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Amelia Adams
5 years
Bonjour @JustinTrudeau 🙋🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️ #G7Biarritz
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Thanks for your concern, but I’ve been in TV for nearly 20 years, and a parent for 8 of those. I’m here to do my job, and my children are proud of me.
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@AmeliaAdams9 As a mother of young children yourself, I find it inconceivable that you would risk leaving your children motherless by entering a war zone just to make a name for yourself.
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Queues to buy guns in LA 😳 Buyers tell me they’re scared of what will happen if people run out of food and supplies, and they need to protect their families. We’re live on @TheTodayShow as #coronavirus panic hits LA.
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Protests outside Blenheim Palace, @RealDonad_Trump is on his way. Live from 5am @TheTodayShow #TrumpVisit
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3 years
109 prams in Lviv square.. the number of Ukrainian children killed in this war.
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4 years
Hey trolls 👋🏼 This week we will be covering the DNC. It’s an important week in US Politics, and it’s news. Next week we will cover the RNC for exactly the same reasons. If you have an issue with either political party, feel free to contact them directly.
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4 years
Certainly didn’t feel that way to me.
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Washington, D.C., was the safest place on earth last night!
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4 years
Chaos, confusion and Trump: My year of reporting from the US
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4 years
This story beautifully put together by my friend and colleague @ccroucher9 while I ran around and talked a lot... but mostly today I tried to listen. And cameraman Nick Richardson never flinched. We have such a formidable team @9NewsAUS
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9News Sydney
4 years
Demonstrators have marched on the White House, burning buildings and flags on the sixth night of protests in the US, but as thousands of protesters were met by police... silence from the President. @AmeliaAdams9 #9News
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Nearing 1am and they’re still setting off fireworks opposite the White House... @9NewsAUS
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With the Capitol now secure, the House will resume certifying Biden’s victory tonight. Democracy rolls on. @9NewsAUS
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Escalating @9NewsAUS
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Shout out to my husband who is solo parenting indefinitely AND finding time to defend me against the twitter trolls. He is a rock solid teammate and an excellent human ❤️❤️❤️ @cameralad
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4 years
To say I am excited would be an understatement. To say I have packed a small amount of snacks and handwarmers also an extreme understatement. @TheTodayShow
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Amelia Adams
2 years
Coming home soon ⏰ Beyond excited to be joining this formidable team. @60Mins
@tvtonightau
TV Tonight Australia
2 years
Amelia Adams to join 60 Minutes
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Amelia Adams
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Good news! Gatwick open - limited service. It’s been a crazy 36 hours... full details and pictures live from @Gatwick_Airport at 6pm @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
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@mr_timdavies @JustinTrudeau I was pretending to be cool. Also, many many machine guns here. Sigh.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
While almost everything is shutdown in NYC, the Australian owners of @dantenewyorkcity have transformed their business to keep the doors open, staff employed and feed hospital workers. Nice to shoot a good news story in the middle of all this.. tonight 6pm @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
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What a DAY 🇺🇸
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9News Australia
4 years
It's being hailed as a triumph of democracy. Joe Biden has been sworn in as President of the United States, as Kamala Harris became the first woman, and the first woman of colour, to be Vice-President. @AmeliaAdams9 #9News
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8 hour delay to proceedings, 4 people dead, the Capitol building trashed, the Republican Party on fire. But.. Democracy has prevailed.
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Charles Croucher
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The joint sitting has certified all electoral college returns. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will become President and Vice-President. The election is over.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Me making good use of twitter blocking function tonight 🤗
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Amelia Adams
4 years
I’ve enjoyed a brief hiatus from twitter and a thorough work out of the “block” feature. Covering US politics brings out all the trolls. If you don’t like the words that come out of the President’s own mouth, in his briefings, which appear in my reports, feel free to tweet him.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
All calm here now. Police tell me a huge security fence will be put up right around the Capitol building by dawn. @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
3 years
Every Australian, and Australian ex-pat should watch this. Absolutely appalling situation. This is how we treat our citizens. Over a contagious virus, which cannot be contained. We must find a way to live with it.
