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McDonald's has made an Australian burger hack an official menu item

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McDonald's has made an Australian burger hack an official menu item

McDonald's has made an Australian burger hack an official menu itemSeems like McDonald's has been keeping track of how you've been messing with its food. It's figured out that plenty of Aussies have been swapping out the Big Mac's beef patties with chicken ones. So it did the only logical thing, and put the often-requested burger on the menu. SEE ALSO: Five Guys beat In-N-Out as best burger chain, proving there really is no justice in the world Predictably it's called the Chicken Big Mac, and features all the other ingredients you'd get on the burger — lettuce, cheese, special sauce, on a sesame seed bun — but with McChicken patties instead.  Image: mcdonald's australiaOf course the Chicken Big Mac isn't a purely an Australian thing. The Chicken Big Mac is sold in Qatar, Egypt, the UAE and the Netherlands — but for the rest of the world you'll have to spend a little more time explaining your order. Also launching in Australia are these Cheeseburger Shaker Fries, which is a seasoning that combines the taste of "beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese" — you know, like a cheeseburger. Shaker Fries are oddly a big thing Down Under, which we can prove by a dude who was selling a bag and a sachet of the seasoning for A$1,000 (US$744) back in 2014. "It's very limited edition," Vandi Huynh told The City at the time. "It comes out less frequently than the Olympics, like once every six years." We wonder how much his bag and sachet would fetch now. Image: mcdonald's australiaYep, Australians are also pretty weirdly obsessed with fast food too. WATCH: Someone has invented a simple wheelchair that gives users the freedom to move upright


3 dead after girl falls into raging river waters in Utah

3 dead after girl falls into raging river waters in UtahSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 4-year-old girl, her mother and a good Samaritan died in Utah after the child fell from a rock and was swept away in a cold, fast-moving river and several people jumped in to help her, authorities said Tuesday.


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McDonald's has made an Australian burger hack an official menu item

McDonald's has made an Australian burger hack an official menu itemSeems like McDonald's has been keeping track of how you've been messing with its food. It's figured out that plenty of Aussies have been swapping out the Big Mac's beef patties with chicken ones. So it did the only logical thing, and put the often-requested burger on the menu. SEE ALSO: Five Guys beat In-N-Out as best burger chain, proving there really is no justice in the world Predictably it's called the Chicken Big Mac, and features all the other ingredients you'd get on the burger — lettuce, cheese, special sauce, on a sesame seed bun — but with McChicken patties instead.  Image: mcdonald's australiaOf course the Chicken Big Mac isn't a purely an Australian thing. The Chicken Big Mac is sold in Qatar, Egypt, the UAE and the Netherlands — but for the rest of the world you'll have to spend a little more time explaining your order. Also launching in Australia are these Cheeseburger Shaker Fries, which is a seasoning that combines the taste of "beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese" — you know, like a cheeseburger. Shaker Fries are oddly a big thing Down Under, which we can prove by a dude who was selling a bag and a sachet of the seasoning for A$1,000 (US$744) back in 2014. "It's very limited edition," Vandi Huynh told The City at the time. "It comes out less frequently than the Olympics, like once every six years." We wonder how much his bag and sachet would fetch now. Image: mcdonald's australiaYep, Australians are also pretty weirdly obsessed with fast food too. WATCH: Someone has invented a simple wheelchair that gives users the freedom to move upright


Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6

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Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6

Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A man punched his girlfriend as she was driving a van carrying him and her four children along an Indiana highway, causing a single-vehicle crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter, police said.


Husband of Mary Kay Letourneau, His Former Sixth Grade Teacher, Files for Separation

Husband of Mary Kay Letourneau, His Former Sixth Grade Teacher, Files for SeparationThe couple created a national scandal when their illicit relationship began when he was 12, and she was 34.


