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Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Gujarat
The trio did not have helmets, masks or other safety equipment when they were working for the accus…
PTI
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The slow asphyxiation of Western democracy in 4 charts
Roberto Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk found that US and European citizens have become "more cynical a…
Ben Moshinsky
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The Supreme Court may have a shot to strike down Section 230 after a child's death was blamed on a 'blackout challenge' seen on TikTok
A family sued TikTok alleging a 10-year-old died due to a "blackout challenge" seen on her FYP. If …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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I joined an 'elite squad of anti-rat activists.' It was even creepier than I expected.
I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. The truth was nast…
James Rodriguez
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In its latest terror response, Russia is no longer attempting to disguise the brutality of its state security
Russian security services have long kept their brutal treatment of suspects behind closed doors. No…
Tom Porter
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Don't ask Meta's new AI dating coach your kinky sex questions
Carter, Meta's AI assistant, tends to pass judgement when asked to discuss kinks and share advice.
Aaron Mok
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An orca mysteriously died thousands of miles from home after swallowing 7 sea otters whole
Orcas don't usually eat sea otters, but one killer whale died after swallowing seven. Orcas typical…
Maiya Focht
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No, TikTok challenges aren't to blame for your kids doing dumb stuff — and most terrifying ones are probably fake anyway
For years, reports of harmful social media challenges on TikTok have spread, scaring parents. The p…
Palmer Haasch
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Lori Vallow's uncle is 'barely holding it together' in court after hearing details about JJ and Tylee's killings
A pathologist testified Wednesday that JJ Vallow died by asphyxiation while he had a plastic bag on…
Nate Schweber
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A 16-year-old boy died while working in a Mississippi poultry plant. An unscrupulous hiring agency may be to blame, a workplace expert says.
Under federal child labor laws, it is illegal for poultry plants to hire someone under 18 due to in…
Katie Hawkinson
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Pompeii archaeologists found the remains of a man raising an arm to protect himself from caving walls during the Vesuvius eruption, showing 'the inferno' victims suffered
The newly-discovered remains of two Pompeii men showed that they likely died after the eruption, in…
Azmi Haroun
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Kendrick Johnson death: Parents sue for $1B alleging police 'cover up in 2013 gym mat death
Kendrick Johnson's 2013 death was ruled a freak accident, but his parents never believed it. Now, t…
Michelle Mark
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NASA runs a tiny, isolated cabin that simulates a year of life on Mars, and for some reason, they put a book about the psychological horrors of cave exploration in it
A workroom inside the Mars Dune Alpha in Texas has several books on display, including "Blind Desce…
Cheryl Teh
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How to escape quicksand. Whatever you do, don't panic!
Humans can't drown in quicksand, because we float in it. Getting out can be simple if you follow th…
Rob Ludacer
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Alabama may test out an untried execution method which suffocates inmates by replacing oxygen with nitrogen
Corrections Commissioner John Hamm will have the final say as to whether nitrogen hypoxia is used o…
Azmi Haroun
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Mississippi cops convicted of torturing Black men also took part in the police shooting of another Black man, lawsuit says
Two convicted "Goon Squad" officers were also named in a lawsuit over the police shooting of Pierre…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Jurors in Lori Vallow trial hear jail call to her husband moments before her kids' bodies were found
Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell professed their love for each other and spoke of prayer as investigato…
Nate Schweber
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20 common sexual kinks, according to sex educators, and why it's totally normal to have a kink
A kink is a sexual interest that lies outside what most people would consider ordinary, or "vanilla…
Gabrielle Kassel
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Children were reportedly injured after eating smoky 'dragon's breath' liquid nitrogen candy, a snack featured in thousands of TikTok videos
The food trend is visually striking because of how smoke billows out of the dessert and the snacker…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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American found dead at same luxury Bahamas resort where 3 US tourists died earlier this year
An American tourist died on Tuesday at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Great Exuma, Bahamas. In May, …