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Sydney Opera House premieres First Nations cabaret exploring Australia's circus history

First Nations cabaret Natives Go Wild peels back the PT Barnum legend to reveal the Indigenous stories and talent behind the spectacle.



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Qantas flight makes history by touching down in Sydney after flying 19 hours non-stop from New York

The Qantas flight, which landed in Sydney on Sunday morning, is the first in a series of trials of "ultra" long-haul trips which could become reality by 2022.



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Knackery in 7.30 story was taken to court for animal cruelty last month

Burns Pet Food at Riverstone pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty relating to dozens of cattle and an injured sheep only a month before the ABC's 7.30 report into the slaughter of horses.




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Dust storms out west cause concern among asthma sufferers




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A dust storm makes its way to Coonamble




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Sufferers of asthma and respiratory disease stuck indoors on windy days as NSW drought intensifies

'My chest is very tight, it's hard to breathe': More children like Lincon are suffering from asthma as dust storms roll through NSW in the drought.




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Ivan Milat wanted us to talk about him, but his death ends the story

In the decades since I covered Ivan Milat's crimes and trial, his story has become bigger than even my wildest imagination. But now he should be forgotten, writes Philippa McDonald.




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Multiple storage units lost in massive factory fire

More than 90 fire fighters are battling the blaze in inner west Sydney.



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Sydney news: Evacuations after factory fire near Alexandria, bus services restored for Hills district

MORNING BRIEFING: More than 90 fire fighters work to stop a factory blaze from spreading in Sydney's inner city, while 700 weekly buses are being added to the Hills District.




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Alleged Sydney rape victim of Chinese actor Yunxiang Gao 'begged' to be freed, court hears

A jury hears how a woman who was allegedly gang raped by prominent Chinese actor Yunxiang Gao, and a producer, in a Sydney hotel room begged the men to let her go.




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Early scuba diver's diaries provide new historical view of ocean

Researchers uncover long-term patterns in Sydney's underwater ecosystem from illustrated diaries made by a 1950s scuba diver.




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Western United score comeback 3-2 win over Melbourne Victory in A-League derby

Western United come away with a 3-2 win in their Melbourne derby against the Victory despite trailing 2-0 after just seven minutes. Look back at that remarkable win and Western Sydney's 0-0 draw with Brisbane in our ScoreCentre.




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‘Incredible work’: B.C. agency’s mock ad for Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin grabs actor’s attention

One Peak Creative, which started in Vancouver before moving to Kelowna, has created several mock ads during the coronavirus pandemic.




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This Day in Black History: May 3, 1933



The "Godfather of Soul" James Brown was born.




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Director Of ‘Last Dance’ Explains Change To Obama’s Title



The former president was weirdly credited.




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Rapper BIA Shares Best Advice Mentor Pharrell Gave Her



BIA also dropped a quick quarantine verse to keep us going.




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Tory Lanez Is Helping Families Struggling Through The



His impromptu show has also provided comic relief.




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Black State Legislator Says He Was Unfairly Stopped By Cop



Rep. Kam Buckner wants this to be a teachable moment.




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Ahmaud Arbery's Family Attorney Calls Out Prosecutor



Lee Merritt refers to George Barnhill’s conduct as “evil.”




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Bay Area data storage company ordered to return $10M PPP loan

A publicly traded San Jose video data storage company with a market value of almost $171 million is one of five companies that were ordered Friday to return loans they received through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.




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THIS was Rithvik Dhanjani's weight before he became an actor




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Money Heist actor Ajay Jethi wants THESE Bollywood stars to be part of the Indian version




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Apple will reopen stores in four US states next week

Apple will reopen some stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama and Alaska next week. The company closed all stores outside Greater China in mid-March to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. At the start of April, it told employees Apple Stores in the US...




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Raptors to open practice facility to players starting next week


The province announced Friday it was easing restrictions on Ontario’s professional sports teams to open their doors, subject to municipal guidelines.




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MLSE is offering to help with COVID-19 testing if Toronto becomes a hub for NHL games


The Leafs’ parent company will pay for the testing of its players, and help with public testing as well.




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From 'Titanfall' to 'Star Wars,' the evolution of game studio Respawn mirrors our search for story

Respawn Entertainment began with a mission to build a better shooter. That became the hit "Titanfall." In 2019, the studio expanded with the free-to-play "Apex Legends" and "Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order." The studio run by Vince Zampella is just getting started, with a virtual reality project on tap for 2020. Zampella also is taking over the Los Angeles offices of DICE.




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Women suing Riot Games may deserve $400 million, not $10 million, state regulator says

Two California state agencies are intervening in a class action suit against Riot Games, saying women who worked at the company could deserve more money.




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Riot Games accuses regulators of 'questionable tactics' to block gender bias settlement

California state agencies argue that women who worked at the video game company could deserve up to $400 million. The company—and the lawyers for women who worked there—strongly disagree.




