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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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US captain, Reign star Megan Rapinoe wins Ballon d’Or award for top soccer player


Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d’Or while World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe earned the women’s prize on Monday.




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Crash Course: Steelers rookies adapting to “virtual” path


PITTSBURGH (AP) — This isn’t quite the way Anthony McFarland expected his NFL career to begin. Then again, the rookie running back knows he’s not the only one whose first taste of the pros is coming via conference calls with members of the coaching staff followed by self-administered tests in a nearby park to see […]




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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How the Raptors turned hockey country into basketball nation

Sports teams can’t always count on winning games. That means marketing becomes the other player on the roster. A lesson the Toronto Raptors took straight to the bank.



  • Radio/Under the Influence

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APS in action, Captain Cook, The Pick

Australian lives and livelihoods now depend on the ability of Australia's public service to meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.





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Magic symbols from Australian history's 'forgotten chapter' uncovered in Victoria

From Ireland's heartland to coastal Victoria, Australian convicts brought with them magic and superstition. Their symbols are still being uncovered today.




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David Goodall's family wades into WA voluntary euthanasia debate a year after a death that captivated the world

As the voluntary assisted dying debate rages in Western Australia, David Goodall's family is still processing the 104-year-old's decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life.



  • ABC Radio Perth
  • perth
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:Death:All
  • Community and Society:Euthanasia:All
  • Government and Politics:All:All
  • Government and Politics:Parliament:State Parliament
  • Government and Politics:States and Territories:All
  • Australia:WA:All
  • Australia:WA:Perth 6000

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Serial prison escapee Laurie Dodd captured in dramatic Morley arrest after fleeing custody

A man who triggered a four-day manhunt after fleeing from custody at hospital is recaptured in a dramatic arrest in Perth's north-east suburbs, with a security contractor fined $100,000 over his escape.




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Triple j's One Night Stand in Lucindale captured in photos

Australia's top musicians joined a 15,000-strong crowd in Lucindale for triple j's One Night Stand, marking the small town's biggest day ever. Some of the best moments happened off-stage.



  • ABC South East SA
  • southeastsa
  • Arts and Entertainment:Music:Indigenous
  • Business
  • Economics and Finance:Industry:Music
  • Community and Society:Community and Multicultural Festivals:All
  • Community and Society:Community Organisations:All
  • Australia:SA:Lucindale 5272


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Writers discuss how they capture a sense of place

Writing about 'place' is more than parachuting into an unfamiliar location, meeting a few people, rehashing well-worn clichés, then flying out again. Three writers discuss the places they written about, and how to capture the essence of people and place.




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How should we remember Captain Cook?

It’s 250 years since the arrival of Captain James Cook. In maritime circles he’s celebrated as a great navigator and map-maker. But for First Nations people, Cook is the symbol of the European invasion which decimated their communities. So how should Cook be remembered today? Author Peter Fitzsimons and historian Professor John Maynard discuss the man and the myth.



  • History
  • Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)

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Theo Hayez's parents still have faith they'll find him and that he may be held captive

The parents of missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez, who disappeared in Byron Bay in May shortly before he was due to fly home, say they are hopeful their son will still be found alive.




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'We all have to adapt': Meet the vets, young and old, who plan to make Anzac Day special

From phoning war widows and having a chat to ease isolation, to walking a service dog down the driveway, younger veterans are finding creative ways to make this Anzac Day count.




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Captain Phillips

Director Paul Greengrass applies his usual intensity to this well executed real life tale of modern day priacy.




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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The return of the superhero is both an enjoyable, self-contained action flick, and a further addition to the wider Marvel Universe.




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Loxton resident Oliver Stone captured footage of the fire

Local resident Oliver Stone recorded the fire's advance towards nearby homes.




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Israel Folau ups damage claim to $14 million, says he could have been Wallabies captain

Israel Folau claims he could have one day skippered a "trophy-winning Wallabies team", as he seeks $14 million in damages following his Rugby Australia sacking.




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Capturing the characters of Denmark, Western Australia

South coast photographer, Nic Duncan, has been named Western Australia's 2015 Portrait Photographer of the Year by industry body, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). Her environmental portraits offer a glimpse into the lives of diverse individuals, centred around a unique Great Southern town.




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The faces of Toowomba that capture a changing city

Amidst the reflections of cars and signs in the Toowoomba CBD, 12 faces of residents have appeared in empty shop fronts to celebrate the diversity of people who call the garden city home.




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Danny Frawley, former St Kilda captain and Richmond coach, dies in car crash

Former St Kilda star and Richmond coach Danny Frawley dies in a car crash in western Victoria aged 56. The player, coach and commentator is remembered as a "legend" of the Saints.




