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Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed he was driving stolen car

  • Defensive end died this month at age of 24

  • Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mph

Body and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.

The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning hours of 6 November hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.

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Bevan Shields steps down as Sydney Morning Herald editor, chief reporter Jordan Baker named as replacement

Shields told SMH staff in an email that working in the role had been the honour of his life

The editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, Bevan Shields, has resigned after four years and will be replaced in the role at Nine’s Sydney masthead by Jordan Baker, the chief reporter.

Shields told staff in an email the job had been the “honour of my life” and he now wanted to focus on his health and wellbeing.

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Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Capital Hours After Trump Teases Hope for Peace

Trump urged caution but said “something good just may be happening.”
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Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

Term was up against a shortlist including Ozempic face, blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire

AI slop is here, it’s ubiquitous, it’s being used by US president Donald Trump and now, it’s the word of the year.

The Macquarie Dictionary dubbed the term the epitome of 2025 linguistics, with a committee of word experts saying the outcome embodies the word of the year’s general theme of reflecting “a major aspect of society or societal change throughout the year”.

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Russia strikes Ukrainian capital overnight amid renewed US efforts to end the fighting

The overnight attacks comes as Ukrainian and US officials concluded high-level talks in Geneva aimed at bringing Russia’s full-scale invasion to an end.
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Christian McCaffrey’s big night leads 49ers to 20-9 victory over Panthers

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‘Superman’ Comic Originally Sold for a Dime Nets $9 Million at Auction

A 1939 ‘Superman’ No. 1 comic discovered in a San Francisco attic was sold for a record $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions.
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Ian Jackson, Joson Sanon have game to forget in St. John’s loss

Ian Jackson and Joson Sanon combined to shoot 4-of-16 from the field without a single rebound.
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Boy, 15, to remain behind bars over Christmas after allegedly murdering fellow teenager in Sydney

Victim, 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after being attacked in Rouse Hill on Monday evening, NSW police say

A 15-year-old boy accused of stabbing a fellow teenager to death near a Sydney high school will spend Christmas behind bars.

The victim, a boy aged 17, died from stab wounds to his thigh after a confrontation at a park in Sydney’s north-west at about 4.20pm on Monday.

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Labor’s attempts to woo Greens and Coalition on nature laws revealed amid criticism of ‘coin toss’

Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground

The fate of Labor’s nature laws hangs in the balance after new concessions to the Coalition and the Greens failed to immediately convince either party to support them.

But Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground, as it desperately tries to land a deal to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act before parliament rises for the year on Thursday night.

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