Reynolds on Deadpool trailer: ‘We didn’t think Disney would say yes’

Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively walk red carpet for “Free Guy” world premiere; Reynolds talks Deadpool trailer critique. (Aug. 4)       

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On This Day: 4 August 1958

In 1958, Billboard started its Hot 100 all-genre singles chart. (Aug. 4)       

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Garden dedicated as 2019 El Paso shooting memorial

Garden dedicated as 2019 El Paso shooting memorial       

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Scott Morrison rules out mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy, says employers must ‘make their own decisions’

This week, canned food producer SPC became the first non-health-related Australian business to announce it would be banning unvaccinated employees from the end of November.

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‘Another blow’: Australians living overseas anxious they’ll now need government permission to return home

Reaction to the latest hardening of Australia’s international border rules has been swift, with a petition online raising concerns on behalf of Australian expats living overseas.

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Rise in US vaccinations as cases surge, White House says; Cincinnati hospitals mandate vaccines for employees: COVID-19 updates

Some of the states hardest hit by the pandemic are administering vaccinations at a higher rate not seen since April. The latest COVID-19 updates.       

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Man accused of sexual assault at Parliament House to face court

Officers on Friday served the man’s lawyer with a summons to appear in court on 16 September.

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Man accused of sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins to face court

Officers on Friday served the man’s lawyer with a summons to appear in court on 16 September.

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‘This is not our proudest moment’: Spirit Airlines CEO says more flight cancellations expected this weekend

Spirit CEO Ted Christie said the airline’s flight cancellations will continue, calling the company’s woes this week “not our proudest moment.”       

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Murder conviction upheld for ex-Dallas police officer who shot and killed Botham Jean in his home

Amber Guyger was convicted of murder after she mistakenly entered Botham Jean’s apartment believing it was her own, and shot and killed him in 2018.       

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Islamic school in Melbourne targeted by online abuse after teacher tested positive to COVID-19

An Islamic school in Melbourne’s western suburbs says it has received abusive messages online after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19.

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Victoria in a ‘precarious position’ as it records four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases

All the new cases are linked to previously reported infections of the Delta variant and have been in the community while infectious.

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NSW has recorded 291 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death, with higher numbers expected

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she expects even higher case numbers in coming days.

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Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty for Chad Daybell over alleged murder of former wife, two stepchildren

Prosecutors announced their intention to seek the death penalty against Chad Daybell, who is accused of mudering his two stepchildren last year.       

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‘Very encouraging’: Queensland records 10 new local COVID-19 cases, two in the community while infectious

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young says while the figures are positive, it’s still too early to say whether southeast Queensland’s lockdown can lift on Sunday.

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Victoria records four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases on the first day of its sixth lockdown

Victoria has recorded six new locally acquired coronavirus infections as it battles to contain an outbreak in Melbourne’s west.

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