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Millennials spelt with scrabble pieces




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The Top End's multi-million-dollar mango industry in race to adapt to climate change

The Northern Territory produces two thirds of Australia's total mango crop, but industry figures say the Top End's mango sector is facing serious threats from climate change.




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Race for African swine fever vaccine as disease kills estimated 200 million pigs globally

African swine fever is believed to have first emerged early last century, but due to a lack of commercial interest no vaccine was developed. Now the world is racing to find a way to stop the spread of the disease.




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David Eastman seeks $18 million in compensation after wrongful murder conviction

David Eastman spent 19 years in jail for the murder of senior Australian Federal Police officer Colin Winchester. He is now asking for almost $1 million for each year he was wrongfully imprisoned.




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David Eastman awarded more than $7 million for wrongful murder conviction, almost 20 years in jail

A former public servant, jailed for almost 20 years for killing one of Australia's top police officers, is awarded more than $7 million after he was found not guilty of the crime.




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Canberra pardons $1.86 million worth of outstanding library fines, abolishes late fees

If you've been avoiding your local library because you are yet to return that dog-eared book by your bedside, the ACT Government has good news for you.




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Drought stimulus package includes $100 million for SA to turn on desalination plant, leaving water for farmers upstream

Murray River water destined for Adelaide will be reallocated to farmers upstream so they can grow feed for their livestock, as part of a federal drought stimulus package announced today.




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A large fossil of Riversleigh snake vertebrae that are 19 million years old

A large fossil of Riversleigh snake vertebrae that are 19 million years old




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Magnetic Island beach polluted with millions of bean bag balls

Polystyrene balls were strewn across three bays on a pristine north Queensland island after coming in with the tide from an unknown source, forcing locals into action with vacuums and dustpans.




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Far North Queensland's Dunk Island set for multi-million-dollar makeover

A Far North Queensland tourist island, left lying in ruins for years, will undergo a multi-million-dollar redevelopment in an effort to create an international tourism drawcard.




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Principal suing parents for more than $1 million over online comments

A defamation trial is underway, with a high school principal suing five parents for comments they made on social media.




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Sydney's iconic Sirius building sold to developers for $150 million

Sydney's iconic Sirius building is sold for $150 million to developers who plan to refurbish the existing building and deliver 89 apartments, along with retail and commercial spaces.



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  • sydney
  • centralwest
  • Community and Society:All:All
  • Community and Society:Urban Development and Planning:All
  • Australia:NSW:Millers Point 2000
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Tuna parasite threatening Port Lincoln's multi-million-dollar industry tackled by researchers

Researchers swap lab coats for waders and wellies in a quest to battle a tiny parasite that threatens the $150 million dollar tuna industry.




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'Trolls World Tour' has history-making digital debut with nearly $100 million, provoking ire of theater owners

After bypassing theaters, Universal's animated sequel shattered on-demand records. AMC vows to stop running the studio's films.





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Irrfan Khan, ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Star, Dies at 53

Irrfan Khan, the wide-eyed actor who enjoyed art house acclaim in his native India and crossover-success with major Hollywood roles including "Life of Pi," "Jurassic World" and "Inferno," died on Wednesday. He was 53. Khan was previously diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018 and underwent extensive treatment in London. He recovered well enough to […]





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'Slumdog Millionaire' star Irrfan Khan called 'pure magic' in tributes after his death at age 53

Priyanka Chopra, Kal Penn and "Jurassic World" director Colin Trevorrow were among those to pay tribute.





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Feeling Fine in Sao Paulo, Brazil. IBM wins $3.2 million contract to develop accessible platform for vocational training

IBMers from all over the world collaborated to win a grant from FineP - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos – the Brazilian government agency tasked with funding educational and scientific projects that will have lasting impact on the country's social development.




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Ohio State University will pay out $41 million to 162 men who say they were sexually abused by a longtime team doctor

An independent review last year found that Dr. Richard Strauss had abused at least 177 male students during his tenure at Ohio State University.





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Coronavirus updates: White House pushes for airport screenings; judge rules Kentucky churches can hold services; World cases near 4 million

The world is nearing 4 million cases of the coronavirus. More COVID-19 news Saturday.





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US lawmakers blast five large corporations for taking $50 million meant for small businesses. Only one is returning the money.

Collectively, the five companies singled out by a House committee took $50 million in small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.





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Miller v. Office of Personnel Management

(United States Federal Circuit) - Held that the federal government did not properly calculate the retirement annuity of a retired federal employee. The retiree, who had served in both the military and civilian sectors of the U.S. government, argued that he was entitled to civilian service credit for additional discrete time periods of his government service. On his petition for review of a Merit Systems Protection Board decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part.




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US.v. Miller

(United States Third Circuit) - Sentence for conviction of securities fraud, 15 U.S.C. section 78j(b), and tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. section 7201, is affirmed where: 1) despite defendant's failure to register as such, he was an 'investment adviser,' as defined by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. section 80b-2(a)(11), and the District Court therefore properly applied the investment advisor enhancement under U.S.S.G. section 2B1.1(b)(19)(A)(iii); 2) the Government did not breach the plea agreement; and 3) the sentence is not substantively unreasonable.