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Departure of communications aide could be first in Trump shake-up

Departure of communications aide could be first in Trump shake-upBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's communications director is leaving the job, the White House said on Tuesday, as the president considers wider staff changes to try to contain political damage from investigations into Russia and his presidential campaign. Mike Dubke confirmed reports he had resigned, saying in a statement, "It has been my great honor to serve President Trump and this administration." Dubke, who had been in the job just three months, gave no reason for leaving. Trump, who returned to Washington on Saturday after a nine-day trip to the Middle East and Europe, has been expected to shake up staff to tackle the firestorm over investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and communication between Russia and Trump's campaign and transition team.


Justice Department probing N.J. town over mosque denial as another town settles

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Justice Department probing N.J. town over mosque denial as another town settles

Justice Department probing N.J. town over mosque denial as another town settlesThe U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation on a New Jersey city's rejection of a planned mosque, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey, in conjunction with members of the department's civil rights headquarters in Washington, D.C., is examining whether officials in Bayonne, New Jersey, properly denied plans to build a mosque, according to Matthew Reilly, a spokesman for the New Jersey office. The Bayonne Muslims, the group seeking to construct the mosque, filed a federal lawsuit against the city last week.


Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6

Police: Punch, drunk driving mom cause crash killing girl, 6MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A man punched his girlfriend as she was driving a van carrying him and her four children along an Indiana highway, causing a single-vehicle crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter, police said.


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Justice Department probing N.J. town over mosque denial as another town settles

Justice Department probing N.J. town over mosque denial as another town settlesThe U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation on a New Jersey city's rejection of a planned mosque, a spokesman confirmed on Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey, in conjunction with members of the department's civil rights headquarters in Washington, D.C., is examining whether officials in Bayonne, New Jersey, properly denied plans to build a mosque, according to Matthew Reilly, a spokesman for the New Jersey office. The Bayonne Muslims, the group seeking to construct the mosque, filed a federal lawsuit against the city last week.


Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant device

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Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant device

Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant deviceBy Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Android mobile phone operating system, has launched a new company called Essential Products to sell a high-end smartphone and a home assistant device. Palo Alto-based Essential said the new Essential Phone features an edge-to-edge screen, a titanium-and-ceramic case and dual cameras. The phone sells for $699 and will run the Android operating system.


Fisherman, 73, Miraculously Survives After 9-Foot-Long Great White Shark Jumps on His Boat

Fisherman, 73, Miraculously Survives After 9-Foot-Long Great White Shark Jumps on His BoatThe rescue team reported he was "covered in blood with numerous lacerations on his right arm."


ISIS-linked group under heavy fire in the Philippines as civilians flee

ISIS-linked group under heavy fire in the Philippines as civilians fleeThe Philippine Army battles Islamic State-linked Maute group leaving many displaced.


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Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant device

Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant deviceBy Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Android mobile phone operating system, has launched a new company called Essential Products to sell a high-end smartphone and a home assistant device. Palo Alto-based Essential said the new Essential Phone features an edge-to-edge screen, a titanium-and-ceramic case and dual cameras. The phone sells for $699 and will run the Android operating system.


Fisherman, 73, Miraculously Survives After 9-Foot-Long Great White Shark Jumps on His Boat

Fisherman, 73, Miraculously Survives After 9-Foot-Long Great White Shark Jumps on His BoatThe rescue team reported he was "covered in blood with numerous lacerations on his right arm."


Miss. teen: He 'loved me enough to take some bullets for me'

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Miss. teen: He 'loved me enough to take some bullets for me'

Miss. teen: He 'loved me enough to take some bullets for me'BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — It was after midnight when a gunman burst into the living room of a southern Mississippi home where young people were playing video games.


Republican politician suggests party hire private militia to protect them against the left

Republican politician suggests party hire private militia to protect them against the leftAn Oregon Republican has suggested bringing in a private militia to defend conservatives against what he called “increasing political polarisation ”. James Buchal, chair of the Multnomah County GOP, said that Republicans need added protection for threats against their free-speech rights. Mr Buchal’s suggestion, first reported by The Guardian, comes on the heels of a stabbing in Portland, in which two men died trying to defend Muslim women from hate speech by an alleged extremist.


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WH communications director resigns after three months

WH communications director resigns after three monthsWhite House Communications Director Mike Dubke has resigned. Axios, which first reported the news, said he handed in his resignation May 18 but offered to stay through President Trump’s first foreign trip to ensure a smooth transition. In a letter to friends and associates, Dubke cited personal reasons for leaving.


