Black Lives Matter protester accidentally sets himself on fire
A protester accidentally set himself alight with a molotov cocktail during protests in US.
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Navy vet beaten by federal agents: 'They came out to fight'
He took the baton blows, he took the pepper spray - then he walked off flipping the bird.
Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
Portland mayor demanded Trump to remove troops he deployed to the city.
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How Nike ruined America's fastest girl
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How KFC linked a man with a murder
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Nobody knew the woman was trapped in raw sewage.
Peter Lyons: Cannabis referendum needs careful framing
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Woman finds winning lotto ticket in surprising place
US woman mistakenly grabbed the congratulatory receipt instead.
Help wanted for dead whale cemetery
About 70 whales have stranded along Washington's coast this year, the most in two decades.
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West is best, and East is neat, in this super-cool American city.
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Stranded on a train in snow for 37 hours
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DNA traps 'Animal' serial rapist, murderer in 40-year-old cold case
DNA saved from under Anna Marie's fingernails pinpointed her killer.
'You get nothing': Steve Jobs' stunning words to daughter
While Steve Jobs drove around in Porsches, his daughter's mum cleaned houses to survive.
US murder mystery linked to NZ bra
The mysterious death of a woman in the US almost 50 years ago is linked to New Zealand.
Sip your way through Portland's teahouses
From peachy to pu-erh, the city is steeped in American tea culture.
Hawaiki cable connects NZ to the world
US$300M internet cable connecting Northland to the world opens
Blockbuster busted: DVD stores run out of time
Blockbuster, which once had 9000 US stores, is down to one.
Train fare dodgers face new $500 fine
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Big Read: 'Hemp's the new gold rush'
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Man 'sexually assaulted' horse
Authorities said Duyck, a homeless man, admitted to assaulting the horse.
Revealed: Markle's nephew a legal cannabis farmer
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Hart family deaths: 'System failed to protect these children'
Woman has come forward claiming she reported abuse toward Hart children five years ago.
Plunge that killed family may have been intentional
Week after SUV fell off Californian cliff, authorities say it may have been intentional.
Mums who drove kids off cliff had 'violent history'
Jennifer and Sarah Hart were killed with three of their kids after SUV went off a cliff.
Jay Kuten: Keep the police out of politics
We can't have politicised police; we must be sure police act for our safety not against it
Kiwi star dubbed next JLaw after Sundance is back home
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Californian man allegedly lured Kiwi girl into sending naked photos
A Kiwi girl is among the victims of a Californian man accused of luring underage girls.