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• Salmonella outbreak caused by tiny turtles, CDC warns, with cases across 21 states

  21-08-2024 23:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Tiny turtles are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has spread across 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted last week.A total of 51 people have been infected with the bacteria — 38 contracted the Salmonella Stanley strain and 13 people got the Salmonella Poona strain.The CDC is currently investigating the source of the infections. Of the 41 people the agency interviewed, 27 of them (66%) had recent contact with tiny pet turtles.PARVOVIRUS OR &
  
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• Rob Schneider isn't interested in doing 'socially acceptable' comedy

  21-08-2024 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Rob Schneider is defending his comedy after being asked to end his set early during a fundraiser in June.Audience members at a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation in Canada left in protest, many of them "yelling" at Schneider for what they considered to be controversial remarks.The comedian (who is also singer Elle King's father) believes that that kind of disapproval is an indication he's "doing it right."ROB SCHNEIDER SAYS 'SNL' WAS 'OVER' AFTER KATE MCKINNON'S PERFORMANCE OF 'HA
  
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• PBS host apologizes for reporting Trump pressed Netanyahu to abandon hostage deal: 'This was a mistake'

  21-08-2024 23:37 via foxnews.com
  
  "PBS NewsHour" anchor Judy Woodruff apologized Wednesday for reporting a story about former President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that both leaders have staunchly denied.Woodruff posted an apology to X expressing regret for reporting this week that in a phone call, Trump urged Netanyahu to delay a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas until after the 2024 presidential election to benefit him politically."This was a mistake and I apologize for it," Woodruff wrote. ANT
  
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• What NOT to say to dementia patients, plus migraine tips and nutrition trends

  21-08-2024 23:36 via foxnews.com
  
  WORDS MATTER – Those suffering from cognitive decline can experience frequent changes in emotions and have less control over their feelings, which can make communication difficult. Here's what to avoid saying to dementia patients, according to experts. Continue reading…LACK OF CARE – Half of U.S. counties don't have a single cardiologist, with patients having to travel an average of 87 miles for cardiac care. Experts share what needs to change. Continue reading…HEADACHE
  
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• Nick Kyrgios says it's 'ridiculous' world No. 1 Jannik Sinner wasn't suspended for banned substance

  21-08-2024 23:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March.The 23-year-old tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid that can be used for ophthalmological and dermatological use. Sinner was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in California, but the newly crowned Cincinnati Open winner won't face further suspension.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOne notable player in
  
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• Blowing off the Windy City: Some Democrats give Kamala and the DNC a cold shoulder

  21-08-2024 22:56 via foxnews.com
  
  To some Senate Democrats facing competitive re-election bids, Chicago is not their kind of town.Prominent Democrats from battleground states like Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Jon Tester of Montana, and Jacky Rosen of Nevada all gave the city of big shoulders the cold shoulder, as their party convenes the Democratic convention in Chicago."Every candidate's going to make their own decision as to where they should be. And certainly, some candidates would much rather just be in their state talking t
  
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• Governor Tim Walz goes viral after posting family's recipe for 'turkey trot tater-tot hotdish'

  21-08-2024 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is going viral after sharing a recipe that's popular in the Midwest, and social media users appear to be trying it out.The Democratic vice presidential nominee from Minnesota, who is expected to speak at the 2024 DNC on Wednesday in Chicago, recently took to X to share his family's turkey hotdish recipe."Minnesota is *the top* turkey-producing state in the nation. Fun fact. And you can eat it year round. Here’s one of my family’s
  
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• Harley-Davidson board of directors silent on future, fate of 'woke' CEO and chairman

  21-08-2024 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  The leadership of Harley-Davidson is facing questions following a series of curious strategic decisions and public relations moves that have attracted widespread attention. The "woke" internal agenda of CEO Jochen Zeitz, and the shocking comparisons he made of himself to the Taliban, the global terror group, in his quest for "sustainability" have damaged the motorcycle maker's brand integrity, many say — plus sparked outrage on social media and launched a rebellion among Harley-Davids
  
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• CNN commentator scorches Dems blaming Trump at DNC: 'She's in the White House right now'

  21-08-2024 22:33 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings went viral after confronting Democrats with the "glaring" problem they face with Vice President Kamala Harris on the 2024 ticket."The gaffe that I still see in all of these speeches, as good as they were, is that she's in the White House right now. Democrats have controlled the White House for 12 of the last 16 years," Jennings said on CNN during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention."For all the talk about divisions and problems in the countr
  
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• How RFK Jr.'s exit would help Trump, according to the polls

  21-08-2024 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Polls show that a Kennedy withdrawal would probably help Trump more than it hurts him. But if it does, it’s at the margins — though small margins have decided recent elections.
  
