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Judge declines to reconsider criminal charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting – National
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Judge declines to reconsider criminal charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said prosecutors did not raise any factual or legal arguments that would justify reversing her decision.“Because the state’s amended motion raises arguments previously made, and arguments that the state elected not to raise earlier, the court does not find the amended motion well taken,” the judge wrote, adding that the request was also untimely.A s...
UK’s worst catfish jailed after driving father and daughter to take own lives | UK News
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UK’s worst catfish jailed after driving father and daughter to take own lives | UK News

An online predator who led an American girl and her father to take their own lives has been jailed for at least 20 years after the UK's largest "catfishing" case.Warning: This article contains references to suicide and child sex abuse which readers may find distressing.Alexander McCartney, 26, previously admitted 185 charges, including the manslaughter of a girl who took her own life.Police called him a "dangerous, relentless, cruel paedophile" who "may as well have pulled the trigger himself" and said there were about 3,500 victims.Devices seized from his bedroom contained hundreds of thousands of indecent photographs and videos of underage girls. Image: Alexander McCartney. Pic: PSNI Belfast Crown Court heard victims were...
McDonald’s E.coli crisis reveals why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef
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McDonald’s E.coli crisis reveals why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef

By Waylon Cunningham, Reuters Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images via AFP Moves by major US fast-food chains to temporarily pull fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald's, laid bare the recurring nightmare for restaurants: Produce is a bigger problem for restaurants to keep free of contamination than beef. Onions are likely the culprit in the McDonald's E. coli outbreak across the Midwest and some Western states that has sickened and killed one. McDonald's pulled the Quarter Pounder off its menu at one-fifth of its 14,000 US restaurants. Of the 61 people on whom information was available, 22 were hospitalised, and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious condition that can cause kidney fai...
‘Deeply disturbing’: WHO loses touch with staff as medics say Gaza hospital raided by Israel | World News
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‘Deeply disturbing’: WHO loses touch with staff as medics say Gaza hospital raided by Israel | World News

Reports of an Israeli raid on a hospital in northern Gaza are "deeply disturbing", the head of the World Health Organisation has said.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital last night after it was fired upon by tanks, Palestinian officials and medics at the facility have said. Meanwhile, in southern Gaza strikes killed at least 38 people, many of them children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.Raid reports 'deeply disturbing'Nursing director Eid Sabbah told the Reuters news agency the hospital's oxygen stores were hit before troops raided the building and ordered staff and patients to leave. He spoke of the "terrorising of civilians, the injured and children".The IDF said it has been conducting operations in the area of the hospital "based on intelligenc...
Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking

Former Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive Mike Jeffries. Photo: AFP / SPENCER PLATT Mike Jeffries, the former longtime chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, pleaded not guilty to charges he ran an international sex trafficking scheme while leading the clothing retailer. Jeffries, 80, who led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014, entered his plea to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of prostitution before US Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione in Central Islip, New York, in that state's Suffolk County. Brian Bieber, a lawyer for Jeffries, entered the plea on his client's behalf. Jeffries wore a navy blue blazer and light gray shirt, with no tie, to his arraignment. He will remain free on $10 million bond, but subjected to home confinement with GPS monitoring. Jeffries posted hi...
Scale of retaliation will dictate whether Iran and Israel are on a path to all-out war | World News
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Scale of retaliation will dictate whether Iran and Israel are on a path to all-out war | World News

An announcement by Israel that it is only striking military targets in Iran is key.The world has been bracing for an Israeli retaliation against the Iranian regime ever since Iran's military launched a barrage of more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel more than three weeks ago in response to Israeli attacks against its proxy forces in the region. The Israeli government had vowed a "hard" response. There had been speculation that this could include the targeting of Iranian nuclear sites, energy infrastructure or even the country's leadership.Middle East latest: IDF confirms airstrikes on TehranHowever, if the attack is restricted to purely military targets, then - depending on the scale of the damage - it could provide an opportunity for a de-escalation in a tit-for-tat missile war that...
Israel hits back at Iran with strikes on military targets
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Israel hits back at Iran with strikes on military targets

This screen grab taken from a handout video released by the Israeli army on 26 October 2024, shows military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari calling on the Israeli people to be "alert and vigilant" as it carries out strikes on military targets in Iran. Photo: AFP / Supplied Israel hit back at Iran early on Saturday, saying its military was conducting strikes against military targets, as Iranian media reported multiple explosions in the capital Tehran and at nearby bases. The Middle East has been on edge in anticipation of Israeli retaliation for a ballistic-missile barrage carried out by Iran on 1 October, in which around 200 missiles were fired at Israel, Iran's second direct attack on Israel in six months. Those strikes, which Iran said targeted Israeli military facilities, came a...
NASA astronaut in hospital with undisclosed medical condition after extended mission | Science, Climate & Tech News
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NASA astronaut in hospital with undisclosed medical condition after extended mission | Science, Climate & Tech News

An astronaut was taken to hospital shortly after returning to Earth from an extended mission on the International Space Station.The astronaut, who NASA did not name for privacy reasons, is suffering from an undisclosed medical issue. NASA initially said the entire crew was flown to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola hospital out of precaution, but did not specify whether all or some of the crew had been experiencing issues.The other three crew members have left the hospital and returned to Houston, the space agency said.NASA said: "The one astronaut who remains at Ascension is in stable condition under observation as a precautionary measure." Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin splashed down in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft ...
Grateful Dead bassist and founding member Phil Lesh has died at 84
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Grateful Dead bassist and founding member Phil Lesh has died at 84

Phil Lesh Photo: AFP / GETTY IMAGES / CORY SCHWARTZ Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of iconic rock band Grateful Dead, has died. He was 84. The news was announced on Lesh's verified Instagram, which said he died "peacefully" on Saturday morning. "He was surrounded by his family and full of love. Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love," the announcement on social media read. "We request that you respect the Lesh family's privacy at this time." CNN has reached out to a representative for the Grateful Dead. No cause of death was immediately available, but the Associated Press reported that Lesh had previously survived prostate cancer, bladder cancer and a liver transplant in 1998 brought on by a hepatitis C infection and years of...
Iran: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel confirms strikes | World News
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Iran: Explosions heard in Tehran as Israel confirms strikes | World News

Several loud explosions have been heard in Iran's capital Tehran and Israel has confirmed it has launched strikes on military targets.The Israeli military said it is conducting "precise strikes" on military targets in Iran in response to what it called "the continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against Israel". An Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) statement added: "Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond."Reports in the US said the White House was warned shortly before the strikes began.Israel has been planning a response to a ballistic-missile barrage carried out by Iran on 1 October - Tehran's second direct attack on Israel in six months. Iranian authorities have warned Israel against launching an attack, saying any strik...