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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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Tim Wilson, Australia's new Human Rights Commissioner, believes the freedom of individuals needs to be protected against excessive government interference. View the full article
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he Illinois Ag Dept. illegally seized privately owned bees from renowned naturalist, Terrence Ingram, without providing him with a search warrant and before the court hearing on the matter, reports Prairie Advocate News. ////health/bees-resistant-to-monsantos-roundup-illegally-seized-by-the-illinois-ag-dept
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Jan. 28, 2014, 1:58 p.m. Charlie Shrem, who became a tycoon at 24 in the virtual currency Bitcoin, has been arrested and charged with money laundering in connection with a scheme to sell more than $US1 million ($1.1 million) in bitcoins to people trafficking drugs on the Silk Road website. View the full article
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LEAKED documents suggest that mapping, gaming and social networking smartphone apps can feed the NSA with huge amounts of personal data. View the full article
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New products containing so-called “ancient grains”, such as quinoa, chia, buckwheat, hemp and amaranth, are continuing to return to consumers’ diets, have been rising strongly in recent years, according to findings from market research organisation Innova Market Insights. View the full article
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BELLEVUE, Wash. -- mCig, Inc. (OTCQB:MCIG) is pleased to announce the official launch and rollout of the mCig 2.0, the company's next generation herbal eCig retailing for only $10 globally. The company ... View the full article
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There are fears that synthetic drug Kronic is making its way to remote communities in the Northern Territory. View the full article
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The complexities of the human brain are what... View the full article
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