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3-2-1...Liftoff! Lab Mice Head For Space On A Monthlong Science Mission

A group of genetically engineered super-strong mice from Connecticut are headed to space. Their mission? Study a new therapy to prevent muscle loss.




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Bill Calls For An Emissions-Free NY By 2050

A bill in the New York State legislature would set the goal to cut greenhouse emissions by 100 percent by 2050.




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County Commission Discussing Working Plans Moving Forward

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will discuss tonight how they may move forward with county operations amid a COVID-19 crisis.




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Washtenaw County Commissioners Approve Hazard Pay

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has approved hazard pay for some of the county’s first responders as a result of COVID-19.




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British Film Commission Requires Film Crew to Take COVID-19 Safety Training Post-Shutdown

The leaked list of protocols reportedly include provisions for a coronavirus supervisor, who has the authority to stop work if a set becomes unsafe, on every production, and at daily briefings.




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Lori Loughlin's Co-Star Dave Coulier Vows to Support Her 'Forever' Amid College Admissions Scandal

Actor Dave Coulier says he will be there for his embattled 'Fuller House' co-star 'forever' as he claims that filming the final season of the show without her 'didn't feel right.'




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Judge Dismisses Lori Loughlin's Attempt to Throw Out Charges in College Admissions Scandal

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.




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Judge Dismisses Lori Loughlin's Attempt to Throw Out Charges in College Admissions Scandal

The 'Fuller House' actress has lost her bid to get charges against her thrown out of the court in college admissions scandal that also sent fellow star Felicity Huffman to prison.




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Peggy Glanville-Hicks Commissions 2020

Australian Music Centre is commissioning 10 presentations in 2020 under the banner of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address. 10 x $1000 bursaries will be available to the Australian music community to create online works that are realised in 2020. Distribution will be in partnership with the ABC and Monash University, in order that your work reaches as broad an audience as possible, and further embeds Australian music in teaching and learning. Deadline for EOIs is at 5pm AEST on Friday 8 May 2020.





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Liquor stock in excess of Rs 10 crore to expire: Maharashtra Hotels & Restaurants request for permission to liquidate stock

The association has stated that allowing liquidation of the unsold stock will minimize the losses and introduce working capital by encashment of the existing liquor stock.




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Covid-19: Govt eases permissions to ramp up hand sanitiser production

“About 45 distilleries and 564 other manufacturers have been granted permission to produce hand sanitisers. More than 55 distilleries are likely to be given permission in one or two days and many more are being motivated to produce sanitisers in this scenario,” consumer affairs ministry said in a release.




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Bringing retro video games to the Mission — on the roof of a car

It’s Friday night on the corner of 16th and Valencia in San Francisco’s Mission District. Shops are closing up and folks that live out here are settling into vacant doorways. The traffic on the street sounds frustrated; revving, waiting, and beeping as the last of the commuters surface from the BART station and breeze by. Most of them don’t even notice a man in a poofy red and white mushroom hat, sorting through a tangled web of colored wires and extension cords.




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EU-Kommission fordert Verlängerung des Einreisestopps

Die EU-Kommission will eine Verlängerung des Einreisestopps nach Europa bis zum 15. Juni. Die Lage in Europa und weltweit bleibe wegen der Corona-Pandemie instabil. Entscheiden muss aber letztendlich jedes Land für sich.




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COVID-19 Testing In The Mission / Golden Gate Parkcast / New Arrivals

We look at the results of a cutting-edge community testing program in the Mission and what it says about race, inequality, and housing. Then, we go across town to find Shakespeare in Golden Gate Park . And, we dive into more contemporary literature in our series, " New Arrivals ."




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The Cuban Crisis and Mission Opportunity

Luz had never heard Bible truth in her language—until she attended a Spanish-speaking Amazing Facts prophecy series! She devoured the message and wanted more. Today, you can greatly multiply the number of Spanish materials and websites for our Latino friends when you sacrificially support this ministry. Thank you for changing her life and helping to bring the message of life to the people of Cuba.




