General
- ABC news (that's the Australian Broadcasting Corporation): BreakingStories
- Radio Australia (ABC international news): WorldNews
- CNN news (Cable Network News): CNN
- Plastic.com discussion groups: plastic.*
- FARK.com (eclectic news): FARK
Technology
- Freshmeat (software announcements): freshmeat
- Slashdot (news for nerds): Slashdot
- The Register (more tech news): TheRegister
- Linux Today (Linux news): LDN
- NewsForge (more Linux and related tech news): NewsForge
- Daily Daemon News (BSD news): Daily Daemon News
- OpenBSD Journal (more BSD news): OpenBSD
- Kuro5hin (technology and culture) : Kuro5hin
- Macintosh News Network: MacNN
- Wired Magazine: Wired
- CNN Tech News: CNN_Tech
- MacCentral: MacCentral
- New York Times Tech News: NYT_Tech
Sports
- AFL Headlines: afl.news
- ESPN Tennis Headlines: espn.tennis.news
- NBA headlines: espn.nba.news
- WNBA (women's pro basketball) headlines: espn.wnba.news
- US College Basketball headlines: espn.mcbb.news
Entertainment
- James Berardinelli's ReelViews (movie reviews): movie.reviews.james.berardinelli
- Roger Ebert (movie reviews): movie.reviews.roger.ebert
- SBS Movie Show (movie reviews): movie.reviews.sbs.movie.show
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