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Arthritis
Teen dies after terminal cancer misdiagnosed as arthritis
yahoo.com - Brooke Rolfe
A teenager whose symptoms were initially thought to be caused by arthritis has died after doctors discovered a cancerous tumour on her spinal …
Yahoo
Students accused of putting 'bodily fluids' into crepes made for teachers
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A group of students have been accused of adding their bodily fluids to food served up for several of their teachers. The disturbing revelation came …
Walking
Salim Mehajer 'hours away' from walking out of prison
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
Disgraced Sydney businessman Salim Mehajer could be just hours from walking from a NSW prison after 11 months behind bars for electoral fraud. The …
Horses
Woman, 24, critically injured after falling from horse in the United Arab Emirates
yahoo.com - Yahoo News Australia
A young woman who was seriously injured while riding a horse in the United Arab Emirates will be stranded there until she can pay off her huge …
Adelaide
Young mum dies in horrific Adelaide house fire
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An Adelaide community is in mourning following the death of a young mum in a house fire. Liliane Castillo, 37, was at her home in Paralowie in …
Policing
Woman feared paralysed after freak flying fox accident
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There are fears a woman might be left paralysed following an accident on a flying fox. The woman, 37, was at a family gathering at a property on …
St Kilda
Shocking moment drug user shoots up in laundromat
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Shocking video has emerged of alleged drug users in Melbourne using laundromats and public places as makeshift drug dens. Residents of Melbourne’s …
'He's the king': Children's heart-warming goodbye to school janitor
yahoo.com - Nadine Carroll
Hundreds of schoolchildren gave their favourite staff member a send off fit for royalty as 83-year-old ‘Mr John’ prepared to retire. Sand Hill Primary …
iTunes
Woman who stopped to help crash victim hit by a car
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A woman has been hit by a vehicle after stopping to help the victim of a car crash. The woman aged in her 20s had stopped at a crash scene, east of …
Lego
'Looks like a Lego character': Police mocked for suspect sketch
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Police are being mocked for issuing a computer-generated image of a suspect who “looks like a Lego character”. A man is being sought after it’s …
Greenville, SC
Dad kills daughter after mistaking her for an intruder
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A woman has been shot and killed by her father her mistook her for an intruder. Nadeja Jermainequa Pressley, 23, entered her home in Greenville …
Meteorites
Extraordinary moment police CCTV captures meteor shower
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Residents in Central Australia were left a little shaken when the night sky lit up like daylight, and a fast moving flash of bright blue light …
'Go to NZ': TV host's abrupt message for Labor voters complaining about election result
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Labor supporters saying they are going to move to New Zealand in the wake of Saturday’s election results have been given a blunt message. Sunrise …
Tanya Plibersek will NOT contest the Labor leadership
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Tanya Plibersek has announced she will not run for the Labor leadership. Ms Plibersek said she had received support from across the party to be …
'What a waste of money': Shoppers hit out at 'creepy' Woolworths robot
yahoo.com - Nadine Carroll
Shoppers at Woolworths were not expecting to bump in to the future when they were picking up groceries, and they have mixed feelings over the latest …
Cardboard
Why this woman is travelling with a cardboard cut out of her husband
yahoo.com - Yahoo News Australia
When Michelle Bourke’s husband died of cancer in 2016, she didn’t let their dream of travelling the world together die as well. The Melbourne-based …
Policing
Police had no tasers when man was fatally shot at Sydney's Central station
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
None of the four police officers involved in the shooting death of an armed man at Sydney's busiest train station had a Taser at the time, an inquest …
Australian News
The new rule which will make travelling to the UK easier than ever for Aussies
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
Travellers touching down in the United Kingdom will spend less time waiting in immigration queues with the introduction of electronic passport gates …
New South Wales
New crackdown on drink-drivers comes into effect today
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Drink-drivers will be the target of a new police crackdown which comes into effect today. New laws introduced in NSW will see drink-drivers lose their …
Cerebral Palsy
Severely disabled teenager choked to death on glove, inquest hears
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
A severely disabled teenage girl who choked on a latex glove while in respite care had a fixation with putting things in her mouth, particularly …
Dallas, TX
Chilling doorbell cam footage shows kidnapper driving off with young girl
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Shocking footage captured from a tiny doorbell camera has shown the moment a mother fell from a vehicle driving away with her abducted daughter …
Boats
Six-metre great white shark circles small boat off WA
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A fishing trip took a frightening turn for two mates after a monster great white shark started circling their boat. Grayden Sharp shared a terrifying …
Percussion
Slipknot's Shawn Crahan announces tragic death of daughter, 22
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Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan is mourning the death of his youngest daughter Gabrielle over the weekend. The band’s co-founder and percussionist …
Hot Chocolate
Man with milk allergy nearly dies after given hot chocolate at McDonald's
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A paramedic nearly died after suffering a severe allergic reaction to dairy after he was mistakenly served a hot chocolate instead of black coffee at …
Koala
Koalas declared 'functionally extinct'
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The national koala population has been labelled “functionally extinct” in a confronting report by the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) who are …
USDOT
Car passenger impaled by tripod thrown from highway overpass
yahoo.com - Associated Press
Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento …
Policing
Husband charged after woman found with fatal stab wounds near Sydney hospital
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
A 60-year-old man has been charged with fatally stabbing his wife after she died shortly after finishing her shift at a hospital in Sydney’s eastern …
Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison's Coalition set to secure 76 seat majority after federal election
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
Scott Morrison's Liberal-National coalition is edging closer to a majority after Saturday's federal election. As of Monday morning, the Coalition …
Malcolm Turnbull
Liberals to declare win in key Sydney seat
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
Independent federal MP Kerryn Phelps is expected to concede defeat to Liberal Party candidate Dave Sharma in the high-profile Sydney seat of …