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Television

Joke that triggered Trump’s tirade

DONALD Trump’s blistering attack on female anchor Mika Brzezinski didn’t just come out of nowhere. She’d just taken an almighty swing at him.

North America

APRIL 21, 1995 : Timothy McVeigh is escorted to a waiting van from the Noble County Courthouse in Perry, Oklahoma by FBI agents and local police. 21/04/95. The jury has decided that he should be sentenced to death for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing which killed 168 people.United States America (USA) / Crime / Bombings P/ p34 APRIL 21, 1995 : Timothy McVeigh is escorted to a waiting van from the Noble County Courthouse in Perry, Oklahoma by FBI agents and local police. 21/04/95. The jury has decided that he should be sentenced to death for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing which killed 168 people.United States America (USA) / Crime / Bombings P/

Terror’s unlikely new poster boy

HE committed the worst act of domestic terrorism in US history. But 16 years after Timothy McVeigh was executed, he’s attracted a new cult-like following.

Middle East

Falah Aziz claims to have killed more than 130 jihadis in Iraq. Picture: Expressen

‘The Beheader’: ISIS’ worst nightmare

A VENGEFUL Iraqi called the “The Beheader” because he’s decapitated 50 fighters has revealed how he finds his enemies. WARNING: Graphic.

Tax

Hands of businessmen passing money, Australian money, notes, income, generic

Seven tax mistakes to avoid

WHEN it comes to tax time, it’s best to avoid all of them. Committing just one can land you in a heap of hot water.

Middle East

BA'AJ, IRAQ - JUNE 20: An Iraqi PMF medic takes an Islamic State sign down and places a Shia militia (PMF) in it's place, June 20, 2017 in the north-western Iraq town of Ba'aj near the Iraq-Syria border. The Popular Mobilisation Front (PMF) forces, composed of majority shiite militia, part of the Iraqi forces, have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria. The PMF now hold the border, crucial to the fall of Islamic State in Mosul, blocking the Islamic State supply route for militants from Syria to Mosul. (Martyn Aim/Getty Images).

Looks like Islamic State 2.0

IS MIGHT be on the brink of losing Mosul but it is far from dead and buried. And the west has every reason to be alarmed.

Travel Ideas

Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow has an opal card chip inserted into his hand. Picture: ABC News

Transport bosses hit back at Opal hack

A COMMUTER who had his travel smartcard implanted under his skin has ben warned the extreme procedure could be for nothing.

Television

Geraldine tells her family her big news. And it doesn't go down well. Picture: Channel Ten

What to expect from new Offspring

THEY’RE the chaotic TV family whose course of true happiness never runs smoothly. And here’s seven reasons why the Proudmans will be in for even more chaos this season.

Parenting