Author: Mary Bowerman
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Photo shows Bonnie and Clyde in steamy embrace days before bloody end
One of several Bonnie and Clyde photos on display in Dallas show the murderous outlaws in a steamy embrace days before they were ambushed and gunned down by authorities. The photos of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are part of a photo exhibit at the Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery in Dallas. The photos, which…
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‘Playboy’ features model Ines Rau as first transgender Playmate
Playboy will feature a transgender Playmate in its November issue, the magazine announced Wednesday. French model Ines Rau, 26, will be the centerfold in the first issue to publish since Playboy’s founder Hugh Hefner died in September. While many women pose nude in the magazine, there is only one Playmate each month, who is featured…
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Boy and his parents die after falling into volcanic crater in Italy
An Italian couple died trying to rescue their 11-year-old son after he fell into a volcanic crater in Italy on Tuesday, according to local reports. The boy reportedly walked into a prohibited area at the Solfatara Crater in Pozzuoli Italy, and may have fallen into the crater after fainting from the fumes, the ANSA news agency reported.…
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Pigs rescued from fire later served as sausage to firefighters who rescued them
A British farmer thanked firefighters who rescued a litter of piglets and two sows from a barn fire in February by giving them sausages made out of the animals, according to local reports. Farmer Rachel Rivers thanked the Pewsey fire station with sausages from the pigs they rescued six months ago when a barn on…
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Neighbor kills Oklahoma man trying to drown twin babies in a bathtub
An Oklahoma man was fatally shot by a neighbor Friday as he tried to drown his infant twins in a bathtub, according to authorities. Leland Foster, 27, showed up at a house where the babies’ mother, Michelle Forrells, was staying and allegedly forced her and the infants into a bathroom, according to police, NBC reported.…
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Woman severely burned by Starbucks coffee awarded $100K
A Florida woman who was severely burned after the lid popped off a cup of Starbucks coffee and spilled on her lap was awarded $100,000 for her injuries Thursday. Joanne Mogavero, a mother of three, sustained first and second degree burns on her mid-section after the lid popped off a 20-ounce cup of coffee in 2014,…
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Police tell Florida woman to ‘stop calling 911’ hours before her death
Police told a Florida woman to “stop calling 911” hours before she and her son were fatally shot last week, according to police body camera footage obtained by a local TV station. Sanford police were called twice on March 27 to mediate an altercation between Latina Verneta Herring, 35, and her boyfriend Allen Dion Cashe,…
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Empowering, funny ways brands are celebrating Women’s History Month
Popular brands from Ann Taylor to Brawny are celebrating Women’s History Month with creative advertisements and marketing campaigns. Here’s a look at how some brands are recognizing Women’s History Month: Brawny replaces “Brawny man” with a woman: The next package of Brawny paper towels you buy might look a little different. The popular Georgia-Pacific paper…
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Astronomers find 60 new planets, including a ‘super Earth’
A group of international researchers hit the planetary jackpot by spotting 60 new planets, including a “super Earth.” The team also found evidence of 54 other planets, bringing the total of new exoplanets to over 100, according to a statement from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, which participated in the study. The “super…
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Nutella, bacon and other foods you love that are linked to cancer
With reports that a key ingredient in Nutella may cause cancer, you’re probably wondering: is anything safe to eat? The answer is yes, but you’re not going to like it. The way many Americans and people around the world eat, is literally killing them, according to a new CuriosityStream documentary on the life-saving value of…