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Tickets to historic Geelong v Collingwood game at Optus Stadium on sale today

The historic Geelong versus Collingwood match at Optus Stadium on Thursday night is the first major event to take place at the venue since Queen and Adam Lambert’s Rhapsody Tour in late February.

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Russia lists events that would lead it to using nuclear weapons

Russia's nuclear policy remains "defensive." However, a number of new conditions have been set for when a strike can be delivered.

In mid-June 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved

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US Toughens Stance on South China Sea, Calls Chinese Claims Illegal

The United States on Monday announced a tougher stance against China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea, declaring them illegal and accusing Beijing of treating the disputed waters as a "mari

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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Wanderers appoint Jean-Paul de Marigny as head coach

Six months after the sacking of Markus Babbel, former assistant Jean-Paul de Marigny has been named his successor.

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The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox

The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.

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Tickets to historic Geelong v Collingwood game at Optus Stadium on sale today

Bad breath offers a rare payoff for investors in Listerine royalty

A rare item has hit the auction block: an investment in a single share that's guaranteed to pay as long as people fret over bad breath.

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Thai monkey trainer rejects PETA claims on coconut harvesting

BANGKOK - A monkey trainer in southern Thailand said on Saturday that few monkeys are involved in harvesting coconuts for export, disputing an activist report which has caused several British supermarkets to ban coconut products from the country. Nirun Wongwanich, 52, who trains monkeys to fetch coconuts at a “monkey school” in the province of Surat Thani, said most coconuts used for export are harvested by humans with poles. Only a few farms in the south use monkeys for taller coconut trees, he said, denying accusations of cruelty. “There is no truth to that. I have been with monkeys for over 30 years ... I have a bond, a relationship with them,” Nirun told Reuters, adding that he trains six to seven monkeys a year. Earlier this month several British retailers pulled Thai coconut products from their shelves after a report by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) alleged that coconuts in Thailand are picked by abused monkeys. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds called on other supermarkets to follow suit.

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FOX NEWS:- Congressman Comer on what a Joe Biden election will mean for the economy

Congressman Comer on what a Joe Biden election will mean for the economy

Kentucky Congressman, James Comer, joins Jon Scott on 'Fox Report Weekend.'

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FOX NEWS:- AOC suggests NYC crime surge due to unemployment, residents who need to 'shoplift some bread'

AOC suggests NYC crime surge due to unemployment, residents who need to 'shoplift some bread'

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested over the weekend that the crime surge in New York City is likely because struggling residents are forced to shoplift in order to "feed their child."

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FOX NEWS:- Companies urge Trump to keep DACA in place

Companies urge Trump to keep DACA in place

Reporter at RealClearPolitics, Philip Wegmann, weighs in on 'America's News HQ.'

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New on Sports Illustrated: Some MLB Players Plan to Wear Face Masks During Games

As the league gears up to play the 2020 season amidst a global pandemic, some players have discussed the prospect of wearing face masks during games.

With the dawn of the 2020 MLB season fast approaching, players across the league have weighed in on the league's health protocols and testing plan. Among the steps players are taking to help ensure safety throughout the 60-game season? Wearing their masks during games.

Astros infielder Aledmys Diaz told the Houston Chronicle's Chandler Rome that he's going to try to wear his mask during games, citing safety concerns for his wife and children.

"I'm going to try," Diaz said. "I think we have to be smart about this. I feel like if I feel comfortable wearing a mask playing on the field, I’m going to use it."

Diaz isn't alone in considering this tactic. Earlier this week, Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos pointed out his proximity to opposing batters as a reason to wear his mask during games.

"I'm trying to see if I can do it in the game because I'm close to the guys hitting, close to the umpire and it's going to be a challenge for us in that area to keep distance or to keep from talking between each other," he told USA Today. "I'm the guy who's asking the umpires questions during the game, the batters always say hello to me; I say hello back. So that's something I need to figure out: how I'm going to deal with this."

Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier has worn masks during the team's scrimmages and said that players wearing masks during games could help set a good example for the viewing public. "We have a big platform," Frazier said, per Joe Kay of the Associated Press.

Two weeks ago, former slugger Mark McGwire pushed for players to wear masks, even pointing out that the practice was done over a century ago during the flu pandemic in 1918.

Of course, not all players are on board. Rangers outfielder Hunter Pence said wearing a mask while playing would impact his breathing, though he committed to wearing a mask outside of game hours, per USA Today.

