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  2. Breaking news - Wikipedia

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    Breaking news, also called late-breaking news, a special report, special coverage, or a news flash, is a current issue that warrants the interruption of a scheduled broadcast in order to report its details. News broadcasters also use the term for continuing coverage of events of broad interest to viewers, attracting accusations of sensationalism.

  3. List of satirical fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    This fake news website mostly consists of celebrity gossip and death hoaxes, but a few of its other stories were disseminated on social media. When the site was up it said that it was "a combination of real shocking news and satire news" and that articles were for "entertainment and satirical purposes" only. News Hound news-hound.org

  4. Sensationalism - Wikipedia

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    Sensationalism was used in books of the 16th and 17th century, to teach moral lessons. According to Stephens, sensationalism brought the news to a new audience when it became aimed at the lower class, who had less of a need to accurately understand politics and the economy, to occupy them in other matters.

  5. Is India’s free press not so free after a decade of Modi? - AOL

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    These days, journalist Siddique Kappan avoids controversial stories. Last time he chased a major story, a shocking rape-and-murder case, it landed the father of three in jail for more than two ...

  6. What is ‘Feud’ Season 2 about? Inside the true story of ...

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    Long story short, "Feud: Capote vs. the Swans" is about Capote's plan to write a book based on the juicy tidbits that his "swans" told him in confidence. The novel, called "Answered Prayers," was ...

  7. Real-Life Stories of Sometimes-Shocking Home DNA Test Results

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    Helping to Solve a 30-Year-Old Murder Case. Home DNA tests even helped to solve the case of the Golden State Killer, according to a report from PBS News Hour.In 1987, Jay Cook and his girlfriend ...

  8. Suicide of Fat Cat - Wikipedia

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    On 11 April 2024, at 4:43 AM, a 20-year-old Chinese male gamer known as "Fat Cat" (simplified Chinese: 胖猫; traditional Chinese: 胖貓; pinyin: Pàngmāo) committed suicide by jumping off the Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge after transferring RMB 66,000 (US$9,000 at the time) to his girlfriend, who wanted to break up with him.

  9. Travis Walton incident - Wikipedia

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    Travis Walton incident. The Travis Walton incident was an alleged alien abduction of American forestry worker Travis Walton on November 5, 1975, while he was part of a forestry crew in the Apache–Sitgreaves National Forests near Heber, Arizona. In the Fall of 1975, Walton, aged 22, was employed by friend and future brother-in-law Mike Rogers ...