All news by author: Connie Bowker

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Mum called 911 begging police for help days before dead body is found on barge
A police investigation is underway after a 22-year-old woman Hailey Silas was found dead on a barge in Tennessee, six days after she was arrested for repeatedly calling the police for help
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Family scammed lottery for over a decade claiming $20million from 14,000 tickets
The family had been dubbed 'the luckiest family in Massachusetts', claiming $20million worth of lottery winnings, but it was the biggest fraud ever carried out against the state
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Man leaves date by pretending to go to bathroom after woman eats 48 oysters
A woman has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a disastrous dating story where a man abandoned her after watching her loudly eat 48 oysters on their first meet-up
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Horror moment woman enjoying walk with nephew is mauled by aggressive pit bulls
Maria Perez had to go to hospital after three aggressive pit bulls attacked her. Her daughter said she needs to know the dogs will never hurt another person again.
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Man who won huge lotto jackpot almost forgot to check ticket amid hunting season
Austin Stewart said he felt bad for spending money on buying the ticket in the first place, considering his family is pretty strapped for cash, but he's glad he did!
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Grandma and her teenage grandson charged after missing girl found at their home
A 63-year-old grandmother has been arrested alongside her grandson after Aliyah Duncan, 16, was found hiding in their home after being reported missing over a month ago in Florida
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McDonald's worker 'shoots woman dead while on shift before fleeing the scene'
A McDonald's worker has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a woman dead while on shift before fleeing the scene and being arrested at his son's school
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Morbidly obese woman sues insurer for £570k after they deny weight-loss surgery
Luci Solorio is suing her health insurance company for refusing to pay for her obesity treatment, which she says is unlawful discrimination, leaving her in $700,000 of debt
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Mum turns 12-year-old into a tattoo artist - and she tattoos while blindfolded
Natalie Dejesus, the world's youngest tattoo artist, first learned to tattoo at the age of six and now regularly inks paying customers from around the world... while blindfolded
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Firefighters called to raging house fire and find elaborate Halloween display
New York Firefighters responded to reports of an aggressive house fire only to find an eerily realistic Halloween display created by LED lights and a fog machine
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Teenager collapses and dies on school athletics field during build up to match
Breanne McKean, 17, collapsed shortly after being introduced as a Homecoming Queen candidate and died in hospital later that day after falling at Mapleton High School in Ashland, Ohio
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Horror moment armed biker jumps on mum's car as her children scream inside
The video shows the young mother fiercely responding, shouting at the reckless driver and shoving him, apparently furious at him for putting her children's lives in danger in Philadelphia
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Couple and their dog mauled to death by grizzly bear during camping trip
A couple and their dog were fatally attacked by the bear in a Canadian National Park after bad weather meant the rescue team took over 24 hours to arrive at the scene
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Trump showed tell-tale sign of 'pleasure' as he entered court, expert says
Body language expert Judi James has described how the former president showed he was ready for a fight as he arrived at court today as the fraud lawsuit against him begins
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Mum hit and killed by plane as it landed while she was on lawnmower at airport
Samantha Hayes was riding a lawnmower when she was struck by the left wing of the aircraft after the pilot's efforts to avoid collision failed at Broken Bow Airport in Oklahoma, US
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Couple who stopped for lunch on long drive home win $1million Powerball fortune
Christine Oberheitmann and her husband bagged a million dollars after stopping off for a chance lunch in Virginia and buying a Powerball ticket on a long drive home
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Woman with transgender child flees Texas saying they are 'political refugees'
The Rey family was forced to move from Texas to Maryland when their home state banned gender affirming treatment for minors, but they continue to fight for change
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Musk plans to introduce subscription fee for X users in efforts to battle bots
Elon Musk said he plans to introduce a monthly subscription fee for users of X, formally known as Twitter, arguing 'it's the only way' to tackle online hate-spreading bots
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Man denies teen double murder who he claims were ritualistically sacrificed
The man is suspected to have murdered the two girls back in 2017 but lawyers claim new evidence points to a 'ritualistic sacrifice' by a white nationalist cult
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Missing jet could fly for 'hundreds of miles’ after pilot forced to eject
A US fighter jet is flying on autopilot after its pilot got into a 'mishap' and was forced to eject the aircraft. Officials are appealing for the public to help find the aircraft.
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Chilling 9/11 mystery as no-one knows intended target of one of the flights
Flight 93 is the only plane on 9/11 which failed to reach the intended target of hijackers and it remains a mysterious talking point with unanswered questions
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Boy, 5, calls ambulance twice as mum dies - but is told to stop pranking them
A five-year-old dialled 911 after watching his mum collapse, but instead of sending help, operators threatened to send the police and told the child he was 'going to be in trouble'
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Woman who had near-death experience shares message she heard from mystery voice
A woman who almost drowned in 1996 kept her near death experience a secret for years but now talks about it on social media where she shares 'secrets of the universe'
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Man finds shark tooth of Megalodon which weighed the same as 30 great whites
Dylan Belson screamed underwater after finding a six-inch tooth in a river in North Carolin believed to have belonged to the Megalodon, a shark with a mouth so huge it could eat two adults standing side by side
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Ex-CIA and FBI agent always attaches AirTags to kids - and says you should too
A former CIA and FBI agent reveals the top safety tips she always follows when travelling abroad and in the hope she can help keep other people away from danger