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Burning Man festival canceled for first time ever amid coronavirus pandemic

Organizers announced Friday that the arts festival -due to start on August 30 - in Nevada will not take place in 2020.




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Sydney's iconic Bondi to Bronte walk is CLOSED in a bid to enforce social distancing

Sydney's iconic Bondi to Bronte walk has been closed after crowds ignored advice to stay home over the Easter long weekend. 




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Michael Avenatti is temporarily released from prison on $1m bond due to coronavirus

Michael Avenatti was granted temporary release from his New York City prison due to the COVID-19 outbreak. He claimed he's at risk after contracting pneumonia.




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Michael Cohen to be FREED because of coronavirus outbreak at his prison

Michael Cohen will be released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, and allowed to serve out the remainder of his sentence in home confinement, his lawyer told CNN.




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Trump tells Dem governors to 'LIBERATE' Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota

President Trump made himself the star of the 'lockdown rebellion' by tweeting 'LIBERATE Minnesota' and then adding Michigan and Virginia to the list.




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Ben Cousins is arrested after being 'found with 2.5 grams of ice while asleep next to his car' 

Ben Cousins has been arrested in Perth after allegedly being caught with 2.5 grams of methamphetamine on Wednesday.




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Trump has coronavirus briefing tantrum over CDC boss' warning of 'even more difficult' second wave

President Donald Trump raged about media coverage of CDC Director Robert Redfield's warning about a second wave of the coronavirus.




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Kew crash: Truck driver at the centre of crash that left four police officers dead is interviewed

The driver of a refrigerated chicken truck that ploughed into four police officers - killing them all - is being interviewed by detectives.




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Kew crash: Trucker who killed four police officers in Melbourne crash charged with culpable driving

Mohinder Singh Bajwa was initially taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital under police guard after he suffered a 'medical episode' in the wake of the horrific crash.




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Trump unveils plan to test one in 50 Americans for coronavirus

President Trump announced Monday that the federal government will assist the states in conducting enough coronavirus testing to have businesses open their doors again.




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Tokyo 2020 chief insists next year's Olympics could be SCRAPPED

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.




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FOUR more residents at coronavirus-stricken nursing home die of COVID-19

In total, 11 residents at the Newmarch House in Penrith, at the foot of the Blue Mountains, have now died from the deadly respiratory infection.




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Two police officers rushed to hospital after P-plater slams into them during roadside breath test

The police pulled over a car to conduct a roadside breath test on Hawkesbury Road near Springwood, in Sydney's west, about 5.30pm Thursday night.




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Police seal off Tower Bridge in London after discovery of 'suspect package'

London's Tower Bridge has reopened after it was sealed off today at around 12.20pm by armed police as they examined a package, which has since been found to be non-suspicious.




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Nicholas John Crilley: Sadistic Bulimba bank worker jailed over torture

A twisted bank worker who sadistically tortured a 21-year-old for 23 days, lit her on fire and left her for dead has been jailed for life.




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Nicholas John Crilley: Friend's gobsmacking letter to sentencing judge

The friend wrote in a character reference to the court that he believed Crilley was an 'honourable person and a good human being'. The judge chose other words.




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Dean Laidley dressed as a woman while being questioned by police after arrest in St Kilda

The images emerged as the North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL legend was arrested in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a series of offences including stalking.




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AFL Dean Laidley broken before St Kilda arrest dressed as a woman police mug shot

AFL great Dean Laidley was a tormented soul who never fully recovered from the death of a footy fan he clashed with in 2006. 




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Senate official says she cannot search records for complaint Tara Reade said she made against Biden

The secretary of the Senate said on Monday that her office cannot comply with Joe Biden's request to search for and release any complaint made against him by former staffer Tara Reade.




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President Trump says Democratic nominee Joe Biden fumbled his denial of Tara Reade sex assault claim

President Trump said Joe Biden's 'choice of words' were not good during his televised denial of an assault allegation by a former Senate staffer. Tara Reade accused Biden of sexual assault.




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John Barilaro blows up at Michael McCormack in vicious text tirade after Eden Monaro decision

New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has unloaded on Nationals leader Michael McCormack in a leaked text message tirade.




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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, is hospitalized with a gallbladder infection

Ginsburg, 87, underwent 'non-surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis, a gallbladder condition' on Tuesday afternoon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the Supreme Court said in a statement.




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Another 3.2 million Americans file new claims for unemployment benefits

There were 3.1 million new claims for unemployment benefits filed in the week ending May 2, according to a Labor Department report released on Thursday.




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Donald Trump calls record official job losses of 20.5 million in April 'fully expected'

'It's totally expected, there's no surprise," President Donald Trump said during a call-in interview on 'Fox & Friends' Friday when asked about April unemployment figures.




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Efficient Teutonic planning and a ruthless determination to work together, writes ROBERT HARDMAN

ROBERT HARDMAN: Here are two nations of comparable size. Both have a long and proud history of medical excellence and both are home to international pharmaceutical giants.




