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New York officials have canceled Times Square’s annual New Year’s Eve countdown celebration amid fears that crowds could further spread the virus, leaving the city bidding farewell to 2020 quietly. The iconic New Year’s Eve celebration in NYC’s Time Square…
A federal judge has ordered the State Department to issue a U.S. passport to the two-year-old daughter of a married gay couple. The parents were earlier told by the Trump administration that the child was ineligible for birthright citizenship. U.S.…
International students will no longer be allowed to stay in the U.S. if their college or university has shifted to online-only courses this fall, the Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) agency announced on Monday. The agency was quick to warn…
Top intelligence officials have confirmed that Russia has offered money to Taliban-linked militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan. These assassinations are reportedly aimed at upsetting ongoing peace talks in the war-torn region. Military officials explain that targeting American and…
Kirill Oreshkin is a Russian teenager who seems to have an obsession with climbing extremely tall buildings and any other structure he sets his eyes on. He wears no safety harness, no parachute, and no special climbing equipment. And he’s…
A little girl was on a vacation with her family when tragedy struck. 3-year-old Jennesy “Sophia” Villalpando from Iowa was on vacation in Penjamo, Mexico when she was ejected from her seat on a carnival ride. The toddler was with…
After a week of blazing wildfires in Greece, people have been seeking refuge by the sea. A video has emerged showing how crowds of people have flocked to the sea to escape flames and smoke. As of Sunday, the death…
A zoo in Egypt has been accused of painting a donkey with stripes to pass it off as a Zebra. Mahmoud Sarhan, a student, paid a visit to Cairo’s International Garden municipal park. When he posted a picture with the…
Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp was celebrating his honeymoon with wife, Zoe Holohan, when tragedy struck: Brian got caught in the flames that engulfed the seaside resort of Mati, and regrettably, died. The Dublin-based couple were in a vehicle when the intensity of…
If you thought that the Queen’s Guard are just for show, think again. This female tourist made the mistake of crossing a rope barrier at Windsor Castle which was intended to keep non-Royals out, so she learned a lesson that…
Rick Allen, a 65-year-old experienced mountaineer, almost lost his life climbing the Himalayas after he fell from a cliff. But thanks to a well-maneuvered camera drone, he lives to tell his tale. The British adventurer from Aberdeenshire was with his…
Hundreds of people took to the streets to celebrate Bastille day on Saturday. But the grandiose parade kicked off on the wrong foot when the French Air Force mixed up the colors of the French flag. As celebrations ensued, nine…
A woman was hand feeding a nurse shark when it latched onto her index finger and dragged her underwater. Melissa Brunning, 34, was hand feeding four tawny nurse sharks swimming around the boat she was on when one of them…
Senegalese fans have every reason to celebrate, after being the first African side to win at this year’s World Cup. But instead of storming the streets to riot and party, football lovers from Senegal celebrated by staying behind and picking…
Canada has just passed a bill regulating recreational marijuana use. The Canabis Act won on Tuesday by a 52-28 vote in the Senate. This bill controls how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold. By as early as September,…
Japan’s annual Kei Truck Garden Contest was recently held. Every year, landscapers from across the country bring their flatbed trucks together to create amazing and whimsical little gardens right in the back of their vehicles. These little pieces of mobile…