Perth stabbing: police shoot dead boy, 16, after alleged attack that has ‘hallmarks’ of terror incident

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WA premier Roger Cook suggests teenager who allegedly stabbed man in Bunnings car park in Willetton may have been radicalised online

Western Australian police say they have shot and killed a teenager who allegedly attacked a man in a Perth car park on Saturday night.

Detectives on Sunday said there was no ongoing threat to the public and the 16-year-old was believed to have been acting alone in Willetton.

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Zeekill: from teenage cyber thug to Europe’s Most Wanted – BBC.com

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  1. Zeekill: from teenage cyber thug to Europe’s Most Wanted  BBC.com
  2. Man Who Mass-Extorted Psychotherapy Patients Gets Six Years – Krebs on Security  Krebs on Security
  3. Finnish Hacker Convicted of Largest Crime in Nation's History  Bloomberg
  4. Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after accessing thousands of records  Fox News
  5. Cyber-bastard jailed for stealing psychotherapy files, blackmailing patients  The Register
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Frank Stella, influential American artist, dies aged 87

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His constantly evolving works have been hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements

Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.

Gallery owner Jeffrey Deitch, who spoke with Stella’s family, confirmed his death to the Associated Press. Stella’s wife, Harriet McGurk, told the New York Times that he died of lymphoma.

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Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies aged 85

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Rutan, known for smooth flying style, survived having to eject twice from planes and being stranded at north pole

Burt Rutan was alarmed to see that the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wingtips dragged along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio to warn the pilot, his older brother Dick Rutan. But Dick never heard the message.

Nine days and three minutes later, Dick, along with co-pilot Jeana Yeager, completed one of the greatest milestones in aviation history: the first round-the-world flight with no stops or refueling.

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Sullivan Says US-Saudi Defense Pact Not Possible Without Israel Deal, FT Reports – Bloomberg

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  1. Sullivan Says US-Saudi Defense Pact Not Possible Without Israel Deal, FT Reports  Bloomberg
  2. ‘None go forward without the others.’ US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza  CNN
  3. US says no Saudi defense pact without Israel normalization: 'Can't disentangle one piece from others'  The Times of Israel
  4. The longshot plan to end the war in Gaza and bring peace to the Middle East  Vox.com
  5. US says defence pact with Saudi Arabia not possible without Israel deal  Financial Times
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North Korea propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un going viral on TikTok: ‘Warm-hearted like your mother’ – New York Post

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  1. North Korea propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un going viral on TikTok: 'Warm-hearted like your mother'  New York Post
  2. TikTok loves North Korea's latest propaganda bop. Why?  BBC.com
  3. North Korea propaganda song praising Kim Jong Un goes viral on TikTok  Fox News
  4. Dystopian in the catchiest way – how Kim Jong-un's propaganda song conquered TikTok  The Telegraph
  5. Kim Jong Un's Propaganda Song 'Friendly Father' Goes Viral  Strategic News Global
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Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank’s Tulkarm – Reuters

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  1. Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm  Reuters
  2. IDF kills terrorists responsible for murder of Elhanan Klein, one soldier critically injured  The Jerusalem Post
  3. IDF says gunmen killed in West Bank carried out deadly terror shooting in November  The Times of Israel
  4. Five Palestinians, including Hamas militants, killed in IDF raid on West Bank compound  Haaretz
  5. Israeli forces kill five people in raid near West Bank’s Tulkarm  The Guardian
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U.N. official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already ‘full-blown’ – Los Angeles Times

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  1. U.N. official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already 'full-blown'  Los Angeles Times
  2. Parts of Gaza in 'Full-Blown Famine,' U.N. Aid Official Says  The New York Times
  3. World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain: Northern Gaza is in a 'full-blown famine'  NBC News
  4. Israel's war on Gaza updates: 'Full-blown famine' engulfs northern Gaza  Al Jazeera English
  5. News Wrap: Senior UN official warns famine in northern Gaza is moving south  PBS NewsHour
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Student protesters interrupt University of Michigan commencement

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With some demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza and others with Israel, students waved flags and chanted slogans

Students demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza waved Palestinian flags and keffiyehs and chanted anti-war slogans during the University of Michigan’s commencement ceremony on Saturday.

Videos on social media showed students donning their graduation gowns as they appeared to chant: “Israel bombs, UMich pays!” and “How many kids have you killed today?” One photo showed a plane appearing to carry a sky banner over the university with the message: “Divest from Israel now! Free Palestine!”

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Experts hope AI tool can cut use of restraints and seclusion on NDIS participants

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Program aims to help create better disability support plans to guide carers and support workers’ response to challenging behaviour

Australian researchers hope a new AI-supported educational program will help reduce the use of restraints and seclusion on people with disability.

The Promoting Positive Behaviour Support Practice program is designed to help practitioners create safer, respectful, constructive plans to guide carers and support workers’ responses to challenging behaviour.

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‘It’s going to be messy’: advocates balance climate action and conservation amid Queensland’s green energy boom

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‘Some negative projects will get up, but we have to keep our eyes on the broader goals’, says WWF Australia

A map of operating windfarms in Queensland does not take too long to survey – of the 100 or so across Australia, only six of them are in the sunshine state.

But this is about to change in a very big way. According to state government data, there are 46 separate proposals for windfarms in Queensland with four more already under construction.

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To prevent Georgia going down Putin’s path, sanction the country’s Russian puppets – The Hill

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  1. To prevent Georgia going down Putin’s path, sanction the country’s Russian puppets  The Hill
  2. Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill  CNN
  3. ‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’  Al Jazeera English
  4. Why did bill to stem ‘foreign influence’ trigger protests in Georgia over country's media freedom?  Fox News
  5. Georgia’s ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Isn’t What You Think  The Moscow Times
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Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed – Yahoo! Voices

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  1. Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Three Ukrainian regions attacked as Zelenskiy says Russian Su-25 bomber shot down  The Guardian
  3. Ukraine shoots down Russian Su-25 aircraft in Donetsk Oblast, Zelensky says  Kyiv Independent
  4. Ukrainian soldiers down Russian Su-25 attack jet – Zelenskyy  Ukrainska Pravda
  5. Zelensky: Ukrainian military shoots down another enemy Su-25 in Donetsk region  Ukrinform
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Warren Buffett backs Apple after firm sells millions of shares in iPhone maker

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO stressed relationship at annual meeting attracting Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bill Gates and Bill Murray

The billionaire investment tycoon Warren Buffett has stressed his empire will remain a key investor in Apple after it sold billions of dollars’ worth of shares in the iPhone maker.

Thousands of shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s sprawling conglomerate, have flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, for the firm’s annual meeting – dubbed Woodstock for Capitalists – this weekend.

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