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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott discusses conference’s financial hit and ‘concern and anxiety’ over athletes because of coronavirus


The Pac-12 is facing a revenue hit of at least $1 million per school from the cancellation of its men’s basketball tournament and March Madness, although the full extent of the damage won’t be known for weeks.




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David Beyl, Mercer Island resident who deployed to missions in Antarctica, dies of coronavirus


Retired Cmdr. David Beyl, a longtime Mercer Island resident and career Navy pilot who did several tours abroad, including in Antarctica, died March 23 at Overlake Hospital. He was 85.




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Port of Seattle set to meet emissions reduction target 10 years early


The new measures, though, won't affect Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's growing emissions from air traffic or ground transportation — the bulk of the Port's carbon footprint.




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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott discusses conference’s financial hit and ‘concern and anxiety’ over athletes because of coronavirus


The Pac-12 is facing a revenue hit of at least $1 million per school from the cancellation of its men’s basketball tournament and March Madness, although the full extent of the damage won’t be known for weeks.




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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott discusses conference’s financial hit and ‘concern and anxiety’ over athletes because of coronavirus


The Pac-12 is facing a revenue hit of at least $1 million per school from the cancellation of its men’s basketball tournament and March Madness, although the full extent of the damage won’t be known for weeks.




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New studies on transmission of coronavirus bolster case for keeping schools closed


Two new studies offer compelling evidence that children can transmit the virus. They are indeed less susceptible than adults, but while in school they have triple the human contact as adults and therefore triple the opportunity to become infected.




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The U.S. needs a 9/11 Commission-style probe of coronavirus response


A federal investigation into where the U.S. failed to prepare for the current pandemic is a good idea.




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Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott discusses conference’s financial hit and ‘concern and anxiety’ over athletes because of coronavirus


The Pac-12 is facing a revenue hit of at least $1 million per school from the cancellation of its men’s basketball tournament and March Madness, although the full extent of the damage won’t be known for weeks.




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Passionate Mayor In Brazil Is On A Mission To Save Lives From COVID-19

With hospitals and cemeteries overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the mayor of Manaus, Brazil's hardest hit city, has appealed to world leaders, including President Trump, for help.




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Apr 11: COVID-19 transmission, reliving Apollo 13 in real time and more...

Birds watch out for rhinos, toads outbreed in hard times, and sports in mesoamerica 3400 years ago.



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Aged Care Commission threatens to revoke license for aged care facility at the centre of deadly COVID-19 outbreak

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is threatening to revoke the license of the facility at the centre of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Penrith in Sydney's west.



  • Aged Care
  • Government and Politics
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)

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Royal Commission's findings into George Pell reveal knowledge of abuse by clergy in the 1970s

Cardinal George Pell was aware of abuse being committed by clergy as early as the 1970s, and failed on two occasions to take action to remove paedophile priests, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has found. Cardinal Pell said he was surprised by some of the views of the Royal Commission about his actions, and he said these views are not supported by evidence.




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Arkansas Racing Commission sticks with competition for Pope County casino; Mississippi operators promise lawsuit if they don’t win

The Racing Commission had a long and open discussion but again cleared the Cherokee Nation's belated application for a casino permit in Pope County. A Mississippi casino operator says it will sue if the Cherokees win the permit.

The post Arkansas Racing Commission sticks with competition for Pope County casino; Mississippi operators promise lawsuit if they don’t win appeared first on Arkansas Times.




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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Death-defying set pieces, first class production, and a great director makes this one of the best films in the action/spy series.




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Human-to-animal transmission of COVID-19 'unlikely', say health experts

Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.




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Craig Peacock could still face police charges over $500k rort as WA trade commissioner to Japan

WA Police are forced to apologise after saying Craig Peacock, who double-dipped on his taxpayer-funded allowance to enrich himself and benefit friends including two MPs, would not face criminal charges.




