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'Crabby cats are survivors': Frozen cat revived after found covered in ice

'Crabby cats are survivors': Frozen cat revived after found covered in ice

It was unclear how long Fluffy the cat had been in the snow, but its body temperature was below what the vet's thermometers could read.

  • by Angela Fritz

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Jail for vet who smuggled heroin to US in puppies
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Jail for vet who smuggled heroin to US in puppies

Colombian vet surgically implanted liquid heroin inside live puppies.

  • by Jackie Botts
'Presidential harassment': Trump lashes out as inquiries step up
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'Presidential harassment': Trump lashes out as inquiries step up

President Donald Trump has called Democratic investigations into his administration and business “ridiculous” and “presidential harassment”.

  • by Matthew Knott
Virginia's crisis deepens amid sex assault allegation, second blackface scandal
Racism

Virginia's crisis deepens amid sex assault allegation, second blackface scandal

The US state of Virginia is in chaos as its three top politicians remain under siege in separate scandals.

  • by Samantha Schmidt, Fenit Nirappil and Laura Vozzella
Trump's speech lacks global vision
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Editorial

Trump's speech lacks global vision

The State of the Union described a very small agenda.

'Narco-terrorist' allegedly moved drug money from Melbourne to the Taliban
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'Narco-terrorist' allegedly moved drug money from Melbourne to the Taliban

An alleged Afghan narco-terrorist boasted of wiring drug money around the world from Melbourne "within an hour", New York prosecutors allege.

  • by Rachel Olding
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'We already gave him refugee status': how murder suspect delayed extradition to US
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'We already gave him refugee status': how murder suspect delayed extradition to US

A global fugitive wanted in New York was able to delay his extradition for five years with the help of the Australian government.

  • by Rachel Olding
Was James Brown murdered? Push to have soul legend's death investigated
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Was James Brown murdered? Push to have soul legend's death investigated

Investigation urged amid doubts that the Godfather of Soul died of natural causes.

  • by Sara Moniuszko
Pelosi says House won't be intimidated over Trump inquiries
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Pelosi says House won't be intimidated over Trump inquiries

House Speaker deplores ''all-out threat' in President's State of the Union address.

Virginia Attorney-General says he also dressed in blackface
Racism

Virginia Attorney-General says he also dressed in blackface

Mark Herring has acknowledged that he put on dark make-up and wore a wig while a student.

Boy named Trump who fell asleep during State of the Union wakes a hero
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Boy named Trump who fell asleep during State of the Union wakes a hero

Some dubbed him a secret hero of the anti-Trump resistance, others said "we are all Joshua Trump".