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• IDF says it has destroyed more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon – as it happened

  19-09-2024 23:58 via theguardian.com
  
  This blog has now closed. You can read our latest story hereIn our First Edition newsletter today, my colleague Heather Stewart has spoken to our defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh. Here is a snippet:Targeting Hezbollah directly is not new: Benjamin Netanyahu’s government claimed to have killed a Hezbollah leader in an airstrike on Beirut in July, for example. But the widespread and indiscriminate nature of Tuesday’s blasts represented a significant escalation.Sign up here for o
  
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• Springfield children 'fearful' amid dozens of bomb threats after false migrant rumors

  19-09-2024 23:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The dozens of bomb threats and the onslaught of public attention that has befallen a small Ohio city since President Donald Trump and others pushed the false claim that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating pets has children living in fear, worried parents said Thursday.
  
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• Apple releases AI software for a smarter Siri on the iPhone 16

  19-09-2024 23:10
  
  Apple is giving more people the chance to test a software update that will implant artificial intelligence into its virtual assistant Siri and automate a variety of tedious tasks on the latest iPhone coming out Friday
  
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• Fall is approaching, but mosquito season isn't over

  19-09-2024 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mosquito season isn't over. Charts and maps show where dengue, West Nile and eastern equine encephalitis have been detected and how this year stacks up to the past.
  
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• Battleground state Republican denies involvement in porn scandal, dismisses it as 'tabloid trash'

  19-09-2024 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Warning: Graphic MaterialsRepublican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denied involvement in an alleged pornography scandal that surfaced Thursday, vowing to remain in the race to become the Old North State's next governor. CNN published a report Thursday afternoon alleging Robinson's previous use of a pornography site, called "Nude Africa," where he allegedly messaged with fellow users regarding peeping on women in locker rooms as a teenager, describing himself as a "black NAZI" and de
  
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• Young boy uses rifle to save his father from black bear attack: 'A hero'

  19-09-2024 22:55 via foxnews.com
  
  One Minnesota father is thanking his son for saving his life after a black bear attack.12-year-old Owen Beierman saved his father Ryan's life on September 6 when a black bear they were tracking "charged and knocked [him] down."The father-son duo was visiting their cabin in western Wisconsin on a hunting trip when Owen first shot the bear, which was wounded when it attacked Ryan.HIKER MAULED BY BEAR, HOSPITALIZED WITH ‘EXTENSIVE’ INJURIES: OFFICIAL "He was in a stance like a cat
  
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• Archaeologists discover unique artwork in England dating back to the early 2nd century

  19-09-2024 22:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Excavations at Wroxeter Roman City in Shropshire, England, have unveiled an ancient mosaic dating back to the early second century. The 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic depicts dolphins and fish on colorful white, red and blue tiles, according to a news release from English Heritage. The ancient city was established in the 90s AD, according to the news release, and was once a thriving city the size of Pompeii. It's believed that the city once held over 200 houses, a civic bath house, a mark
  
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• Police in southern Pakistan shoot dead blasphemy suspect

  19-09-2024 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Killing comes a week after an officer fatally wounded another suspect held on accusations of blasphemyPolice in southern Pakistan have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, in the second such killing in a week.Police identified the man as Shah Nawaz, a doctor in the Umerkot district in the southern Sindh province, who had gone into hiding two days ago after being accused of insulting Islam’s prophet Muhammad and sharing blasphemous content on social media
  
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• Michigan sheriff’s deputy leaps into moving car to rescue 63-year-old driver in medical distress

  19-09-2024 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Michigan Sheriff’s deputy didn't need one as she leapt into the window of a moving car on a busy highway to rescue a 63-year-old driver suffering from a medical emergency.
  
