Mon Jul 29 02:17:57 2013 Hot News Of Australia.

The Block
The Block Sky High, Block Sky High

The Age

SA twins win renovation show
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Twins Alisa and Lysandra have taken out
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The Age
New winners on
The Block
The first all-girl team to win
The Block
"I still can 't believe that we have won
Ninemsn
JJ Cale

NME.com

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
JJ Cale
dies, aged 74
Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter
JJ Cale , one of the most versatile musicians of his era who played guitar and spanned music genres from rock 'n ' roll to blues and jazz, has died after suffering a heart attack. Cale, 74, died on Friday (US time
ABC Online
US musician
JJ Cale , whose songs became hits for others, has died at the age
GRAMMY-winning musician
JJ Cale , whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with After Midnight and Lynyrd Skynyrd with Call Me the Breeze, has died aged 74. The performer and producer 's manager Mike Kappus said the architect of the
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The Australian
Wolverine
The Wolverine

Hollywood Reporter
'The
Wolverine ': The Huge Post-Credits Cameos Revealed — Spoilers
Now, you basically only have to sit through the end credits to find out what the next movie is going to be about. That fact applies for The
Wolverine
(in theaters on July 26) starring Hugh Jackman, which has a post-credits sequence that you won 't believe!
Hollywood Life
Box Office Report: 'The
Wolverine ' Slows Considerably, Still No. 1 Friday With
Wolverine
was directed by James Mangold, with Hugh Jackman returning in the title role (the two worked together previously on the 2001 romantic adventure Kate
amp; Leopold). The film opens four years after X-Men spinoff X-Men Origins:
Wolverine
played in
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Hollywood Reporter
Graham Murray

NEWS.com.au

Former State of Origin, NRL coach
Graham Murray
in serious condition in hospital
A Brisbane hospital says it holds grave concerns for the health of former New South Wales State of Origin, NRL and English Super League coach
Graham Murray
. Media reports had earlier suggested Murray, 58, had died this afternoon but Brisbane 's
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ABC Online
Murray 's
life support switched off
Former Roosters, Cowboys and Blues coach
Graham Murray
. Picture: Robert McKell Source: DailyTelegraph. FORMER NSW and Cowboys coach
Graham Murray
had his life support switched off at Brisbane 's Princess Alexandra Hospital Sunday night.
NEWS.com.au
Kidd Kraddick

Mirror.co.uk

Kidd Kraddick 'following brain aneurysm ' aged 53
Kraddick, whose real first name was Dave, presented show
Kidd Kraddick
in the Morning ' on Dallas radio station KHKS-FM 106.1. A statement from YEA Networks said that Kraddick died of a brain aneurysm while attending a golf tournament in New Orleans
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Mirror.co.uk
Publicist: Nationally syndicated radio and TV personality David
David “
Kraddick , the high-octane radio and TV host of the “
Kidd Kraddick
in the Morning” show heard on dozens of U.S. radio stations, has died at a charity golf event near New Orleans, a publicist said. Kraddick was 53. The Texas-based radio and
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Washington Post
Brumbies

Sydney Morning Herald

Super Rugby:
Brumbies
into final after dramatic win over Bulls in Pretoria
by George Smith (L) and Nic White (R). (Getty Images: Duif du Toit)
middot; Map: South Africa. The
Brumbies
snatched a dramatic 26-23 Super Rugby semi-final victory over South African favourites the Bulls on Sunday morning with a try one minute from time.
ABC Online
Brumbies
stun Bulls to reach final
Brumbies
have recorded one of their greatest ever victories, with a last-ditch try sinking the Bulls in Pretoria and putting the Australian team through to their first Super Rugby final in nine years. Down by four points with less than two minutes
The Australian
The Blind Side

Dallas Morning News

The Blind Side ' Dallas-style
Ashford has never seen the movie
The Blind Side
from start to finish. But he 's seen enough to know the parallels to his story: A black teenager is plucked from abject poverty by a prosperous white couple in Tennessee who help him fend off racism
Dallas Morning News
David Evans
Essendon

The Age

Essendon chairman
David Evans
quits after physical breakdown but James Hird
Hird is increasingly isolated after the shock resignation of chairman
David Evans
last night, prompted in part by a physical breakdown in the changerooms after Essendon 's match against Hawthorn on Friday night. Evans was treated by club medical staff
Herald Sun
Essendon chairman
David Evans
announces resignation
He resigned ahead of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) handing down its findings after a six-month investigation into the club. There is speculation ASADA will issue its report as early as August 5. "I appreciate very much that this
ABC Online

Formula 1

Qualifying - Hamilton snatches Hungary pole from Vettel
Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes their seventh pole position of the season in Hungary on Saturday after a gripping shoot-out with Red Bull 's Sebastian Vettel, team mate Nico Rosberg and Lotus 's Romain Grosjean - and didn 't even realise that he 'd done it
Formula 1
The heat is on for Hungary
The Finn still has an outside shot of winning his second
title, 41 points behind Vettel in third place. But Hamilton, whose win in Hungary last year was his third on the Hungaroring, has not finished higher than third so far this season and trails
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Sandra Bullock


Sandra Bullock
embraces her exotic side as she wears tie-dye dress and red
As one one of the most famous actresses in the world she already stands out wherever she goes. But
Sandra Bullock
made more of an impact than usual on Friday as she headed out with a huge red flower in her hair. Clearly not worried too much about
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Daily Mail
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean cancelled

