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Neonatal Nurse Accused Of Killing 7 Infants In The U.K.

Prosecutors allege that Lucy Letby poisoned 17 babies either with insulin or by injecting them with air starting in June 2015. FacebookLucy Letby has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Starting in 2015, babies at Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, England, were dying at alarming rates — and no one knew why. Now, prosecutors allege that it was all because of 32-year-old neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who deliberately killed seven infants under her care.

New York's Hog Island Was A Popular Beach Spot Until It Disappeared Forever

Though no one is sure, Hog Island seems to have disappeared sometime during the 1920s.Hog Island’s origins are as mysterious as its demise. An 1895 New York Times article offered a creation story that sounds straight out of Greek mythology, claiming, “Hog Island rose from the ocean in a single night, thirty years ago.” Although the landmass off the southern coast of Long Island certainly reached the height of its popularity in the years after the Civil War, chances are that it formed slowly over the years as the ocean current swept sand outwards from the coast rather than springing into being overnight.

Philippine-American War, In 25 Devastating Photographs

Why more Americans should remember the largely forgotten Philippine-American War. Soldiers of the U.S. 17th Infantry head to the front lines. Circa 1899-1900.Historical/Getty Images Filipino tribesman pose with their weapons. Circa 1900.Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images American soldiers shoot at Filipino insurgents from the trenches. 1899.Interim Archives/Getty Images American soldiers survey the bodies of fallen Filipino soldiers. Circa 1900.Universal History Archive/Getty Images American soldiers receive 40,000 cases of hard tack (a type of biscuit).

Rare 14-Foot Giant Squid Found On South African Beach

"Honestly, it looked like a majestic prehistoric animal."Iziko Museums of South AfricaThis giant squid found recently clocked in at 14 feet long — and it hadn’t even reached maturity yet. Beachgoers in South Africa’s Britannia Bay were utterly stunned to discover a 14-foot-long giant squid dying on the sand last week. The creature was caught on camera by local man Richard Davies who said the squid was still breathing when he found it.

Remains On Canadian Beach Determined To Be Irish Famine Victims

The bones recovered from Canada's Cap-des-Rosiers beach indicated a diet low in protein and severe malnutrition, confirming they were very likely victims of the Great Famine of Ireland.Rodney Charman‘Below Deck’ by Rodney Charman depicts what life for emigrants at sea might’ve been like. Following a storm in 2011, the bones of three children washed ashore Canada’s Cap-des-Rosiers beach. When the remains of 18 others, mostly from women and children, were discovered by archaeologists on the same beach in 2016, experts knew something important was afoot.