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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 19 Jul, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » Murdoch may lose grip on News Corp business editor Peter Ryan and finance reporter Alicia Barry News Corp board member denies reports Rupert Murdoch is losing control of his media empire as the mogul prepares for an interrogation by angry British MPs tonight.More » Abbott moves to clarify 'crazy' carbon comment Qantas pilots prepare for industrial action Shuttle bids farewell to space station Gold powers above $US1,600 Pakistan general angry over bin Laden polio ruse Policeman charged over drunken gun theft Man charged over 'sharia law' lashing Ready to rumble: Drag racing's finest Gillard's life turned into ABC comedy More Analysis » The calm amidst the News of the World storm As Britain's most powerful queue up for the chopping block, pundits are struggling to define the destructive force hobbling the country, in the wake of phone hacking by the News of the World. The scandal has been variously cast as a "vortex", something with a series of "tentacles", and an "existential convulsion", by 24-hour news talking heads. For most Britons though, developments in the hack-a-thon remain in the realm of entertainment, albeit of the riveting and occasionally white-knuckle variety.More » Australiar and the idiot dilemma Indigenous sacrifice for the miners' gain Legislative cluster bomb Do we really understand how carbon trading works? OOHC not working for at-risk kids Carbon tax saga: three more years Tangled: Gillard's book of knots Threats to press freedom Hendra virus: is it time to stop horsing around? Just In More Just In » Longmire hails Hall's Swans legacy Swans coach John Longmire says retiring AFL star Barry Hall should be remembered as one of the club's best players.More » Abbott moves to clarify 'crazy' carbon comment Gold powers above $US1,600 Lovett trial finishes hearing evidence Shuttle bids farewell to space station Child abuse images described as frightening Policeman charged over drunken gun theft Gillard seizes on Abbott's 'crazy' carbon comment Hall bows out a happy Bulldog RBA minutes signal no immediate rate rise World More World » 'Merciless' Taliban executions caught on video South Asia correspondent Sally Sara, staff The Taliban have released a video appearing to show the execution of a group of police officers in Pakistan.More » Murdoch may lose grip on News Corp LulzSec hacks Sun website Shuttle bids farewell to space station Libya rebels claim victory in Brega South Africa cheers Mandela's 93rd birthday Pakistan general angry over bin Laden polio ruse Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan US debt talk impasse continues Business More Business » Murdoch may lose grip on News Corp business editor Peter Ryan and finance reporter Alicia Barry News Corp board member denies reports Rupert Murdoch is losing control of his media empire as the mogul prepares for an interrogation by angry British MPs tonight.More » RBA minutes signal no immediate rate rise Gold powers above $US1,600 Qantas pilots prepare for industrial action Tiger appoints veteran pilot to get back in the air US debt talk impasse continues CSG mining inquiry probes southern Qld impact Combet rejects coal association's carbon campaign Positive signs for rare earth mineral mining 'Tough time' cuts agribusiness confidence Politics More Politics » Abbott moves to clarify 'crazy' carbon comment Jeremy Thompson Opposition Leader Tony Abbott appears to have executed his second policy U-turn in 24 hours, affirming the Opposition's emissions reduction target as 5 per cent despite describing the figure yesterday as "crazy".More » Assassinations send panic through Afghanistan US debt ceiling deadlock drags on Gillard defends carbon tax ad spend Swan plays down need for media inquiry Sport More Sport » Longmire hails Hall's Swans legacy Swans coach John Longmire says retiring AFL star Barry Hall should be remembered as one of the club's best players. More » Giteau dumped as Wallabies go full strength JT eyeing off finals return Robinson to gamble on World Cup shot Dymock to make changes at Dogs Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Shuttle bids farewell to space station The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis has bid a bittersweet farewell to astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), wrapping up the final visit by a space shuttle to the orbiting outpost.More » Glitch leaks private data from DNA company Forensic fungi used to tackle crime Search engines replacing memory, study shows 500yo canoe found in Alaska forest Environment More Environment » Mysterious big fish kill in Cape York river Queensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management says it cannot explain why large schools of fish are dying in a Cape York river.More » Farming and the carbon tax: what's in store? 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