All news by author: Yelena Mandenberg

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New AI-powered store closes in just 2 months in 'America's emptiest downtown'
An AI-powered smoothie shop in California drummed up a lot of attention upon its opening, where they promised to use new technology to create 'perfect recipes' based on customer preferences has ended up closing in less than two months, as San Fransisco is struggling to recover post Covid-19 shutdown
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Couple who stole identities of dead babies and suspected of KGB ties convicted
A jury convicted a couple that was arrested in Hawaii last year and charged with identity theft after an agency discovered they'd been going by the names of two babies who died decades ago - and were accused of having ties to the KGB during the trial
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Rabbi thrown out of Joe Biden speech after demanding Israel-Gaza ceasefire
President Biden was interrupted during a fundraiser in Minneapolis by a Rabbi affiliated with a controversial Jewish group and then subsequently thrown out of the chamber after shouting "ceasefire now!" at the president
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Biden White House to implement 'national strategy' to tackle Islamophobia
As a recent poll shows that support for President Joe Biden and his administration has fallen amongst the Muslim population in the US, they've released a new statement announcing a plan to tackle Islamophobia
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Mum 'hosted booze-fuelled teen parties where she encouraged sexual assault'
An ex-California mum is facing 63 charges, including felonies and misdemeanours after seventeen victims testified that she had encouraged the teens to have booze-fuelled parties, supplying the alcohol, and encouraged the teens to sexually assault each other
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Airlines' new boarding policy divides customers fearing fight for overhead space
A new seating policy from United Airlines may save customers two entire minutes during boarding - but so far, it's left the internet divided on overhead bin space
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Teen sucker-punching strangers for social media says 'everybody makes mistakes’
19-year-old TikTok user Alford Lewis from Houston, Texas came under police investigation after getting caught punching random people at a local park for a social media stunt - but now the teen is apologising to the community and saying 'it was a prank'
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'Munchausen' mum 'poisoned daughter with seizure meds, went hospital 190 times'
A mum in New York has been charged with attempted murder after taking her 4-year-old daughter to emergency rooms and hospitals over 190 times and having her pumped full of 'toxic levels of seizure medication'
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'Killer' yoga teacher 'shot cyclist love rival, escaped and had plastic surgery'
As the trial of Yoga teacher and realtor Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, who is accused of killing pro cyclist Moriah Wilson, is scheduled to take place, prosecutors have added extra charges for trying to escape police custody earlier this month
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Pregnant model found dead and stuffed in fridge suffered 'blunt force trauma'
An autopsy report for slain model Maleesa Moone shows that the cause of death was 'homicidal violence,' weeks after the woman's body was found beaten and stuffed into a refrigerator
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Furious mum says 'they're out there we know it' in plea as lads vanish at sea
A father and mother who say that the Coast Guard has been unhelpful in the search for their missing teen son and his friends, who vanished 80 miles offshore several days ago have managed to get a private plane and some family and friends together to go look for them in the middle of the ocean
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Ukraine begs US for monster 'FrankenSAM' weapon as Russia threatens power grid
As the war in Ukraine rages into its second winter, officials are asking the US for better air defense missiles to protect their power grids from Russian aggression and prevent their cities from power outages
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Everything we know about the manhunt for mass shooting suspect Robert Card
A press conference held in the morning offered no further details on the manhunt effort, except that the FBI, as well as multiple law enforcement agencies from across states, are assisting in finding 40-year-old Robert Card
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Stephen King rages against 'rapid-fire killing machines' after mass shooting
Horror writer Stephan King took to X to post his thoughts on the shooting in Maine, just '50 miles' from his home, saying 'does not happen in other countries' as he clamored for gun control laws
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Food expert lifts lid on whether you should eat carved Jack-O-Laterns
Many people wonder what to do with their Jack-O-Lanterns after Halloween - after all, why waste food? But doctors and medical experts alike are warning people once again this year: don't eat your stale, old decorations!
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TikTok cancer scammer gets probation, tearfully agrees to pay back £33K
Madison Russo was sentenced to three years of probation today, months after pleading guilty to a charge of first-degree theft after police accused her of scamming hundreds of people and collecting $39,000 (£33,992) after pretending she had a 'football-sized tumour'
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Inside Tiktok scammer's cancer lie as she raised £30,500 to create fake hospital
Tiktok star Madison Russo will be sentenced later today after the 19-year-old pled guilty in June to stealing $37,000 (30,500 GBP) - which all came from donors that thought she had cancer and a 'football-sized tumour'
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Mum remembers hero son as US citizen who died saving entire kibbutz and unit
An American mum took to social media to memorialize her son and share his story, saying the 20-year-old died as a hero who acted quickly and thoughtfully to protect the kibbutz and his unit's youngest recruits
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Pit bull drags 4-year-old under fence and mauls him to death in vicious attack
Police in Detroit say that a pit bull, or possibly two pit bulls, attacked and savagely mauled a 4-year-old boy to death as the child played outside in the yard - even dragging him under the fence to bite him
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Man trying to avoid arrest posts sign for cops saying he "doesn't live there"
A Florida man who was wanted by the Polk City Police Department thought he'd avoid arrest by putting a sign on the door of his hideout specifying: "Johnny Yates does not live here" - which cops say didn't fool them, as they eventually raided the home
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'I always had clear skin then got acne due to something doctors never mentioned'
A woman is sharing her story after her red-face triggered some family jokes last Christmas - but the woman's rosacea was related to her menopausal state, something doctors never mentioned
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Huge house fire kills three children overnight as mum blames the father
According to the New Orleans Police Department, three children died in a house fire overnight, with a local child services department leading the investigation into the incident where the mother alleges that the father intentionally set the home ablaze
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Dog refuses to move until family noticed teen athlete son having a stroke
A really, really good doggy noticed that his best buddy, a teenage boy, was having a stroke - from outside the closed door - and refused to move until the parents checked on him
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Trump 'rants and raves' with 'indignant' face during fraud trial says expert
A body language expert reveals that no matter how much confidence Trump tries to portray, his face can not hide his emotions - which are mostly anger and disdain as he sneers and addresses his rivals
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Donald Trump arrives for NYC fraud trial and claims it is 'rigged'
As Donald Trump's New York City fraud trial heats up, the former president announced he will be in the courtroom today as AG Letitia James and her team question witnesses, but Michael Cohen, who is expected to deliver key testimony, has postponed his appearance