The end of a dispute between referees and the NRL was the final major hurdle to be cleared before next week’s resumption of the 2020 season. But some bumps still lie ahead for the competition according to NRL head of football Graham Annesley. The threat of legal action by referees was canned on Friday with...
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Blue Mountains mayor seeks government help as return of visitors sparks ‘bedlam’
The Blue Mountains mayor is calling on the NSW government for help as visitors return to the tourist hotspot following a weekend of “bedlam” when people pushed over barricades and crowds had to be dispersed. Mark Greenhill says the local council doesn’t have the power or resources to enforce coronavirus social distancing rules so the...
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JOBKEEPER STUFF-UP: Government’s 60 billion dollar error
he federal government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy program is now expected to cost $70 billion instead of $130 billion. In a joint statement on Friday Treasury and the tax office revised its figures for the program, with the number of employees forecast to be assisted now 3.5 million instead of six million. About 1000 businesses made...
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Bolsonaro calls coronavirus a ‘little flu.’ Inside Brazil’s hospitals, doctors know the horrifying reality
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN)In Brazil’s largest and most badly infected city, coronavirus has yet to peak, yet already the healthcare system is crumbling visibly around us. As doctors struggle valiantly to save lives, the country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, seems more focused on another sick patient: his country’s economy. Brazil this week became the country with...
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Haven’t used Netflix in a while? Your subscription could get canceled
New York (CNN Business)Have you ignored your Netflix account since the first season of “House of Cards”? Well, you might want to stream something soon, or you could lose your subscription. Netflix (NFLX) will start asking its inactive users if they want to keep their membership. If they don’t want it, or if they don’t...
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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s Love Story Owes Everything to Ed Hardy
Back in 2010, brands like Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and True Religion were so big that they actually staged runway extravaganzas, because it wasn’t enough for celebs like Paris, Nicole, and Lindsay to wear them during their L.A. shopping trips. 2010 also happened to be the year that John Legend fell in love with Chrissy Teigen — he...
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Lady Gaga Is Rewriting The Rules
Lady Gaga is fully aware that our topsy-turvy world could use a bit of sonic relief—and if she’s being totally honest, she could, too. Case in point: A few days after the release of “Stupid Love,” the first single off her new album, Chromatica, every other news story was about the coronavirus crisis. But a clip of a...
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Kimberly Lauren Launches New Brand Identity & Website
Aussie fitness Keto Trainer Kimberly Lauren has launched a new Brand Identity and Website program on her popular platform to help women & men return to fitness and healthy active living after a stretched period in isolation. This new website, e-books, recipes and challenges are set to assist people looking to regain their strength after...
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Dozens of mammoth bones found at Mexico airport
Archaeologists have found the bones of about 60 mammoths at an airport under construction just north of Mexico City, near human-built “traps” where more than a dozen mammoths were found last year. Both discoveries reveal how appealing the area – once a shallow lake – was for the mammoths. The National Institute of Anthropology and History...
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COVID-19 patients who should be gasping for air but aren’t
In hospitals around the world, doctors are shaking their heads in disbelief as they watch COVID-19 patients who should be comatose or “seizing” from hypoxia, a lack of oxygen in the body’s tissues, check social media, chat with nurses and barely complain of discomfort while breathing. Some have dubbed them “happy hypoxics,” a terrible misnomer...