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Sexy content crackdown on YouTube
YOUTUBE has announced it is cracking down on "sexually suggestive" videos in a bid to clean up the popular video-sharing website.
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Mum in court over alleged drunk smash
A WOMAN accused of driving drunk before a head-on smash that seriously injured her toddler son appeared briefly in court today.
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Robber's head blown off after arrest
A MAN has been imprisoned for the death of a pizza delivery man forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped to his neck.
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Guns N' Roses singer missing
Singer Axl Rose has gone missing Bosses angry he hasn't promoted album Music: All the latest news
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Knut needs a lover, but gets the boot
NO longer cute, no longer washing powder-white, Knut the celebrity bear has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
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Tree spears through house during storm
A TREE has speared through the living room of a family house, barely missing a woman who was inside at the time.
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Tot hurt in mum's alleged drunk crash
A TODDLER was critically injured when a car driven by his allegedly drunk mother smashed head-on into another.
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Toys R Us in naughty corner over 'rip-offs'
THE giant multi-national retailer Toys R Us has been raided by federal officers over suspicions it has ripped millions of dollars off thousands of young workers.
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'$350k stolen in pickpocket spree'
A WOMAN has allegedly stolen more than $350,000 and 103 handbags on a shoplifting and pickpocketing spree.
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Salt 'as bad as cigarettes'
AUSTRALIANS are consuming too much salt, say nutritionists who blame not only fast food but also healthier alternatives such as canned vegetables and baked beans.
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Pirates strike fear in cruising Aussies
MORE than 29 pirate vessels surrounded a luxury cruise liner with 400 Australians on board in the dangerous Gulf of Aden.
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Killer likes his cellmate, hates the food
CONVICTED killer Gordon Wood is sharing a cell in protective custody with a "quite nice" inmate, but wants more fruit and vegies.
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Toxic teething syrup claims more lives
NIGERIA is flying in doses of antidote for hospitals after the number of infants killed by teething syrup tainted with a poisonous chemical rose to 34.
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Sydney rental squeeze continues
RENTAL accommodation across Sydney remains limited, with inner city suburbs experiencing the biggest drop in properties available for lease.
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Sluggish growth 'points to recession'
ECONOMIC growth was marginal in the September quarter, which economists say points to a recession in 2009.
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Oil slides under $US45
OIL prices tumbled under $US45 on Wednesday to reach their lowest level since February 2005 after more weak US economic data sparked concern about slowing global energy demand.
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Swan wants credit card rates cut
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swans wants bank chiefs to tell him why they are not passing on interest rate cuts to credit card users.
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BHP cuts output
BHP Billiton will cut manganese production at its majority owned Samancor operation in South Africa due to weak market conditions for the metal.
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Boomers facing a bleaker financial future
CHILDREN of baby boomers are being warned not to expect the financial inheritance kick-start many of their parents have enjoyed.
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Ex-teacher jailed over child porn
A FORMER music teacher became so obsessed with child porn he developed deep vein thrombosis from time spent on the computer.
