Watercraft collision kills father, 8-year-old son in New Jersey

A father and his 8-year-old son, visiting the Jersey Shore on Independence Day weekend, were killed when their personal watercraft slammed into another watercraft as they rounded a sharp turn, investigators said.

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The father and son were visiting Patcong Creek in Somers Point from Maryland, according to police, who said they were investigating the incident Sunday. The water was crowded with boats at the time of the crash Saturday afternoon, witnesses said.

The front of one of the vehicles was smashed open when investigators took it out of the water.

Tiger kills caretaker in Spanish nature park

An

 animal caretaker has been found dead in a nature park in the southern Spanish town of Benidorm after she was attacked by a tiger for reasons that remain unclear.

The deadly attack occurred at 5 p.m. Saturday, when the Red Cross received a call from local police, informing them that a woman had been attacked by the tiger in his cage.

Ambulances rushed to the scene, but the body of the caretaker was found shortly after workers at the Terra Natura de Benidorm nature park were able to anesthetize the feline.

Police are investigating the death.

DJ Obi’s Sets New World Record For Straight DJing At 229 Hours 58 Minutes…Ends Early For Medical Reasons

Yesterday [July 2] at 1.28pm record breaking Nigerian DJ – DJ Obi’s 240 attempt at a new record came to an end on the advice of his doctors.

DJ Obi who broke the current 200 hour record on Friday has set a new record with a marathon DJ set of 229 hours and 58 minutes of straugh DJing.

We are sure that the DJ who has captured the attention of Nigerians at home and abroad is catching up on some much needed sleep while his team verifies his new record with Guinness World Record’s office.

As it stands now DJ Obi has set a new record with 229 hours and 58 minutes of straight DJing! Just 11 hours short of his goal of 240 hours. Talk about inspirational!

Graphic Photos: Reverend killed by herdsmen in Nassarawa State

According to @uncanny_sam, who shared the photos on twitter, his uncle Reverend Zakariya was killed by herdsmen in Obi LGA of Nassarawa State on June 30.

"We have become preys that's hunted by a marauding beast in our land. I will keep shouting till justice is done. How long will we suffer this, he left a very young family, 3 of his children are currently in the university" he tweeted.

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hilarious photos of kids asleep in all sorts of odd places

Kids may bullet around like a bundle of unending energy but like these pictures show, when they're maxed out, they just drop wherever they may be and its off to dreamland. Parents have shared photos of their adorable tots asleep anywhere but in their comfy beds, one little fella is even snoozing at the wheels. The photos have been submitted to a UK online bed retailer Time4Sleep, which is searching for the sleepiest tot in the UK. More photos after the cut.

Member of Oyo state House of Assembly assassinated

A member of the Oyo state House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen at his residence in Alakia, Egbeda Local government area in Oyo state yesterday July 1st at about 11pm.


According to family sources, three gunmen had trailed the car of the lawmaker and followed him to his house where they opened fire on him as he came down from his vehicle. He was rushed to Toun Hospital along Iwo road where he was confirmed dead. Th spokesperson of the Oyo state police command confirmed the incident and said the police was on the trail of the assassins.

22 of the most beautiful pictures of the world

A view of the Italian countryside at Bagno Vignoni, near Siena in central Italy.REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/THI

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In an effort to remind others of that, Business Insider highlighted photos from a previous article on Instagram and asked our readers to tag us in return using the hashtag #BIBeautifulPlanet.

We received an overwhelming response from all over the world.

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