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Jury asks yet another question
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Putin’s blunt, fiery message
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‘Bigger than Ronda Rousey’
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Is it more dangerous if Trump loses?
A DONALD Trump defeat has sparked fears of a backlash from voters who remain angry their voices have not been heard. What could really happen come November 9?
Law catches up to vain teenage fugitive
TEENAGE Facebook escapee Amy Sharp was on the run when she made a bizarre request of police on Facebook. Now she’s behind bars.
‘I never expected a reaction like this’
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Mortgage delinquency at 3-year high
MORE and more mortgage holders are falling behind with their repayments, with the situation deteriorating in every state and territory.
‘I could hear my skin flapping as I ran’
A MORBIDLY obese woman who weighed in at 183kg at her heaviest ditched her favourite treat and lost a staggering 100kg.
Fence erected around autistic kids
ELISA escaped for five hours earlier this year and her parents, struggling to cope, locked her in. The family was found dead on Monday.
Dead Sea Scroll fragments ‘suspicious’
QUESTIONS have been raised about the authenticity of 70 supposedly new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls — and it’s the message on one that has raised eyebrows.
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LINDSAY Lohan’s recent humanitarian visit to Syrian refugee camps in Turkey bizarrely ties in to her new nightclub in Athens.
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Accused murderer: Mum killed toddler
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Adidas hits Nike where it hurts
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Trump’s unusual job for Obama’s brother
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We know who cut Assange’s internet
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Europe hours away from Mars landing
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The Punisher’s smackdown to US
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Michelle Obama goes out with a bang in gold Versace dress
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‘Breaking point on a daily basis’
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Does stress really cause cancer?
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Model trolled after losing 114kg
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Dating rules you should know
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The country too popular for its own good
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Tom Hanks wins apology over Meg Ryan affair claims
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Everything wrong with new Ghostbusters
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Actors who bluffed their way into movies
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Bruce Willis’ daughter’s NSFW shoot
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Boy breaks down in tears over Obama exit
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Vodafone to launch home broadband
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This park is actually a secret motorway
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Apple’s next big thing: a pot plant
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Property set to become ‘worst investment’
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Airbnb gets tick of approval
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Why you can’t get a payrise
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Roxy no show at husband’s appeal
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Flunked school, now they’re rich
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Siddle hits back at de Villiers
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