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One by One, ISIS Executes 50 Men, Women, Kids
(Newser) - Islamic State group extremists lined up and publicly shot dead at least 40 Iraqi tribesmen, six women, and four children today, officials said, the latest mass slaying by militants who have killed some 150 members of the tribe in recent days. The killings target the Sunni Al Bu Nimr tribe... More » |
As Sharks Swarm, 'Idiot' Surfs Whale Carcass
(Newser) - As these things so often begin, Harrison Williams was "out on the boat with the boys and one of my mates said it would be pretty funny" to pull a questionable, potentially life-ending stunt, "so I did it." The stunt in question involved swimming out to the... More » |
Meet the Man Who Helped Flood Chicago With Crack
(Newser) - Norman Tillman was a key figure in the spread of crack through his hometown of Chicago—and other major and minor cities—in the 1980s. But at 55, he's a very different man, DNAInfo reports. "If I would have understood then what I know now at my age,... More » |
7 Child Stars Who Crashed and Burned
(Newser) - For every Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes making constant headlines, there's a lesser-known child star ( Pippi Longstocking, anyone? ) getting in their own troubles. Radar rounds up 20 ex-child stars who "flamed out spectacularly." A sampling: Jodie Sweetin: After playing Stephanie on Full House, she struggled... More » |
Man Arrested Under 1861 Sex Law
(Newser) - Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned—especially one in an arranged marriage in which her husband has rejected her. An Indian bride filed charges in Bangalore this month, claiming that not only was her husband cheating on her, but that he violated a colonial-era law that bans "... More » |
Why This Family Is 150 Days Into Quarantine
(Newser) - Talk these days of quarantines revolves around Ebola, but one South Carolina family has voluntarily blocked themselves off from the outside world—not to protect others, but to protect their 4-year-old daughter, Eliza, who suffers from the most severe form of a rare genetic disorder called Sanfilippo syndrome . The metabolic... More »
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