Private hospital fails in bid to block new medical centre
Work is expected to start in January on a new medical centre across the road from Queensland’s largest private hospital, which lost its Supreme Court appeal this week to stop it being built. ⌘ Read more

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
MARK SHERMAN,  Supreme Court Reporter  -  Associated Press

_Stephan: The Epstein Trump pedophilia story has taken over the media, so I want to focus on some other major stories getting very little media attention. This is some good news, surprising in a way, given the MAGAt majority that dominates the Supreme Court. The good news is that the C … ⌘ Read more

‘No way we’re going back’: Canadians are flying just about anywhere but the US
Ewan Gleadow,  Staff Writer  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: The damage “king” Trump has done to the wellbeing of the United States is historic, and it particularly stands out in international relationships. Canadians, Europeans, Chinese, and others aren’t choosing to visit.   It has affected the tourism business, the importation by other nations of American goods, and the importat … ⌘ Read more

WA MPs on notice to behave better in parliament
The speaker has laid down the law after a string of outbursts, including a Nazi slur. ⌘ Read more

Common cents: US Mint to press its final penny
Associated Press Reporters,    -  Associated Press

Stephan: No more pennies. After 232 years, the little copper coins we have handled all our lives will cease to be coined. Here are the facts.

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Analysing Hitler’s DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful
To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page ⌘ Read more

The President told how Ukraine plans to spend the frozen assets of the Russian Federation: It will be a loss for Putin ⌘ Read more

Russian assets most effective way to finance Ukraine, von der Leyen says ⌘ Read more

Why aren’t young people having sex any more?
Sexual activity in young people is on the decline, but why? And what’s more, should we be worried about what this means for society and the future of the human race? ⌘ Read more

Alien: Earth Renewed For Second Season
FX has renewed Alien: Earth for a second season and signed creator Noah Hawley to a massive nine-figure overall deal with Disney Entertainment Television. Deadline reports: Inspired by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller film Alien, Hawley adapted the film franchise for television with the strong support of Scott Free and its president, David W. Zucker, who is an executive producer of the serie … ⌘ Read more

A ruddy brilliant career
While mother dismisses the Dismissal. ⌘ Read more

No idea why. But Jerry likes to sit like this ⌘ Read more

Putin’s Russia preparing for “big war” soon, Ukraine warns ⌘ Read more

Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs
Article URL: https://www.checkout.com/blog/protecting-our-merchants-standing-up-to-extortion

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912698

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China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy neck” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back. ⌘ Read more

‘Throw-away-the-key’ approach is no solution
Readers continue to respond to the state government’s proposal to jail young offenders, and the Coalition’s position on climate policy. ⌘ Read more

When the database takes 10 minutes to respond ⌘ Read more

Explosions in Russia’s Oryol Oblast following reported Ukrainian missile and drone attacks ⌘ Read more

One last chance to see spectacular aurora light show across Australia
If you missed the southern lights, experts say there’s still a chance sky watchers could be dazzled on Thursday night. ⌘ Read more

Ignore these neo-Nazis at our peril: Evil left unchallenged will be normalised
They lie and hijack the ANZAC legend while defiling the memory of almost 40,000 Australians who died fighting Nazi Germany. ⌘ Read more

Police probe child sex offender’s employment at petting zoo café
Police are investigating after a 9News investigation revealed a child sex offender was working in a popular south-east Queensland petting zoo café. ⌘ Read more

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine’s Survival Rests on New Funds From Allies ⌘ Read more

‘Cowardly’ teen jailed for 16 years for Vyleen White’s murder
A teenager who fatally stabbed grandmother Vyleen White in front of a young girl has been jailed for 16 years over the murder that sparked law reforms. ⌘ Read more

Brother and sister front court over alleged hit-run
A brother and sister have fronted court over an alleged hit-run crash that killed a young father. ⌘ Read more

