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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 27 Dec, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live Blog: Second Test Day Two Australia had a 176-run lead and four wickets in hand at tea on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka. More » Motorists face lengthy delays on Pacific Highway LA residents swap guns for groceries Medicine under the microscope in 2012 George Bush senior in intensive care Onus on MPs in Greens policy rethink Shots fired at police in high-speed chase Police attacked in Red Centre grog-fuelled riot Video released of Australian kidnapped in Philippines Massive Christmas storms wreak havoc in US More Analysis » Videogame blame distracts from the real gun debate Before Adam Lanza murdered 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, he smashed the hard drive on his computer. There are now two competing lessons about the Sandy Hook school shooting; One focuses on Lanza's access to guns, and one focuses on his fondness for videogames. The NRA has tried to use fear of videogames, of violent culture, of "the next Lanza" as a distraction from the gun debate. More » The silent feminism Boxing Day Test: It just ain't cricket Open your presence: a message for the non-religious Hope is being born again this Christmas Sharing the Christmas spirit is a true celebration of diversity The surrogacy trap: why our laws need new life Is Labor's surplus backdown really so dire? Why the customs arrests warrant a closer look 2012 in review: Public life Just In More Just In » Motorists face lengthy delays on Pacific Highway Heavy holiday traffic is continuing to cause major delays along the New South Wales coastline. More » Shares rise on fiscal cliff hopes Man arrested after suspected siege McGorry pans mental health program roll-out Shots fired at police in high-speed chase Onus on MPs in Greens policy rethink Clarke makes batting history in 2012 Finback whale washes up in New York City LA residents swap guns for groceries Fortescue restarts Kings expansion World More World » Finback whale washes up in New York City Rescuers say there is little chance of saving a large finback whale that has beached itself in New York City. More » LA residents swap guns for groceries Massive Christmas storms wreak havoc in US US fiscal cliff, debt ceiling loom large George Bush senior in intensive care Putin to decide on US adoption ban Business More Business » Fortescue restarts Kings expansion By online business reporter Michael Janda Fortescue has responded to rising iron ore prices and its improved financial situation by resuming the development of the Kings deposit at its Solomon mine. More » Shares rise on fiscal cliff hopes US fiscal cliff, debt ceiling loom large Monti's future uncertain as Italy heads for election Boxing Day sales still drawing major crowds Gas-fired plant put on hold Politics More Politics » Onus on MPs in Greens policy rethink Federal Greens MPs will be responsible for drawing up policies which will then be costed by the new Parliamentary Budget Office, acting leader Adam Bandt announced this morning. More » Abe sworn in as Japan's PM Officials confirm Egypt voters support new constitution Lawyer on home soil after Mongolian detention New penalty rates squeeze SA restaurants Sport More Sport » Live Blog: Second Test Day Two Australia had a 176-run lead and four wickets in hand at tea on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka. More » Clarke makes batting history in 2012 Wild Oats extends lead Sharapova all set for Brisbane Win just the start, Roar say United win seven-goal thriller while City lose Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ice sheet warming faster than thought: study A study of temperature records over more than half a century shows the west Antarctic ice sheet is warming nearly twice as quickly as previously thought. More » Great Firewall upgrade hits China's web users Toddler incubates nest of deadly snakes University students and staff being given free iPads Astronomers detect nearest Earth-like neighbour Environment More Environment » Government urged to act on electronic waste by Nance Haxton Experts have called on Australian governments to do more to control the growing problem of electronic waste. 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