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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Graham Dwyer’s wife speaks in court, a New York building has partially collapsed and a Lotto winner says she plans to get Dermot Bannon to renovate her home.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

IRELAND

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INTERNATIONAL

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#COLLAPSE: A New York building has partially collapsed on Manhattan’s west side.

#NAVY: A former US Marine has been convicted for the deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and another man at a shooting range two years ago.

#AUSTRALIA: Three men chose to have their arms “amputated” to get robotic replacements.

#MARIJUANA: Jamaica has legalised ‘ganja’ (no, it wasn’t always legit).

#REALLY COLD: This is what Manhattan looks like surrounded by ice.

INNOVATION

  • Reddit has put its foot down on revenge porn and stolen nude pics by banning all sexual imagery posted without consent. [TheJournal.ie]
  • Did you know we’re getting an Irish tricolour Emoji? [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Astronauts performed a seven hour spacewalk on ISS today. [TheJournal.ie]

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