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CNN  —  After Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection bid failed, some supporters claimed that the media and social media had been unfair to the former President – a narrative that continues to resonate among his base today. Similar claims are now echoing thousands of miles south in Brazil, where allies of right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro have been claiming he is a “victim” even before the country’s October 30 run-off vote for the presidency gets underway – offering a glimpse of how Bolsonaro might dispute a potential victory by his rival, former President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. “Bolsonaro is a…

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pledged $295 million to upgrade Dandenong Hospital and enable “12,000 extra patients each and every year” to access emergency care. “What it means is, some 12,000 extra patients each and every year being able to get care at the Dandenong Hospital emergency department,” Mr Andrews said. “It will begin next year and it will be concluded as quickly as possible – we think around 2026, perhaps a little bit longer, just depends on final design and final detail.” Source: Sky News

CNN  —  She’s adorable, endangered, and covered in wrinkly armored plating. The Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom has announced the birth of a greater one-horned rhino in a news release. While the still-unnamed baby is just weeks old, she’s already an impressive size. She weighed in at 50 kilograms, or around 110 pounds, when she was born on October 14. As an adult, she’ll weigh more than 3,000 pounds, according to the release. And the birth has been a long time coming. The calf’s mother, Asha, had a 16-month long pregnancy, says the release. The baby’s birth is exciting…

The Houston Astros took a 5-0 lead early in Game 1 with the favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award on the mound – it looked like they would coast the rest of the night.But they aren’t called the Fightin’ Phils for no reason.The Philadelphia Phillies scored six unanswered runs to complete the comeback and take Game 1 of the World Series, 6-5.After Jose Altuve stole second on as bang-bang of a play you’ll ever see, Jeremy Pena blooped one into shallow right-center, but Nick Castellanos laid out to make the catch to save the game and send it…

Snow is falling around me in large, cinematic flakes. It’s 8.45 on a Tuesday morning in mid-January. I’m sitting at the top of a wide empty ski slope, ready to strap into my snowboard. Within minutes, I’m schussing down the powder-soft run, then back to the resort, ready to open my laptop and start a day of work.This was 2014, six years before the pandemic revolutionised working-from-home across the globe. Workations were not yet part of normal office protocol. However, I managed to convince my boss to let me work from Morzine, a ski resort in the French Alps.Over the…

HOUSTON — Of all the Phillies victories in this improbable postseason run, Friday’s might have been the unlikeliest. Buried in an early five-run hole against presumptive AL Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander, in the hostile confines of Minute Maid Park, the Phillies scrapped. And then thunder struck in top of the 10th inning. J.T. Realmuto’s shot to right field off Luis Garcia carried just beyond Kyle Tucker’s outstretched glove, for a home run that sent the Phillies to a 6-5 victory, 10-inning victory over the Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. The Astros, playing in their fourth…

A town in Wales that has been overrun by feral goats since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has formed a task force to address the problem.In 2020, a pack of Kashmiri goats from the nearby coast had made their way to Llandudno, Wales, and remained in the town’s locked-down streets.The goats began to reproduce and have been occupying local streets, destroying residents’ gardens and standing on roofs.Officials met this week and agreed to establish a group to manage the goats terrorizing the town, North Wales Live reported.BRAZIL’S NEYMAR NO LONGER FACING PRISON, PROSECUTORS DROP ALL FRAUD AND CORRUPTION…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 29, 2022 12:14 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The struggling Vancouver Canucks bolstered their lineup on Friday with the acquisition of defenceman Ethan Bear and forward Lane Pederson from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick. Bear, 25, earned 14 points in 58 games with the Hurricanes last season but has yet to appear in an NHL game this season.The six-foot, 200-pound blue-liner from Saskatchewan has registered 47 points (13 goals and 34 assists) in 190 career NHL games with Carolina and Edmonton. READ MORE: Edmonton…

An actor fired from Broadway’s “The Lion King” on his first day of paternity leave has accused Disney in a new lawsuit of violating his human rights. William James Jr claims he was fired, in part, in retaliation for multiple complaints he made about the show’s production director Ameenah Kaplan, according to a complaint filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court. James, who was in the ensemble cast and was an understudy for the leading role of Mufasa, claims Kaplan bullied him and made “unwelcome advances” on the actor during the better part of James’s time in the cast. Since joining…

A Sydney council will trial three-dimensional pedestrian crossings in an effort to improve road safety. Northern Beaches Council will rollout the innovative pedestrian crossings in high traffic areas of Manly – with the trial to start from Sunday. The innovative crossings are designed to create an optical illusion where the stripes appear to rise up from the pavements, therefore slowing down motorists. They have been trialled across Europe and America but Manly will be the first New South Wales suburb to welcome the concept. Love news? Stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October,…