"When I'm playing and hitting or doing exertion, I'm not going to be wearing a mask, just because you need oxygen. And it's very, very difficult," says Pence. "I'll be wearing the mask as often as I can, everywhere I can when I'm not playing. I'm going as extreme as I can because I realize the opportunity to have it depends on all of us doing the right things, and I want to be a message of what I think is right."

July 13, 2020 at 05:49AM
Some MLB Players Plan to Wear Face Masks During Games

Queensland vaccine human trials on track for rollout next year

Under the trial 120 people will be given two doses of the vaccine four weeks apart, with researchers confident an approved vaccine will be ready by mid-2021.

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Syrian Kurds Alarmed Over UN Security Council Vote on Aid

WASHINGTON - Kurdish officials in northeast Syria are expressing disappointment following a vote by the United Nations Security Council that failed to address "the deteriorating humanitarian situat

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Ultra-fast fashion brand Boohoo is making headlines. Here's why it matters

Known for its $6 bikinis and reality TV star collaborations, Boohoo became the newest face of worker exploitation after revelations about conditions in the factories where its clothes are made.

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Believing pandemic a hoax, 30-year-old dies after attending 'COVID party'

According to a Texas hospital, the man deliberately went to a gathering with an infected person to test whether the coronavirus was real.

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Racing Point parts impounded after Renault protest

Renault had questioned the legality of parts on the 'Pink Mercedes' cars after their rivals' strong showing in Sunday's second round of the season at Austria's Red Bull Ring.

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Queensland vaccine human trials on track for rollout next year

Elvis Presley's grandson dies age 27

A representative for Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' daughter, confirmed her son died on Sunday in California.

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BBC NEWS - Daniel Lewis Lee: First US federal execution to go ahead after 17 years

The execution of convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee had been blocked on Friday by a federal judge.

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ASX gains 1.3% on open

The ASX has gained 80 points at the open, rising 1.3 per cent to 5995.3. Healthcare is dragging but all other sectors are higher.

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New on Sports Illustrated: NASCAR Cup Rookie Cole Custer Wins in Upset at Kentucky

Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway.

SPARTA, Ky. — Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway.

Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the lap 265 final restart when Custer—with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside in the backstretch—made his move in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As the leaders bunched in Turn 1, Custer slid ahead and outlasted Truex’s Toyota.

“I knew I just had to get to the top,” said Custer, who led twice for five laps — the first of his young career. “The top rolled pretty good and once I got past and I was like in third I was like, ‘I’ve just got to take a shot and do whatever I can here.’

“And it ended up the 4 (Harvick) and the 19 (Truex) got together a little bit and I was able to take advantage of it.”

Though Custer raced to a Kentucky win last July in the Xfinity Series, he and other drivers entered Sunday without a chance to practice or qualify.

Matt Kenseth’s Turn 4 spin forced the final caution and created the opportunity for Custer’s victory. He finished 25th after starting from the back with Truex as both failed two pre-race inspections.

The victory was the first by a series rookie since Chris Buescher at Pocono on Aug. 1, 2016. Making his 20th series start, the 22-year-old Custer celebrated with a front stretch burnout as his crew happily ran to greet him.

DiBenedetto was third, and Harvick fourth—both in Fords. Kurt Busch, the winner last year, was fifth.

Aric Almirola made his case at the start, pushing pole-sitter Kyle Busch forward from the outside and chasing in the early laps before taking over nine laps later and threatening to run away from it. Almirola led 128 of the first 137 laps—nearly 40 more than he has led all season.

Ryan Blaney and DiBenedetto took their turns in front before Keselowski inherited it on pit road during green-flag pit cycles. That did not last long as Truex quickly stalked him on the last-stage restart and took over on 181 in hopes of his third Kentucky win in four years. Truex settled for watching Custer take the win.

“The 41 (Custer) just came with a big head of steam and there was no way I was going to be able to block that,” Truex said. “He was just in the right place at the right time, I guess.”

July 13, 2020 at 04:53AM
NASCAR Cup Rookie Cole Custer Wins in Upset at Kentucky

ADF members in self-isolation at base after attending Sydney pub

A NSW RAAF base is hosting personnel in self-isolation after they attended a Sydney pub now linked to nine cases.

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Perth brothers film close encounter with great white near Carnac Island

Lee and Adam Ferguson were fishing near Carnac Island around 6.30am when they noticed the four-metre shark following the burly trail behind their boat.

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ADF members in self-isolation at base after attending Sydney pub

A NSW RAAF base is hosting personnel in self-isolation after they attended a Sydney pub now linked to nine cases.