@TheTodayShow
The Today Show
3 years
DEVASTATING: Anthony McCormick did everything he could to get home to Australia and be by his dying mother's side. However, despite being allowed to leave NSW, he was denied entry into Queensland and his mother tragically passed away last night without him. 💔 #9Today
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Amelia Adams
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Breaking: Mohamed Noor will serve 57 months for the manslaughter of Australian Justine Ruscyczk. With time served he could be free mid 2022.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
A truly surreal day. Story beautifully crafted by our US politics guru @ccroucher9
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9News Sydney
4 years
The thread barely holding America together today snapped. Donald Trump supporters storming the Capitol building in Washington DC, where the final chapter on his Presidency was being written. @AmeliaAdams9 #9News
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Amelia Adams
4 years
I've just unfollowed Kanye and the relief is immense. Someone please let me know if he actually does something newsworthy.
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Season 2 is cancelled. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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Fittingly hectic final 48 hours in Iraq as @9NewsAUS Europe Correspondent, but we managed to squeeze in a farewell lunch. The most challenging, fascinating, rewarding posting... all thanks to the amazing people I’ve worked with and @cameralad , who makes it all possible.
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Locals in Salisbury waking up to news their neighbours were poisoned with the same nerve agent as Sergei and Yulia Skripal. A lot of anger here today. Latest @9NewsAUS at 6pm. #SkripalPoisoning #Salisbury
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Sun rising over the White House. Still no election result, and the President has threatened to challenge the vote count in the Supreme Court. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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Witnesses telling me how they watched people shot dead around them, and sheltered in shops when the gunman started firing just after the parade started. One mother heard my accent: “I want to live where you live. We need your gun laws here.” Very little optimism for change here.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Side note: I have claimed, for my own purposes, a Hershey’s bar I found in a hotel lobby two days ago. Winning winning winning.
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Just told the Starbucks lady my name is “November” How’s your Monday going?
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3 years
The number of Ukrainians who’ve fled to neighbouring countries since this conflict began has been updated to 390,000. So many we met have left husbands, fathers, sons behind to fight. @9NewsAUS
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President’s motorcade, now returning from the golf course, will pass thousands of people on the streets surrounding the White House celebrating his election loss. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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BREAKING: Donald Trump acquitted in his second impeachment trial. @TheTodayShow
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Piece to camera goals
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@zvezdanews whatever your paying this lady..... it isn’t enough. @Capt_Navy
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Amelia Adams
4 years
You lost me at “your”
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Such a different mood here today. Calm, joyful even... just lovely. @TheTodayShow
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An hour and 15 minutes after curfew. Protestors trashing businesses around the White House as they leave. @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
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The people you run into in D.C! Great to chat about the state of the world and get a #socialdistancingselfie with @JoeHockey
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3 years
Facebook and Instagram are now back on line for some users. It was fun/anxiety-free while it lasted.
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Central Hollywood at midnight. Empty. 40 million people in California have been ordered to stay at home for at least a month. Details @9NewsAUS at 6pm.
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Strange how I solo parented frequently for several years when my husband travelled for work, yet no one ever (let alone repeatedly) criticised him or called him a disappointment 🤔
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Donald Trump has issued a statement committing to an “orderly transition” of power on January 20. @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
5 years
The EU has granted a #Brexit "flextension" to allow the UK Parliament more time to debate Boris Johnson's deal. Meantime, the PM will today call for a general election to be held on December 12.
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Charles Michel
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The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a #Brexit flextension until 31 January 2020. The decision is expected to be formalised through a written procedure.
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California Governor just announced schools here unlikely to reopen this school year.. ie. UNTIL AUGUST. So now I have to queue for an hour to buy my husband a good bottle of scotch on my way home #coronavirus #Homeschooling
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The scene outside the White House with moments til curfew kicks in. @9NewsAUS
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4 years
Good morning from Scranton where the snow has stopped just in time for the President’s final Pennsylvania rally. He’s been busy reminding voters of how the polls looked this time four years ago. @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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Barack Obama introduces Joe Biden at a drive in rally in Flint, Michigan. After weeks of attending Trump rallies I can confirm this is a huge contrast. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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Sorry what
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Amelia Adams
4 years
Just a little bit excited here! 🇺🇸
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Channel9
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Tomorrow will be an Inauguration Day like no other. LIVE from 3.00am.
