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Texas will introduce laws aimed at shielding citizens from data centres, the state’s governor-elect has said. The planned measures will seek to protect people in Texas as data centre development continues to raise concerns about its impact on communities.

Russell Brand could face between six and nine years in prison following his conviction for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, the chair of the Bar Council has said. Kirsty Brimelow told Sky News that the actor was looking at “between six and nine years” behind bars. Brand is due to be sentenced on Monday. He was denied bail and will remain in custody until the sentencing hearing. Brand was acquitted of two further rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault. However, the detective who oversaw the investigation said he believed Brand remained a…

Golden State Valkyries players took their first WNBA championship trophy through San Francisco on Wednesday, November 4, as thousands of supporters gathered along the Embarcadero to celebrate the franchise’s remarkable title triumph. The parade travelled from the Ferry Building towards Second and King streets, with players and staff riding on open-top buses as fans dressed in the team’s violet colours lined the route. Golden State secured the championship in only its second season by defeating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a decisive Game Seven. Gabby Williams scored 30 points in the final and was named the series’ most valuable player.…

Beau Lamarre-Condon has returned to the witness box in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney, where he is standing trial over the deaths of former television presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies. The former NSW police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. His defence is that he acted in self-defence. Mr Baird, 26, and Mr Davies, 29, died from gunshot wounds in Paddington on February 19, 2024. Lamarre-Condon has not yet given evidence about the day of their deaths. The Crown alleges he developed an obsessive and jealous infatuation with Mr Baird,…

The death toll from the Bondi Beach massacre has risen to 16 after survivor Eva Geller died almost 11 months after being shot during the attack. Ms Geller, 90, was injured in the terrorist incident in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on 14 December last year. She was recently admitted to hospital with an infection and suffered a stroke while receiving treatment. Ms Geller died on Thursday evening, with her death attributed to complications arising from the injuries she sustained in the shooting.

Asian stocks crumbled after a rout in artificial intelligence-related markets rocked US equities, sending shockwaves from Wall Street into the region.

Adéla and Don Toliver are expected to perform at Coachella 2027, with sources close to the festival saying both artists are due to appear in the desert in April. Their anticipated appearances would add to a developing line-up for the event in Indio, California. The festival has yet to make its full announcement. Dua Lipa, SZA and Tame Impala are also said to be nearly confirmed for the stage, according to information previously provided by sources. Earlier reports indicated that Coachella had been considering BTS and Rage Against the Machine. Both groups are understood to have declined. The line-up announcement…

Flood warnings remain in place across parts of Arizona as strong winds and isolated storms are forecast to affect the state on Friday, November 6, before drier and sunnier conditions return for the weekend. Phoenix reached 79°F on Thursday, but temperatures were expected to fall into the upper 50s overnight under mostly clear skies. The National Weather Service said flooding along the Salt, Verde and Gila rivers was continuing as a result of upstream dam releases. ([weather.gov](https://www.weather.gov/psr/?nav=2&utm_source=openai)) Most of the warnings around the Little Colorado, Gila, Verde and Salt rivers were due to expire overnight on Thursday. However, a warning…

Scott Pendlebury’s legal fight with former manager Jason Sourasis over an alleged £3 million misappropriation will continue into the AFL star’s first season with the Gold Coast Suns in 2027. The Supreme Court of Victoria has yet to set a trial date, meaning Pendlebury faces preparing for a lengthy case against the leading sporting agent while beginning his transition from player to coach at the Queensland club. At a short court hearing on Friday, lawyers for Pendlebury raised concerns that Sourasis’s legal team had not fully identified all documents in his possession relating to the footballer’s affairs. They also said…

Judges grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday as they sought to overturn his conviction in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case. Trump was found guilty by a unanimous jury on 34 felony counts linked to a 2016 payment to the adult film star. His legal team argued that some of the evidence presented to jurors could be covered by presidential immunity, and should therefore not have been used in the case. CBS News legal analyst Jessica Levinson provided analysis of the arguments as the judges considered the attempt to have the convictions thrown out.