Former NSW politician's son reported missing

    The son of former federal politician Bob Baldwin has been reported missing to police. Robert Baldwin, 28, lives in Adelaide with his wife. Bob Baldwin told the Newcastle Herald on Friday morning that his son had not been seen by his wife, and that he had not contacted her or his family, since leaving home…

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      Woo-Hoo! Shell Ditches Its Arctic Drilling Plans

      To the cheers of environmental groups, fossil fuel giant Shell announced Thursday that it is shelving its plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014. The company cited a court decision from last week that found that the U.S. Department of the Interior did not accurately assess the potential environmental impacts from a spill…

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        How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the US to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians

        Arms control experts are raising concerns about a possible loophole in the Trump administration’s new arms export policy, arguing that it gives the administration further cover to sell weapons to some of the world’s worst human rights violators. When it was issued in April, the Trump administration’s Conventional Arms Transfer policy was widely panned by…

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          GOP Senate hopefuls race to catch up with Dems

          Democratic Senate incumbents rapidly built up massive campaign accounts in the early months of 2018, while some Republican candidates slowly improved their fundraising.  Democratic Sens. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillMissouri county issues travel advisory for Lake of the Ozarks after Memorial Day parties Senate faces protracted floor fight over judges amid pandemic safety concerns Amash on…

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            Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/31): Kowalski vs. Bruno Death Match; Andersons win Georgia Tag Titles; Ryback wins IC Title

            1937 Tulsa, Oklahoma:– Red Berry defeated Hugh Nichols to win the World Light Heavyweight Title  1940 Columbus, Ohio:– Jules Larance defeated Gil Knutsen for the Midwest Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title Kansas City, Kansas:– World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Bruns beat Steve Brody (Brody was the World Junior Heavyweight Champion)– Orville Brown beat Karol Zbyszko…

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              End of an era: The 30-year legacy of Kazakh President Nazarbayev (PHOTOS)

              The longest-serving Soviet-era leader, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has stepped down, leaving behind a three-decade-long era that has shaped the country into what it is now. Nazarbayev held the presidential post since 1990 after serving as prime minister in the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. This makes him the longest-serving post-Soviet head of state, and until…

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