UPDATE: AS many as 50 people are said to have been killed in a huge explosion at a US energy plant in Connecticut, a hospital spokesperson said.
A MOTHER drowned after being wrenched from her son by powerful floodwaters in central Queensland, after a 14-year-old disabled boy died when a car was swept away.
GOLD Coast police are in trouble again, accused of dressing as bandits to stage a prank robbery, leading to a tense gunpoint stand-off with undercover detectives.
SMARTER, English-speaking migrants who want to work in Australia will jump the queue under a major immigration shake-up to be announced today.
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This is the car in which a 14-year-old disabled boy was swept to his death at the weekend.
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SCANDAL-scarred golf star Tiger Woods is planning to return to the golf course and play in the Tavistock Cup next month, according to reports.
MISS something? In overnight sport, Chelsea eased back to the top of the Premier League and Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Dubai golf tournament.
HOPES of a close contest to begin a new one-day series were shot down in flames when West Indies folded meekly against Australia at the MCG last night.
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BLACK Saturday turned into Sunday mourning when a nation remembered the 173 people who perished in last year's devastating Victorian bushfires.
PEOPLE who complain of boredom are more likely to die young, and those with "high levels" of tedium are at higher risk of heart disease or stroke.
GOOGLE'S making the first phone able to translate foreign languages almost instantly - like the Babel Fish in The Hitchhiker¿s Guide to the Galaxy.
QUEENSLAND billionaire Clive Palmer was yesterday in Hong Kong putting the final touches on the $3 billion float of his private company Resourcehouse.
A GYMPIE mother has used her nursing skills to bring a cattle dog pup back to life using cardiopulmonary resuscitation after it was attacked by a 2m carpet snake.
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