WASHINGTON – The United States is deeply conflicted along political and racial lines, while Singapore stands out as one of the least divided societies despite…
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Texas governor Covid vaccine mandate ban is all 'politics': Biden administration
Texas’ Republican governor has banned coronavirus vaccine mandates in his state, and Florida’s Republican governor has floated a similar law – moves that the Biden…
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Parents sue schools that ended mask mandates after their children contract Covid
Parents are suing two school districts over their coronavirus safety protocols, claiming the officials did not do enough to protect their children from getting infected…
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Elk roamed hills with tyre stuck around its neck for two years
An elusive elk that wandered the hills of Colorado with a car tyre around its neck for two years has finally been freed. The four-and-a-half-year-old,…
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National Coming Out Day: Joe Biden calls for defeat of anti-LGBT law
President Joe Biden on National Coming Out Day called for anti-LGBT bills in state legislatures to be defeated and for the Senate to pass the…
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Engineer accused of trying to sell nuclear sub data in peanut butter sandwich
A US Navy nuclear submarine engineer has been charged with passing military secrets to a ‘foreign power’ – via a peanut butter sandwich. Jonathan Toebbe…
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Beaches in southern California city to reopen after oil spill
CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – Beaches in a southern California city that were shut because of an oil spill last week are set to reopen on Monday…
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Winds delay Blue Origin's space launch with actor William Shatner
KENT, WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin said on Sunday (Oct 10) it had pushed this week’s launch target of its New…
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Vet filmed himself having sex with dogs and posted videos online
A vet who sexually abused dogs and posted bestiality videos online has been jailed for more than 21 years. Prentiss Madden treated animals at his…
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Haiti condemns Trump's 'racist' comments towards migrants
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – Haiti has denounced what it says were “racist” remarks from former US president Donald Trump that migrants from the island nation entering…
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Texas reinstates ban on abortions day after they resume
A federal appeals court has allowed Texas to temporarily reinstate America’s strictest abortion law. The ruling by the New Orleans-based court came a day after clinics…
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UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The UN Human Rights Council on Friday (Oct 8) recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally…
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An Expert on the Criminal Mind, Now He’s Suspected in an Arson Spree
Amid a series of arson incidents across Northern California this year, a criminology professor was charged with setting a patch of the Sierra Nevada forest…
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US Senate greenlights stop-gap deal to avert debt default
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States Senate voted on Thursday (Oct 7) to stave off a credit default that would have sparked a recession and…
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