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Low-level marijuana possession could soon land you a ticket instead of arrest in New York City | In an aptly described “joint policy initiative,” Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Monday that most people caught with small amounts of marijuana in the city will get slapped with summonses instead of arrested.
The historic move marked a public about-face for Bratton, who earlier this year... | agree | {"body_id": "2217", "id": "train:36750", "split_group_id": "77b7dc82b018b4759010808703c96493f533e633c063c6c1c59115d03d34ebfa"} |
Amazon's first brick-and-mortar store said to open in Manhattan | A dog was found abandoned at a Scottish train station next to a suitcase filled with it's belongings and now the local animal welfare charity are looking for tips into who is the neglectful owner.
The dog, a male shar-pei named Kai, was found sitting with a leash attached to a banister at the Ayr railway station on Ja... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1853", "id": "train:36751", "split_group_id": "dccf143f6d7cf056d8365258a4d459167bb24c793fdae667e55839dd120b4df6"} |
Report: British intelligence has identified Foley's killer | Google paid $585 million for six office buildings in Redwood City from two private investment firms.
Google reportedly bought the properties at the waterfront Pacific Shores Center office park from Starwood Capital Group and Blackstone Group, according to Bloomberg News. Redwood City is approximately 11 miles northwest... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1240", "id": "train:36752", "split_group_id": "07f97111760e8660adbc87342b46bf9192c6ee78d4f9cfe15acdedb47bac7302"} |
Mohammed Emwazi: Man identified as Isis killer 'Jihadi John' was 'stopped by MI5' while on safari holiday in Africa in 2010 | The man known as Jihadi John. Photo: Reuters
The world knows him as "Jihadi John," the masked man with a British accent who has beheaded several hostages held by the Islamic State and who taunts audiences in videos circulated widely online.
But his real name, according to friends and others familiar with his case, is... | discuss | {"body_id": "2123", "id": "train:36753", "split_group_id": "5defe1e23e38731562b68796df8eb6f4f6a8fc02991ce44c285a50ba5ab29899"} |
Samsung is reportedly making a secret new chip in the Apple Watch | Samsung has won the orders to produce Apple's S1 system-in-a-package for the Apple Watch, reports DigiTimes. The S1 produced by Samsung will combine multiple components including the processor, mobile DRAM, NAND flash, and other chips into one package.
A report in November shared similar information, noting that Apple... | discuss | {"body_id": "1098", "id": "train:36754", "split_group_id": "4d705752ff432452a4967237faec957f21b49bfb77e7c7b46e6fa3157038d830"} |
KFC Gets Occupational Business License To Sell Marijuana In Colorado Restaurants KFC Gets Occupational Business License To Sell Marijuana In Colorado Restaurants | Amazon.com announced plans for its first brick-and-mortar store, Dow Jones reported. It will open on 34th Street in Manhattan across the street from the Empire State Building, just in time for this year's holiday season.
The experimental pop-up store will function as a small warehouse, holding limited inventory for sa... | unrelated | {"body_id": "737", "id": "train:36755", "split_group_id": "9bd9251e89b4162ad690d7c7e7f3969b9175b876c2b882d6d22f22c52aab65ff"} |
ISIS beheads American photo-journalist James Wright Foley, threatens more to come | President Barack Obama denounced Islamic State (Isis) militants for murdering an American journalist in retaliation for US air strikes in Iraq, showing an anger he has rarely displayed in remarks about the Iraq conflict.
“No just god would stand for what they did yesterday and every single day,” Obama said Wednesday i... | agree | {"body_id": "2067", "id": "train:36756", "split_group_id": "eefe0dc2edaa983a4cf24a34052eb1a95d25acac3713eb37e1c0a1e9162c1d6c"} |
Doubts cast over Nicaragua meteorite claim | UTAH COUNTY — Over the years, holiday office Christmas parties have gained a reputation for crazy antics. Often, there's a lot of heavy drinking. One overly zealous drinker in Utah County nearly killed himself a couple of weeks ago, winding up in the hospital for three days.
Even though the drinks at the party contain... | unrelated | {"body_id": "345", "id": "train:36757", "split_group_id": "a34f9f9f2efb853eff2873d8fdaf3deadc1a217f8395ca744213322f1b49b096"} |
Macklemore Gets Twitter-Trolled with the #MacklemoreJoinedISIS | It's not exactly legalization, but in New York City it could become the next best thing: tickets for marijuana possession instead of arrests.
According to a report on Sunday from The New York Times, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is planning to announce new guidelines that would allow those found in possession ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2237", "id": "train:36758", "split_group_id": "af64887b9e02dd9d20284acd83a4bab966dbee3aeef818901f6e1037b47dc0f5"} |
Jihadi John named as Mohammed Emwazi, from west London | American and British intelligence officials are eyeing a British-born rapper as the militant who beheaded journalist James Foley.
A senior Western intelligence official told Fox News that 23-year-old London rapper Abdel Majed Abdel Bary is the suspect believed to be Foley's executioner.
U.S. intelligence officials ar... | unrelated | {"body_id": "472", "id": "train:36759", "split_group_id": "bc1297dc06eaea3f14d06a4ab0b7f6051f6c7d7ec442ade4533fedcbd351c594"} |
Leader of Qaeda-Linked Somali Group Is Dead, U.S. Says | Ahmed Abdi Godane was the 'principal target' of the Monday attack.
A U.S. airstrike killed the leader of a Somali terrorist group Monday, the Pentagon confirmed Friday.
Al Shabab head Ahmed Abdi Godane — who was considered one of the world's most wanted men — was the 'the principal target' of the attack, officials sa... | discuss | {"body_id": "1306", "id": "train:36760", "split_group_id": "804f7a1e76e5bc60f8c18b4265a2934fb59aa5759adc4a6f665946b18a632c83"} |
Islamic State killer 'Jihadi John' named as Mohammed Emwazi | A loud boom heard Saturday night by residents of Nicaragua's capital Managua was caused by the impact of small meteorite, government officials confirmed on Sunday.