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Later today he’ll host a rally here in Erie, Pennsylvania which is critical to his re-election. We hope to see more scenes like this... @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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3 years
Harry and Meghan pay tribute to Prince Philip on their website, Archewell. It’s expected Harry will fly home to attend his grandfather’s funeral. @9NewsAUS @TheTodayShow
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Amelia Adams
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What a win! @ashbar96 wins her first Grand Slam ever at @rolandgarros aged 23, 6-1, 6-3 in 1 hour 10. Cool, calm, composed all the way. Pure class @9NewsAUS #FrenchOpen2019
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Now that’s a protest. Muslims pause for prayer outside the White House as protestors and police clash @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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White House press briefing room, 1.18am. Waiting for the 5 minute call to let us know the President is ready to address the nation, after he tweeted “we are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election.” @9NewsAUS
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😎
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Olivia Raisner
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so this was absolutely insane
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Amelia Adams
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Also known as counting votes...
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Donald J. Trump
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I had such a big lead in all of these states late into election night, only to see the leads miraculously disappear as the days went by. Perhaps these leads will return as our legal proceedings move forward!
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If my 3 yr old can wear a mask (clothes are a daily battle) anyone can. And yes I know she should have her nose covered, she pulls it down because she says she can’t breathe. But she’s still smiling, four months into lockdown. Masks mandatory here for anyone over 2 since May.
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The security footage from inside the Capitol on Jan 6 is chilling. I was there and I didn’t know until today the extent of the threats or how close the mob got to members of Congress and the VP. Full report coming up @9NewsAUS at 6pm.
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4 yr old: Who were just you chatting to? Me: my boss. 4 yr old: Did you say hi to Daddy from me? 😳 @cameralad
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Amelia Adams
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Christopher Plummer, star of Sound of Music - and my favourite actor of all time - has died, aged 91.
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Amelia Adams
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These videos bring me so much joy. Thanks @mneelzy for being a talented legend.
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Mary Neely
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I HAVE CONFIDENCE part II
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Excellent plan 👋🏼
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3 years
Heartbreaking scenes as the bodies of 13 US troops returned to home soil today, just hours after America took out ISIS-K operatives in an air strike in Kabul. The terrorists were on route to the airport with explosives. Details coming up @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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Joe Biden in his first act as President is leading a moment’s silent prayer for the 400,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives to COVID-19. @TheTodayShow
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3 years
Chatting to friends & family back home who are desperately trying to get #RATs , as I check into a convention in Vegas where they are giving these away to anyone who wants one (negative test not compulsory to attend, vax proof is). Feel I should be collecting them to send home.
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“Democracy works, your vote will be counted, I don’t care how hard people try to stop it, I won’t let it happen” - Biden doesn’t mention the president by name, but reassures the American people. @9NewsAUS
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4 years
Official update from White House press briefing room
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Fantastic to end the week on such a positive news story🎾 Live ahead of the #FrenchOpen2019 final.. let’s go @ashbar96 ! @9NewsAUS
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Just got a thumbs up from POTUS after his debate hall walk through 👍 @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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3 years
@jacobgreber Everywhere I travel here strangers hear my accent and stop and ask me about Australia’s outrageous restrictions and lockdowns.. Americans, living with tens of thousands of new daily cases, cannot believe people can tolerate the removal of freedoms.
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YMCA now blaring outside the White House and I am triggered.
