Judge uses the old didn't-know-what-public-meant defense for Tik Toks deemed inappropriate [Facepalm]

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14 Best Fitness Trackers (2023): Watches, Bands, and Rings

Whether you’re skiing in the backcountry or trampolining in the backyard, we have an activity tracker for you.

Global markets brace for supply disruptions as Woodside Energy workers prepare to strike

Unions say members could take industrial action as early as 2 September if next round of bargaining is unsuccessful

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Offshore platform workers at Woodside Energy are preparing to strike, as protracted negotiations over pay and conditions threaten to disrupt Australian gas exports, putting international markets on edge.

Union representatives said on Sunday workers planned to strike if the next round of bargaining, scheduled for Wednesday, was unsatisfactory.

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‘This generation won’t think of football as being just for boys’: how the Lionesses have changed sport for girls

100,000 more girls are playing football in England than they did in 2017. At a training session near Ipswich, we meet the under-12s who love the game

“Wooh! Good finish,” calls out coach Ian Westlake as 10-year-old TJ Spurling fires a shot at goal. “Set it,” he shouts to the next player in line, “and then run. You want to come off your left foot.”

It’s halfway through the Kesgrave Kestrels’ regular 90-minute Thursday evening training session – somewhere between the opening drills and the finishing game – and a brisk southwesterly wind is blowing in from the Suffolk coast nine miles away, gusting across the pitch of blue artificial turf.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy vows revenge over Chernihiv ‘terrorist attack’; drone hits Russian train station

Ukrainian president promises ‘notable response’ to Russian missile strike that killed seven and injured 144 in northern city; Kursk drone hit leaves five hurt

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Welcome back to our live coverage of Russia’s war on Ukraine – this is Adam Fulton bringing you up to speed.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to hit back at Russia after a rocket attack on a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv left seven people dead, including a six-year-old child, and 144 injured on Saturday.

The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 15 out of 17 Russian drones targeting northern, central and western regions overnight into Saturday. Civilian infrastructure was damaged in at least two regions, authorities said.

Training had begun for Ukrainians to operate US F-16 fighter jets but it would take at least six months and possibly longer, the Ukrainian defence minister said. Oleksiy Reznikov’s comments on Saturday came two days after a US official said F-16s would be transferred to Ukraine once its pilots were trained.

Ukraine has begun discussing with Sweden the possibility of receiving Gripen jets to boost its air defences, Zelenskiy said on Saturday after meeting the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson. Zelenskiy cast the talks as preliminary, saying: “Today we discussed in detail the future steps regarding the possibility of opening the subject of receiving Swedish Gripens.” He also said Ukrainian pilots had already begun training on the planes. Kristersson made no mention of Gripens in his remarks. The two leaders announced that the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation on production, training and servicing of Swedish CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles.

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Virginia ABC revises their high-end booze lottery after collectors unhappy how the Pappy roll-out went crappy [Obvious]

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Sunday, August 20, 2023

It was foolish for Russell to approach the hornets’ nest in the first place, but his timing was particularly bad.

“Ahhh … the plot thickens.”

Was wasn't who he said he was [Dumbass]

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Tories under fire after dramatic fall in school sport in England

New figures undermine Rishi Sunak’s claims to boost PE ahead of Women’s World Cup final

The number of hours young people spend doing PE and sport in secondary schools in England has fallen by more than 12% since the 2012 London Olympics, despite promises by ministers that the games would “inspire a generation” and kickstart a massive expansion of sport in the state sector.

The fall is recorded in the latest figures released by the government, which show a drop from 326,277 hours in 2011/12 to 285,957 in 2022/3. Although the total went back up after the pandemic, it then fell again over the last year by more than 4,000 hours.

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‘Heartless’ government fails to fill two key human rights watchdog roles

Campaigners say rape and trafficking victims have been betrayed by the Tories’ failure to appoint commissioners to defend them

Government ministers have “heartlessly” betrayed rape and trafficking victims after failing to fill two key independent watchdog roles designed to defend human rights, campaigners have said.

Next month, the role of the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales will have been left vacant for a year, at a time when vital legislation is passing through parliament.

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Hospital chief claims he acted ‘promptly’ to move Letby off ward

Tony Chambers says he was not aware of serious concerns being raised until June 2016 – a year after the nurse was linked to a series of unusual infant deaths

The former chief executive of the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies said he first heard “serious concerns” about the nurse in June 2016 – a year after she was linked to a series of unusual infant deaths.

However, Tony Chambers, who left the Countess of Chester hospital shortly after Letby’s arrest, said he was told at the time that she was an “enthusiastic, capable and committed nurse”, despite the fears of senior doctors.

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No 'BOOM headshot' for this man, especially since bullets just miraculously ricochet off his hard head [Weird]

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While we were distracted by Socal potentially washing away, one of Montana's many wildfires grew from zero to 500 to 12,000 acres in a day and a half [Scary]

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Canada wildfires: thousands told to flee in British Columbia, as drone-flying tourists criticised

Minister says it is a matter of life and death for residents near city of Kelowna, as drone operators warned against ‘irresponsible’ activity in fire areas

Officials in the Canadian province of British Columbia have implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate from areas threatened by “severe and fast-changing” wildfires, and urged “irresponsible” wildfire tourists to stop flying drones in the area.

