‘Tragic death’ of toddler at Melbourne hotel pool while mother used phone prompts coroner’s call for better supervision | Australia news newsthirst.

A two-year-old who drowned in a pool while his mother looked at her mobile phone and cared for another infant two metres away highlights the need for close supervision around water, a Victorian inquest has heard. The boy had been playing in a toddlers’ pool adjoined to an adult pool at Crown Towers, a luxury…

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New Zealand PM says sorry for ‘horrific’ care home abuse newsthirst.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has formally apologised to victims of abuse in care homes, following an inquiry into one of the country’s biggest abuse scandals. The historic apology, delivered in parliament, comes after a report found that 200,000 children and vulnerable adults had suffered abuse while in state and faith-based care between 1950…

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iShares Bitcoin ETF now bigger than gold counterpart following rush into crypto on Trump win newsthirst.

Blackrock iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) signage at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on Jan. 11, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The rapidly growing iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has now blown past one of the biggest funds in an old-school category of investing: gold. According to FactSet, the bitcoin exchange-traded fund…

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Kody Brown Doesn’t Seem to Understand Concept of Bisexuality newsthirst.

We don’t say this often, because the guy is mostly a clueless narcissist, but let’s give Kody Brown a modicum of credit: He’s always come across as very supportive of daughter Gwendlyn. On this week’s episode of Sister Wives, Kody and ex-spouse Christine Brown came together to celebrate their 23-year-old daughter’s engagement to Beatriz Queiroz….

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NSW police officer said ‘got her … grab it’ after Tasering Clare Nowland in nursing home, court hears | Australian police and policing newsthirst.

A court has seen video footage of a police officer Tasering a 95-year-old to disarm her in a nursing home before she fell to the ground and sustained a head injury that ultimately killed her. The police body-worn camera shows great-grandmother Clare Nowland sitting in a chair in an office at the Snowy Mountains nursing…

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