Ivan Cleary is open to playing Blaize Talagi and Jack Cole in the same starting side as he urges patience with Penrith's star recruit.

The Minns government will employ three new staff to improve the flow of patients at Maitland Hospital's struggling emergency department.

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Veteran backstop J.T. Realmuto figures to be the top catcher ... The Royals have agreed to terms with ace Cole Ragans on a three-year pact worth $13.25 million, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

An anonymous woman who accused Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 has dismissed her civil lawsuit against the hip-hop moguls.