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Vallejo police retrieved snake in car after 10-mile chase in crackdown of sideshow involving roughly 500 vehiclesA 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say.The Vallejo police department said officials received multiple calls around 11.12pm Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500 vehicles in the Bay Area city. Drivers were blocking traffic, beaming lasers into the eyes of other motorists and spinning their vehicles, according to a police statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/26/san-francisco-python-snake Author : Associated Press Publish date

Former president questions whether to quit 10 September ABC News debate, claiming bias against him; Team Harris wants ‘hot mics’ in departure from CNN rulesAre Trump’s campaign rallies energizing base – or sowing doubt?Saginaw voters: tell us which issues will decide the US electionDonald Trump threw into question last night his intended participation in the presidential debate with Kamala Harris on September 10, to be hosted by the ABC News TV network.The former US president and now, once again, the Republican nominee for the White House, has kicked off a fresh fuss, beginning last night when he posted on his

Landslide in city of Ketchikan also damaged homes and infrastructure, and Alaska governor declared emergencyA landslide in the Alaska city of Ketchikan killed one person and injured three others while prompting a mandatory evacuation, authorities said.Three people were taken to Ketchikan medical center after the landslide, which struck at about 4pm local time Sunday. It also damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan gateway borough and city officials said in a joint statement Sunday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/26/alaska-landslide-ketchikan Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-08-26 12:32:44 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Woman in critical condition, two men also stabbed and 18 officers assaulted on carnival’s family dayNotting Hill carnivalgoers have been urged to report any violent crime associated with the event after a woman attending with her child was stabbed on Sunday.The Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner Ade Adelekan, who is responsible for policing the carnival, said he was “tired of saying the same words every year”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/aug/26/police-notting-hill-carnival-violence-stabbings Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2024-08-26 12:13:55 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Power cuts and water outages in many areas from strikes that Zelenskiy calls ‘one of the biggest during the war’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia launched a massive missile and drone attack across Ukrainian territory on Monday morning, which officials said killed at least five people and mainly targeted civilian energy infrastructure.Power cuts and water outages were reported in numerous parts of the country, including in some districts of Kyiv. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/dead-ukraine-russia-attacks-strikes-zelenskiy Author : Shaun Walker in Kyiv Publish date : 2024-08-26 11:30:38 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Return of 2016 chief Corey Lewandowski unsettled insiders and led to fears of further friction as campaign heats upDonald Trump’s campaign remains jittery about the prospect of a power struggle inside the inner circle that could become a major distraction just months until the 2024 election, even if​ the jockeying for influence by top officials has ended with a truce, according to people familiar with the matter.The momentary power play among the senior advisers is widely seen to be over, for now, after the 2016 campaign chief, Corey Lewandowski, distanced himself from suggestions he was returning to the fold to

US senator Elizabeth Warren dismisses JD Vance’s pledge that Trump would veto a nationwide ban if he were electedElizabeth Warren says “American women are not stupid” enough to believe JD Vance’s promise that Donald Trump would veto any nationwide abortion ban passed by Congress if the Republican presidential ticket wins November’s election.“American women are not stupid, and we are not going to trust the futures of our daughters and granddaughters to two men who have openly bragged about blocking access to abortion for women all across this country,” Warren said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. Continue reading... Source link

John Alfred Tinniswood was born the year the Titanic sank and has lived through the tenure of 24 UK prime ministersThe world’s oldest living man has turned 112 at his care home in Merseyside.John Alfred Tinniswood, who lives in Southport, put his long life down to “just luck”, and said he did not follow a special diet, except for eating fish and chips every Friday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/worlds-oldest-man-john-alfred-tinniswood-merseyside-celebrates-112th-birthday Author : Hannah Al-Othman Publish date : 2024-08-26 08:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Mal Frankcom says he wants people behind strike that killed seven people to be ‘tried and convicted and punished’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe brother of the Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has called for those responsible for his sister’s death to be prosecuted and punished.Frankcom, a 43-year-old from Melbourne who was working in Gaza with World Central Kitchen, was one of seven people killed in April when a convoy of cars was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/zomi-frankcoms-brother-calls-for-people-responsible-for-her-death-in-israeli-airstrike-to-be-prosecuted-ntwnfb Author :

‘What’s really interesting about this warm stretch of weather, is it is going to last for a long time,’ says BomFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTemperature records are being broken across Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales, the Bureau of Meteorology has said.Records for winter have been broken in the outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia which hit 39.4C, in Yulara in the NT which sweltered under 36C and Giles in WA, which hit 34C. Birdsville in Queensland had its hottest August day

Crowd at funeral pays tribute to enigmatic criminal who enshrined himself in Australian folklore with ‘democracy manifest’ memeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen, on Monday afternoon, an 82-year-old man was buried in a cemetery on Brisbane’s south-western suburbs, one of the three burning questions for those not in the know was: which name would mark his final resting place?Would it be the name he was given at birth: Cecil George Edwards?Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/jack-karlson-funeral-brisbane-sends-enigmatic-criminal-off-to-succulent-chinese-meal-in-the-sky Author : Joe Hinchliffe Publish date : 2024-08-26 07:42:19 Copyright for

Forty fire engines and around 225 firefighters were battling the fire which reportedly forced more than 100 people to evacuateForty fire engines and about 225 firefighters were battling a fire at a block of flats in Dagenham, east London, with reports that more than 100 people were evacuated from the building.The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said parts of the scaffolding surrounding the building on Freshwater Road, as well as the ground floor and the roof, were alight. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/apartment-block-dagenham-fire-london-latest-updates-today-lfb Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-26 06:07:29 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

