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Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels spark outrage bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…

Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels spark outrage

The military wants women soldiers to march in heels rather than army boots on independence day.

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‘They said I don’t exist. But I am here’: one woman’s battle to prove she isn’t dead theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

‘They said I don’t exist. But I am here’: one woman’s battle to prove she isn’t dead

Five years ago, Jeanne Pouchain was declared dead by a French court. It was news to her – and just the beginning of a Kafkaesque nightmare.

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No, You Can’t Recycle a Bowling Ball (But People Sure Keep Trying) curbed.com/2021/06/recycle-b…

What Happens to Bowling Balls That Get Recycled?

The hard truth is these things are going to live longer than we are.

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Over £25,000 has been raised for the crying German girl who was trolled during the Euros grmdaily.com/crying-german-g…

Over £25,000 has been raised for the crying German girl who was trolled during the Euros

Over £25,000 has been raised for the young German fan who was shown crying during the England v Germany Euros game. England won the game 2-0.

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'Think This Is a Joke?': Ohio Police Chief Resigns Immediately When Told He Had Minutes to Exit Building After Video Captured Him Leaving KKK Sign on Black Officer's Desk atlantablackstar.com/2021/07…

'Think This Is a Joke?': Ohio Police Chief Resigns Immediately When Told He Had Minutes to Exit...

A Ohio police chief retired immediately after he was placed under investigation for leaving a racially intimidating note on the desk of a Black police

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Durango man faces cruelty charge for alleged sexual act with a horse durangoherald.com/articles/d…

Durango man faces cruelty charge for alleged sexual act with a horse

The Durango Police Department arrested Jonah Barrett-Lesko, 26, on Monday for an alleged sexual act with a horse at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Police responded to the fairgrounds about 10 p.m....

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US officer plays Taylor Swift song to try to block video bbc.com/news/technology-5769…

US officer plays Taylor Swift song to try to block video

The officer in Oakland wanted to prevent activists filming him from uploading the video to YouTube.

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In fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure cnn.com/2021/07/02/world/new…

In fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure | CNN

A previously undiscovered, 230-million-year-old beetle species has been found in the fossilized feces of a dinosaur ancestor, according to a study recently published in the journal Current Biology.

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Driver's Parallel Parking Attempt Lands Car Inside NJ Driving School nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dr…

Driver's Parallel Parking Attempt Lands Car Inside NJ Driving School

A New Jersey driver learned a tough lesson behind the wheel Monday after backing into the front of a driving school in Asbury Park. Firefighters responded to the ML Driving School on Main Street...

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California Highway Patrol tickets driver with apparent SpaceX Starlink dish bolted to car hood cnbc.com/2021/07/02/chp-tick…
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Atlanta woman wakes to find African serval on her bed upi.com/Odd_News/2021/07/02/…

Watch: Atlanta woman wakes to find African serval on her bed - UPI.com

Authorities in Georgia said they are trying to locate a loose African serval after the large cat woke a sleeping woman by jumping onto her bed.

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American Airlines passenger uses emergency exit to jump onto tarmac after flight delayed, canceled foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/pa…

American Airlines passenger uses emergency exit to jump onto tarmac after flight delayed, canceled

Flight 2396, traveling from Charlotte to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland, was canceled Thursday even after passengers had already boarded the plane.

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British Man Becomes First in the World to Break His Penis Vertically While Having Sex timesnownews.com/amp/the-buz…

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After flight delayed, then canceled, passenger uses emergency exit of plane on tarmac at Charlotte airport wcnc.com/article/travel/char…

After flight delayed, then canceled, passenger uses emergency exit of plane on tarmac at Charlotte...

The flight from Charlotte to Baltimore had been delayed for two hours, then canceled.

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Teenager Named Alexa Legally Changed Her Name and Moved Schools After Constant Bullying techtimes.com/articles/26233…

Teenager Named Alexa Legally Changed Her Name and Moved Schools After Constant Bullying Over...

A teenager has had to change her name legally and transfer schools because of the constant bullying by her schoolmates because of her name being linked to Amazon’s assistant.

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'There's about to be a fire,' man yelled before setting apartment complex on fire ksl.com/article/50197770/the…

'There's about to be a fire,' man yelled before setting apartment complex on fire

A man has been arrested for investigation of aggravated arson for allegedly starting a large fire at the Stillwater Apartments in Murray.

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Radioactive hybrid terror pigs have made themselves a home in Fukushima's exclusion zone theregister.com/2021/07/01/r…

Radioactive hybrid terror pigs have made themselves a home in Fukushima's exclusion zone

: Human resettlement after 2011's nuclear disaster facing opposition from indestructible, betusked interlopers

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Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a TikTok star who says they "transitioned" races insider.com/rachel-dolezal-d…

Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who gained notoriety for claiming she identifies as Black, defends a...

Dolezal argued that cultural appropriation differs from "being authentically yourself" while speaking up for London, a British-born influencer.

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Chinese police academy auctions off 'timid' dogs who failed to qualify edition.cnn.com/2021/07/02/c…

Chinese police academy auctions off ‘timid’ dogs who failed to qualify | CNN

Though all dogs are good boys (and girls), not all are suited for a job in law enforcement.

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'There is no safety net.' Michigan boy waits 21 days for psych bed after suicide attempt wxyz.com/news/local-news/inv…

'There is no safety net.' Michigan boy waits 21 days for psych bed after suicide attempt

For the last three weeks, Carrie Sparks and hear special needs 12-year-old son had been practically living inside a hospital emergency room, waiting for the only state-run psychiatric hospital for...

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