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Andrew Johns has praised a brave, “superhuman” effort by the Newcastle Knights, offering his analysis of the team’s performance. The former Newcastle star focused on the Knights’ resilience as he assessed their display.

Donald Trump has urged supporters to treat November’s midterm elections as a personal vote on his presidency, warning that Democrats could seek to impeach him if they regain control of Congress. Speaking at a rally in Durant, Oklahoma, the president said: “Pretend I’m running, please, because I am on the ballot. And if we don’t win, they’ll end up impeaching me.” He also warned the crowd: “They’re going to ruin our nation if they’re allowed to get back into office.” The remarks come with less than a month to go before the elections, in which control of Congress will be…

Gen Z economic anxiety over jobs, housing and the prospect of artificial intelligence reshaping work is fuelling political disillusionment among students at Michigan State University and across the US. Many young Americans say traditional routes into adulthood no longer appear reliable, with internships difficult to secure, homeownership out of reach and starting a family delayed. Their frustration is also feeding support for candidates who promise to challenge the political establishment. Frankie Llerandi, 21, is due to graduate in the spring with an economics degree and an interest in data analytics. But after three years at Michigan State, he has not…

An attorney representing a Jane Doe who alleges that seven members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity drugged and sexually assaulted her has claimed that further evidence may have been dumped in Lake Cayuga. Thomas Giuffra said additional videos and photographs could have been lost because authorities did not execute a search warrant. He made the remarks during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Mr Giuffra said investigators could have seized the fraternity members’ phones and downloaded material that might have been relevant to the allegations. “They would have grabbed every single one of these phones of these guys. They…

A Clearwater woman has been arrested after allegedly striking her boyfriend on the head with a laptop during an argument about suspected infidelity, police said. Christianne Stephens, 57, is accused of causing the man to lose consciousness and suffer a large cut to his head during the dispute at the couple’s shared home, according to a Clearwater Police Department arrest affidavit. Clearwater laptop assault arrest The man told officers he had been recording the alleged assault on his phone while attempting to leave the apartment. After regaining consciousness, he said he saw Stephens trying to delete the recordings. Investigators allege…

Nick Politis celebrated the Roosters’ success after the club secured both the NRL and NRLW titles. The Roosters chairman was pictured speaking to Nine’s Brad Fittler following the double triumph.

Aaron Sorkin is revisiting Facebook’s rise and its wider consequences in The Social Reckoning, a new film inspired by whistleblower Frances Haugen’s disclosures about the company. The writer and director, who won an Oscar for The Social Network, said he had come to question the impact of his earlier portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg. The 2010 film helped shape the public image of the Facebook co-founder and the technology industry around him. Sorkin recalled that actor Jesse Eisenberg, who played Zuckerberg, was unsettled when teenage boys asked him to sign business cards bearing the phrase “I’m CEO, bitch” – a line…

Donald Trump has created a new Super Intelligence Force to co-ordinate the US Government’s approach to artificial intelligence, appointing Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the group. Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael and Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor will also serve on the task force. The Super Intelligence Force will report to Mr Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Its responsibilities will include engagement with religious organisations, technology providers, consumers and AI companies. Mr Trump said the group would help ensure that America remained…

Warren Buffett filed his first tax return at the age of 14 after earning $592.50 from delivering newspapers in Washington DC, and owed the US government just $7. The two-page return, shared by the billionaire in 2017, shows how the future investor recorded income from his paper round alongside interest and dividends from shares he had bought. Buffett’s earnings were only slightly above the filing threshold in 1944. Under the rules at the time, anyone earning at least $500 was required to submit a federal tax return. His newspaper deliveries brought in $364, while a further $228.50 came from interest…

Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff has spoken out over allegations that seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and sexually assaulted a woman, saying the institution was enduring “one of the most difficult weeks in our history”. In an eight-minute video addressed to students, Mr Kotlikoff referred directly to the account of the woman, identified as Jane Doe, and expressed his sympathy over what allegedly happened in 2024. “What happened to Jane Doe in 2024 is deeply disturbing and will weigh heavily on our community for years to come,” he said. “My heart aches when I think of what she experienced.”…