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Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart

Far from barking its orders, a robot dog enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections in the city-state politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart.





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Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today for coercing and enticing a minor and possessing child pornography.



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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Coercing and Enticing a Minor to Perform in an Online Sex Show

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison for coercing and enticing a minor and possessing child pornography.



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Former North Carolina Probation Officer Sentenced for Coercing Probationer into Sexual Acts

Jocelyn Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division and Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today that former North Carolina Department of Correction’s Division of Community Corrections Probation Officer Willie James Steele Jr., 43, has been sentenced for violating the constitutional rights of a female probationer that he was supervising by coercing her into sexual acts on two separate occasions.



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Three Men from Tennessee Charged with Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion in the New Orleans Area

Three men from Tennessee were arrested today for offenses related to their involvement in sex trafficking adult victims to New Orleans as charged in a five-count indictment dated Dec. 20, 2013, and unsealed today by Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced the Justice Department’s and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.



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Statement on the Apprehension of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera

Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government.



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Two California Men Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion

Two Long Beach, California, men pleaded guilty today to conspiracy charges arising from a sex trafficking scheme that exploited adult women for prostitution. Roshaun Nakia Porter, 39, and Marquis Monte Horn, 35, both pleaded guilty before Judge Josephine L. Staton in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to conspiring to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion



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Reduction of depression-like behavior in rat model induced by ShRNA targeting norepinephrine transporter in locus coeruleus




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Turkey’s intervention in Syria and the art of coercive diplomacy

       




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Foaming Ocean Whips Beachgoers into a Frenzy

Beach-side foam party gone out of control? Not quite. A shoreline north of Sydney, Australia was transformed into the "Cappuccino Coast," as one journalist put it, with foam swallowing up an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the




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John Doerr Pleads for a Greener Future

When John Doerr talks, people listen. As one of Silicon Valley's most prolific venture capitalists, having earned upwards of $1 billion betting on tech heavyweights like Amazon, Compaq and Google, investors and businessmen paid close attention when he




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How can male gym-goers be persuaded to eat less meat?

A new campaign aims to bust the "protein myth".




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Festival-goers are asked to stop abandoning tents

Contrary to what many people believe, they're not going to charity – just straight to landfill.




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Stingaree Nightclub Brings the Green to Partygoers

Image via: Flickr Stingaree Nightclub in San Diego is hosting weekly events titled "The Green Side of Sting" each friday in March. Each week a new, local, green group will host a green event at the club, bringing green fashion, sustainable energy and




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Stefano Boeri's Vertical Forest gets planted

One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive?




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Another vertical forest being built by Stefano Boeri in Lausanne, Switzerland

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.




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Boerum Apparel sells classic sweatshirts with a fully transparent supply chain

When you buy a Boerum top, you'll know everything about where and how that item was produced.




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Stefano Boeri's Trudo Vertical Forest wraps social housing in green

So much for my New Year's resolution to stop writing about concrete planters in the sky.




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Join Boing Boing Science Editor Maggie Koerth-Baker for a Discussion of Coping With the Energy Crisis

Her new book Before the Lights Go Out investigates strategies for conquering the energy crisis before it conquers us.




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Extended Stay America Partners With The Noerr Programs To Create The "Official Hotel of Santa Claus" - Santa Claus’ Travel Secrets

Santa Claus and Extended Stay America, “Santa’s Official Hotel,” Partner to ease holiday travel woes. In time for the holiday season, the ultimate holiday travel guru shares holiday travel tips.




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'It's distressing': EastEnders' Hetti Bywater hits out at pub-goers amid coronavirus pandemic

The former EastEnders' actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to film herself walking past her local and admitted she found it 'distressing' to see so many people there.




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Ready for Glastonbury? Festivalgoers will walk 30 miles during the famous music event 

The average Glastonbury festival-goer will walk nearly 30 miles and take 143 photos each, a survey has found. The music festival is held on Worthy Farm, Somerset over five days at the end of June.




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Glastonbury 2019: Festivalgoers advised not to use laughing gas

England's Royal College of Nursing has warned people to avoid nitrous oxide, known as nos, at Glastonbury Festival this week because it can cause unconsciousness, choking and even death.




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Glastonbury-goer breaks down in tears of joy as her boyfriend proposes to her during Kylie's set

Joe Blain, 29, popped the question to his 27-year-old girlfriend Sarah Adams by arranging a plane streaming the proposal message to fly over the Somerset farm site.




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Council warns Glastonbury it may limit amount of alcohol festival-goers can take in

A document from Mendip District Council has floated a potential limit to the amount of drink people can bring in for personal use at subsequent festivals held in Pilton, Somerset.




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Parkgoer gives Boris Johnson a piece of his mind as he plans to get Britain back to work

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted by a member of the public as he walked through St James's Park this morning. This was the fourth time this week the PM has been seen holding a coffee cup.




