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Crews remove Roger Taney statue from Maryland State House

Work crews have moved onto the grounds of the Maryland State House in Annapolis after midnight to remove a statue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.Taney, a Mar [...]

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Man barricades himself in Marrickville Sydney home siege

Dozens of police were attending the barricade situation in Marrickville, SydneyThey were notified of the incident around 1.20pm and the street locked down Negotiators were sent to [...]

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Twin Peaks actor charged with second degree murder

An actor who guest starred on an episode of Twin Peaks: The Return has been charged with attempted second degree murder after he allegedly tried to beat his girlfriend with a baseb [...]

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Al Capone’s favorite Arkansas hotel in disrepair may close

The Arlington Hotel and Spa has fallen into disrepair over the years It served as a mob hang out in the 1930's and was a favorite of Al Capone'sCapone had his own suite which can [...]

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Eatery fires server who wrote anti-Asian slur on receipt

Restaurant apologized on Thursday and fired a waiter after an Asian customer was given a receipt on which an offensive racial term was printed Cornerstone Café on Avenue B in Man [...]

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Qantas flight from Sydney makes emergency landing

Emergency services met the aircraft on arrival in Phoenix at 5pm local time Qantas spokesman said the flight was diverted due to a medical emergency The flight then departed arou [...]

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Man who harassed Hey Dad! star with child porn SPARED jail

A pro-pedophilia internet troll in Victoria who harassed Australian actress Sarah Monahan on Facebook has been spared a jail sentence.Luke Wallis, 34, harassed Monahan online in 20 [...]

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Schizophrenic father who slashed son’s throat let out

Aliya Zilic slit the throat of his three-year-old son Imran (pictured) and dumped his body down a mine shaft in outback South Australia in 2008A schizophrenic father who slit the [...]

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Family drove car over drawbridge as it raised beneath them

A family were forced to perform a terrifying car stunt better suited to an action movie than a relaxing vacation when the drawbridge they were on opened up beneath them.The Naphys [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line cancels far-right ‘rebel cruise’

Norwegian Cruise Line bowed to pressure from an anti-racist organization and canceled a scheduled trip booked by a far-right Canadian media outlet, it was reported on Thursday.The [...]

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Sydney traffic chaos cars are banked up on Harbour Bridge

Two people have been reported injured following flying debris from a construction site in Sydney's CBD with strong winds of up to 100km/h battering the city.Winds reaching 100km/h [...]

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EIGHT Australians caught up in the Barcelona terror attack

Eight Australians were caught up in the Barcelona terror attack - including two men who were hit by the attacker's van, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed.She said four h [...]

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Sydney Airport delays as baggage carousel stops working

Chaos at Sydney Airport as gale force winds batter area resulting in major delaysCommuters facing waits of up to 90 minutes to get through customers on FridayBaggage carousels at T [...]

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Jefferson Davis monument in Arizona tarred and feathered

A monument to Confederate president Jefferson Davis in Arizona has been tarred and feathered.The marker honoring the Confederacy's only president was found covered in the black tar [...]

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Tragic past of Michael Burdon, Tanja Ebert family revealed

Mr Burdon killed himself on Wednesday afternoon after extensive questioning by police. They were still on the property when he died, as were the couple's two young childrenThe susp [...]

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White supremacist removes shirt to evade counter-protester

A documentary filmmaker recorded footage on Saturday of a white supremacist at the Charlottesville rally take off his shirt in order to escape an anti-fascist protester who was cha [...]

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picture of All Black Aaron Smith’s airport disabled sex

Photos of the woman at the centre of the Aaron Smith sex scandal can finally be revealed, putting a face to the lawyer who claims Smith tried to buy her silence and pressured her [...]

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Man, 50, accused of sexually assaulting girl

Images have been released of David Carl Ewen who alleged sexually and indecently assaulted a three-year-old girl at a New South Wales Snowy Mountains chalet.David Carl Ewen's lawy [...]

