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- Sports website slammed for tweet mocking Flint water crisis
A sports website is under fire after it tweeted an image comparing women in Michigan to “diseased” water in Flint. - ‘Shameful & disgusting’: Rolling Stone slams WaPo ‘fake news’ story
Rolling Stone has joined the growing list of media outlets to condemn the Washington Post for its “Russian propaganda effort” article. The outlet described the widely disparaged article as being “shameful and disgusting.” - GPS mistakenly leads woman into flash floods in Catalonia, where she drowns
A woman was swept away during flash floods in a village 45 kilometers from the Catalan capital of Barcelona in Spain after her GPS device sent her driving across a riverbed through the village of Sant Llorenç d'Hortons. - Poor diet to blame for return of scurvy in Australia, health officials say
The disease that was historically associated with sailors and long-distance sea travelers who had no access fruit or vegetables has reappeared in Australia, health officials have warned. - Last person alive born in 19th century celebrates 117th birthday
The oldest verified person in the world and the last person alive known to have been born in the 19th century has celebrated her 117th birthday. - ‘Excessive military-style force’ used against DAPL protesters, says US Commission on Civil Rights
The US Commission on Civil Rights has suspected “disproportionate” use of excessive force and “military-style” equipment by police against the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The activists have also filed a lawsuit, alleging illegal use of “highly dangerous weaponry.” - Einstein’s not so bright idea? Researchers challenge speed of light theory
Albert Einstein’s theory that light travels at a constant speed in the vacuum of space is being challenged by researchers who propose that the physicist may have got it wrong. They believe light traveled much faster after the big bang. - Chechen leader Kadyrov’s sons gift UFC fighter $150k Porsche
It seems Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has three very generous sons after UFC fighter Abdul Edilov posted a picture online showing them gifting him a Porsche worth US$150k for his 25th birthday. - Amazon reportedly removes ‘offensive’ Allah doormat after social media criticism
Amazon online retailer appears to have removed a doormat product from its website after criticism on social media that the mat with the word ‘Allah’ offends Muslims. A petition urging a boycott was subsequently launched online. - Soft porn & ‘booty calls’: Chinese payment app attracts unexpected clientele
A new social media service launched by Alipay, China’s online payment platform, has turned into a hub for soft porn and prostitution after the company added a new feature allowing users to share photos and videos. - Pedestrian narrowly escapes speeding bus on snowy road, doesn’t skip a beat (VIDEO)
A fresh dashcam video from Russia shows the chilling scene of a woman centimeters away from a speeding bus, which pulled out into oncoming traffic to pass cars in its own lane. - Trump’s CNN Twitter tirade: ‘They don't know what to do’
President-elect Donald Trump went on another Twitter tirade, this time attacking CNN and its journalists who claimed his accusations of voter fraud were false.
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