  • White Collar Crime
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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Milligan v. CCC Information Services Inc.

(United States Second Circuit) - Held that an automobile insurance policyholder who was unhappy with the handling of her claim for the total loss of her vehicle did not have to submit the dispute to a panel of appraisers, as set forth in the policy. Affirmed the denial of the insurer's motion to compel appraisal in this proposed class action.




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McMillin Homes Construction Inc. v. National Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that an insurance company owed a duty to defend a general contractor who was being sued by homeowners over alleged roofing defects. The case involved a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a roofing subcontractor. Reversed the decision below.




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MILLER YACHT SALES, INC. v. SMITH

(United States Third Circuit) - Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging trade-dress infringement and tortious interference, for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed were defendant had sufficient contacts with New Jersey.




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Millennium Laboratories, Inc. v. Ameritox, Ltd.

(United States Ninth Circuit) - In a trade dress action, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is reversed where there is a genuine fact issue as to whether plaintiff's manner for presenting results in its urine test report was functional under the Lanham Act.




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People v. Miller

(Court of Appeals of New York) - Conviction for manslaughter is reversed where the trial court abused its discretion by prohibiting defense counsel from questioning prospective jurors about their views on involuntary confessions.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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McMillin Homes Construction Inc. v. National Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that an insurance company owed a duty to defend a general contractor who was being sued by homeowners over alleged roofing defects. The case involved a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a roofing subcontractor. Reversed the decision below.




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Stopthemillenniumhollywood.com v. City of Los Angeles

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff challenged a trial court ruling that a proposed development failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The appeals court found that the trial court did not err in concluding that that the project failed to comply with the CEQA requirement of an accurate, stable, and finite project description.




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Stopthemillenniumhollywood.com v. City of Los Angeles

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff challenged a trial court ruling that a proposed development failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. The appeals court found that the trial court did not err in concluding that that the project failed to comply with the CEQA requirement of an accurate, stable, and finite project description.




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US v. Millennium Pharmaceuticals

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Partly affirming, partly vacating, and remanding the district court dismissal of a False Claims Act action brought against three pharmaceutical companies in a case involving off-label drug use and kickbacks to doctors because claims were substantially similar to those that had already been publicly disclosed, vacating to determine whether the situation qualified for the original source exception.



  • Drugs & Biotech
  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc.

(California Court of Appeal) - Revived an automobile lessee's lawsuit against a car dealership. Held that the dealership did not make a timely and appropriate offer to correct the alleged issue, for purposes of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act. Reversed a summary judgment ruling.



  • Consumer Protection Law

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Muller v. Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that a truck driver did not have to arbitrate his claim for unpaid wages. He fell within the Federal Arbitration Act's exemption for transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce. Affirmed the ruling below.



  • Transportation
  • Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
  • Labor & Employment Law


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Songwriter Milliea Taylor McKinney

Taking A Look At Milliea Taylor McKinney As She And Her Company Celebrates 8 Years Of Conscious Service




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McMillin: Why Coloradans played as the virus spread around the globe

When the first murmur of a new virus issued forth we were celebrating the end of a decade and the arrival of a new year. One hundred days later, millions were locked down in an eerily still world, and we were left wondering what hit us, our heads spinning with disbelief.




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McMillin: Colorado’s schools have got to get students re-engaged

Colorado’s more than 900,000 public school students learned March 12 that schools would close for at least an extended spring break. It was an abrupt change and not everyone adapted quickly or easily.




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Sound Royalties Unearths Millions In Undistributed Royalties

Nearly $14 Million In Undistributed Royalties Has Been Found By Music-focused Finance Firm Sound Royalties




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Pandora Subscriber Base Grows To Over 5 Million

Pandora Premium Paid Subscribers Cross The 1 Million Milestone In October 2017




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$558 million in federal coronavirus help arrives on Colorado’s Front Range

In some cases, cities and counties have been hesitant to spend the emergency appropriations, because the federal government hasn't told them exactly how to.




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McMillin: Colorado’s schools have got to get students re-engaged

Colorado’s more than 900,000 public school students learned March 12 that schools would close for at least an extended spring break. It was an abrupt change and not everyone adapted quickly or easily.





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Tri-State, Delta-Montrose cooperative agree to end contract in $62.5 million deal

The divorce between the Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its wholesale power provide, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, is nearly final. All that's left is getting the OK from federal regulators. And a $62.5 million exit fee.




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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid nationwide since coronavirus hit, nearly 420,000 in Colorado

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.




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Michael Bloomberg buys $44 million northwest Colorado ranch

The 4,600-acre estate along the White River sits near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, and was owned for nearly 30 years by billionaire Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co.




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Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady to donate $10 million to coronavirus relief

The next match involving Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson involves a $10 million donation for COVID-19 relief efforts, along with plenty of bragging rights in a star-powered foursome May 24 at Medalist Golf Club.





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Meek Mill And His Pregnant Girlfriend Go Instagram Official



See how the couple is officially boo’d up!




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Meek Mill Challenges His Son To Eat Crickets For $1,000



Each Cricket Was Ticketed at $250.