The piece of rock, possibly from an asteroid that passed close to Earth on Saturday, landed near a city airport and did not cause any injuries, the AFP rep... | unrelated | {"body_id": "961", "id": "train:36761", "split_group_id": "284a9cd8dd1b8b76f90b32037e8f81364bbba1d12d3f1cae099b550aab8c2a41"} |
Canadian-Israeli woman reportedly kidnapped by ISIS: Jerusalem Post | Big Bank Hank, the New York rapper who, as part of the Sugarhill Gang, released what is generally regarded as the first rap record, has died at the age of 57.
The performer, real name Henry Jackson, died from kidney complications due to cancer, according to reports.
Jackson formed the Sugarhill Gang with Master Gee a... | unrelated | {"body_id": "513", "id": "train:36762", "split_group_id": "13a6b3004dddb9dc72155055f296cf19832ca6d895fc60f8735c5357089bd51e"} |
NASA: Planetary Alignment On Jan 4, 2015 Will Decrease Gravity For 5 Minutes Causing Partial Weightlessness??? | You may have a seen a story going around Facebook that promises you'll be able to float in the air on January 4th as a result of a planetary alignment that will "decrease gravity" for 5 minutes. Unfortunately, it is total bullshit.
The story originates from DailyBuzzLive, a fake news site that admits it occasionally p... | discuss | {"body_id": "2413", "id": "train:36763", "split_group_id": "9ad02e23d5c13a98c6fb9e980b7b641f774cb08130181dfda3027690cd51708b"} |
NEWS/ Meet the Teletubbies Sun Baby: 19-Year-Old Jess Smith Reveals Herself as the Smiling Face Who Looked Over Teletubbyland | Though Apple was mum about battery life for its forthcoming wrist-worn accessory when it was announced on Tuesday, the company has since said that it expects people to charge it nightly, suggesting the battery life will offer about one day of operation.
"There's a lot of new technology packed into Apple Watch and we t... | unrelated | {"body_id": "470", "id": "train:36764", "split_group_id": "2610bebfde4b468e8806a1e878d0560a831246a017a0eec43f3e0d5e99075c66"} |
American hostage in Yemen freed in military raid-Defence Ministry | A McDonald's burger bought 20 years ago has an uncanny resemblance to its modern day counterpart. Twenty years ago, opening statements in the OJ Simpson trial were being heard, a company called AOL rolled out Internet service, and two Aussie blokes purchased a hamburger from a local McD's. Two of those three things cha... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2411", "id": "train:36765", "split_group_id": "5595ae2bc541249e9ffa59c34d91b7f0172b12d4c3eab0626b9c1b64e6a86e53"} |
Luke Somers: British-born photojournalist 'killed by al-Qaeda after failed rescue attempt in Yemen' | Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an ad-supported media streaming service for music and videos, the New York Post reports.
The service would exist in addition to its $99 Prime membership subscription, which includes free, two-day shipping on thousands of items alongside music, TV, and movie streaming options.
T... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1048", "id": "train:36766", "split_group_id": "3f56f0a617b148e15dc1c7f1a8d77bb180d67ac96f7e394fd3b09c9b6754a18e"} |
ISIS militants appear to behead abducted American journalist James Wright Foley in graphic video | In a new video, ISIS shows American-made weapons it says were intended for the Kurds but actually were air dropped into territory they control.
At least one bundle of U.S. weapons airdropped in Syria appears to have fallen into the hands of ISIS, a dangerous misfire in the American mission to speed aid to Kurdish forc... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2404", "id": "train:36767", "split_group_id": "8919360ef33f4cf273369271c827693123d4e5b69221f38e9f6c66a1166973f9"} |
Reports: Big Bank Hank of pioneering rap group Sugarhill Gang has died | The rapper died in the early hours of Tuesday morning after battling cancer, according to US reports
American rapper and The Sugarhill Gang member Big Bank Hank has died at the age of 57.
Big Bank Hank - real name Henry Jackson - died from kidney complications due to cancer in New Jersey, according to US website TMZ.... | discuss | {"body_id": "2340", "id": "train:36768", "split_group_id": "3c96ebb4447ba5ab86fea35b7089ef342ee76f595f3027c6c2a551a3eefbb225"} |
iOS 8 bug reportedly erases iCloud Drive documents when settings are reset | LAGOS — A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday about whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militants will really be released, deflating the new hopes of their parents.
Nigeria's armed forces chief Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh a... | unrelated | {"body_id": "227", "id": "train:36769", "split_group_id": "5cc04049127743f944d4ee2deb9ebf75860bacd81f6ebc5c32c6b3c0b4f49b45"} |
Pentagon: ISIS seized materials airdropped to Kurds | Seth Rogen will play Steve Wozniak alongside Christian Bale, who has been cast in the role of Steve Jobs in Sony's upcoming Jobs biopic, reports Variety. Rogen will have the opportunity to get advice directly from Wozniak, who is working as a consultant on the film.
Rogen is a popular actor who has starred in movies l... | unrelated | {"body_id": "586", "id": "train:36770", "split_group_id": "f83fe40eaa6407929ddf9a2da6d790793cc0dcac76fa85cfef34bcf385833275"} |
Sick Mum Sedated After Trying To Eat Baby | Two of the nation’s leading experts on the use of deadly force by the police are warning against overreaction to an audio recording that purportedly captures the sound of the gunshots that killed Michael Brown.
The newly surfaced recording, which has not been publicly verified by investigators, was first broadcast by ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2434", "id": "train:36771", "split_group_id": "fdb887d8940aa0c5939193a1144f0007e24ee530bea9217deea8c47948f2e3d1"} |
Chinese State Media Warns People To Stop Calling Themselves Dumbledore | It seems it’s not enough to simply tell your boss I quit anymore if this game note is to be believed.
A developer for Electric Boogie apparently had such disdain for the person he worked for he decided to ridicule them in a rather creative way.
The technician ‘left a special message’ at the end of the Flappy Bird-lik... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2185", "id": "train:36772", "split_group_id": "76e35a5ad7597a8d8af935bdd80b2d6cdff341ca7b0838725cd2994f05a0138c"} |
Viral Photo Shows How Chinese Workers Are Used to Manipulate App Store Rankings | Apple Watch owners may never need to worry about being outbid in an eBay auction again, as a new job listing posted by the Internet auctioneer suggests advanced development of a bespoke Apple Watch app.