Brisbane Times

Lorde added to Splendour afterFrank
Ocean
pulls out
Following yesterday 's sudden cancellation of the remainder of
Frank Ocean 's Australian tour, including a closing night performance at Splendour In The Grass, organisers have swiftly drafted in New Zealand teenage sensation Lorde to soften the blow
FasterLouder
Frank Ocean
quits Splendour in the Grass and remaining gigs
Cold shoulder ...
Frank Ocean
quits Australian gigs over illness.
Frank Ocean , the main headliner for this weekend 's Splendour in the Grass music festival, has cancelled his Australian tour because of an apparently career-threatening vocal cord injury.
Brisbane Times
Spain train crash

Globalnews.ca

Spain train crash
investigation turns to driver, who was responsible for brakes
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA,
Spain
— Investigations into
Spain 's
deadliest
train crash
in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered: Experts said Friday that the driver, not a computer, was responsible for applying the brakes
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Washington Post (blog)
Play Video
A picture taken on July 24, 2013 shows wounded train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo evacuated by two men after the
train accident
near the city of Santiago de Compostela. The focus of a probe into a horrific
train derailment
in northwestern
Spain
Globalnews.ca
Chromecast

Sydney Morning Herald

Chromecast
puts Netflix on a stick
Chromecast
runs on ChromeOS, like a Chromebook, so it also packs extra features such as the Chrome web browser. You can also stream from computers and handheld gadgets. This week 's unveiling caught people 's attention to the point where they 've
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Sydney Morning Herald
Google
Chromecast 's
Real Genius: It 's Cheap and Dumb
After spinning its wheels for years trying to cram intelligence into TVs and set-tops, Google has landed on a far smarter approach to cracking into the living room with
Chromecast : a simple, low-cost video-streaming device that treats televisions as
Variety
V8 Supercars


Ford first ahead of qualifying 'S Will Davison has set his marker as the man to beat at the Ipswich 360, topping the times in the final
V8 Supercars
practice session. Davison set a lap of 1m09.2685 to continue Ford Performance Racing 's good weekend at the circuit, ahead of
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Prince George

Bloomberg

Helicopter pilot was clearly besotted with new nephew
Prince George
prince
went to see the new family addition at Kensington Palace shortly after his brother and sister in law returned from hospital on Tuesday night. As he spoke tonight he gestured with his hands and described
George
as being 'about this long and
Daily Mail
Prince
Harry vows to be 'fun uncle
Prince Harry has vowed to be the "fun uncle " but warned Prince William and Catherine that his babysitting fees won 't come cheap. Harry said he 's ready to play the proud, protective uncle for his new nephew
Prince George "make sure he has fun ".
Sydney Morning Herald
Splendour in the Grass

theMusic

Sex and the beachside town:
Splendour in the Grass
hotties to stir up Byron Bay
Splendour in the Grass
? More like a Roll in the Hay. The three-day music festival starting on Friday will give Byron Bay an unusually hot feel for the middle of winter. The line-up is full of "so-hot-right-now " young artists, such as Englishman James
Sydney Morning Herald
Splendour in the Grass
off to a shambolic - and muddy - start
Organisers may well hope gumboot fashion and an international music line up will calm frayed tempers after a shambolic start to the
Splendour in the Grass
Festival. The festival 's return to its spiritual home in Byron Bay at Yelgun after two years at a
Brisbane Times
The Wolverine
Wolverine

Hypable

Box Office:
The Wolverine ' On Track for Estimated $63 Million
Fox and Marvel 's “
The Wolverine
” may not be the box office superhero Hollywood anticipated but it 's still packing a punch. The X-Men spinoff, starring Hugh Jackman, was on track for one of the best debuts of the summer with early predictions of as much
Variety
Wolverine
movie is not much better than the first
Wolverine
movie
There 's a meme going around about
The Wolverine
that says it 's not that good, but at least it 's way better than X-Men Origins:
Wolverine , the previous solo vehicle for the indestructible tough guy with the metal skeleton and claws. But sadly, it 's not
Rosalind Franklin

ABC News

Rosalind Franklin 'scientist, spinster ' and genius, gets doodle nod
During her time at Randall 's lab,
Franklin
was not just taking images of DNA, but also working to understand its structure. At the same time, Francis Crick and James Watson were constructing their theoretical model of DNA at the Cavendish lab at Cambridge.
Los Angeles Times
Google Doodle Celebrates
Rosalind Franklin
Franklin
used x-rays to photograph DNA, and her image — Photo 51 — was used by James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins to crack the secrets of DNA 's double helix structure. Even though that picture was integral to the scientific breakthrough,
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Stuart O'grady

ABC Online

Cycling:
Stuart O
Grady
doping admission disappoints governing body
Cycling Australia (CA) says
Stuart O
Grady 's
doping admission is a "real disappointment " but it is confident the sport can regain public confidence. O 'Grady admitted to using the banned blood-boosting agent EPO before the 1998 Tour de France, the
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ABC Online
Shocking admission from Australian cycling great who admits to doping for the
STUART O
Grady , one of Australia 's most decorated road and track cyclists, last night confirmed he had taken illicit drugs while competing at the Tour de France. One day after announcing he had retired after having led the Orica-GreenEdge team into
The Australian