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Election 2025 shake-up for traditional bush politics

Disasters and the cost-of-living squeeze have created a void for Independents to rise up in regional Australia, as the coalition fights for once safe seats.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

Torching tradition as first woman raises the axe for Shetland's Vikings

The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by burning viking longships. Up Helly Aa was first celebrated in 1881 and is unique to these islands. But it's a tradition that is evolving, with a woman at…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 30, 2025

Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless

Australian-owned brand UGG Since 1974 has announced it will change its name to “Since 74” for sales outside Australia and New Zealand.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2025

'Greatest little town' fights on a year after wipe-out

The NSW village of Eugowra was almost razed by a sudden flash flood on November 14. A year on there are reminders of the disaster on every corner, every face.

AAP · Nov 11, 2023

Wreckage from Tuskegee airman's plane that crashed during WWII training recovered from Lake Huron

A team of divers have been trolling the deep, cold waters of Lake Huron off Michigan’s Thumb for several weeks each of the past few years searching for scattered pieces of aviation — and Black military — history

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Hollywood strikes' economic impacts are hitting far beyond LA

The writers and actors strikes in Hollywood are affecting jobs across the U.S. The Motion Picture Association says film and TV productions employ more than 1.7 million people outside California.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2023

Doctors say heat wave in central, eastern Kentucky dangerous for some

Central and eastern Kentucky are in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures expected to top 90 degrees through the weekend. The heat’s more than just an inconvenience for many people, though. Dr. Brian Smith, the owner of Versailles Family Medicine, said some are especially susceptible to the heat.

WEKU · Jul 25, 2023

How hard is it to get VC money during a drought? We spent 6 months following startup Yoodlize as they tried to raise their seed round

Marketplace startup Yoodlize is a benchmark of the broader market, where investors are getting more defensive on term sheets.

Fortune · Jun 16, 2023

FX’s timely ‘Class of 09′ explores how AI may impact the FBI

In the second episode of the new FX on Hulu drama “Class of ‘09,” a senator in 2034 confronts FBI chief Tayo Miller (Brian Tyree Henry) about what she dubs “inexplicable arrests” of people who “have done nothing wrong.”

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Loving life in 'Parrbados' where 'everyone looks out for you'

Parr is sometimes called "Parrbados" as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the area's poor reputation

Liverpool Echo · Apr 10, 2023