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Beau Lamarre-Condon had surgery after alleged double murder but before disposing of bodies, court told
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Beau Lamarre-Condon had surgery after alleged double murder but before disposing of bodies, court told

Police officer had operation at St Vincent’s hospital two days after Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were shot dead in Paddington terrace in early 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeau Lamarre-Condon’s alleged attempt to dispose of two bodies was briefly interrupted so he could undergo surgery, a Sydney court has been told.Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally s...

Brendan Nugent named as driver apprehended over alleged attack on Helen Haines
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Brendan Nugent named as driver apprehended over alleged attack on Helen Haines

Police allege 43-year-old Tarrawingee man who drove Toyota LandCruiser was arrested at the scene in WangarattaFollow our Helen Haines live blog for latest updatesWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Haines’ alleged attacker has been named as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, Guardian Australia has confirmed.Nugent is ...

NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure
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NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure

Bank says bulk of redundancies will occur before end of year, citing challenging economy, competition and ‘rapid technological change’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNational Australia Bank is cutting 2,500 jobs, representing 6% of its workforce, marking another significant round of cuts in a sector heavily exposed to disruption by artificial intelligence.NAB said in a s...

At Kansas rally, Trump focuses closing midterm message on anti-Muslim racism – US politics live
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At Kansas rally, Trump focuses closing midterm message on anti-Muslim racism – US politics live

The president lobbed familiar attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib during rally for Republican senator Roger MarshallSign up for US Breaking News emailA new Washington Post-ABC poll shows that Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached a new low – 33%.This comes, just over two weeks away from the November midterms, as the president continues crisscrossing the country as part of ...

Milan luxury shops close as Italy prepares to deploy troops in the city after days of protests

Milan luxury shops close as Italy prepares to deploy troops in the city after days of protests

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Demonstrations over poor public services and rising costs spiralled over the weekend, with shops looted and property vandalisedWhy are people protesting across Europe?Italy’s government will dispatch 500 army troops to “defend Milan” after two days ⁠of unrest that saw demonstrators ⁠clash with police, ​loot shops and vandalise property, deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday.The deplo...

Helen Haines live updates: independent MP in critical but stable condition as Asio boss warns about ‘violent rhetoric’

Helen Haines live updates: independent MP in critical but stable condition as Asio boss warns about ‘violent rhetoric’

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A joint counter-terrorism taskforce is investigating the incident, which Anthony Albanese alleged ‘wasn’t an accident’‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament‘It’s very clear that this was a deliberate act’, PM saysThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said Haines’ alleged attacker “did a ...

‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM

‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM

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Ricky Jefferies says he had just finished cutting hair when he grabbed and held the driver who allegedly deliberately stuck the Indi MP Follow our Helen Haines live blog for latest updatesWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister has hailed him a hero for rushing out of his shop to help indepe...

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, in what some believe was targeted attack against MP

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, in what some believe was targeted attack against MP

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Independent MP is in critical yet stable condition, as police interview alleged attacker in Wangaratta incidentFollow our Helen Haines live blog for latest updatesWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some ...

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, in what some believe was target attack against MP

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, in what some believe was target attack against MP

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Independent MP is in critical yet stable condition, as police interview alleged attacker in Wangaratta incidentFollow our Helen Haines live blog for latest updatesWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some ...

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, as ‘hero’ local barber praised for apprehending driver

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, as ‘hero’ local barber praised for apprehending driver

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Independent MP undergoes surgery and is in critical yet stable condition, as police interview alleged attacker in Wangaratta incidentThe man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some believed may be a targeted attack near her electorate office, according to eye witnesses.The independent MP remains in a critical condition after be...

Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration

Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration

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President ignores school conditions and cost of living and says he warned Macron ‘the whole world was coming in’Explainer: why are people protesting across Europe?Donald Trump and JD Vance deployed a familiar US playbook on Europe, claiming that immigrants were responsible for rioting in France that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the high cost of living.The nationwide prot...

US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan

US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan

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DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on MondaySend us your questions about immigration and the midtermsMore than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was ...

New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

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System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photographDoctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face.The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated academic healthcare system in Massachusetts, to es...

