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Meeting Pauline Hanson’s voters: silent screamers find their voice
Bridie Jabour travels in search of the people who brought One Nation back into parliament, scattered across the country and with a variety of experiences but with real and imagined ...
Why you may want to think twice before sharing drug overdose photos
(CNN)It was a well-intentioned attempt to show the disturbing effects of drug addiction, a common strategy among law enforcement agencies.
Officials in East Liverpool, Ohio, released ...
New Zealand health minister denies taking ‘fake cocaine’ at primary school event
School board apologises after Vegas-themed fundraiser at Northcote primary in Jonathan Colemans electorate had icing sugar and razors on trays as props
The New Zealand health minister ...
How eye-tracking technology is helping young girls with a rare syndrome
Image: Vicky Leta / Mashable
When 13-year-old Nathalia Lawlor was born, she seemed perfectly healthy, moving and babbling like any other baby. But at around six or seven months, she ...
The 6,000 Word Thing You Didn’t Know About ‘Seinfeld’
On Aug. 25, 1986, Paul Simon released his seventh solo album, “Graceland,” the title track of which features the songwriter singing about his road trip to Elvis Presley’s ...
Kentucky AG sues Johnson & Johnson over transvaginal mesh marketing
(CNN)Kentucky’s attorney general is suing health-care giant Johnson & Johnson for millions of dollars, saying the company “concealed and misrepresented” the ...
Lawsuit Targets Extortionist Cities Near Ferguson That Lock Poor People In Cages
The lawsuit, filed on the two-year anniversary of the , targets the city of St. Ann and 12 smaller municipalities some with just a few hundred residents that use St. Ann’s jail ...
Do your genes decide when you lose your virginity?
(CNN)How old were you when you lost your virginity? Or maybe you haven’t reached that point yet.
Either way, whether you’re 16 or 40 when you decide to have sex for ...
This lab is capturing pollution and turning it into paint
(CNN)Air Ink, a brand new concept by India-based Graviky Labs, uses polluted air to create paint and ink.
The company’s first line of Air Ink products includes pens, oil-based ...
Remember the ice bucket challenge? It just funded an ALS breakthrough
ALS association says money raised by the viral charity challenge, dismissed as slacktivism by many, has helped identify a new gene associated with the disease
It is often easy to dismiss ...
Watermelon: Nine Surprising Health Benefits Of Eating A Slice Every Day
The arrival of summer every year also marks the arrival of one of my absolute favorite foods: the watermelon. No summer barbecue is complete without slices of this juicy and delicious ...
Is a hospital a useful unit of spending? – BBC News