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Donald Trump has announced one-off $90 Medicare payments for more than 20 million seniors, just weeks before the 3 November midterm elections. The payments will be aimed at people enrolled in Medicare Part B and are intended to help cover their premiums. The White House said they would be issued in October, either by direct deposit or cheque. The announcement follows Trump’s pledge last month that about one million people would receive $500 rebate cheques for Affordable Care Act premiums. He has also promised every American adult a $5,000 payment if Republicans retain control of both the House of Representatives…

A Mean Girls cast update is revisiting the careers of eight original stars more than 22 years after the 2004 comedy became a lasting part of popular culture. Interest in the film returns each year on October 3, the date associated with the scene in which Aaron Samuels asks Cady Heron what day it is. The occasion has helped keep audiences returning to North Shore High each autumn. The film’s legacy has since expanded beyond the original production, with a Broadway musical and a 2024 musical film adaptation adding to its reach. The retrospective includes Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda…

Police are seeking the driver of a red sedan after a 42-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Phoenix. The collision happened at about 4am on Sunday, September 13, near the junction of 27th Avenue and Glendale Avenue. Investigators say the man was lying in the northbound kerb lane of 27th Avenue when he was struck. The vehicle was described as a newer-model red four-door sedan with LED headlights. It fled northbound after the collision, according to information released by Silent Witness. The case has been recorded as a serious-injury hit-and-run under Phoenix police case number 2026-4591. Silent…

NSW poker-machine venues have claimed millions of dollars in liquor-licence discounts under the state’s live music incentive, with 59 per cent of the 645 participating venues operating gaming machines. The scheme allows clubs, hotels, small bars and other licensed businesses to receive an 80 per cent reduction in annual liquor-licence fees, along with two additional hours of liquor trading on nights when live music is performed. In return, venues must host at least 10 live performances a month, while regional businesses must stage 104 performances a year. Metropolitan venues are also required to provide a dedicated performance space and all…

A community clean-up project is helping adults make new friends, as volunteers come together through charity work. Making social connections in adulthood can be difficult, but volunteering is creating opportunities for people to meet and build new relationships. Michael George reports on how the project is bringing people together while they work to improve their community.

Andy Carroll has confirmed he was sexually assaulted by Kevin Adams, a dance coach who appeared on the BBC talent show Fame Academy, after Adams was convicted of sexual offences and jailed. Adams, now 59, was sentenced to 20 months in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court in 2023. He was also placed on the Sex Offender Register and banned from entering the village where Carroll lived. Carroll, 37, said he was identifying Adams after his name appeared in publicly available court documents. “Now that Kevin Adams has been named in court documents as my abuser, I can confirm it,” he…

The Iranian rial has fallen to a fresh record low of more than 2.5 million to the US dollar, as a naval blockade pushes the country’s oil exports towards zero and intensifies a deepening cash crisis. The latest decline was recorded among traders in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a month after the currency reached 2.2 million rials to the dollar on 2 September. The rial was trading at about 1.5 million to the dollar at the start of this year and around 920,000 in August 2025. It began 2018 at 35,000 to the dollar. Iran’s oil revenues under pressure…

Rihanna has responded to EJ Johnson’s criticism of her alleged lateness to the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week with a one-word comment. The exchange began after Johnson posted a TikTok video about his experience at Paris Fashion Week. He claimed the Dior show started an hour late because Rihanna was late to arrive. Johnson added: “And we didn’t care to wait for her.” A separate video later showed Johnson being stopped from entering his Paris hotel by security as photographers gathered around him. The incident prompted further discussion in the comments. Rihanna then commented on the video, writing simply:…

England’s dominant 7-0 victory over Croatia has been assessed by Rob Dorsett, who has delivered his player ratings for the national team’s performance. Dorsett’s ratings examine the individual displays from England’s emphatic win, with the focus on how each player contributed to the result.

One person has died after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 290 in Manor, Texas, police said. The collision happened at about 10pm on Friday, October 2, in the eastbound lanes of the highway, just west of Gregg Manor Road, according to the Manor Police Department. Investigators believe one vehicle approached stationary traffic and struck the rear of another car. The force of the collision pushed that vehicle into a third vehicle. Emergency responders performed CPR on one of the drivers, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene. No other occupants were injured, police said. The driver’s identity has…