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ASX set for strong start from Wall St sentiment

The ASX is set for a positive start thanks to continuing strength on Wall Street and good news about COVID-19 treatment Remdesivir.

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New research casts doubt on coronavirus immunity

Experts also warn on heart damage, while a top health official says the virus can linger in the air for an hour.

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Students to return to remote learning in parents' winter of discontent

Victoria has recorded 273 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday morning, up from 216 cases on Saturday and a new high for the state.

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Norwich relegated, Liverpool drop home points for first time

Norwich became the first team to be relegated from the English Premier League as Liverpool dropped points at Anfield for the first time this season on Saturday.

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Coronavirus: Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and his son test positive for Covid-19

Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known movie stars, has tested positive for Covid-19 together with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan, and both been moved to a private hospital, the actors said late on Saturday. "I have tested Covid positive … shifted to hospital … hospital informing authorities … family and staff undergone tests, results awaited," Amitabh Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet. His son Abhishek Bachchan, 44, said in a tweet minutes later that he had also tested positive. The Bollywood actors were admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment hub, and several other members of the high-profile family were tested for the virus. A Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan has been leading the way in the country's fight against the coronavirus, appearing in public service advertisements. He joined the film industry in 1969 and has done over 200 movies. The actor suffered a near-fatal injury during the shooting of an action scene on a film set in 1982 and was critically ill for several months.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Oilers' Mike Green Joins List of Players Opting Out of NHL Return

In the aftermath of a deal being struck to resume the NHL season on Aug. 1, Mike Green and Sven Baertschi joined Calgary defenseman Travis Hamonic among players choosing not to participate in the expanded 24-team playoffs.

Edmonton's Mike Green and Vancouver's Sven Baertschi are opting out. Dallas defenseman Roman Polak is not reporting for now, and Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos is not reporting at full strength.

In the aftermath of a deal being struck to resume the NHL season on Aug. 1, Green and Baertschi on Saturday joined Calgary defenseman Travis Hamonic among players choosing not to participate in the expanded 24-team playoffs.

"Due to the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19 and after much consideration, I've decided for deeply personal family health reasons not to participate in the return to play," Green said in a statement released by the Oilers.

Polak is not on the Stars' roster for the start of training camp Monday, and a team spokesman said the 34-year-old will not be attending at this time.

Polak is a pending free agent who last month agreed to a deal in his native Czech Republic next season and told reporters there he was not planning on returning to the NHL if play resumed. Baertschi, who spent much of this season in the minors, is under contract through 2020-21.

"Sven informed us late yesterday that he has chosen to opt out of the NHL return to play program," Canucks general manager Jim Benning said. "It was a difficult decision but ultimately one we respect and understand."

The Lightning will not have Stamkos at 100% for the opening of camp because of a lower-body injury, but they are optimistic he will be ready when games get underway in early August. GM Julien BriseBois said Stamkos fully recovered from core muscle surgery in early March but was injured again during voluntary workouts.

"We don't have a specific timeline for when he will be a full participant in camp, but we expect he will be ready in time for games," BriseBois said. "He's here, he's skating, he's been getting treatment, he's been coming to Amalie (Arena) doing his dry land work. But he will not be a full participant on Day One of training camp."

While Stamkos has a better chance of being ready for Tampa Bay's next game than he would have after surgery if the playoffs had started in mid-April, the Flames will have to cope without Hamonic when they open their series against Winnipeg on Aug. 1.

Hamonic became the first player to publicly choose not to play in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Hamonic's daughter was hospitalized last year with respiratory issues, and he and his wife also have a baby boy. Their health concerns, not the soon-to-be 30-year-old's impending free agency, led him to opt out.

"I wish I could lace up my skates and be out there battling, blocking a shot and helping my team win, but my family has and always will come first," Hamonic said. "Being my little kids' dad every day is the most important job I have. I love this game and my team. This is a decision that is extremely hard for me to make."

The Lightning already got a pandemic scare when three players and additional staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus last month. The positive test results forced the team to close its facilities for a brief period of time.

The Minnesota Wild, who face the Canucks in the qualifying round, ruled out defenseman Greg Pateryn indefinitely with an upper-body injury. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday the league will be taking over injury and illness disclosure from teams as a way of protecting player privacy.

"Medical privacy is important in this process," Daly said. "Having said that, we understand as a league we have an obligation of some transparency with respect to the COVID virus in particular, so at least for now we're going to maintain a policy where the league is announcing on basically league numbers and clubs are really prohibited from giving any information with respect to COVID test results, and, for purposes of making the system work, any injury information going forward."