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Yoga instructor beats a fellow moviegoer for using his phone during movie screening

Nicholas Glasgow, a yoga instructor in Iowa City, Iowa, was arrested for beating a fellow moviegoer for using their cell phone during a screening of Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood




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MIC star Binky Felstead tells Glastonbury goers how to get the perfect braids

Binky Felstead is currently filming Made In Chelsea in Los Angeles but she says she will be keeping a close eye on festival trends. Braids are a great solution if you have limited access to styling products.




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Furry convention goers explain how their fursona as foxes and wolves has improved their lives

Attendees to Anthro Weekend Utah furry convention in Ogden, Utah explain how dressing as animals has helped them.




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RoboCop! Automated machine gently scolds park-goers for failing to adhere to social distancing

Singapore had deployed a social distancing robot that patrols a popular park and gently scolds people who are breaking the rules.   




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Steps concertgoers hold after-party in Leeds car park

A Steps fanatic started a chain reaction of his very own after kicking off an impromptu after-party in a multi-storey car park in Leeds.




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A Grand day in! Virtual racegoers share their stylish snaps online as they attend Ladies Day

Glamorous would-be attendees have been donning their glad-rags and showcasing their fineries online as they mark Ladies Day at Aintree during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Madonna sued by concertgoer for pushing back start time

She has a years-long reputation for being hours late to concerts.




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Hollyoaks cameraman Felix Schroer passes away after suspecting he'd contracted coronavirus

Felix Schroer died after a two-month illness, which his sister reveals on Twitter he'd suspected was coronavirus, amid the ongoing pandemic.




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Corrie's Shelley King often gets stopped by fans impacted by character's coercive abuse storyline

Speaking to The Mirror on Wednesday, the actress, 64, spoke candidly about the impact her role as Yasmeen Nazir has had on viewers as she revealed she often gets stopped by fans on the street.




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Hollyoaks stars wear blue in honour of late cameraman Felix Schroer on the day of his funeral

Cast members including Sarah Jayne Dunn and Stephanie Waring honoured their colleague by wearing blue in snaps they shared to Instagram, after his death in March of suspected coronavirus.




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Movie goers flock to Twitter to slam Cats as being 'two minutes away from turning into an orgy'

The movie adaptation currently has a 19 per cent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes and has even received one reviewer's first ever zero-star rating.




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Mazzy Star anger Sydney concert-goers by performing set in the dark

Mazzy Star, know for their mega hit 90s song mega-hit song Fade Into You, infuriated their fans by performing an entire set in the dark during a gig at the Sydney Opera House for the 2018 Vivid Festival.




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UK weather: Rain pours through Asda roof and beachgoers flee thunderstorms

Shoppers at the Asda store in Leith, Edinburgh, watched the rain lash down from the lights as they tried to avoid a soaking. Connor Moore was shopping at the time and uploaded a video.




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New York City cops bust a marijuana party as party-goers flout strict coronavirus lockdown rules

Officers were called to the party following a tip-off and found the third-floor gathering in a vacant commercial building on West 23rd Street in Manhattan's Flatiron District.




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Chris Brown's Lamborghini surrounded by unruly club goers in Hollywood

The hip hop star was leaving the Argyle Club with his crew when a scuffle broke out. It seems someone knocked a cell phone out of a pal's hand as the crowd surged around Brown's sports car.




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Beyonce and Jay-Z concertgoer says Rose Bowl's poor parking lot lighting led to injurious fall

Sara Vahabi said in court docs that she attended the September 23, 2018 show- which was in their On the Run II tour - and left her purse at a tent for check ins prior to going into the venue.




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Parkgoer gives Boris Johnson a piece of his mind as he plans to get Britain back to work

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted by a member of the public as he walked through St James's Park this morning. This was the fourth time this week the PM has been seen holding a coffee cup.




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The 6.5ft-high plexiglass booths that could protect Italian beachgoers during the coronavirus crisis

The firm behind the concepts, Italy-based Nuova Neon Group 2, has released preliminary sketches showing what the box-like structures would look like when installed.




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Racegoers arrive for third day of the Cheltenham Festival despite coronavirus fears

Glamorous women turned heads in vibrant colours and standout coats as they arrived at Cheltenham Racecourse this morning.




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More than 70,000 racegoers set to brave coronavirus fears for Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Festival

The festival has gone ahead despite fears of the deadly virus which has decimated this weekend's Premier League football and international rugby fixtures.




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Fitness Will Be Key To India's Consistency in Run-up to 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Sjoerd Marijne

Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne feels his side's fitness will be the key for their success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Indian Women's Hockey Team Coach Sjoerd Marijne Turns Author in Coronavirus Lockdown

Sjoerd Marijne is writing a book on his three and a half years experience in India amid coronavirus lockdown.




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Roaming #39;robodog#39; politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart

The remote-controlled, four-legged machine built by Boston Dynamics was first deployed in a central park on Friday as part of a two-week trial that could see it join other robots policing Singapore#39;s green spaces during a nationwide lockdown.