Deaths from Alzheimer's Increase 50 Percent

Deaths from Alzheimer's Increase 50 PercentDeaths from Alzheimer's disease are on the rise in the United States, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Researchers at the CDC found that, in recent years, the rate of death from Alzheimer's disease increased by more than 50 percent, from about 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to 25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. The increasing number of deaths from Alzheimer's is partly due to the growing number of older adults in the United States, as Alzheimer's disease most commonly affects adults ages 65 years and older, the CDC researchers said.


China is behaving like a 'bully' in South China Sea: McCain

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China is behaving like a 'bully' in South China Sea: McCain

China is behaving like a 'bully' in South China Sea: McCainBy Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China is behaving like a "bully" with its militarization of islands in the South China Sea, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday, activity Washington must confront with its allies to find a peaceful solution. In a speech in Sydney, McCain said China was asserting itself globally, best illustrated by militarizing artificial islands in the South China Sea, a claim repeatedly rejected by Beijing. McCain's comments are set to escalate tensions between the United States and China just days before delegates from both countries are scheduled to attend a regional security conference in Singapore.


First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86

First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86Yoshie Oka, the first person to raise the alarm outside Hiroshima that the Japanese city had been hit by an atomic bomb, has died aged 86, media and acquaintances said Tuesday. Oka was 14 years old on August 6, 1945 and working in Hiroshima as a communications operator at an underground command centre of the Imperial Japanese Army. After the bomb fell, she contacted another military unit in the city of Fukuyama east of Hiroshima, local media including public broadcaster NHK reported.


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China is behaving like a 'bully' in South China Sea: McCain

China is behaving like a 'bully' in South China Sea: McCainBy Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China is behaving like a "bully" with its militarization of islands in the South China Sea, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday, activity Washington must confront with its allies to find a peaceful solution. In a speech in Sydney, McCain said China was asserting itself globally, best illustrated by militarizing artificial islands in the South China Sea, a claim repeatedly rejected by Beijing. McCain's comments are set to escalate tensions between the United States and China just days before delegates from both countries are scheduled to attend a regional security conference in Singapore.


First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86

First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86Yoshie Oka, the first person to raise the alarm outside Hiroshima that the Japanese city had been hit by an atomic bomb, has died aged 86, media and acquaintances said Tuesday. Oka was 14 years old on August 6, 1945 and working in Hiroshima as a communications operator at an underground command centre of the Imperial Japanese Army. After the bomb fell, she contacted another military unit in the city of Fukuyama east of Hiroshima, local media including public broadcaster NHK reported.


Bomb explodes outside Baghdad ice cream, killing 13

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Bomb explodes outside Baghdad ice cream, killing 13

Bomb explodes outside Baghdad ice cream, killing 13A car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad just after midnight Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 24, hospital and police officials said.


Japan household spending sags again in April

Japan household spending sags again in AprilJapanese household spending dropped again in April, official figures showed Tuesday, as consumers kept a tight hold on their purse strings despite years of government efforts to boost spending. The fresh data attests to what analysts believe is a broader picture of the world's third largest economy -- it is picking up steam overall but tepid consumption continues to act as a drag. Japan's prospects have been improving on the back of strong exports, with investments linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics also giving the economy a shot in the arm.


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Bomb explodes outside Baghdad ice cream, killing 13

Bomb explodes outside Baghdad ice cream, killing 13A car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad just after midnight Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 24, hospital and police officials said.


Venezuela opposition leaders wounded in anti-government march

Venezuela opposition leaders wounded in anti-government marchTwo Venezuelan opposition leaders were wounded on Monday by security forces dispersing protests in the capital Caracas against President Nicolas Maduro, according to one of the leaders and an opposition legislator. Maduro's adversaries have for two months been blocking highways and setting up barricades in protests demanding he call early elections and address an increasingly severe economic crisis that has left millions struggling to get enough to eat. Fifty-nine people have died in the often violent street melees, which Maduro calls an effort to overthrow his government.