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Aged care royal commission report condemns system as unsafe, reveals 'shocking tale of neglect'

The first report from the 10-month royal commission into aged-care standards offers blunt condemnation of the system, describing it as "unkind and uncaring" and fails to deliver safe care.



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Sydney news: Hot, windy weather prompts total fire ban, and new research into perils of smartphone use

MORNING BRIEFING: Temperatures are set to soar to over 30 degrees Celsius in some places as firefighters stare down a difficult 48 hours on the east coast. Plus a Russian national is wanted for a double stabbing in Sydney's south.



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Pentagon: Coronavirus Hospitalizations ‘Permanently Disqualify’ U.S. Military Recruits

Applicants who have tested positive for the virus but did not require hospitalization will still be allowed to enlist





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Beyoncé & Meg Thee Stallion Will Be Honored By Houston



"Houston Hotties we’re getting a dayyyy!"




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Megan Thee Stallion's Message To Her Late Mother



"I’ve been trying to figure it out on my own."




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Megan Thee Stallion Secures First Top 10 Hit With "Savage"



"I really want to cry right now like oh my god!!!!"




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Report says Ashley ‘Ms. Minnie’ Ross At Fault in Fatal Crash



She lost control of her car and swerved lanes, report says




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Secret Service Agent Talks About Protecting Michelle Obama



He gave a rare interview for “Becoming.”




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New remote medical norms land in San Francisco digital health firm's wheelhouse

Omada Health founder and CEO Sean Duffy had an a-ha moment about digital health when he saw his mother start asking her doctor for FaceTime appointments. “That’s when I realized we are in a different world right now,” he said.




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Amazon and Microsoft are trash talking each other over a DoD contract

The Department of Defense needs technology experts to migrate its roughly 500 disparate cloud environments into a unified system to help the military work better and faster. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract -- which has bee...




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Capitals cut ties with Brendan Leipsic after leak of disparaging and misogynistic social media comments


The former Leafs forward commented on the physical appearances of Vancouver forward Tanner Pearson’s wife and Edmonton captain Connor McDavid’s girlfriend. He also called Capitals linemates Garnet Hathaway and Nick Dowd losers.




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CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season


CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said the CFL lost collectively about $20 million last year and its future is “very much in jeopardy.”




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Google fires four for accessing internal documents. Workers say it's retaliation

Google terminated four employees for what the tech firm said were "repeated violations of our data security policies." At least one of them, Rebecca Rivers, had spoken out publicly against company initiatives including Google's past work with government agencies.




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Column: These holiday scams are heavy on naughty, totally lacking in nice

From gift-card rackets to online fraud, consumers are under near-constant assault amid what some analysts are calling the country's first-ever trillion-dollar holiday season.




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Markazi: 'Last Dance': Magic talks about G.O.A.T.s Jordan, Bryant

Episode 5 of 'The Last Dance' is dedicated to Kobe Bryant. It features Magic Johnson recalling Michael Jordan's relationship with Bryant.




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Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson: Who is the best trash talker?

The zingers flew as Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning and Phil Mickelson hyped their upcoming golf match. Which legend talked the best smack?




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Loose Women's Christine Lampard recalls 'scary' trip to hospital with daughter

Christine Lampard explained on today's Loose Women that she had to take her baby daughter to hospital last week




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Bride's mum has brutal reaction to daughter's wedding dress picked to please her

Jenny and her mum Jacky have very different ideas about what she should wear on her big day - so they turn to Gok Wan for help




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Britain's Got Talent choir D Day Juniors honours war heroes with powerful song

Britain's Got Talent's choir D Day Juniors sang a moving original song to thank WWII veterans for giving their lives




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Britain's Got Talent choir D-Day Juniors remember a generation of heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent on ITV features inspiring children's choir D-Day Juniors who remember the heroes of generations past




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New stamps, digital project mark centenary of Group of Seven's debut

On the 100th anniversary of the Group of Seven's inaugural exhibit, the influential art collective is being recognized with efforts putting their distinctively Canadian paintings in front of a fresh crop of art lovers.




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Man taken to hospital with head injury after 'violent disturbance' in Chorlton

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault



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Man in hospital after jumping from window of block of flats to escape fire

The fire started in the kitchen of a second floor flat on Wendon Road, in Baguley



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Study finds breathing and talking contribute to COVID-19 spread

Current knowledge about the role of aerosols in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 warrants urgent attention. Current guidance and public health information has slowly shifted focus towards aerosols as a transmission pathway - predominantly associated with breathing and talking by asymptomatic individuals.