Four-year-old’s message after surviving taxi crash
A four-year-old boy who survived being run over by a taxi while riding a bike has become the face of a new police safety campaign. ⌘ Read more

‘We’re in it for the fight’: State school teachers rally outside Parliament
Several hundred state school teachers rallied outside Parliament demanding a better deal, as tensions flared ahead of a second 24-hour strike. ⌘ Read more

Innocent homeless woman attacked outside public library
An innocent homeless woman sleeping outside a public library has been brutally bashed and raped. ⌘ Read more

When I open a project and the first line I see is “// DO NOT TOUCH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES” ⌘ Read more

Cost of treatment for deadly cancer slashed
The cost of a crucial treatment for a deadly cancer will drop from nearly $13,000 a month to just $25 after it was added to the PBS. ⌘ Read more

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.” ⌘ Read more

Nepali community mourns family killed in truck crash
An Armstrong Creek couple are being remembered as loving parents after they were killed alongside their son in a crash with a truck at Stoneleigh in Victoria’s west. ⌘ Read more

North Sydney Boys student Tasered after brandishing knife at school
The 15-year-old armed himself with a large knife after an altercation with another student, forcing the prestigious selective school into lockdown as police responded. ⌘ Read more

Why investigators did not pursue ‘red flag’ in corruption scandal
Two investigators from NSW’s transport department have been grilled about why a complaint about the alleged mastermind of kickbacks was not pursed further. ⌘ Read more

North Sydney Boys student Tasered after brandishing knife at school
The 15-year-old armed himself with a large knife after an altercation with another student, forcing the prestigious selective school into lockdown as police responded. ⌘ Read more

Killer who threw dead teacher in bin gets 10 years jail
A killer who threw his housemate’s body into a bin and refused to face his victim’s family in court will spend a decade behind bars. ⌘ Read more

Woman arrested following suspicious death of elderly woman
A woman’s been arrested over the suspicious death of a grandmother in a home near Marsden Park. ⌘ Read more

Victoria vows life sentences for adults who recruit kids into crime gangs
Premier Jacinta Allen has vowed to bring in life sentences for adults who recruit kids into crime gangs, but her Attorney-General was forced to concede it’s never been successfully prosecuted. ⌘ Read more

Doctors and road safety experts want lower speed limits in NSW
Doctors and road safety experts are hoping to lower speed limits in NSW residential areas from 50 kilometres an hour to 30. ⌘ Read more

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell bailed after allegedly leading group attack on sacred site
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, who allegedly led a violent group attack on a First Nations protest camp, has been granted bail. ⌘ Read more

Man seriously injured in machete ambush
A man has been critically injured in a machete attack at a Melbourne car wash. ⌘ Read more

Search for protesters who allegedly assaulted police officers
Police have released the images of eight persons of interest as investigations continue into violent protests in Melbourne. ⌘ Read more

Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State
Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine Says it Foiled Russian ‘Terrorist Attacks’ on Kyiv Metro and Entertainment Spots ⌘ Read more

Student tasered after walking around school with knife
A student has been tasered by police after walking around North Sydney Boys High with a large knife. ⌘ Read more

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NSW cracks down on underquoting real estate agents
The NSW government has announced new laws to crack down on underquoting real estate agents, set to be
introduced next year. ⌘ Read more

How France Remembers the November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris
A decade ago, Islamic State militants killed 130 people in an assault that shocked France. Some survivors are still struggling, but for many of their compatriots, memories of the attacks are growing more distant. ⌘ Read more

Fortune teller charged over $70 million fraud
A self-proclaimed fortune teller has been charged over an alleged $70 million fraud in Sydney. ⌘ Read more

Exclusive footage reveals boats at the centre of secretive Australian Border Force scheme
The footage, captured by a 9News Perth drone, shows the Australian Border Force’s 110-metre Ocean Shield leaving Broome Port carrying the four fishing boats. ⌘ Read more

Study provides new forecasts of remote islands’ vulnerability to sea level rise
In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level. ⌘ Read more