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• Vance says Trump is 'working hard' for a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsement

  21-08-2024 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  JD Vance said in an interview Wednesday that Donald Trump is actively seeking independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement, but Vance emphasized that there is no deal in place offering a role in a future administration to secure his backing.
  
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• A new Covid vaccine is expected soon. Here's the best time to get it.

  21-08-2024 21:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Learn more about the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine doses, including when you'll be able to get the shot, what it targets and more.
  
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• Ron DeSantis' political star tarnished after key Florida primary night losses

  21-08-2024 21:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backed several school board candidates who were defeated in Tuesday's primary elections.
  
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• Fed minutes point to ‘likely’ rate cut coming in September

  21-08-2024 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting moved closer to a long-awaited interest rate reduction, but stopped short while indicating that a September cut had grown increasingly probable, minutes released Wednesday showed.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck divorcing without prenup to guide them could be complicated

  21-08-2024 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  There might be no script for Hollywood's latest bombshell de-coupling.
  
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• Justin Simien is out to show Black creativity has always been integral to Hollywood’s success

  21-08-2024 21:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Director Justin Simien emphasizes in MGM+ series 'Hollywood Black' that Black talent has been a part of Hollywood from day one.
  
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• I tested the Silver Cross travel stroller

  21-08-2024 21:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  I tested the travel stroller for three weeks with my pregnant belly and 2-year-old toddler. I loved how lightweight and compact it was.
  
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• People with HIV cannot be categorically barred from joining the military, judge rules

  21-08-2024 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The ruling removes the last policy barring asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals from enlisting, serving, or being promoted in the military.
  
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• Judge strikes down final policy barring asymptomatic HIV-positive people from military

  21-08-2024 21:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The ruling removes the last policy barring asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals from enlisting, serving, or being promoted in the military.
  
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• How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion

  21-08-2024 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With ‘hustle kingdoms’ teaching young people the tricks of the trade, there has been a surge in blackmailing crimesNational Crime Agency threatens extraditions over rise in sextortion cases‘It looks so real’: amid rise in financial sextortion, Childline is helping teenagers fight backIn the late 90s and early 2000s, as internet connectivity began penetrating west Africa, young people soon realised that individuals in North America and Europe with access to more money than
  
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• RFK Jr. plans speech on 'path forward' as his campaign weighs backing Trump

  21-08-2024 20:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to make a campaign speech addressing "his path forward" on Friday, after his running mate mentioned the possibility of dropping out and endorsing Trump.
  
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• Bill Pascrell, longtime N.J. congressman and fierce Trump critic, dies at 87

  21-08-2024 20:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, whose career in rough-and-tumble New Jersey politics spanned four decades and who in his later years became known for his sharp barbs against Donald Trump, died on Wednesday, according to a statement from his family posted on his official X account.
  
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• The risks of Ukraine's bold attack on Russia

  21-08-2024 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukraine’s bold incursion into Russia has caught President Vladimir Putin off guard, but U.S. officials are concerned that if the operation continues, Kyiv’s forces could be stretched too thin.
  
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• Everything I needed for my five state super-commute

  21-08-2024 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  For eight months, I would travel through five states to get to work. Shop the essentials that got me through 8+ hour travel days.
  
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• U.S. added 818,000 fewer jobs than thought, adding to concerns about a slowing economy

  21-08-2024 19:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. job gains over the 12 months ending in March were revised downward Wednesday by 818,000 — a significant revision that adds to recent concerns that the economy has been slowing.
  
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• Five bodies found inside superyacht that sank off Sicily

  21-08-2024 19:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Divers found two bodies Wednesday inside a superyacht that sunk in a violent storm off Sicily, XX said.
  
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• Sicily yacht sinking: six bodies reportedly found – updates

  21-08-2024 18:56 via theguardian.com
  Italian rescue divers searching for software tycoon Mike Lynch and five others have found all missing bodies, sources tell ReutersReuters, citing a source, reports that one of the two bodies found by divers is a “heavily built man.”Italian rescue divers have found two bodies inside the sunken luxury yacht, Reuters reported citing a source. Continue reading...
  
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• How to prevent dry, dehydrated skin when you fly

  21-08-2024 18:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Long flights can cause dehydration and acne. Here are dermatologist-approved ways to mitigate skin issues while you fly and skin care products that can help.
  
