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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 27 Jul, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Castro avoids death penalty with plea deal By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires The Ohio man who kidnapped three women and kept them hostage for a decade has agreed to a plea deal which will see him avoid the death penalty and instead be jailed for life. Ariel Castro had initially pleaded not guilty and was due to face trial in two weeks. But in a deal reached with prosecutors, the 53-year-old former school bus driver has changed his plea to guilty, sparing the women he kidnapped the trauma of testifying. More » Train driver refuses to answer police questions Australian Automobile Association criticises lack of progress on petrol board pricing Veterans attend Canberra ceremony marking end of Korean War Ugandans honour Australian who helped orphaned children Essendon believes club players were 'decieved into taking banned drug' More Analysis » Our wealth has only grown since the carbon tax Opposition Leader Tony Abbott forecast that the carbon price would be an "absolutely catastrophic" and would "wipe out jobs big time". But the half a trillion dollars that has been added to the combined value of housing and stocks listed on the ASX is hardly the stuff of wrecking balls. The bottom line is that the economy is still growing, creating jobs and registering a quite stunning lift in wealth in the period since carbon was priced. More » Show us the data on tobacco sales What if I had arrived to this country by boat? Political judgment on the line in election call Guarding our borders from the invading hordes The political wife A crisis of captaincy, not cattle Quick fix solutions make poor asylum seeker policy The only border security we have left Childcare, phony feminism and rethinking masculinity Just In More Just In » Pro-Morsi protesters killed in clashes with security forces Violent clashes have broken out in the Egyptian capital Cairo between defiant supporters of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi and security forces. More » Veterans attend Canberra ceremony marking end of Korean War Ugandans honour Australian who helped orphaned children North and South Korea mark 60th anniversary of war armistice Gay's B sample positive, fails another test: USADA Melbourne driver caught almost six times over the limit Manning 'a whistleblower, not a traitor' Bombers players deceived into taking banned drug: report Qld warned on juvenile justice plan Calls for action on petrol board pricing World More World » Pro-Morsi protesters killed in clashes with security forces Violent clashes have broken out in the Egyptian capital Cairo between defiant supporters of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi and security forces. More » Ugandans honour Australian who helped orphaned children North and South Korea mark 60th anniversary of war armistice Gay's B sample positive, fails another test: USADA Manning 'a whistleblower, not a traitor' Twin suicide blasts kill 40 in Pakistan Business More Business » Calls for action on petrol board pricing By consumer affairs reporter Amy Bainbridge A peak motoring group has criticised state and territory consumer affairs ministers for failing to come up with a national standard for petrol price billboards. The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) wants national legislation for prices displayed at service stations to avoid confusion for customers. AAA executive director Andrew McKellar says he is frustrated with what he says is a lack of action from state and territory governments. More » Risk aversion hampering US recovery: Goldman Sachs chief Dilemma for Labor as budget $8bn worse off than May prediction Gold miner cuts jobs at WA site Mining shares drop on lacklustre day on markets Six charged over biggest credit card fraud in US history Politics More Politics » Egypt on edge as rivals rally Egypt is bracing itself for violence amid competing mass rallies between supporters and opponents of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi. More » Dilemma for Labor as budget $8bn worse off than May prediction Gillard opens up on gender, misogyny Rudd ups pressure on Barnett to sign up for Gonski NT wants new deal for Gove refinery gas supply Sport More Sport » Bombers players deceived into taking banned drug: report Essendon players were reportedly duped into testing banned drug AOD-9604 and police could be called in to investigate. More » Hawks flex muscle with win over Bombers Injured Bulldog Barba out for five weeks Gay's B sample positive, fails another test: USADA Smith shines as Wade wastes chance in Test recall bid Bolt marks London return with 100m triumph Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Chattanooga steams ahead as America's first Gig City By North America correspondent Ben Knight One US city's unique approach to build the fastest internet network in the country is paying off. More » DNA breakthrough might crack illegal drugs fight Sex research pioneer Virginia Johnson dies Scientists demand research to pursue food bowl plan Lab test glitch blamed for Hendra virus vaccine setback Environment More Environment » Halliburton to plead guilty to Gulf spill charges The US Justice Department says oil rig contractor Halliburton has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 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