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Woman, 37, missing nearly four days is rescued in Oregon

A mother missing for nearly four days was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on a cliff along the Oregon coast Wednesday. Heather Mounce was reported missing after family members had [...]

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Fox CEO denounces Trump’s reaction to Charlottesville

James Murdoch, the CEO of 21st Century Fox, slammed Trump's equivocating response to the Charlotteville violence in a letter to staff on Thursday.Murdoch, who is also the son of Fo [...]

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Roxy Jacenko and Oliver Curtis put on loved-up display

She's in the midst of planning her second wedding to husband Oliver Curtis.And Roxy Jacenko and her beau looked as loved-up as ever on Friday morning as they stepped out in Sydney. [...]

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Millennial panic- avocado shortage hits after Cali drought

A drought and excessive heat in California has made for a bleak avocado seasonPrices on the fruit skyrocket as the Golden State is the biggest supplier to the USOne supplier was se [...]

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Raiders Sean Smith charged with beating sister’s boyfriend

Sean Lee Smith, a 30-year-old NFL defensive player, faces three felony countsCops say he beat sister's boyfriend, Christopher Woods, and stomped his headOfficials haven't said what [...]

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Mother opens Coles baked beans to find just NINE inside

A Melbourne mum has been left in the lurch after finding her can of Coles baked beans contained just nine protein-full bites.Lauren Thomson was preparing breakfast for her four-yea [...]

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Game of Thrones star predicts HBO goes back to hard copy

Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau thinks it's time to turn back the clock.The 47-year-old actor, who promoted his new film Shot Caller at the Build Series New York City Thursd [...]

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Woman gives birth to 760g baby boy on way to hens party

A miracle baby born the size of a tub of butter, after his mum went into early labour when she caught a flight to a hen do, was saved by bubble wrap.Queensland lawyer Coby Foster, [...]

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House sells for more than $1 MILLION with strange feature

For anyone who has ever woken up needing to go to the bathroom in the middle of night but not wanted to make the cold journey to the toilet - this is the home for you.A sprawling f [...]

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Teen tries rope swing and flails to the ground in video

In a hilarious video posted in August 16, a teen trying to enjoy a rope swing suffered an embarrassing fall when he lost his grip and flopped to the groundThe boy's friends count h [...]

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Kelly Landry opens up about her marriage with Anthony Bell

Kelly Landry admits she and estranged husband Anthony Bell are still not on good terms, months after their very public split.The high-profile couple's marriage collapsed in Novembe [...]

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Surfer bro calls for cliffside monument to Paul Walker

A surfer bro prankster who previously called on a city council to erect a statue of Paul Walker now says that the late The Fast And The Furious actor should be honored with a giant [...]

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EpiPen maker settles with government in overbilling case

EpiPen maker Mylan has finalized a $465million government agreement settling allegations it overbilled Medicaid for its emergency allergy injectors for a decade.The charges were br [...]

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Scooter drives straight into giant sinkhole in China

Scooter drove straight into a huge sinkhole that opened up on Chinese streetThey were distracted by their phone and did not see it until they fellA man was seen rushing to warn the [...]

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Australian witness in Barcelona attack cheats death again

A young Australian woman has cheated death for the third time this year after terrorist attacks took place in three different cities that she was travelling through.Julia Monaco, 2 [...]

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Woman has 10 haircuts in 10 days in leadup to chemotherapy

When Sydney mother, Talia Gill, was faced with the prospect of losing her luscious locks to chemotherapy, she made a decision to take control of the situation and fearlessly embrac [...]

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Sydney’s mayor chided for spending lavishly on NYE party

Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore has come under fire for reportedly planning on spending $621,500 of taxpayers money on an upcoming New Year's Eve party.The grand celebration fund [...]

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Captain in USS Fitzgerald crash removed from duty

The highest ranking naval leaders who were aboard the USS Fitzgerald when the ship crashed in June off the coast of Japan, will be removed from duty. Adm. William Moran, the vice [...]