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New York lawmakers are renewing efforts to change the state’s sexual-assault laws after allegations involving a former Cornell University student brought renewed attention to what critics call a voluntary intoxication loophole. The woman, identified in legal filings as Jane Doe, alleges that she was sexually assaulted by seven men at the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca in October 2024 after consuming alcohol and drugs. A civil lawsuit filed on 16 September prompted Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten to reopen the criminal investigation and prepare the evidence for presentation to a grand jury. No criminal charges have been…

Three teenagers have been charged after an alleged crime spree across Melbourne’s south-east and Bayside areas, in which lone women were reportedly dragged, punched and robbed of their handbags. Police allege a group of youths carried out 21 offences last week, including robberies, armed robberies, aggravated burglaries and petrol drive-offs. Two cars allegedly used in the offences were stolen from outside a gym in Glen Waverley on September 21. The vehicles were then reportedly used during a series of incidents near shopping centres and commercial strips. Alleged robberies across Melbourne’s south-east On September 24, a 64-year-old woman was allegedly dragged…

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Andy Burnham’s childhood home in Aintree, Liverpool, has been identified as the house his grandmother secretly put a deposit on after walking three miles through the bomb-damaged city. The property in Keble Drive, Old Roan, was at the centre of the Prime Minister’s first speech to the Labour conference as party leader, in which he linked his family’s story to housing and working-class aspiration. “She put a deposit down on a house. The house where I was born. It changed the fortunes of my family,” Mr Burnham told delegates. “With a good home, everything is possible. Without one, it feels…

Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves has said she hopes Taylor Brown wins season 28, with the final three contestants preparing to compete for the $750,000 prize. The CBS reality competition’s 56-year-old presenter will return for the season finale on Thursday October 1, when the winner of the series will be decided. Speaking ahead of the broadcast, Chen Moonves said she wanted Brown to secure the final head of household competition before going on to win the show. “I want to see Taylor win the last HOH, and I want to see her win the show. That’s my hope,” she…

A teenager was left unconscious on the roadside after being struck by a vehicle while skating in DeKalb County, Georgia, prompting his mother to appeal for the driver to come forward. Kristopher was found by passers-by on River Road near Ridgetop at about 1.15pm on Tuesday, 29 September, roughly an hour after the collision. Police said the driver left without stopping or calling for emergency assistance. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with extensive bruising, a severely swollen forehead and fluid leaking from his pelvis. His mother, Tiffany White, said he could not remember the crash and only recalled…

A Florida woman has been arrested after allegedly leaving her four children, including a two-month-old baby, alone in a North Miami Beach residence while she travelled on a three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Nathalie Belizaire, 29, is facing four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm. Her attorney has denied the allegations. Police became involved after the father of the infant saw a WhatsApp post which appeared to show Belizaire buying a cruise ticket. She allegedly told him the children would be staying with their great-grandmother. But when he went to Belizaire’s apartment on Saturday night, he saw a…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted of reshaping the military while the United States is at war with Iran. Hegseth spoke about what he called “PT at the Pentagon” on the day the US military announced it had completed its troop pullout from Iraq. The remarks came as the Pentagon marked the end of the withdrawal, with Hegseth outlining his view of changes to the US military.

The US Senate has rejected a bill targeting data centre electricity costs, blocking a measure that would have required state regulators to consider making major power users pay towards infrastructure built to serve them. The Ratepayer Protection Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, with senators voting 57 to 43 on Wednesday. Only four Democrats – Maggie Hassan, Amy Klobuchar, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock – joined Republicans in backing it. The legislation had passed the House of Representatives earlier this month by 417 votes to three. Supporters said it would have helped protect households…

Australian home prices have fallen for a sixth consecutive month, putting the market on course for its sharpest downturn in 30 years. The decline has been accompanied by a marked drop in property sales, adding to signs of a sustained slowdown in the housing market. The latest run of monthly falls represents the longest sequence of declines in three decades, with prices continuing to weaken across Australia.