Those familiar with eBay know that keeping tabs on live bids is crucial to winning an auction, and eBay is apparentl... | unrelated | {"body_id": "796", "id": "train:36773", "split_group_id": "6a88945664885eea4ab27b7fbf8e98cbc3f50c7a2d9f3a32ea2558975ce0b7f3"} |
Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria | 'It's a nonsense', says official
North Korea has moved to deny reports its leader Kim Jong-un is planning to open a restaurant in Scotland.
The dictator presides over a chain of restaurants known as “Pyongyang”, with international branches already including Amsterdam, and a number of North Korea experts had speculate... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1873", "id": "train:36774", "split_group_id": "7c9aa979329516f91708e17eba20d74926439843d677589d2df891a4512755b7"} |
Nigeria says ceasefire agreed with Boko Haram | Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria on Friday claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough.
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Isis claims US hostage Kayla Mueller killed in coalition airstrike | Apple would never lower itself to rubbing elbows with the unwashed masses at CES, but it does like to throw out a few announcements during the show to get under everyone’s skin. Cupertino has been quiet thus far, but rumors are swirling about a 12-inch MacBook Air refresh, and this isn’t just a spec bump. Apple is repo... | unrelated | {"body_id": "524", "id": "train:36776", "split_group_id": "6d18e4709d44a9c2ad09efe528b6f4c54b8477f8627ae7405cd2b6540825dd1f"} |
Homeland Security: No ISIL fighters on U.S. border | The Department of Homeland Security is denying a congressman’s assertion that fighters with the militant group Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS, have been caught crossing the southwestern border.
“The suggestion that individuals who have ties to ISIL have been apprehended at the Southwest border is categorica... | agree | {"body_id": "2249", "id": "train:36777", "split_group_id": "53db48d42e29cb4023fe1bce26da5efa4c08b7f89e698f95a467cd3eb3cb06b7"} |
Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire, kidnapped girls | The 45 year old Mexican/American, born in De la Cruz, Sinaloa, who made a name for himself with his incredible rehabilitation and training technics wit dogs, duty in which he professionally wrote three books on the topic “Cesar’s way” “Be the pack leader” and “Member of the family”, he reach worldwide popularity with h... | unrelated | {"body_id": "304", "id": "train:36778", "split_group_id": "4179dd838ce6689db03a329a39aec535b12bcfcdbcda752eba7194c7ccff2034"} |
Mystery man slaps shoppers around head for sneezing | A man was so fond of his constipated office goldfish that he paid a north Norfolk vet £300 to operate and ease its suffering.
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Iraqi airstrike kills key ISIL leader | Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an ad-supported media streaming service for music and videos, the New York Post reports.
The service would exist in addition to its $99 Prime membership subscription, which includes free, two-day shipping on thousands of items alongside music, TV, and movie streaming options.
T... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1048", "id": "train:36780", "split_group_id": "3f56f0a617b148e15dc1c7f1a8d77bb180d67ac96f7e394fd3b09c9b6754a18e"} |
Report: Tom Brokaw Wants Brian Williams Fired | Robert Plant’s publicist has described as “rubbish” a Daily Mirror report that he rejected a £500m Led Zeppelin reunion. The paper claims Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones had both signed on for the tour deal, bankrolled by Richard Branson, which would have featured John Bonham’s son Jason on drums.
Branson had proposed ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1492", "id": "train:36781", "split_group_id": "df9fdc6f1a512262176acf6d80ead4e22790c1b3161b99cccbf2e991e4320bab"} |
No, there aren’t any Ebola cases in Iraq | A group of ISIS militants in Iraq have allegedly gone to a local hospital to be treated for what is believed to be Ebola.
Three local media outlets reported this week that a number of ISIS fighters have shown signs of the deadly disease and were taken to a hospital in Mosul to be treated. The reports are currently unc... | discuss | {"body_id": "938", "id": "train:36782", "split_group_id": "d210d4b42d52448b8c3bbd5074722d78760ada913e41a554c9e0239b5b6137ae"} |
Soon Marijuana May Lead to Ticket, Not Arrest, in New York | Offers have been pouring in to re-home a dog found abandoned at a train station along with a suitcase filled with his belongings.
Kai’s heart-breaking story received media attention around the world after he was discovered tied to a railing outside Ayr station in Scotland.
The Scottish SPCA has received hundreds of m... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2483", "id": "train:36784", "split_group_id": "b78b3850e5882ffea09b4e4087ed48a0eb5b6ae787fd0893a86460a6d5a1d267"} |
Seven girls fall pregnant after five day school trip in Bosnia and Herzegovina | School field trips aren’t what they used to be.
Just ask the furious parents of seven teenage girls who became pregnant on a five-day school trip to Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia.
According to InSerbia News, 28 girls between the ages of 13 and 15 made the trip from their hometown of Banja Luka.
Nenad Babici, ... | discuss | {"body_id": "2103", "id": "train:36785", "split_group_id": "0b49d1150940fd64c6a247ac4b77f11bce44d144c94e75cb8857938e366e39ad"} |
Officials shoot down congressman's claims ISIS terrorists are running across US-Mexico border | The video was one of those viral sensations that tugs on your heartstrings and compels you to watch, because it defies your expectations and shows you just how kind and compassionate human beings can be. There was only one problem.
The video was a fake — at least according to a witness who says he was there while the ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2132", "id": "train:36786", "split_group_id": "11b914da9178b29fae703af654241e2a64c47c7c09cd4d2912e6b3a31a2eb25e"} |
Apple Media Event Rumored for Late February, Apple Watch and 12" MacBook Air Likely Topics [Updated] | The NBC News anchor clears the record on behalf of victimized Weather Channel meteorologist
There was no urinating on Brian Williams‘ airwaves, and the “Nightly News” anchor asked for an apology from social media critics Monday night.
See video: Brian Williams on Daughter's Peter Pan Role: ‘I've Listened to Those Da... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1968", "id": "train:36787", "split_group_id": "35d722333988376d00d007781bb0a2dfe94d3fa12325e2e8f57f6d0e289c0cea"} |
Nigeria Boko Haram blamed for raids despite truce claim | A soldier has been shot at Ottawa's War Memorial in Canada, near the parliament, after a gunman opened fire.
The soldier was being treated by paramedics and police rushed on the scene.
Witnesses told CBC News that the suspected shooter was carrying rifle.
