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Three dead after two light planes collide in Sydney
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Three dead after two light planes collide in Sydney

(File photo) Photo: 123rf/ Andrey Moisseyev Three men are dead after two light planes collided midair before crashing into bushland in Sydney's south-west. Emergency crews rushed to the scene at Belimbla Park, near Oakdale, at about midday after residents witnessed the crash. At least five ambulance crews along with police and fire crews are parked nearby, with first responders making their way to the two wreckage sites on foot. The two crash sites are in close proximity and one plane burst into flames on impact. Police said three men had been found dead at the scene. - ABC Source link
What’s glycation? The secret to ageing gracefully and living longer
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What’s glycation? The secret to ageing gracefully and living longer

We often think of ageing in terms of what we can do aesthetically — we might do the odd bit of needlework, pop on an LED mask before bed, or slather skin with the latest retinol-infused moisturiser. These topical techniques might help to perk up self-confidence, and provide short-term effects, but diving deep to find out what’s going on inside your body is a better indication of whether or not you’ll look good as you age, and if you’ll live long enough to see out your 90th birthday.When you feel good on the inside, it naturally shows on the outside and a process called glycation is intrinsically linked to ageing - it’s a buzzword that scientists are constantly researching. Glycation is actually a natural biological process that takes place within the body from the moment you are born and c...
US pressure over Israel’s retaliation against Iran appears to have paid off – for now | World News
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US pressure over Israel’s retaliation against Iran appears to have paid off – for now | World News

Publicly and privately, the United States has been pressuring Israel to formulate its retaliatory attack against Iran very carefully.The 1 October Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel (itself a retaliation in a series of escalatory actions by both sides) warranted a significant Israeli response - of that Joe Biden's administration was in no doubt. But President Biden's diplomatic challenge was to persuade Israel to be smart with its response, knowing that anything too large could instigate a rapid spiral into all-out regional war which would draw America in.The problem for Biden has been that he's seen his ability to influence the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the past year - in Gaza and then Lebanon - has been limited.Middle East latest: IDF confirms airstrikes on Tehran An...
Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire
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Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire

By Daniel Trotta for Reuters Lil Durk performs during iHeart Powerhouse 105.1 at Prudential Center on 28 October 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Photo: MICHAEL LOCCISANO / AFP Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a rival in 2022 from his position as leader of the Chicago-based rap collective Only the Family, federal prosecutors said. The arrest took place on Thursday local time near an airport where Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was booked on a flight leaving the United States, according to a criminal complaint. A defense attorney representing the artist did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a statement in his defence. Lil Durk made his initial appearance in federal court in the Southern District of Flo...
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...