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A woman filmed threatening to call US immigration authorities on taco vendors in Santa Clarita, California, says the backlash has devastated her cleaning business, while a man who criticised her claims she redirected the abuse by posting his telephone number online. Francesca Ortega was recorded confronting vendors at a taco stand and speaking to one of them in Spanish. She called the woman “vieja jedionda” — translated as “stinky old woman” — before saying she would call Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. In the footage, Ortega also accused the vendors of being criminals and complained that the stand was…

An actor has told a court she never felt uncomfortable sharing a bath with a film producer, contradicting claims at the centre of Rebel Wilson’s legal case. The testimony challenges allegations involving the producer, although no further details of the claims were provided.

Matthew Ammel, the former bodyguard to ex-Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema, has been charged with felony criminal damage after allegedly causing more than $200,000 worth of destruction at her home in Cave Creek. Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies said the damage occurred on 30 August while Ms Sinema was out of town. Court documents allege that Ammel demanded she post a video on X and threatened to damage one of her paintings every 10 minutes if she refused. When she did not comply, he allegedly removed 22 paintings from the walls and threw them into the swimming pool. Another painting was reportedly…

Australia has imposed sanctions on hundreds of Russian individuals and entities while signing a security agreement with Ukraine that will allow the sharing of “battle-tested expertise” with Australian soldiers and weapons manufacturers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The agreement was accompanied by an additional $60 million in support for Ukraine’s war effort, taking Australia’s total aid to just under $1.9 billion. Mr Albanese praised Ukraine’s bravery and said the conflict had implications far beyond Europe. “This is an issue not just for Europe,” he…

A 42-year-old man was shot in the chest in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighbourhood on Wednesday evening, with police searching for a suspect who fled in a vehicle. Officers were called to the area near 42nd Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr Way South at about 6.30pm on 23 September after residents reported hearing gunfire. Police found the injured man at the scene. Seattle Fire Department medics treated him before he was taken to Harborview Medical Center in a stable condition. Investigators believe the victim was shot by someone inside a vehicle, although the circumstances leading up to the attack…

A 21-year-old man has been charged over the alleged mistaken-identity shooting death of 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald in western Sydney. The man was arrested in Pemulwuy at about 6am on Wednesday as police continued investigating Macdonald’s death in Merrylands West. Macdonald was allegedly shot outside a home in Bruce Street at about 3.15pm on September 2. Police believe the attack was a case of mistaken identity. CCTV footage from nearby shows a car arriving outside the property before several shots were fired through its rear window. Police allege the 21-year-old drove the gunman to and from the scene. He is also…

Two Florida men have been arrested after a Pearland police pursuit in which more than $6,000 in cash was thrown from a vehicle, authorities said. The incident began at about 6pm on Wednesday, September 16, when officers were called to a bank in the 9900 block of Broadway Street following reports of a masked man making multiple ATM transactions with several cards and withdrawing large amounts of cash. The suspect was seen getting into the passenger seat of a white GMC Sierra. Pearland’s Drone First Responder system and an officer from the department’s Crime Reduction Unit later located the vehicle…

Kylie Minogue has admitted to battling voices of doubt as she prepares to perform before a sold-out AFL grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. The Melbourne-born singer told reporters at the MCG on Thursday that the 100,024 spectators, along with millions watching elsewhere, could expect a tightly packed performance featuring familiar songs, nostalgia and surprises. “We really are throwing everything at it,” Minogue said. “They’re getting a Melbourne girl performing in her hometown, which is wild to me.” Although she has performed in stadiums around the world during her 38-year career, Minogue said the short, televised set…

Thirty recruits have graduated from the Minneapolis Police Academy in one of the department’s largest classes in recent years, as the force continues its effort to rebuild after years of falling numbers. The ceremony took place at St Olaf Catholic Church on Wednesday, with 29 recruits taking the oath to join the Minneapolis Police Department. The remaining graduate will serve with Minneapolis Park Police. The class includes 28 men and two women, while nine of the graduates come from six different countries. Following the ceremony, the number of sworn Minneapolis police officers stood at 643. Minneapolis police ranks remain below…

Manhattan Gold has extended the drill-tested strike at its Jaws gold prospect in Nunavut, Canada, to 1.25 kilometres after a major step-out hole confirmed shallow gold mineralisation beyond the area previously explored. The 275-metre step-out returned 21.34 metres grading 1.72 grams per tonne of gold from a depth of 32 metres, including a higher-grade 4.52-metre interval at 4.89 grams per tonne. Manhattan said the result showed that the mineralised system remained open and continued well beyond the historically tested zone. The expanded strike includes a 490-metre corridor of high-grade mineralisation. Sam Vaughan, a technical adviser to Manhattan Gold, said: “(This…