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Outlawz Rapper Hussein Fatal Dies in Car Crash at Age 38
A rapper who rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of Tupac Shakur’s group The Outlawz has died in a car crash. Hussein Fatal, born Bruce Washington, Jr., died in a car crash on Saturday, July 11. He was 38 years old. His death was confirmed on social media by others in The…
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Coke Removes Its Name From Cans in the Middle East
Coca-Cola is one of the few quintessential American brands on the market today: it began as a mistake but then turned into a national sensation. It began with some very questionable ingredients and still uses some questionable ingredients (can you think of any other reason why it’s the only soft drink used in BBQ sauces,…
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Ute Tribe Says Federal Fracking Barriers Infringe on Native Rights
The Ute tribe of southwest Colorado wants to join a federal lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s newest regulations on hydraulic fracturing, calling them “contrary to tribal interests.” The tribe’s reservation covers 1,059 square miles in the state, and substantial portions of that land have been leased to oil and gas companies. The BLM…
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Authorities Suggest That Cigarette Butt May Have Caused a Fire in a Taiwanese Water Park
If there’s one place you’d expect to be safe from a fire, you’d probably a water park to be that place. But in Taiwan last week, this wasn’t the case. A fire broke out on the last weekend of June during a water park party, and it ended up burning 498 people and killing one…
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Olive Garden to Reduce Carpet Cleaning Services
In an effort to save money, the board of directors overseeing Olive Garden has decided to stop using carpet cleaning services — or at least not as often. Consumerist.com reports that the heads of Darden Restaurants, Inc., the parent company that owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and other chain restaurants, are squeezing every penny to…
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OPM Denies Liability in Government Data Breach Despite Obvious Neglect
In early June, U.S. government officials admitted that there had been a data breach into federal computers, whereby employees’ personal information was possibly leaked — but officials conveniently neglected to admit that security-clearance information had been stolen as well, making it one of the largest thefts of government records. It was clear right from the…
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Chinese Authorities Seize 40-Year-Old Smuggled Meat
China’s shipping industry is massive. About 40 years ago, Asia was the poorest country on the face of the Earth — twice as poor as Africa is today — and it now has the fastest growing economy, and is twice as rich as Africa. According to the latest data available from the World Shipping Council,…
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New Research Reveals Individualized Treatment Possible for Diseases
It seems that new research is coming out every day, further enhancing our knowledge of the human body and its various weaknesses. A recently discovered approach may mean that we can use precision medicine to tailor treatments to each patient. In 2013, a woman named Holly Boehle went to the Mayo Clinic. She had breast…
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Freakishly Large Saw Blade Slices Through Hood of Truck, Miraculously Misses Driver
Each year, 1.24 million people die in car accidents across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Only 28 countries, which account for just 7% of the world’s population, have comprehensive road safety laws covering drinking and driving, speeding, and failing to use motorcycle helmets, seat-belts, and child restraints. In the United States, three…
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Venezuela, No Longer an Oil Industry Leader, Agreed To Sell Its 50% Share in the Chalmette Refinery
The state of Venezuela’s oil industry — like the rest of the country, really — continued to decay after a recent announcement that ExxonMobil Corp. would be ending its partnership with Venezuela’s national oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA). The two corporations currently have a joint ownership on one particular refinery in Louisiana, but…