On This Day: 2 August 1999

In 1999, Bruce Willis, Toni Collette and Haley Joe Osment premiered M. Night Shyamalan’s sleeper hit of the year “The Sixth Sense” in Philadelphia. (Aug. 2)       

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The COVID culture war: At what point should personal freedom yield to the common good?

America’s debate over pandemic mask and vaccine mandates hinges on an age-old dilemma: When does personal liberty yield to the public interest?       

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‘Just a nightmare’: Calls for more affordable housing to combat growing homelessness in Australia

Advocates say there is an urgent need for federal government intervention to stem the number of people experiencing homelessness in Australia.

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‘Real life Sponge Bob and Patrick’ discovered in Atlantic Ocean by deep-sea vehicle

About 200 miles of the New York City coast, marine researchers discovered a sea star and sponge that resembled SpongeBob SquarePants characters.       

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Florida breaks record in cases, hospitalizations; over 1M vaccine doses thrown away in 10 states: Latest COVID-19 news

Florida on Sunday broke its record for current hospitalizations, days after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic.       

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Huan Huan the panda births two cubs in France

Huan Huan the panda births two cubs in France       

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Which person through history would the ‘Nine Days’ cast choose, to watch the world through their eyes

Which person through history would the ‘Nine Days’ cast choose, to watch the world through their eyes       

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AP Top Stories August 2 A

Here’s the latest for Monday August 2nd: COVID warning from Dr. Anthony Fauci; Senators introduce infrastructure bill; Deadly wildfire in Turkey; Wildfire growing in Hawaii.       

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Fake video purports to show AFP commissioner plotting to oust government

Counter-terrorism police have charged one man and expect more arrests after breaking up a ring that wanted to overthrow the Morrison government.

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Australia can ‘realistically’ reach COVID-19 vaccine targets by end of year, infectious disease experts say

The federal government hopes every Australian who wants a vaccine will be offered one by Christmas, but how soon can the nation reach its new vaccine targets?

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Senators produce big infrastructure bill

Senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to…

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One year on: Birth and death in a Beirut hospital

A year after Beirut’s horrific port explosion, families reflect in a Lebanon engulfed in crises. (Aug. 2)       

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Indigenous children and those with underlying medical conditions can now get the Pfizer vaccine

Indigenous, immunocompromised and other vulnerable children as young as 12 will be given priority access to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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Today in History for August 2nd

Highlights of this day in history: The Tonkin Gulf incident sparks U.S. escalation of the Vietnam War; Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invades Kuwait; JFK’s PT-109 boat sunk; President…

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NSW records 207 new locally acquired coronavirus cases and one death

NSW recorded 207 new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 117,000 people coming forward to get tested for the virus.

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NSW records 207 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death

NSW recorded 207 new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 117,000 people coming forward to get tested for the virus. A man in his 90s from south-western…

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