Jurors in Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial shown photo of alleged ‘execution-style’ gunshot wound

Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney

Marks made by a gun at close proximity were found on Jesse Baird after his decomposing body was discovered, a jury has heard.

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to the February 2024 murders of Baird, his ex-partner, and the TV presenter’s new partner, Luke Davies.

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Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near – CNN

  1. Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near  CNN
  2. Nearly 40K and counting: Here’s where ICE arrested immigrants across NY and NJ  Gothamist
  3. ICE arrests in the Austin area have risen over 300% since start of Trump's second term  KUT
  4. Cooperation with ICE doesn’t stop community arrests: New data on the results of state strategies  Prison Policy Initiative
  5. Inside the ‘shadow surge’ driving ICE arrests to new heights  KTVZ
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Japan beer giants raided over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beverages

Investigators probe Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo breweries – which together control more than 90% of Japan’s beer market

Japanese authorities have raided the country’s four biggest breweries over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beer and other beverages – a practice media reports said could have forced drinkers to pay over the odds.

Officials from the Fair Trade Commission this week searched the offices of Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Suntory Beer and Sapporo Breweries – which together control more than 90% of the domestic market. The quartet are suspected of violating the anti-monopoly law.

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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests

Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage

Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally was rocked by repeated protests on Wednesday as the US president urged Texas voters to back embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

At least half a dozen demonstrators interrupted the US president during his remarks in San Antonio, with some led away by police. One was physically assaulted by an older Trump supporter as he tried to leave the arena.

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Supreme Court wrestles with fight over Air Force munitions-disposal site on Guam – The Washington Post

  1. Supreme Court wrestles with fight over Air Force munitions-disposal site on Guam  The Washington Post
  2. US Supreme Court hears challenge to air force UXO detonations in Guam  Al Jazeera
  3. Beach in Guam: Supreme Court Considers if Military Can Explode Bombs in This Habitat  The New York Times
  4. Neil Gorsuch corrects Trump DOJ lawyer during Supreme Court arguments  Yahoo
  5. The Other Big Environmental Case at the Supreme Court  Legal Planet
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10/7 demonstrators march on Capitol Hill to mark three years of Gaza war — UPDATE – CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News

  1. 10/7 demonstrators march on Capitol Hill to mark three years of Gaza war — UPDATE  CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News
  2. Europe sees fragmented pro-Palestinian protests on the three year anniversary of October 7  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Multiple demonstrations in Seattle 3 years after October 7 attack  FOX 13 Seattle
  4. Protesters in Colombia rally against ties with Israel  Al Jazeera
  5. Philadelphia Jewish organizations condemn planned Oct. 7 demonstration in Rittenhouse Square  6abc Philadelphia
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OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

Exclusive: Revelation comes after executive told parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write message, but was ‘happy to go and confirm’

OpenAI used AI to help write the email to the Australian government advising that its AI agent had hacked into key departmental websites, Guardian Australia can reveal.

On Tuesday, one of the company’s executives told a parliamentary inquiry that he didn’t believe that its own technology had been used to create the email, but said the company needed to confirm this.

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