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The search engine company sacks a male engineer who sent an internal email criticising the company for "alienating conservatives" through its gender diversity programs and saying there are fewer women in tech positions because they "prefer jobs in social and artistic areas".
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Hackers post a fresh cache of stolen HBO files online, including what appear to be Game of Thrones scripts, and demand the network pay a ransom of several million dollars to prevent further such releases.
Topics: hacking, television-broadcasting, television, arts-and-entertainment, computers-and-technology, broadcasting, united-states
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Lara Trump gives a news update on what Donald Trump did this week.
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US President Donald Trump has begun his own news updates on Facebook.
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Pop star Taylor Swift appears in court as jury selection begins for her case against a Colorado DJ who she claims sexually assaulted her four years ago during a photo shoot.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, laws, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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Three correctional officers are released after six inmates stole keys and took control of part of a maximum security prison in the US state of Arkansas.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, united-states
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The remains of a man killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre are identified nearly 16 years on, medical examiners say.
Topics: death, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states
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US President Donald Trump lashes out at a Democrat senator who has been pushing for legislation to prevent him from firing the special counsel leading the Russia investigation.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson holds a door open for dialogue with North Korea, saying Washington is willing to talk if Pyongyang halts its missile tests.
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Australia, the United States and Japan urge Southeast Asia and China to ensure that a code of conduct on the South China Sea they have committed to draw up will be legally binding.
Topics: world-politics, defence-and-national-security, philippines, australia, united-states, japan, china
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The submerged remains of a US military aircraft that crashed off Queensland's coast, leaving three marines presumed dead, has been found, Defence Minister Marise Payne confirms.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, australia, qld, rockhampton-4700, united-states
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It is important for the international community to not overreact to the perceived damage the Trump administration has done to the US, one of the world's most influential bankers warns a mining forum in Kalgoorlie.
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North Korea vows harsh retaliation against the United States in response to new UN sanctions imposed after its intercontinental ballistic launches.
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Headlines about sackings and legislative failures aren't the full picture. Donald Trump is actually getting things done, writes Bruce Wolpe.
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US Vice-President Mike Pence vehemently denies a New York Times report that he is preparing to run for the presidency in 2020, calling the suggestion "disgraceful and offensive".
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, elections, united-states
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The Dutch manufacturer of a thrill ride that broke apart and killed an 18-year-old man at the Ohio State Fair says excessive corrosion on a support beam led to the "catastrophic failure".
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Usain Bolt didn't deserve his swansong ending in a loss to drug cheat Justin Gatlin. But world athletics got exactly what it deserved, writes Richard Hinds.
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Following a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he believes his American counterparts are ready to continue dialogue with Moscow on complex issues despite bilateral tensions.
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Islamic leaders are describing the attack on a Minneapolis mosque during morning prayers as a fire-bombing that "puts freedom under threat".
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Three US marines are presumed dead after a military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Queensland on Saturday. Here's what we know about the crash.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, world-politics, government-and-politics, shoalwater-4702, qld, australia, united-states
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In the United States, opioid addiction is a "national emergency" killing almost 150 people per day. It's a form of carnage US President Donald Trump vows to stop, but those on the frontline say repealing Obamacare will hurt the recovery services that rely on funding.
Topics: community-and-society, drugs-and-substance-abuse, donald-trump, government-and-politics, health-policy, addictive, heroin, united-states
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Donald Trump is taking a 17-day break from the White House at his private golf club in New Jersey, but the US President insists the trip is "not a vacation".
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Twenty-six crew members were aboard the MV-22 Osprey when it was involved in a "mishap" about 4:00pm (AEST) yesterday, US authorities said.
Topics: air-and-space, accidents, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, rockhampton-4700, australia, qld, united-states
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