Day: September 9, 2025

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Kerry Stokes ordered to pay Ben Roberts-Smith’s $13.5m legal costs after failed defamation suit

Seven boss handed bill by federal court after backing the disgraced former soldier in action against Nine Newspapers

Seven West Media’s chair, Kerry Stokes, has been ordered to pay $13.5m in legal costs to companies who were unsuccessfully sued for defamation by disgraced former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

On Tuesday, a federal court registrar ordered that Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd (ACE), Stokes’ private company, pay costs fixed at almost $13.3m, and a further $225,000 in relation to the costs assessment, bringing the total bill to $13.5m.

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Rockies Hit Rock Bottom with Record-Breaking Loss to Dodgers

The Colorado Rockies are in the midst of one of their most disastrous seasons to date, with Monday’s defeat compounding an already grim narrative.
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Cambodia opens new airport in Phnom Penh aiming to boost tourism

Cambodia opens new airport in Phnom Penh aiming to boost tourism [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Was Greta Thunberg Flotilla Ship Set on Fire in Drone Strike? What We Know

Activists say they believe Israel struck the vessel but Tunisian authorities have said there is no evidence of this.
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Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe’s challenges in major speech

Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe’s challenges in major speech [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Oklahoma school bus crash carrying softball team injures multiple people

Oklahoma school bus crash carrying softball team injures multiple people [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Hysterics at What Owner Saw on Pet Cam After Leaving ‘Very Chill’ Dog Alone

“I fear this is a universal experience,” one viewer on social media said. “I have conquered the room mother,” another added.
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HSE silent on cost of ad campaign telling men to ‘wash under their foreskin’

The health authority spent almost €8,000 promoting the ad on social media as part of a month-long campaign to raise awareness of penile cancer and provide information on genital hygiene earlier this year.
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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski’s daughters make rare appearance at US Open family outing

The couple, who got married in July 2010, have chosen to primarily keep Hazel, 11, and Violet, 9, out of the public eye over the years.
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Girl saved sister’s life by shielding her from Southport attacker, inquiry hears

Mother tells how elder daughter was stabbed multiple times while protecting little sister in July 2024 attack

A “hero” girl saved her younger sister’s life by shielding her from the Southport attacker despite being stabbed in the chest and arm, the inquiry into the atrocity has heard.

The mother of the young siblings, who were both stabbed multiple times, said they showed “a level of bravery that no child should ever need to show” on 29 July last year.

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