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New South Wales Education Minister Sarah Mitchell says people have accepted Premier Perrottet’s sincere apology for wearing a Nazi uniform at his 21st birthday.“I think people have absolutely accepted Dom’s apology, it was very sincere, and I think people saw that,” Ms Mitchell told Sky News Australia. Source: Sky News

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s seeking to protect Florida from the “biomedical security state,” by permanently banning COVID-19 vaccines and masks. “It required us over the past few years to stand against major institutions in our society: The bureaucracy, the medical establishment, legacy media and even the President of the United States who, together, were working to impose a biomedical security state on society.” DeSantis said while speaking at the Todd Herendeen Theater in Panama City Beach. If approved by lawmakers, DeSantis’ efforts will permanently restrict the COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mask rules in schools and prevents public and private employers from…

CNN  —  The SUV carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program, two of whom were killed, was exceeding the speed limit of 40 mph before it hit a curb and left the roadway, according to the crash report from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department released Tuesday. University of Georgia football player Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy both died in the crash. The report says the Ford Expedition driven by LeCroy “failed to negotiate a left curve, resulting in the vehicle striking a curb with its front passenger tire and leaving the roadway,” going on to…

Calgary is a step closer to getting a new “energy park” in the southeast industrial area. “It will be North America’s largest carbon-negative renewable natural gas and ethanol project. It is a renewable biofuels facility,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek told reporters Tuesday.“It is part of the clean energy solution that we continue to advocate for as a council.”Owned and operated by a subsidiary of Green Impact Partners and located near the corner of Stoney Trail and Peigan Trail, the facility will take wheat whose quality doesn’t meet food consumption standards and turn it into renewable biofuels – ethanol and renewable natural…

Prosecutors who are seeking the death penalty for so-called “Cult Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell filed motions opposing “strategy sessions” between her and her husband, Charles Daybell, who will both go on trial in April for allegedly murdering Lori’s two children and Charles’ former wife. Vallow Daybell’s attorney’s filed a motion last week asking that the judge allow meetings between the defendants, saying that the conversations wouldn’t be recorded and won’t be admitted as evidence. “With settlement proposals, mediation, motions and trial fast approaching, Lori and Chad would like to be able to talk together in person and on the phone about their…

Carlos Correa opted for the Land of 10,000 Lakes over Flushing Bay, leaving the Mets’ lineup without a big winter splash. But general manager Billy Eppler doesn’t necessarily share his boss’ view that another hitter was needed this offseason. The All-Star shortstop signed with the Twins last week, after the Mets significantly reduced the guaranteed portion of their offer to Correa because of concerns stemming from a right ankle injury he sustained in the minor leagues. On a Zoom call Tuesday with reporters, Eppler wouldn’t directly address Correa or the fizzled negotiations, but indicated he’s satisfied with the lineup. Team…

MANILA: Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online media company Rappler were on Wednesday (Jan 18) acquitted of all four charges of tax evasion filed against her, a court said. Ressa, who won the Nobel along with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov in 2021, still faces three other criminal cases, including a cyber libel conviction now under appeal that could mean nearly seven years in prison. “Today, facts win. Truth wins,” a defiant Ressa told reporters outside the Manila courtroom shortly after the court ruled on government charges that she and Rappler dodged taxes in a 2015 bond…

Alfie Best, also known as Britain’s ‘richest gypsy’, showed off the James Bond-style gadgets on his lavish £9million superyacht which he uses to visit Mediterranean hotspotsBritain’s “richest gypsy” has revealed his remarkable £9million 90ft superyacht, including a range of James Bond-style gadgets. Alfie Best, who was born in a caravan by the side of the road in Lutterworth but as the CEO and founder of Wyldecrest Parks now features on the Sunday Times’ rich list. The 52-year-old purchased the yacht in order to tour Mediterranean hotspots and has equipped the vessel with a range of entertainment. Alfie, who with a…

Ray Horton, a former NFL defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys, was named the head coach of the United States Football League’s Pittsburgh Maulers Tuesday.Horton will replace Kirby Wilson, who coached the Maulers last season. The Maulers were 1-9 in 2022.”I’m humbled to join the USFL as the new Pittsburgh Maulers head coach,” Horton said in a news release.  “We’re returning a solid core from one of the best defenses in the league, including All-USFL safety Bryce Torneden and Pittsburgh-native Tre Tarpley. As we look for the next great quarterback in the USFL, I’m also…

She couldn’t help falling in love with them. Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, adored her four children and frequently shared sweet photos with them before her death in January 2023. The “Lights Out” singer, who died at age 54 after being rushed to the hospital for cardiac arrest, became a mom for the first time in 1989 when welcoming daughter Riley with then-husband Danny Keough. Three years later, the couple — who divorced in 1994 — welcomed son Benjamin, who died by suicide in July 2020. He was 27 years old. “My beautiful…