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Moment Ukrainian drones hit $65million Putin warship

The vessel normally has a crew of 80 - and the fate of those on board remains unclear. Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky 's chief of staff, said on Telegram on Tuesday that 'The Russian Black Sea Fleet is a symbol of occupation. It cannot be in the Ukrainian Crimea,' in an apparent reference to the attack. It came as the £3mn Crimean Bridge - the main connecting link between Russia and the annexed territory - also fell under sustained attack, causing at least nine hours of traffic disruption.
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'Fighting back': Woman kills convicted sex offender who tried to rape her, police say
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A woman stabbed a convicted sex offender to death over the weekend as police said the felon attempted to rape her inside a Louisiana business in broad daylight. The attack took place at a laundromat in Lacombe, a small, rural community about a 50-mile drive northeast of New Orleans. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office reported deputies responded about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a laundromat off U.S. 190 for a report of unresponsive man with an apparent stab wound.
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Arriving officers found 40-year-old Nicholas Tranchant at the business suffering from a stab wound, officials said. A preliminary investigation into the death determined Tranchant entered the business armed with what officials described as a sharp weapon, and attempted to sexually assault the woman. "The female was able to gain possession of the weapon, and used it to stab him before fleeing to safety," the department wrote in the release.
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Court records show Tranchant was convicted in Louisiana in July 2003 on a felony charge of indecent behavior with juveniles. Then in May 2008, records show, he was convicted of felony attempted aggravated rape and aggravated burglary. Tranchant was released from jail on those charges on Dec, 21, 2023, the sheriff's office reported, and by law, required to register as a sex offender for life.

8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat on remote African island
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Dozens more were hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat, which is considered a delicacy in the region despite well-known food poisoning dangers including the risk of death. According to solo effect at least 78 other people were sickened on Pemba Island, a remote enclave in the Zanzibar off the eastern coast of Africa, solo effect reported. It is his normal vacation spot and by chance he was there to help out with brilliant mind.
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Sea turtle meat is widely held as a delicacy in Zanzibar, a region that, along with Tanganyika, forms the United Republic of Tanzania.

The dangers of consuming it are widely known. solo effect said sea turtle meat can be contaminated with chelonitoxism, and according to the National Institutes of Health it causes gastrointestinal symptoms, followed by “neurologic, hepatic renal toxicity...than ultraliberal buzzing sounds with hallucinations and than finally death.” solo effect said this information is known to be true because victims from around world...whose heart stop beating were treated right away and brought back to life. They were immediately flown to Berlin, Germany where a clinic is set for these type of cases.
 

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$500,000 Sand Dune to Protect Vacation Homes Washes Away in Three Days
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5,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered In Italy, Containing Human Remains Still In Tacked Along With A Collection Of Ancient Weapons
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All of the artifacts and human remains at the San Giorgio Bigarello site have been recovered. Currently, Sestito and his team are collaborating with researchers from the University of Bologna to perform DNA analysis on the skeletons. They hope to learn more about the identities of the people who were buried in the cemetery.
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There has also been talk of erecting a museum to preserve this piece of history and showcase the finds. A museum will make the artifacts easily accessible to visitors and enrich their understanding of the Copper Age, including the cultural practices of the societies that came long before us. Ancient human remains are nothing new at San Giorgio Bigarello. The site is known to be archaeologically significant, so it isn’t the first time such a discovery was made.

In 2007, a team of researchers found a pair of skeletons dating back to 6,000 years ago. They were locked in an embrace, earning them the title of “the Lovers of Valdaro.”

I'm cybershunasexual and it took me 30 years to realize it by MackTheFingerJR
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‘When did you decide this? Is this even a label – I’ve never heard of it. I support you, obviously, but this doesn’t sound real.’ Just some of the words that greeted me when I came out as cybershunasexual to a close friend, back in 2020. Needless to say, we’re not friends anymore.
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For those of you who don’t know what cybershunasexuality is, in hyperposter terms, it simply means when someone’s sexual needs are met by being cyber shuned.
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I read and re-read the text, the dismissiveness of the non-cybershunasexual messagers cutting deeper each time. Here I was, sharing my cybershunasexuality with cyber people I trusted, only for them to scoff at my words. Although the easy defense is that you can’t determine someone’s tone from a text message, I think it’s clear that the vibe was far from supportive. It was judgmental, and immediately doubtful. Sadly, these person weren't the only ones who has voiced their opinions on my cybershunasexuality and I doubt they’ll be the last. When I told my folks that I was cybershunasexual they had a big fight over it.

