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The 90th annual Macy’s thanksgiving day parade

  Thousands of people lined the streets as they watched Santa Claus and his reindeer, Ronald McDonald, and SpongeBob SquarePants pass by. Charlie Brown led the signature balloons as the parade kicked off. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting was done before the parade made its way down to Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street. Revelers cheered and yelled “Thank you!” to the officers along the parade. Amid the fun and cheers, there was an air of ambiguity about the possible attack after an English-language Islamic State group magazine called the parade an excellent target. But the parade went off without interruption. In addition to more than 3,000 uniformed and plain-clothed officers, bomb-sniffing…
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Man dies in a speed-eating contest

  An onigiri speed-eating contest was held at Hikone City in Shiga Prefecture. During the said competition, a 28-year old man fell down while engaging in the said competition. Apparently, a number of onigiris were lodged in the throat of the participant. He was given medical attention promptly. However, the man passed away three days after he was taken to a health facility. The speed-eating contest held amid the “Friendship Festival” was run by Higashibiwako’s Japan Agricultural Cooperative. It is an occasion in which local farm products, including the Oumimai rice brand, a specialty of the prefecture are the main feature. Fifteen people participated on the said occasion. Each participant…
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Earthquake strikes New Zealand

  A powerful tremor continued to rock New Zealand. The US geological analysis says 21 tremor had struck New Zealand by 3 PM on Monday, after the 1st major tremor at midnight. It says 4 of them registered magnitudes of 6 or higher. About 40 minutes after the tremor, tsunami waves were espied along the marginal town of Kaikoura, reaching up to 1.5 meters. The extent of the destruction includes 2 people that were killed. Some small towns are secluded and damaged buildings are sowed across the area. The town, a tourist destination, is about 60 kilometers from the epicenter. The government says they will dispatch the navy vessel and…
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US Inmates Uses Instant Ramen as Currency

  Tobacco was the preferred currency that inmates use in prisons before. Nowadays, the chosen currency of inmates is ramen. Jailbirds were no longer happy with the food’s quality and quantity inside the prison that they have begun depending on ramen noodles as a form of cash in the subterranean economy. Ramen turned into an invaluable product used to trade for other goods inside the prison as it is economical, palatable and rich in calories. 60 inmates were interviewed as a part of the study to learn how the inmates responded to the declining services in prison. The food received by the inmates is either inedible or too little to…
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Researchers Announced the Countries with Tallest Man and Woman

  Dutch men and Latvian ladies are the planet’s tallest individuals , as indicated by the biggest ever investigation of stature around the globe. Americans, once among the world’s tallest individuals, have dropped from having men and ladies at third and fourth in the worldwide tallness rankings, a 100 years prior to setting 37th and 42nd separately in 2014. The exploration, initiated by researchers at Imperial College London and distributed in the diary eLife, likewise discovered a few countries have quit staying in the course for the last 30 to 40 years. The United States was one of the main well-off nations to date, trailed by others including Britain, Finland,…
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United Nations talks about climate change

MARRAKESH, MOROCCO– Fifteen thousand negotiators, CEOs and activists congregate for the Paris Agreement amidst US Elections. The Paris Agreement binds all countries equally to offset global warming. Despite the congregation of 196 nations for the twelve-day UN talks, the world is focused on the United States elections that could propel climate denier Donald Trump to the White House. US President Barack Obama warns that all the steps made for climate change now depends on the votes of the American citizens. Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton promised to preserve Obama’s policies in the cessation of global warming. Issues on each nations’ CO2 emissions shall be addressed in 2018. 2018 shall also be…
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Trump speaks disbelief on election results

Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump speculates that the election is rigged against him. Trump has sought to alarm the public of a distorted election. He has fallen in opinion polls against Democrat Hillary Clinton. He tells a rally at Green Bay, Wisconsin that his opponent would want to rig the election at the polling place. He further suggests that there are corrupt cities, and voter fraud is profound. Republican campaign lawyer, Chris Ashby states that Trump’s allegations could cause turmoil. A study from New York University School of Law shows that voter fraud incident rates between 0.00004 percent and 0.0009 percent. Democrat campaign manager, Robby Mook states that Trump’s allegations…
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