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[Link] Here’s the real reason the EPA doesn’t want to test for toxins in East Palestine
Read: 4/3/2023 www.theguardian.com
The decision to release and burn five tanker cars of vinyl chloride and other chemicals at the site of a 38-car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just over three weeks ago unleashed a gigantic cloud full of particulates that enveloped surrounding neighborhoods and farms in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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[Link] SAS soldier denies colluding with Ben Roberts-Smith on evidence, defamation trial hears
Read: 6/5/2022 www.theguardian.com
A serving SAS soldier has denied in court that emails between him and Ben Roberts-Smith – including marked-up pictures of a compound in Afghanistan – demonstrated they had colluded on their evidence about a mission, during which the newspaper defendants allege two civilians were murdered.
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[Link] 'Not fit for purpose': Call to close NT's shipping container cop shops
Read: 27/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
The Northern Territory's police union has renewed calls for the closure of 14 remote police stations – some of them just repurposed shipping containers – which it says have fallen into severe disrepair.
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[Link] Alleged Michigan School Shooter Made Gun Video, Had Parents Called Into School
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
Ethan Crumbley, who has since been charged as an adult with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism causing death, used a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun belonging to his father and shot 10 students and one teacher during his rampage at the school on Tuesday, according to authorities. .
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[Link] Michigan Shooting Suspect’s Parents Could Be Charged for Not Locking Up Gun
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
The father of the 15-year-old charged in Tuesday’s horrific school shooting in Michigan bought the gun suspected in the killings just four days prior. Now, he and the child’s mother might be charged as well, the county’s top prosecutor said Wednesday.
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[Link] Defence allowed to vet evidence presented to inquiry into bushfire accidentally sparked by its own helicopter
Read: 30/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Department of Defence will be allowed to vet evidence presented to a coronial inquiry into the ACT's Orroral Valley bushfire, ahead of formal court hearings in July next year.
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[Link] Westpac admits to charging 11,000 dead customers, ASIC sues for 'widespread' breaches
Read: 29/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched six court cases against Westpac for alleged, widespread compliance failures that affected thousands of deceased consumers.
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[Link] Australian TV reporter Matt Doran gives lengthy on-air apology after he ‘insulted’ Adele
Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Australian TV reporter Matt Doran has made a lengthy, unreserved apology to Adele for failing to listen to her new album before an exclusive interview with the singer, calling the bungle a “terrible mistake”.
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[Link] 'Implausible' that father tripped and fell on daughter while sweeping floor
Read: 23/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
An Adelaide man has been found guilty of recklessly causing harm to his newborn baby by violently shaking her. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.
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[Link] If Americans can’t have basic things like childcare, our democracy is a sham
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
In 2014, Northwestern and Princeton researchers published a report statistically documenting how lawmakers do not listen or care about what most voters want, and instead mostly care about serving their big donors.
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[Link] California town declares itself a ‘constitutional republic’ to buck Covid rules
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
A northern California town has declared itself a “constitutional republic” in response to Covid-19 health restrictions imposed by the governor, in the latest sign of ongoing strife between the state’s government and its rural and conservative regions.
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[Link] ‘Honest mistake’: US strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians was legal, says Pentagon
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said after an investigation.
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[Link] Anti-Piracy Outfits Still Target Pirate Sites That Shut Down Years Ago
Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
Pirate sites such as ExtraTorrent, KickassTorrents, and isoHunt disappeared from the web more than half a decade ago. Intriguingly, that hasn't stopped some anti-piracy groups from going after them, as they're still asking Google to remove 'infringing' URLs of these sites.
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[Link] More Live Bullets Found on ‘Rust’ Set After Alec Baldwin Shooting, Police Say
Read: 27/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Police have recovered three guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, both dummy and live, from the Rust movie set, according to a press conference Wednesday. Among the evidence collected was the Colt .
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[Link] 911 Allegedly Hung Up on a Man Who Wouldn’t Speak English. He Died.
Read: 22/10/2021 www.vice.com
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[Link] Tiktoker finds folder with thousands of audio recordings from home gadgets
Read: 21/10/2021 www.news.com.au
The woman, who goes by my.data.not.yours on TikTok, posted a now-viral video explaining that she requested to see what data Amazon had collected about her, but wasn’t expecting to receive so much. She revealed that she has three Amazon smart speakers.
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[Link] Cops and Paramedics Involved in Elijah McClain Death Charged With Homicide
Read: 13/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The police officers and paramedics who stopped 23-year-old Elijah McClain and administered a fatal dose of ketamine to the unarmed Black man are being charged with homicide, more than two years after his death.
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