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    I Went To Columbine And Knew The Shooters. Here's What I Struggle With 25 Years Later.

    "The shame of Columbine’s notoriety and the guilt of knowing killers meant that I hid my past. I stayed mostly silent about my experience for years."

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    11 Times Celebs Or Hosts Actually Got Up And Walked Off A Late Night Show

    During a 1989 roundtable discussion about comedy on "The Late Show," Keith Allen argued with the other guests until a producer jokingly told him to shut up because she didn't like his show. In response, he screamed, "HOW DARE YOU?" and called her names before storming off.

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    Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

    Togo lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power.The approval came days before April 29 legislative elections in Togo, where the opposition has criticised the reform for creating a new prime minister-style post they say will allow the Togolese leader to avoid term limits to stay in office.Togo's parliament had already adopted the new constitutio

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    Iran, Israel appear to pull back from brink as Gaza bombed again

    Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appeared to step back from wider conflict stemming from the war in Gaza.But a deadly blast at an Iraqi military base emphasised the high tensions which persist, and witnesses in Gaza reported more strikes there.Fears of a wider Middle East war escalated this month.Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones one week ag

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    Civilians killed as Ukraine, Russia trade strikes

    Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Russia in the early hours of Saturday, setting a fuel depot ablaze, officials said, as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on civilians.Ukraine has in recent months pleaded for more air defences from its Western allies as it struggles to fend off a surge in deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure.

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    Blast at Iraqi military base kills security force member

    STORY: The force commander from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said it was an attack while the army said it was investigating and there were no warplanes in the sky at the time.The incident in Iraq's Babil province occurred with tensions running even higher than usual across the Middle East, following what sources said was an Israeli attack in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday. Tehran has played it down and indicated it had no plans for retaliation.That incident came six days after