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ROBERT HARDMAN: The forgotten care home victims

ROBERT HARDMAN: Yesterday morning could not have got off to a more harrowing start as Michelle Fay arrived to take over from the night shift.




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Countess of Bradford - obstetrician Dr Penelope Law - is battling shortage of protective equipment

The last time the Countess of Bradford wore a Stewart Parvin creation, it was on the day of her wedding. It was also a very different look from the Parvin ensemble she has been wearing this weekend.




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The girl who became an icon: ROBERT HARDMAN takes you through the Queen's own unseen photo album

ROBERT HARDMAN: No peal of bells from an empty Westminster Abbey. No thunderous gun salutes from Hyde Park, the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle or anywhere else.




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THE NUMBERS GAME: Ross Barkley's played his way in and Adam Lallana must go, but Jack Wilshere and Michael Carrick have to miss out... here's the men to be England's midfield maestros in Brazil

CHARLIE SKILLEN: Whisper it quietly, but we’re actually quite excited about some of the players that could be wearing the Three Lions this summer.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: My position on health scares is scepticism... but there must be something in it 

Having read in the Sunday papers that, because of coronavirus, the over-60s should avoid routine visits to surgeries, I emailed my doctor to confirm that my annual medical check-up. would go ahead...




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: No planes? Let a wind-powered train take the strain... 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Coronavirus is being blamed for the collapse of Flybe, despite the fact that the airline has been in trouble for years. The 2,000 staff who are out of work are rightly furious.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN on what Philip Glenister's character DCI Gene Hunt would make of 'woke' Britain

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: If the BBC does summon the courage to revive Life On Mars, it should bring the show bang up to date and catapult Hunt forward in time to the present day.




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Coronavirus UK: Richard Littlejohn on Boris Johnson's response

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This is what it must have been like in 1940. Europe has fallen, the United States has gone into isolation and Britain stands alone.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: ISIS elf 'n' safety advice - Now please wash your hand... 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Today's edition of You Couldn't Make It Up comes courtesy of Islamic State, which has advised jihadists to steer clear of Europe in case they catch coronavirus.




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Coronavirus UK: Richard Littlejohn channels Dad's Army

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: After Boris Johnson declared that Britain is on a war footing, it may also be time to bring back the Home Guard. Let's cross live to Walmington-on-Sea, which is already in lockdown




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (but I feel fine)

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Trouble is, I still can't work out what's occurring. And what really bothers me is that I'm not particularly confident that anyone else has a clue, either.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Prince Philip? No, I'm worried about the dorgis

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN is giving readers an exclusive bootleg transcript of a conversation between Boris Johnson and Her Majesty The Queen, who seems to be quite concerned about how her dogs are fairing...




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: This is the police - step away from the Creme Egg... 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Britain's top police officer, Met Commissioner Cressida Dick, yesterday promised that enforcement of the rules would be through persuasion, not punishment.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Covid-19? They've got an app for that

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN The app is reported to use similar technology to that which allows men to send unsolicited pictures of their private parts to women sitting on the same bus.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What qualifies Tom Watson for new role as chairman of UK Music?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN - Who could forget that famous photograph of Tom Watson at Glastonbury in 2017, looking like Super Mario's morbidly obese brother? Now, somehow, the music links return.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why are politicians being paid more money to cope with the coronavirus?

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We are all in this ­together. How many times have we heard that over the past few weeks?




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The answer, my friend, is flowing round the U-bend

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Scientists in Holland have worked out they can calculate the spread of the virus by studying sewage.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Luvvly Jubbly! It's Trotters Internet Traders 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Only Fools And Horses has topped a poll of classic TV programmes being binge-watched by viewers seeking solace during the coronavirus crisis.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: I can't get no vaccination... 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: They called it the biggest gathering of musical talent since Live Aid, although to be honest I hadn't heard of half the acts involved.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Question - What is the point of Public Health England? Answer - pass 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: From the Off, I've been happy to admit that when it comes to the coronavirus crisis I don't have a clue. Is the lockdown justified? Should it be lifted immediately?




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Get ready for Co-VE Day

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: On his return to work yesterday, Boris Johnson channelled his inner Winston Churchill and announced that we are nearing the end of the beginning in the fight.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: When will TV news stop scaring us to death over coronavirus crisis? 

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Back in 2004, in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election, I was invited to take part in a special edition of the BBC's Question Time, live from Miami.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: XR's gone right off the rails by blockading HS2 construction sites

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Last week, in my CO-VE Day spoof, I joked about Extinction Rebellion reoccupying bridges across the Thames within minutes of the lockdown being lifted.




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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What, more cycle lanes? On yer bike!

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Let's hear it for White Van Man. And Black Van Man, and every other shade of van man and woman. Where the hell would we have been without them over the past few weeks?




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BET Awards 2013: Nicki Minaj steals the spotlight from Chris Brown in a plunging silver corset as she joins him for surprise duet at BET Awards

The hip hop superstar was hoisted above the stage at the end of Brown's rendition of Fine China and Don't Think They Know, which he performed with vocals from the late singer Aaliyah, whose image was shown behind the stage.