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A 27-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault on a woman in parkland at Homebush, in Western Sydney. Police allege the 23-year-old woman was walking through Airey Park at about 11.15pm on 18 September when she was approached by an unknown man. He allegedly dragged her into nearby bushland, where she was sexually assaulted and injured. Officers raided a home in Padstow at about 8.50am on Thursday, arresting the man and seizing several items for forensic examination. He was taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with aggravated sexual assault inflicting actual bodily harm, intentionally choking a…

Christa Pike is alive and in critical condition after a failed lethal injection in Nashville, Tennessee, her lawyers have said, as they called on Governor Bill Lee to commute her death sentence. The 50-year-old received lifesaving treatment after prison staff administered at least seven needles during the attempted execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, according to her legal team. Randy Spivey, of the Tennessee Office of the Post Conviction Defender, said Pike’s prognosis remained unclear. He told a press conference that she had blisters and was experiencing burning around the injection site. “Christa is alive. We don’t have much of…

French supercomputer maker Bull has doubled its output as it seeks to support Europe’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. The increase in production is intended to strengthen the continent’s capacity to develop and deploy AI technology, with Bull positioning its supercomputers as part of that effort.

A Cornell student confronted Gillio Lopes on campus after he was named in Jane Doe’s lawsuit against seven Chi Phi brothers, asking him whether he was ashamed to remain at the university. Footage of the exchange circulating on social media shows the woman asking Lopes what he had to say for himself. He appears to indicate that he does not want to respond, but she continues questioning him. She calls Lopes a “disgusting person” and says students at Cornell are ashamed of him. She also condemns a Snapchat group in which one fraternity member allegedly referred to Jane Doe as…

A new Florida mentorship platform is being launched to help female collegiate athletes turn the skills developed through sport into careers beyond competition. LeadHer, founded by Tampa entrepreneur Jennifer Addabbo, is initially running a pilot programme involving 25 athletes across the state. The invite-only scheme already has a waiting list, with plans to expand as the organisation grows. The platform is aimed at current student-athletes and recent graduates who are preparing for life after university sport. It offers guidance on leadership, career planning, professional networking and personal development. LeadHer aims to support female athletes beyond sport Addabbo said her own…

Andrew Johns has reacted to an eastern suburbs neighbour’s sign describing him as a “blow in”. The sign was erected by the neighbour, with the former rugby league star at the centre of the dispute.

A judge has rejected Lindsay Clancy’s not-guilty motion over the 2023 deaths of her three children, ruling that prosecutors presented enough evidence for the case to be decided by a jury. Judge William Sullivan issued the decision on Thursday, following a mistrial last month after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s lawyer, had renewed the request after the mistrial was declared. The motion, known as a Rule 25 motion for a required finding of not guilty, was also made at the end of the prosecution’s case and again when the defence concluded its evidence. It was denied…

Nearly seven in 10 American adults say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, according to a new poll that shows opposition has risen since July. The survey also found widespread disapproval of Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research said 69% of respondents viewed the war as not worth fighting, a five-point increase from July. Seventy-one per cent disapproved of the US president’s approach to Iran. More than 2,000 adults took part in the nationwide poll, which also recorded growing concern over the economic consequences of the conflict. Only 17%…

SpaceX launched its Crew-13 mission for Nasa on Thursday, sending four astronauts towards the International Space Station after a three-week delay to repair a leaking fuel system on their Dragon capsule. Commander Jessica Watkins led the crew from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, becoming the first Black woman to lead a crew into orbit. The geologist, who previously worked with Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover, is returning to the space station after a long stay there in 2022. Thick cloud had threatened to postpone the launch again, but conditions cleared sufficiently for the countdown to proceed. The astronauts are expected to…

Donald Trump has backed Cornell University as it faces allegations that a former student was drugged and sexually assaulted by members of a fraternity, saying he believed the institution would do the right thing. Asked by reporters whether Cornell had done enough to investigate the claim, the US president said: “Well, I don’t know that much about it, but I think Cornell’s a fine school and I’m sure they’ll do what’s right.” The allegations are contained in a civil lawsuit involving seven members of Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity. The lawsuit alleges that the men drugged and gang-raped a 20-year-old student…