘Toxic trolley’: Distraught Mum blames herself for deadly disease cocktail her toddler caught on a shopping trip
A distraught mother has blamed herself for the cocktail of deadly diseases her toddler caught from a shopping trolley
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Woman, 33, avoids jail for breaching Asbo to visit 90-year-old ‘sugar daddy’
A 33-year-old prostitute has managed to avoid a jail term after she broke her Asbo six times so she could visit a 90-year-old war veteran she calls her “sugar daddy”. Terri-Lee Pearce was hauled before the courts after she was accused of fleecing thousands of pounds from pensioner Allan Thipthorpe. Pearce was originally given an Asbo in 2013 preventing her from visiting his council flat in Swindon but she visited six times between July and August this year.
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All about the $800 boots that Kate has worn for more than a decade
When the Duchess of Cambridge, née Kate Middleton, finds a piece of clothing or accessory that she loves, she happily keeps it in her repertoire, and is often praised for recycling and restyling her tried-and-tested pieces. The Duchess wore the $800 (£475) boots for her visit to Bella Bella on Monday during her royal tour of Canada. Kate worked a casual cool vibe to arrive at the Great Bear Rainforest, styling the brown tasselled boots with Zara jeans and a Holland & Holland jacket.
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Watch: This shark with a HUMAN FACE is used to treat diabetes
Residents in Turkey are marvelling at the sight of a shark that was caught with a HUMAN FACE - that they believe even has medicinal qualities. Traders and customers took selfies with the common thresher - even giving it a pair of spectacles to accentuate its markings which look like two eyes, a nose and a mouth. "Another characteristic of this shark is that it is good for diabetes.
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The CEO of a $60 million furniture startup explains why it suddenly shut down
Online furniture store Dot & Bo abruptly shut down on Friday, joining a long list of failed e-commerce startups we've seen in recent years. The company announced the closure on its website late Friday, saying it simply failed to find new investors to support its business. Apparently it looked into getting acquired by a big public company, but those talks seem to have fizzled out as well. It said: "We were in deep discussions to be acquired by a prominent public company, but ultimately the partnership did not come to fruition. We are humbled to have had such loyal customers and are extremely proud of the impact we made on the home furnishings market, but ultimately we were unable to find backers
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NDP continues to question how Vancouverites with little income can own expensive homes
NDP housing critic David Eby is once again calling for changes to the tax system after compiling new data on land titles in Vancouver.
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MD who asked patient 'do you like big ones or small ones?' loses licence for 6 months
A tribunal has found Dr. Adekunle Williams Owolabi guilty of all four professional misconduct complaints lodged against him and suspended his licence to practise for six months. The decision was given Monday in St. John's, at the professional misconduct hearing against Owolabi conducted by a tribunal panel established by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador. At an earlier hearing, Labrador teacher Arlene Johnson testified that when she visited Owolabi for a pelvic exam he made comments that she believed were sexual.
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Parents spend £15,000 every YEAR trying to turn eight-year-old son into A-list celebrity
Steffan and Hayley Liang want their son Theodore to become an A-list celebrity and are splashing out a staggering £15,000 every year to make it happen. Dad Steffan, 33, also once had aspirations to be famous, but now encourages Theo to take drama, dance and acting classes in his bid to become a star. The boy’s fashion line, is set to be launched in 2017 alongside his music, acting and dance career.
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Exotic dancers: Breast and buttocks law denies their freedom
Jane Does I, II and III say the state of Louisiana is robbing them of their ability to express themselves, and doing so in a way that discriminates against their gender. In a federal lawsuit, the dancers say the law violates the First Amendment by denying them freedom of expression, and violates the Constitution's equal protection clause by unfairly targeting women. State Sen. Ronnie Johns wrote the law and is confident the courts will uphold it.
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Policewoman kicked so hard in the chest she had to have breast implant replaced
A police officer was forced to undergo surgery to have her breast implant replaced after she was violently kicked in the chest during a fight. The female officer, who has not been named, was attending an incident in Birmingham city centre in January this year. As a brawl kicked off, Lee Deakin was held down by four or five police officers, according to prosecutor Neil Ahuja.
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A grade-school philosophy teacher shares the most profound things kids have ever said
As a philosophy teacher to grade-school students, Jana Mohr Lone is no stranger to getting her mind blown. For the last 20 years or so, Mohr Lone has been the director of the University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children. Though her students still have most of their baby teeth, Mohr Lone says a lack of life experience hardly deters them from reflecting on life's big mysteries: happiness, existence, knowledge, death. Over the years, some quotes have really stuck with her. Here a select group she shared with Business Insider that are particularly profound.
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