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The Trump loyalist who could be a major threat to US democracy
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As Donald Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 verkiesing, there were few officials more willing to help than Doug Mastriano, then a little-known Pennsylvania state senator. Mastriano, a retired army colonel ...
Underfunding and staff shortages are driving aged care sector to ‘untenable standstill’, major provider warns
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The head of a major Australian aged care provider has warned workforce shortages and underfunding are exhausting staff and driving the sector into an “untenable standstill”. The BaptistCare NSW and ACT chief executive...
Logan Mwangi’s murder: major review of Welsh social care needed, sê kenner
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A root and branch review of children’s social care in Wales is needed after the case of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, who was killed by his mother and stepfather after being removed from the child protection register, a ...
Major parties promise Queensland lion’s share of discretionary grants in bid to woo battleground state
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The Morrison government has promised more than $5.6bn in discretionary grants to projects across the country as part of a massive $28bn pre-election spending spree, with almost half directed to key marginal seats. A G...
NSW vloede: man’s body found in south-west Sydney as rivers expected to reach major flood levels
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A man has died in flood waters in New South Wales, as dozens of evacuation orders remain in place for parts of south-west Sydney in anticipation of the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers reaching major flood levels on Frida...
People in homes with handguns more likely to be killed, major study finds
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Most American gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, but a study published this week suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate than those who...
Clive Palmer says UAP will preference major parties last in election
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Clive Palmer has suggested his United Australia party could direct supporters to preference sitting MPs last in the May election, which could cause headaches for the Coalition in tight races across the country. The mi...
Jennifer Kupcho holds nerve at Chevron Championship to win her first major
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Jennifer Kupcho took the final-ever victory leap into Poppie’s Pond late on Sunday afternoon as she won the Chevron Championship. The tournament, best known as the Dinah Shore, also ended a half-century run at Mission...
Red-hot Jennifer Kupcho takes six-shot lead into Mission Hills major finale
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Jennifer Kupcho started fast and kept on going Saturday in the Chevron Championship to take a six-stroke lead into the last round ever at Mission Hills in the major championship. Kupcho shot an eighth-under 64 on anth...
Olaf Scholz’s SPD secures major win in Saarland state election
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The German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left party has passed its first electoral test since entering government, after the Social Democratic party secured a rare absolute majority at Saarland state elections. Led ...
Ukraine war will present major insurance claims, warns Lloyd’s of London
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War in Ukraine will present a “major claim” for the insurance market this year, Lloyd’s of London has warned, adding that it was working with governments and regulators to implement complex sanctions on Russia. Announ...
Major search for four-year-old girl missing from backyard in southern Tasmania
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A major search is under way in Tasmania after a four-year-old girl disappeared from a backyard in an isolated area south-east of Hobart on Wednesday afternoon. Shayla Phillips was last seen playing with two dogs in a ...
‘Major incident’ at London Olympic park after reported chemical leak
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People are being treated for breathing difficulties at London’s Olympic park after reports of a chemical leak at the aquatics centre. The London ambulance service said it was responding to a major incident alongside t...
Australia internet outage: 15,000 major news and government websites affected by .au error
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Meer as 15,000 Australian websites, including major news sites and government department pages, were taken offline by a major outage on Tuesday. An error in the Domain Name System, often referred to as the phonebook...
NCAA tournament: Richmond Spiders topple Iowa to spring first major shocker
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Jacob Gilyard scored 24 points to help 12th-seeded Richmond to a 67-63 upset victory against fifth-seeded Iowa on Thursday afternoon as the NCAA tournament tipped off in earnest. Tyler Burton notched a double-double o...