Cornell frat house rape accuser ‘under siege’ online, says lawyer
A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.
Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle
NSW Ambulance confirms multiple people injured after a car hit a crowd
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A car has crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle injuring several as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final.
New South Wales police said that emergency services were called to Newcastle Link Road at the Transfield Drive roundabout in Wallsend about 9.30am on Saturday after reports a vehicle struck multiple people in a crowd.
Continue reading...Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
Announcement from US officials comes after CDC declared end to outbreak that infected nearly 13,000 people
The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday its inspectors had detected cyclospora at the Mexican farm blamed for the largest foodborne illness outbreak of the parasite in US history.
FDA inspectors said Friday they found cyclospora in two places: a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch used for lettuce cultivation. They said it was unclear how the lettuce became infected.
Continue reading...Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Victoria in the early hours of Saturday morning, shaking Melbourne and waking people across the whole region.
Geoscience Australia said it detected an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 at 2.01am near Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with the tremors felt across the city’s eastern suburbs.
Continue reading...The South African men trying to end violence against women: ‘Every man needs to play a part’
The discovery of 12 women's bodies near Johannesburg has again highlighted South Africa's problem with violence against women.
Partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard found dead in Louisiana home
Kenan ‘Ken’ Urker, 34, who died of apparent drug overdose, was partner of woman convicted of murder of mother
The on-and-off partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who spent time in prison for her role in the murder of her abusive mother, was found dead inside his Louisiana home on his 34th birthday on Thursday in what authorities described as an apparent drug overdose.
The sheriff’s office in Lafourche parish, Louisiana, confirmed Kenan “Ken” Urker – the father of Blanchard’s daughter – was discovered on Thursday after relatives asked police to conduct a welfare check at his residence.
Continue reading...Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?
For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.
Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.
US road rage killer’s sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".
The vanishing world of India’s street magicians
India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access.
Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
Man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with men arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, police say
Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community.
Police say another man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with them as part of a plot to get a bomb to attack Jewish targets.
Continue reading...DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project
The US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday.
Attorney general Todd Blanche – in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development – said he has not ruled out continuing to look into the project’s oversight and potentially take action if evidence of wrongdoing came to light.
Continue reading...India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls – The New York Times
- India Faces Fresh Protests, This Time Over Voter Rolls The New York Times
- Hundreds from India's Gen Z-led 'cockroach' party protest, seek election chief's resignation Reuters
- Thousands turn up for CJP protest in Mumbai seeking CEC's resignation; CPI(M) condemns detention of youngsters in Delhi | ECI protest updates The Hindu
- Gyanesh Kumar: CJP, or Cockroach Janta Party, calls for protests against election chief BBC
- India’s Cockroach movement launches new protests over changes to voter roll The Guardian
Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France
About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has claimed he is the only thing standing in the way of far-right “fascists” reclaiming power, as he led a huge rally through the streets of Rio ahead of Sunday’s crunch election.
Speaking on the eve of the demonstration, the 80-year-old leftwinger said he had decided to seek a historic fourth term because he believed only he could prevent the family of his rightwing rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, returning to government.
Continue reading...Hawaii’s iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses
The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.
King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour – The Guardian
- King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour The Guardian
- No apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says Reuters
- King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past' BBC
- King will not apologise for slave trade on Caribbean tour The Times
- King Charles’s Caribbean Trip Will “Not Shy Away” From Addressing Slavery, Palace Says Town & Country Magazine
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.