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Mum sues after son’s body ‘consumed by maggots’

A grieving mother is suing a funeral home after her son’s body was allegedly ‘consumed by clumps of maggots’ during a viewing held for family and friends. WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS

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Grieving mother Tabitha Worrell is suing the funeral home for $5 million (AUD$7.6m) after finding maggots on her son’s body.

At least one dead and two injured in Philadelphia building explosion

Three buildings collapsed and ‘exploded in on themselves’, trapping some residents inside.

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At least one person is dead and two women are injured after three buildings collapsed in an explosion and fire in Philadelphia.

Funeral held for brain-dead woman kept alive for sake of unborn child

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A funeral has been held for Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman in the US who was kept alive until her baby was delivered due to strict abortion laws.

Terror as two firefighters killed by sniper gunshots at US mountain

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A gunman attacked firefighters who were responding to a blaze in the US state of Idaho. (AP PHOTO)

Musk fires up attacks on Trump’s ‘insane and destructive’ proposal

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Elon Musk has attacked Donald Trump’s spending bill, saying it would cause ‘immense strategic harm’ to the US.

Aussie ‘Breaking Bad’ lab busted with more than 100kg of meth products

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A hidden meth lab in Sydney’s west has been dismantled by the AFP.