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Man Finds Live Frog in Lettuce After Buying Groceries for Steak and Salad Dinner
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (160+ words) Farmer Rhys Smoker found the frog hopping inside an unopened lettuce bag bought from Woolworths in Esperance, Australia, on Saturday, May 16, while preparing a steak and salad dinner for his housemates, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Associated Press reported....
DUI driver denied bond, to be placed on ICE detainer after 2 boys hit, killed in Upstate: Officials
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (200+ words) Officials said that a man arrested following a crash that claimed the life of two boys was denied bond on Monday. Eri Perez facing charges including two counts of felony DUI resulting in death, driving without a license and open…...
Decorated Australian soldier Ben Roberts-Smith charged with killing 5 unarmed Afghans during war
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1160+ words) War crime murder charges carry potential sentence of life in prison Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on…...
Ready for take-off: experimental air-taxi spotted in skies over Oakland
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (196+ words) A flying taxi took a spin over San Francisco Thursday " and the Bay Area's tech crowd was there to watch. The small electric aircraft from Joby Aviation flew across San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge during a demonstration…...
Two injured in alleged machete attack in Melbourne CBD, days after fatal stabbing in city's north
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) Two people have been taken to hospital overnight after an alleged machete attack in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, days after a fatal stabbing in a separate incident in the city's outer north. Police allege a 25-year-old Manor Lakes man…...
Man crashes car into synagogue gates in Australia
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (220+ words) Police in Queensland, Australia, have charged a 32-year-old man with a hate crime after he allegedly drove into the entrance gates of Brisbane's largest synagogue on Saturday. According to authorities, security footage shows the vehicle reversing into the synagogue's gates,…...
Body of Canadian woman, 19, found surrounded by dingoes on Australian island
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (371+ words) Police in Queensland, Australia are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman after her body was found surrounded by wild dogs on a beach at K'Gari, formerly known as Fraser Island. The island, a UNESCO world heritage site, lies off…...
The terrifying moment a crazed knifeman stabbed a female police officer in the face in scene 'from a Scream film'
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (259+ words) This is the terrifying moment a huge knifeman with a face contorted with rage stabbed a diminutive policewoman's head, leaving her with a bloody wound. PC Holly Matthews, who is 5ft 2in, bravely grappled with 6ft 4in Declan Diedrick after she and another officer…...
Australian Judge Rules Synagogue Arsonist Was Motivated by Mental Illness, Not Antisemitism
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) " A man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness rather than antisemitism, an Australian magistrate said on Monday. Angelo Loras, 35, had pleaded guilty to arson and recklessly placing…...
City Will Rename Street in Honor of Charlie Kirk
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (342+ words) A city in California will rename a street in honor of Charlie Kirk, the pro-life conservative speaker and activist who was assassinated. Westminster City Council voted 4-1 this past week to rename a portion of All American Way as Charlie Kirk…...