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• Trump’s former ICE chief turns the tables on Harris' 'border hawk' narrative

  19-09-2024 22:21 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: The head of immigration enforcement under former President Trump is seeking to sound the alarm about Vice President Kamala Harris’ "open borders" policies and the truth about the crisis at the southern border — just as Harris is claiming she is the right candidate to tackle the border.Tom Homan, a Fox News contributor who previously served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under former President Trump, is preparing to engage in a series of
  
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• The 1500th Episode

  19-09-2024 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  And Starmer insists he’s “completely in control”
  
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• Schumer coins 'Trump shutdown,' slamming GOP amid spending fight

  19-09-2024 22:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed blame on former President Trump and Republicans for a potential partial government shutdown after the House failed to pass a stopgap spending measure on Wednesday. He filed cloture on Thursday in a procedural move in order to act as quickly as possible once the House passes a continuing resolution (CR), which is a short-term measure that would keep spending levels steady. "By filing today, I am giving the Senate maximum flexibility f
  
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• Lions' Dan Campbell to sell $4.5 million home due to security concerns: 'People figured out where we lived'

  19-09-2024 22:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home for more privacy. Campbell and his wife Holly listed the 7,800-square-foot house in Bloomfield for $4.5 million this week. "There’s plenty of space. It's on two acres. The home is beautiful," Dan Campbell told Crain's Detroit Business. "It's just that people figured out where we lived when we lost."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA deal was pending the home within 24 hours, Crain’s
  
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• Chicago schools reportedly instructed teachers to give migrants passing grades regardless of performance

  19-09-2024 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Chicago Public Schools teachers were instructed by school officials to give migrant students passing grades and promote them to the next grade, "even if the students displayed severe academic deficiencies," a new report claims.WGN News reported that "multiple" teachers from different schools within the district reached out to them to expose the troubling trend. One teacher said she was told to give one of her students a "C" in all her grades and pass her along to the third grade despite tes
  
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• Ex-officer in Tyre Nichols beating case texted photos, former girlfriend testifies

  19-09-2024 21:53
  
  The ex-girlfriend of one of the former police officers on trial for the death of Tyre Nichols and a former paramedic on the scene were called to the stand on Wednesday.
  
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• Majority of Californians support restoring felony theft penalties ahead of public vote

  19-09-2024 21:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to "Prop 47" – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, forgery and drug offenses. Critics have blamed the current policy – which includes the provision deeming shoplifting under $950 a misdemeanor – for the crime wave gripping urban areas of the state.In the poll, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, 71% of likely vo
  
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• Secret Service, DHS sued over first Trump assassination attempt

  19-09-2024 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A conservative legal watchdog group is heading to court to get the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain how gunman Thomas Crooks had been able to "fire a relatively simple shot that came within an inch of killing President Trump and struck fellow Americans."In a lawsuit filed Thursday, America First Legal alleges that the Secret Service and DHS illegally concealed government records related to the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Th
  
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• Princess Diana ‘ripped the corset out’ of her Met Gala dress, refused to wear pink, designer claims

  19-09-2024 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Princess Diana made a bold fashion statement. The late royal turned heads during the 1996 Met Gala when she stepped out on the red carpet wearing an unforgettable satin dress. Designer John Galliano recalled working with the Princess of Wales on her iconic look moments before the world’s most prestigious and glamorous fashion event.JENNIFER LOPEZ, PRINCESS DIANA, MARIAH CAREY DARE TO BARE IN REVENGE DRESSES FOLLOWING CELEBRITY BREAKUPS"I remember one day we all jumped into this o
  
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• 29 vulnerable Dems vote with Republicans on bill cracking down on illegal immigrants

  19-09-2024 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly 30 vulnerable House Democrats voted for a bill Wednesday to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes, signaling a shift in the party's focus on the migrant crisis as the November elections draw near.The Republican-led bill passed 266 to 158, with 51 Democrats voting with GOP lawmakers.Democratic critics of the bill have accused it of unfairly targeting illegal immigrants and "weaponizing" the issue of domestic violence. In total, 158 Democrats voted against the bill.But out of the
  
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• Kentucky couple who found alleged interstate shooter's remains says they turned into 'bounty hunters'

