All news by author: Alex Croft

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Coffee shop boss scraps tipping and increases staff pay from £6 to £14 an hour
Nick Price thinks tipping has got out of hand in the US - and so do his coffee shop customers. He has now taken on a new business strategy, which he says is better both for customers and his employees
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'Pineapple Express' storm slams into the US with millions under flood threat
Californians have enjoyed a relatively dry start to 2024 compared to their fellow Americans. But this week, they are set to be drenched with two crashing “Pineapple Express” storms from the pacific
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China and Russia terrified of World War 3 with the US - due to nuclear weapons
As smaller conflicts rages worldwide, many question how possible it really is that it could descend into World War 3. But one expert has explained why he doesn’t believe that will happen
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Expert warns it's 'not hard to imagine' WW3 kicking off as risk 'increases'
World War 3 is "not hard to imagine" as a failure to "compartmentalise" the world's many conflicts could lead to tragic consequences, an expert in conflict prevention has revealed
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Mystery over missing hours before cops caught son who beheaded father on YouTube
Justin Mohn was arrested on the charge of decapitating his father, hours after he appeared to flaunt the severed head in a YouTube video. But what happened in the period before his arrest?
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YouTube responds to decapitated head video after it was online for six hours
In a video which has shocked the nation, Justin Mohn appeared to lift up the severed head of his deceased father, Michael Mohn. After the video remained online for six hours, YouTube have now spoken out
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Huge fire rips through multiple boats in marina as smoke billows across city
A marina in Baltimore Maryland, has caught fire, with the plume of smoke visible to many across the city. Just two boats in Anchorage Marina are believed to be affected, a spokesperson said
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Sick conspiracy theories of 'second messiah' son who beheaded father on YouTube
Who is Justin Mohn, the conspiracy theorist who appeared to show on YouTube the decapitated head of his father, a federal employee, who he described as a “traitor to his country”?
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'Pandemic of snow' continues with blizzard and lowest temperatures in 15 years
The weather misery for residents in Anchorage, Alaska, isn’t over yet. Later this week, the city is expected to see its coldest temperature in 15 years before the possibility of snow returning on the weekend
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NFL fan found frozen to death was in mysterious strange position, brother says
In a strange development to a baffling case, it has been revealed that one of the three Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen to death in their friend’s backyard was found sitting on a chair in the porch
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Real Wolf of Wall Street says he would put President Biden in a 'nursing home'
President Joe Biden needs to be put in a “nursing home” while Trump is the “most resilient person” - after surviving the ‘grab ‘em by the p***y’ scandal. So says real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort
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Syphillis cases in the US increased after COVID lockdowns ended
STI cases in the US still aren’t dropping, with around 2.5 million cases reported each year. But the CDC has now raised “alarming concerns” about recent spikes in syphilis cases
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Man on most wanted list for murder captured after nearly four months
Cadayreis Myquon Futrell has been on the run for months after allegedly being behind a first-degree murder. But the 22-year-old has finally been captured, authorities said
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Baby shark spotted in major first-ever sighting of newborn great white
Potentially groundbreaking new drone footage appears to show a newborn great white shark, a sighting described by an expert as “one of the holy grails of shark science”
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WWII veteran celebrates 104th birthday with hundreds of cards
Harrison Hull fought in the US Army Air Force throughout the second world war as a young man. 79 years after the war ended, Hull is still alive - and receiving hundreds of birthday cards
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'Pandemic of snow' causes roofs to collapse after record 8ft falls in city
It is set to be a record-breaking year for Alaska’s largest city, as Anchorage is well on its way to smashing it’s all-time record of 134.5 inches of snow over winter
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NASA predicts massive 71m asteroid to fly past Earth on Tuesday
2007 EG, a 71-metre asteroid, is set to pass over Earth tomorrow (January 30). Although the particular asteroid won’t strike us, we aren’t necessarily safe for the rest of the year…
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Teacher escapes prison after admitting to having sex with 17-year-old
Christine Knudsen has escaped jail time after pleading guilty to having sexual relations with her 17-year-old student. It was described as a “disturbing” case by the assistant prosecutor
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Jordan attack mapped as Iran drones kill 3 US troops amid World War 3 fears
Tensions are skyrocketing in the Middle East, with the US engaged in a war of drone strikes since October. The stakes are set to raise after the US military suffered their first casualties over the weekend
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Teenager 'talking to older men on Facebook' before going missing in mystery
Alicia Anderson was last seen on a Ring doorbell camera before going missing on January 19, after it is believed she was speaking to older men on Facebook. 10 days later, her parents have shared their devastation and fear
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Texas governor rants about 'cartel army' of migrants sparking civil war fears
In a shocking rant, a Texas governor described migrants as a “well-armed cartel army” who are “invading” the United States. It comes as Texas and the Biden administration lock horns in a legal battle over immigration
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Daughter survived family massacre by hiding from pensioner gunman in his 80s
An adult woman with special needs was forced to barricaded herself in her bathroom as her father tragically murdered her sister and mother - before shooting himself in a different room
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'I won't let my partner's dad's fiancé hold my newborn and she's making a fuss'
A reddit user has shared her dismay at how her partner’s dad’s fiancée has approached the birth of her new baby - and revealed the reason why she has stopped speaking to her
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Missing drug dealer found decapitated and dismembered in freezer after months
Kawsheen Gelzer, 39, was found stuffed into a freezer where he had been for four months after a fight about drugs. The drug dealer was also a registered sex offender
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Woman and five children die in house fire as entire home destroyed in blaze
Six people have tragically died in a house fire in Noorvik, Alaska, local authorities said. The home was destroyed in the blaze, which is believed to have started near a stove