Three-time Olympic champion Sir Peter Snell dies, aged 80

(Newshub)

The Olympian Sir Peter George Snell has died
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Legendary triple medalist - so he’s gone,eh? RIP

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Orca grandmothers babysit

(The Guardian)

Orca grandmothers babysit ~ brats; mobs' day or night care.

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White Island volcano eruption

(Wired)
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White Island volcano eruption ~ active and showerin' pollution

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White Island volcano erupts in Bay of Plenty: 6 dead, 8 missing, 30 in hospital

(The New Zealand Herald)

White Island’s active marine andesite stratovolcano has tragically erupted by surprise
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Crater spurts anew vile lava, ash, intensely hot acidic steam. Parboiled tourists are dying.

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'They' named as Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year

(CNN)

Pronoun 'They' named Merriam-Webster's word of the year
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The non-binary term's award empowers more freed youth.

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Axed BBC Christmas tree "to be replaced soon"

(BBC)

Axed BBC Christmas tree "to be replaced soon"
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Accorded response, "Betcha Brexit's to blame"

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Anthony Joshua Can Reverse The Sportswash Effect Of His Saudi Fight

(The Huffington Post)

The Saudis’ sportswashing exercise
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Aghast such wide repression exists

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British woman survives six-hour cardiac arrest from hypothermia while hiking

(Metro)

This extremely cold patient suffered prolonged cardiac arrest and she “died” during a heavy snowstorm
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Expert doctors unerringly defrosted and resuscitated said hypothermic woman and salvaged her life

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Chinese gene-edited twins created to be immune to HIV may have 'unintended mutations'

(The Daily Telegraph)

Dr Urnov tweeted “his delusion and hubris are a tragic lesson – a negative example for the ages.”
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Ah, Dr He’s experimental gene editing violates rules. Ergo, he’s an avowed obscurantist, a fraud!

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Dollar General opening twenty stores a week

(NBC News)

Dollar General opening twenty stores a week
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Enterprise key agent: no large towns allowed

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1000 Protesters killed in Iran

(Politico)

1000 Protesters killed in Iran
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1000 knells rise per tradition

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India's crashed Vikram moon lander

(The Guardian)

India's crashed Vikram moon lander
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Arrives. Smack! Die! Hard moon landin'.

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Italian vinegar makers lose battle over 'balsamic' ownership

(BBC)

Protected geographical indication
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Acetic acid had proper title going on

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Uber drivers, riders report assaults

(The Verge)

Uber drivers, riders report assaults
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It's us; riders are bad perverts, or ... slur?

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Read the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment report in full

(Business Insider)

Report findings of the US House Intelligence Committee showed ~ how to use meddlesome thuggish interference often in politics

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Elon Musk Buys Out the Neighbors

(The Wall Street Journal)

Elon Musk Buys Out the Neighbors
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True bunk: he's buying lots o' homes

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I match clothes with my pug

(BBC)

I match clothes with my pug
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Hmm, ugly pet is what to chic?

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Tesla's Cybertruck window smash

(The Verge)

Tesla's Cybertruck window smash
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window smash try's cruel setback

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Old lady beats down robber at door

(Business Insider)

Old lady beats down robber at door
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Old babe draws blood at door entry

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EU chief lashes out at pro-Brexit MEPs in fiery rant

(The Daily Express)

Ursula von der Leyen
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Unruly leavers done

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