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A TASMANIAN man set up a video camera to capture paranormal activity instead filmed his partner engaging in a sexual relationship with his teenage son, a court has heard. The 28-year-old woman pleaded guilty to five counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor in Tasmania’s Supreme Court, The Mercury …

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3km wide tornado fucks up Oklahoma

  Amy Elliott, the spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner, said that at least 37 people had died, and officials said that toll was likely to climb. At Briarwood Elementary school in Oklahoma City on the border with Moore, cars were thrown through the façade and the roof was …

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Apple database hack could show where users live

An Australian researcher has created a tool that uses Apple’s location services to potentially reveal where users live. The tool works by accessing Apple’s database of wireless access points, which is collected by iPhones and iPads that have GPS and WiFi location services enabled. Most iPhones and iPads regularly submit …

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If Ikea were an Auto maker.

A British company has come up with a novel solution to transport problems faced in the developing world – by designing a flat-pack truck. Called the ‘OX,’ it can be shipped to Africa in cargo containers for assembly without specialised tools or skills. Construction from start to finish takes three …

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Well that didn’t go so well.

Ocean Reef residents were awoken early this morning by the thumping, crashing sounds of a stolen ATM being towed down the road by not-so-stealthy thieves. At 4.15am this morning, police were called to Farmer Jacks in Marina Boulevard, Ocean Reef as people nearby heard banging and crashing noises and believed …

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History isn’t boring!

Five ancient copper coins and a map with an “X” might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia’s history. Australian soldier, Maurie Isenberg was stationed on one of the Wessel Islands in WW2 to man a radar station and spent his spare time fishing on the idyllic beaches. While …

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What’s the score for 50?

About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported. …

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WW3 anyone?

In a move considered aggressive by US and European officials, Russia has sent at least 12 warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Tartous, Syria. The deployment appears to be a warning to Israeli and Western officials against military intervention in Syria’s bloody civil war, which has now …

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Daft Punk don’t turn up in Wee Waa

How do you get away with holding a much-hyped global album launch party in a location so unlikely that the world’s media sits up and takes notice – and get away with not showing up? Many fans we spoke to just prior to Daft Punk’s hugely-hyped Random Access Memories album …

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SAMCRO takes over the Vatican

Catholic Church officials have been likened to outlaw motorcycle gangs, drug cartels and people smugglers in an explosive speech delivered at a legal conference in Victoria. Lawyer and lobbyist Bryan Keon-Cohen said the church, currently at the centre of a royal commission into the handling of child sex abuse complaints, …

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Kai the hitchhiker arrested for murder

Kai the hitchhiker, who captivated the Internet in February with an act of heroism and a contagiously entertaining local TV interview, is now a murder suspect in New Jersey. Union County law enforcement has issued an arrest warrant for him for the murder of Joseph Galfy, Jr., in Clark, N.J., according …

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Australian government start web filtering in secret

The Federal Government has confirmed its financial regulator has started requiring Australian Internet service providers to block websites suspected of providing fraudulent financial opportunities, in a move which appears to also open the door for other government agencies to unilaterally block sites they deem questionable in their own portfolios. The …

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