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Is Syd-Hob's greatest yacht returning better than ever?

The yacht formerly known as Wild Oats XI is returning to the Sydney to Hobart after undergoing significant modifications and a rebrand.

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New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop

Mark Richards was fired from St Francis Xavier school after an obituary identified him as his late husband’s widower

The Guardian - US

US Catholic school fires teacher after husband’s obituary reveals his marriage to a man

Mark Richards says a parent complained to New Orleans’ St Francis Xavier school after reading his late husband’s obituary

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Do it again: Merewether Surfboard Club is turning 60

Club members reflect on six decades of surfing memories.

Newcastle Herald

Your chance to meet some of surfing's biggest names in Newcastle

A 1977 hit will be screened in the city.

Newcastle Herald

Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors

In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?

The Guardian - UK

The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

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Lawyers allege Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse evading them

Attorneys for Gaige Grosskreutz are asking a federal judge to give them more time to serve Rittenhouse with a civil lawsuit, alleging he is purposefully trying to evade them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Attorneys allege Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse evading them

Attorneys for a man shot and injured by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 are asking a federal judge to give them more time to serve Rittenhouse with a civil lawsuit, alleging that he is purposefully trying to evade them

The Independent UK

Andoo Comanche leads the charge on day two of Sydney to Hobart yacht race after chaotic start

The battle for the first-across-the-line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is shaping up as a four-way fight, as a quartet of supermaxis charge down Tasmania's east coast, with an early morning finish predicted.

ABC News

‘BagGate’: Professional cornhole is latest sport to be rocked by cheating scandal

‘BagGate’ unfolded during the 2022 American Cornhole League (ACL) World Championships back in August

The Independent UK

Cairns 'Men's Shed with barnacles' provides wooden boat builders with mateship and emotional support

This wooden boat club is less about sailing and more about providing a safe space for people to be creative, make friends and open up, with a cheeky dose of competitive spirit thrown in the mix.

ABC News

Cornwall's lost village unveiled after mega heatwave and low water levels

Outlines of buildings, walls and roads once part of a little community in Cornwall have become visible again after water levels at a reservoir fell to particularly low levels

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh boss caught drink driving as Mercedes' onboard computer reports crash to cops

The Mercedes safety system automatically alerted Police Scotland to the crash and this allowed officers to nab the driver for drink driving. GPS coordinates allowed police to find exact location.

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Daily Record

Scots Mercedes drink-driver snared after car computer reported crash to cops

Mark Richards was snared after car's safety system made emergency call after he ploughed into wall and lamppost in Edinburgh.

Sports Illustrated

Kelly Slater Takes His Pants Off (and Bares His Soul)

He won the Super Bowl of surfing at 50. So, what’s next? He’ll consult some legends—Brady, Brees, Hawk—and wrestle his demons and keep stoking that fire. Until he doesn’t.

ABC News

New Sydney speedway track deemed unsafe because of 'unprecedented rainfall'

It's been billed as a "world class" facility, but meetings at Sydney's new speedway have already been cancelled because the track was deemed "unsafe" to race on.

Newcastle Herald

One Hunter family's hope for 'game-changing' new SIDs research

New Australian SIDs research could help identify babies at risk.

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Daily Record

'Much-loved' dad who worked in agriculture tragically died after being crushed by tractor

Stephen Rockett, 53, had gone to a nearby farm close to where he lived on May 6, 2021, to fix a JCB which had a fault with its gears.

Newcastle Herald

Photos from Surfest 2022: Superb surfing, great waves, feel-good finish

Surfest keeps Newcastle on the world surfing map | VIDEOS

Newcastle Herald

Surfest 2022: Kim Burton and the sponsorship that has stuck for years

Burton sponsorship keeps Surfest going

Newcastle Herald

Something in the water: how Merewether breeds the world's best surfers

With three representatives on the men's championship tour, Merewether is back at the top of world surfing. Just what is in the water?

Chicago Sun-Times

Kyle Rittenhouse’s assault-style rifle will be destroyed

Rittenhouse, who is now 19, wanted to destroy the rifle and throw the rest of the items away so nothing can be used as a political symbol or trophy celebrating the shootings, his spokespeople said.

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