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Police say victim, 46, was at home in Hillston, near Griffith, when he was shot in the abdomen by an intruder on Friday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man is fighting for life in hospital after allegedly being shot twice in the abdomen when a group of intruders entered his home in a small town in rural New South Wales.Police alleged the 46-year-old man was inside a home in Burns Street in Hillston, about 100km north-west of Griffith in the state’s Riverina region, when three people

Julia Roberts and Chris Rock tune in as vice-president attacks Trump on abortion and pledges to sign border billKamala Harris sat down with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday for a “virtual rally” that included a wide ranging sit-down interview, during which Harris attacked her opponent’s stance on reproductive rights and pledged to sign a border security bill thwarted by Senate Republicans, but largely kept her guard up with the legendary television interviewer.The event, helmed by one of the all-time masters of the television talkshow, was filled with celebrity cameos and heart-wrenching personal stories. It was live-streamed from Michigan, a key battleground

In disjointed Washington speech, nominee tells audience low numbers are because of ‘the Democrat curse on you’Donald Trump has complained bitterly to Jewish donors that a majority of Jews vote against him in US presidential elections, suggesting that the Democratic party has a “curse on you”.The Republican presidential candidate made the remarks during a speech on Thursday at the Israeli-American Council national summit in Washington, where he used hyperbolic language to warn that victory for his opponent Kamala Harris would result in Israel being wiped off the map. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/trump-jewish-voters-election Author : David Smith in Washington

State’s lieutenant governor Mark Robinson used description on pornography website, CNN reportsNorth Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” on a pornography website’s message board, according to a new CNN report about the current lieutenant governor who has already been marked by scandal and controversial comments.According to CNN’s reporting, Robinson referred to himself as a “perv” in archived messages because he “enjoyed watching transgender pornography”. The messages were made between 2008 and 2012 on “Nude Africa”, a pornographic website that includes a message board. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/mark-robinson-north-carolina Author : Kira Lerner

Most applicants who feel forced to use 10-year immigration route are people of colour, data analysis showsA long and expensive visa route for immigrants has been called racist after analysis showed most applicants who feel forced to go through it are people of colour.The “10-year route” visa is used by hundreds of thousands of people who are not eligible for other immigration schemes because of a lack of income or professional qualifications. Many work in low-paid jobs, such as cleaning or care work. Other common routes to settlement in the UK take five years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/19/home-office-urged-to-scrap-long-expensive-10-year-visa-route-racist

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been dropped by his current club after court appearance in connection with drug-smuggling attemptProfessional footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sacked by his club after being charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted airport.The 33-year-old striker, who played for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers on Wednesday morning in Gourock, Inverclyde. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/19/former-arsenal-player-charged-after-600000-of-cannabis-seized-at-stansted Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2024-09-19 21:24:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Fred and Sheila McCoy to receive $25,000 reward for locating remains near highway where gunman opened fireA retired couple who decided to become bounty hunters for the week found the body that authorities believe to be the shooter who attacked people on an interstate highway and then disappeared, it emerged on Thursday.After the shooter fled, leaving a Kentucky community scared and on guard, Fred and Sheila McCoy decided to plunge into rugged terrain in search of what was widely anticipated to be the gunman’s remains, as law enforcement were also searching. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/bounty-hunter-couple-kentucky-highway-shooting Author : Guardian

Six Rankin county officers known as ‘Goon Squad’ were convicted for hours-long attack involving racial slursThe US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth, officials said Thursday.The justice department will investigate whether the Rankin county sheriff’s department has engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and unlawful stops, searches and arrests, and whether it has used racially

Springfield mayor Rob Rue says the order will allow city officials to ‘acquire resources to address potential threats’The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has issued an emergency proclamation following the continued rise in public safety threats over false rightwing rumors about the city’s migrant communities.On Thursday, Rob Rue released a statement, saying: “Ensuring the safety of Springfield’s residents is our top priority.” He added: “We are addressing these threats with the seriousness they warrant and are taking immediate steps to ensure the security of both our community and our employees. Our commitment to preventing harm is unwavering.” Continue reading... Source link

