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LONDON - One of the greatest pennant races in the history of the Olympics is a done deal, with two days left on the schedule. It turns out the women's water polo team, or maybe boxer Claressa Shields, was America's Bucky Dent.
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Dethroned pole vault champion Steve Hooker has vowed to return to the pinnacle of the sport despite a wretched Olympic title defence.
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Toovey plays down impressive Manly Updated: 11:55, Saturday August 11, 2012 It was a performance that put the rest of the competition firmly on notice, but Manly coach Geoff Toovey insists the Sea Eagles are still a long way from reaching full flight ...
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JAMES PACKER'S casino operation, Crown Ltd, reported a 53 per cent increase in reported net profit to $513.3 million for the year to June 30, boosted by a winning streak against VIP gamblers.
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ELIZABETH JACKSON: Australian sailor Malcolm Page has cemented his place as the country's most successful Olympic sailor. Overnight in London Malcolm Page, along with his partner Matthew Belcher, took out gold in the 470 class event.
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By Phil Vinter A glimpse into the brutal way warriors proved their prowess 3600 has been unearthed in Egypt. Archaeologists excavating a palace in the ancient city of Avaris have dug up four pits containing 16 large right hands believed to have been ...
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A 20-year-old tourist from Australia has been charged in a Hawaii personal watercraft collision that killed a California teen, Honolulu police said Friday.
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FAIR LAWN (NEW JERSEY): When MaryAnn Sahoury agreed to appear with her month-old daughter in a breast-feeding instructional video, she saw an opportunity to help women who had trouble getting their babies to nurse.
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The United States accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Friday of deep involvement in the Syrian government's violent campaign to crush the uprising there, asserting that Hezbollah has trained and advised government forces inside Syria and ...
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BEIJING - Gu Kailai, the wife of one of China's most ambitious leaders, plotted with allies, including the local police chief, to protect her son from what she saw as the blackmail demands of the British business associate she confessed in court to ...
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AUTHORITIES have intercepted another two asylum seeker boats carrying a total of 55 people. Navy patrol boat ACV Hervey Bay stopped the two vessels, one northwest of the Cocos Islands and one to the north.
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SYDNEY is cleaning up after a night of ferocious winds which brought down trees and ripped roofs of buildings. About 300 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers are out across Sydney and surrounding areas repairing the damage done to cars, ...
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THE carbon tax will drive up inflation in the next 18 months but the high Australian dollar and a fresh eurozone crisis are stronger threats to the economy, the Reserve Bank has warned.
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US stocks rose for the fifth week, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index the longest rally since March, amid better-than-expected earnings and optimism that global central banks will take actions to stimulate growth.
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Federal Police have issued a stern warning to computer hackers who have been trying to crash Australian government websites. Hacking movement Anonymous has been credited with infiltrating government and company websites across the world, ...
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Longer than usual call wait times for Australian telco customers are being blamed on severe flooding in the Philippines capital Manila, which has played havoc with call centres.
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THE perils of modern dependence on internet-linked gadgets and digitally-stored memories is a hot topic in the wake of a hack who wiped clean a Wired reporter's devices.
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission finished a settlement with Facebook on Friday over allegations that the company had violated its privacy policy, and in the process said it would re-examine its own practice of allowing companies to settle ...
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When you think of a Hollywood "character actor", he's usually the fat best friend, the odd-looking serial killer, or the surprise turncoat - he provides a foil for comedy, pathos and action.
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AAP Geelong coach Chris Scott has labelled Perth supporters as the worst in the AFL, declaring he would never want to take his kids to a match at Patersons Stadium.
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Is Usain Bolt on way to becoming the most loved black personality this part of the non-athletic world? Apart from his path-breaking craft, something that first draws us to him, there is a strange humanity to the man that perhaps makes us want him to ...
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FORMER world No.1s and fierce rivals Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh have pushed into a tie for the lead after the second round of the US PGA Championship in South Carolina.
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Gold Coast's ambitions of playing NRL finals football suffered a massive blow with their defeat by Melbourne compounded by a heavy injury toll which includes the loss of prop Luke Bailey for the season.
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BMX silver medallist Sam Willoughby has captured the hearts of young Australian tweeters, sending him towards the top of the trending list.
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About 200 boats have formed a flotilla on Hobart's River Derwent to rally against a super trawler to be based on Tasmania's north-west coast.
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Marijuana causes brain damage - study Updated: 04:44, Friday August 10, 2012 Australian scientists say they have proof that persistent heavy marijuana use damages the brain's memory and learning capacity.
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AUSTRALIA has a new national health priority area - dementia. The first priority areas, set down in 1996, were cardiovascular health, cancer control, injury prevention and control, and mental health.
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