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Mum 'was at casino as toddler, 3, was brutally beaten to death by older kids'
Terica Scott, 26, and Dineshia Yates, 26, were each charged with one count of principal to simple battery and principal to second-degree murder in the death of Blessings Buckles
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Teacher has part of her skull removed after 'savage attack from teen student'
The teacher - an unnamed educator working at Colerain High School in Ohio at the time of the January 4 incident - had to have her skull cap removed to 'prevent brain damage due to swelling'
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America's allies aren't thrilled about a Joe Biden and Donald Trump rematch
With a divided electorate and gridlock in Congress, the next American president could easily become consumed by manifold challenges at home - before even getting to address foreign issues
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Celeb stylist offers tips for Biden to freshen up his look after scathing report
Sara Alviti, a New York and Los Angeles based stylist and beauty consultant, believes she has some helpful tips that could assist frantic Democrats scrambling to try to make the 81-year-old commander-in-chief appear more youthful to the masses
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Mama duck teams up with police to save her 11 ducklings from drain
Officers with the League City Police Department in Texas helped rescue 11 ducklings that had fallen in a storm drain, with help from a very concerned mama duck
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Israeli government agrees to 4 day ceasefire with Hamas, approves hostage deal
The Israeli government has agreed to a brief, four-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of scores of hostages taken prisoner by Hamas last month
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care as she battles dementia
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is now receiving hospice care at home, months after a Dementia diagnosis, according to her grandson
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Adult electrocuted to death rescuing drowning kid from shopping centre fountain
The Jupiter Police Department announced the death of the person - who has not yet been identified - on Monday, sharing that four others were also injured when the electric shock occurred at Harbourside Place on Sunday
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Teacher breaks Guinness World Record for biggest pumpkin with 2,749lb beast
Travis Gienger, a horticulture teacher from Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpin Weigh-Off, held just south of San Francisco in Half Moon Bay
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Man announces divorce as wife 'accepts she's queer and not attracted to men'
Supportive husband Andrew Pantazi, Editor of the Tributari in Jacksonville, Florida, took to the X platform - formerly Twitter - to happily share the news about his divorce from wife Lauren
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Warning popular diet pills may contain deadly toxin as toddler poisoned
Researchers in New Jersey began looking into Tejocote root dietary supplements after the early September incident where the 23-month-old child 'had consumed Eva Nutrition Mexican Tejocote Root and developed nausea and vomiting'
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'Scared' driver fatally shot man helping deer cross the street in neighbourhood
Dan Spaeth was killed outside his Snohomish, Washington, home on September 7 while out helping the deer with his wife, according to local authorities. Dylan Picard, 22, has been arrested in connection to the shooting
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Mum uses ChatGPT to diagnose son's chronic pain after 17 Drs fail over 3 years
A desperate mum said that she first started noticing her son's experience with pain when she purchased a bounce house for the then four-year-old and his sibling during the Covid lockdown. Turning to ChatGPT after three years and visits with 17 doctors, she finally got some clarity
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Mum astonished as daughter's reception class eye test shows she has dementia
Jacquelyn Stockdale learned that her daughter, Isla Edwards, was diagnosed with Batten disease after a routine eye exam at school. The rare genetic condition that causes dementia during childhood, delayed development, seizures, blindness and even premature death
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Remains of Berlin Wall get 'second life' on US-Mexico border in protest
A producer based in Los Angeles said he was turned away at the White House when he tried delivering the Berlin Wall relic to Donald Trump and then trucked it across the country to find a suitable home
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Man who escaped mental hospital in shackles found buried up to armpits in mud
Christopher Pray was discovered on Friday morning after Portland Fire & Rescue rescue crews were dispatched to a report of a potentially deceased person in a pond
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Huge spill leaves thousands of gallons of oil in waters hit by Hurricane Idalia
United States Coast Guard crews had removed 3,000 gallons of the oil and water mixture from the spill in Port Manatee, Florida, on Saturday after already removing 4,500 over the course of the night before
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Chilling final moments of mum-of-twins gunned down outside of Florida bar
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office described how Tierra (Villarente) Binion was involved in a brutal brawl with 23-year-old Rachel DeRise outside of the Mugs and Jugs bar in Pensacola, Florida, on August 23, before Christian Ketchup allegedly fired his weapon on the mother several times
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Beloved shop owner shot dead over pride flag displayed outside her boutique
Laura Ann Carelton, described as an 'immovable force' by loved ones, was gunned down after she got in a dispute with a man over a Pride flag displayed outside her California store
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Sharks are biting huge chunks out of fish caught by fishermen
Perplexed fishermen across the United States are reeling in fish that are missing huge chunks of their bodies, a sign that sharks are in the water and getting their grub on
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Trump endorsement 'seal of approval' created to combat 'scammers'
The Trump campaign announced Friday that the 'Seal of Approval' would be provided to 'an exclusive group of candidates and committees' endorsed or supported by Trump
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The world's first luxury cruise where you can bring your cat
Run by Tall Ship Adventures Pte Ltd in Singapore, the cat cruise is a 2.5hour-long experience on the Royal Albatross vessel for cats and their owners, inspired 'by strong demand from owners to let cats onboard'
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Deadly flesh-eating bacteria warning as rare illness spreads
Five more people in Florida have died from the same flesh-eating bacteria that was responsible for the deaths of three in the New York and Connecticut, bringing the death toll to eight in the United States. Local officials are issuing warnings for residents to be advised
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Pilot 'destroyed airport parking barrier with axe after reaching breaking point'
A United Airlines pilot told authorities that he destroyed a parking barrier at the Denver International Airport because he reached his 'he just hit his breaking point.' He has since been placed on leave and has been charged with criminal mischief
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Man kills grandmother and shoots her grandkids after opening fire on neighbours
Massachusetts authorities say a man stormed into his neighbors home and opened fire on a grandmother and her dog, killing both. The man is reported to have also injured two of the woman's three grandkids before killing himself
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