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The vile AI scam using gutwrenching stories to tug at the heartstrings of footy fans and steal your cash – but none of it is real
A fake Facebook fan page called Tigers Dynasty has been circulating AI-generated posts falsely claiming AFL star Tom Lynch has terminal brain cancer, using a fabricated video and article to lure grieving fans into clicking a phishing link designed to steal personal and financial details. Richmond Football Club confirmed the story is untrue and warned…
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Do you drink your coffee ‘extra hot’? It could be putting you at risk of deadly oesophageal cancer, major study finds
A major study led by the University of Oxford has found that drinking tea and coffee ‘extra hot’ may significantly raise the risk of developing oesophageal cancer, one of the most aggressive and often late-diagnosed forms of the disease. Researchers found that people who preferred their drinks above 65C were around three times more likely…
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Former Obama aides joke about Trump being stopped by heart disease or old age
Hosts of the “Pod Save America” podcast, all former aides to President Barack Obama, drew criticism after appearing to joke about US President Donald Trump dying from heart disease or old age during a Tuesday episode. The remarks came in response to a hostile listener question about stopping Trump, prompting several co-hosts to riff on…
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Second child dies in horror 4WD rollover crash in Parwan near Melbourne
A second child has died following a horror crash involving a 4WD carrying a driver and seven children west of Melbourne, with an 11-year-old boy succumbing to his injuries overnight after being airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. The single-vehicle crash near Parwan, about 60km from central Melbourne, also claimed the life of a…
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Joe Biden gives major health update after ‘debilitating’ prostate cancer spreads
Joe Biden has said the radiation treatment he received for his prostate cancer “worked as intended”, in his first public comment on his own health since his son Hunter revealed the disease had spread to his bones. Writing on X to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the 83-year-old former US president thanked the medical staff…
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Drug developed for lung disease may slow biological aging in surprising ‘bonus’
An experimental drug being developed for a serious lung disease has shown an unexpected side effect in early trials: it may also slow biological ageing. Researchers from Insilico Medicine, working with institutions including Harvard Medical School and Stanford University, found that patients taking the drug rentosertib displayed blood protein changes suggesting they were biologically several…
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‘We’ve got nothing left’: Parents who lost their only surviving son 16 years after he tried to save his brother with cancer tell of their heartache
Nick and Amanda Pearce have described their devastation after losing their only surviving son, Edward, in a car crash this summer, 14 years after his older brother William died of leukaemia. Edward, known as Bunty, was killed after a van struck him as he changed a tyre on the way to work; he was 20.…
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Child hospitalized after alligator attack at Florida nature reserve
A child is in hospital after being attacked by an alligator estimated at nine to 12 feet long while swimming in a lake at the Weeki Wachee Preserve in Hernando County, Florida, on Monday. The incident has prompted local police to renew warnings about swimming in unauthorised waterways, highlighting the risks posed by wildlife in…
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Father, 44, dies in hospital days after fatal plane crash that killed his wife and two sons – leaving their other children orphaned
A Fresno-area plane crash has left four members of one Californian family dead after Craig Eady, 44, died in hospital on Monday, three days after the crash that killed his wife and two young sons. Pilot Danna Eady, 41, a flight instructor at Reedley College, died in hospital on the night of the crash, while…