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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alex Murdaugh’s defense team is pointing to unknown male DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails as it pushes for new testing in the disgraced South Carolina legal scion’s murder case.In motions filed Tuesday in Colleton County, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked a judge to order an independent laboratory review of the DNA evidence, move the trial out of the 14th Judicial Circuit and allow Murdaugh to review case materials electronically while behind bars.In one filing, Murdaugh’s attorneys asked the court to require the state to produce DNA evidence collected from underneath Maggie Murdaugh’s left-hand…

One Aussie punter has just had their life changed forever after claiming the entire $40 million Powerball jackpot from Thursday’s lotto draw.The division one prize pot had eluded Aussies for weeks, jackpotting over and over again until one ticket holder finally matched the seven winning numbers alongside the Powerball.It comes after one ticket scooped up a staggering $60m in May.One lucky player, who was not from WA, scored the entire division one prize which was an eye-watering $40 million.Spewing that they didn’t purchase a Powerpick ticket, there was a whopping 22 punters that matched the seven numbers to score a…

The United States says it has come up with a spending plan for unfrozen Iranian assets, as negotiations to reach a final deal to end the war in the Middle East continue.President Donald Trump’s administration insists that the unfrozen money will be used to buy US agricultural products, which will then be provided to Iran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUltimately, that could translate into a $12 billion shot in the arm for the currently heavily restricted bilateral trade between the US and Iran, which is largely confined to humanitarian goods.From being close trading partners to arch rivals over…

Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation today to cap consumers’ potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over why the program doesn’t limit beneficiary spending.Even the bill’s backers say securing passage this year is a long shot. But the effort is one more opportunity for Democrats to highlight voters’ frustration about healthcare costs leading into the November election.Polls show Americans are very concerned about affordability, with a recent Gallup survey finding fewer than half of Americans say they can consistently afford healthcare.Wyden’s bill would focus on what many consider a critical pocketbook…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connecticut man accused of murdering his girlfriend months after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase had a separate pending domestic violence case in which another woman told police he strangled, threatened and assaulted her after meeting her on a dating app, court records show.Cole Theodore Werhan, 28, of Burlington, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Janina Brooke Murphy, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, according to Connecticut State Police.Murphy, who went by Brooke, was found in March at the bottom of…

Canada’s workforce is aging, according to new data from Statistics Canada. The data raises questions of whether Canada is seeing more emphasis on what some are already calling a “wisdom economy” rather than the “knowledge economy” of recent years — or whether the cost of living is forcing older workers to stay in their jobs for longer.Statistics Canada’s study released on Wednesday found that the number of firms with an average worker age over 40 rose from 26.2 per cent in 2001 to 42.3 per cent in 2022.In addition, the share of workers aged 55 and older in each firm…

The Socceroos have urged their fellow Aussies to get behind them in their crucial World Cup clash with Paraguay on Friday, whether they ‘officially’ take the day off or not.

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday (Jun 24) extended condolences to Timor-Leste over the death of its former President Francisco Guterres.Mr Guterres, who served as Timor-Leste’s sixth president, died on Sunday in a Malaysian hospital. He was 71.The former leader held office from 2017 to 2022, after decades of fighting for his country’s independence.In a letter to his Timor-Leste counterpart Jose Ramos-Horta, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam hailed Mr Guterres’ devotion to his country. “President Guterres devoted his life to Timor-Leste,” wrote Mr Tharman.“In the struggle for independence and later as president, he played a crucial role in strengthening Timor-Leste’s democratic institutions and…

A blockbuster earnings report from Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) breathed fresh life into the artificial intelligence trade on Thursday, sending semiconductor stocks surging globally and temporarily easing investor concerns over stretched valuations and the enormous costs associated with building AI infrastructure.Micron shares rose 16% in premarket trading after the company reported record quarterly revenue, record gross margins and record earnings, while also unveiling long-term agreements designed to lock in supplies of its high-bandwidth memory chips.The upbeat report helped reverse a recent pullback in technology stocks that had been triggered by concerns that years of blistering gains in AI-related shares had…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cristiano Ronaldo’s international goal drought ended in grand fashion on Tuesday afternoon in Houston, as he scored twice in the 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan.The Portuguese legendary striker was in good spirits throughout the match, but one question that he got during his post-match interview rubbed him the wrong way.And it involved a comparison to Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts after the first half during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K match between Portugal and Uzbekistan at Houston Stadium in Houston, Texas, on June 23, 2026. (Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)Ronaldo…