  19-09-2024 21:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A Kentucky couple credited with helping authorities find the remains of the alleged gunman suspected of shooting at vehicles on Interstate 75 earlier this month said they turned into bounty hunters in an effort to find him. Fred and Sheila McCoy, who typically spend their retired days creating YouTube videos about the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud, spent days in rugged terrain before finding the body of who authorities suspect is Joseph Couch. "For one week we turned into bounty hunters
  
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• ‘Bachelorette’ finalist Devin Strader addresses past arrest reports: ‘I know that I have made mistakes'

  19-09-2024 21:26 via foxnews.com
  
  "Bachelorette" finalist Devin Strader is addressing reports about his past arrest and an alleged restraining order against him.On Tuesday, People reported that Strader had been arrested in 2017 for burglarizing a former girlfriend’s home.In a petition for protection from abuse obtained by the outlet, the woman told police she returned home from out of town "to find her room burglarized" and an item missing, a necklace allegedly given to her by Strader.She told police they "had just recentl
  
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• Video shows former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías's domestic violence incident outside MLS match in 2023

  19-09-2024 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  WARNING: Images and details below may be disturbing.Video has been released by the California Highway Patrol of former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías’s incident involving his arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence outside BMO Stadium in the city after an LAFC soccer match. This footage, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, was released months after Urías pleaded no contest to a domestic battery charge, and it corroborates the charges made against the left
  
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• WATCH: Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon

  19-09-2024 21:12
  
  Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.
  
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• Arch Manning named Texas' starting QB, coach Steve Sarkisian announces

  19-09-2024 21:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian named highly touted sophomore Arch Manning as the starter heading into the Longhorns' Week 4 matchup with Louisiana Monroe.Manning did not start in any games during his freshman season, and Quinn Ewers was once again named the starter entering the 2024 campaign. Manning stepped in for Ewers after the quarterback suffered an abdominal injury during Texas' game against UTSA on Sept. 14. Sarkisian later described Ewers' injury as a non-contact oblique strai
  
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• Biden falsely claims he's never spoken to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as president

  19-09-2024 21:07 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden on Thursday falsely claimed he had never spoken to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as president, despite having a meeting with him at the White House two years ago.Biden, during a speech to the Economic Club of Washington, said, "Unlike my predecessor, I respect the Federal Reserve's independence as they pursued a mandate to bring inflation down."  "And that independence has served the country well. And by the way, I've never once spoken to the chairman of the Fed sin
  
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• Shadowy group propped up by Democrat money accused of 'dirty tricks' meddling against GOP in key races

  19-09-2024 21:05 via foxnews.com
  
  A shadowy group has been recruiting unsuspecting candidates to act as potential spoilers in competitive House races in the latest attempt from far-left groups to tip Republican races.For the past year, a group known as the Patriots Run Project has recruited Trump supporters to run as independent candidates in key swing districts where they could siphon votes from Republicans in races that will help determine which party controls the House next year, an Associated Press review found. In addition
  
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• Shock number: Trump has higher approval rating in deep blue state than its governor

  19-09-2024 21:04 via foxnews.com
  
  Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s favorability among likely New York voters has cratered, and former President Trump is viewed more favorably by voters in the historically blue state in a new poll.Siena College on Thursday released a poll showing that just 34% of voters in the Empire State view Hochul favorably, with 54% viewing her poorly. When asked about their views on Trump, 39% of likely New York voters told pollsters they view the 45th president favorably, and 57% view him poorly, a fig
  
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• Shutdown fears move House Republicans to protect military paychecks

  19-09-2024 21:00 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are moving to protect U.S. service members’ paychecks in the event of a partial government shutdown.Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., is re-introducing her Pay Our Troops Act on Thursday, with support from at least 20 fellow House lawmakers – 16 Republicans and four Democrats.It comes a day after more than a dozen House GOP lawmakers helped defeat Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a partial government shutdown by extending the current fiscal year&rsquo
  
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• Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured

  19-09-2024 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  French Caribbean island sees scenes of vehicles engulfed in flames and gutted buildings as officials impose curfewOfficials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent protests over the high cost of living.According to Radio France International (RFI), at least 14 people, including 11 police, have been injured – some by firearms – as alarming scenes on social media showed vehicles engulfed in flames
  
