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beware of tax scams — they’ll be everywhere this EOFY

beware of tax scams — they’ll be everywhere this EOFY

The end of the financial year is near. So all of us — especially those scrambling at the last minute to get their receipts in order — should keep an eye out for the accompanying…

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Heatwave bakes U.S. Southwest for fifth day as power grids hold up By Reuters

Heatwave bakes U.S. Southwest for fifth day as power grids hold up By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The morning sun rises over a neighborhood as a heatwave continues during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Encinitas, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) -The…

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Postal banking could provide free accounts to 21 million Americans who don’t have access to a credit union or community bank

Postal banking could provide free accounts to 21 million Americans who don’t have access to a credit union or community bank

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea About a quarter of census tracts with a post office don’t have a community bank or credit union branch, suggesting postal…

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Oil drops amid dollar strength; demand picture still bullish By Reuters

Oil drops amid dollar strength; demand picture still bullish By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A crude oil tanker is seen at Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee//File Photo By Sonali Paul and Aaron Sheldrick MELBOURNE/TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices fell for a…

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Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran’s next president – what that means for the West and the nuclear deal

Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran’s next president – what that means for the West and the nuclear deal

Iran’s conservative rulers’ effort to orchestrate the outcome of the June 18 presidential election triggered a voter boycott – but the result may still bode well for ongoing negotiations over the lapsed 2015 nuclear deal.…

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Fossil find introduces a new ancestor to the jackal family tree

Fossil find introduces a new ancestor to the jackal family tree

The family Canidae is an instantly recognisable group of carnivores that includes dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes. It originated more than 35 million years ago in North America and migrated to the rest of the…

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Grueling U.S. Southwest heatwave, now in fourth day, spreads eastward By Reuters

Grueling U.S. Southwest heatwave, now in fourth day, spreads eastward By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tricia Watts (R) sits in a floaty as she cool off in the water during a heat wave in Lake Havasu, Arizona, U.S. June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo 2/2…

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Too few women get to invent – that’s a problem for women’s health

Too few women get to invent – that’s a problem for women’s health

MacArthur Genius and MIT professor Linda Griffith has built an epic career as a scientist and inventor, including growing a human ear on a mouse. She now spends her days unpacking the biological mechanisms underlying…

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the Snake Creek Tracksite unveiled

the Snake Creek Tracksite unveiled

Fossilised bones belonging to enormous long-necked sauropod dinosaurs have been known from western Queensland since the 1930s, when Austrosaurus mckillopi was discovered on Clutha Station near Maxwelton. Since then, western Queensland has yielded many more…

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Gold Down, but “Bargain Hunting” after Fed Policy Decision Continues By Investing.com

Gold Down, but “Bargain Hunting” after Fed Policy Decision Continues By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Thursday morning in Asia but staged a cautious recovery after the yellow metal recorded its during the previous session. Investors continue to digest the…

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