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Councillor's $37-a-year proposal after controversial bin change
The local council is the latest in Australia to make the controversial move with growing complaints from residents.
3-min read - NewsAssociated Press
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams received a piece of intelligence he said shifted his thinking about the campus demonstrations over the war in Gaza. “Outside agitators” working to “radicalize our children" were leading students into more extreme tactics, the mayor claimed.
5-min read - NewsAustralian Associated Press
Children in care moved like 'dogs from cage to cage'
A report exposing confronting first-hand accounts of youth in emergency accommodation has prompted a government review into the NSW foster care system.
2-min read - NewsAustralian Associated Press
Child killer Farquharson launching new appeal: report
Robert Farquharson, who was convicted of murdering his three sons in 2005, is reportedly preparing a new legal appeal.
1-min read - CelebrityThe Independent
Kathy Burke hits out at Ant and Dec after being left ‘really angry’ with them
‘It was a step too far,’ British actor said
2-min read - SportAssociated Press
New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don't always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
Before the realigned Big 12 — sans Oklahoma and Texas —even kicks off, the expanded College Football Playoff’s new revenue structure has created a perception that the conference is no longer the equal of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Instead of a Power Five, college football now has a “Big Two,” with the expanded SEC, now home to the Sooners and Longhorns, and Big Ten at the top of the pack. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark's job is to push back against the narrative that bigger ba
4-min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers
Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to pay quick and automatic refunds. President Joe Biden touted the rule, posting on X this week, “It’s time airline passengers got the cash refunds they’re owed, without having to jump through hoops.”
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