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'RobbinHood' attack holds US city hostage
New York Times: It could take months of work to get the disrupted technology back online.
Man sacked by own dad for vile act
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Shark's presence 'something to celebrate'
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Woman's false rape claim led to her neighbour's death
She lied to police about being raped, sparking the events that led to his death.
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Firefighter's heartwarming act for dog after fatal crash
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Mother and daughter strangled pregnant teen, cut baby from womb
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Watch: US fighter jet crashes into building
Fighter jet believed to be carrying live artillery crashes in California.
A Nebraska farmer's leg was trapped in a machine. So he cut it off with a pen knife
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Horrifying footage as home-care staff beat disabled man
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$370k penalty: Man 'too sick to work' takes Hawaii holiday
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Search for two missing as four die, 10 rescued after midair plane collision in Alaska
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US President Trump's motorcade involved in accident
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Mid-air horror: 5 dead as two planes carrying cruise sightseers crash
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Could miscarriages land American women in jail?
Let's clarify these Georgia and Alabama abortion bills.
How volunteer sleuths identified a hiker and her killer after 36 years
NYT: It's the first time genetic genealogy has ID an adult victim and the killer together.
Pentagon shifts $2.27bn in funds for border wall construction
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It began with a traffic violation and ended with a woman pulling a gator from her yoga pants
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Big Read: Inside the criminal evolution of meth in NZ
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How hero teen took down attacker in US school shooting, saving classmates
Two have appeared in court over shooting that killed Kendrick Castillo.
How Nasa is keeping tabs on Elon Musk's space revolution
Elon Musk's SpaceX is on a mission to reshape the industry in this second space age.
Her stepfather said Maleah was abducted. Police aren't so sure
Stepfather said she was taken by men in a pickup truck who beat him up but let him go.
Fighting the demon: Inside NZ's failure to fix meth crisis
New Zealand is home to one of the most lucrative methamphetamine markets in the world.
Mates, meth and millions: Duo face jail for $50m drug import
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HBO hoping NZ Govt will pay for Game of Thrones VFX work
US producers will apply for a NZ grant for work done at Peter Jackson's Weta Digital.
US to pay family of murdered Australian woman $30m
The family of Justine Damond will receive a huge payout.
Alaska businessman spread pesticide where homeless stay
The strong powder puts people at risk of serious physical injury, including blindness.
Two killed in shooting at University of North Carolina
"Run, hide, fight," was the message distributed by the university.
Helicopter crashes into street in Hawaii
The Honolulu Fire Department says three people have died.