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Local businesses in Rochester, Michigan, turned their shop windows into tributes to rock music’s biggest names as the 14th annual Rochester Posed event brought a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame theme to the city centre. Storefronts were transformed into live mannequin displays inspired by legendary bands, performers and moments from rock history, giving shoppers the chance to view the scenes as they moved between local shops and restaurants. The event took place in downtown Rochester from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday, October 1, with participating businesses unveiling their displays to the public for the first time. ([downtownrochestermi.com](https://www.downtownrochestermi.com/new-exciting-event?utm_source=openai)) Visitors were…

Australia’s Greens have elected hard-left senator David Shoebridge as their new leader, promising a more combative and openly populist strategy aimed at breaking the party’s long-standing electoral ceiling. Shoebridge takes charge as the party looks to capitalise on growing dissatisfaction with established politics and the momentum enjoyed by figures such as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and UK Greens leader Zack Polanski. The Greens have struggled to gain ground despite Labor’s poor polling, prompting questions about why voters turning away from the major parties have not moved in greater numbers to the minor party. One Nation, by contrast, has been…

The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier towards Iran as the conflict enters its eighth month, in a major military deployment intended to give President Donald Trump more options while diplomatic efforts continue. The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group left its base in San Diego on Sunday, followed the next day by the Makin Island Marine Expeditionary Force, carrying more than 2,000 Marines, according to a US official. By the end of November, three aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups are expected to be positioned around Iran. The build-up includes additional air power, including F-35 fighter…

Japan does not need excessively loose monetary policy, the country’s economy minister has said, signalling that current monetary conditions may be more accommodative than necessary. The minister gave no further details in the available statement, including whether the remarks were intended to indicate a specific change in policy.

Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley’s “Snakeskin Boots” collaboration will open Lambert’s forthcoming album Crisco, with the song telling the story of a mysterious woman who is constantly on the run. The track, released on Friday October 2, was written with Langley in mind and pairs the two country singers on a cinematic, retro-inspired tale of escape. What Miranda Lambert’s “Snakeskin Boots” is about Lambert has described the song as a larger-than-life story about a woman who knows exactly how to get away. In the lyrics, the character has left Los Angeles behind and appears impossible to catch or tie down.…

The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in a decisive Game 3 at Truist Park on Thursday night to clinch their place in the National League Division Series. Atlanta seized control in the opening inning when Michael Harris II struck a three-run home run off Aaron Nola. Ozzie Albies then extended the lead with a two-run blast against Zack Wheeler in the fourth, putting the Braves 5-0 ahead. Matt Olson added another solo homer in the seventh inning, leaving Philadelphia with a steep climb. The Phillies scored through Alec Bohm in the sixth and Trea Turner’s sacrifice fly in…

A University of Western Australia student from the Kimberley has become the first student from a Western Australian university selected for Monash University’s National Indigenous Space Academy programme. Alaxandrea O’Brien, a proud Dulgubarra-Mamu and Jirrbal woman, is among eight First Nations tertiary students taking part in a 10-week placement involving NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and RAL Space in the UK. The environmental engineering student will work with technical professionals at NASA/JPL on a project using satellite data to map water dynamics and examine environmental interactions and interfaces. Her interest in space began in Broome, where she looked through…

Three people were injured in a shooting near a high-school American football game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police said. Two men and a woman were shot at about 9.50pm on Thursday near George K Cupples Stadium on the city’s South Side, following an altercation whose details have not been disclosed. Officers were already at the area of South 9th and East Carson streets attempting to break up a fight when gunfire was reported, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. The three victims were taken to a local hospital and were in a stable condition. Police continued to search for at least one suspect…

Ken Urker, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s former fiancé, has been found dead at his home on his 33rd birthday. Urker was found unresponsive on Thursday October 1. Gypsy-Rose sent him a birthday message but received no reply before her brother Dylan and his wife went to Urker’s home to have dinner with him. The couple found him deceased, after a family member had initially been reported to have discovered him. Urker’s sister, Autumn, later confirmed his death during a TikTok livestream. She also recalled his final words to her as: “I love you.” It is unclear when he said this. No cause…

Residents along Florida’s Space Coast were warned to expect sonic booms after SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch carrying the classified NROL-97 mission for the US National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket was scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11.53pm local time on Thursday, 1 October. SpaceX listed a back-up opportunity for 11.48pm on Friday, 2 October. ([spacex.com](https://www.spacex.com/launches/nrol97/?utm_source=openai)) Falcon Heavy launch expected to bring sonic booms The Falcon Heavy’s two outer boosters were due to return to Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shortly after separation. People near Cape Canaveral…