The measure – part of ‘Raneem’s Law’ – will speed up referral of domestic and sexual abuse victims to support servicesDomestic abuse specialists will be embedded in 999 control rooms from early next year in the first step towards the government’s goal of halving violence against women and girls in a decade, the home secretary has said.The advisers will make risk assessments on cases involving rape, domestic and sexual abuse claims to ensure that victims are referred to support services as quickly as possible, as part of an initiative to be announced by Yvette Cooper on Friday. Continue reading... Source

Killing comes a week after an officer fatally wounded another suspect held on accusations of blasphemyPolice in southern Pakistan have shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, in the second such killing in a week.Police identified the slain man as Shah Nawaz, a doctor in the Umerkot district in the Sindh province, who had gone into hiding two days ago after being accused of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and sharing blasphemous content on social media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/police-in-southern-pakistan-shoot-dead-blasphemy-suspect Author : Associated Press in Karachi Publish date : 2024-09-19 20:35:30 Copyright for syndicated

Former prime minister says he would not vote for the Republican because of election denials. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our Friday rolling news blog. Emily Wind will be along soon to bring you all the breaking stories of the day but before that this is Martin Farrer with the best of the overnight stories.After a week in which a Guardian Australia investigation has revealed the huge profits being made by online real estate portals from charging sellers, the former chair of Australia’s competition law enforcer says

Man, 26, who has not yet been identified, died in Stockton-on-Tees on ThursdayFive people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death on Teesside.The 26-year-old man died on Hills Drive in Stockton-on-Tees after a stabbing about midnight on Thursday, Cleveland police said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/19/five-arrested-for-over-stabbing-on-teesside Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-09-19 19:04:13 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

French Caribbean island sees scenes of vehicles engulfed in flames and gutted buildings as officials impose curfewOfficials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent protests over high cost of living.According to Radio France International (RFI), at least 14 people, including 11 police, have been injured – some by firearms – as alarming scenes on social media showed vehicles engulfed in flames, gutted buildings and heavily geared riot police marching towards the protests. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/martinique-protest Author : Natricia Duncan, Caribbean correspondent

Hassan Nasrallah decries targeting of pagers and walkie-talkies that killed 37, including children, and hurt thousandsMiddle East crisis – latest news updatesHassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader, threatened Israel with “tough retribution and just punishment” in a televised speech on Thursday, after an unprecedented wave of attacks targeted the organisation with explosives hidden in thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies.As Israeli jets roared over Beirut in a show of force, Nasrallah threatened retribution against Israel “where it expects it and where it does not”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/hezbollah-chief-vows-punishment-of-israel-after-explosive-device-attacks Author : Jason Burke, William Christou in Beirut, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

Address in Detroit suburbs reportedly leaked to publicCampbell said to have filed police report over harassmentLions coach Dan Campbell is selling his suburban Detroit home to get more privacy after his address was reportedly leaked to the public.Detroit’s Fox 2 reported that once Campbell’s address became known he was harassed and became the victim of pranks. Fox 2 said Campbell filed a police report over the harassment after the Lions lost to the San Francisco 49ers in January’s NFC title game. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/19/lions-coach-dan-campbell-lists-home-for-sale-after-alleged-pranks-and-harassment Author : Agencies Publish date : 2024-09-19 17:08:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Insiders question Reform UK leader’s claim that parliamentary security team advised against in-person meetingsNigel Farage has said he received official parliamentary advice against holding in-person surgeries for his constituents – though his claim was immediately called into question by insiders.On Thursday the Reform UK leader, who became the MP for Clacton in Essex in July, said he had been advised not to hold the physical weekly meetings that are a staple for most MPs, citing fears the public would “flow through the door with knives in their pockets”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/19/nigel-farage-official-advice-constituency-surgeries Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada celebrate idiosyncrasy, while Ian Griffiths foregrounds mathematical tailoringA Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to be contrary and challenging, the result is, frankly, pretty weird.Thick woollen tights with belt loops. A boob tube with snap pockets on the nipples. Shoes that peel back at the heels like curls of butter. In the cavernous concrete of Prada’s Milanese headquarters, the catwalk was twisted into hairpin bends, so that the audience couldn’t see what was coming next. Each outfit was crazier than

