All news by author: Liam Buckler

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New York hit by strongest earthquake in 40 years as millions woken up by tremors
New York reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca which sent residents to their windows and social media in search of an explanation
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US deep freeze as braces for record-breaking -40C chills as temperatures drop
Freezing temperatures across the US has already led to 11 deaths with a "once-in-a-generation" wind chills expected this weekend, as millions of people are urged to stay at home
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Italian TV runs segment slamming Americans making carbonara with tomatoes
Carbonara is normally made with eggs, cured pork, parmesan and black pepper but The New York Times recommended readers to add tomatoes to the dish which didn't go down well with Italians
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Real-life Breaking Bad university professor accused of selling crystal meth
University academic Sergey Macheret, who taught at the Purdue School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in West Lafayette, Indiana, US, was arrested on February 1
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Landlord slammed after filming himself telling tenant he's doubling her rent
Landlord Raul Bolufe, from Miami, US, has been criticised for uploading a video to TikTok which shows the moment he tries to double the rent of a mum-of-two working two jobs
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Man cleaning out dead gran's flat shot dead by police mistaken for burglar
Wyoming police were responding to reports of a burglary when they shot Joe Frasure, 28, from Wyoming, Ohio, US, on January 30 as he was cleaning out his late gran's flat
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Boy, 5, saved by mum after horror mountain lion attack leaves him in hospital
Jack, 5, was walking near the family farm in Half Moon Bay, California, US, on January 31 when he was savagely attacked by a mountain lion as he suffered a fracture and cuts near his eye
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Missing hiker shared haunting final message before he vanished into thin air
Dad-of-two Austin Madsen, 32, was reported missing on January 29 after he was hiking at Mount Dutton in Kanab, Utah, US. His wife has now revealed the last video message he sent
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School nurse accused of having sex 'at least 12 times' with teenage student
Candice Elizabeth Johnson, 26, from Missouri, US, was arrested after police received a tip-off the nurse had been allegedly having a sexual relationship with a pupil
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Pink pigeon found injured in park turns out to be part of gender reveal party
Animal campaigners have hit out after a pink pigeon was dyed deliberately and used for a "gender reveal party" in Madison Square Park, New York, US, on January 30
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Girl born with no womb was told by doctors she was simply 'a late bloomer'
Bailee Marie Gattis, 16, from Tishomingo in Mississippi, US, was dismissed by doctor's after she was experiencing primary amenorrhea, which is the absence of menstrual bleeding
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Texas snow storm leaves six dead and 340,000 without power in -20C deep freeze
Thousands of flights across Texas, US, have been cancelled as wintry conditions have left many businesses and homes without power as weather warnings remain place ahead of the weekend
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Man sues police when he loses his job after cops include him in fugitive list
David Gay, 23, lost his job after he wrongly appeared in a "Wheel of Fugitive" video after Florida Sheriff Wayne uploaded the county's top 10 most wanted fugitives on social media
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Savage mountain lion mauls child playing in park in rare attack on human
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office were called to reports of a mountain lion attack on Tuesday evening in Pico Canyon Park, California, US, after a child was mauled
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Man who tortured and attempted to kill woman he met on dating app kills himself
Suspect Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday night just hours after being taken into custody in Grants Pass, Oregon, US
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Police shoot dead double amputee as he tried to run away from them on his stumps
Three police officers at Huntington Park Police Department in California, US, shot dad-of-two Anthony Lowe Jr, 36 at least eight times after he tried to leave his wheelchair
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Dog has strange obsession with fish and shakes with excitement when he sees one
Haile Endicott, 30, and her fiancé Cole, from Missoula, Montana, US, rescued eight-year-old Teddy as a pup and became obsessed with fish after going on fishing trips with the pair
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Mysterious ‘whirlpool’ swirling in night sky is Elon Musk’s fault, experts claim
A bizarre flying spiral was spotted in the sky by the Mauna Kea Observatory, which is based in Hawaii, US, on January 18 which may be down to Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite
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Baby girl 'still attached to placenta' found in woods after woman hears noises
Magdalena Gregorio Ordonez heard a strange noise in the woods in Mulberry, Florida, US, and thought it was cats fighting but was left stunned to find a newborn girl crying
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Woman accused of trying to kill her lookalike friend with poisoned cheesecake
Russian fugitive Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, from Brooklyn, US, is alleged to have tried to murder her friend Olga Svyk with cheesecake in order to run off with her identity
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Five key questions that remain unanswered from videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest
Tyre Nicols, 29, was on his way home from taking pictures of a sunset in a nearby park when he was pulled over by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7
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Gran's dashcam footage from inside tornado that struck her car on way home
Irma Cantu, from Texas, US, was driving back home with her daughter and grandson when her car was hit with flying debris after a tornado forced her to slam the emergency brakes
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Russian hackers hit US hospitals in cyberattack after Biden sends Ukraine tanks
Hacking group Killnet, which are affiliated to Russia, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the cyberattack following President Biden's decision to send 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
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Husband of midwife accused of strangling their three kids to death forgives her
Heartbroken dad Patrick Clancy, 34, from Massachusetts, US, has begged the public to forgive his wife Lindsay Clancy, 32, after she was accused of murdering their three children
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Boy, 14, dies after being flung from bull and stomped on at rodeo competition
Teenager Denim Bradshaw, from North Carolina, US, was riding at Rafter K. Rodeo on Saturday evening when he was thrown off by a bull and crushed as eyewitnesses looked on in horror