Monthly Archives: April 2014

Two Paris police officers charged with raping tourist

Two Paris police officers charged with raping tourist

French media report four police officers are in custody in connection with the alleged rape of a Canadian woman at the Paris police headquarters. Published reports say the 34-year-old Toronto woman is the daughter of a Canadian police officer and may herself be a police officer too. The reports allege the woman met with the officers at a pub Tuesday …

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Michelle Beadle goes to prom with Jack Jablonski (Video)

Michelle Beadle goes to prom with Jack Jablonski

Many celebrities are invited to proms every spring. Some accept. Few end up actually going. ESPN’s Michelle Beadle deserves credit. The SportsNation host was invited to prom by Jack Jablonski, a former Minnesota high school hockey player who was paralyzed from the chest down after suffering a hit during a game, last month. Today, she and Jack are off to …

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At least 17 killed as tornadoes strike southern US : Officials

At least 17 killed as tornadoes strike southern US : Officials

A tornado system ripped through the central and southern United States on Sunday, leaving at least 17 dead in a violent start to this year’s storm season, officials said. An Arkansas state agency reported that 16 deaths have been confirmed in that state. A separate tornado from the same storm system killed one person in Oklahoma.

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Letter written by Titanic passenger on day of accident sells for 200k

Titanic letter sells for $216000

The last letter known to have been written on board the Titanic sold at auction in Britain for £119,000 ($200,000) on Saturday. The letter was written by second class passenger Esther Hart just hours before the doomed ocean liner sank. The price tag paid by an unknown bidder breaks the previous record for a Titanic-related letter, which had stood at …

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New York Teen Severs Arm In Accident At Massena Restaurant

New York Teen Severs Arm In Accident At Massena Restaurant

A teenager employed at an Italian restaurant upstate severed his arm while cleaning an industrial pasta maker. According to the AP, 17-year-old Brett Bouchard was cleaning the machine at Violi’s Restaurant on Thursday evening when his right arm became caught and was severed at the elbow.

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Flight of the Condor: Yurok Tribe to release condors in California

Flight of the Condor: Yurok Tribe to release condors in California

Soon, the California condor will soar throughout it’s native homeland. The northern California-based Yurok Tribe was recently granted permission to release condors bred in captivity back into their native lands of the Redwood Coast, according to The Associated Press (AP). Tribal biologist Chris West said that the first releases of the birds could come in the next one to three …

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Bad Weather Slows Search For South Korea Ferry Dead

Bad Weather Slows Search For South Korea Ferry Dead

Strong winds, high waves and rain effectively halted search operations Monday for more than 100 passengers still missing from a deadly ferry disaster two weeks ago. Only one body was retrieved in the on-and-off search operations over the weekend, and adverse weather conditions thwarted overnight attempts to resume search efforts, leaving the death toll unchanged at 188 and the number …

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Texas Teacher Did Lap Dance For Boy

Texas Teacher accused of giving student lap dance

A Texas teacher is accused of giving one of her students a birthday lap dance in class. 42-year-old Felecia Smith has been charged with an improper relationship with a student. A 15-year-old boy told police she gave him a full contact lap dance at the Houston school on February 26th.

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