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'I'm a goose' - Australian scrumhalf Nick Phibbs apologises for urinating ON bar in Sydney while

dressed as a cow.

I guess he'll have to turn the udder cheek....

Australian scrumhalf Nick Phibbs has apologised, and is prepared to accept any punishment, for urinating on a bar at the Woollahra Hotel in Sydney.

The Waratahs number 9 was escorted from the bar at 9.45pm on April 21 after committing the disgusting act. He was celebrating with friends on his stag night at the time. A witness has said he was dressed as a cow.

"I'm a goose," Phipps said today. "If I'm going to do the crime, I'll definitely pay the time. It's always been my character – I'll stand up and accept the responsibility. I was a bloody idiot. I want everyone to know how sorry I am.

"It's certainly not something I was proud of, because it's not who I am or what we represent as a team.

"I want to apologise to my team-mates, our organisation and our commercial partners, staff, patrons of the Woollahra Hotel, our fans and supporters for the embarrassment this may have caused.`

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He admitted to having very little recollection of the incident.

"I certainly remember just after the incident and beforehand," Phipps said. "It was something that happened for a few seconds and some of the boys grabbed me."

The 61-test Wallaby is the club captain of the Waratahs and there is a chance Phipps will have that role stripped.

Michael Avenatti and what he seemed to suggest re Elliott Briody. Did anyone get that on MJ ?

Avenatti stated that the 3 names given out to the judge (who Cohen represented over the last 3 years) were

Donald Trump
Sean Hannity

and

no, not Elliott Briody, but the Trump Organisation.

It was Cohen's lawyers who put out the Briody thing, that Cohen had paid a Playboy playmate $1.5m when she got pregnant, and subsequently aborted.

The implication I took from what he said was this was a cover story, and it was Trump who got her pregnant, and it was the Trump organisation who paid up. Briody was covering for Trump.

Did i get this wrong ?

New Jersey lawmakers vote to reinstate Obama Care individual mandate

New Jersey lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would reinstate ObamaCare's individual mandate after Congress repealed it late last year.

If signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D), New Jersey would become the first state to issue a statewide health insurance requirement following Congress's repeal of the rule that most people acquire health insurance or pay a fine, which doesn't take effect until 2019.

The bill would require those without insurance pay a fine equal to 2.5 percent of their household income or $695 per adult and $347 per child, whichever is greater.
State lawmakers said it's an attempt to stabilize New Jersey's insurance markets by ensuring healthy people continue to purchase coverage.

The bill could affect about 275,000 people who get insurance through New Jersey's individual market.

Health experts have worried Congress's repeal of ObamaCare's individual mandate could destabilize the insurance markets, leading to premium increases.

Other states, such as Maryland and California, have also considered passing statewide mandates.

Michael Cohen, the GOP donor, the abortion and the NDA

European Rugby Cup : Munster Rugby 20 Toulon 19

I had the pleasure to be at this game, a game that had it all, especially a frenetic end ! Enjoy !

Anyone travelling to America will need to submit their social media accounts before entering

I'm shocked this isn't a big international story

They'll also need to give current and previous email addresses and phone numbers. It was revealed on Thursday that the State Department in the U.S. would be seeking all visa applicants to the country to submit their social media accounts along with their visa applications. Along with this, they will also be required to submit all of their email addresses and phone numbers for the last five years.

According to the New York Times, these new additions to the visa applications will be published in Friday's Federal Register and the State Department has said it wants the public to comment on the proposed new requirements. Previously, these requirements were only asked of specific applicants who were placed under additional scrutiny, such as those who have travelled to areas that are controlled by terrorist organisations.

This usually involved around 65,000 people per year, but with the new expansion of the additions, that number will go up to approximately 15 million people every year. If the new documents are approved, then all visa applicants will need to present a list of their social media platforms - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. - and provide the account names for each of those, as well as any previous accounts they may have had in the last five years.

Ireland to expel Russian diplomat over UK nerve agent attack

The Irish Government has said that a Russian diplomat is to be expelled over the nerve attack in Salisbury, England earlier this month.

In a statement, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the Russian Ambassador to Ireland has been told that the "accreditation of a member of his staff with diplomatic status is to be terminated".

This person is required to leave Ireland.

Mr Coveney said the attack in Salisbury was "an affront to the international rules-based system on which we all depend for our security and wellbeing".

Mr Coveney spoke with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson last night and said that Ireland will be acting in solidarity with the UK.

Ireland has joined 16 EU members states, the United States, Canada and Australia, along with Britain, in expelling more than 100 Russian diplomats in response to the attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter on 4 March.

Bill Mitchell attacks David Hogg, and David + Cameron Kasky respond !

read thread

https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/977852761038643200

https://twitter.com/cameron_kasky/status/978241766741725184

https://twitter.com/cameron_kasky/status/978241902440013824

https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/978242161845112832

https://twitter.com/cameron_kasky/status/978243357796392961

What's your favourite Easter Egg ?

Two of my favourites this year are



and



but it's generally hard to look past Cadbury's eggs in general, like