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A 17-year-old boy died Friday night after collapsing during a rehearsal for a show choir event at Naperville North High School. The DuPage County coroner's office has identified the boy as Daniel Moshi of Franklin Park. An autopsy was performed Saturday A determination of the cause of death is pending an investigation. Daniel was one of 48 students from throughout Illinois attending the three-day Honors Show Choir of the Illinois chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, according to chapter President Laura Coster. She said Daniel and the others were seated during a rehearsal when he collapsed. Two teachers and...

An eyewitness said: "He told her she already had enough shoes, more shoes that she could wear in a lifetime, and it was pointless buying any more. She started shouting at him, accusing him of being a skinflint, and of spoiling Christmas. It was a really heated argument." The argument continued until Hsiao threw the bags on the floor and himself over the balcony, dropping seven stories to his death and smashing Christmas decorations on the way down.

Dr June Talvitie-Siple thought her comments would only be seen by her friends. Instead, the whole town of Cohasset in Massachusetts is in uproar and Dr Talvatie-Siple has now left her job at the local high school. In her Facebook comments, she wrote that the swanky waterfront town was "arrogant" and "snobby". She went on to say: "I'm so not looking forward to another year at Cohasset schools. "Now I remember why I stopped teaching! Kids... they are all germ bags." But the maths and science teacher has come out fighting. She said: "I don't regret the comments I made...

‘Death Is Much Better Than Living With a Second Wife’ Mahmoud Ahmad, Arab News JEDDAH, 10 August 2006 — There’s a little saying among married women in Saudi Arabia. It goes like this: Death is much better than living with a second wife. Husbands who have crossed this line from one to more-than-one wife have encountered problems with their first wives. Sometimes these problems end up in violence. Women have resorted to stabbing or burning their husbands in their sleep. Men have discovered that taking on more than one wife has a downside. Polygamy is problematic that way. In a...

By Gail Mitchell LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Following a suicide attempt, R&B singer Houston has gouged out his eye while on an overseas performance junket.   A brief statement was released Wednesday by his Capitol Records label, saying only, "Our thoughts and prayers are with Houston during this tragic time." According to sources, the singer first attempted to jump out of a London hotel window last Thursday. Prevented from doing so by his security staff, Houston was locked in his room, at which time the injury occurred. No additional details as to his current condition or whereabouts have been disclosed....

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