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Antisemitism is a campaign issue in UK regional vote
Imagine you have a playground where everyone is supposed to play nicely together, but some kids start being mean to others because they come from diff...
Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election
Imagine you're waiting for your favorite comic book to arrive in the mail because you get to choose the next adventure by mail vote! But, oh no! The p...
Steve Coogan and Tom Burke Excel as Undercover Agents in Netflix War on Drugs Drama ‘Legends’: TV Review
Imagine you're playing a game of pretend where you have to act like someone else to solve a mystery in your backyard. Now, in a TV show called *Legend...
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
Imagine if you had a super cool box that could tell you stories from all around the world, all day and all night. Well, Ted Turner made that box, whic...
Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged over alleged alligator shooting
Imagine you have a box of crayons and you decide to draw on the walls when you know you shouldn't. Well, there's a person who shares videos of themsel...
Texas father shot and killed an attempted carjacker
Imagine you have a favorite toy car that you always take to the playground. One day, while you're playing, someone tries to take your toy car away fro...
How a “super El Niño” could create record-breaking warming
Imagine the Pacific Ocean as a gigantic bathtub that sometimes gets really warm in one corner. This warm corner is like a special bath toy called “E...
Secretary Howard Lutnick is questioned by House lawmakers over his Epstein ties
Imagine you have a toy box and one day, someone finds a toy that shouldn’t be there, and it belongs to the kid next door who often breaks the rules....
Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher
Imagine you have a lemonade stand, and the only shop in town that sells lemons suddenly has fewer lemons to sell because a nearby lemon orchard had to...
Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
Imagine you have a big box of crayons that's only supposed to be used for drawing nice pictures, but some kids start using them to scribble on the wal...
The Trump administration is finding new ways to withhold federal funding for science
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you save coins to buy your favorite toy. Now, think of scientists as kids who need money from a big piggy bank cal...
‘Storage Wars’ star Darrell Sheets’ phone being analyzed by police after death ruled a suicide
Imagine you have a toy box where you keep all your favorite toys, and one day, something sad happens when you're not around. Now, imagine someone need...
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