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Botulism

Church Potluck Suspected As Source Of Botulism That Killed Ohio Woman

With one dead and 23 others ill with botulism, a potentially fatal toxin, health authorities suspect that the contamination came from a salad or food that had canned component. All victims attended the potluck of the Cross Pointe Free Will Baptist Church in Lancaster, Ohio on Sunday.

Mexican Teen Back With Family After Interpol Sends Her To U.S. By Mistake

A scar between the eyebrows was the main facial characteristic that Dorotea Garcia, a woman in the U.S., insisted as proof that 14-year-old Alondra Luna Nunez of Mexico was her long-lost daughter. The woman even secured a court order and Interpol grabbed Luna at her school in Guanajuato.

Blue Screen of Death

Uncooperative Computer Gets 8 Bullets From Irate Colorado Owner

Most owners of a computer that crashes or frequently exhibits glitches either shut it off, curse or pound their units in frustration. But not Lucas Finch of Colorado who decided to end the life of his useless computer by pumping eight bullets in its central processing unit.

Mobile Phone Grab

Man In California Mobile Phone Grab Video Was A Deputy U.S. Marshal, Not Cop

Because of the pervading anti-police sentiment, the man in the viral mobile phone grab video was assumed to be a police. But he was not a cop; he was a deputy U.S. marshal.

Houthi Figthers

Air Strike Hits Yemen Army Depot; Kills 25, Injures 400

A missile attack hit an army Scud depot in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa on Monday, causing a huge explosion. The blast killed 25 people and injured 400, reports Reuters. Most of the victims of the blast were civilian children and women.

Baltimore Suspends 6 Cops Involved In Freddie Gray Death

The Baltimore Police Department has suspended six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died on Sunday one week after his arrest.

Electronic Waste

US, China Lead Global E-wasters’ List

Globally, the amount of e-waste thrown away in 2014 reached 41.8 million tons.

Zimbabwe Immigrants In South Africa

Battle For Jobs Is Root Of South African Violence Against Immigrants

Thousands of immigrants, mostly from Zimbabwe, are fleeing the South African city of Durban after they were attacked by machete-wielding men. The anger of the locals stems from their perception that domestic jobs are being taken by the foreigners.

Baby yawning

Anderson Police Recover 3-Week-Old Baby Whose Mother Was Killed

Serenity, the three-week-old baby whose mother was found dead on Friday, is safe in the hands of relatives after Anderson police recovered her the same day. Her mother, 23-year-old Samantha Fleming, was apparently victimized by a woman who possibly has mental problems.

Marijuana

Denver Pot Celebrations: Public Consumption Of Marijuana Reason For Citations

Being allowed to buy a limited amount of marijuana for personal recreational use is different from consuming the weed in public, Denver police reminded on Sunday to residents and visitors who showed up for the city's cannabis events.

Oklahoma City National Memorial

1995 Bombing Of Federal Building Led To Oklahoma Standard Brand

Like other tragedies that hit American cities, the 1995 bombing of the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building brought out the best in residents that led to the development of a brand. The Oklahoma Standard brand is the result of the state's selfless response to the tragedy that took 168 lives.

Freddie Gray's Death: Unanswered Questions Spark Baltimore Street Protests

The Sunday morning death of a 27-year-old man arrested by Baltimore police sparked street protests as residents sought more answers. Among these questions that remain unanswered are: what caused the injury of Freddie Gray and why did the cops stop him?

Gao Yu

EU, U.S. Demand Review Of Trial Of Chinese Journalist Gao Yu

A day after news came out that Beijing's No. 3 Intermediate People's Court sentence renowned Chinese journalist Gao Yu to seven years prison term, the U.S. and EU immediately reacted on Saturday by asking for a review of the trial.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

New Zealand Plotted To Spy On China For The U.S., According to Leaked Documents

Did New Zealand Prime Minister John Key have a "double face" when dealing with China? Such a doubt on the sincerity of Key surfaced after reports showed that Wellington possibly breached the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

Anzac Day 2014

Australia Boost Security After Foiled ISIS Terror Plot On Anzac Day

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews assured Australians of tighter security for the Anzac Day rites on Saturday. He said more cops would be deployed at some sites such as the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.

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