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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that he won’t allow China to establish a military presence in the Solomon Islands despite recently signing a controversial security pact with Beijing. “Solomon Islands will not do anything … that will undermine our national security,” Mr Sogavare said. Source: Sky News

A tale as old as time. Every season of Bachelor in Paradise is plagued with drama that happened away from the ABC cameras and season 8 is no different. “I was actually with Kira when we met Romeo,” Jill Chin said on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast, referring to Kira Mengistua and Romeo Alexander. “Kira and I were really good friends after [Clayton Echard’s season] and we were in New York and we met up with Romeo and then it was pretty clear that there was some flirtation going on between Romeo and I. At first, I…

The Florida company operating the Orlando FreeFall ride, from which a 14-year-old died after falling off on March 24, is planning to close the attraction.Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall at Icon Park in Orlando, Florida, on March 24.In a statement on Thursday, Orlando Slingshot, the company that operates the Orlando FreeFall, announced the ride will be taken down.”Orlando Slingshot announced it has decided to take down the 400-foot-tall FreeFall ride attraction on International Drive. The decision resulted from the accidental death of Tyre Sampson on March 24,” the company said in a statement.ORLANDO FREEFALL:…

Veterans and first responders are eligible for free vacations across the open sea any time of the year on a Bahamas cruise line. The Margaritaville at Sea cruise line announced that starting October 12th, active or veteran United States military members, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, nurses, teachers, and government employees will be given one free annual trip, calling the opportunity  “much deserved.” However, the eligible candidates must travel with at least one paying companion, according to SFGate. The new policy is a part of the cruise line’s “Heroes Sail Free” program that started last month. Previously, the first responders…

President Biden will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, the White House said Thursday.The move applies to those convicted of simple possession of marijuana, including those in the District of Columbia, according to senior officials. “As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden tweeted Thursday. “Sending people to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives — for conduct that is legal in many states. That’s before you address the clear racial disparities around prosecution and conviction. Today, we begin to right these wrongs.” In addition to the…

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday voted against debating potential human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region against the Uyghur population.”We are disappointed that, by a narrow margin, the Council was unable to agree to hold a discussion about serious human rights concerns raised in the recent independent assessment by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that is part of a growing body of expressed concerns by credible sources,” Ambassador Michele Taylor, U.S. permanent representative to the UNHRC and co-sponsor on the motion, wrote in a statement following the vote.”No country should be immune…

The World Health Organization announced a public comment period for a new treaty aimed at better tackling future pandemics, but critics say the process, which has now ended, has so far been too short and secretive.”A public comment period on the World Health Organization’s power grab becomes nothing more than a public relations charade when there is no accountability from the governed over those who seek to regulate their lives—and should not and cannot be used as justification for moving forward with this egregious breach of constitutional principle,” Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., told Fox News Digital in a statement.At issue…

From the pizza shop to the Patriots, an NFL hopeful from North Dakota was signed to the practice squad on Wednesday. Sebastian Gutierrez, a 6-foot-6 offensive lineman, played football at Minot State and was later waived by the Denver Broncos. While he was working and waiting for his next shot in the NFL, he got a job at Uncle Maddio’s Pizza in Minot, North Dakota. PATRIOTS AVOID FIRST 0-2 START IN 21 YEARS WITH GUTSY WIN OVER STEELERS  “I saw him behind the line making pizzas and I just, I thought my manager Denise must have hired someone to head off security, I…

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Australia’s largest city, Sydney, has been soaked by its wettest year on record with almost three months of expected above-average rain to spare.The city of 5 million people beat its 1950 record of 86.4 inches at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday when 1.07 in of rain had fallen at the Observatory Hill rain gauge since morning, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said. Records at Observatory Hill go back to 1859.Heavy rain is forecast to continue across Sydney and other parts of southeast Australia, peaking on Saturday.HURRICANE IAN: FOX NEWS’ STEVE HARRIGAN CARRIES SURVIVOR TO SAFETY WHILE REPORTING FROM FLORIDA The Bureau of Meteorology…