Colorado wildlife overpass cut vehicle-animal collisions by 91%, report finds

Colorado wildlife overpass cut vehicle-animal collisions by 91%, report finds

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Elk, bear, frogs and other animals have used the overpass, which connects 39,000 acres of habitat, since its completionColorado officials have tracked herds of elk, bears, pronghorn and even northern leopard frogs ambling across its new wildlife overpass. According to a newly released report, the overpass, which acts as a bridge over a busy stretch of interstate, has cut wildlife-vehicle collision...

California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

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Millions of customers’ genetic and personal information exposed in 2023, including more than 855,000 CaliforniansCalifornia’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ ⁠genetic and other ⁠personal information.Californi...

California to recieve $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

California to recieve $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

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The 2023 breach exposed millions of customers’ genetic and personal information, including more than 855,000 CaliforniansCalifornia attorney general Rob Bonta on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ ⁠genetic and other ⁠personal information.Calif...

Oregon man who killed school shooter reportedly took part in military drills with Iraq veterans

Oregon man who killed school shooter reportedly took part in military drills with Iraq veterans

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New details emerge about Kaylub Giamanco, who went on to elementary school campus and shot Bend suspect deadNew details are emerging about the parent who fatally shot the 16-year-old shooter who killed three children and a teacher in Oregon last week.In a 2018 Facebook post, Kaylub Giamanco, the 36 year-old carpenter who shot and killed the shooter, said he had gone through “military shooting dril...

Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines

Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines

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Drivers to get five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their session endsDrivers will get a guaranteed five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their parking session ends before they face a fine under new rules for private car parks that Andy Burnham said were designed to outlaw “rip-off” charges.In the latest in a series of “everyday fixes”...

Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life

Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life

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Australia’s politicians have been facing increasing threats and abuse. It can no longer have been rising for Australia’s politicians and they can no longer be dismissed as social media noise or harmless commentFollow our live blog for latest updatesPoliticians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injuredWho is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Vict...

Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’

Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’

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Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, KohenOn Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.On 14 June, offi...

Ultra-endurance athlete completes 900-mile swim along entire California coast

Ultra-endurance athlete completes 900-mile swim along entire California coast

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Catherine Breed began unprecedented journey at northern end of state, swimming 10 miles a day to reach other end in less than four monthsA 33-year-old ultra-endurance athlete has completed an unprecedented swim down the entire coast of California, finishing the 900-mile journey in less than four months.Catherine Breed will celebrate the end of her swim at San Diego’s Coronado beach on Monday after...

French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed.Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceFrench PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of M...

Trump slams Zelenskyy amid Russia sanctions rift and says ‘somebody else’ should negotiate for Ukraine - live

Trump slams Zelenskyy amid Russia sanctions rift and says ‘somebody else’ should negotiate for Ukraine - live

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President facing criticism for his move to waive sanctions for Russia as a new poll by Reuters shows only 31% of Americans approve of his performance in officeSign up for US Breaking News emailA new Washington Post-ABC poll shows that Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached a new low – 33%.This comes, just over two weeks away from the November midterms, as the president continues crisscrossing ...

Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta  – follow updates

Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta – follow updates

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A joint counter-terrorism taskforce is investigating the incident, which Anthony Albanese alleged ‘wasn’t an accident’‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentWhat we know so farGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastFirst of all let’s set out what we know so far about w...

Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis

Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis

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Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis.The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers last ...

Protesters unveil melting Ron DeSantis statue to signify his inaction on climate crisis

Protesters unveil melting Ron DeSantis statue to signify his inaction on climate crisis

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Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis.The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers last ...

Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes

Over three dozen Congress members’ offices targeted with white powder envelopes

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Envelopes containing powder come weeks before midterms as federal agents try to identify who is behind campaignMore than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the 3 November midterms, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign.The latest is the Virginia Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, wh...

‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline

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As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps Most of Europe’s wild bee species and about half of its hover fly species have declined over the last century, a study has found, as a UN biodiversity summit begins in Armenia.Records since 1921 show more bee species are declining than increasing in all parts of Europe exce...

DoJ charges 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud

DoJ charges 28 green card holders in California over alleged voter fraud

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Crackdown marks latest escalation in the Trump justice department’s push to target alleged noncitizen votingThe US Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 28 green card holders in California accused of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots.The crackdown marks another escalation in the federal government’s ongoing efforts against alleged noncitizen voting, ef...