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Trump Administration bans list of words

SEVERAL news agencies are reporting a new Trump Administration ban on using a list of words and phrases by its agencies.

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18th Dec. 2017 7:12 AM

Reacting to a Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 story in The Washington Post, health leaders say they are alarmed that officials at the CDC, the nation's top public health agency, are being told not to use certain words or phrases in official budget documents, including "fetus," ''transgender" and "science-based."

Unplayable! Is this the bowl of the 21st century?

CHARGING in with the wind at his back, Mitchell Starc sent down a beast of a delivery that no batsman in the world would...

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18th Dec. 2017 5:12 AM

Mitchell Starc celebrates getting the wicket of James Vince during day four of the third Ashes Test at WACA Ground.

Experience China: The Gorge Explorer

Natural and man-made meet on one of the world's longest river systems.

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17th Dec. 2017 6:12 PM

Yangtze river close to Three Gorges Dam, China

VIDEO: Elderly men trade blows in Coast road rage

RIGHT in the middle of a Sunshine Coast street, two elderly men have been filmed trading blow after blow to one another.

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17th Dec. 2017 5:12 PM

Two elderly men trade blows in the Glasshouse Mountains, halting traffic.

Destinations to avoid in 2018

A NEW report shows some of the world’s most popular cities are in trouble, and you should consider dropping them from your...

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17th Dec. 2017 4:12 PM

Overcrowded cities you should avoid in 2018.

Alcohol will be gone in ‘a generation’

ENJOY your favourite wine, cocktail or beer now as you may not be drinking alcohol within a generation, according to a top...

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17th Dec. 2017 6:12 AM

A top scientist has claimed we’ll stop drinking alcohol within ‘a generation’ after swapping it for a synthetic alternative that doesn’t harm our health. Picture: Supplied.

Man, 90, assaulted and robbed at his home

A 90-YEAR-OLD man has been violently assaulted and robbed at his own home by a person wearing a mask.

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16th Dec. 2017 3:12 PM

Police car.
Photo: Alistair Brightman / Fraser Coast Chronicle

Priests should not keep silent on abuse

THE confessional should not be used an excuse to keep sexual attacks on children secret, the Royal Commission has said in...

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15th Dec. 2017 1:12 PM

Cancer battle: Best Christmas present is just being home

Mackay residents have put up welcome signs across the town to greet Kacey and her family

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15th Dec. 2017 12:12 PM

Big smiles for Kasey Sanfilippo as she's home for Christmas.

The Simpsons predicts the future, again

THE Simpsons’ reputation as the Nostradamus of television shows has been proven again with a scene from nearly two decades...

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15th Dec. 2017 10:12 AM

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