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Police in Counties Manukau East are investigating a robbery of the Video Expo in Greenmount Drive, East Tamaki, at around 10:30am on Sunday 2 March. View the full article
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The sale of synthetic cannabis in West Auckland is having a devastating effect on individuals, their families, and the wider community. View the full article
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A man who allegedly dressed up as a police officer and packed his car with explosives is due to face court. View the full article
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A MAN arrested for allegedly carrying home-made bombs in his car, and fooling drivers into believing he was a police officer, will appear in court on Monday. View the full article
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THE viral drinking craze Neknominate has claimed another death after a 20-year-old reportedly filmed himself downing two pints of gin. View the full article
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Charlie Shrem, who became a tycoon at 24 in the virtual currency Bitcoin, has been arrested and charged with money laundering. View the full article
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http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.3647.html Who would have guessed that THC makes small mammals eat more? It clearly works well on large ones.
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Jakarta (AFP) - More than 100 Islamic hardliners slammed the Indonesian government Friday for approving Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby's parole from jail, saying the convicted drug mule should receive the death penalty. View the full article
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THE Abbott Government wants to spend up to $2.5 billion on a new long-range surveillance drone to protect its maritime approaches. View the full article
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Why frappuccinos may be a gateway drug to cups of joe. View the full article
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The Queensland premier will examine state laws to see if they can stop convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby profiting from her story. View the full article Qld would struggle getting Corby: lawyers By Stephen Johnson February 13, 2014, 8:38 am AP The Queensland premier says Schapelle Corby should not profit from her crime.Queensland would struggle if it pursued Schapelle Corby over any money she earned from a media interview, the state's peak body for solicitors says. The legal opinion comes as the state's premier Campbell Newman seeks advice on whether Queensland can confiscate any earnings she makes from selling her story about spending nine years in an Ind…
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Looks like yet another line of promising research for our favourite naturally occuring terpenes: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/aid.2013.0182 via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11/marijuana-hiv_n_4767901.html
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Young women, particularly those in executive jobs are increasingly wrecking their bodies with alcohol as evidenced by an alarming increase in cirrhosis of the liver - a miserable way to shorten their lives. http://www.theage.com.au/national/alcoholic-liver-disease-on-the-increase-in-young-women-20140210-32cs7.html cheers!
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HOWEVER 4.2 kilograms of marijuana made its way into Indonesia in a body board bag in 2004, the story of Schapelle Corby's arrest, conviction and subsequent jailing for drug smuggling is known by every Australian. View the full article
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Cuts to food stamps, continued subsidies to farmers and victories for animal rights advocates. The massive, five-year farm bill heading toward final passage this week has broad implications for just about ... View the full article
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