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Florida Influencer DreamDoll Brii, 21, Killed While Driving Her Lamborghini
The 21-year-old influencer, whose real name was Brianna Johnson, died after a shooting in Miramar, Florida.
Trump's Friend Urges Him To Declare "National Emergency" Ahead Of Midterms
Ticktin, who says he has been friends with Trump since their days at the New York Military Academy, believes that there could be foreign intelligence through electronic voting machines.
Ex-Chinese Official Sentenced To Death For Taking $325 Million In Bribes Over 30 Years
China sentenced former official Yang Youlin to death for taking $325M in bribes over 3 decades, marking a major escalation in its anti-graft drive.
US Man Sues ICE, Says Home Visit Over Email Violated Free Speech Rights
David Streever sued ICE after agents targeted his home over an email criticizing leadership, sparking a major First Amendment legal battle.
Over 300 Children Killed Or Wounded In Sudan War Over 6 Months: UNICEF
UNICEF reports over 300 children killed or wounded in Sudan's civil war over six months, with drone strikes causing 60% of casualties nationwide
Storms Kill 8 In China As Typhoon Bavi Looms Offshore
At least eight dead as thunderstorms with 149 kph winds batter Hubei Province; torrential rain and Super Typhoon Bavi threaten millions across China
Musk No Longer A Trillionaire: What Went Wrong With SpaceX IPO
Musk's fortune dropped below the trillion-dollar mark once again, fluctuating around $992-$997 billion depending on the wealth tracker.
Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother granted bail – as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRichard Marles said he doubted China tested the long-range weapon yesterday in response to Anthony Albanese being in the Pacific to sign a new defence alliance with Fiji but said Australia remained deeply concerned by the development. He told ABC News:At the end of the day, what we’re seeing here is a long-range missile test from China, which China itself has said is nuclear-capable … This is China demonstrating a much greater range in terms of being able to deploy a nuclear weapon.And ultimately what that is, is deeply destabilising.Our fundamental issue in relation to China is that we have seen a very dramatic military buildup by China without that strategic reassurance [to our neighbours].There really isn’t an explanation as to why they are building the capabilities that they are and that is fundamentally destabilising.I think the system is handling the matter as it should … I think it’s appropriate that the legal process takes its course. Continue reading...
AI models already ‘doing things their creators never intended’, Australia’s assistant technology minister warns
Andrew Charlton says artificial intelligence ‘cheating, deceiving, going their own way’ – and time to get ahead of it is during testing Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastArtificial intelligence models are already “cheating, deceiving and going their own way”, Australia’s assistant minister for technology, Andrew Charlton, has warned, as the federal government’s AI Safety Institute begins testing the latest models.In a speech to an AI safety forum in Sydney on Tuesday, Charlton said safety for AI matters now as “AI systems are already doing things their creators never intended”. Continue reading...
UK house prices rise for first time since start of Iran war
Typical property cost £299,330 in June, 0.2% more than the month before, says LloydsBusiness live – latest updatesHouse prices across the UK have risen for the first time since before the onset of the Iran war, leaving property values narrowly below those at the start of the year, according to a survey.The typical property cost £299,330 in June, a 0.2% increase on the month before. This came after a monthly drop of 0.2% in May, according to the latest Lloyds house price index, previously known as the Halifax HPI. The annual growth rate edged higher to 0.6% from 0.5%. Continue reading...
NSW’s top prosecutor gave false evidence on media leak about young Indigenous offender, inquiry finds
Sally Dowling admits her office pitched the story but says it was not authorised by her, while her colleagues call her ‘a person of integrity’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales parliamentary committee report has made findings accusing the state’s top prosecutor of giving false evidence under oath to an inquiry and recommended the attorney general investigate whether there are grounds to remove her from office.The upper house inquiry voted 4-3 to find that the NSW director of public prosecutions, Sally Dowling, authorised pitching a story to radio station 2GB about a sentencing hearing involving a young person, and “falsely denied having done so in her evidence to the committee”. Continue reading...
Severe storms in China bring tornadoes and landslides that have killed 15 people
Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged “all out” efforts to rescue people affected by the weather.Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, where “severe convective weather” hit cities, while tornadoes were reported elsewhere late Monday, state news agency Xinhua said. Continue reading...
