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Japanese man dies mid-flight after swallowing 246 bags of cocaine

A passenger of Japanese origin died midflight from Colombia to Japan after ingesting hundreds of bags of cocaine, authorities said.

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Now new study finds gonorrhea may be transmitted by French kissing

Researchers found that kissing with tongue may be a way to transmit oropharyngeal gonorrhea, particularly among gay and bisexual men.

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Alyssa Milano slammed for 'misogyny' after calling for 'sex strike'

Alyssa Milano is voicing her opposition to new anti-abortion legislation - and she's doing so with a political tactic dating back to ancient Greece.

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Police fined her for reporting her stalker boyfriend, then he killed her

Shana Grice was punished for wasting the police's time when she repeatedly reported her ex-boyfriend for stalking her, then he slit her throat and set her bedroom on fire.

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Plan to ban unvaccinated kids from public spaces in NY suburb amid measles outbreak

A New York county plans to ban unvaccinated children from all public spaces amid a relentless measles outbreak.

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Mom who gave birth to 7kg baby 'felt like I had been hit by two tractor-trailers'

Joy Buckley said it took two doctors - one pushing down on her and the other pulling the baby from under her ribs - to bring Harper into the world.

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Woman injured after trying to take selfie with jaguar

A woman was attacked by a jaguar as she was apparently trying to get a photo outside the animal's enclosure at a zoo in Arizona, authorities said.

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Lottery winner showed up in 'Scream' mask to claim his million-dollar prize

A lottery winner in Jamaica recently claimed his $1. 1 million prize, wearing a white cape, black gloves and the mask from the classic slasher film franchise "Scream. "

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Three children die after being trapped in unplugged freezer while playing

Three children aged 1, 4 and 6 were found unresponsive inside an unplugged freezer in the yard of the Florida mobile home where they had been playing.

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Teacher charged with assault after dragging autistic student through school

A special-education teacher emerged from a classroom, dragging a student with autism through the hallways of an elementary school in Kentucky.

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US woman vanished on Thanksgiving Day, now fiance faces murder charges

The mother, 29, had been last seen sometime on Thanksgiving Day, placing her 1-year-old daughter in a shopping cart and strolling into a supermarket

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Bridal magazine that refused to feature gay couples goes out of business

The founders of White magazine said in a statement that they have received "a flood of judgment" since making their decision.

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Elderly US woman dies after voting for the first time

Gracie Lou Phillips had never cast a ballot but insisted she wanted to have a say in the 2018 midterm elections. She died hours after voting.

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Woman attempts to fly with 'emotional support' squirrel, removed from flight

A passenger was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight when she attempted to fly with her "emotional support" squirrel.

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'Black hairy tongue' is an actual medical condition, and it looks as weird as it sounds

Don't panic, but there is a medical condition in which a person's tongue can take on a dark, woolly appearance.

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How a US couple survived 30 hours trapped in an ice cave

Spencer and Jessica Christiansen were rescued after 30 hours in a meandering ice cave in Wyoming.

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Girls used kicks, coffee to escape kidnapper, say US cops

Four young girls fought off a man who was attempting to kidnap them outside a convenience store in Michigan - hitting, kicking and then throwing coffee on him, police said.

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A Virgin Mary statue has been 'weeping' and no-one has an explanation

Inside a Catholic church in New Mexico, a 7-foot tall bronze statue of the Virgin Mary appears to be "weeping," according to church leaders.

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WATCH: 3-year-old cancer survivor is flower girl at bone marrow donor’s wedding

As soon as Hayden Hatfield started walking down the aisle she thought about the special connection she had with her flower girl Skye Savren-McCormick.

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Woman's unexplained weight gain was actually a 22kg ovarian cyst

For months, Kayla Rahn kept gaining weight and didn't know why. It turned out to be a 22kg ovarian cyst.

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US man who couldn't swim drowns while saving boy from roaring river

A 5-year-old boy had fallen into a river in the US. Without hesitation, Mozqueda plunged into the water to save him, despite not being able to swim.

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Blemishes moving around woman's face turn out to be parasitic worm

It appeared as a tiny blemish under the eye, but over two weeks, the woman watched it move. It was a parasite living inside her face.

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US girl killed after she was accidentally shot during target practice

A 12-year-old girl has died after she was accidentally shot in head while target shooting over the weekend in rural Washington state, authorities said.

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WATCH: At 114 the world's oldest man says he's ready to quit smoking

Delft resident Fredie Blom, who celebrated his 114th birthday earlier this month, says he gave up alcohol years ago but is battling with smoking.

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US woman's perpetually runny nose turns out to be brain-fluid leak

For years, Kendra Jackson battled an incessantly runny nose but when the symptoms never cleared, doctors discovered she had cerebrospinal fluid leak.

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