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The secret lives of 'soft-swinging' Mormon wives
6 Sep 2024The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picks up on a TikTok drama for the ages: a group of women embroiled in a Mormon swinging scandal. Video
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Trump vows to establish government efficiency commission headed by Musk
6 Sep 2024The Republican presidential candidate announced his plans for if he wins the US election during a speech.
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case
6 Sep 2024Biden, the son of the US President, was due to go on trial today on tax-related charges.
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Ugandan runner Cheptegei dies after attack by boyfriend
5 Sep 2024Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, the head of the country's Olympics committee said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.
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Macron names former Brexit negotiator as new French PM
6 Sep 2024The decision comes after weeks of drawn-out talks following an inconclusive snap election.
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UK prosecutors end Harvey Weinstein indecent assault case
6 Sep 2024The prosecutors say there is no realistic chance of securing a conviction against the former Hollywood producer.
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German police kill gunman near Israeli consulate
5 Sep 2024The incident came on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games attack, when Palestinian gunmen murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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Rome considering limiting tourist access to Trevi Fountain
5 Sep 2024Crowds at the fountain are becoming "very difficult to manage", the mayor says.
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Raygun's first interview: 'The energy and vitriol that people had was pretty alarming'
5 Sep 2024The Australian B-Girl was pilloried online and in mainstream media after her Olympic outing in Paris.
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'Efforts to strip Taiwan of its status' labelled 'deeply concerning'
4 Sep 2024Last week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit ended dramatically when China demanded the conference communique be changed to eliminate a reference to Taiwan.
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Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
5 Sep 2024The government unveiled 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems and has opened consultation over whether to make them mandatory.
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Australian man dies after spending 15 hours unconscious in gym shower
5 Sep 2024Giuliano Pirone suffered a brain injury and had been in an induced coma, on life support, at a Perth hospital for two weeks.
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14-year-old student arrested as four killed in US school shooting
5 Sep 2024The shooting has jolted the United States with its first mass campus shooting since the start of the school year.
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Trudeau weakened after main ally unexpectedly pulls support
5 Sep 2024The small party helping keep Trudeau's minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support.
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Grenfell Tower report finds 'decades of failure'
5 Sep 2024A public inquiry blamed the deadly disaster on failings by government, the construction industry and most of all the firms involved in fitting the flammable cladding.
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Elle Macpherson reveals she had cancer
4 Sep 2024The Australian supermodel was diagnosed after having a lump removed.
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US charges RT employees in crackdown on election influence efforts
5 Sep 2024Officials say an American company was paid by Russian state media network RT to produce online content to influence the 2024 presidential election.
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Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute
4 Sep 2024Authorities say soldiers were among those killed as a rescue operation continues.
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Elton John reveals infection left him with limited vision
4 Sep 2024"I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye," the British singer-songwriter said.
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Is NZ's immigration 'set up' to take in climate migrants from the Pacific?
It is predicted 50,000 Pasifika people could lose their homes each year due to climate change.
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At least 12 migrants dead after boat capsizes in English Channel
4 Sep 2024Rescue operations were underway to find two people still missing.
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US researchers find probable launch site of Russia's new nuclear-powered missile
3 Sep 2024The 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile is touted by President Vladimir Putin as "invincible".
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Kimchi under threat from climate change
Scientists, farmers and manufacturers say the quality and quantity is suffering due to rising temperatures.
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Far right takes first German state election win since WWII
3 Sep 2024With a year to go to national elections, the results are nonetheless likely to foment tensions in a coalition riven by ideological differences.
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