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Female intern at addiction rehab in Florida allegedly had sex with patient DURING therapy sessions and snuck him out for romps at mom’s house
A former therapist intern at a Florida addiction treatment centre has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a patient, including during therapy sessions, and helping arrange for him to leave the facility to continue the affair elsewhere. Michelle Luchau-Rebora, 32, was working at New Hope CORPS, a non-profit inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility…
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Person fighting for life after forklift explodes into flames in Brisbane – as four others are rushed to hospital
A person is fighting for life after a forklift caught fire and exploded in Brisbane, Australia, with four other people also taken to hospital following the incident. The blaze appears to have caused serious burns among those involved, prompting an emergency response to treat the injured. Details of the incident’s exact location, cause and circumstances…
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Round Up: The Previews For Final Fantasy Resonance Are In
Square Enix has released hands-on previews and a demo for Final Fantasy Resonance, its upcoming HD-2D remake/reimagining of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, due out this October. Nintendo Life has rounded up its own impressions alongside reactions from several other outlets, giving prospective players a broad sense of what to expect ahead of…
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Woman is slapped with £400 in parking fines… while fighting for her life in hospital
Kate Matthews, a 36-year-old woman from East Yorkshire who has been critically ill in Hull Royal Infirmary since March, was pursued for £400 in parking fines despite her family holding receipts proving they had paid for a valid permit. Parking operator APCOA initially refused to discuss the charges with her relatives because Ms Matthews was…
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GOP candidate gets busted trying to plant drugs on his political rival
Thomas Christopher Ross, a 37-year-old Republican candidate for the Missouri state House, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance after federal prosecutors said he plotted to plant cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill on his primary rival, Louise Secker, ahead of the state’s August primary. Ross made his first appearance in U.S.…
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Two police officers injured ‘after stolen vehicle smashes into marked car’ in Grimsby: Boy, 16, is charged
Two police officers were injured in Grimsby after a vehicle believed to be stolen collided with a marked police car during a pursuit. A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has since been charged with a string of offences, including dangerous driving and taking a motor vehicle without consent, highlighting the risks…
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Gervais puts Marlow property on market ahead of Fallon wedding
Ricky Gervais has put his River Thames-side house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, up for sale for £2.95million, the latest sign that he is putting his financial affairs in order after revealing plans to marry his long-term partner Jane Fallon to reduce a future inheritance tax bill. The comedian, 65, announced two weeks earlier that he and…
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Primate centre outbreak yields insights for Shigella vaccine
A years-long diarrhoea outbreak among captive primates has given scientists an unexpected wealth of immunological data that could speed up development of a vaccine against Shigella, a bacterium that kills over 200,000 people worldwide each year, mostly children. Researchers analysed immune responses from the infected animals to identify precise molecular targets on the bacteria, pinpointing…
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Man who brought illegal immigrants into the UK on a boat tells court he did it ‘to make quick money for his mother’s cancer treatment’
An Italian national who piloted a small boat carrying migrants to the Essex coast has told a court he became involved to raise “quick money” for his mother’s cancer treatment. Christian Albano, 45, pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court to a single charge of assisting unlawful immigration to the UK, while three co-defendants entered not…
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Deadly mosquito-borne virus claims first life in major US city as cases spread
A Chicago resident has died from West Nile virus, marking the city’s first fatality linked to the mosquito-borne disease this year, the Chicago Department of Public Health has confirmed. Additional cases have been reported elsewhere in Illinois, prompting officials to spray insecticide across numerous city neighbourhoods in an effort to curb the outbreak. Health officials…