The Canadian parliament building was reported to be in lockdo... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2156", "id": "train:36788", "split_group_id": "a6b55734823a5e60978ee78ae23f9daf14f07415c8eda3829792cb5d64bec2e9"} |
Customer: I was fired for Comcast complaint | Vice Media CEO and co-founder Shane Smith, whose billion-dollar company was accused of underpaying its employees earlier this year, spent $300,000 on dinner at a Las Vegas hotel last month.
MGM Resorts International revealed on an earnings call Tuesday that unidentified guests had enjoyed a $300,000 meal in January.
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An Audio Recording of the Michael Brown Shooting Has Reportedly Surfaced | The cheese-loving tyrant was last seen in public on September 3 and has since missed a number of high-profile events.
There are persistent rumours Kim has been replaced and his sister Kim Yo Jong is running the country.
A defected army official recently said North Korea, one of the world's poorest and most isolated c... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2313", "id": "train:36790", "split_group_id": "b714fe4ff02b2630aed7300b6a5e50d4e45f3bd6c5c9a94375ae547eda83af90"} |
[Updated] Saudi State Television Allegedly Blurs Michelle Obama’s Face During Meeting With New Saudi King | DC Toy Collector is the “highest paid performer” on YouTube making nearly $5 million last year unboxing Disney toys. However, little has been known about the woman-behind-the-hands of the popular YouTube channel. In fact, her face is never shown in the video, only her voice, toys and hands. However, a recent report rev... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1125", "id": "train:36791", "split_group_id": "7e6ca6ea363b78513aa61b5efb32824dd11cd32420b373d6098d5345e4db5715"} |
N. Korea’s Kim has leg injury but in control | (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but has hurt his leg, a source with access to the secretive North's leadership said on Thursday, playing down speculation over the 31-year-old's health and grip on power.
North Korea's state media, which usually chronicles Kim's whereabou... | discuss | {"body_id": "1815", "id": "train:36792", "split_group_id": "cf99405b27ec6b365166c6a63c9e02c68aba5d67a97d7a4388c0c3e724971467"} |
Homeless man who received a meal and hotel stay after spending $100 donation on food for friends insists it was NOT a hoax – despite new witness insisting there was no way he could have been secretly filmed | A homeless man who received a surprise meal and hotel stay after spending a $100 donation on food for his friends has insisted that no part of the experience was a hoax - despite the fact one witness is claiming the whole thing was a set-up.
The man - named only as Thomas - had been filmed living on the streets of Cal... | discuss | {"body_id": "1429", "id": "train:36793", "split_group_id": "a162763857ae1b88bee8212e5c40bc99f79e20a9aae628e31fb121aeac27a474"} |
The Chinese Guide to Avoiding a Bad English Name | The Islamic State claimed Friday that the Jordanian bombings in northern Syria intended to avenge its immolation of a captured pilot had killed an American woman held hostage by the group.
An Islamic State message published by the SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks jihadist activity, said the American woman, Kayla ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "678", "id": "train:36794", "split_group_id": "a1ac0207a88e4cdd4c0aecbfeb22ef4221cd09b7b8d9812b3bf230225d5b614c"} |
Planetary Alignment Decrease Gravity Hoax on Jan 4, 2015: ‘Will Decrease Gravity For 5 Minutes Causing Partial Weightlessness’ in January is Totally Bogus | Is there a pet door on the Pearly Gates?
During his weekly address in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis comforted a young boy who was distraught over the recent death of his dog by telling him, "One day, we will see our animals again in the eternity of Christ," the 77-year leader of the Roman Catholic Church said, acco... | unrelated | {"body_id": "255", "id": "train:36795", "split_group_id": "7f05fed4a6b7cfc8e437f48a7383cec0d1b6e1906bb84e185fa78cd5412b7896"} |
Amazon plans ad-supported video streaming service - NY post | Nigeria's official news agency says the government fighters from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate ceasefire.
It quoted the chief of defence staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, as ordering his troops to immediately comply with the agreement on Friday.
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Macaulay Culkin Dead? Another Death Hoax Circulates On Facebook | Macaulay Culkin is dead? The Home Alone actor was the victim of a celebrity death hoax this week.
A fake news story was published at a fake website this week claiming that Macaulay Culkin was found dead at his apartment.
The fake news story reads: “Sources are reporting that Macaulay Culkin, best known for his role a... | agree | {"body_id": "804", "id": "train:36797", "split_group_id": "85f01029e20ffc0eeadcf367a84d147624741e19614d57d1b415b31a6e1b7948"} |
Jihadi John named as Mohammed Emwazi, from west London | Jordan’s King Abdullah ibn al-Hussein, who has trained as a pilot, may fly a bomber himself on Thursday in the country’s retaliation against the ISIS.
Several Arabic-language newspapers reported late Wednesday that the monarch would personally participate in bombing raids on the terrorist group, citing his vow Tuesday... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1644", "id": "train:36798", "split_group_id": "55fe19ec3200cf9d5d9eb7021b474a8b9be0b5a288075830167aabc0c092bbe6"} |
ISIS fighters seize weapons airdrop meant for Kurds | In a new video, ISIS shows American-made weapons it says were intended for the Kurds but actually were air dropped into territory they control.
At least one bundle of U.S. weapons airdropped in Syria appears to have fallen into the hands of ISIS, a dangerous misfire in the American mission to speed aid to Kurdish forc... | discuss | {"body_id": "1361", "id": "train:36799", "split_group_id": "f104e733488570ef3858709e9c5e3118b6449568e037318b98195b94ad4f33cd"} |
Watch: US Marine saved by helmet after being shot by Taliban sniper | This video is the epitome of a close shave.
This US marine along with two comrades in arms was conducting a raid in the turbulent Helmand province in Afghanistan in 2013.
While leaving cover, a Taliban sniper shot at his head.
Lady luck was on his side with the only visible damage to the kevlar helmet was a tear to ... | agree | {"body_id": "305", "id": "train:36800", "split_group_id": "266c0ca4ab899d172bdfef58ee0ed2be4c1fa631ed03e5e665dc8f7751bfc372"} |
Anna Wintour 'refuses to work at new World Trade Center Vogue office due to rat infestation' | While the US Vogue offices are moving to 1 World Trade Center in New York City, Anna Wintour may not be making the transition anytime soon.