The laws mean workers across the country can refuse to monitor, read or respond to work calls and emails outside paid hoursExplainer: Australia’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws are here. Does this mean no more work intrusions on personal time?Workers across Australia can now refuse to monitor, read or respond to work communication outside paid hours – unless doing so is unreasonable – after the federal government’s workplace reforms come into force on Monday.The changes, which include a “right to disconnect”, are expected to drastically reduce the number of unpaid hours Australians work. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/right-to-disconnect-laws-australia-boss-employer-work-calls-emails Author :

Media watchdog issues warning after 10 Play aired 17 betting commercials during friendly with England and women’s A-League gameFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Ten Network breached the ban on gambling advertising during live sport, subjecting viewers to 17 different wagering commercials during a friendly Socceroos and an A-League women’s match, the regulator says.The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) issued Ten’s streaming service 10 Play with a warning, as it is the network’s first breach, but it will face penalties if it happens again.Sign up for

Just.Equal Australia says Anthony Albanese should not march in next year’s Mardi Gras for pushing Australians ‘back into the statistical closet’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn LGBTQ+ lobby group says the prime minister should not march in Mardi Gras after the Albanese government quietly dumped a proposal to include a question about sexuality and gender diversity in the upcoming census.The assistant minister for treasury, Andrew Leigh, confirmed there would be no changes to the 2026 census more than a year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics issued

The 58-year-old man was shot in the stomach outside his Cranbourne East home in what police say was a random attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has allegedly been shot in the stomach by a stranger who followed his daughter home in Melbourne in what police say was a random attack.The 58-year-old man’s daughter called him about 12.25am on Monday while driving to say she believed a man was following her, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily

Satya Tarapureddi rang call button at least seven times before child died at Monash children’s hospital, coroner hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of an eight-year-old Melbourne girl who died less than a day after presenting at Monash children’s hospital with stomach pain pressed a call button at least seven time as her daughter’s condition deteriorated, an inquest has heard.Amrita Varshini Lanka died from myocarditis – an inflammation of the heart muscle – on 30 April 2022, 21 hours after arriving at the hospital in Melbourne’

More opt to work beyond traditional retirement age but some are forced to, says advice group Rest LessThe number of people aged 60 and older who are self-employed has reached a record of almost 1 million, research suggests.This represents an increase of more than a third (33%) in the past decade, to reach 991,432 self-employed people aged 60 or over in 2023, according to analysis by Rest Less, which offers advice to older people. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/26/uk-has-record-991000-self-employed-workers-aged-60-or-over Author : Rachel Hall Publish date : 2024-08-25 23:01:14 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

White paper’s 56 initiatives includes passenger rights charter which could see cash compensation for cancelled or delayed flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe flying public in Australia will gain improved rights to seek refunds and remedies from airlines and people living under flight paths will be able to complain to a new aircraft noise ombudsman.On Monday the Albanese government released its aviation white paper, and committed to 56 initiatives to improve fairness and accessibility at a time of dwindling competition.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

Beloved author and TV presenter, 79, sustained fractures in her Barossa Valley homeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDoctors expect Maggie Beer to make a “full recovery” after the Australian cook, author and TV presenter had a fall in her home.The 79-year-old, who is based in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, sustained “a couple of minor fractures and related injuries”, according to a post on her social media account. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/aug/26/maggie-beer-fall-injuries-latest-updates Author : Yvonne C Lam Publish date : 2024-08-26 01:26:27 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

US rapper says he will not perform in United Arab Emirates until it ‘stops arming’ the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, where thousands have been killedMacklemore has cancelled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through its reported support of the paramilitary force that has been fighting government troops there.The announcement by the US rapper reignited attention to the UAE’s role in the war gripping the African nation. While the UAE repeatedly has denied arming the Rapid Support Forces and supporting its leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo,

Ayoub was shot in an ‘execution style murder’ in Harold St in the western Sydney suburb in the early hours of Monday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA well-known organised crime figure - known as the “angel of death” - was gunned down in an “execution-style murder” in Sydney overnight, in what police believe is the first organised crime-related murder in the city in six months.29-year-old Tarek Ayoub, who police said is connected to several organised crime networks, was gunned down outside an apartment building in Parramatta

Metropolitan police say 32-year-old woman is in hospital after stabbing on SundayA 32-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival, the Metropolitan police have said.The force said on Sunday it was aware of three stabbings at the annual west London celebrations, with a 29-year-old man in hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and a 24-year-old man also stabbed whose condition had yet to be confirmed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/26/woman-in-life-threatening-condition-after-stabbing-at-notting-hill-carnival Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-25 23:09:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Queensland senator was kicked off the Liberal National federal election ticket in July 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGerard Rennick is planning to register a new political party after quitting the Liberal National party.The Queensland senator announced on Sunday that he was leaving the party to bring “bread and butter” issues into public debate in the lead-up to the next federal election, which is due by May 2025.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/gerard-rennick-quits-lnp-liberal-national-launch-people-first-party Author : Australian Associated Press

First Black woman to become Master of the King’s Music says cuts to education means ‘we’ve lost so much talent’All children should be taught musical instruments for free at school to widen access to classical music, according to the first Black woman to be appointed Master of the King’s Music.The Belize-born composer, pianist and singer-songwriter Errollyn Wallen says she plans to use her new role to influence “the things I feel are important in music-making today,” in particular better music education for children. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/25/widen-access-to-classical-music-with-free-lessons-says-errollyn-wallen Author : Rachel Hall Publish date : 2024-08-25 16:38:25 Copyright for