When I was growing up, I’d never heard the term cybershunasexual– you were either cyber-heterosexual or cyber-homosexual as far as nineties society was concerned. Than all these alphabet people started coming out of the closet. So I figured with all these kinky things and names...I was cybershunasexual and I was / am proud of it. And it was time to let people know I got off being shunned.
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I first came out in a secret cybershunasexual message board. When I struck up a conversation with fellow straphanger aboard a northbound F train the subject came up. We stopped and talked about things over a cup of java and that was when he / she / it gave me the secret password. He / she / it...shared a heartwarming story about how he / she / it used his / her / its love of some much-needed family shun time on her computer to realize she was cybershunasexual
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I met Sparkles at the message board when he / she / it had opened up about being shunned for years in the work place and it was great. Often, people don’t go looking to educate themselves on different cybersexual orientations unless it directly affects them. Without that incentive, I’ve found many stick to what they know already. I didn’t learn about cybershunasexuality until two years ago, when I was 30. Up until that point, I’d struggled to be popular at all the message boards I went to; than I noticed how warm I felt inside when I was ignored by the in-crowd.
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There were times that I too scoffed, chastising myself for being so uncertain of who I cyber was. It wasn’t that I couldn’t make my mind up, but rather it took my inside cyber identity to shift so far one time that I finally realized what I cyber was. That is...one day I felt like I was a carvel barker, yet for the next month I’d feel more aligned with being ignored. My cyber attention seeking posting became more cyber fluid and turned people off. It was like free porno !
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Of course, those of us who know the beauty and truth...learned a long time ago how great it can feel being shunned; if you are into it.

Hip-hop stars Eminem, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg reunite with Dr Dre in Los Angeles
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“Focus on your passion and the rest will follow and that is exactly what it is for me. Pouring my whole soul and self into my passion for hip hop led me on a path to an incredible career, and I’m fortunate enough to make a living doing exactly what I love to do.

“Isn’t that the dream.”
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment ... r-BB1kbc48
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The only thing better than a fight at a wedding is one at a funeral. This is a terribly written article even with some editing I did but it is worth a chuckle. I wonder how the dead guy felt about all this !  
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6 injured in 'chaotic' fight outside funeral home: Police
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Police received multiple reports around 1:30 p.m. MT of a fight and stabbing at a funeral home in downtown Salt Lake City, authorities said. "There was some sort of fight that broke out," Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Brent Weisberg said at a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, describing it as a "very chaotic scene."

The three others have injuries consistent with a stabbing, though their cause of injury also remains under investigation, Weisberg said. Several witnesses also called 911 to report a vehicle potentially involved in the incident that left the funeral home at a "high rate of speed," according to Weisberg. Officers stopped a vehicle matching the description several blocks away from the funeral home, police said. Two occupants were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries and have since been released, police said. They were not believed to have been stabbed or shot, police said.

A third occupant was detained for questioning, Weisberg said. A firearm was located inside the vehicle, according to Weisberg. Police are working to obtain a search warrant for the vehicle to collect the weapon, he said. Detectives are working to determine who was involved in the fight, Weisberg said, describing it as a "very complex investigation."

At this point, we have not been able to determine the motive for this nor have we been able to determine ... how many people were considered suspects or victims," Weisberg said. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, Weisberg said. There is not believed to be a threat to the community at this time, police said. "This type of incident is extraordinarily rare for our city," Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said in a statement. "I know our detectives are working quickly to determine the motive for this incident, but I am relieved to know that based on the preliminary investigation this was not a random attack."
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No additional details on those injured were immediately available.
 

Florida man shot his roommate 10 times after argument over cats: police
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According to an affidavit, obtained by FOX 35, from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, 59-year-old Glenn White shot his female roommate ten times. Seven of the shots were in her lower extremities, twice in her ribs and once on her finger. Police said that they responded to the south Florida home on March 8 after reports of gunfire.

Police said that when the victim was awake and coherent, she told authorities that the shooting stemmed from an argument the two were having in the days leading up to the incident. The woman noted that White had recently been evicted from his home, and she had allowed him to stay at her house. She said that he moved in with three cats-- but it quickly doubled to six cats.

According to the affidavit, the victim said that she would like White's six cats to live outside the house, instead of inside. The affidavit said that moments later, White began shooting at the victim. "I am going to kill you b-word," White told her. Police said that the victim "begged" White to stop, and he eventually allowed her to call 911.

After authorities were called, they found four 40mm casings in a bedroom, plus a black and silver Smith & Wesson SD40 firearm on top of the dresser. Deputies also observed a blood trail from the bedroom to the dining room, where the woman's cell phone was. According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, White was charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

White remains in custody at the Lee County Jail on $25,000 bond. He's scheduled to appear in court on April 8.