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A US federal judge has denied the Trump Administration’s request to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts.
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The New York Times

Judge denies request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcript

NEW YORK TIMES: A US federal judge has denied the Trump Administration’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ukraine diplomacy reveals how un-American Trump is.
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The New York Times

Ukraine diplomacy reveals how un-American Trump is

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump is unlike any American President in the past 80 years. 

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US authorities have issued a warning over potentially radioactive frozen shrimp from Indonesia.
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Max Corstorphan

‘Radioactive’: Massive shrimp ‘do not eat’ warning

An enormous ‘do not eat’ warning has been issued in the United States after shipments of shrimp sold by Walmart that came from an Indonesian food supplier tested positive for a radioactive isotope. 

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Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic Ocean.
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ALLEN G. BREED and JOHN SEEWER

‘Nor’easter on steroids’: US East Coast braces for hurricane

Hurricane Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome storm. And it’s expected to grow larger in size before making landfall in the US.

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The massive fireball on Baltimore Harbour.
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Matt Shrivell and Max Corstorphan

Cargo ship explodes into fireball on US harbour

A cargo ship has exploded in the Baltimore Harbour, near the site a ship crashed into a bridge almost a year ago.

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A man was arrested after working as a police officer while living in the US illegally.
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Matt Shrivell

Illegal immigrant arrested while working as police officer

Authorities are struggling to piece together the circumstances that led to a police officer being arrested as an illegal immigrant after he tried to purchase a gun in the US.

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Two Utah police officers have been shot dead while responding to a domestic violence call.
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KATHY McCORMACK

Police officers shot dead during domestic violence call out

Two police officers are being hailed as heroes after being shot dead while responding to a domestic violence call in the US state of Utah.

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Twenty years after his notorious phone-throwing tantrum, Russell Crowe admits he has a few regrets.
Culture
Staff Writers

Russell Crowe speaks out about New York arrest

Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe has opened up about his telephone-throwing antics at the height of his Gladiator fame which led to his arrest and made headlines around the world.

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Woman’s arm amputated after freak mini golf accident.
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Eloise Budimlich

Woman’s arm amputated after freak mini golf accident

She was celebrating her son’s birthday, but was left trapped and bleeding. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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President Donald Trump claims China's Xi Jinping made assurances to him about Tawian.
Politics
Jasper Ward

China won't invade Taiwan 'as long as I'm here': Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that China won't invade Taiwan while Trump is in the White House, the US president claims.

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Police found James O’Neill’s body in the couple’s home.
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Eloise Budimlich

Couple hid lover’s body, dog used it as chew toy

The married couple allegedly hid their lover’s rotting corpse for years.

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Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner have both been jailed over a million-dollar fraud scheme.
Music
David Fischer

Fame-addicted singer and mum jailed over fraud scheme

Singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a $1.5 million fraud scheme in South Florida.

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Micherre Fox found a 2.3-carat-diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park in Arkansas
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Martin Goillandeau

Woman bags diamond park’s third-biggest stone for engagement ring

The New Yorker asked her partner to wait for the perfect stone.

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Meghan Reinertsen’s video about the horror flight has already surpassed 20 million views.
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Tegwen Bescoby

Passenger reveals what caused diarrhoea that stopped a plane

An American nanny who went viral for her airplane diarrhoea horror story has revealed the true cause behind the mortifying incident.

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Nathan Hill: Burlington Police Chief’s toddler brutally mauled to death by former drug sniffing dog K-9 Draco
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Eloise Budimlich

Cop’s toddler brutally mauled to death by former police dog

A police officer has been left devastated after a retired drug sniffing dog he was housing killed his three-year-old daughter in a terrifying attack. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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