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Indiana Cop comforts a kid in the most awesome way

Indiana Cop comforts a kid in the most awesome way

Sometimes a little understanding can go a long, long way. Officer Precious Corner-Jones is a 40-year-old mother-of-three and a member of the Indiana State Police. While attending a “high-five” rally at Indianapolis Public School 88, Corner-Jones noticed a young boy with a sad look on his face. Suddenly, he crumbled to the ground before having a meltdown. She spotted his[Read More…]

Radiation levels in Sweden still high thanks to Chernobyl

Radiation levels in Sweden still high thanks to Chernobyl

The radioactive legacy of Chernobyl shows no sign of abating, according to recent reports. Wild boars in Sweden have been tested and found to have unusually high levels of radiation, 31 years after the disaster. Ulf Frykman, who works for the environmental consultancy Calluna, this week issued an alert to local hunters in the country of Gävle, about 100 miles[Read More…]

North Korean missile tests and the rumours of world war three

North Korean missile tests and the rumours of world war three

North Korea has been hit with UN sanctions, after its sixth and largest nuclear missile test. These new sanctions restrict oil imports and ban textile exports – methods aimed at depriving North Korea of fuel and income for its weapons programmes. The US originally wanted to introduce tougher penalties on the the nation, including a total ban on oil imports.[Read More…]

Tech company announced plans to microchip employees

Tech company announced plans to microchip employees

A tech company in the US is becoming one of the first in the world to microchip its employees, it has been revealed. The chips will enable staff members to pay for food and drink in the company’s break room, open doors, login to computers and use the photocopier. Three Square Market, which designs software for break rooms, said that[Read More…]

Man convicted over Facebook like

Man convicted over Facebook like

A court has convicted a man for merely ‘liking’ a Facebook post, it has been reported. In the first case of its kind in Switzerland, the 45-year-old unnamed defendant from Zurich was found guilty after he ‘liked’ several posts on Facebook accusing Erwin Kessler, the president of an animal rights group, of racism and anti-Semitism. A discussion over which animal[Read More…]