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Using digital twins to design more sustainable cities

Over the past several years, a collaboration at HLRS has been developing a digital twin of Herrenberg, a small city just outside of Stuttgart, Germany. The Herrenberg study has already provided valuable information for city planners and government officials in the state of Baden-Württemberg, and paves the way for improving the model to include additional kinds of data.




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Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds

Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they're discharged.




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Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe

A new study has identified thousands of incidents of previously rare or unprecedented extreme heat/humidity combinations in parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, South America and North America, including in the US Gulf Coast region.




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How does the brain link events to form a memory? Study reveals unexpected mental processes

The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice published today in Neuron, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links.




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Neandertals were choosy about making bone tools

Evidence continues to mount that the Neandertals, who lived in Europe and Asia until about 40,000 years ago, were more sophisticated people than once thought. A new study from UC Davis shows that Neandertals chose to use bones from specific animals to make a tool for specific purpose: working hides into leather.




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Talent is key to school turnarounds

New research has shown that the key to implementing successful reform in low-performing schools is hiring and retaining effective principals and teachers.




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Charity warns of 'mental illness timebomb' as calls increase by 200%

The number of callers to the charity SANE’s telephone helpline has increased by 200 percent since the lockdown began.




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Eating disorder sufferer’s anguish shines light on mental health provision

Emily Nuttall, 26, has sought help from charities such as Mind and Beat to help her cope with mental health problems during lockdown.




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At least eight dead and thousands taken to hospital after chemical leak in India

The incident led to panic among locals within a three-kilometre radius.




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Spread of coronavirus in hospitals and care homes is the big problem, writes Robert Peston

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.




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Nine veterans die with Covid-19 at Royal Chelsea Hospital

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw revealed the losses ahead of VE Day on Friday.




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Cars could ‘talk’ to each other to warn of dangers using 5G, experts predict

Researchers said a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is feasible within the next few years using 5G.




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US is on coronavirus trajectory similar to Italy, Mike Pence says

The US Vice-President said the White House's models for the coronavirus pandemic show the country on a trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.




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As Italy teeters, EU wrestles with crisis that could tear it apart

It might be remembered as one of the most consequential calls for help in modern European history. 




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Prisoner swap collapses threatening to upend US-Taliban peace deal

The Taliban said it would no longer participate in "fruitless meetings". Some 5000 Taliban prisoners were to be swapped for 1000 Afghan personnel.




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Johnson's hospitalisation exposes potential flaw in the British system

There is now a leadership vacuum in Britain at a time when some of the most important decisions in the nation’s history will need to be made.




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This $8 million hospital ward hasn't admitted a single patient since it opened, but that was the plan

There are 50 beds inside Geelong's new coronavirus hospital, but the team who worked around the clock to hastily prepare this facility aren't bothered that they so far haven't seen a single patient.




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Australia capitalises on low fuel prices to establish stockpile in US

Australia will buy fuel from the US at historic low prices to bolster its national stockpile, after criticisms that the Government only holds about 30 days' worth of fuel in domestic storage, far below the 90-day minimum.




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Australia's tallest building to be built in Melbourne as Government fast-tracks development

The Victorian Government announces a proposal for a 101-storey building is one of four to be approved amid moves to fast-track development in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.



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Italy to fully reopen restaurants, bars from June

More than two months after the first case of COVID-19 appeared in a small town outside Milan, Italy prepares a staged end to Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown.



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'Morally it's the wrong thing to do': Insurers refuse to cover landlord's rental loss

Thousands of mum-and-dad investors are being caught out by insurance companies refusing to cover them when they cut rent for tenants under financial stress due to coronavirus restrictions.




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Holiday homes turned long-term rentals add to surge in listings

The major online platforms say rental listings are up 8-10 per cent compared to last year, as thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to move to the long-term market as coronavirus halts travel.




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Markets surge on Fed's promise to act 'aggressively' to save a stalled economy

The ASX joins a global rally after the Federal Reserve says it will "aggressively" use its "full range of tools" to aid the recovery, as the US economy records its worst slump since the global financial crisis.




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Company buys coal mine for $1 and receives $35 million environmental refund. Here's how

A company linked to Labor figures that bought a mine for just $1 enjoyed multi-million-dollar refunds from its environmental bond after concessions from the Palaszczuk Government, documents show.




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Coronavirus update: New York City nursing home reports 98 deaths as FDA approves experimental drug

US President Donald Trump seemingly increases his estimate of possible deaths from coronavirus to 100,000, up from 70,000 earlier in the week, as South Africa, Spain and some American states loosen their restrictions. These are the key coronavirus developments from today.