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Victoria Soto hid students in bathroom, shielded them

Victoria Soto hid students in bathroom, shielded them

A worker who turned on the intercom, alerting others in the building that something was very wrong. A custodian who risked his life by running through the halls warning of danger. A clerk who led 18 children on their hands and knees to safety, then gave them paper and crayons to keep them calm and quiet. Out of the ruins …

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Peter Trautmann used Heimlich maneuver to save girl’s life

Peter Trautmann used Heimlich maneuver to save girl's life

A teacher rose the occasion when a student choked on a chicken nugget, using the Heimlich maneuver to save the girl’s life. Like many schools, lunchtime is one of the most popular periods of the day at Arts Impact Middle. But the next time spicy chicken nuggets are on the menu, Shelby Bray will likely pass. Bray was eating on …

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Michael Landsberry tried to get shooter to put gun down

Michael Landsberry tried to get shooter to put gun down

Students at a Nevada middle school were filing off buses and reuniting with friends on the playground after a weeklong vacation when the pop of gunfire shattered the morning calm. Children fled the campus for their lives before the first bell rang. Police said a Sparks Middle School student was the lone shooter who injured two classmates, killed himself and …

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Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Executed for treason in North Korea (VIDEO)

Kim Jong Un's Uncle Executed for treason in North Korea

North Korea said Friday it has executed the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un, branding veteran fixer Jang Song-Thaek a “traitor for all ages”, as the US and South Korea voiced concern at the shock purge. In a stunning downfall, Jang — who had been seen as Kim’s political regent and the country’s unofficial number two — was executed on Thursday …

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Ohio Police Chief’s Wife Sentenced to Jail

Ohio Police Chief's Wife Sentenced to Jail

AVON LAKE, Ohio – The wife of North Ridgeville’s police chief was sentenced to ten days in jail after she was convicted of shoplifting on two separate occasions. Elaine Freeman began serving her jail sentence Dec. 10, and will begin a 30-day house arrest Jan. 2, 2014. She was also ordered to pay a $250 fine plus court costs.

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Keira knightley wore a rodarte wedding dress (PHOTO)

Keira knightley wore a rodarte wedding dress

Keira Knightley is actually a super practical girl, it turns out. The 28-year-old married her husband James Righton in May, in the south of France (must be nice), wearing a tulle strapless dress from Rodarte. Knightley was seen hand in hand with Righton after the ceremony, happily gallivanting down the street in sunglasses.

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Kate Bosworth Wears an Oscar de la Renta Wedding Dress (VIDEO)

kate bosworth wore an oscar de la renta wedding dress

Kate Bosworth said yes to the dress. An Oscar de la Renta dress to be exact. In the latest Vogue Wedding series, the actress—who married Michael Polish in Montana over the weekend—takes us through the creation of her dream dress which, if you’re inclined to get emotional, will bring a tear to your eye. If you don’t believe us, take …

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Kelly Clarkson’s Temperley London Wedding Dress

kelly clarkson temperley london wedding dress

The singer married fiancé Brandon Blackstock Sunday, and she reported the happy news on Twitter Monday afternoon. Clarkson also shared an adorable picture of Blackstock planting a sweet kiss on her head. And she looks stunning in her long-sleeve lace wedding dress by Temperley There’s feminine, sweet, romantic and yet they are very rarely cloying or cutesy. Alice Temperley is …

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71st annual golden globe awards : The list of nominees

71st annual golden globe awards

Awards Season is officially in full swing. Nominations for the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards were revealed Thursday by Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Aziz Ansari, setting in motion the intricate red carpet dance that will continue through the Oscars on March 2. There were few surprises, save for the omission of “Downton Abbey” or “Homeland” from any of the …

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Asiana Flight 214 : Pilot warned 4 times beforehand

Asiana Flight 214 : Pilot warned 4 times beforehand

The pilot of the jet that crash-landed at San Francisco’s airport last summer worried privately before takeoff about handling the Boeing 777, especially because runway construction meant he would have to land without any help from a common type of guidance system. And neither the trainee nor an instructor pilot in the cockpit said anything when the first officer raised …

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Snowden documents: NSA Uses Google Cookies to Track Targets

NSA Google cookies

In a sense, the latest NSA revelation – that the agency and its partners tap into commercial “cookies” to track people’s web usage – isn’t that big a deal, compared with earlier leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. After all, this appears to be a technique employed to track specific targets that have already been identified. It’s not a …

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