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Maria Shriver has received a $150,000 donation from Oh My Mahjong to support the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement and Cleveland Clinic, following a benefit event in Beverly Hills. Shriver and her daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger attended the private afternoon gathering at The Hideaway on Tuesday, alongside Oh My Mahjong founder Megan Trottier. The event brought guests together for mahjong, conversation and fundraising focused on women’s brain health and dementia research. Trottier presented Shriver with the cheque during the event. Oh My Mahjong has partnered with Shriver and the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, donating a percentage of its sales to research and advocacy related…

Barcelona are continuing to monitor Harry Kane’s situation at Bayern Munich as they consider alternatives to Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez. The Catalan club are seeking a major attacking signing following Robert Lewandowski’s departure in the summer and have previously been in contact with Kane’s representatives. Kane is expected to agree a new contract with Bayern, but reports suggest Barcelona remain interested in the England international. Manchester City forward Erling Haaland is also understood to be among their options. Barcelona continue to track Harry Kane A move for Kane would be ambitious given his apparent willingness to remain in Munich.…

Three people have died after a news helicopter crashed in the Chatsworth neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, 15 September. The aircraft came down shortly before 7pm between two commercial buildings on North Mason Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The impact triggered a fire which damaged four vehicles and two storage containers. The helicopter was identified as NewsChopper4, operated by Angel City Air for NBC4 Los Angeles and Telemundo 52. It had been providing aerial coverage of a separate collision involving a Metro bus nearby. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and searched the wreckage as police secured…

The coach of Australian HYROX athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has defended a lighthearted social media post about the controversy after she continued competing despite suffering bowel incontinence during a race in Beijing. Chris Bayens had previously condemned what he described as “ugly” personal attacks on the 22-year-old, who won the women’s Pro race in 1:01:23. Images of Wietrzyk competing with faecal matter on her arms and legs were widely shared online. On Wednesday, Bayens wrote on Instagram: “I had a few things on my bingo card for the 26-27 HYROX season. This was absolutely not one of them.” After a follower…

Car influencer James Wehr and 22-year-old Alexis ‘Lexi’ Kramer were killed when his McLaren crashed into a tree and burst into flames in Irvine, California. The 27-year-old was driving a 2019 McLaren 720S when it left Culver Drive at about 12.20am on Saturday, struck a kerb and then hit a tree, according to police. The force of the collision split the supercar in two. Police said speed appeared to have been a factor. Wehr had reportedly been stopped by Newport Beach police shortly before the fatal McLaren crash and given a warning. “The vehicle took off at a high rate…

France would support Dutch veteran Knot as the next president of the European Central Bank, according to sources familiar with the matter. In return, France wants the ECB’s chief economist role, the sources said, linking its backing for Knot to a senior position within the institution.

Police in Kent, Washington, are investigating a fatal shooting near the Kent-Des Moines Park and Ride, where at least one person died on Tuesday evening. Officers were called to the transit facility at 23405 Military Road South at about 6.50pm on September 15, according to the Kent Police Department. The King County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with the investigation. Emergency crews, including units from the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, were also dispatched to the scene. Authorities have not released details about what led to the shooting, identified the victim or said whether a suspect has been arrested. The Kent-Des…

Auric Mining has bought a major package of second-hand processing equipment for its Burbanks gold project in Western Australia for $1.2 million, securing key infrastructure at a fraction of the estimated $15 million to $20 million replacement cost. The acquisition is intended to support the planned 600,000-tonne-a-year carbon-in-leach processing plant at Burbanks, nine kilometres south of Coolgardie. Auric said the equipment would help lock in the capital requirements and development timetable outlined in its recent scoping study. The package, sourced from a closed mine in New South Wales, includes a complete three-stage crushing circuit, a fine ore bin, conveyors, screening…

A multi-storey residential building collapsed overnight in western Gaza City, with six families reportedly trapped beneath the rubble, according to local witnesses and Palestinian journalists. Rescue crews and residents worked through Wednesday morning to reach those buried inside, using their hands to shift concrete and debris. Local media footage showed children being pulled from the wreckage. Cries for help could be heard beneath the collapsed structure as civil defence teams struggled to reach people trapped below. A young girl was shown being brought out alive, while several other survivors, including children, emerged appearing breathless and were taken away by ambulance.…

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