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Bill To Ban Horse Carriages In New York Renamed After Indian Victim
New York city renames horse carriage ban bill Romanchs Law after teen dies in Central Park incident
Australia ‘sleepwalking’ into AI crisis and ‘tech bro free-for-all’, says Greens senator
Sarah Hanson Young’s warning comes as David Pocock urges government to prevent firms using Australian content to train AI modelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock has challenged the Albanese government to prevent tech giants using Australian content to train AI models as cabinet considers proposals to change copyright rules for the rapidly developing technology.His call came as the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called for a moratorium on the building and approval of new datacentres in Australia until “we get the regulations right”. Continue reading...
New Yorkers vote as Democrats weigh competing visions in era of Trump
Democratic primary elections to test strength of party’s left flank as old guard faces string of challengesNew Yorkers were voting on Tuesday in a slate of Democratic primaries poised to reveal the strength of the party’s left flank and shape the battle for control of the US House of Representatives in November.Voters in Maryland and Utah will also nominate congressional candidates on Tuesday, while South Carolina holds a series of runoff elections for candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote earlier this month. Continue reading...
Serial rapist ex-NFL player Darren Sharper registers as sex offender in Virginia
Sharper, who pleaded guilty or no contest to raping women in four states, was transferred to a halfway house in May Convicted serial rapist and former National Football League champion Darren Sharper has registered as a sex offender in his home state of Virginia, after being transferred from federal prison to a halfway house there, according to official records.With a projected 2028 release date nearing, the US Bureau of Prisons (BoP) recently confirmed that the 50-year-old Sharper had been moved on 27 May from a federal correctional institution near Elkton, Ohio, to either home confinement or a facility colloquially known as a halfway house overseen by the agency’s residential re-entry management office in Baltimore.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...
Karl Stefanovic praises UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s ‘tenacity’ and ‘courage’ in latest podcast
Robinson says Pauline Hanson has ‘carried on fighting’ despite backlash in episode of the Karl Stefanovic Show Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Channel Nine TV presenter Karl Stefanovic has praised UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage” in his latest eponymous podcast episode, in which Robinson rails against “the media and the establishment”, Islam, multiculturalism and hate speech laws.Stefanovic posted a clip on social media on Tuesday morning Australian time in which he is walking down a London street with his arm slung around Robinson, who has spearheaded recent nationalist demonstrations in the UK. Continue reading...
Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP
Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodPeter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party while he was its chief executive.Murrell stole the money over a 12-year period, splashing out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV, Montblanc pens and luxury watches, a set of Lalique salt and pepper grinders and 2kg of coffee granules. Continue reading...
Jun 23, 2026
Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months Amid AI Adoption
"He's Got 2 Problems": Trump Criticism Follows Starmer's Exit
US President Donald Trump said Keir Starmer was "sort of a friend of mine" but had not been supportive enough of the United States on NATO and the Iran war.
‘Geldof started flicking Vs at Farage’: the story of the Brexit campaign, told by those with a front-row seat
How five months in 2016 that encompassed Boris Johnson siding with Vote Leave, Jo Cox’s murder and David Cameron’s resignation shaped the UK’s futureDavid Cameron, having promised in 2013 that a future Conservative government would offer a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU, announces the date of the vote: 23 June 2016. The next day, Boris Johnson, then the mayor of London, says he will campaign for leave. Continue reading...
JD Vance Says US May Unfreeze Some Iranian Assets, Hints At Successful Deal
JD Vance's comments came after he and Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Monday wrapped up a lengthy round of initial talks aimed at solidifying a permanent end to the war between the countries.
Armed group in Nigeria kills at least 20 people and exchanges gunfire with police
Police say an armed group has killed at least 20 people in Nigeria
Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels
An Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier has been recognized as the world’s loudest person
A red alert over France, and heat that may rewrite the record books
Millions in France are enduring extreme heat, with temperatures soaring and 40 drowning deaths reported since June 18
