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Asos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall
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Venezuela approves amnesty that may release of hundreds detained for political reasons
Imagine you have a toy box, and you've put some toys inside because they weren't playing the way you wanted. But then, you decide it might be nicer to...
Charges Dropped Against Country Singer Conner Smith After Fatal Car Accident That Left Senior Dead
Imagine you have a toy car and accidentally you bump it into your toy soldier, knocking it over. Now, if it was just an accident and you didn’t mean...
Worst-Case Climate Scenario Would Irreversibly Damage Antarctica, Scientists Warn
Imagine Antarctica as a giant ice cream cake sitting at the bottom of the world. Now, imagine what happens to an ice cream cake if you leave it out on...
Eric Dane vowed to ‘combat’ ALS in poignant final interview 2 months before death
Imagine your favorite superhero who always fights the bad guys to protect people. Now, think about a real person, Eric Dane, who was kind of like a su...
UK government finances better than expected in January
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you save money from your allowance every week. At the end of the month, you expect to have enough coins to buy a n...
Every Game Studio Sony Has Bought Since 2019 And What Happened Next
Imagine Sony is like a big toy collector. Since 2019, they've been going around buying lots of smaller toy shops to have more and cooler toys. But not...
Record-breaking budget surplus as government's tax income rises
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you keep all the money you get from chores. Now, imagine this year you did a lot of extra chores and got more mone...
Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs
Imagine you have a big, mysterious box in your backyard that you've never opened because you were told it's not important. But, everyone in your neigh...
Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane dies at 53 after ALS diagnosis
Imagine if your body was like a robot that you control with a tiny remote. Now, imagine if that remote started to not work properly, so some of the ro...
Bryan Kohberger's Murder Scene: Police Release Pics, See Victims' Bedrooms
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Man Involved in Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras Arrest Skirmish Alleges Hate Crime
Imagine you are at a big, colorful parade where everyone is having fun, wearing costumes, and enjoying candy. But then, two people in the crowd start ...
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