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• Both halves of the Delightful Sausage on sizzling shortlist for Edinburgh comedy awards

  21-08-2024 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Sketch duo Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill’s solo shows have both been nominated for the fringe’s top prize, alongside acts including LA clown Natalie PalamidesFor the first time in its 43-year-history, male comedians are in the minority on the shortlist for the prestigious Edinburgh comedy award. The nominations for the prize, formerly known as the Perrier, also include two closely entwined pairs of comedians, with Catherine Bohart lining up against her former partner Sarah Keyworth
  
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• Harris campaign raised four times more than Trump in July; Tim Walz and Bill Clinton to address Democratic convention – live

  21-08-2024 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Harris campaign told the Federal Election Commission it raised $204m, compared to Trump’s $48m; vice-presidential candidate and ex-president to address convention tonightKamala Harris’s campaign raised four times as much money last month than Donald Trump’s campaign, Reuters is reporting, citing federal disclosures filed late on Tuesday.The Harris campaign told the Federal Election Commission it raised $204m in July, compared to $48m reported by Trump’s main fundraising g
  
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• Coverage of the Democratic National Convention

  21-08-2024 18:40 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live coverage from the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Hear from notable lawmakers and Democratic figures as the party meets to highlight its platform and officially nominate Kamala Harris and her vice presidential running mate Tim Walz.
  
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• Sicily yacht sinking: four bodies reportedly found – updates

  21-08-2024 18:37 via theguardian.com
  Italian rescue divers searching for software tycoon Mike Lynch and five others have found four bodies, sources tell ReutersReuters, citing a source, reports that one of the two bodies found by divers is a “heavily built man.”Italian rescue divers have found two bodies inside the sunken luxury yacht, Reuters reported citing a source. Continue reading...
  
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• Sicily yacht wreck divers have reportedly found bodies of all six missing persons

  21-08-2024 18:35 via theguardian.com
  UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter were among those on board as search of sunken vessel proves challengingSicily yacht sinking – latest newsDivers scouring the wreck of the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday have reportedly found the bodies of all six missing persons.The UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, his teenage daughter Hannah Lynch, the Morgan Stanley International chair, Jonathan Bloomer, his wife, Judy, and the Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvill
  
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• Manhunt for escaped murderer ends in SWAT standoff in Chicago restaurant

  21-08-2024 18:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man wanted for murder who was on the run for two months since escaping custody in Mississippi has been arrested miles away in Chicago after an over 12-hour long SWAT standoff, the U.S.
  
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• Mississippi fugitive recaptured near Democratic convention in Chicago

  21-08-2024 18:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Alleged murderer Joshua Zimmerman had been on the run since June before being recaptured after all-night standoffA man who escaped from a courthouse in Mississippi and went on the run while wanted for murder and armed robbery was recaptured in Chicago after an all-night standoff that occurred just blocks from the Democratic national convention.The standoff with a tactical Swat team took place while, close by, convention delegates from all the US states and territories were nominating Kamala Harr
  
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• The signature symptoms of long Covid in kids

  21-08-2024 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A new study offers insight into what long Covid looks like in kids and teens, suggesting that they experience different symptoms from adults.
  
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• Telecom company agrees to $1M fine over Biden deepfake

  21-08-2024 18:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  A telecom company has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for its role in the deepfake robocall that impersonated Joe Biden’s voice ahead of this year's New Hampshire Democratic primary.
  
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• China begins anti-subsidy investigation into European dairy imports

  21-08-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Inquiry is latest chapter in ongoing hostility between Beijing and the EU over tradeChinese authorities have launched an anti-subsidy investigation into European dairy imports, in the latest sign of escalating trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing.The announcement from China’s commerce ministry on Wednesday came a day after the European Commission revealed revised duties on Chinese electric vehicles as part of its examination into what it views as artificially cheap cars that pose a
  
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• Ford writes off $1.9bn as it cancels plans for all-electric large SUV in US

  21-08-2024 17:59 via theguardian.com
  Carmaker opts to produce hybrid version due to profitability concerns, citing pressure from Chinese EV competitionFord has written off $1.9bn as it cancelled plans for an all-electric large SUV in the US, opting to produce a hybrid version instead in the latest sign of western carmakers struggling to make profitable electric cars.The US carmaker said on Wednesday that it would not be able to reach a profit on the electric SUV within a year, its measure of whether a new car is viable, citing the
  
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• Ex-soldier among several jailed over riots in Rotherham and Southport

