Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case

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Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrest

For years, US law enforcement officials blamed their failure to solve hip-hop star Tupac Shakur’s murder on the lack of cooperation from key witnesses, and on gang members’ “snitches get stitches” culture.

But testimony in a much-delayed murder trial, which concluded this week, almost 30 years after Shakur’s death, highlighted just how much law enforcement officials knew about the shooting, and how early.

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Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

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Duniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claims

The opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.

We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standards across the board, and the problem with the curriculum is we have left foundations behind.

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‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

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Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure at greater risk

Russia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence technology adviser.

Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign, Flash, said he was worried about the prospects for Kyiv this winter, and suggested elderly people should be evacuated in case Russian bombing were to knock out the capital’s energy supply.

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Ukraine Considers Legalizing Porn Industry to Fund Its War Chest – WSJ

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  1. Ukraine Considers Legalizing Porn Industry to Fund Its War Chest  WSJ
  2. $25 Million, 30,000 Drones: Inside Ukraine's Plan To Turn Porn Into War Cash  NDTV
  3. Ukraine weighs legalizing pornography to raise war funds  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Porn to pay for drones? How Ukraine plans to turn adult content into a war revenue stream  The Times of India
  5. Ukraine's 'P*rn War' Plan: $25 Mn Tax Windfall to Fund 30K Drones Against Russia  Firstpost
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Manhunt after alleged axe attack in Victoria leaves three people with serious injuries

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Police search for alleged attacker, in his 50s, after incident in Gippsland town of Tyers

Three people have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an alleged axe attack in Victoria, with police still searching for the suspect.

The alleged attacker, who is known to the victims, came to an address in the Gippsland town of Tyers at about 12.30pm on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for Victoria police.

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Iran plotting new Oct. 7-style attack against Israel with its terrorist proxies: report – New York Post

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  1. Iran plotting new Oct. 7-style attack against Israel with its terrorist proxies: report  New York Post
  2. Iran rebuilding its axis of resistance for attack, Israeli intelligence. suggests  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Israel sees rising risk of Iranian attack as Tehran weighs escalation before US midterms  Ynetnews
  4. Iran Planning Bigger 'October 7' Style Attack On Israel Using Proxies: Report  NDTV
  5. When Evil Becomes a State: From 1979 to October 7  The Times of Israel
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Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

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Preservationists worry board may seize on incident ‘to make the point that the whole thing needs to be shut down’

Falling debris from a ceiling in the grand foyer of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may have complicated a battle over renovations of the Washington DC arts center that could result in the building being demolished.

A portion of the ceiling collapsed on Friday evening after heavy rain swept through the area, prompting officials to temporarily close the Edward Durell Stone-designed building. No one was injured by the debris.

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Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10 – Al Jazeera

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  1. Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10  Al Jazeera
  2. A fuel tanker explosion in west Iran kills 11 and injures 7  apnews.com
  3. Fuel tanker explosion after traffic accident kills 10 in Western Iran, state media says  Reuters
  4. Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead and seven injured  The Independent
  5. World News Today Live Updates: IRGC claims new attacks on US warships over naval blockade  The Indian Express
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Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia – The Guardian

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  1. Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia  The Guardian
  2. Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia  AP News
  3. Colombian government reports three killed in rebel attack on military post  Al Jazeera
  4. Colombia vows crackdown after deadly drone swarm attack  Big News Network.com
  5. Guerrilla drone attack kills three soldiers in Colombia  daily-sun.com
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