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A 21-year-old fitness influencer from China, known as Cuihua, passed away on Saturday after joining a weight loss camp where she aimed to lose 200 pounds as quickly as possible. Her family confirmed her death on her Douyin account, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, where she had nearly 10,000 followers. “We appreciate your support and
June 15, 2023
Police are searching for three men who vandalized several LGBTQ+ rainbow flags at the historic Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village during Pride Month, authorities said Monday. The men were walking by the 7.7-acre national monument in Christopher Park around 3:10 a.m. Saturday when they started tearing off multiple rainbow flags that were hanging on
June 14, 2023
A year in prison is the punishment for an Indiana mother who endangered her 2-month-old twins by putting them in a milk crate and riding a bike with them across Indianapolis. The mother, Blossum Kirby, 36, was convicted of neglect of a dependent on Monday after her shocking behavior was exposed last June, Fox 59
June 14, 2023
A remarkable story of survival has emerged from Colombia’s Amazon rainforest, where four Indigenous children have been found alive after spending more than a month in the wilderness following a plane crash that killed their mother and two pilots. The children, who are siblings and range in age from one to 13 years old, were
June 13, 2023
Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef also known as Hilda Effiong Bassey, has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon (individual) by cooking non-stop for 93 hours 11 minutes. She surpassed the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes held by Lata Tondon from India since 2019. Hilda Baci started her
June 13, 2023
The Ecuadorian authorities are currently conducting an investigation into the hospital where Bella Montoya, a former nurse, was treated before her funeral. During a wake in the central city of Babahoyo, a surprising incident occurred when a woman who had been pronounced dead started knocking on her own coffin, revealing that she was still very
June 13, 2023
Videos of a convicted child molester disclosing the methods he employed to target young boys are gaining traction on social media. Jack Reynolds, who served nearly 13 years in prison for child molestation in Indiana, was interviewed by an investigator in 2017. Recently resurfaced, these videos, shared on platforms like TikTok, aim to raise awareness
June 12, 2023
Two Instagram influencers from the US are facing federal charges after authorities found them with $3 million in cocaine hidden in their SUV. The women, Racquelle Dolores Anteola, 34, and Melissa Dufour, 36, were driving on Interstate 10 in Mobile County, Alabama, when they were stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for a traffic violation on
June 12, 2023
Namibia’s Supreme Court has made a historic decision that same-sex couples who got married legally in other countries should have their marriages recognized by the Namibian authorities. The ruling, which was issued on Tuesday, was a victory for two same-sex couples who challenged the government’s refusal to grant them spousal immigration rights, including permanent residence
June 12, 2023
A woman who was enjoying a walk on a beach in California during the Memorial Day weekend made an unexpected discovery: a fossilized tooth from an ancient mastodon. The tooth, which was about a foot long (.30-meter), was partially exposed in the sand near Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar State Beach, in Santa Cruz
June 12, 2023
A British family living in France was attacked by a neighbour while having a barbecue in their garden on Saturday night, resulting in the death of their 11-year-old daughter. The incident occurred in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in Brittany, at around 10pm local time. The girl was playing on the swings when a 71-year-old
June 12, 2023
A 17-year-old boy was shocked to discover that the masked man who tried to rob him at an ATM in Glasgow was his own father. The incident happened on 19 November last year, when the boy went to withdraw £10 near his home in Cranhill. He noticed a hooded figure lurking near the machine, who
June 11, 2023
A Chinese girl aged 13 spent her family’s entire savings of $68,000 on mobile games in a few months, leaving her parents shocked and broke. The girl’s mother, Gong Yiwang, discovered the massive loss when her daughter’s boarding school teachers called her to express their concern about her gaming addiction. Gong checked her bank account
June 11, 2023
A US senator has demanded that the Biden administration release a government report on the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said on Monday that he had seen the report by the US Security Coordinator for Israel
June 6, 2023
Oil prices climbed on Monday as investors welcomed the US Congress’s approval of a deal to suspend the government’s borrowing limit until 2025, easing fears of a default that could have triggered a global financial crisis. The deal also averted a partial government shutdown that would have disrupted economic activity. The positive sentiment overshadowed concerns
June 5, 2023
The King James Bible has been banned from primary schools in Utah, a US state with a Republican majority, for its “vulgarity and violence”. The decision was made by a school district near Salt Lake City after a parent argued that the book was inappropriate for children. The parent cited a law passed by Utah
June 4, 2023