Democratic ex-House speaker says outgoing GOP Senate leader ‘knew what had happened’ on day of Capitol attackNancy Pelosi has criticised Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Senate minority leader, for failing to hold Donald Trump accountable for inspiring the violent January 6 mob to attack the US Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election.Pelosi, the former speaker of the House of Representatives whose office was vandalised in the attack, also told Semafor she felt sorry for McConnell, who has endorsed Trump’s current campaign for the White House despite being repeatedly insulted by the former president. Continue reading... Source link

Campaigners criticise decision to scrap tax introduced in 2018 amid rise of ‘flight shame’ movementCampaigners have accused the Swedish government of doing “everything in its power to stop climate action” after it cut a tax on flying, despite admitting that it would increase emissions.The flight tax, aimed at cutting pollution from aviation, was introduced in 2018, amid the rise of the “flight shame” (flygskam) movement popularised by Greta Thunberg. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/sweden-cuts-flying-tax-emissions Author : Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent Publish date : 2024-09-19 13:30:09 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Josh Shapiro tried to celebrate law allowing convenience store sales of canned boozy drinks but left empty-handedPennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, was denied the sale of alcohol this week after he forgot his identification while promoting a new state law allowing customers to buy canned alcoholic cocktails from convenience stores.The governor’s office told the Hill that Shapiro put the alcoholic drink back after being carded, and no one bought alcohol for him. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/josh-shapiro-forgot-id-denied-cocktail Author : Anna Betts Publish date : 2024-09-19 13:14:58 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Move to tackle long hours and support staff wellbeing comes months after deaths of two Bank of America workersBusiness live – latest updatesJP Morgan has created an international role to oversee the “wellbeing and success” of junior bankers after the deaths of two Bank of America employees this year renewed concerns over the health and safety of overworked staff across the industry.Ryland McClendon, its head of diversity and inclusion, has been appointed as the bank’s first “global investment banking associate and analyst leader”, referring to its most junior ranking staff. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/19/jp-morgan-overwork-junior-bankers Author : Kalyeena Makortoff

The kids, parents and chaperones were on a school field trip when a wagon overturned, critically injuring threeAbout 25 children and adults were injured on Wednesday when a wagon carrying them overturned at a western Wisconsin apple orchard.The children, parents and chaperones were on a field trip to the orchard in Lafayette when one of two wagons being pulled by a tractor turned sideways and rolled over, the Chippewa county sheriff, Travis Hakes, told reporters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/injuries-wisconsin-apple-orchard-wagon-accident Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-09-19 12:09:37 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Anger as Meloni government accused of lacking will to confront climate crisisAbout 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna overnight after devastating floods and landslides, as Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was accused of lacking the will to confront the climate crisis.The flooding was brought on by Storm Boris, which had earlier wreaked havoc in central and eastern Europe, killing at least 24 people. Several major cities in central Europe were bracing for swollen rivers to peak on Thursday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/thousands-evacuated-as-storm-boris-causes-havoc-in-northern-italy Author : Angela Giuffridain Rome and Jon Henleyin

Presidential nominee claims God saved him and apparent attempts on his life have made him tougher. Plus, how to win at canapesGood morning.Donald Trump staged his first rally on Wednesday night since the second apparent attempt on his life, telling his supporters in New York that “these encounters with death” had made him stronger and attributing his survival to divine intervention.Why did he pick New York? While Kamala Harris has a double-digit lead in the state overall, Long Island itself has moved rightwards in recent years.Why would Iran do this? Intelligence officials say the state opposes Trump’s re-election, thinking he’ll