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An urgent investigation has been launched after a fault was discovered in an online form used by divorcing couples calculating financial settlements. The error on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) website had the potential to inflate a spouse’s financial worth, according to The Guardian. The disclosure prompted suggestions that thousands of couples who have settled divorces in the last 20 ... Read More »

Members of Canadian special forces traded fire with Islamic State militants and helped Kurdish fighters repel a heavy attack near the strategically-important Iraqi city of Mosul overnight on Wednesday. Canadians on the ground laid down supporting fire against the militants to defend friendly forces during a combat operation that began Wednesday and stretched into Thursday, Maj.-Gen. Charles Lamarre, director of ... Read More »

Mufid Elfgeeh, a Rochester man who was one of the first Americans ever accused of helping and recruiting for the Islamic State Group, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of providing material support to ISIS. He faces 15 years in prison for each count, bringing the total to 30 years. He was ... Read More »

U.S. Department of Justice Side With Colorado Over Marijuana Lawsuit. President Barack Obama’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska seeking to block Colorado’s voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults. Nebraska and Oklahoma had requested in December 2014 that the Supreme Court strike down Colorado’s marijuana laws. ... Read More »

A Manchester woman was disgusted after finding a decomposed frog in a salad she ordered from chicken chain restaurant Nando’s. Louise Rudd made the stomach-churning discovery while eating at a Nando’s chain with her husband and son in Manchester, according to The Daily Mail. Rudd says she found the frog at the bottom of the bowl and immediately “went to ... Read More »

Israel’s tax authority said Thursday that international supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mother are suspected of tax evasion for allegedly not reporting millions of dollars in income earned abroad and on luxury items. Refaeli’s mother Zipora was also taken into custody. Agence-France Presse reports that Israeli investigators suspect Refaeli lied about where she lived and didn’t declare a number of ... Read More »

The “hunger hormone” ghrelin helps rats with restricted feeding schedules learn to eat more, according to a recent study. Scientists at the University of Southern California found that once rats knew about their limited eating schedule, they started doubling their food intake. “We are looking deep into the higher-order functions of the brain to unpick not just which hormones are ... Read More »

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been punched in the face during a campaign event for Sunday’s general election in his home region of Galicia. Police say the individual who punched him was 17 years old and was arrested on the scene. Rajoy began to fall after the hit but was stopped from hitting the ground by a crowd of ... Read More »

Facebook users on an Android device will be pleased to know that they have a new feature available to them: Instant Articles. Combined with its recent launch of Instant Articles to everyone on Facebook for iPhone, publishers can now deliver fast and immersive reading experiences to hundreds of millions of people daily across the two most popular mobile platforms in ... Read More »

As the holiday season approaches, the Surrey RCMP and Fraser Health are taking the time to warn families of the increased risks that now exist with taking recreational drugs. Police and health officials have recently responded to several accidental overdoses — many of which are suspected to be related to fentanyl. Read More »

A news crew was broadcasting live from the scene of a bank robbery in Rochester, Minnesota Tuesday when the suspected robber returned to the scene. WCCO noted that reporter Adam Sallet from KIMT News 3, was doing a live report about repeated robberies at the Sterling State Bank branch when the suspect ran by. A bank employee was running after ... Read More »