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NSW shadow upper house leader steps aside during Icac Liberals inquiryPenry BuckleyThe leader of the opposition in the NSW upper house, Damien Tudehope, has stepped aside for the duration of a watchdog inquiry into allegations of Liberal corruption after revealing he has been called as a witness.As we reported on Wednesday, the Independent Commission against Corruption (Icac) has announced it will hold a wide-ranging public inquiry from 27 July into allegations, including that Liberal figures “solicited or accepted” illegal donations to recruit or renew members to the party – a practice known as branch stacking.In a statement this afternoon, Tudehope,…
Julian Nagelsmann has left his position as Germany head coach following the nation’s World Cup exit to Paraguay.The 38-year-old has departed four days after the four-time world champions were eliminated in the last-32 stage.Germany were defeated 4-3 on penalties — their first ever World Cup defeat by that method having won all of their previous four shootouts — following a 1-1 draw against the South American side.It marked a third successive World Cup in which Germany failed to reach the last-16 stage of the tournament, having been eliminated at the group-stage phase in 2018 and then again in 2022.Nagelsmann said after…
As they have previously done in Mexico and in countries around the world, Mexican rescuers known as topos (moles) are currently searching for survivors and victims of a natural disaster — twin powerful earthquakes in Venezuela, in this case. One group of topos — so named because of their ability to crawl and tunnel through rubble like moles — that is assisting the search and rescue efforts in Venezuela is the Topos Azteca International Brigade (Brigada Internacional de Rescate Topos Azteca), or Topos Azteca for short. The rescuers squeeze into small spaces between the rubble of collapsed buildings to find…
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D), who defeated Sen. Michael Bennett (D) in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said he would confront congressional candidate Melat Kiros (D) for refusing to condemn the deadly 2025 firebomb attack on Jewish activists in Boulder as antisemitic. Kiros, a democratic socialist and former attorney, scored an upset against incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette…
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When Taylor Parker was convicted of capital murder in October 2022 for killing her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and cutting the unborn baby from her body, one family member stood at the center of the case: her mother, Shona Prior. Prior became one of the most consequential figures during Parker’s trial and the years that followed. She took custody of Parker’s daughter, testified in court, took jail calls from her daughter and offered blunt assessments of the crimes that landed Parker on Texas death row. Her role has come back into the spotlight after Netflix released the documentary Maternal Instinct…
The UK government has said it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The $110billion (£83billion) deal would see Paramount Skydance acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing together major film, TV, news and streaming assets including Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, CNN, TNT Sports, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Paramount+, the DC Universe, Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones and The Lord Of The Rings. However, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has written to the current and proposed owners of Warner Bros. Discovery to say she is “minded to intervene” in the deal on public interest grounds. That does not mean the merger has been blocked in the…
45’+4’HALF-TIME: SWITZERLAND 1-0 ALGERIA45’+3’Algeria look for an equaliser before half-time as Mahrez swings the ball into the box from the right. Aouar does well to cushion it into the path of Maza, but the latter drags his first-time shot wide of goal.45’+1’The fourth official raises his board to indicate there will be a further four minutes at the end of this first half. Petkovic does not look overly thrilled with his players’ performance thus far. He’ll be eager for the half-time whistle for the chance to try and rejuvenate them.43’Algeria look to find a route back into the contest at…
Relief quickly turned to outrage Thursday when Kenzo, the white Bengal tiger that escaped from a private facility in México state five days earlier, was pronounced dead by Profepa, the same federal environmental protection agency that had reported the animal’s successful recapture under sedation just hours earlier. According to Profepa, the animal was killed by security forces that accompanied the rescue team when it attacked one or more rescue workers. Citing irregularities that allowed the Bengal tiger’s escape, Profepa shuttered Animal Experience México, a licensed wildlife center about 40 kilometers east of Mexico City. (Profepa) “During the sedation and capture operation,…
Domenico Fornas/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash The latest employment report showed that 57,000 jobs were added in June, down from May’s 129,000 gain. This figure was significantly lower than the projected addition of 114,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked