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Child, 4, drowns in pool on cruise ship

Child, 4, drowns in pool on cruise ship

A four-year old child drowned onboard Norwegian Breakaway Monday morning while the ship was en route to Florida. The child was one of two found unresponsive in the adult pool. A second child, aged six-years old, was airlifted to a hospital.

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Raulie Casteel Sentenced to more than six years

Raulie Casteel Sentenced to more than six years

A man who opened fire on other motorists in a series of October 2012 attacks that terrified southeastern Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in prison in the first of two related cases. Judge Denise Langford Morris sentenced Raulie Casteel to serve from six years and eight months to 10 years in prison on multiple assault charges, …

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Tragic Philip Seymour Hoffman told stranger ‘I’m a heroin addict’

Tragic Philip Seymour Hoffman told stranger 'I'm a heroin addict'

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has left his fans grieving over his untimely and sudden death. The late actor was found dead in his apartment and is said to have died due to overdose of the drug, heroin. Recent update about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death has brought to light the fact that he knew he was addicted to the drug and …

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Ellen DeGeneres Gives $10,000 to Waitress (Video)

Ellen DeGeneres Gives $10,000 to Waitress

A New Hampshire waitress who picked up the lunch tab of two National Guard soldiers affected by the federal government’s shutdown has been repaid – more than 300 times over – by television star Ellen DeGeneres. Sarah Hoidahl, a waitress in Concord, N.H., just wanted to do a nice thing for the soldiers, so she paid for their lunch. It …

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Cancer Rates To Rise : Report warns

Cancer Rates To Rise

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) released its 2014 World Cancer Report on Monday, stating that cancer rates worldwide are expected to increase 57 percent by 2032. In a press release, researchers stated that the battle against cancer won’t be won with treatment alone, preventative measures must play a key role in fighting cancer. The WHO’s International Agency for …

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Woman tips 3 waitresses $5000 each (Video)

Woman tips 3 waitresses $5000 each

Three waitresses at an Illinois restaurant say they could only stare in disbelief when a woman weekend handed them each a $5,000 check over the weekend. The owner of the Boone County Family Restaurant in Caledonia, Matt Nebiu, said business was slow Saturday when the customer handed checks to Amy Sabani, 25, Sarah Seckinger, 23, and Amber Kariolich, 28.

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Maine Girl’s iPhone catches fire

Maine Girl's iPhone catches fire

The “stop, drop and roll” mantra came in handy for a US student when her Apple iPhone 5C caught fire in her pocket at school. Kennebunk middle school principal Jeff Rodman told The Portland Press Herald that the girl heard a popping sound and smoke started billowing around her.

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Facebook : 1.23 billion monthly active users

Facebook : 1.23 billion monthly active users

Ten years on Facebook is still the world’s biggest and most popular social network, and despite claims from many commentators and teenagers that its time has now come and the site is about to wane, nothing could be further from the truth. Facebook currently boasts 1.23 billion monthly active users, 60% of whom visit daily — that’s actually a 16% …

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