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A massive sinkhole swallows parts of two homes' front yards, a footpath and edge of a street, leaving a ute dangling on its edge in the Philadelphia.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, accidents---other, united-states
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Out with the old and in with the new! The DC Wash Up is back and ready to break down the first days of the Trump Administration. North America Bureau Chief Zoe Daniel and producer Roscoe Whalan welcome new North America correspondent Conor Duffy to the team and are joined by a special guest, The Australian's Cameron Stewart. From trade to immigration to inauguration crowd sizes - it's been a "yuuuge" week.
Topics: us-elections, united-states
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Mary Tyler Moore played fledgling feminist Mary Richardson on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Topics: television, united-states
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Authorities in the US state of Utah are investigating why railroad crossing arms weren't down and lights and bells were off when a passenger train smashed through a semi-trailer.
Topics: rail, road, united-states
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| UpdatedA large sinkhole opened up in a Philadelphia neighbourhood in the United States, partially swallowing a ute and forcing evacuation.
Topics: accidents, accidents---other, united-states
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| UpdatedTiger Woods' return to action at Torrey Pines has golf excited, and world number one Aussie Jason Day is no exception.
Topics: golf, sport, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks through 20,000 points for the first time, thanks to some business-friendly policy decisions by US President Donald Trump and strong corporate earnings results.
Topics: stockmarket, business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, markets, currency, futures, united-states, australia
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| UpdatedMary Tyler Moore, who helped change the way women were portrayed on TV — from suburban housewife to independent career woman — dies at the age of 80.
Topics: television, arts-and-entertainment, death, actor, united-states
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Topics: world-politics, united-states
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Moonlight's sophisticated depiction of conflicted masculinity deserves to beat La La Land for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump signs directives to build a wall along the country's border with Mexico and crack down on cities that shield illegal immigrants, proceeding quickly on sweeping and divisive plans to curb immigration and boost national security.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, united-states, mexico
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| UpdatedChina uses a US television network interview to send its strongest message yet to Donald Trump that it will not back down on its claims in the South China Sea.
Topics: world-politics, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, territorial-disputes, business-economics-and-finance, trade, china, asia, united-states
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| Updated"Semi-synthetic" bacteria with a six-letter genetic code — the natural G, T, C, A bases and an additional synthetic X and Y base pair — are successfully engineered by scientists.
Topics: genetics, science-and-technology, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Turnbull Government is confident the future of Australia's one-off refugee deal will not be affected by US President Donald Trump's expected temporary ban on most refugees.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, australia, united-states
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Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks with ABC after US President Donald Trump signed executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.
Topics: world-politics, environmental-impact, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump is poised to sign orders imposing a temporary ban on most refugees, and suspending visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to US sources.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, community-and-society, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedBadlands National Park in South Dakota deletes several tweets on climate change statistics hours after posting them, following several gag orders and suspensions on US federal agencies by President Donald Trump's new administration.
Topics: world-politics, environment, government-and-politics, social-media, united-states
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| UpdatedAdelaide BMX rider Sam Willoughby has been discharged from a specialist rehab hospital in the United States, as he continues to recover from a serious spinal injury.
Topics: cycling, united-states, australia, sa, adelaide-5000
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US President Donald Trump signs orders to advance the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which was at the centre of the Standing Rock protests.
Topics: world-politics, united-states
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at London's Ecuadorian embassy since 2012, moves to clarify his offer to be extradited to the United States following alleged whistleblower Chelsea Manning's sentence being commuted.
Topics: security-intelligence, internet-culture, hacking, england, united-states, australia
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Julian Assange moves to clarify his offer to be extradited to the United States following alleged whistleblower Chelsea Manning's sentence being commuted.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, united-states
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| UpdatedTreasurer Scott Morrison outlines an "Australia first" trade policy after US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership using similar language.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, trade, world-politics, international-law, us-elections, united-states, australia, asia
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Wall Street sees its best day this year as US investors shrug off the uncertainty over President Donald Trump and focus instead on company profit results.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, banking, markets, currency, futures, stockmarket, money-and-monetary-policy, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union, australia
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US President Donald Trump stands by his belief millions of people voted illegally in the US election "based on studies and evidence", the White House says.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, united-states