Colorado victims sue over attack at LGBTQ+ nightclub that killed five

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Suit accuses Club Q of lax security and says authorities’ ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled shooter to carry out attack

Two days shy of the second anniversary of a hate-fueled mass shooting at a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, victims and mothers of those killed have filed lawsuits against the club for lax security and against the sheriff’s office for failing to trigger the state’s red flag law to disarm the shooter and ensure they could not purchase any more weapons.

“Club Q advertised itself as a ‘safe place’ for LGBTQIA+ individuals. But that was a facade,” read the two complaints, which contain allegations of negligence.

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No foul play in death of Gursimran Kaur, Walmart employee found in oven: Canadian police – The Times of India

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  1. No foul play in death of Gursimran Kaur, Walmart employee found in oven: Canadian police  The Times of India
  2. Death of 19-year-old employee found in Walmart walk-in oven was not foul play, police say  NBC News
  3. Police Rule Out Foul Play in 'Sudden Death' of Teen Walmart Employee Found in Store Oven  PEOPLE
  4. What Canada Police Said On Indian-Origin Woman's Death Inside Walmart Oven  NDTV
  5. Foul play ruled out month after body of Walmart employee found inside walk-in oven at Canada store  Fox News
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Melbourne best friends on ‘dream getaway’ before feared methanol poisoning in Laos left them fighting for life

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Teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles in hospitals in neighbouring Thailand after incident last week

Two Australian teenagers are fighting for their lives in Thailand after a suspected methanol poisoning in neighbouring Laos, with the family of one them saying they were struggling to comprehend what had happened.

Friends Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles from Melbourne had been staying at a hostel in Vang Vieng, north of the Laos capital, Vientiane, when they fell critically ill last week, 3AW reported.

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35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – as it happened

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The hīkoi has reached parliament, filling the grounds and swelling out into the surrounding roads and streets.

It is shoulder to shoulder, with people and flags stretching as far as the eye can see in every direction. The notorious Wellington wind is whipping the flags high, their flicks and pops adding to the cacophony.

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HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial

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Members of ‘Hong Kong 47’ – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years

Dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures have been jailed – one for 10 years – in the territory’s largest national security trial, after a prosecution that has been widely criticised as politically motivated.

Those jailed are among 47 people, known as the “Hong Kong 47”, who were charged in 2021 under the punitive national security law (NSL) with conspiracy to commit subversion over their involvement in pre-election primaries held in 2020 before the Hong Kong general election. Most have already spent more than three years in jail, but none were released on Tuesday.

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G20 waters down support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks with Russia – Financial Times

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  1. G20 waters down support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks with Russia  Financial Times
  2. As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global Leaders  The New York Times
  3. G20 leaders flag global conflicts, cooperation at Rio summit  Reuters
  4. Live: G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro  Bloomberg
  5. G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine  The Associated Press
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UN says nearly 100 Gaza aid trucks looted, the war’s worst theft ‘in terms of volume’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. UN says nearly 100 Gaza aid trucks looted, the war’s worst theft ‘in terms of volume’  The Times of Israel
  2. Gaza Sees Total Collapse Of Law And Order As 100 Aid Trucks "Violently Looted": UN  NDTV
  3. Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say  The Washington Post
  4. Looters Strip Aid From About 100 Trucks in Gaza, U.N. Agency Says  The New York Times
  5. Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy  The Guardian
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New York priest demoted after Sabrina Carpenter video inquiry reveals $1.9m scandal

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Gigantiello, who let singer film in church, stripped of duties after inquiry shows he sent parish funds to Eric Adams aide

The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties on Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement.

Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at his church located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert Brennan said in a statement issued by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.

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Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war – CNN

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  1. Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war  CNN
  2. Sweden and Finland, wary of war, give new guidance on how to survive one  The Washington Post
  3. New guide instructs people how to prepare for incidents and crises in Finland  Suomi.fi
  4. Sweden, Finland warn residents to be ready for war: ‘Situation is serious’  New York Post
  5. Sweden, Finland urge citizens to get ready for ‘war’ as Biden accused of triggering WWIII with missile decision  Hindustan Times
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Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine marks 1,000 days since full-scale Russian invasion – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine marks 1,000 days since full-scale Russian invasion  The Guardian
  2. Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine’s use of western missiles against Russia could lead to nuclear response, says Moscow  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year  Reuters
  4. Future remains uncertain for Ukrainians in Gloucestershire  BBC.com
  5. Ukraine at a crossroads as Trump return to White House looms  DW (English)
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No one wants to talk about Trump as leaders gather in Rio – POLITICO

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  1. No one wants to talk about Trump as leaders gather in Rio  POLITICO
  2. Trump’s influence already generating drama among world leaders as G20 gets underway  CNN
  3. Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics  The Associated Press
  4. WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing as Biden attends G20 in Brazil  PBS NewsHour
  5. It’s time for G20 to take the initiative to help build a fairer world  Al Jazeera English
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‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef – The Guardian

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  1. ‘Graveyard of corals’ found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef  The Guardian
  2. Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say; "worst fears" confirmed  CBS News
  3. Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest coral deaths due to heat, storms  Al Jazeera English
  4. A Hollings internship at the cutting edge of coral research in the Florida Keys  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  5. Parts of Great Barrier Reef record worst coral loss in 39 years, early AIMS survey results show  ABC News
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Police officer who tasered Clare Nowland was ‘fed up’ she would not drop steak knife, jury told

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Kristian White did not consider 95-year-old a threat and fired stun gun because he was ‘impatient’ and ‘not prepared to wait any longer’, manslaughter trial told

A police officer’s cursing just before he tasered an elderly woman who was holding a knife showed the aged-care resident was not a threat but that he was simply fed up with the situation, a jury has heard.

Dramatic footage of the incident taken from the nursing home’s CCTV and police bodyworn cameras has been shown at a NSW supreme court manslaughter trial for Sen Const Kristian White.

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Shuntaro Tanikawa, giant of Japanese poetry, dies aged 92

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The poet also wrote the lyrics for the Astro Boy theme song and translated Peanuts into Japanese

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died aged 92.

Tanikawa, who translated the Peanuts comic strip and penned the lyrics for the theme song of the animation series Astro Boy, died on 13 November, his son Kensaku Tanikawa said on Tuesday. The cause of death, at a Tokyo hospital, was old age.

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Greg Lynn launches appeal over conviction for murdering camper Carol Clay in Victoria’s high country

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Former Jetstar pilot seeks to overturn conviction and sentence over killing of 73-year-old in the Wonnangatta Valley

A former Jetstar pilot who was convicted of murdering an elderly camper in Victoria’s high country has formally lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Greg Lynn, 58, was last month sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison for the 2020 murder of 73-year-old camper Carol Clay in the Wonnangatta Valley.

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