“We cannot stress strongly enough how critical it is to follow evacuation orders when they are issued,” Bowinn Ma, the province’s minister of emergency management, said on Saturday. “They are a matter of life and death not only for the people in those properties, but also for the first responders who will often go back to try to implore people to leave.”

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If the owner of the company comes to the employees asking for a short term loan to keep the company afloat the correct response is to RUN [Asinine]

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Keep Portland imitating Seattle [Misc]

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Three snowboarders injured after chair detaches from Thredbo ski lift in ‘freak gust of wind’

Two women suffered back injuries and a man suffered facial injuries on Saturday afternoon

Three snowboarders have been injured after a chair detached from a lift at the Thredbo ski resort.

Two women in their 20s suffered back injuries and a man in his 20s suffered facial injuries after one of the chairs detached from the Kosciuszko ski lift on Saturday afternoon.

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Attention Walmart mural artists: Hazel Green, Alabama isn't the same as Hazel Green, Wisconsin [Fail]

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 543 of the invasion

Russian missile attack on Chernihiv’s central square kills seven and injures 144 as Zelensky vows ‘notable response’

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A Russian missile strike on a central square in the historic northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killed seven people, including a six-year-old child, and injured 144 on Saturday, authorities said. Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, condemned it as a “heinous” attack.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces would give “a notable response” to the “terrorist attack”. Of the injured, 15 were children, he said. Fifteen others were police, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said. Most of the victims were in vehicles, crossing the road or returning from church, he said. The strike occurred during the Orthodox holiday of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Forty-one people were in hospital on Saturday, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said.

Training had begun for Ukrainians to operate US F-16 fighter jets but it would take at least six months and possibly longer, the Ukrainian defence minister said. Oleksiy Reznikov’s comments on Saturday came two days after a US official said F-16s would be transferred to Ukraine once its pilots were trained.

Ukraine has begun discussing with Sweden the possibility of receiving Gripen jets to boost its air defences, Zelenskiy said on Saturday after meeting Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson. Zelenskiy cast the talks as preliminary, saying: “Today we discussed in detail the future steps regarding the possibility of opening the subject of receiving Swedish Gripens.” Zelenskiy also said that Ukrainian pilots had already begun training on the planes. Kristersson made no mention of Gripens in his remarks. The two leaders announced that the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation on production, training and servicing of Swedish CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles.

The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 15 out of 17 Russian drones targeting northern, central and western regions overnight into Saturday. Civilian infrastructure was damaged in at least two regions, authorities said.

Russia’s defence ministry reported a flurry of Ukrainian drone attacks on Saturday targeting the regions of Moscow, Novgorod to the north-west of the Russian capital, and Belgorod, which borders Ukraine. The ministry said nobody was hurt. The Belgorod region, more than 600km from Moscow, is a vital stop on Russian supply lines and is frequently targeted by drones and missiles.

In Russia, President Vladimir Putin visited top military officials in the city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukrainian border. The Kremlin said the Russian president listened to reports from Valery Gerasimov, the commander in charge of Moscow’s operations in Ukraine, and other top military figures at the headquarters of Russia’s southern military district.

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Retired AFL player Jack Ziebell attacked outside bar hours after final match

32-year-old North Melbourne player left with facial injuries just hours after retirement match at MCG

North Melbourne stalwart Jack Ziebell was the victim of an attack outside a bar just hours after he retired from the AFL in emotional scenes at the MCG.

The 32-year-old spent the night in hospital with facial injuries after allegedly being set upon by a group of men outside a bar in South Yarra, the Kangaroos said.

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Wellbeing of non-religious ADF personnel at risk, former recruiter says

Number of evangelical chaplains has increased in recent years despite majority of Australian defence force personnel not being religious

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Defence must recruit secular alternatives to religious chaplains or face increasing risks to its members’ health and wellbeing, according to a former top military recruiter.

Col Phillip Hoglin, now a reservist and military researcher, said the Australian defence force (ADF) is becoming less religious, but has only a handful of secular support officers.

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PwC charged health department to provide ‘risk management’ workshop in weeks before scandal

Exclusive: Consultancy firm ran event at Department of Health and Aged Care in December, days before former PwC partner was banned by tax advice regulator

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PwC Australia billed taxpayers to deliver a “risk management workshop” to a department that was subsequently forced to suspend the firm’s $2.3m contract in the aged care sector, pending an investigation into potential conflicts of interest.

The $36,000 engagement has been described as “frankly absurd” by the public sector union and criticised by legal academics given a Senate committee report released in June 2023 that confirmed the consultancy firm had been engaging in a “calculated” breach of trust.

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Man in charge of rebuilding Notre-Dame dies unexpectedly, but they could still go 11-1 despite Ohio State buzzsaw and potential trap game against Pitt [Misc]

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Photoshop these many marionettes [Photoshop]

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Louisiana, a state built entirely of swampland, is experiencing the worst drought in their history. And California is getting the hurricanes now. This seems fine [Scary]

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