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King Charles’ Donald Trump Invite Condemned by Mark Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians “weren’t impressed” when King Charles III gave Donald Trump a historic invitation.
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Australian workers claw back hit to living standards as wages outpace inflation

The 1% climb in real pay was the fastest in five years, and twice the five-year average leading into the pandemic

Australian workers are clawing back the hit to their living standards from the high cost of living, as wages handily outpaced inflation in the year to March.

Hourly rates of pay climbed by 3.4% through the 12-month period, versus a 2.4% rise in prices, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Valeria Márquez Murdered During Live Video to Fans

She was murdered by a gunman who turned up at her beauty salon as she streamed on TikTok.
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Erin Patterson showed no sign of liver damage experienced by other mushroom lunch attendees, trial hears

Victorian jury also sees images appearing to show accused disposing of food dehydrator at tip, and hears from expert who examined lunch leftovers

An expert in emergency medicine who reviewed Erin Patterson’s medical records says her condition was consistent with someone who had a diarrhoeal illness, but there was no biochemical evidence of liver injury.

Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the lunch she served at her house in Leongatha on 29 July 2023.

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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say
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Pope Leo XIV is back on social media, with a message of peace

Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles, with a first Instagram post on Tuesday repeating the first words he said to the world as pope: “Peace be with you all!”
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House lawmakers debate Medicaid reform, SALT deductions caps in contentious, marathon markup sessions for Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

One House panel was interrupted by protesters, several of whom were in wheelchairs, chanting, “No cuts to Medicaid.”
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Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney pushes Versace apparel in social media posts

The influencer lip-synced to a clip of Fran Drescher’s character from “The Nanny” saying, “This is the one I always pull out when my relationships start to get a little serious.”
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Will the Menendez brothers be released from prison after their resentencing?

Erik and Lyle Menendez, notorious for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, have been granted their first opportunity for freedom in decades.
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Elon Musk responds to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Quora co-founder Adam D’Angelo’s Google Meet chat on T