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Here is your two-minute digest of what’s making news today.

Hello readers. Here is your two-minute digest of what’s making news today.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 9, 2018 US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump said April 11, 2018 that "missiles will be coming" in response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria, defying Russian warnings against a strike. Upping the stakes in an escalating confrontation with Moscow, Trump took to Twitter in the strongest assertion yet that he plans to take military action in Syria. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM

Trump warns Russia

Military conflict between the United States and Russia is closer than at any time since the Cold War after Donald Trump confirmed plans for US airstrikes against Syria despite Russian threats that it would shoot down American missiles. Washington correspondent Cameron Stewart writes Trump must reverse his plan to withdraw US troops from Syria given the looming US military action against Damascus and the escalation of tensions with Russia.

“Much of the bad blood with Russia is caused by the Fake & Corrupt Russia Investigation, headed up by the all Democrat loyalists, or people that worked with Obama.”

Donald Trump

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Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Facebook, testifies before a joint meeting of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during a hearing to examine Facebook, as it relates to social media privacy and the use and abuse of data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP (RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City). 10 Apr 2018 Pictured: Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Facebook, testifies before a joint meeting of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during a hearing to examine Facebook, as it relates to social media privacy and the use and abuse of data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP (RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City). Photo credit: Ron Sachs - CNP / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com [phone]

Zuckerberg’s data also misused

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted his own data was exposed in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and that regulation of Facebook is now “inevitable.” Over five hours of questioning, Mr Zuckerberg repeated his apologies about the controversies which have plagued his company, saying he accepted full responsibility for them.

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ABC reporter Emma Alberici.

ABC critics are vindicated

Those concerned about the ABC’s coverage of company tax policy had been “thoroughly vindicated”, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield said yesterday. He made the comment after ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie told a Senate estimates committee that inadequate editorial resources were to blame for the publication of the articles, written by chief economics correspondent Emma Alberici.

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AMA President Michael Gannon addresses the media at St John of God's Hospital, Subiaco, Perth on Monday, March 26, 2018. The AMA released their 2018 Private Health Insurance report card on Monday. (AAP Image/Sophie Moore) NO ARCHIVING

Doctors lash ALP for NDIS block

The powerful doctors’ lobby, which backed Labor on parts of its Mediscare election campaign, has split with Bill Shorten, ­declaring the opposition should support a rise in the Medicare levy across all income tax ­brackets to fund the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Brandon Starc of Australia celebrates a gold medal win during the mens highjump final on day seven of competition at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Younger Starc leaps to gold

Brandon Starc now casts a rather large shadow of his own, one that will linger over every Australian high jumper for years.

Australian boxer Clay Waterman has won through to the Commonwealth Games semi- finals — and prompted an epic meltdown from his opponent. Keep up with all the action from the Gold Coast in our live Commonwealth Games blog.

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Kudelka’s view

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