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• Support for Taylor Swift's get-out-the-vote effort drops sharply among particular voting bloc: poll

  19-09-2024 20:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A new poll suggests that support is dropping among all Americans for Taylor Swift's efforts to encourage her legions of fans to vote in the upcoming elections.Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in a Monmouth University national survey released on Thursday said they approved of Swift's voter encouragement efforts — which she did last week in a social media post following the first and potentially only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump.Swift, in her
  
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• Bad weather cited in 2 fatal Nebraska plane crashes minutes apart

  19-09-2024 20:53
  
  Preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board say bad weather was noted near two Nebraska farm fields where small planes crashed minutes apart in August
  
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• Yellowstone hiker airlifted to hospital with third-degree burns after walking off-trail near Old Faithful

  19-09-2024 20:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A 60-year-old hiker was burned by scalding water while walking off-trail in a thermal area at Yellowstone National Park on Monday, injuries which required her being airlifted to hospital by helicopter, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced.The woman, from New Hampshire, was walking off-trail in the afternoon with her husband and leashed dog near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful when she broke through a thin crust over scalding water and suffered second and third-degree burns to her
  
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• WATCH: This is when peak northern lights activity will occur

  19-09-2024 20:38
  
  A busy series of northern lights activity will soon come to a peak as the sun reaches the solar maximum stage in the coming months.
  
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• CNN reporter lectures boat-owning Trump supporter he shouldn't be complaining about economy

  19-09-2024 20:15 via foxnews.com
  
  A CNN reporter clashed with a supporter of former President Trump over whether he should have concerns about the economy, in a CNN interview that played on the liberal network on Wednesday.CNN's Elle Reeve interviewed Trump supporters at a MAGA boat parade in Panama City, Florida about their most important issues heading into the 2024 election. At one point, she got into a heated discussion with Trump supporter Joe Harner because he said the economy was his number one concern, telling Reeve that
  
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• What does the rate cut mean for mortgages and homebuyers?

  19-09-2024 19:57
  
  The Fed delivered a jumbo-sized rate cut this week.
  
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• Hillary Clinton recalls seeing Melania Trump at Rosalynn Carter's funeral: Like 'kid' outside birthday party

  19-09-2024 19:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Hillary Clinton joined the co-hosts of "The View" on Thursday and said Melania Trump looked like a "kid" on the outside of a birthday party when she saw her at Rosalynn Carter's funeral, wondering if she would be "accepted."Clinton recalled seeing Trump at Carter's funeral and said she didn't know she would be attending. The former secretary of state wrote in her new memoir that Carter's grandson had asked all the first ladies to attend the memorial "in a show of unity in these divisive times."&
  
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• The BBC flunks Journalism 101 when it comes to Israel

  19-09-2024 19:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Bad journalism has bad consequences.Traduce Israel, and you bring Jew-hating angry mobs onto the street. That is a step away from acts of racial hatred. Journalists know this, yet they willingly act as cheerleaders for such hatred, whipping it up with distorted, manipulative and sometimes dishonest journalism.They should know better.THE BBC BREACHED EDITORIAL GUIDELINES OVER 1,500 TIMES IN ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT, REPORT CLAIMSThe BBC is the largest and most ‘trusted’ brand in journali
  
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• WATCH: Fireworks explode from yacht as vessel burns

  19-09-2024 19:31
  
  Fireworks flew from a 100-foot-long yacht moored at a Los Angeles marina after the vessel caught fire with the pyrotechnics on board. Two passengers on board were able to escape without injuries.
  
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• Doug Emhoff blasts Gov. Sanders' remarks about Harris not having biological children

  19-09-2024 19:03
  
  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff blasted remarks made by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders about Vice President Kamala Harris.
  
