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By James Oliphant for Reuters Republican JD Vance is Donald Trump's running mate. Photo: AFP / Alex Wong After dodging the issue for weeks, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said unequivocally on Wednesday local time he believes false claims that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election. Taking questions from reporters at a campaign event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Vance was again asked if Trump lost to President Joe Biden four years ago. "On the election of 2020, I've answered this question directly a million times. No! I think there are serious problems in 2020," Vance said. "So, did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use." Trump, the Republican candidate for president in 2024, continues to falsely claim that he lost the 2020 ...

By Pizaro Gozali Idrus, BenarNews Police officers check the area around the Jubi editorial office in Jayapura, Papua, after it was targeted in a Molotov cocktail attack on 16 October 2024. Photo: Benar News / Victor Mambor An attack on the editorial office of Papua-based media outlet Jubi on Wednesday using Molotov cocktails set fire to vehicles but resulted in no casualties, Indonesian police said. The latest targeting of journalists in the Indonesian province has been condemned by human rights groups as a renewed assault on media freedom, after previous attacks remained unsolved by police. Jubi is owned by Victor Mambor, who is a Jayapura-based stringer for BenarNews. Heram Sectoral Police Chief Inspector Bernadus Ick confirmed an investigation is underway. Area residents help p...

By Jesse Hyland for the ABC Hundreds of black balls mysteriously appeared along the shore of Sydney beaches. Photo: Supplied / Randwick City Council Facebook One of Sydney's most popular beaches came under the spotlight this week when hundreds of black balls mysteriously appeared along its shore. The sphere-shaped debris washed up at Coogee Beach on Tuesday, resulting in the beach's closure and an investigation by Randwick City Council and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The black balls then surfaced at Clovelly Beach, Gordons Bay and the northern end of Maroubra Beach. The EPA confirmed on Thursday that balls had also been found at Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Little Bay, Malabar, Frenchmans and Congong beaches. All beaches will remain closed until further investigation ...

Former President Donald Trump attends a Fox News Town Hall moderated by Harris Faulkner in Cumming, Georgia, on October 15. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Fox News hosted an all-women town hall with former President Donald Trump, billed as an opportunity for female voters to ask the Republican candidate questions that matter to them. The Georgia town hall, where Trump took questions on reproductive laws, transgender rights and other issues, aired Wednesday morning in the US. But Fox News did not disclose that the female audience it selected for the event was packed with local Republican supporters and the network edited its broadcast to remove some of their vocal advocacy of Trump. The Georgia Federation of Republican Women wrote on its Facebook page that the...

By Brad Brooks for Reuters Erik Menendez (R) and brother Lyle listen to court proceedings during a May 17, 1991 appearance. Photo: Reuters: Lee Celano Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers imprisoned for life for killing their parents more than three decades ago, said on Wednesday local time they were meeting with prosecutors to request the men be freed. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said earlier this month that his office was reviewing new evidence that could lead to the release or a new trial of the brothers, who have long said they killed their parents at their Beverly Hills home because of sexual abuse they endured at their hands. "I implore the district attorney's office to end our prolonged suffering and release Lyle and Erik back to our family," said Terr...