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David Byrne Shares New Single 'The Avant Garde'
RTTNews
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August 16, 2025
David Byrne recently shared a new single, "The Avant Garde," the third track from his forthcoming album Who Is The Sky? "It's a passionate life, it's ahead of the curve/ It's deceptively weighty, profoundly absurd/ Well, it's whatever fits/ It's...
Where to watch Argentina vs. New Zealand live stream, TV channel, start time for All Blacks rugby match
BVM Sports
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August 16, 2025
Argentina hosts New Zealand this Saturday at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba for the 2025 Rugby Championship. Historically, Los Pumas have struggled against the All Blacks, with a mere 5% win rate, but they show strength at home with three...
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August’s New Moon Brings Sudden Twists of Fate and 2 Zodiac Signs Will Have Their Hearts Ignited By Victoria Edel
People - New York
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Summer’s coming to a close with a new moon that will definitely shake things up. The new moon in Virgo will take place at 11:06 PM P.T. on Aug. 22. A second new moon in Virgo will hit about a month later, on Sept. 21, which means we could...
Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105
Express & Star
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August 16, 2025
Britain’s last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient has died aged 105. Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy submarine that left him seriously injured. A total of...
As the economy slows and productivity flatlines, is Australia having another banana republic moment?
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
When Paul Keating stepped into a noisy kitchen in a Melbourne function centre for an interview with John Laws, he didn’t mince his words. It was 14 May 1986 when the then Labor treasurer told Laws that without some serious changes, a collapse in...
After PNG, Australia’s soft power game with China extends to Solomons
Brisbane Times
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August 16, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Somewhere in a remote mountain village, or perhaps on the dusty streets of Honiara, a...
Can crocodiles and canoeists coexist at Australia’s 2032 Olympic Games?
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
Andrew Miller is only minutes into a crash course on using a V8 ocean ski when he first drops the C-bomb. The former red beret paratrooper and current president of a Rockhampton canoe club is explaining to a first-time paddler why he won’t begin...
Why 'Albo the activist' has more in common with Liberal hero John Howard than he'd care to admit - and what it says about the future of Australia: PVO
Daily Mail
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August 16, 2025
Anthony Albanese is edging towards a paradox: a Labor PM who could end up echoing John Howard. Not in ideology, but in method. The shape of what's unfolding is familiar: govern from the centre, bank incremental gains and let time in office do the...
Deer math: New estimate counts 26,000 axis deer on Maui, 9 in 10 may be female
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Jeff Bagshaw, information and education specialist at the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife, speaks during his presentation at the Invasive Species Meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at UH Maui...
The Great New Zealand Road Trip: An unexpected windfall and a new life on the road - PR executive leaves corporate stress for campervan caper
The New Zealand Herald
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August 16, 2025
“Let’s just say collecting the first 18 sets of Pokémon cards, in mint condition, from 1998 onwards wasn’t a waste of time. They sold at auction in London, and suddenly I had the freedom of choosing what I really wanted to do next.” As a result of...
Five Springboks who flopped against Australia in Rugby Championship opener
Ruck
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August 16, 2025
Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies stunned the rugby world with a breathtaking second-half comeback, scoring 38 unanswered points to defeat the Springboks 38–22 at Ellis Park. Down 22–5 at the break and seemingly out of contention, Australia roared back to...
Springbok player ratings from 38-22 defeat to Australia at Ellis Park
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 16, 2025
The Springboks suffered a shock 38-22 defeat to the Wallabies in the Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park on Saturday. After scoring three early tries and being 22-0 up after 20 minutes, the reigning champions conceded six tries and 38...
Livestock dogs earn their kibble as top-notch Routt County ranch hands
Steamboat Pilot & Today - Colorado
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August 16, 2025
Fast, agile, determined and smart, working ranch dogs Tate and Jean demonstrated that a well-trained border collie can be a valuable ranch hand — and they proved the point in entertaining style in front of a Routt County Fair audience. The two...
Red-hot Luke Littler averages 115 to seal back-to-back World Series titles at New Zealand Darts Masters
Yardbarker
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August 16, 2025
Luke Littler is on a different darting planet right now with 'The Nuke' going into orbit with a 115 average as he took down Luke Humphries 8-4 to seal his second World Series of Darts title in the space of seven days. Littler mooted that he...
Garmin: Successful and growing thanks to new wearables
Notebook Check
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August 16, 2025
Garmin has presented positive business figures. (symbolic image, image source: Garmin) Garmin is well and truly established in the smartwatch market owing to its numerous smartwatches, among other products, and appears to be very successful in...
'It's a game changer': Vicky McClure on her fabulous new daytime disco
Great British Life
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If you ever thought clubbing was just for the under-25s stumbling home at 3am, think again. Day Fever, the unstoppable daytime disco dreamt up by actor Vicky McClure, her husband Jonny Owen, and pals including Jon McClure of Reverend & The Makers,...
Catherine Zeta-Jones: ‘This is a new chapter’
The Times
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‘There was never any question that I was going to be in showbusiness,” says Catherine Zeta-Jones, the girl who left Wales aged nine to appear on the West End stage in Annie, who won an Oscar for her appearance as a high-kicking murderess in the...
James Bye on playing Martin Fowler and his latest acting role
Great British Life
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James Bye needs no prompting. 'Martin Fowler changed my life,' he says, 'no question.' For 10 years, James, 41, played the genial fruit ‘n’ veg stallholder in EastEnders until his shock exit, filmed live, when he perished in the Queen Vic inferno....
V40 Max: New gaming handheld costs just $54
Notebook Check
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August 16, 2025
The V40 Max comes with an IPS display. (Image source: Manufacturer) The V40 Max is a new and affordable gaming handheld designed to play a wide variety of games, not just very old titles. It features joysticks as well as shoulder buttons. The...
Kate Middleton and Prince William's new home pictured as they seek 'fresh start'
The Mirror US
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August 16, 2025
Prince William and Kate Middleton may soon upgrade their four-bedroom Windsor home for a larger home in a stunning English park. A family insider has claimed the couple plans to up and move their household to a new eight-bedroom home in Windsor...