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TO ONLOOKERS, he looked like any DIY dad doing repairs. All the while, he was building a gas chamber to poison his family.
China’s gone nuts for Weet-Bix
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Scandalous life of Playboy prince
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Bashed policewoman speaks out
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‘Stop whining’: Barack Obama mocks Trump
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This park is actually a secret motorway
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Kidnapped girls unwilling to leave captors
AS NIGERIAN officials negotiate the release of another 83 of the kidnapped schoolgirls, more than 100 don’t want leave their Boko Haram captors.
Benji Marshall set for shock move
BENJI Marshall is reportedly set to be thrown a lifeline by one club as the veteran playmaker seeks an NRL swan song.
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DONALD Trump has made some pretty wild claims in the last few days, saying the whole world is against him. Is there any truth to it, or is it all bluster?
‘I’d felt like murdering for a while’
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Hidden video damaging for Clinton
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Showdown with suicide bomber
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Bigamist dies after third wife discovers he’s seeking a fourth
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Model told to ‘kill herself’
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‘Sex and the City cost me my marriage’
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How many smashed avos to buy a house?
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Danish royals’ entertaining new stamp
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Best places to escape nuclear war
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Could Titanic’s sister ship become a theme park?
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Hitler’s house to be knocked down
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Tourists, stop making fools of yourselves
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Why windows don’t always match seats
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Tupac, Janet Jackson, given Hall of Fame nod
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Heath’s little girl looks just like him
AS she nears her 11th birthday, Michelle Williams’ daughter with the late Heath Ledger is looking more and more like dad.
Whatever happened to Vanessa Amorosi?
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Candy Crush to become TV game show
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Pivotal Star Wars scene finally explained
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The tech that Apple just can’t crack
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NBN speeds could be 900 times faster
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An end to infertility?
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‘Secret chambers’ likely in Great Pyramid
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‘Dog’s breakfast’: Powerball winner under fire
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The murky world of high-rollers
THE jailing of Crown staff exposes the links between organised crime and high-rolling gamblers casinos want to lure to Australia.
Families hit out at Bob the builder
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Another cost for NSW homebuyers
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$180 fine for parking across own driveway
A MAN who parked his car across his driveway to stop other drivers doing the same has been slapped with a $180 fine.
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Verdict handed down on Bathurst 1000 appeal
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Waugh’s take on sledging drama
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‘Cheated in worst contract in history’
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