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Yahoo News AustraliaAussie drivers could face $5,000 fine for 'alarming' road act
Under bold new proposed laws, offenders caught in this act could be sent to prison, in addition to hefty fines.
- Australian Associated Press
Singer Kamahl's charge over 'foolish' texts thrown out
Singer Kamahl has been placed under the care of his doctors after a court dismissed allegations the 89-year-old intimidated a woman via text message.
- BANG Showbiz
Kanye West ‘told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother’
Scandal-hit Kanye West allegedly told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed against him by his ex-assistant – who is accusing him of drugging and raping her at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs recording session.
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Tinfoil Hat Post Has Critics Saying Same Mocking Thing
An image shared by the Donald Trump loyalist was summed up by many with one word.
- The Independent
Kanye West accused of drugging and sexually assaulting former assistant at party hosted with Diddy
Allegations are part of suit accusing music mogul of wrongful termination and ‘serial’ sexual harassment
- NewsWire
Cocaine Cassie spills shock new details
In a wide-ranging interview, convicted drug smuggler Cocaine Cassie opens up on life inside Colombia’s notorious women’s prison.
- NewsWire
‘OnlyFans’: Bruce Lehrmann shock claim
Bruce Lehrmann was served a bankruptcy notice in July this year, the Federal Court has been told as the ex-Liberal staffer seeks to appeal his defamation case loss.
- Australian Associated Press
'Needs his mother': boy's tragic act after mum's murder
The young son of Ellie Price, whose boyfriend Ricardo Barbaro was found guilty of her murder, remains deeply traumatised by his loss.
- NewsWire
Cop’s sick demand after sending teen $1450
A baby-faced and “deeply psychologically troubled” police officer showered a 15-year-old girl in compliments and sent her $1450 before making a sickening request.
- CNN
They said they were utility workers. But when they left the house, the wife was tied up and the husband was dead
A Michigan man has been charged with felony murder after he and another individual allegedly impersonated utility workers before killing a man and tying up his wife, according to local authorities.
- NewsWire
Relief as missing girl found ‘safe and well’
A 14-year-old girl went missing on Friday and the police called on the public to help them find her.
- The Independent
Sara Sharif’s father called 999 to admit he ‘beat her up’ before fleeing to Pakistan leaving body in bunk bed
The 10-year-old had suffered multiple injuries including fractures, broken bones and bite marks
- Evening Standard
Elderly man attacked in bus queue after 'letting women and children on first'
Pensioner, 85 was verbally abused and then shoved by a man and suffered a broken hip
- CNN
As Harris makes case for presidency, her record as prosecutor draws fresh scrutiny
When Kamala Harris famously refused to seek the death penalty against a young gang member accused of killing a cop two decades ago, she said then that her opposition to capital punishment was well-reasoned and absolute.
- Sky News
Baba Siddique: Indian politician with links to Bollywood stars shot dead in Mumbai
An Indian politician who had close ties to Bollywood stars has been shot dead in Mumbai weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, who was known for throwing lavish parties, was shot multiple times outside his son's office in the country's financial capital on Saturday evening, police said. The 66-year-old was taken to Lilavati Hospital but could not be saved.
- Yahoo News Australia
Aussie mayor slams 'idiotic' act risking $5,000 fine
The council has threatened to turn to CCTV footage to catch out the offender.
- CNN
He was sentenced to death after his toddler died. Now, shaken baby syndrome is at the heart of Robert Roberson’s 11th-hour appeals
The inmate would be the first person in the US executed on a shaken baby syndrome-based conviction, his lawyers say, as the diagnosis is under increasing scrutiny in courts.
- Australian Associated Press
More Diddy sex assault claims, including against teen
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
- Australian Associated Press
Accused neo-Nazi marcher denies inciting racial hate
A young man accused of taking part in a neo-Nazi march in Brisbane's CBD has denied a charge that he incited others to engage in racial vilification.
- Yahoo Finance AU
Tiny change set to affect more than a million Aussie workers: 'Green light for bad bosses'
There are fears the campaign could plunge many into job insecurity and cause huge issues for workers.