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Founder of Albany's Karen population reflects on finding a home far from Myanmar and conflict

The very first Myanmar refugee to establish a life in the Western Australian town recounts the long journey there after escaping conflict at home, then spending a decade in a Thailand camp where he and his wife raised four children.

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Antonio Brown offering Cam Newton $150K to play in arena football game

Antonio Brown, part-owner (and maybe WR) of the Albany Empire, has offered Panthers great Cam Newton $150,000 to play one arena football game with him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Antonio Brown Claims He’ll Play for Albany Empire Arena Football Team on Saturday

The former All-Pro wide receiver said he will take the field in a National Arena League game this weekend.

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Feral camels culled on remote WA cattle station Prenti Downs turned into pet food

A West Australian pastoralist is ensuring one of his biggest problems doesn't go to waste.

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7 dead in vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon

Oregon State Police say seven people are dead and others were hurt in a crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle on Interstate 5 near Albany

The Independent UK

Susan Sarandon arrested at minimum wage protest in New York

Oscar-winning actress was among eight arrested at State Capital in Albany while demanding service workers receive $17 per hour

The Independent UK

Jacob Hoysted pleads guilty to murder of elderly woman in Albany aged care home

A 20-year-old carer faces a possible life jail term after pleading guilty to murdering a resident of an aged care facility in Western Australia's Great Southern region.

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Albany's plans to become WA's first 'renewable energy city' stall as investment dries up

A city on Western Australia's south coast offers a wealth of opportunities for future renewable energy projects. But what, if any, are going ahead?

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Noise, vibrations from Albany Ring Road works distressing neighbours with sensory processing disorders

A mother pleads for out-of-home care funding for her daughters, who are suffering daily distress caused by noise and vibrations from work on the nearby Albany Ring Road bypass.

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Albany, 'home of the Anzacs', was the last place in Australia many saw before being killed in Gallipoli

More than 41,000 troops and horses set sail from Albany, the last Australian place many of the Anzacs saw before they departed for Gallipoli in 1914.

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Teacher and mother of eight Bessy Flowers's life story told by her kin on both sides of Australia

Bessy Flowers, a Menang woman born in Albany, Western Austarlia in the 19th century, was sent to the other side of the country to train as a teacher. Her descendants from Australia's west and east coasts have collaborated on a 10-year project to share her story.

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Vaping company JUUL to pay $462M in multi-state lawsuit settlement for targeting teens: NY Attorney General James

ALBANY, New York — Electronic cigarette giant JUUL will pay New York and five other states $462 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company targeted teens and misled users about the dangers of vaping, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

A US city received $500,000 to remove lead pipes – and still hasn’t spent it

Troy, New York, has yet to remove a single lead pipe five years after getting the money. What went wrong?

The Guardian - US

Albany boat owner says living on vessels should be more widely available in coastal communities

People are living on boats as Australia's housing crisis continues to worsen and some say authorities should make it a more viable option in coastal communities.

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Revisiting the forgotten saga of Australia's coal hulks

How Australia's sturdy old sailing ships were recycled into a useful fleet of coal hulks.

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How a former soldier driven by grief is using boxing to help at-risk people fight for their lives

Guy Mead witnessed some of the ugliest sides of humanity during his years in the military, yet nothing prepared him for losing his son to drugs. He's now using boxing to help people at risk to beat their toughest opponent — themselves.

AAP

Third man found on esky off WA coast charged over drugs

A third man left clinging to an esky in waters off Albany has been charged over a massive alleged cocaine haul after he was found hiding under a home spa.

Tribune News Service

Dom Amore: UConn men bring all the ingredients and roll into the NCAA Sweet 16

ALBANY, N.Y. — It has been a long time, almost a decade, an eternity by UConn’s lofty basketball standards, but the men’s program is once again at the center of March Madness.

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UConn men’s basketball headed to Sweet 16 for first time since 2014 after beating Saint Mary’s, 70-55

ALBANY, N.Y. – The UConn men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.

Miami Herald

Miami advances to second round of NCAA Tournament with 63-56 victory against Drake

ALBANY, N.Y. — Once again, as they have so many times this season, the Miami Hurricanes took their fans on an emotional roller coaster Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and rewarded them with a thrilling 63-56 win over Drake.

Tribune News Service

Dom Amore: It was shaky for a while, but UConn issues statement, breathes sigh of relief with second-half revival

ALBANY, N.Y. — That worst nightmare was materializing, the worst-case scenario playing out.

Tribune News Service

UConn awakens in second half on way to 87-63 NCAA tourney victory over Rick Pitino, Iona

ALBANY, N.Y. — For a half it appeared the UConn men’s basketball team may have psyched itself out of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year.

Tribune News Service

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at core of Orioles’ and Nationals’ MASN arguments in New York’s highest court

BALTIMORE — The nearest baseball field to the New York Court of Appeals is a sandlot that will soon host a youth league, ages 4 to 6. But inside the Albany, N.Y., courthouse Tuesday, Big Baseball was taking place.

The Independent UK

Illness sidelines Springsteen tour as 3 concerts postponed

Bruce Springsteen's show Tuesday in Albany, New York, has become the third concert in a week postponed by the New Jersey rocker for illness reasons, a month into his first major tour in six years."

ABC News

Women pose naked in Albany to take back control of their bodies after pregnancy, cancer, sexual assault

Dozens of women have removed their clothes and posed naked in the main street of a Western Australian country town, demanding autonomy over their bodies after centuries of sexualisation and abuse of their gender.

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