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The banana is under a biological attack

The Panama disease, or “Fusarium wilt,” is beginning to spread across the globe and is infected banana crops, starting from Asia and traveling to Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. The banana that most eat, the Cavendish banana, is the …

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Earthquake strikes Ecuador leaving a rising death toll

10,000 troops and 3,500 police are aiding affected areas this weekend after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the north west coastal areas. As of 10:00pm EST, at least 246 people have been confirmed dead.

A state of emergency was declared …

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Bill Clinton wants to apology after arguments with protesters

With the New York primaries drawing nearer, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tight race for delegates as the Democratic National Convention draws close. Both Sanders and Clinton have been campaigning both through live television interviews, along with …

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Syrian city of Palmyra recaptured from ISIS after 10-month long seige

ISIS held a Syrian city for 10 months, Syrian forces say. Palmyra, considered to be a World Heritage Site by the United Nations, was found in a grim state on March 27th, once forces ran out ISIS fighters. Finally, forces …

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Investigators confused by the deaths of bald eagles in Maryland and Delaware

A uncommon sight was seen in southern Delaware within the last week when multiple bald eagles found nearly dead were found a mile away from a single dead eagle.

In result, three of them died and two were able to …

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Speaker Paul Ryan responds to Donald Trump’s remarks about riots

On an interview with CNN, Donald Trump responded to the idea of whether the GOP convention this upcoming summer would choose someone other than him.

“I think you’d have riots. I think you’d have riots. I’m representing a tremendous many, …

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New developments in O.J. Simpson case after knife discovered at the Simpson property

A nation was split on racial lines in October 1995 when a jury acquitted O.J. Simpson of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson. O.J. Simpson is black and Nicole Brown Simpson was white.

Now, more than two decades after the stabbing of …

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Melissa Harris-Perry show is canceled after tensions rise at MSNBC

Instead of hosting her show the week of the Iowa caususes, Perry was introduced briefly as a side by MSNBC’s legal correspondent, Ari Melber. Perry has felt increasingly pushed aside by the network for a long time, which was eerie …

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Uber driver arrested after seven-hour killing spree in Michigan

Six are dead and more than two are critically injured after an Uber driver allegedly went on a shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Jason Brian Dalton is believed to have been the Uber driver who went on the killing rampage. …

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North Korean rocket launch causes emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council

North Korea launched a long range missile rocket into space early Sunday morning, resulting in an international response of condemnation. After South Korea reported of the launch, The United States, South Korea, and Japan decided to call for the emergency …

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