A Vogue employee told Gawker that the new offices are infested with rats. And the problem is apparently so bad that the editor-in-chief is reportedly refusing to enter the premise... | discuss | {"body_id": "959", "id": "train:36801", "split_group_id": "080030515dd5631ae0a761a1b764409806b4bdacca05bee94e1bd53b9e2c0e50"} |
Wife Of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Detained In Lebanon | The woman also detained is believed to be al-Baghdadi's ex-wife
DNA tests have confirmed that the child held by Lebanese authorities is the daughter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Lebanon’s Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk told domestic television channel MTV that t... | discuss | {"body_id": "2268", "id": "train:36802", "split_group_id": "af08e400195627e8b5ef9647eb65894d1b005c1f75b18ae955d40b66733997b3"} |
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had ankle surgery, report says | Congressional Republicans have been pushing the “ISIS At the Border” line so hard they may now be hearing things.
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) told Fox News’ Greta van Susteren Tuesday that “at least ten ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas,” saying he received the informatio... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2385", "id": "train:36803", "split_group_id": "a06f1f280c4475ddee4067560e5a1afb5131663f43c7ad87bf25199485cf738b"} |
Source: Pot in NYC may soon net just a ticket, not arrest | The former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee who says Comcast got him fired from his job set an Oct. 14 deadline for the company to respond to his demands of a full apology and a monetary settlement, and got a half-assed apology instead. Two days after the deadline passed, he stuck to his word and filed a lawsuit.
Conal... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1383", "id": "train:36804", "split_group_id": "3308cedc1497be72dbd88da90346085b6771bc01def3f9da01ec4985efc08703"} |
North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un undergoes surgery after breaking both ankles on military tour | Islamic State has released a video showing the beheading of British hostage David Haines.
It comes just hours after his family issued a public plea for his captors to contact them.
The Foreign Office said it was "working urgently to verify" the video and offering Mr Haines's family support.
David Cameron, the Prime ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1097", "id": "train:36805", "split_group_id": "2075ca166111f0444c3d6e84ee342de7515e1651b9200014f1e8246b4ee0bc14"} |
American hostage in Yemen freed in military raid-Defence Ministry | American photojournalist Luke Somers, held by al-Qaeda militants following his abduction in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in September last year, was killed during a failed rescue attempt early Saturday, according to his sister.
Lucy Somers said she learned of her brother's death from the FBI. "We ask that all of Luke's fam... | discuss | {"body_id": "1988", "id": "train:36806", "split_group_id": "68fc945abf3240cf6b3a1ca8a394f1ad478f5af10f966eec9d983c464896f3bc"} |
Islamic State Militants Have Been Flying 3 Captured Warplanes Over Syrian Airport, Witnesses Say | Led Zeppelin fans will be disappointed to learn that there’s no reunion tour and a story that appeared in the Daily Mirror suggesting that Robert Plant ripped up an $800 contract for such a gig is false, according to the Guardian.
The reported tour was supposedly financed by Virgin founder Richard Branson, who wanted ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "295", "id": "train:36807", "split_group_id": "1525397c437628bc99caa812dd96d67a45a32c7144da6289e382bd5929545ee4"} |
Bali Awry | Kim Jong-Un had ankle surgery and is now recovering at an estate north of Pyongyang. | unrelated | {"body_id": "859", "id": "train:36808", "split_group_id": "4641290049510bfa9c653b841fba86ab0b30a5cbcebe00bc4cb02dddadba9fe5"} |
Homeland Security: No ISIL fighters on U.S. border | Share this:
Seven year old superhero abilities Nick discovered his chance. After his electric shocks, second graders fork and spoon in his hands do not need to keep, metal objects stick to themselves "Magneto" of Isilkulsky District.
- When I do not even want, everything appears. Once I even pulled glass. Pushed i... | unrelated | {"body_id": "80", "id": "train:36809", "split_group_id": "4bef180cdbd22865fbcdd71e67bfdac8d925f33f885084ef7259f59ed00870e0"} |
If you really believed Colorado KFCs were selling pot, here’s a reality check | When a report went viral that NBC meteorologist Mike Seidel got caught on camera peeing in the woods during a live weekend appearance with Lester Holt, NBC News decided Brian Williams needed to discuss it on NBC Nightly News tonight. Yes, it’s come to this. | unrelated | {"body_id": "2034", "id": "train:36810", "split_group_id": "21c81386298f0311c9dda1a5210f6a0ec028914a64cf726b52cbd2d138920b84"} |
This Kid Made $72 Million During Lunch | She is rarely seen without her trademark Chanel sunglasses, by day or by night.
So when Anna Wintour stepped out minus her shades on Friday afternoon, all eyes were on her.
The powerful Vogue editor-in-chief gave a steely glare as she left the magazine's new headquarters at One World Trade Center, which has reportedl... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2106", "id": "train:36811", "split_group_id": "acd69e8e28d6b1e1cde4fd08c65f5689e91344bf74a43860ba5e5e21cac33682"} |
Christian Bale won't play Steve Jobs | It looks like Christian Bale will no longer be playing Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle's upcoming biopic on the Apple founder.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the decision to leave the film was made by Bale himself, who decided the film wasn't a good fit.
"Sources say Bale, after much deliberation and conflicting feel... | agree | {"body_id": "2211", "id": "train:36812", "split_group_id": "c9fd8e26f0d3f7d74ec7f40f58621d1b1604212a4f80e99c2f61476b4f23e876"} |
Tom Brokaw wants Brian Williams fired | Famed NBC journalist Tom Brokaw thinks that Nightly News anchor Brian Williams should be fired, according to a report from the New York Post's Page Six, which cited NBC insiders. Brokaw's ire was prompted by Williams' admission that a story he has often repeated about being in a helicopter, which was shot down during t... | discuss | {"body_id": "1570", "id": "train:36813", "split_group_id": "c7fee8ea367e7c813e265b65432055f55f07dee22e3fdc4b580ea80ea5e1387e"} |
Boko Haram Denies Nigeria Cease-Fire Claim | Nicaragua's government said that a mysterious boom heard in the capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in a wooded area near Managua's airport.
Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said on Sunday that a committee formed by the government to study the event determined it was a "relatively small" met... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1661", "id": "train:36814", "split_group_id": "d075045cda4251f0ea80fcd2a8c15394d0158eca568fd63b2c7edc4d7c40e29f"} |
Government fires employee who skipped work for 24 years | When Apple unveiled its Apple Watch, the company said the starting price would come in at US$349, but insider sources are claiming the stainless steel version will start at $500. Those sources also say the high-end gold Apple Watch Edition will start between $4,000 and $5,000, which is lower than many have been expecti... | unrelated | {"body_id": "296", "id": "train:36815", "split_group_id": "ac1936041823f1d860ede98f773bc6606c83cea55313ef3fc4134a2556c708db"} |
Rats at Vogue's NYC offices - watch your step, Anna Wintour | The Pentagon has confirmed that Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, was killed in a US air strike earlier this week.
The United States previously said that the strike inside Somalia had targeted Godane, but did not know whether he had been killed.
“We have confirmed that Ahmed God... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1256", "id": "train:36816", "split_group_id": "8cd069a2ffaa123fe27d620bd381c56360e9ef89fd1f824c08819588b4c926c2"} |
Zack Snyder Kills "Stolen Batmobile" Rumor With Great Photo | An 85-year-old woman in Waco, Texas has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping neighbor?s cats and making them into fur coats. Residents took notice when their cats were disappearing and decided to hire a private investigator. Some residents also claimed that they saw their own cats? hide as part of the defendant?s fur... | unrelated | {"body_id": "529", "id": "train:36817", "split_group_id": "f12b44b4553d0accbf07a500e7d63c264a1b00b12fbea6f55db4a4ce4cdb9d97"} |
American Predator Drone Circling Islamic State’s Stronghold | KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Research Medical Center said a patient who came to its Brookside Campus emergency department for treatment does not have the symptom profile of Ebola.
The hospital issued the statement to stop rumors and online reports that the patient was being treated for the disease.
"These reports are inaccurate... | unrelated | {"body_id": "909", "id": "train:36818", "split_group_id": "b2e5a2d2a3fd172666bd70df43c7464899f6a17cc6617bf757cd8e0c44e12093"} |
Isis Syria News: Video Shows US Airdropped Weapons and Grenades 'Captured by Islamic State' | Offers have been pouring in to re-home a dog found abandoned at a train station along with a suitcase filled with his belongings.
Kai’s heart-breaking story received media attention around the world after he was discovered tied to a railing outside Ayr station in Scotland.
The Scottish SPCA has received hundreds of m... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2483", "id": "train:36819", "split_group_id": "b78b3850e5882ffea09b4e4087ed48a0eb5b6ae787fd0893a86460a6d5a1d267"} |
'They ate through the ceilings and pooped on the keyboards': Rats are 'taking over' Vogue's new World Trade Center office and Anna Wintour 'no longer wants to work there' | (CNN) -- A company whose video chat service apparently captured audio of Michael Brown's shooting said Thursday the recording was created at the time the Missouri teenager was killed this month.
The revelation from Glide appears to bolster a man's claim that he inadvertently recorded audio of gunfire at the time a pol... | unrelated | {"body_id": "944", "id": "train:36820", "split_group_id": "f56fb9cb030ab504ba2c2784efcbe48b3173d8cf140e092536e381809ea90336"} |
Expert casts doubt on Bunbury man Dylan Thomas’s burrowing stomach-spider story | AUSTRALIA — A man in Australia has been dubbed “Spider Man” after a bizarre turn of events during a trip to Bali.
A mark on Dylan Maxwell’s belly may look like a gruesome scar, but he says it’s actually the trail left by a spider that burrowed under his skin.
The tiny tropical spider burrowed through a small appendix... | discuss | {"body_id": "2338", "id": "train:36821", "split_group_id": "347bf2333186a82c3b8478cddeccc4b281b51e6c42ece75a8312192428f0802c"} |
GCPD Solved Stolen Batmobile Case? | An 85-year-old woman in Waco, Texas has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping neighbor?s cats and making them into fur coats. Residents took notice when their cats were disappearing and decided to hire a private investigator. Some residents also claimed that they saw their own cats? hide as part of the defendant?s fur... | unrelated | {"body_id": "529", "id": "train:36822", "split_group_id": "f12b44b4553d0accbf07a500e7d63c264a1b00b12fbea6f55db4a4ce4cdb9d97"} |
Schoolboy almost killed by electric shock claims he now has superpowers like Magneto | A Canadian-Israeli woman who was feared kidnapped by the Islamic State over the weekend appears to have posted a message on Facebook debunking reports of her capture.
Gill Rosenberg wrote on her Facebook page on Monday that she is "safe and secure."
Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper also reported earlier on Monday th... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1295", "id": "train:36823", "split_group_id": "957c05873b4e5d6a2dfb0cd00e7876b4c3cace667e17e3cc660f3e982266a544"} |
Isis Syria News: Video Shows US Airdropped Weapons and Grenades 'Captured by Islamic State' | Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.98% plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store, according to people familiar with the plans.
The site, set to open in time for the holiday-shopping season on Manhattan’s busy 34th Street, would mark an experiment by Amazon to connect with customers in the physical world... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2116", "id": "train:36824", "split_group_id": "6ce96ba5ede84b4d673c97ca0363e89ac3e9667cc3d8a75f1fffa633dfaa7f57"} |
ESPN’s Domestic Abuse Tonight Panel Will Be 100% Dudes | Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that US journalist Luke Somers was killed by militants during an operation aimed at freeing him from his Al-Qaeda kidnappers in Yemen.
"US Special Operations Forces conducted a mission in Yemen to rescue a US citizen, Luke Somers, and any other foreign nationals held host... | unrelated | {"body_id": "825", "id": "train:36825", "split_group_id": "d9a68dee1255201c3b5c8eb381b4e632de2686b6c0b0c6ccfb1f8d2bd4c676fe"} |
Tropical spider burrows under man's skin through scar | Fear not arachnophobes, the story of Bunbury's "spiderman" might not be all it seemed.
Perth scientists have cast doubt over claims that a spider burrowed into a man's body during his first trip to Bali. The story went global on Thursday, generating hundreds of stories online.
