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Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney focus of alleged sexual assault probe – as drug claims emerge about team’s night at hotel with dancers
Sydney Swans forward Isaac Heeney has reportedly become the focus of a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault, with the case linked to claims that the AFL club’s players spent a night at a hotel involving dancers and alleged drug use. The report ties a prominent player from one of the AFL’s leading clubs…
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Trump eyes Keystone XL revival
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump says he wants to revive controversial pipeline President Trump indicated late Tuesday that a trade deal with Canada could involve a revival of the Keystone XL. © Dominika Zarzycka, NurPhoto via Getty Images “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were…
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The Freedom Caucus is having a brutal primary run
The hard-right Freedom Caucus has struggled to elevate its picks this year.
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Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?
HoverAir’s parent company, Zero Zero Robotics, is testing a legal loophole to sell its new $750 Versa camera in the United States despite a December 2025 ban on new foreign-made drones. Rather than certify the Versa as a drone, the firm submitted it to the FCC solely as a handheld camera, with detachable propeller “wings”…
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Facial recognition at matches, Baltimore crime, US wage study, Watkins bid, Weezer’s Gold Album
The Premier League has approved £3.42 million for the Metropolitan Police to test live facial-recognition technology around Premier League matchdays in London. The stated aim is to help officers identify people wanted by police or subject to football banning orders, with the scheme intended as a trial rather than a permanent stadium system. Separately, Baltimore…
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Alex Lifeson Quit Weed for Rush’s Tour. These 10 Musicians Gave It Up, Too (Or At Least Tried)
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson revealed he gave up marijuana ahead of the band’s high-pressure reunion tour, after decades of using it as a creative aid while writing music, though he always performed sober. He told Rolling Stone that halfway through preparing for the tour, cannabis began undermining the confidence, focus and discipline he felt he…
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Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026
Amazon has announced plans to expand its Prime Air drone delivery service sixfold, aiming to cover nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026. The move, alongside similar expansions from rivals Walmart, Zipline and DoorDash, could bring fast drone deliveries to tens of millions more Americans, but is also expected to intensify…
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El-Sayed reveals he would go ‘step further’ than Sanders on socialist plan for major US industry
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has said he would go further than Bernie Sanders’ proposals for public ownership of major artificial intelligence companies, calling instead for “some system of public control” over the industry. His comments, made in a video interview, come as debate intensifies within the Democratic Party over how far left candidates…