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Democratic senator John Fetterman has made a surprise video appearance at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, praising Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and saying he would work with Donald Trump to defend the US steel industry. In the roughly one-minute recording shown on Wednesday, September 9, Mr Fetterman described himself as a “common-sense Democrat” and attacked what he called the “extremes in socialism” and an “anti-American way of life”. Speaking in front of the Mon Valley Works steel mill in western Pennsylvania, he said he and Mr McCormick would “work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way…

Donald Trump received a raucous welcome from supporters in Dallas as he arrived for the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention, an event designed to rally voters behind his administration and help Republicans retain control of Congress in November. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/4139b7912dbf1eebdcfde8c1cc12f23d)) The president was greeted by flag-waving MAGA supporters at the American Airlines Center, where the atmosphere was closer to a campaign rally than a traditional party convention. Trump merchandise and photographs dominated the venue as speakers praised his record and urged Republicans to unite against the Democrats. The two-day Republican midterm convention, held on September 9 and 10, has been organised…

Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood Hills home was reportedly targeted by a trespasser on Wednesday, with police called to the property after an alleged break-in. According to TMZ, officers were alerted to a “hot prowl” at the director’s residence on Woodrow Wilson Drive, a term used for a suspected burglary in progress when people may be inside. The suspect had left before police arrived. ([tmz.com](https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/09/quentin-tarantino-la-home-burglary/)) Law enforcement sources told the outlet that Tarantino was not at home at the time. Officers searched the property and found no evidence of a break-in, with the incident recorded as a trespass report while the investigation…

A man accused of killing three tourists in Kissimmee is alleged to have exaggerated or fabricated psychiatric symptoms in an attempt to avoid prosecution, according to court-appointed psychiatrists. Ahmad Jihad Bojeh appeared in court on Wednesday, 9 September, as newly released evaluations concluded that he was competent to stand trial on three first-degree murder charges. At least two psychiatrists appointed by the court reportedly found that Bojeh was overstating his mental-health difficulties. One evaluator said he appeared to be trying to present himself as incompetent, despite claiming to hear voices. The psychiatrist nevertheless concluded that Bojeh understood the proceedings and…

The fire that gutted Tasmania’s Tungatinah Power Station was accidental and is believed to have started on the assembly bay floor, away from the facility’s main turbines, investigators have found. The blaze broke out at the Central Highlands station at about 9pm on 2 September, leaving around 300 customers temporarily without electricity. Tasmania Fire Service said 25 crews and 45 personnel were involved in bringing it under control. Deputy chief officer Matt Lowe said investigators had identified several potential ignition sources, but further work would be needed to establish exactly what started the fire. “Following extensive scene examinations, fire investigators…

A Pennsylvania coroner has confirmed that one of two infants whose deaths were linked to the state’s measles outbreak died from the virus, while the other died from a ruptured spleen after testing positive for measles. Dr Stephen Diamantoni, Lancaster County’s coroner, said Mary Stoltzfus, who was six weeks old, died at home on 18 August after contracting measles. She had been born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic condition involving an unusually small head and underdeveloped brain. Children with the condition typically live for six months or less, but Dr Diamantoni said the immediate cause of her death…

Labour has been branded the “Welfare Party” after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to prioritise defence spending over benefits, insisting that national security “cannot come at the expense of social security”. The remarks, made during a heated session of Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, opened a sharp political divide over how quickly Britain should increase military spending and whether the money should come from welfare reforms. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Mr Burnham of “saying the quiet part out loud” and claimed Labour had placed benefits ahead of the country’s defence. “The Labour Party has become the Welfare Party,” she…

Helena Foulkes has defeated Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee in the Democratic primary, ending his bid for re-election and making him the first sitting US governor in eight years to lose a party nomination contest. The result is a significant setback for Mr McKee, whose campaign was overshadowed by mounting criticism of the troubled Washington Bridge replacement project in Providence. The bridge, which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River and links Providence with East Providence and communities in south-eastern Massachusetts, was partially closed in 2023 after officials identified a serious structural failure. Traffic has since been squeezed on to…

China’s TianGong Ultra humanoid robot is being moved from the track towards practical work after setting a 100-metre record that eclipsed Usain Bolt’s human mark, its development team says. The machine completed the sprint in 8.64 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, nearly a second faster than Bolt’s 9.58-second world record set in Berlin in 2009. It had already improved from 9.39 seconds in the heats to 8.86 seconds in the semi-final. Jack Guo, who leads development of TianGong Ultra and the smaller Omni model at the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, said the priority was now…

Alanis Morissette has spoken about experiencing terrifying intrusive thoughts and “dipping into psychosis” during a worsening battle with postpartum depression after the birth of her third child. The Canadian singer, 52, described feeling as though she had become “another person” during an interview with Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast, saying the condition involved far more than depression alone. “The depression piece inside PPD, unfortunately and fortunately I was familiar with it. It was all the other stuff,” Morissette said. “It was the invasive thoughts and the terror. All I could picture was death and terrible things.” Morissette…