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Sara Gilson’s cause of death has been confirmed as a gunshot wound to the head, with her death ruled a homicide more than two months after she was killed in Oklahoma. Medical examiner documents state that Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey’s death was recorded as suicide. Toxicology testing on Duffey was negative. Owasso Police previously said Duffey shot Ms Gilson before taking his own life inside her home on July 23. A child in the house called 911, and Ms Gilson could apparently be heard “screaming and crying” in the background before a loud bang. Duffey was being investigated over an allegation…

A 77-year-old man convicted of beating a woman to death with a hammer in Florida in 1995 has been executed at Florida State Prison near Starke. Curtis Wilkie Beasley was pronounced dead at 6.12pm on Tuesday after receiving a three-drug lethal injection. He was convicted of the first-degree murder, robbery and grand theft of Carolyn Monfort, who was 62 when she was killed. The execution went ahead after the Florida Supreme Court rejected arguments that putting Beasley to death despite his age and alleged cognitive decline would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. The court also refused to halt the…

Detectives have released CCTV footage of two suspects believed to be teenagers, six weeks after a fatal stabbing at apartments in Waterloo, Sydney. The footage forms part of the investigation into the death, with detectives seeking to identify the two people captured on camera.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to announce a 20% reduction in the number of generals and admirals across the military, in the latest effort to reshape the Pentagon’s senior leadership. The planned announcement is due to be made on Wednesday during a rare address to military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. It follows an order issued by Mr Hegseth in May requiring at least 10% of all general and flag officers to be cut, alongside a 20% reduction in general officers in the National Guard. Mr Hegseth said the earlier reductions were intended to “drive…

Andy Burnham’s Labour conference speech in Liverpool set out a programme of expanded state control over housing, water, energy, transport and social care, alongside plans to roll back parts of Margaret Thatcher’s market reforms. The Prime Minister told delegates he wanted “good growth in every postcode, hope in every heart”, with greater public involvement in essential services and a transfer of powers from Westminster to lower-level politicians and officials. One of the central announcements was a council-house building programme, to be fronted by Angela Rayner, described as the biggest since the post-war era. The proposals would remove the right to…

Robinhood trading agents powered by OpenAI and Anthropic are being made available to the platform’s roughly 29 million customers, allowing users to research investments, develop strategies and place trades through plain English instructions. The launch was announced at Robinhood’s annual HOOD summit and marks the first large-scale release of a non-technical trading agent by a brokerage, according to the company. Customers can choose between models from the two technology firms and instruct them to carry out tasks ranging from individual share purchases to ongoing market strategies. In a demonstration, users were able to give their agent a name before selecting…

DataAnnotation says it blocked Cornell student Matthew Ingalls from its platform in May 2024, months before he was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate at a fraternity house. The company said Ingalls was an independent contractor rather than an employee and had not had access to its platform or its business since he was blocked. A DataAnnotation spokesperson said: “Jane Doe’s allegations of assault are horrifying. While this individual had signed up on our platform, we blocked him in May 2024. He has had no access to our platform or our company at any point since then.” The clarification follows…

Two men have been injured in a double shooting in Hybla Valley, Virginia, with Fairfax County Police searching for the suspected gunman. Officers were called to the 7700 block of Richmond Highway at about 4.30pm on Tuesday, where they found one man suffering from injuries described as non-life-threatening. A second injured man was located nearby. Police described the suspect as a Hispanic man with facial hair who was wearing a black hoodie, black trousers and grey shoes. Investigators believe the victims and the suspect knew one another and said the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident. No wider threat…

Australian scientists are urging a multimillion-dollar international effort to investigate the Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica, an almost uncharted region containing enough ice to raise global sea levels by up to four metres. Researchers from 14 countries said major gaps in knowledge meant scientists could not reliably predict when substantial ice loss from the basin might occur. They said Australia was well placed to lead the work, but the scale of the challenge meant it could not be undertaken by one nation alone. The review, led by the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science and published in Nature…

ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks mimicking the behaviour of a problem gambler while placing online sports bets, in an attempt to see how bookmakers would respond to reckless betting. His experiment led DraftKings to make him a VIP, highlighting how sportsbooks responded to the pattern of gambling he had adopted. Pearson discussed what happened during an appearance on The Takeout, describing the way his betting behaviour was designed to resemble that of someone struggling with gambling addiction. The experiment focused on how online sports books respond when a customer displays increasingly reckless betting behaviour.