July 12, 2020 at 06:20AM
Oilers' Mike Green Joins List of Players Opting Out of NHL Return

New on Sports Illustrated: Justin Thomas Leads Workday Charity Open After Three Rounds, Remains Bogey-Free

Justin Thomas turned a three-shot deficit into a two-shot lead on Saturday at the Workday Charity Open, shooting a 66 for the second consecutive day.

Justin Thomas never looked to be in a hurry.

Not when he stepped to the first tee Friday trailing by 13 shots. Not when he was simply trying to keep up with Collin Morikawa on Saturday in the Workday Charity Open.

And after turning a three-shot deficit into a two-shot lead with another clean card, he certainly didn’t see any need to sprint to the finish at Muirfield Village as he goes after his third victory this season.

“Just going to keep trying to hit the fairways and hit the greens and make as many birdies as I can,” he said.

That’s been the philosophy all week, and along the way, he has managed to keep bogeys off his card. There were a few dicey moments, such as a pair of two-putt pars from over 50 feet, and a shot that stuck in the grass high on the lip of a bunker on par-3 12th.

Otherwise, it’s been a clinic.

Thomas had three straight birdies to stay in range of Morikawa. And when Morikawa fell back with three bogeys over a four-hole stretch around the turn, Thomas made efficient birdies on the par 5s and a smart birdie on the reachable 14th for a 6-under 66 to keep two ahead of Viktor Hovland (66).

After a delicate chip to tap-in range on the par-5 fifth, Thomas walked halfway up the hill behind the green and plopped down in the grass, leaning back on his hands, much like a spectator at a tournament that has none.

Too bad there won’t be any fans Sunday, a final round that offers another glimpse of the new generation.

Thomas is the proven star, already a major champion and former world No. 1 at age 27 as he goes after his third victory this season and the 13th victory of his career.

Hovland and Morikawa had just left college at this time last year and already have victories, albeit the opposite-field variety the same week as World Golf Championships.

Hovland, the former U.S. Amateur champion from Norway, had eight birdies in his round of 66. Morikawa, who never looks as though he’ll make a mistake, had enough of them that he needed a birdie on his last hole for a 72.

Because of an early start to avoid storms, they will be i the final group. Thomas figures it won’t be the last time they all play together.

“It’ll be fun to hang with those guys tomorrow, but at the end of the day I’m worried about myself and trying to win a golf tournament and have a good round,” he said.

Thomas was at 16-under 200.

Morikawa had the lead for 31 straight holes, dating to the 15th hole in the opening round, until missing the ninth green with a short iron, hitting a wild tee shot on the 10th that led to bogey, and sending his tee shot on the par-3 12th well over the green in such a bad spot that even making bogey was hard work.

“I put myself in spots you couldn’t put yourself in,” Morikawa said. “Couldn’t really figure out wind directions, how much to adjust. But whole new day tomorrow, and kind of glad I fought it out through even par got myself three back. So that can change really quickly tomorrow.”

Hovland, who won the Puerto Rico Open this year, got back in the game quickly by opening with a pair of birdies at the start and making birdie on all the par 5s. He also took on the 14th hole, where the tees have been moved up for this tournament to play at 310 yards — reachable from the tee, but with bunkers left and water to the right. He hit his tee shot to 30 feet for a two-putt birdie.

Hovand was thrilled to be in this position, especially with how his week started. He was 3 over through 10 holes on Thursday and finished with six birdies over his last eight holes. He followed with rounds of 67-66.

The biggest surprise was M.J. Daffue, a 31-year-old from South Africa who played college golf at Lamar and has been struggling to make it as a pro. He was a Monday qualifier for the Workday Charity Open, getting into only his second PGA Tour event. He had to birdie his final hole Saturday morning to make the cut. And then he made an 18-foot eagle putt late in his round of 65, the best score Saturday. He was seven shots behind.

“There was times today where I had to grind out a par and my caddie kept telling me we were one swing away from not having a grind at all,” Daffue said. “It’s been pretty crazy.”

He was seven shots behind and loving every minute of his time around the course Jack Nicklaus built.

The tour needs this tournament to end before the weather. The course is to be closed on Monday to replace all the signage and remove the 10 electronic scoreboards for the Memorial.

It’s the first time in 63 years the PGA Tour has had back-to-back tournaments on the same course.

July 12, 2020 at 05:46AM
Justin Thomas Leads Workday Charity Open After Three Rounds, Remains Bogey-Free

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