Canberra mornings: June 30 2016
The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
PHOENIX — Pinch-hitter Tyler Goeddel hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed their first sweep at Chase Field in 10 years with a 9-8 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks went up 7-4 in the seventh inning on Paul Goldschmidt’s two-run double, but the Phillies rallied
A community mourns the drowning of two boys
This unlikely family is creating a surfing legacy, one little piglet at a time.
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The Lesedi La Rona diamond is the second-largest diamond discovered in over a century. But it failed to sparkle enough interest from bidders at a June 28 Sotheby’s auction in London. A Journalpedia entry by WSJ’s Jason Bellini. Image: European Pressphoto Agency
Kaia Gerber steps out with her parents, supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, for dinner on Tuesday (June 28) in Hollywood, Calif. Earlier that day, the 14-year-old model hung out with friends while in Malibu. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kaia Gerber That same day, Kaia was tagged in an Instagram pic [...]
LAUGHLIN, Nev. — An autistic woman is dead after police say her father left her and her twin sister in a hot RV while he stayed at a hotel in Nevada last week. Fifty-one-year old Roger Carter Killam is scheduled to appear in court Thursday on two counts of neglecting a vulnerable person. Court documents
A sharp increase in killings of criminal suspects since the election of Rodrigo Duterte as Philippine president offers a glimpse of what may be to come for the country, a close U.S. ally.
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by six points, 44% to 38%, in a Fox News poll of registered voters released Wednesday, marking an uptick from similar polls released in May and June. The Fox News results follow a rough patch for the Trump campaign: In May, the presumptive Republican nominee enjoyed a three-point lead in […]
Approximately 2,695 Pacific Power customers were affected Wednesday afternoon by a vehicle collision with a power pole on Queen Avenue near Chase Loop.
An autistic woman is dead after police say her father left her and her twin sister in a hot RV while he stayed at a hotel in Nevada last week
The Iraqi military's fight to retake Fallujah from Islamic State took about five weeks. Several factors contributed to the speed of the operation. Photo: KARIM KADIM/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Demi Lovato will perform a new single called “Body Say” on her Future Now tour, it was revealed Wednesday (June 29) on Twitter. Tidal to...
(AP) — An autistic woman is dead after police say her father left her and her twin sister in a hot RV while he stayed at a hotel in Nevada last week. Police say Killam left his 25-year-old daughters in a parked RV without air conditioning or water while he and his girlfriend stayed overnight at a Laughlin hotel.
For more than 20 years, her friend's murder remained unsolved. Sheila Gibbons knew she had to do something.
Thirteen Australians are among the record 683 new members being recruited to diversity the membership of the Academy.
Reuters/Rick Wilking
An activist group has written a letter [opens in PDF] to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Wal-Mart uses false and deceptive claims that some products it sells are "Made in the USA."
This is not the first time that TruthInAdvertising.org (TINA.org) has targeted the retailer with this charge.
The dispute between the two parties began in June 2015 when TINA.org sent a letter to the retailer letting it know that it had investigated claims that... Читать дальше...
Education secretary John King defends proposed rules on Every Student Succeeds Act
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Airbnb lined up investors for a new funding round and an employee stock sale that values the room-rental website at up to $30 billion and helps defer an initial public offering, said people familiar with the matter.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gay YouTube personality who said he was assaulted outside a West Hollywood club has been charged with filing a false police report and faking his injuries.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gay YouTube personality who said he was assaulted outside a West Hollywood club has been charged with filing a false police report and faking his injuries.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gay YouTube personality who said he was assaulted outside a West Hollywood club has been charged with filing a false police report and faking his injuries.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gay YouTube personality who said he was assaulted outside a West Hollywood club has been charged with filing a false police report and faking his injuries.
Quarterback Andrew Luck has signed the richest contract in NFL history, a deal worth up to $140 million with the Indianapolis Colts that covers the next six seasons through 2021. Colts owner Jim Irsay revealed the contract’s maximum value Wednesday for Luck, the No. 1 pick from Stanford in the 2012 draft who missed nine games last year because of injuries to his shoulder, ribs and kidney. According to NFL.com, the life of Luck’s contract includes $87 million guaranteed for injury. Steelers linebacker... Читать дальше...