  21-08-2024 17:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Peter Beard, sentenced for disorder at asylum seeker hotel, is told his conduct was ‘astonishing’ given his army pastA former soldier who served in Kosovo, Bosnia and Northern Ireland has been jailed for two and a half years after admitting confronting police as they tried to protect a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.Peter Beard, 43, of Brampton Bierlow, Rotherham, was filmed on police bodyworn cameras at the front of a mob outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on 4 Au
  
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• One of UK’s largest and rarest spider species making a comeback, says RSPB

  21-08-2024 17:54 via theguardian.com
  Marsh restorations allowing populations of fen raft spider, which can be up to 7cm long, to recoverOne of the rarest and largest species of spider in the UK is said to be making a comeback on nature reserves.After facing near extinction over the last century, the UK’s population of fen raft spiders is steadily increasing, and numbers are at a record high this year, according to the conservation charity RSPB. Continue reading...
  
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• Labour ‘promoting age-old message of fear and hostility’ over migrants, says charity – as it happened

  21-08-2024 17:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Amnesty International UK says Labour is ‘reheating’ the previous government’s rhetoric as Yvette Cooper vows to increase removalsClean water campaigner Feargal Sharkey has written an opinion piece for the Guardian about the ways in which privatised water firms have polluted English rivers and beaches with sewage, causing significant damage to public health.You can read it in full here: Continue reading...
  
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• Tributes paid to mother and children who died in Bradford house fire

  21-08-2024 17:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Man arrested on suspicion of murder after suspected arson attack in early hours of WednesdayTributes have been paid to a woman and her three young children who died after a suspected arson attack on their home in Bradford.Bryonie Gawith, 29, died along with her two daughters – one-year-old Aubree and nine-year-old Denisty-mai – and her five-year-old son, Oscar, in the blaze in the early hours of Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• 60 years after Democrats denied Fannie Lou Hamer a convention seat, Harris is set to make history

  21-08-2024 17:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kamala Harris is set to address the convention exactly 60 years after the civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer delivered her powerful convention speech about voting rights and representation.
  
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• Newly released numbers indicate a weaker US job market than expected

  21-08-2024 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The US created 818,000 fewer jobs than first calculated as the Federal Reserve eyes a cut in interest ratesThe US job market appears weaker than first thought, according to official figures released on Wednesday.The US created 818,000 fewer jobs than first calculated in the 12 months to the end of March, a 0.5% decrease, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ quarterly census of employment and wages. Continue reading...
  
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• Liverpool venue that hosted some of the Beatles’ earliest gigs turned into Airbnb

  21-08-2024 17:27 via theguardian.com
  Fans can stay at the Casbah Coffee Club where the Quarrymen, who became the Beatles, had a residencyThey became the biggest band in the world, but without a dilapidated building in Liverpool, a lucky bet on a race horse and one woman’s ambitious dream, the Beatles may never have existed.The Casbah Coffee Club, owned by the mother of the band’s original drummer, Pete Best, is where it all began for the Fab Four. She purchased the building after winning a bet and gave the Quarrymen &nd
  
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• Victoria spent $3.3m upgrading troubled Myki after extensive delays to new system rollout

  21-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Delay in modernising Victoria’s public transport system, including allowing iPhone payments, saw taxpayer dollars spent on older Myki systemGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government was forced to spend $3.3m on short-term upgrades to the ageing Myki public transport ticketing system to be 4G-compatible because the new system would not be ready before the 3G network shuts down, data obtained by Guardian Australia reveals.A n
  
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• Trump slams Harris' call to ban price-gouging, but 37 states already do in some form

  21-08-2024 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Harris' plan wouldn’t amount to price controls but would police “excessive” hikes on essentials — a goal Trump and GOP states have pursued in different forms.
  
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• Peter Dutton’s comments on Palestinians fleeing Gaza ‘bad for cohesion and harmony’, envoy says

  21-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  De facto ambassador to Australia says opposition leader’s commentary ‘not evidence based, not verified and unacceptable’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton’s comments about people escaping the bloodshed in Gaza are hurtful and “very bad for cohesion and harmony”, according to Palestine’s de facto ambassador to Australia.After a week of intense parliamentary debate about Australia’s use of visitor vi
  
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• Labor suspends all government work being done by firm accused of fabricating Indigenous data

  21-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Finance minister asks departments to stop any arrangements with McNair yellowSquares until whistleblower claims are investigatedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has suspended research consultancy McNair yellowSquares from further work until an investigation is conducted into allegations it fabricated data on Indigenous communities during last year’s failed referendum process.Guardian Australia this week revealed an insider at M
  
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