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Federal Labor MP Marion Scrymgour has warned non-drinkers could be pressured into voting to lift alcohol bans in Aboriginal town camps if the issue goes to a ballot.Ms Scrymgour has urged Chief Minister Natasha Fyles and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to announce they will re-instate the bans on Monday after they delayed a decision until next week.The Alice Springs-based Lingiari MP said she was not opposed to a vote if it came after the alcohol restrictions were put back in place.But she warned people who don’t drink, particularly women, could be pressured to vote for the return of alcohol.“I think…

The team in the Nets’ way is the one they just can’t get around.  They are going to have to figure out a way to beat the Celtics, unlock whatever cheat code is necessary to defeat the NBA’s best team. Because the road to a championship — hell, right now the path to even reaching the Eastern Conference finals — runs through Boston. And the Celtics have taken the measure of the Nets again and again … and again.  The Nets have lost 10 straight games to the Celtics, the latest a 139-96 nightmare Wednesday night at TD Garden. Right…

CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen and his team were traveling on Thursday to the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk to report on the search and rescue efforts underway after a residential building was leveled overnight by a Russian missile. It was “supposed to be a fairly easy shoot,” Pleitgen said, given that the crew was not heading to the frontlines of the war. “But it turned bad in an instant,” Pleitgen said, describing what transpired in the blink of an eye as one of the “closest calls” and most dangerous episodes in his lengthy career as a foreign correspondent. As Pleitgen and…

This year’s Super Bowl features plenty of storylines, from the matchup of two young star quarterbacks to the Kelce brothers both making it to the big game.One of the more interesting topics of conversation revolves around Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. In a strange way, Reid is doing his best to defeat a team he spent over a decade building.During Reid’s 14-year tenure as the Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach his roster-building philosophy put an emphasis on drafting good players along the lines of scrimmage. Some of the players Reid had in input on drafting are still key contributors…

TOKYO: A handful of unhygienic pranks at sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan have sparked stock slumps, venue overhauls and legal action, along with furious social media commentary. Several videos dubbed “sushi terrorism” have emerged on social media, including Twitter and TikTok, in recent days, some of them apparently weeks or even years old. In one video, viewed nearly 40 million times on Twitter, an apparently teenaged customer licks the top of a communal soy sauce bottle and the rim of a teacup. He then places the items back on a shelf, before licking his finger and touching a piece…

No one does a wedding quite like Hollywood’s A-listers, and for some, one ceremony just isn’t enough! Whether they’re celebrating a milestone anniversary, like Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, or recommitting to one another following a rough patch, like Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne or Beyoncé and Jay-Z, plenty of stars have taken a second plunge with their spouses. Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg have made a tradition out of renewing their vows every year after initially tying the knot in August 2014. “We always do it!” the Masked Singer star exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2019. “And it’s so nice…

Time to dust off those hats and scarves, New Yorkers! Temperatures will plummet to the teens and single digits in the Big Apple this weekend, with sub-zero wind chills expected Friday night as part of an arctic air mass that will pummel the Northeast with some of the coldest air it’s seen in five years. Upstate New York and New England will see wind chills between negative 40 and negative 50 degrees thanks to a polar vortex descending from the northwest. “We are going to end up getting a huge dip in the jet stream that is going to end…

An Iowa care facility is facing thousands of dollars in fines after a woman was mistakenly pronounced dead and taken to a funeral home only to wake up when she “gasped for air,” authorities said. The 66-year-old woman was at the Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center since Dec. 2021 before she moved into a hospice care facility, a report released Wednesday from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals said. The facility faces state violations that could result in fines up to $10,000.IOWA WOMAN FAKED CANCER DIAGNOSIS TO RAKE IN THOUSANDS IN DONATIONS: POLICE Over time, staff members noticed her…

Members of the family of an Ohio man who they say was fatally shot by police while he cleaning out at his late grandmother’s home are demanding answers in his death as they await the release of body-worn camera video of the incident. Joe Frasure, 28, was killed in Wyoming, Ohio, early Monday by officers who officials have said were responding to a call about a possible burglary.Family members said Frasure was at his grandmother’s apartment to clean it out after her recent death. The building in Wyoming, Ohio, where Joe Frasure’s grandmother had rented an apartment.WLWT“None of it makes…

The NSW opposition leader Chris Minns is threatening to refer revelations about a bushfire grant program to the state’s anti-corruption commission after a report found Labor held seats missed out on funding. The opposition leader has given the premier and former deputy premier 24 hours to respond. Source: Sky News