Crushed by COVID, conventions cautiously return

Before the pandemic, conferences and trade shows attracted more than 1 billion participants and $1 trillion in direct spending annually. In-person meetings are rebounding but experts say…

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Louisiana arrests reveal violence, cover-ups

Beatings, buried videos a pattern at Louisiana State Police. (Sept. 9)       

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Why Craig Kelly has been allowed to send you texts about COVID-19 vaccines

While many Australians are clearly annoyed to have received the messages, there isn’t much regulators can do about them. Here’s why.

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Cricket Australia set to scrap Afghan Test following Taliban women’s sport ban

Cricket Australia says it will not host Afghanistan in a one-off men’s Test in Hobart if women’s cricket is not supported by the Taliban.

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Voter fraud claims create ‘circus-like atmosphere,’ stir California recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom

Former President Donald Trump is already calling the California recall “a rigged election” to keep Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in office.       

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‘Double trauma’: Back to in-person learning, students confront school shootings once again

Several schools, finally back in person after more than a year of remote learning, have locked down in recent weeks amid reports of active shooters.       

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‘Kidnapped to the warehouse’: Nursing home patients evacuated during Hurricane Ida reported abuse, fear in 911 calls

Hundreds of nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida in Independence, Louisiana. Then the 911 calls began.       

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NSW records 1,405 COVID-19 cases and five deaths as premier unveils path out of lockdown

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said while the roadmap is being announced, the state is “not out of the woods”.

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Fact check: Image of Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff altered to show Jeffrey Epstein

Several Facebook users shared an image of Harris and Epstein with the words “Make this photo famous.” But the image has been altered to add Epstein.       

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Taliban claims Australian soldiers ‘should’ have been killed in Afghanistan

The Taliban says Australia made a “big mistake” by “blindly following America’s war”.

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NSW authorities expected to unveil state’s roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown

Residents of NSW will soon learn what freedoms they’ll get back once the state reaches 70 per cent vaccine coverage in October.

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Victoria records 324 new local COVID-19 cases as regions prepare to exit lockdown

Victoria has recorded 324 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, with 107 linked to known cases.

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Tropical Storm Mindy forms in Gulf of Mexico, expected to make landfall in Florida late tonight

The 13th named storm of 2021 is forecast to make landfall later Wednesday night or early Thursday along the Gulf Coast in the Florida Panhandle.       

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Twin Towers live on in these 9/11 memorials around the US

Memorials and reminders can be found of a day that left nearly 3,000 people dead ensuring the country will never forget.       

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Who is Lorraine Finlay, Australia’s new Human Rights Commissioner?

Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says Lorraine Finlay will protect and promote “traditional rights and freedoms in Australia”, but members of the LGBTIQ+ community fear the appointment will reverse…

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Here’s how vaccine passports could work for overseas travel and domestic use in Australia

Work is progressing on the introduction of vaccine passports for international travel and domestic use – as states and territories get closer to achieving the vaccine thresholds…

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