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African Athletes are Winners in Rio
After two weeks of excitement, outstanding athleticism, and some memorable controversies, the 2016 Olympic Games are officially over. With fireworks and a colorful homage to Brazilian culture and music, the baton has now been passed on to Tokyo, Japan, the host city for the 2020 Summer Games. As this year’s group of athletes paraded through…
The Boy in The Ambulance: How Syria’s Devastating War is Killing Thousands of Children
The video of young Omran Daqneesh waiting silently in an ambulance, covered in blood and dust after being rescued by an aid worker from the rubble of his family’s home in Aleppo, Syria, has circulated the internet over the past few days, turning the toddler into the face of the civil war’s devastating effects on…
Crazy-cray: Man Attempts to Have Sex with a Van
Michael Henson may have just had the world’s worst date–one that ended in a jail cell. The 35-year-old was arrested in Dayton, Ohio, on August 16th for allegedly attempting to have sex with a vehicle. A woman called the police after witnessing Henson drop his shorts and insert his genitals into the front grill…
Ryan Lochte Robbed of Honor
The story started out with Ryan Lochte and his teammates being the victims of a crime. Telling the press that he and his friends were robbed after partying at Club France, the account seemed believable, though alarming. According to Lochte, the swimmers were taking a taxi back to their hotels when they were pulled…
