All news by author: Vassia Barba

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Emmett Till's killing shaped America's civil rights and mum wanted world to see
Emmett Till's 1955 lynching and the photo of his body, which his mother wanted the world to see, brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi and the entire United States.
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Teachers fired after forcing special ed student, 7, to eat his own vomit
A seven-year-old special education student at Brown Elementary School in Brownsburg, Indianapolis, was told to eat his vomit after he got sick during lunch
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Inside the lavish 'Wolf of Wall Street' mansion that has gone on sale for $10m
The 15,000 sqft property where the story of Jordan Belfort was told in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, boasts six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, an Oval Office reception room, and a ten-stable barn
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Spotify stopping after 10 seconds as thousands of users reported outages
Spotify has said they are looking into the technical issues that are being reported by thousands of users today.
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Road rage shooter who shot mother and sons found guilty as jury rejects insanity
A jury voted for Jeremy Webster to be sentenced to life in prison instead of sending him to a mental hospital for treatment after he shot four people in Denver, Colorado in 2018
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Major chemical spill shuts luxury spa putting five in hospital
The World Spa in Brooklyn, New York has been evacuated and remains closed after staff reportedly mixed two chemicals that shouldn't be mixed, in an accident that sent five to Coney Island Hospital
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US issues chilling 'end of regime' threat to North Korea over nuclear weapons
We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story
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'Cult mum's' son died of asphyxiation as plastic bag taped over head, trial told
The doctor who conducted the autopsy on seven-year-old JJ's body spoke during day 16 of the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell and gave graphic details about the state the toddler's body was found in
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Walmart shopper busted using pocket trick to steal at self-checkout
41-year-old Leah Renee Dufour was arrested and charged with burglary after allegedly shoplifting and trying to run away from police at a Walmart in Chubbuck, Idaho
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'Zombie' skin-rotting Tranq drug horror on streets as users lose limbs and die
Laced pills flooding the illicit drug market increasingly claim lives, with the horse tranquillizer Xylazine causing a shocking spike. Users could get gangrene and even amputation of limbs
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Ex-cop ghostbuster in exorcism for family plagued by shadowy leg-grabbing entity
A family claimed they encountered dark supernatural entities within their home and reached out to Chris DeFlorio who, with his Bible and prayers, stepped up to tackle a 'ghost' named Max
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Lottery winner wins third huge scratchcard prize in five years from same store
A woman from Salisbury, Maryland, who works as a health worker and wanted to be identified as 'Momma Dukes' exclaimed 'Surprise!' when she won her third lottery prize on scratchcards
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'Cult mum a real narcissist convinced murdered kids were zombies', says author
All eyes are in Idaho starting this week as the twisted tale of Lori Vallow Daybell and the murders of her children unfolds - but what is the alleged 'Doomsday Mother' really like? Author of the tell-all book, John Glatt, gives his answers
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Florida could approve 'baby boxes' for mums to give up unwanted babies
A new bill, supported by the Indiana-based Safe Haven Baby Boxes, would give fire stations and hospitals the option to install the group's ventilated and climate-controlled boxes, where parents could drop off their babies
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Cops dig up patio in hunt for missing disabled boy whose mum said she sold him
Authorities are doing extensive efforts to recover the body of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who is believed to be dead after being missing for monthsfrom Everman, south of Fort Worth, Texas
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Dad wakes to child dead in bedroom before finding mum's submerged car at shore
An 11-year-old boy was found dead in his parents' bedroom while the door was locked and his mother was found a two-hour drive away, with her car submerged in the ocean at the New Jersey shore
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'Doomsday cult mum used money, power and sex to get what she wanted', jury told
Lori Vallow Daybell is standing trial for multiple charges in relation to the murders of her children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell's
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Families do Easter potato hunts as rising egg prices forces tradition change
An organization that promotes the consumption of American potatoes, named Potatoes USA, has been pushing the idea of the 'potato hunt' instead of 'egg hunt' amid a recession
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Evil shooter named as ex-employee, 23, who texted friend he'd 'shoot up bank'
Six people, including the gunman who was shockingly live-streaming the attack, have been named as those killed in a shooting at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky
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Police dispatcher's hubby catches her 'sexting 7 officers and having 2 affairs'
Krystle Perez, a 911 dispatcher and seven other police officers including a Sergeant, are in the middle of a sex scandal investigation at the Bexar County Sheriff's Office in San Antonio, Texas
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Woman admits killing baby found buried in 1985 after DNA proves she is tot's mum
Lee Ann Daigle, formerly Lee Ann Guerette, of Lowell, Massachusetts, who is now 59 years old, admitted to abandoning the baby she gave birth to in a gravel pit in Frenchville, Maine in December 1985
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Hilarious moment 'hungry' moose walks into hospital lobby and munches on plants
Patients, staff, and security officers at the Providence Health Park in Anchorage, Alaska, watched in amazement as the moose walked in through the front door after sighting potted plants through the glass panels
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Woman with TB jailed after ignoring order to isolate or get treatment for a YEAR
A woman in Tacoma, Washington, has been detained in jail after she was seen leaving her home, riding a bus and visiting a local casino despite having tuberculosis
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Boy, 15, dies after holding on to side of car driven by aunt while skateboarding
Anthony De La Torre, from Las Vegas, was 15 when he was involved in a reckless accident as his aunt run over him with a car after he asked to ride his skateboard while holding onto the moving vehicle
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Trump in Easter rant accusing opponents of 'dreaming endlessly of destroying US'
Days after his historic indictment, Former US President Donald Trump decried his political opponents in an enraged Easter message on social media