Several Californian school districts have warned parents that flutes they were given may have been contaminated with semen, after a male music teacher visited a number of schools to distribute the instruments for a program called “Flutes Across the World”. Police are investigating the teacher.
Rapper skips own show over security measures
Rap star Lil Wayne failed to appear at his own show in South Carolina, after refusing to be subjected to the venue’s tight security measures. Promoters have been forced to issue refunds for fans who had paid to see the rapper perform alongside 2 Chainz, Tory Lanez and Cardi B.
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Woman’s ‘cancer’ caused by old tattoo
An Australian woman has baffled doctors after they suspected she had a form of cancer known as lymphoma. However, upon investigating an enlarged lymph node removed from her body, it was found to contain black pigment from a tattoo she had received more than 15 years ago.
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