Officials question use of city firetruck at gender reveal

COLUMBUS, Miss. — Officials of Columbus, Mississippi, are questioning the use of city equipment at private events after a firetruck was used at a gender reveal party to spray pink water into the air. The Commercial Dispatch reports city councilmen Stephen Jones and Charlie Box say the department should refrain from events like Monday’s party. But Chief Martin Andrews says […]

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North Korea suffers its worst drought in a century

North Korea suffers its worst drought in a century after just two inches of rain fall in a year with millions facing severe food shortages North’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper says only 56mm of rain fell from Jan to May  The drought is affecting production of wheat, barley, corn, potatoes and beans World Food Programme executive director says ‘We have very serious […]

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Iran orders militias to prepare for proxy wars in Middle East as US warns of imminent attacks

IRAN’S military mastermind has secretly met Iraqi militias in Baghdad and ordered they “prepare for proxy war”, according to reports. Intelligence sources have reportedly revealed that General Qassem Suleimani summoned militias under Tehran’s influence three weeks ago. Suleimani, who is dubbed Iran’s “shadow commander” and is leader of Tehran’s powerful Quds force, travelled to neighbouring Iraq several weeks ago where […]

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Witness accuses doctor of branding Nxivm ‘sex slaves’

This is the doctor accused of branding Nxivm’s alleged sex slaves — and she’s a member of the cult’s twisted master-slave group, a witness said Thursday. Mark Vicente identified a picture of a bikini-clad Dr. Danielle Roberts for jurors, saying she wielded the cauterizing pen during DOS’ secretive branding ceremonies. “I believe she was a slave and a master, and […]

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Gannett defeats newspaper rival MNG’s hostile takeover attempt

Newspaper giant Gannett won all eight board seats in a hotly contested shareholder vote on Thursday, winning a bitter proxy war with its cost-cutting rival MNG Enterprises. MNG, reviled by journalists for slashing staff at papers like the Denver Post and the Boston Herald, had waged a hostile $1.36 billion takeover bid for Gannett, the publisher of USA Today and […]

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Inside the horrific world of captive wildlife tourism where monkeys are forced to do sit ups and bears ballroom dance on ice – The Sun

THESE troubling images show the dark side to captive wildlife tourism where monkeys are forced to do sit ups and bears ballroom dance on ice. The animals are kept in filthy cages and beaten to perform tricks for holidaymakers. This monkey being forced to do sit ups while chained as a man holds it down Elephants are shackled with blood […]

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