'Adult crime, adult time': Row as Australian territory locks up 10 year olds again

'Adult crime, adult time': Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again

Most children jailed in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal, and the new government is reducing the age that can happen.

Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds

Australia has been under pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility, in line with UN advice.

Crime up 10% over past year in England and Wales, ONS says

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CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults 50 and older

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AAPI adults more likely to view legal immigration as asset to US: Survey

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Adult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color

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Washington teen accused of fatally shooting 2 adults, 3 children

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Barbie boom fades at Mattel, but Hot Wheels — and adult collectors — are on an upswing

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CDC updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for older adults

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging some people to get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for stronger protection against the virus.

Politics - The Hill - October 24

In cartel-plagued Mexican cities authorities warn adults not to wear masks on Halloween

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In cartel-plagued Mexican cities authorities warn adults not to wear masks on Halloween

Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country so wracked by drug cartel violence, there have been real fears about ghosts, ghouls and skeletons walking the streets

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Cannabis stocks crater as Florida fails to garner needed votes for adult use

North Dakota and South Dakota also failed in their efforts to legalize cannabis for recreational use, while a medical measure passed in Nebraska.

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F1 drivers ask FIA to treat them like adults

Formula 1 drivers urge the sport's governing body to treat them like adults after Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were punished for swearing.

Five arrested after naked 2-year-old is found in locked cage in Kentucky, police say

Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

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Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old in new lawsuit

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10-year-old catches historic World Series grand slam

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Can a 10-year-old credit card debt still be collected?

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'This is the beginning': 91-year-old sister of longest death row inmate sees hope in his acquittal

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Meet Zara Lachlan – the 21-year-old rowing solo from Europe to South America

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Timberwolves lock up Rudy Gobert on three-year, $110M extension, per report

Gobert is turning down his 2025-26 player option to start the extension next season

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‘Not my King’ protest row highlights Australian divisions

An Aboriginal senator's heckling of the King ignites debate about how to best address inequality in Australia.

How Much You Should Support Your Adult Children Financially, According to a Harvard Happiness Researcher

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Some types of PFAS may cause sleep disorders in young adults, study finds

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3 kids, 2 adults dead in 'tragic, domestic violence situation'; teen boy in custody

Three children and two adults are dead, and a teenage boy is in custody, following a domestic violence incident at a home in Washington state, authorities said.

Maine's adult mental health system ready to emerge from court oversight after 3 decades

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F1 drivers unite to issue statement demanding FIA treats them like adults

All 20 drivers hit out after recent swearing punishments Verstappen and Leclerc both received sanctions from FIA Formula One drivers have demanded the FIA stops treating them like children in a ...

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Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her

A jury has heard that the father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her

World - ABC News - October 14

Florida woman used Roblox to instruct 10-year-old to kill infant by dropping him on floor, officials say

A 2-month-old was seriously injured after a 10-year-old dropped the baby on a tile floor after a woman allegedly instructed the child via Roblox on how to kill the infant.

10-year-old Dodgers fan describes the moment he caught Freddie Freeman's grand slam ball

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