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Frosty the Snowman stabbed by a 'Grinch'
A man has released home security footage of a stranger stabbing an inflatable Christmas ornament on his lawn. Jeff Diggs, of Missouri, says the snowman needed nine stitches after he was attacked by a "Grinch". He has set up a GoFundMe page to "raise money for Frosty's medical expenses" - but says the money will be donated to a local children's charity.
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Man delivers meth to girlfriend in hospital
Police in Florida have arrested a man who reportedly took meth to his girlfriend while she was receiving hospital treatment. Officers say nursing staff at the intensive care unit at the Bayfront Health Brooksville were alerted to the delivery when the woman started smoking the drug in bed while receiving highly flammable oxygen treatment.
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Political cartoons for January 24Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include 3D chess, political distractions, and more
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Ryanair/SpaceX: could Musk really buy the airline?Talking Point Irish budget carrier has become embroiled in unlikely feud with the world’s wealthiest man
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Claudette Colvin: teenage activist who paved the way for Rosa ParksIn The Spotlight Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
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Americans traveling abroad face renewed criticism in the Trump eraThe Explainer Some of Trump’s behavior has Americans being questioned