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Snap is still in comeback mode. But investors are getting impatient

Snap's stock took a tumble after a disappointing year-end earnings report, but analysts say there's ample reason to think the company's upward trajectory will continue.




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Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be searched, court rules

A group of Apple workers filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they were required to submit to searches before leaving the stores but were not compensated for the time those searches required.




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Uber, Lyft say they will pay quarantined drivers as senator calls on gig companies to help contain virus

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner called on companies including Uber, Postmates to ease financial burdens felt by gig workers because of the novel coronavirus.




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Quibi dared Hollywood directors to make movies for phones. Who bit and what they learned

Filmmakers often say the last thing they want is for people to watch their movies on a phone. Now, as Quibi launches, some are hoping they do exactly that. It may be the boldest cinematic experiment in memory.




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The coronavirus crisis has been great for Instacart. For its workers, it's a different story

Demand for Instacart's grocery deliveries has put new strains on the company's shoppers, who say they have little to show for risking their health.




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'Apollo 13 moments': Amid coronavirus crisis, doctors, inventors convert devices into ventilators

Innovations are taking place around the country as doctors and entrepreneurs turn their ingenuity to solving the country's ventilator shortage.




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Actors sheltering at home perform in live VR experiences, making case for new theater form

Los Angeles studio Tender Claws brings live theater to virtual reality with actors at home during coronavirus. It's a new form of theater.




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Changing reality: VR finds its moment with actors, artists and experiences that change the game

Virtual reality isn't just for gamers. Artists, exercise fiends and actors in a new theater form are experimenting now.




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Kobe Bryant vs. Michael Jordan: When the torch was passed

The story of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan sharing the court the last time on March 28, 2003, when the kid scored 55 points and the G.O.A.T. had 23.




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This day in sports: Floyd Mayweather Jr. victorious in his return to the ring

A look at some of the biggest moments in sports history to have occurred on May 4.




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Kari Korver to join Sparks as director of basketball operations

The Sparks have hired former UCLA guard Kari Korver as its director of basketball operations, the team announced Tuesday.




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Top UCLA aide Josh Rebholz is not a finalist for the athletic director position

Josh Rebholz, who helped with UCLA's fundraising efforts and was a point man on recent coaching hires, is not a finalist for the athletic director job.




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16 explosive Corrie spoilers - from coronavirus storylines to murders exposed

From Geoff Metcalfe's comeuppance to David and Shona trying to fall back in love with one another, there's a lot that Corrie fans can get excited about...




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'Jurassic Park was wrong': Raptors hunted alone and not in packs

Scientists have challenged a key plot point of the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park with new research suggesting raptors hunted alone rather than in packs.




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The royal disruptors: Options abound for Harry and Meghan in their Hollywood rebrand

Amid the coronavirus lockdown, Prince Harry and Meghan have kept a fairly low profile since their recent move to California, but a Hollywood insider says they're already being shopped around for projects.




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Little Richard dead at 87, pastor says

Little Richard, the electrifying and flamboyant showman whose classic tunes cut over a two-year span helped spur the explosion of rock 'n' roll and influenced countless musicians, has died. He was 87.




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Stroke doctors establish best practices to protect against COVID-19

To keep patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19, while providing urgent treatment to stroke patients, extra precautions must be taken, according to new guidelines published in the journal Stroke.




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Editorial: US healthcare must take a more proactive approach to prepare for future disasters

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed major deficiencies and inequities in the US healthcare system, shining a spotlight on improvements that must be made to steel the country for future disasters, argues Maia.




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Prehistoric sea creatures evolved pebble-shaped teeth to crush shellfish

Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles during the time of the dinosaurs, and scientists don't know much about their ancestry. But by CT-scanning the fossil of one of the first ichthyosaurs, scientists discovered pebble-shaped teeth hidden in its short snout. These strange teeth, probably used for crushing the shells of snails and clam-like bivalves, help illuminate the ways that early ichthyosaurs filled different roles in Triassic marine ecosystems.




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How a molecular 'alarm' system in plants protects them from predators

Some plants, like soybean, are known to possess an innate defense machinery that helps them develop resistance against insects trying to feed on them. However, exactly how these plants recognize signals from insects has been unknown until now. In a new study, scientists in Japan have uncovered the cellular pathway that helps these plants to sense danger signals and elicit a response, opening doors to a myriad of agricultural applications.




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Newly discovered cell type plays crucial role in immune response to respiratory infections

With a discovery that could rewrite the immunology textbooks, an international group of scientists, including the teams of Bart Lambrecht, Martin Guilliams, Hamida Hammad, and Charlotte Scott (all from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) identified a new type of antigen-presenting immune cell.




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Hydrogen blamed for interfering with nickelate superconductors synthesis

Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering has investigated the electronic structure of the recently discovered nickelate superconductors NdNiO2. They successfully explained the experimental difficulties in synthesizing superconducting nickelates, in cooperation with Prof. Karsten Held at Vienna University of Technology.