Earlier this month, Dylan Thomas headed to... | disagree | {"body_id": "1880", "id": "train:36826", "split_group_id": "4e52668033220909cb8736f35e3b1bccb38a7edb64e570d9798454422dc5f29a"} |
Setting the record straight on tor | DNA tests have confirmed that a daughter and an ex-wife of the head of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, are indeed being held by Lebanese authorities.
There have been conflicting reports about the identity of the woman, with an Iraqi official denying on Wednesday she was al-Baghdadi's ex wife.
But a Lebanese interior mini... | unrelated | {"body_id": "720", "id": "train:36827", "split_group_id": "f7ae519dc8b6714ab9e40dbc5e4bef20f3540d024e753e4234bcdeca9b6e1d88"} |
Meteorite leaves crater in Nicaraguan capital Managua | A MYSTERIOUS explosion that rocked Nicaragua’s crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a small meteorite.
Amazingly, in a sprawling city of 1.2 million people, the impact near the international airport did not cause any known injuries, but it did leave a crater measuring 12 met... | discuss | {"body_id": "1825", "id": "train:36828", "split_group_id": "2a3656d9dfe75d61903a36a40b08f10c3e40f3ff01bc41b24aeb00fd7029d20c"} |
Kim Yo-jong in Charge: Kim Jong-un's Sister 'Replaces' North Korean Dictator During Illness | North Korea may have a woman at the helm–Kim Jong-Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong–according to a rash of rumors that have popped up recently.
There’s several pieces of the news, with some indicating that the dictator Jong-Un may no longer be in control of the country.
Jang Jin-sung, formerly a key member of Kim Jong-il’s pro... | discuss | {"body_id": "2344", "id": "train:36829", "split_group_id": "a588b2f38df1bf2972c81d6f02d117a2fbc32d71be3fcb9bdeab70563c8feeed"} |
Rumor debunked: RoboCop-style robots are not patrolling Microsoft's campus | LONDON — The world knows him as “Jihadi John,” the masked man with a British accent who has beheaded several hostages held by the Islamic State and who taunts audiences in videos circulated widely online.
But his real name, according to friends and others familiar with his case, is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a wel... | unrelated | {"body_id": "831", "id": "train:36830", "split_group_id": "54a9d49054d811f043db59d7328919bb6760009af7732befd088c804a6492285"} |
ESPN to save NFL's image with all-male domestic abuse discussion | On Friday, Esquire published an article titled “ESPN Has A Problem With Women” that suggests the network was planning to host a male-only panel discussion on domestic violence during this week’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast.
The article begins:
On Monday night, a panel on a two-hour pregame show for Monday Night... | disagree | {"body_id": "610", "id": "train:36831", "split_group_id": "7019c8ddbb460071f5656d6bc565a53f18d62686306c58b40eab491963d101e1"} |
Constipated goldfish operated on by North Walsham vet | What’s wrong with building a snowman? Plenty if you ask a scholar of Islam in Saudi Arabia. A prominent Saudi Arabian cleric apparently issued a religious ruling, officially called as a ‘Fatwa’, forbidding the building of snowmen. According to the cleric the practice is highly anti-Islamic.
The religious scholar, Shei... | unrelated | {"body_id": "924", "id": "train:36832", "split_group_id": "fbe3722db2ab29d8acfd7a1873bb632a2de2cee31e94a8f1e64111397997f334"} |
Pure Evil: Islamic State Beheads American Journalist James Wright Foley | A group of ISIS militants in Iraq have allegedly gone to a local hospital to be treated for what is believed to be Ebola.
Three local media outlets reported this week that a number of ISIS fighters have shown signs of the deadly disease and were taken to a hospital in Mosul to be treated. The reports are currently unc... | unrelated | {"body_id": "938", "id": "train:36833", "split_group_id": "d210d4b42d52448b8c3bbd5074722d78760ada913e41a554c9e0239b5b6137ae"} |
Questions raised over Nicaragua 'meteorite' | MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua's government said Sunday that a mysterious boom heard overnight in the capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in a wooded area near Managua's airport.
Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said a committee formed by the government to study the event determined it ... | discuss | {"body_id": "715", "id": "train:36834", "split_group_id": "26a0659ef8cde60f98b55f52c33387169a483d2e56e47e0859531d2fd661909e"} |
Lebanon detains wife and son of Al-Baghdadi | (CNN) -- A woman held by Lebanese authorities is not the wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq's Interior Ministry said Wednesday, injecting further confusion into an already murky situation.
The reported detention of a wife and child of al-Baghdadi -- the leader of a self-declared Islamic state spanning larg... | discuss | {"body_id": "1004", "id": "train:36835", "split_group_id": "8d585c2bfc5b6e791b09699928a1740e4e06180211648aabbceba9274804a2c7"} |
BREAKING: Soldier shot at War Memorial in Ottawa | AUSTRALIA — A man in Australia has been dubbed “Spider Man” after a bizarre turn of events during a trip to Bali.
A mark on Dylan Maxwell’s belly may look like a gruesome scar, but he says it’s actually the trail left by a spider that burrowed under his skin.
The tiny tropical spider burrowed through a small appendix... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2338", "id": "train:36836", "split_group_id": "347bf2333186a82c3b8478cddeccc4b281b51e6c42ece75a8312192428f0802c"} |
REPORT: The Batmobile Might Have Been Stolen In Detroit | Source: Bleeding Cool
This news shouldn't bring me so much joy, but Bleeding Cool rumormonger Rich Johnston is reporting that the Batmobile, or at least one of the Batmobiles used for filming Superman v. Batman: Paths of Glory, has been stolen. The movie is being filmed in Detroit, which hasn't been going through the ... | discuss | {"body_id": "1671", "id": "train:36837", "split_group_id": "3996f1a6e2745acbb815cc50e07211ed47a1e67d83b669ad5723e051d28630a9"} |
Indian 'Rapist' Castrated By Angry Mob Who Hack Off Gentials With Meat Cleaver (GRAPHIC PICTURES) | MOGADISHU, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The alert and story on Sept. 5 headlined "Islamist rebel leader killed in U.S. strike-Somali government" is withdrawn and no substitute story will be issued.
