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 It took me months to open account in NZ despite having permanent residency and BNZ’s “white g... 
 Wow! Did you embed the wallet or are you hosting it yourself? 
 I remember jumping into a hole into some kind of toxic conveyer belt thing. Terrifying experience 
 Suspect in Gymnast’s Killing Identified as Former Wrestler
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Whitewater PoliceA 23-year-old Loves Park, Illinois man was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater national title-winning gymnast Kara Welsh, 21, on Saturday, according to police. Police wrote in a statement that on Friday, they responded to a report of an “individual who had suffered a gunshot wound,” adding “upon arrival, officers found a deceased 21-year-old female who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.” Investigators “determined that leading up to the shooting, an altercation had occurred between the two” and “the male was detained.”The man was identified as Chad T. Richards by Whitewater police in a Facebook post on Tuesday, a former wrester at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, reported 620WTMJ. Police said that they have “forwarded the following charges to the Walworth County District Attorney’s Office: first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety by the use of a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct while armed.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/suspect-in-gymnast-kara-welshs-killing-identified-as-former-university-of-wisconsin-whitewater-wrestler 
 Censor that cartoon! 
 Kamala Harris' joy to the world schtick is done. Now, it's time for legacy media to do serious journalism
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The public should be cynical about all this 'joyful warrior' coverage, which underlines how the news networks have used the 'news' to sound more like positive advertising.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kamala-harris-joy-world-schtick-done-now-its-time-legacy-media-do-serious-journalism 
 AI deep fakes are free speech.

I'm not saying I like people deceiving each other with these. I'm... 
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 Australian pair earn shot at grand slam redemption in US Open men’s doubles final
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Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell win 6-4, 7-6 (4) in semi-finalSydneysiders failed to convert three match points in Wimbledon defeatJordan Thompson is in line for a monster million-dollar pay day after earning a shot at grand slam redemption in New York. Two months after suffering Wimbledon finals heartbreak, Thompson and his great Sydney mate Max Purcell are through to the US Open men’s doubles title decider at Flushing Meadows.Thompson and Purcell outclassed Americans Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals on Thursday to edge to within one tantalising win of taking the title. The tense last-four victory comes after Thompson and Purcell ousted top seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the quarter-finals. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/06/us-open-results-doubles-jordan-thompson-max-purcell-vs-jackson-withrow-nathaniel-lammons