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2017’s Safest Cities in America
With fears of falling victim to cybercrime and mass shootings topping the list of crime worries among Americans, according to the most recent Gallup polls, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2017's Safest Cities in America. To determine...
Texas Man Pays His Speeding Ticket with 22,000 Pennies
For many drivers, just the prospect of receiving a speeding ticket is an incredibly infuriating one. However, one Texas man, found guilty of speeding following contesting his ticket has taken his anger to the next level, paying for his speeding ticket with a total of...
Auto Accident Statistics
There are approximately 2.35 million people a year involved in an auto accident that incur an injury or are disabled. Fin out more below:
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Washington D.C. Prepares for Cannabis Boom
Residents of the nation’s capital can legally own up to 2 ounces of cannabis (that’s A LOT, if you’re wondering). But they can’t legally buy it, nor can they sell it. D.C. is stuck in the middle place between Prohibition and legality, a place that mature cannabis...
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Israel and Iran ramp up attacks as Trump insists Tehran wants a deal
The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure, and Iran fired rounds of missiles at central Israel.(Image credit: Amir Levy) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
UN calls for reparations to remedy the ‘historical wrongs’ of trafficking enslaved Africans
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.(Image credit: Pamela Smith) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
State-of-the-art air defense systems have not been able to stop some Iranian missiles
The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Sweden’s top general says U.S. remains ‘really important ally’
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Marcos promises ‘flow of oil’ as Philippines declares energy emergency
The President says the country will procure one million barrels of oil to add to the current stock. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Danish PM fails to secure majority in party’s weakest election showing since 1903
But Troels Lund Poulsen, who leads the Liberals, the blue bloc's biggest party, has flatly ruled out going into government again with the Social Democrats, and urged Rasmussen to join him on the right. "It is possible to get a new direction in Denmark," he said....
Dozens of bodies, mostly infants, discovered in Kenya mass grave
Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Talk show host Stephen Colbert to write new Lord of the Rings film
The film's official synopsis says: "Fourteen years after the passing of Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure. Meanwhile, Sam's daughter, Elanor, has discovered a long-buried secret and is determined to uncover why the War...
Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Greetings from Turkey’s border with Iran, where Iranians let loose on the dance floor
Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
UN votes to recognise slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader
A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.(Image credit: Alastair Grant) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source