VIDEO: Shocking iPhone theft caught on camera in China
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VIDEO: Homeless man gives his life to save a hostage
Erasmo Francisco Rodrigues de Lima was shot while freeing a woman held at gunpoint in Brazil. His act of altruism is being hailed worldwide.
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Private Detective Caught Man’s Wife Having Sex With His Own Teenage Son
A private detective who was hired to follow a man’s was shocked to discover her having sex with his OWN son. Amber Telford, 33, last week pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor after she was caught out having sex with a 17-year-old boy. Telford’s husband had hired the PI to track his wife’s movements and the he found them lying naked together at the dance studio where Telford taught.
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Woman Undressed In Public To Show That 'All Bodies Are Valuable'
The results of Pence-Brown's brave social experiment are undeniably powerful. People of all ages, genders and ethnicities stopped to draw a heart on Pence-Brown's body. Pence-Brown was inspired after seeing a similar social experiment published a few weeks ago by The Liberators International. In a recent blog post, Pence-Brown explained that she while she was excited, she was terrified at the thought of being so vulnerable.
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Kelly Clarkson Cancels Tour Dates
Kelly Clarkson needs to take things down a notch – according to her doctors, anyway.
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Tulowitzki suffers cracked shoulder blade, timetable for return unknown
Toronto shortstop was acquired from Colorado in one of the biggest trades of the season in July.
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Islamic State group's emergence in Saudi Arabia puts focus on hajj security
The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month. "Daesh and its followers have made it very clear that Saudi Arabia is their ultimate target," Saudi analyst Fahad Nazer said, referring to the Islamic State group by its Arabic acronym.
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Celebrities Who Had Breast Reduction Surgery (7 photos)
On one side, there are women who starve to attain the waif look, and then there are people who go under the knife to enhance their breasts or rear end. It’s a pity that for some, being a woman means trying to fit into such extreme standards forced upon them by the pop culture. Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures since the later half of the 20th century. A procedure once limited to women in the entertainment industry or those who underwent mastectomy, has become more common among normal people in the past two decades. Countries like USA, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, etc. top the list when it comes to the number of surgeries performed per year. When the likes of Kim Kardashian rule the internet, more and more women have become obsessed about going to any extremes to attain a fuller, perky bosom. But not all those who are in the limelight have yielded to such pressures.
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Jean Chrétien says Stephen Harper 'has shamed Canada'
In an open letter published Saturday morning in several newspapers, former prime minister Jean Chrétien says he is ashamed of Stephen Harper. "In my travels around the globe, I am regularly asked: What has happened to Canada? What has happened to the advanced, peace-seeking, progressive country Canada once was?
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The hidden perils of swimming in open Canadian waters
Taking a long leap off a short pier into cool water is no problem for many Canadians when the lazy, hazy days of summer hit.
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Story of Bradford girl left alone at park hitting home with other families
Thu, Sep 10: The story of a Grade 1 student mistakenly put on a school bus and left at a park alone has led to social media outcry by other parents who are worried about their own kids’ safety. As Caryn Lieberman reports, there are some things to keep in mind to avoid a similar situation.
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Woman in her 80s sexually assaulted by carpet cleaner, say police
Ronaldo Penafiel, 46, was hired to clean the woman's carpets, said RCMP Corporal Kim Mueller. "She's still really shaken," said Mueller, who has met with the woman several times. "She's having problems just being home alone in her house, she's scared. Mueller said the woman was reluctant to call police, and only did so at the urging of her family.
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Homeowner Who Rented Out House While She Travelled Abroad Finds It 'Trashed' By Tenants On Return
A woman has returned from five years in South America to find her home wrecked and her tenants refusing to move out. Claire Deane, 34, found that instead of her home in Gravesend, Kent, being thoroughly cleaned and empty as promised by her letting agents, the tenants were still there - and the house was “ruined”. Claire says that Gravesend’s Property Shop Estate Agents - who she paid over £6000 to look after her home - led her to believe that regular checks had been carried out and all was in order.
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Jason Bourne Is Back!
Jason Bourne, we've missed you!
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Retired Windsor teacher dying of cancer throws himself 'goodbye' party
Windsor's Dennis Solet is saying goodbye on his own terms. The retired high-school teacher and long-time musician is dying of cancer. Solet got his diagnosis of colon cancer in 2004, and doctors told him he'd have a chance if he underwent chemotherapy.
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Actor Who Played Murderer In Crimewatch Reconstruction Accused Of Being Real-life Killer
An actor who played a killer in a Crimewatch reconstruction 21 years ago has been identified as a possible suspect in the very same murder case. 38-year-old mother-of-two Julie Pacey was sexually assaulted and strangled at her home in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in 1994. Shortly afterwards, Steve Watson appeared in a TV reconstruction of her murder.
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7 Toxic Personality Types To Avoid At Work
Dale Carnegie once offered advice that still rings true: "When dealing with people," he cautioned, "remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity." That might be putting too fine a point on it, but the reality is we all have to deal with with unpleasant people in our daily lives. The best we can do is try to minimize the impact that certain personality types have on our success.
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Man ‘Stabbed By Father-In-Law’ After Finding Naked Wife In Bed With Her Dad
A man who found his wife naked and in bed with her own dad was reportedly stabbed by his father-in-law following the discovery. The unnamed 25-year-old told police that his father-in-law Henry Allen Michael, 47, had launched the attack on him after he came home to find them in bed. Having woke up his father-in-law, the pair got into a fight that continued outside the house in Pontiac, Michigan, before Michael allegedly stabbed his son-in-law in the back and fled the scene.
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Teigen Slams 'Dear Fat People'
Chrissy Teigen has joined the backlash against Nicole Arbour's "Dear Fat People" rant. Nicole posted the six-minute clip to her YouTube page on Sept. 3 and immediately ignited an outcry with such remarks as, "I don't feel bad for you because you are taking your body for granted. Chrissy went on to say that "the worst part" about the scandal is that the attention it's receiving is only making Nicole's spotlight brighter.
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Wombat Becomes Best Friends With Teddy After Being Diagnosed With Depression
Tonka’s handler Samantha Sherman even explained that the toy has to be regularly replaced due to wear and tear - such is the bond between the two. ‘He has big teeth so over time, as he carries his teddy around, it gets some tears,’ she explains.
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Mother who put son in washing machine hunted by police over breach of the peace charge
THE mother who provoked outrage after putting her special needs son in a washing machine is being hunted by police. In July Courtney Stewart posted a photograph on Facebook that showed two-and-a-half-year-old Caleb, who suffers from Down’s syndrome, in the drum of the machine. Stewart, of Erskine, Renfrewshire, had been due to appear at Paisley’s Justice of the Peace court for a pre-trial hearing over claims she behaved in a threatening or abusive manner in Ladyacres, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, on December 12 last year.
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Family confirms Jill Tardiff's body pulled from water Thursday
Winnipeg police have confirmed that Jill Tardiff has been located deceased and that no foul play is suspected.
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