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Law and Order:
A Virginia jury's awarded 10-million US dollars to a 28-year-old former teacher shot by a six-year-old student 14:07

Rugby League:
Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran is attempting to keep a lid on his emotions ahead of his last-ever game of rugby league 13:57

Rugby League:
Rugby league's worst-kept secret has been revealed 13:47

Entertainment:
Kim Kardashian has blamed ChatGPT after failing some of her law exams 13:37

Law and Order:
A man's been charged, after Environment Southland investigated complaints of a stench at a Southland slink skin factory 13:27

Entertainment:
Jon Stewart has landed a new deal keeping The Daily Show on air through 2026 13:07

Politics:
The government’s dismantling of climate laws breaks years of cross-party agreement 13:07

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