If my belly was a pillow, it would be described as “plush” and “luxurious”. I don’t even think it is unpleasant to look at.

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It’s been a problem for a long time. In 1999, the Supreme Court’s famed Baker v. Canada decision gave a giant green light to ...

A new mid-rise apartment building planned for a single family home-heavy neighbourhood in Byron is intended to address desire ...

At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it ...

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Parents of US school shooter Natalie Rupnow are being investigated for negligence following the atrocity that left two people dead and six injured. Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha ...

This year, 48 of Rhode Island’s 306 schools increased their annual star rating, while 29 schools saw their rating decrease by at least one star The latest round of school report cards are in for ...

A pupil who opened fire at a private Christian school in the US - killing a teacher and a teenage student - has been named by police. Officers said Natalie Rupnow - who also went by the name ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after ...

After wearing the sweatshirts to Tri County Middle School, however, the boys were told to remove them by an assistant principal and teacher in separate incidents in February and March 2022.