The story was sourced to a website purporting to be the Somali prime minister's Facebook page. A Somali government spokesman said t... | unrelated | {"body_id": "313", "id": "train:36838", "split_group_id": "e649c5d2a1cc2e47edfc91f333011484ddf509d7efb131b69b68e8c70c026c4a"} |
Obama, Outraged Over Beheading, Vows to Stay on Course | British intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 have identified the man suspected of the horrific beheading of American journalist James Foley, according to UK media reports.
The hooded man with an English accent is believed to be 23-year-old Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, known to fellow Islamic State militants as Jihadi John.
T... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1314", "id": "train:36839", "split_group_id": "8170505493fd2121934cbbb8ea67095afdac377171d3d043fdf62bc156bfb69c"} |
Cheese addiction breaks Kim Jong-un's ankles | A GUNMAN has been shot dead after wounding a soldier just a few feet away from the Canadian parliament today.
Eyewitnesses said the gunman allegedly ran towards nearby government buildings where police chased him and around 30 shots were fired inside.
They added that some people inside the Canadian parliament fled by... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1457", "id": "train:36840", "split_group_id": "b6e68007cf733ab58dc7bbb0d0bf31d053b0fdd294cbf751b1ac5a5622217a47"} |
Suspected meteorite leaves crater in Managua, is linked to asteroid | Young North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s health is just fine, his government said Thursday evening, so his sister is probably not running the country. It was said Kim Yo Jong had taken over while her brother underwent medical treatment, but So Se Pyong, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's ambassador to the Uni... | unrelated | {"body_id": "40", "id": "train:36841", "split_group_id": "a8ef2c3f33bfbb15ee82180ba785c298c241c9b430db2111de9aeec7231fc8f4"} |
Calm down everyone, Banksy hasn't been arrested: 9 clues that it's a hoax | TOKYO — Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader who has mysteriously been missing from the public eye for almost a month, sparking rumors covering every possibility from a stroke to a coup d’etat, is merely recovering from ankle surgery, a South Korean newspaper has reported.
Kim had fractured both of his ankles and had ... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1296", "id": "train:36842", "split_group_id": "c2fd237ba547d681515aa55e3a494a0cee9c37258a7c4d45cba6f4f12e088ede"} |
Rats at Vogue's NYC offices - watch your step, Anna Wintour | Fidel Castro was pronounced dead on Twitter sometime around 3:59 p.m. on Thursday. It was an unconfirmed rumor, of course, but it was announced confidently so many folks assumed it was true — or at least worthy of retweet.
Then separate rumors started about Raul Castro calling a press conference at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. t... | unrelated | {"body_id": "2506", "id": "train:36843", "split_group_id": "1df262baa200fae4afb6c6bbce1edd03eaef511dc95fb9f66cd657428b0709e3"} |
Sorry, Fido. Pope Francis did NOT say our pets are going to heaven | Matt Taibbi is taking a “leave of absence” from Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media, according to New York Magazine. The move comes “after disagreements with higher-ups inside Omidyar’s organization, a source close to First Look confirmed today.”
Over the last year, however, the center of gravity of the organization has... | unrelated | {"body_id": "879", "id": "train:36844", "split_group_id": "6a61710736ffc8e2bafa4b085904888a8f238d8b666e527265b0836e9b0c1882"} |
Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Will Release the Kidnapped Schoolgirls | Two U.S. officials say they believe American journalist James Foley was the victim executed by Islamic State militants as shown in a grisly video released Tuesday.
Separately, Foley's family confirmed his death in a statement posted on a webpage that was created to rally support for his release.
In the statement, Fol... | unrelated | {"body_id": "206", "id": "train:36845", "split_group_id": "5076d92ed661ffb9f28ae5bbbc25e63c3b942401c0157d3f7d8d971b16d6411b"} |
Does ISIS Have Ebola? Probably Not! Media Reports It Anyway | On the same day Michael Brown Jr. was laid to rest, CNN Monday broadcast an audio recording in which the gunshots that felled the 18-year-old Aug. 9 can purportedly be heard in the background.
The recording was taken by an unidentified local who was engaged in, and recording, another discussion at the time of the shoo... | unrelated | {"body_id": "1916", "id": "train:36846", "split_group_id": "d10fab098f8de5ac89f73a2c84ff950e82d041208a98d9189b8266ecd6a77de0"} |
Isis militants claim to have killed US journalist James Foley | According to multiple reports, ISIS claims to have executed American freelance journalist James Foley. Politico’s Blake Hounshell was one the first to report the news on Twitter, saying the militant Islamic group is threatening to kill another reporter in retaliation for U.S. strikes on their forces in Iraq:
Foley ha... | discuss | {"body_id": "2047", "id": "train:36847", "split_group_id": "439b8ccef169524708a1e48dbf5d1ad63fe96088522f7a84f4da68dcf05500df"} |
Boko Haram denies it has agreed ceasefire | Boko Haram has reportedly agreed to a cease-fire with the Nigerian military as well as the release of hundreds of schoolgirls who were abducted by the terrorist group earlier this year, officials said Friday. The jihadist militia has not yet made a public statement about the decision, which could confirm the arrangemen... | discuss | {"body_id": "1896", "id": "train:36848", "split_group_id": "d977d5c5907ecd959d246f2fc31bad9d2872b7ee005ed2f87ed04b5ac8e418da"} |
This Letter To Parents From A 1970s Lego Set Contains An Important Message For Gender Equality | Over the weekend, Reddit user fryd_ posted a letter that Lego included in boxes of its toy building bricks in the 1970s. Addressed to parents, the note has a message about gender equality and gendered children's products that many toy companies today still don't seem to understand.
The letter reads:
To Parents. The u... | agree | {"body_id": "2171", "id": "train:36849", "split_group_id": "f243d4a2142c9a781aabaa7450b83d5292ea852d43b19e6e37a7842bb78cc3c8"} |
Officials Refute Iraqi Media Reports That ISIS Members Have Contracted Ebola In Mosul | No suspected cases of Ebola have been found in Iraq, despite reports to the contrary in Iraqi media in the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Describing reports of suspect cases of the deadly viral infection in Mosul as "rumor", the Geneva-based United Nations health agency said it and the... | agree | {"body_id": "2180", "id": "train:36850", "split_group_id": "6bf66b5bebd50eb123d7922077e079b42b5df2c4c9327cda32c5d814b12441b6"} |
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