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Aleppo Hit Again As Crisis Worsens

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   One of the main hospitals in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo was reportedly struck Saturday for the second time in four days as regime forces backed by Russia bombard rebel-held areas.The M10 hospital was hit by a "torrent" of weaponsincluding two barrel bombs, two cluster bombs and at least one rocket, Adham Sahloul, a spokesman for the Syrian American Medical Society, told CNN.One person died and 15 were injured in the bombings, according to an activist with the opposition-aligned group Aleppo Media Center. Some patients injured in the attack also had been wounded when bombs struck the same facility Wednesday, the activist said.M10, the largest surgical hospital in Aleppo, is nowout of service, the activist said.The hospital had just reopened to offer basic emergency care Friday, Sahloul said, following theairstrike earlier in the week that it shut down, including its desperately needed intensive care unit. The city's M2 hospital was put out of service aft...

Hurricane Mathew :Everything you need to know about the Storm headed to Florida

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A big tropical storm named‘Hurricane Matthew’ is making it’sway towards Florida, having strengthened into a rare Category five on Sept. 30. But don’t worry, we’ve got everything you need to know about the cyclone and where it’s headed here! 1.)Hurricane Matthew rapidly intensified into a Category 5.    The tropical storm seemed to pick up speed in the late hours of Sept. 30, strengthening to a Category 5 according to the National Hurricane Center, meaning it was going 155 mph or higher! On the plus side, it did eventually calm down, turning into a Category 4 overnight. Matthew is actually the first hurricane of this magnitude since Felix back in 2007. 2.)The storm does pose a danger to certain parts of the world.    Matthew sadly left one person dead in St Vincent on it’s way into Caribbean. Residents of Jamaica, parts of Hispañola, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas are toldto be cautious, especially early next week. Hurricane Matthew also has potential to ...

Woman wears underwear for 3 weeks and sells them for $5,000

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    A 21 year old student who goes by the alias of Lady Kitten, who said she has been working with a website that allows users to discreetly buy and sell used underwear, for about six months said she uses the platform as a chance to make a little extra money on the side.    She said she first got into the business after searching around online for how to make extra money. She said:"I saw that some girls were making good money from this, so I thought I'd try it out".And she did. The internet (and the world) is full of people who fetishize worn underwear, whether they enjoy the natural scent, or want to purchase a pair someonehas masturbated in. "I try to list three or four pairs each week, although I can get a bit lazy," she explains. In her six-month stint, she had raked in about $4,000.Over time, Lady Kitten had built up a rapport with a single seller who bought heritems frequently. They chatted via email about hobbies, interests, and all the thingst...

Newborn Baby found in suitcase beside the skeleton of another Infant

According to Hannover prosecutors on Friday, a 22-year-old German woman is under investigation for manslaughter after German police found a suitcase in her apartment with a newborn baby girl inside along with the skeleton of another infant.A 19-year-old man who was living with the woman in the northern city discovered the case on Thursday and reported it to police.Authorities rushed the newborn baby to the hospital, and she fortunately survived and is in stable condition.Hannover prosecutors' spokeswoman Kathrin Soefker said investigators are now trying to determine who the father of the babies is or are, and an autopsy is being done to determine the cause of death of the second infant found in the suitcase.The woman, whose name wasn't released in line with German privacy laws, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter. Source: AP

Demi Lovato slams artist who drew her as a mermaid, and fans attack her for being ungrateful

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An artist, Vladyart, made a mermaid drawing of singer Demi Lovato which he shared on Instagram. Well another Instagram user, shared the image on her wall which Demi Lovato saw and commented on. The artist saw Demi's comment and was disheartened by it. She posted the image and comment on his page and wrote: Sees what the artist who drew her said See what fans had to say

Nigeria at 56 and the worship of BAAL by Femi Fani Kayode

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Nigeria is 56 years old today. Consequently it is time to speak some home-truths and look at where we are in the scheme of things. It is time to considerhow well our governnent has fared since coming to power and to compare their record of service to previous governments that were in the saddle before them. Sadly the score sheet does not look too good.The rigging of elections, the persecution ofopposition figures, the demonisation of dissenters, the destruction of the economy, the pauperisation of our people, the introduction of famine, the humiliation of Nigerians coupled with violence, impunity, aggression, intolerance and tyranny: that is all President Muhammadu Buhari and his government have served our people since he was sworn in on May 29th 2015.The last one year and four months have been the worst since independence in terms of the violation of human rights, civilliberties and court orders by our government.We have witnessed unprecedented mass murder, butchery, carn...