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A suburban by-election is set to shake up state politics, with a party leader’s position under threat and a once-safe seat on the line.Voters in the northern Brisbane-based seat of Stafford go to the polls on Saturday after the sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan on April 9.Mr Sullivan – who had a 6.83 per cent swing against him in the 2024 election – was expelled from the Labor Party in May 2025 over legal and medical concerns.The seat has been held by Labor for most of its history, with Mr Sullivan’s father Terry serving as the member…

At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cebu earlier this month, regional leaders proposed tapping the emergency rice reserve. Under the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve, shared with China, Japan and South Korea, rice is stockpiled for immediate release during disasters without disrupting market prices. Leaders also discussed establishing a regional oil stockpile as a long-term measure to reduce exposure to future supply disruptions and economic shocks. TOURISM SECTOR HARD HITThe effects of the crisis are also spreading beyond food prices and agriculture, hitting Cebu’s tourism sector hard. Tourism is a key pillar of Cebu’s economy, with the province relying…

A split image shows Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaking to reporters about the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie, alongside an image of Guthrie seated during a game of mahjong. (Rebecca Noble/Reuters, Courtesy of NBC) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BADGE OF DISHONOR: Move to oust Nancy Guthrie sheriff fails as Pima County supervisors refer perjury allegations to AGGAVEL DROPPED: Alex Murdaugh wins new trial after court clerk allegedly told jurors not to be ‘fooled’ by defensePOISONED PLOTLINE: Children’s book author fires off message to sons in final court moments before sentencing for husband’s murderEVIDENCE HUNT: Feds…

A Nova Scotia SPCA program that has helped the province’s feral cat population for a decade no longer has the funds to operate. The trap, neuter, return program’s mandate was to spay and neuter outdoor cat colonies, mitigating the problem of overpopulation.On Thursday, the SPCA announced they no longer have adequate funding to continue the program, which began in 2016. “The cost of the program annually was in excess of $180,000 a year, so there was a significant change in the dedicated funding but also when we’re looking at the rising costs, it was taking more and more of that funding…

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After steering the Federal Reserve through a series of major economic shocks, from the pandemic to the highest inflation in 40 years, Jerome Powell will leave a legacy defined by managing crisis and an unwavering defense of the central bank’s historical independence.As Powell steps down on Friday after eight years as Fed chair, more than a dozen economists interviewed by CBS News credited his measured, pragmatic leadership for helping guide the economy through a turbulent period.Powell’s tenure may be best remembered for his commitment to the Fed’s independence as he faced legal threats and intense pressure from President Trump to…

The NFL considered multiple factors in scheduling its 2026 regular-season kickoff game with the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, and in picking the New England Patriots as the opponent, league executives insist the drama surrounding the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini scandal played no part in their choice.So, yes, the league would have us believe it did not seriously weigh the sizeable elephant in the room.”Look, we focused on the football game and the reach of the Super Bowl, and that alone is an incredible story,” NFL Executive Vice President Hans Schroeder said Friday during a league conference call. Dianna Russini, left,…

First responders facing a great-grandmother with a knife had options to manage the situation without police tasering her, an inquest has been told.Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel White and his partner, acting sergeant Jessica Pank, were called to Yallambee Lodge nursing home at Cooma in southern NSW on May 17, 2023.During a two-minute and 40-second encounter, White drew his stun gun and pointed it at 95-year-old Clare Nowland for a minute before saying, “Nah, bugger it” and discharging the weapon at her chest.The 36-year-old fired as Mrs Nowland shuffled forward out of a treatment room in the facility’s administration building,…

JAKARTA: Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, police said Friday (May 15).A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday (May 14) in Sijunjung district, burying a group of miners working only 3m away, said West Sumatra police spokeswoman Susmelawati Rosya.”This location is indeed an illegal gold mine. Nine died while three others managed to escape when the cliff collapsed,” she said.Police and volunteers launched a rescue operation, using heavy equipment to dig for the victims. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago, where abandoned sites attract…

U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth behind, speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump scooped up shares of artificial intelligence software maker Palantir weeks before he famously lauded the stock, with its ticker symbol, on his social media platform Truth Social, according to records released this week by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.The records show thousands of transactions during the first quarter totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, with each trade listed as a price range.During the…