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Two dead in accidents at popular Queensland swimming spots over new year period | Queensland newsthirst.

A woman has died in a New Year’s Day scuba diving accident at a popular Gold Coast swimming spot. Meanwhile, another woman was found dead on Wednesday after an extensive search following a water tubing accident north-west of Brisbane on New Year’s Eve. Emergency services were called to Wave Break Island, in Biggera Waters, at…

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Kamala Harris wins key swing state? ABC ‘accidentally’ airs election results, apologises newsthirst.

ABC affiliate WNEP-TV accidentally aired election results showing Vice President Kamala Harris winning Pennsylvania—just a week before Election Day. The graphic, which showed VP Harris’ win with 52% of the vote over Republican challenger Donald Trump’s 47%, popped up during the station’s Sunday coverage of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix, sparking a wave of…

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The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life newsthirst.

“I see [technology] as important in democratizing the process and demedicalizing the process,” says Nitschke, adding the Sarco is not reliant on heavily restricted drugs to operate. “So all of those issues are ways to make the process more equitable.” In Switzerland, where the Sarco was used, Nitschke’s arguments about access to assisted suicide are…

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Barry Keoghan hits out at ‘disgusting’ online trolls using his son against him | Movies newsthirst.

Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who he claimed use his relationship with his son as “ammunition” against him. The 32-year-old Irish actor, who is dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with his former partner. Speaking on the Louis Theroux podcast, he spoke extensively about the…

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‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says | Women newsthirst.

Women in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services including strict time limits when contacting their children and bans from using washing machines for dirty underwear, according to a watchdog’s report. A survey of women in prisons in England found that “the frustrations of day-to-day life” and a “lack of…

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