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• Jihadist assault on Mali’s capital killed scores of people, say security sources

  19-09-2024 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Attacks in Bamako claimed by al-Qaida affiliate cast doubt on junta’s ability to tackle 12-year insurgencyScores of people reportedly died in a jihadist attack in the Malian capital on Tuesday, again raising questions about the junta’s capacity to tackle a 12-year insurgency.Islamic militants attacked a number of locations in Bamako, including an elite police training academy. The violence, which the al-Qaida affiliate Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed to hav
  
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• Hawley demands Secret Service address Trump golf course ‘vulnerabilities' exposed by whistleblower

  19-09-2024 18:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Wednesday sent a letter to acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe asking him about whistleblower allegations pertaining to the second assassination attempt against former President Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.A whistleblower "with direct knowledge of Secret Service protection at former President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach — an individual who has in fact protected President Trump at that very location" — alleged t
  
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• Trump fan featured in Biden ad admits assaulting officers with bear spray on Jan. 6

  19-09-2024 17:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez, a Donald Trump supporter who bear-sprayed officers during the Jan. 6 attack, pleaded guilty.
  
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• Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block

  19-09-2024 17:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposes $900,000 daily fine on banned social media platform in dispute with Elon MuskIn the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a “willful, illegal and persistent” effort to circumvent a court-ordered block – and imposed a fine of R$5m ($921,676) for each day the social network remains online.The social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which has been banned by court orde
  
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• WATCH: Michigan sheriff’s deputy climbs into driver’s truck during medical emergency

  19-09-2024 17:32
  
  Macomb County deputy sheriff Nicole Miron climbed into the passenger seat of a silver truck on a busy highway to bring it to a stop after noticing the 63-year-old driver was having a "medical issue.”
  
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• Rod Sims says ‘worth considering’ whether realestate.com.au engaged in anti-competitive practices as Greens blast ‘rigged’ system

  19-09-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Greens say the price hikes arising from REA Group’s dominance underscore need for new price-gouging lawsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesRead more in the Hot property seriesListen to our Full Story podcast on the super profits behind selling Australian homesRod Sims, the former chair of Australia’s competition law enforcer, says he believes the regulator should consider investigating the behaviour of the market’s leading real estate property portal, realest
  
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• WATCH: Wedding guests perform ABBA flash mob

  19-09-2024 16:25
  
  Guests at Katherine and Jim’s wedding in Montreal broke out in a coordinated dance to “Dancing Queen” to surprise the happy couple.
  
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• Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after two rounds of device explosions

  19-09-2024 16:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel launched a series of overnight strikes on sites in Lebanon where the Israeli military says Hezbollah terrorists operated. The strikes follow two waves of deadly electronic device explosions across Lebanon.The Israeli strikes targeted infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon, including the areas of Chihine, Tayibe, Blida, Meiss El Jabal, Aitaroun and Kfarkela, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday. Israel also struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in Khiam."The IDF will continue
  
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• Iranian Netanyahu assassination plot foiled, Israeli man charged

  19-09-2024 16:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli authorities indicted a Jewish Israeli man for being recruited by Iran to pursue an assassination plot against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials.Moti Maman, 73, told authorities he had a "lapse of judgment" and is now cooperating with law enforcement. Israeli police arrested Maman in August, saying he had twice visited Iran to meet with intelligence officials who gave him various tasks to conduct in Israel.During his latest trip to Iran in August, Israeli a
  
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• Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women

  19-09-2024 14:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Brian Jeffrey Raymond of California was found guilty of drugging and raping women in his government apartmentsA former CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced.Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, of La Mesa, California, drugged more than two dozen women and performed nonconsensual sexual acts or made sexual contact with at least 10 women, the justice department said in a press release. Continue rea
  
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• How did the Hezbollah pager explosions happen? 5 things to know

  19-09-2024 14:47 via foxnews.com
  
  The explosions of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday and the detonation of a second wave of electronic devices a day later remain a mystery, though experts are calling the deadly blasts a sophisticated attack that likely took months of planning.The two waves of bombings killed at least 37 people, including at least two children, and wounded more than 3,000 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.Here’s what to know about the deadly covert,
  
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