Joe O'Brien (@joedoesnews) 's Twitter Profile
Joe O'Brien

@joedoesnews

News coverage .. primarily Australia Other bits and pieces Quotes from key players not my views

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The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far. fbi.gov/news/press-rel…

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Scenes from around Washington, D.C., this week show a city preparing not for a hurricane, but for Election Day — with businesses boarding up windows and workers erecting fences around statues and buildings. Follow along for live updates: trib.al/LvTsU2g

Scenes from around Washington, D.C., this week show a city preparing not for a hurricane, but for Election Day — with businesses boarding up windows and workers erecting fences around statues and buildings.

Follow along for live updates: trib.al/LvTsU2g
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The situation in #Syria is developing rapidly. Widespread reports (& footage) of clashes in central #Damascus, including outside the Four Seasons, amid claims of a coup. Former armed opposition factions in the south are engaging regime forces in clashes too.

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#Aleppo has fallen. #Hama has fallen. Opposition fighters are engaging #Assad's regime in multiple areas of #Daraa & #Homs. Regime infighting is confirmed in #Damascus.

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OK folks, here's what we know so far from #Syria - a 🧵: #Aleppo city has fallen, along with the entire western countryside & much of the south too -- including the international airport & Kuweiris Airbase. A few #Russia airstrikes, but little else.

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Media conf on future of remaining members of Bali 9 appears to be imminent. Watch liive on ABC News channel. Australian MIinister for Home Affairs Tony Burke and Indonesian Minister for Law have been holding talks.

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Had a terrific chat with runner @Andy_Buchanan who has broken Aus national marathon record in Spain | ABC ... youtu.be/eBOn92T0Z5c?si… via YouTube

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SORRY WHAT?!👂 10.04? 👀 Teenage sensation Gout Gout gets the crowd roaring with a spectacular though windy 10.04 (+3.4) performance in his U18 100m Heat - the fourth fastest time in all conditions by an Australian in history. Stay tuned for the final at 3:40pm AEST. Tune in

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NEW -- since the fall of #Hama yesterday, #Syria is witnessing extraordinary developments. #Assad's future now looks VERY much in question. A 🧵:

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I urge everyone interested in understanding what is happening in #Syria and where the country could be heading to read this very well-informed piece by a credible researcher, Hosam Jazmati, written 9 months ago. It helps to understand the tactics of the head of HTS in

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Hey Crew .. The latest BackRoads eps are up on iview.abc.net.au I have a cool little one in there about the terrific people of Far North QLD .. give it a look. It's a corker. #Backroads

Hey Crew .. The latest BackRoads eps are up on iview.abc.net.au
I have a cool little one in there about the terrific people of Far North QLD .. give it a look. It's a corker. #Backroads
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Watch Backroads tonight on ⁦abctv⁩ .. a bunch of great people in Far North Qld racing wheelbarrows around the countryside raising money for good causes. A hoot!

Watch Backroads tonight on ⁦<a href="/ABCTV/">abctv</a>⁩ .. a bunch of great people in Far North Qld racing wheelbarrows around the countryside raising money for good causes. A hoot!