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Manshika Prasad (middle) has had her throne restored after ‘the real Miss Universe Fiji’, runner-up Nadine Roberts (left) was handed it instead. Photo: Asvin Singh Fiji's first Miss Universe beauty pageant in more than 40 years has been "tainted" by ugly accusations, a New Zealand judge at the contest says. Manshika Prasad, a 24-year-old MBA student, was adorned with her tiara and winner's sash on stage at Fiji's Pearl Resort and Spa last week. Days later, after she had celebrated winning the chance to represent Fiji at the international beauty pageant in Mexico in November, everything changed. Prasad celebrated her win with a photoshoot on a boat around the sparkling waters of the South Pacific island nation. Photo: Asvin Singh Over the weekend, a press release from Miss Universe...

US vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and US former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Jeff Kowalsky, Charly Triballeau Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the election, according to a national poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College. Trump is up one percentage point, 48 percent - 47 percent, over Harris, according to the survey released on Sunday, a difference that is well within the survey's three-point margin of error, meaning a win for either candidate in the 5 November election is well within reach. While the Trump campaign endured a relatively rocky stretch in the weeks after Dem...

Kamala Harris has overtaken Donald Trump in several key polls. Photo: AFP Kamala Harris is making inroads into Donald Trump's lead in the seven vital swing states. But it is only by a nose, and there are plenty of dirty politics to come With less than two months remaining until the 2024 United States presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has overtaken rival and former President Donald Trump in several key polls - but only by what looks like less than the margin of error. Harris, who officially took over the Democratic ticket in August, is boosting stronger numbers than President Joe Biden did before his sudden exit, especially in the vital swing states. The Detail speaks to Republican strategist John Jordan, and legal and political analyst Danielle Mclaughlin, a New Zealan...

Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill detained by police near the Dolphins' home stadium. Photo: Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP By Frank Pingue, Reuters Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a driving violation on Sunday ahead of his NFL team's season-opener and the Miami-Dade Police Department have opened an Internal Affairs investigation. Hill, who led Miami in receiving yards last season, was detained by police near the Dolphins' home stadium but released from custody in time to play in his team's home game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. One of the officers involved in the incident with the five-time All-Pro wide receiver has been placed on administrative duties as the Miami-Dade Police Department conducts a review...

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (L) and boyfriend US NFL football player Travis Kelce attend the men's final match between USA's Taylor Fritz and Italy's Jannik Sinner on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament in New York, on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) Photo: AFP / KENA BETANCUR Taylor Swift headlined the list of celebrities present at the US Open final on Monday, as another Taylor - Fritz - aimed to end a 21-year American men's major drought on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Italian top seed Jannik Sinner. As it transpired, Sinner became the first Italian man to win the US Tennis Open, producing a powerful display to beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-3 6-4 7-5. Sports, television, movie and music stars have flocked to Flushing Meadows over the past fort...