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10 Marvel Heroes Strong Enough To Stop Doom
Entertainment site Collider has published a speculative feature by writer Michael Block listing ten Marvel heroes, allies or teams considered powerful enough to defeat Doctor Doom. The article is framed around the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday, in which Robert Downey Jr. is set to play a new version of Doctor Doom, marking his return to…
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Mystery $40million Aussie Lotto winner finally comes forward to claim his prize: How he found out he won
A man from Woden in Canberra has come forward to claim a $40 million (Australian dollar) Powerball prize, two weeks after the winning draw took place. He had bought the sole winning ticket for draw 1571, held on 25 June 2026, but was unaware of his good fortune until he saw a news report about…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 8 Jul 2026 02:55
Your morning briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on TalkFuse, 🔎 Sheffield, Daily Mail, The Hollywood Reporter.
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Communications minister Anika Wells slammed for radio silence as Telstra goes down on her watch – before her bizarre Facebook post is deleted amid the chaos
Australia’s Communications Minister, Anika Wells, has been criticised for staying silent while a major Telstra network outage cut off millions of customers from phone calls, mobile data and electronic payments. The failure disrupted internet and phone services, knocked out EFTPOS systems at cafes, taxis and shops, and forced some businesses to close. As the minister…
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Black belt former martial arts instructor takes on police officer in viral video
A former martial arts instructor, Timothy Allen Wegert, 33, was filmed attempting a spinning kick at a police officer during an arrest in Virginia Beach at around 2.20am on 5 July, over the Fourth of July weekend. The officer ducked the kick and tackled him, and three further officers helped take him into custody. The…
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How Australia’s world-famous one-tonne ‘Neil the Seal’ could be put to death because gawping selfie-seekers refuse to leave the viral sensation alone: ‘Are you serious?’
“Neil the Seal”, a beloved southern elephant seal who has become a viral online sensation in Tasmania, could potentially be euthanised if authorities decide he poses a risk to public safety. The prospect has prompted more than 62,000 Australians to sign a petition demanding that a “non-lethal management plan” be adopted instead, reflecting widespread public…
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HBO’s 8-Part Murder Mystery Masterpiece Skyrockets to Major Success 10 Years Later
A Collider article reports that Steven Zaillian’s 2016 HBO limited series The Night Of has seen a resurgence a decade after its debut, climbing into the most popular titles on the domestic iTunes chart. Its renewed popularity matters because it highlights continued appetite for prestige murder-mystery drama at a time when such critically and commercially…
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Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases
Michigan is experiencing an unusually large outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, with more than 700 cases and 36 hospitalisations reported since 22 June. The number of cases has risen sharply over a matter of days — from 170 on 30 June to 572 on 4 July and…
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6 Must-Read Fantasy Books for Fans of The Lord of the Rings
Collider writer Safwan Azeem has published a recommendation list of six fantasy novels for readers who enjoyed J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The piece argues that the best follow-up reads for Tolkien fans are not simply imitations of his quest narratives, but books that share his sense of a deep, aged world full…
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What Sky Is Really Buying in the ITV Deal
Comcast-owned Sky has agreed to buy ITV’s Media & Entertainment business — its free-to-air channels, the ITVX streaming service, advertising operations and its route to millions of British viewers — in a proposed deal worth £1.6 billion ($2.13 billion). Crucially, the deal does not include ITV Studios, the global production and distribution arm, which ITV…