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Danny Frawley, former St Kilda captain and Richmond coach, remembered in service

Family, friends and the AFL community bids farewell to legendary player, coach and media personality Danny Frawley at a "celebration of life" service in Melbourne.




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Captured

Rob Minshull produces Weekends with Warren and is an avid reader.




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Greyhound Racing NSW 'blindsided' by Dapto Dogs 'shutdown', CEO vows race will go on

The CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to ensure racing goes ahead at the Dapto Dogs tonight, following yesterday's shock announcement the track would close.




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Coronavirus causes Thailand's captive elephants to be released to avoid starvation

Coronavirus has crippled the global tourism industry and in Thailand that means it includes elephants. As a result of the pandemic many elephants are heading back to their natural habitats.




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Captured US mercenary appears on Venezuelan state television, telling of America's role in plot to snatch Maduro

One of two US citizens captured off the Caribbean Coast this week has appeared on camera during an interrogation, backing the Venezuelan government's theory over the failed invasion.




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'Jane Goodall of dolphins' captivated by Shark Bay mammals' complex love lives

Scientist Richard Connor has discovered that Monkey Mia's dolphins have the most complex non-human society on the planet.




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Kittens dumped in Adelaide's Tea Tree Plaza shopping centre, CCTV footage captures man and woman involved

Two seven-week-old kittens are dumped in a garden bed at an Adelaide shopping centre, and the RSPCA is seeking help to identify the couple involved.





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Aurora chasers will be hoping for a show like this one captured by Toby Frost at Eaglehawk Neck.




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Calls for Victorian deputy health chief to resign after comparing Captain Cook to coronavirus

The Victorian Opposition is calling for Deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen to resign over her comments comparing the "terror" of COVID-19 to Captain Cook's arrival in Australia.




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PM says Victorian official's comments comparing Captain Cook to coronavirus 'very disappointing'

The Prime Minister weighs into the debate on a tweet by Victoria's Deputy Chief Health Officer while the state's Premier says there are "far more important matters to talk about".




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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responds to the state's Deputy Chief Health Officer's tweet comparing coronavirus to Captain Cook's arrival in Australia.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responds to the state's Deputy Chief Health Officer's tweet comparing coronavirus to Captain Cook's arrival in Australia at a press conference on May 1, 2020.



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  • Infectious Diseases (Other)

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'If I can lighten the mood a bit': School captain finds the funny side of delivering messages online

Parents and teachers may be finding isolation tedious, but Kurnai College's school captain finds ways to keep the student body engaged and amused.




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Victorian Deputy Chief Health Officer cleared over Captain Cook tweet

Victoria's health department counsels Annaliese van Diemen over her tweet comparing the impact of COVID-19 with Captain Cook's arrival in Australia, but clears her of breaching the Victorian public sector code of conduct.





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Captain Tom tops UK charts in time for his 100th birthday with coronavirus hit single

Captain Tom Moore, the British Army veteran who raised more than $55 million for Britain's National Health Service, tops the UK music charts with a cover of You'll Never Walk Alone.





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Rugby league captain-coach appeals sentence for on-field assault that broke victim's jaw

A rugby league player is handed a jail term for a "ferocious" on-field assault that left an opponent with major facial injuries, but immediately appeals against the severity of the sentence.




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Escaped prisoner recaptured after fleeing Port Macquarie hospital

Police recapture prisoner Matthew Furner, who escaped from custody at Port Macquarie Base Hospital on the NSW Mid North Coast and fled into nearby bushland.



  • ABC Mid North Coast
  • midnorthcoast
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:All:All
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:Crime:All
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:Police:All
  • Law
  • Crime and Justice:Prisons and Punishment:All
  • Australia:NSW:All
  • Australia:NSW:Port Macquarie 2444

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Prisoner too injured to front court after police dog helps in recapture

A prisoner recaptured after being on the run for nearly 12 hours on Sunday has been too injured to front court on the NSW mid-north coast.




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Satellite captures rarely-seen atmospheric gravity wave phenomenon off WA's north

Satellite images have captured a usually invisible phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves pulsing through clouds off Western Australia's north-west.





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Jorgen Jorgenson's fall from Iceland 'king' to Tasmanian convict captured in exhibition

Jorgen Jorgenson visited Van Diemen's Land when it was first settled 20 years later he would return as a convict and former self-proclaimed king of Iceland.




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Winter may be the best time to release captive-bred bilbies in southern Australia, research finds

The vulnerable species breeds year-round in captivity and arid zones but a study of re-introduced populations on the Eyre Peninsula suggests that may not be the case in southern parts of Australia.