Yahoo's live news blog for Friday, September 13 has now concluded. We started the day with Elon Musk's one-word attack on Australia regarding the country's crackdown on online misinformation.
A toddler has been killed after a vehicle struck her in a suburban Adelaide street. More below.
Donald Trump has made a big call on whether he will face Kamala Harris in a debate rematch, ruling out a second against the Democrat's presidential nominee.
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Some breaking news now. A toddler has died after she was struck by a vehicle on a suburban street this morning.
Emergency services were called to Rentoul Avenue in Adelaide's Netherby shortly after 8am and the 18-month-old girl was rushed to hospital. She could not be saved and died in hospital.
The driver of the vehicle has been taken for mandatory testing.
Investigations are ongoing.
Dave Grohl has said a viral post claiming to be a picture of the child he welcomed outside of his marriage is fake.
The Foo Fighters frontman, 55, admitted to cheating on his wife Jordyn Blum and fathering a baby girl outside of their marriage on Wednesday. He promised to be a “loving and supportive parent” in his social media announcement about the child.
Grohl, who shares three daughters, Violet, Harper and Ophelia, with Blum, admitted he is “doing everything” he can to regain his family’s “trust and earn their forgiveness” following his extramarital affair.
Shortly after Grohl shared his announcement, an Instagram post claiming to be his newborn daughter, called Roxie Junie Grohl went viral.
A representative for Grohl has since told TMZ the post is fake.
Read more here.
- The Independent
The mother of two boys found dead in the Blue Mountains had been sacked from a government department on mental health grounds.
The bodies of two boys - Russell, aged 11, and Ben Smith, nine, were found at their Faulconbridge family home on Tuesday. Police are waiting to question their 42-year-old mother after she was taken from the scene to hospital with minor injuries.
NSW Premier Chris Minns confirmed reports the mother had previously been sacked from a government department job due to mental health issues.
"The information I've been given so far is ...the employee was let go from a NSW government agency," Minns said on Friday.
"It was challenged in the Industrial Relations Commission, the original decision of the government department was upheld, and I believe it was handled appropriately."
The mother's personal Facebook page is filled with photos of her and the children together, showing them on frequent bushwalks and beach visits. She and the boys' father Nick were separated.
Investigators have declined to speculate on what occurred before the brothers were killed but police have said they are not looking for any other parties.
The premier said government departments would cooperate with any of the "major inquiries" he forecast into the tragedy.
Read more here.
Anti-war protests have continued into a third day in Melbourne and this morning police were faced with a bizarre stunt from a woman taking part.
She managed to cement her arm inside the boot of a Subaru which was left on a bridge near the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre which is hosting a weapons expo.
Her protest caused significant build up on CBD roads before police managed to move her vehicle by sticking it on wheel dollies. Officers were able to cut her free with a saw and she was then arrested.
It comes after ugly scenes in the days prior, particularly on Wednesday, where officers and police horses were attacked by protesters.
Read more here.
It was the debate moment that left millions baffled. A passionate Donald Trump accusing migrants in a small Ohio town of eating cats and dogs. He claimed he'd heard someone on TV say it, but those within his own party are concerned a hard-right conspiracy theorist was to blame.
Thirty-one-year-old Laura Loomer has been with Trump on his campaign trail and had pushed the baseless pet claim to her 1.2 million followers on X the day before the debate and travelled with the former president to the event.
Loomer, who has twice failed as a congressional candidate in Florida, is well-known for her anti-Muslim rhetoric and for spreading conspiracy theories, including that the 9/11 attacks were an "inside job" carried out by the US government.
She has also pushed claims that Kamala Harris is not black, and that the son of billionaire George Soros was sending cryptic messages calling for Trump's assassination.
And her online content has raised serious concerns within the Republican party, with one Trump aide claiming to NBC News earlier this year that "everyone thinks she's a liability".
Read more about Laura Loomer here.
Beaches on Victoria's coast have been closed after shark sightings were linked to a whale carcass.
"[It means sharks] are closer to the shore than normal," Vic Emergency said.
"While it is not uncommon for sharks to be present off the Victorian coast, you should exercise additional caution in the area."
The advice was issued for Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove south of Geelong.
It's an emphatic no from Donald Trump after Kamala Harris suggested a rematch to Tuesday night's (US time) presidential debate.
Both parties have claimed they won the debate, however polls from mainstream US media outlets suggested Harris took the victory.
And while Trump said in the aftermath he was unsure about a rematch, he has now ruled it out.
"THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!" Trump posted on his own social media platform.
Trump again suggested the reason Harris wanted a rematch was because she lost the debate.
"When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, "I WANT A REMATCH." he wrote.
An unusual collision in Sydney's CBD has led to traffic chaos this morning. A tram was derailed when it collided with a truck near Central station.
Sixty passengers onboard the tram were unharmed, Nine News reported, however the incident has led to major traffic delays and disruptions to light rail services.
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