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Craig Peacock soapland rort probe not over as Police Commissioner Chris Dawson says officers will visit Japan

A team of WA Police officers will be deployed to Japan as part of a revived investigation into former trade commissioner Craig Peacock, accused of misusing his position to pocket $540,000 in taxpayer funds.




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Hundreds rally along Darling River calling for royal commission into Murray-Darling Basin management

Hundreds of people appalled by the deaths of millions of fish in the Murray-Darling Basin have rallied in far west NSW, calling for a royal commission into the management of the waterway.




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Foster care groups on a mission to recruit Indigenous carers in remote NSW

Indigenous children are about 10 times more likely to be in foster care than non-Indigenous children, so how can they stay connected to culture and country?



  • ABC Broken Hill
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  • Community and Society:Family and Children:All
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):All
  • Community and Society:Welfare:All
  • Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880

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Indigenous over-represented in suicide rates: Mental Health Commissioner

The outgoing Mental Health Commissioner says the state's Indigenous population is over-represented in the suicide rate.




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Aged care royal commission hears of home care service rort in rural areas

The commission, sitting in Mudgee, hears how home care providers are charging for services that haven't been delivered in rural and remote areas.




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Emergency admissions plunge by 20 per cent in north-west Queensland hospital

A hospital in north-west Queensland says emergency department admissions have fallen by 20 per cent during the coronavirus pandemic.




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From a Mount Isa cattle station to the chair of the COVID-19 Coordination Commission

Mount Isa's Nev Power said fixing windmills and tractors prepared him to chair the COVID-19 Coordination Commission.




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'Rebounding and recovering': Last day for RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons as he moves into new role

After spearheading the fight to combat the summer's devastating bushfires, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons leaves his job today and says his new role will take on the bushfire recovery efforts.




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Special Commission into ice hears that a lack of detox beds is holding up rehab in regional areas

A lack of detox beds in large regional centres is preventing people from getting rehab, a special commission of inquiry into ice hears.




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Has Tasmania been spared community transmission of coronavirus?

Authorities say Tasmania is one of the last remaining jurisdictions in the country not to record any confirmed cases of coronavirus via community transmission. Has the state been spared and will it remain that way?



  • Health
  • Doctors and Medical Professionals
  • Government and Politics

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Royal Commission begins into 'Black Summer' that killed 33 people

The chair of Australia's Bushfire Royal Commission says the evidence from those affected by the nation's catastrophic bushfire season will be critical in "applying the lessons learnt so that we can do things better in the future".




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Aged care facilities still fully accredited by quality and safety commission failing to meet standards in SA

Six regional aged care facilities in South Australia are failing to meet standards, a State Estimates committee hears, with three based in the same region.




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Secret camera footage shows why Aged Care Royal Commission must examine understaffing and training

It's early morning and Ernie Poloni is lying in his nursing home bed. Two carers enter his room, unaware that the digital clock on the table holds a hidden camera, writes Anne Connolly




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Aged care royal commission chair Richard Tracey QC dies of cancer

Richard Tracey QC is remembered as wise, selfless and admired as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is told of the "complete shock" of his sudden death.




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Aged care royal commission submissions talk of staffing issues

Submissions to the aged care royal commission called for better staffing and training in aged care facilities around the country.




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Aged care royal commission told nursing homes understaffed, most would receive one-star rating

More than half of Australian nursing homes are understaffed, with residents having less access to qualified nurses than ever before, the aged care royal commission hears.




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Aged care home initially refused to act on abuse caught on hidden camera, royal commission told

A senior manager of a Melbourne aged care home initially refused to act on video footage of elder abuse for a month due to the Christmas break, the aged care royal commission hears.




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Aged care worker who force-fed, slapped patients allowed to keep working, royal commission hears

A worker who mistreated six elderly residents at a Melbourne home was suspended three times but allowed to continue working after he passed an elder abuse questionnaire, the aged care royal commission hears.