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    'Bollard man' who confronted Sydney stabber is French, not Russian

    A man who fended off a knife-wielding attacker who killed six people in a Sydney mall in April 2024 was French, not Russian -- as was falsely claimed in social media posts. The accounts shared video of the confrontation that appeared to show the man -- who was armed only with a shopping mall bollard -- shouting "Stay back!" in Russian, but the French national told Australian media that he did not say anything to the attacker.

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    Inferno chaos on I-95: Petroleum tanker explosion shuts down Connecticut highway

    A petroleum tanker explosion on I-95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, caused chaos and shut down both sides of the highway on May 2. Flames and smoke engulfed the area, leading to several miles of delays.

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    Posts falsely claim Galapagos island has 'no plants, animals or rainfall'

    Baltra Island in the Galapagos -- the famous Ecuadorian archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution -- is home to plants and unique animals found nowhere else in the world, contrary to false online posts and media reports shared in March 2024. The islet has historically recorded low rainfall throughout the year, contradicting an additional misleading claim that it receives no rain.

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  • NewsStoryful

    Heavy Rain Triggers Flooding in Southeast Texas

    Heavy rain triggered severe flooding in parts of southeast Texas on Thursday, May 2.Footage filmed by Justin Aaron shows floodwaters surrounding a church in Dayton on Thursday.A flood watch was issued for the region until Friday evening. Credit: @JustinAaronUH91 via Storyful

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    Students Sing US National Anthem to Pro-Palestine Protesters at Rutgers University

    Students sang the US national anthem to a group of pro-Palestine protesters at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, before their encampment was cleared out on Thursday, May 2.Footage filmed and posted to X by Brendan Gutenschwager on Thursday shows protesters on the Rutgers University campus with linked arms; behind them is a group of students singing The Star-Spangled Banner. A few of the protesters can be seen “taking a knee” as the song is sung. According to Gutenschwager, the stu

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    Campus protests live: NYPD officer fired gun while clearing protesters at Columbia as 130 arrested at UCLA

    President Joe Biden condemned protests that turned violent on college campuses on Thursday

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    Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll expected to rise."I came here to help people, to get them out of the flooding because it is very dangerous.

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