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FRIDAY’S BIG STORIESYOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUNDIt’s one indignity after another for Erik ten Hag. Last week, as his team pummeled Tottenham, one of his squad players refused to come on as substitute and instead huffed off down the tunnel. And now another one of his charges has brought shame and misery upon the once-great institution of Manchester United Football Club.Premier LeagueArsenal’s Mari in hospital after stabbing as it emerges former Inter player disarmed assailant13 HOURS AGOAntony did an unnecessary trick.He did his cool spin move, to be precise, then he passed the ball straight out of play. Condemnation was…

Researchers say they solved a decades-old riddle this week by finding remnants of the stockade and therefore the site of a prison camp in York, Pennsylvania, that housed British soldiers for nearly two years during the American Revolutionary War.The location of Camp Security was thought to have been on land acquired by the local government nearly a decade ago. On Monday, an archaeological team working there located what they believe to be the prison camp’s exterior security fence.The camp housed more than 1,000 English, Scottish and Canadian privates and noncommissioned officers for 22 months during war, starting with a group of prisoners who arrived…

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has shared her concerns about the operation to repatriate the families of former Islamic State fighters.A total of 13 children and four women have crossed the border from Syria into Iraq overnight to make their way to Australia, according to The Australian.The Australian-born women were married to radicalised members of the terrorist organisation, but an ASIO operation is underway to repatriate them and about 40 more back home.Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023Ms Hanson appeared on Sky…

The Alaska Senate debate Thursday evening presented an opportunity for people to hear from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka, both Republicans, and Democrat Pat Chesbro as the high-stakes election could decide the Senate majority.The third and final debate kicked off with each of the candidates outlining how they would approach the issue of abortion, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.Murkowski, a moderate Republican that often votes with Democrats, said she would support the “codification of Roe v. Wade” with limitations.”We cannot go back 50 years,” Murkowski said, referencing the 1973 decision. “But abortion should not…

European shares and US stock futures dropped on Friday following a brutal week for the world’s biggest tech companies, capped by lower than expected revenue forecasts from Amazon.The Stoxx Europe 600 lost 1.1 per cent in early trading, while London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.9 per cent. Contracts tracking Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 fell 1 per cent, and those tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 1.4 per cent.Frankfurt-listed shares of Amazon were down 12 per cent after the company warned late on Thursday that consumer spending was in “uncharted waters”. The big tech group, seen as a modern-day bellwether for…

European legislators on Thursday evening reached an agreement to phase out the sale of new combustion engine cars and vans by 2035.The deal between representatives of the European Parliament and the European Council was struck at around 21:00 CET and represents the first made under the bloc’s flagship Fit for 55 package to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.The new legislation plans for a 55% CO2 emission reduction target for new cars and 50% for new vans by 2030 compared to 2021 levels and for a 100% CO2 emission cut by 2035, effectively prohibiting the sale of…

MIAMI — Residents of a Miami Beach building on the same street where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people were forced to evacuate on Thursday evening after officials determined the structure was unsafe and gave orders to leave.Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier said around 4 p.m. Thursday that the city planned to post an unsafe structure notice and order residents of the 14-story Port Royale building to vacate immediately. Around 5 p.m., the condo board sent residents a mandatory notice to vacate by 7 p.m., the Miami Herald reported.Residents of the Port Royale said city of Miami Beach officials informed…

Severe storms threaten the South Rain may impact Game 1 of the World Series. Meanwhile, some parts of the country are expecting showery weather for Halloween. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the latest forecast. 02:48 – Source: CNN Source: CNN

Taylor Swift’s music video for “Midnights” lead single “Anti-Hero” has been edited to remove a scene that shows her stepping on a bathroom scale that read “fat.”The music video on Apple Music appears to no longer shows the scale, instead, Swift’s anti-hero clone just looks at her with a face of disappointment. The music video on YouTube still features the scale displaying the word “fat.”Contacted by Variety, reps for Swift and Apple Music did not immediately have a comment.Speculation surrounding the reasoning behind the removal of those frames comes from online debate over the scene, which has since been labeled by some as “anti-fat”…

KUALA LUMPUR: Former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was ordered by the High Court to enter his defence on four charges of misappropriation of assets, money laundering and abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT).  Judicial commissioner Azhar Abdul Hamid ruled on Friday (Oct 28) that the prosecution had succeeded in proving a prima facie case against the incumbent Muar member of parliament, Malaysian media reported.  Syed Saddiq, now the president of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) was charged in his capacity as former chief of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) youth wing, Armada. The…