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Our team here, in Poland and London worked day/night/day on this story.. one family of 1.7 million people fleeing. More beautiful pictures from @9CadeThompson @JessMiocevich @CGreenbank9 @LizTrethowan @DoyleShellie
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In a year where positive news stories have been few and far between, this was a very special shoot. 🎥 Rich Moran & Nick Richardson
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9News Australia
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On the streets of downtown Los Angeles, homelessness and addiction are rampant—destroying lives and families. But there's a very special Judge bringing together people who are down on their luck... @AmeliaAdams9 #9News
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Police guard the Amesbury home where a British couple collapsed after exposure to the deadly nerve agent Novichok, as residents are warned not to to pick up discarded objects. #novichock #SkripalPoisoning #Salisbury @9NewsAUS
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To be clear, the Sussexes are essentially resigning. They’ll do charity work and continue their work for the Commonwealth, but they want to be financially independent. And clearly, away from the public eye.
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Air raid sirens in Lviv tonight, we’ve headed indoors to be safe and will have an update on @TheTodayShow soon.
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Amelia Adams
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From a former Australian PM @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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Malcolm Turnbull
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Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! What a relief that you won. 🙏🙏🙏
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And he’s back. Not a small crowd @9NewsAUS
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In recent months wherever I travel for work, locals always ask me about the Australian bushfires and recovery. Now they’re asking about the toilet paper. A little embarrassing in a natural disaster zone where people have lost their lives and homes.
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Powerful scenes of solidarity in DC. Officers kneel with the protestors as they march past Trump Hotel. @TheTodayShow
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Amelia Adams
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So lucky to have him steering the ship & crunching the numbers 👏
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LaurieOakes
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Congrats to Charles Croucher, backbone of Nine Network’s US election coverage over last four days. Remarkable knowledge of American politics. Top notch performance.
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Amelia Adams
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And we’re off! It’s US Election Day. Strap yourselves in 🇺🇸
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9News Sydney
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In just a matter of hours, America will decide who will lead the nation through one of the most turbulent times in history. Joe Biden appears to be ahead in the polls, but the shock result of 2016 has even the most astute analyst second-guessing themselves. @AmeliaAdams9 #9News
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail. Judge cites her foreign connections, seriousness of charges, financial means and flight risk. @TheTodayShow @9NewsAUS
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Na I’m good.
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BREAKING NEWS FROM WINDSOR! They’re changing the guard 🤗 #gotcha #SussexStandby #comeonmeghan
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Lviv official: 9 dead, close to 60 injured in missile attack on International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, 50kms west of Lviv. @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
4 years
For those comparing, many BLM protesters/rioters definitely did try to storm a government building (WH) last year. The difference was not that they changed their minds/were better behaved.. they were forced and held back by an abundance of every law enforcement agency imaginable.
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Back on the campaign trail 🇺🇸 What’s behind Trump’s comeback despite criminal charges, and what President Trump 2.0 would mean for the world & the Indo-Pacific @60Mins @MichaelCohen212 @CharlesEdel
@60Mins
60 Minutes Australia
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Donald Trump's incredible resurgence. SUNDAY on #60Mins , the more controversial he is, the more popular he becomes.
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I never imagined I’d be live-streaming ScoMo press conferences from a permanent tent in my living room at 10pm. 2020 🤯
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This mornings’ air strikes were on the Yavoriv military training ground about 60mins from where we are Lviv, and less than 20km from the Polish border. Significant because of how far nthwest it is, and NATO uses this facility @9NewsAUS
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Amelia Adams
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So great to meet you @johngizzi .. and a rare treat to meet a fellow Seekers fan, at the White House off all places! What a day.
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John Gizzi
4 years
A delightful meeting at White House w. @AmeliaAdams9 , star newscaster from Australia. When I told her SW (Smarter Wife) & I loved to dance to the Seekers & their hit "Another You," she exclaimed: "That was the song at my wedding!"
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Looking forward to having you on the team @GenoveseMichael ! 👏👏👏
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TV Blackbox
4 years
Nine News promotes Perth reporter Michael Genovese to key overseas position
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“We’re going to win this race” - Joe Biden speaking in Delaware right now @9NewsAUS
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Lviv right now. @9NewsAUS
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Shout out to @cameralad and all the other parents - and grandparents - homeschooling in the midst of all this. Schools and preschools in LA are closed indefinitely, so this is our new normal. #coronavirusshutdown #shortstraw #fatheroftheyear
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