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Lewis Hall has agreed a new five-year contract with Newcastle United, dealing a significant blow to Manchester United’s hopes of signing the England left-back. Hall had emerged as United’s leading target for the position during the summer, with the Old Trafford club seeking a long-term successor to Luke Shaw. However, Newcastle repeatedly made clear that the 22-year-old was not available for transfer. An initial enquiry from Manchester United was rejected, while Newcastle also opened discussions with Hall over improved terms. The agreement is expected to be formally announced by the club on Wednesday. The new contract will strengthen Newcastle’s position…

Secret Service drones are being flown over downtown Dallas as federal and local agencies tighten security ahead of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center. The two-day event begins on Wednesday, September 9, and is expected to draw President Donald Trump, senior Republican figures and thousands of visitors to the city. The aerial surveillance is part of a wider security operation involving the Secret Service, FBI, US Customs and Border Protection, the Transportation Security Administration and Dallas police. Officials have warned that drone flights will be restricted around the convention during the event. A temporary flight restriction has…

A 37-year-old man has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after being shot in the hand and torso outside a home at Berkeley Vale on the New South Wales Central Coast. Emergency services were called to Lakedge Avenue shortly after 6.15am on Wednesday, where NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man for multiple injuries before he was airlifted to hospital. NSW Police have launched an investigation and are searching for those responsible for the alleged attack. Officers are also seeking the driver of a GWM four-wheel-drive utility vehicle fitted with roof racks and a roll bar, which was seen…

Michigan Jewish leaders have launched a petition pressing Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and other candidates to make clear commitments on Jewish safety, Israel and the place of Jewish voters in American political life. The campaign, led by more than a dozen rabbis and backed by representatives of about 40,000 Jewish Michiganders, comes as Mr El-Sayed attempts to consolidate Democratic support ahead of November’s closely watched Senate election. Although the petition does not name Mr El-Sayed, its organisers have made clear that his views and campaign conduct are central to their concerns. They say American Jews increasingly feel politically isolated…

Ian Campbell, the founder of Barambah Organics, and his 23-year-old daughter Hannah have been identified as the two people killed in a fatal light plane crash at Chambers Flat, south-east of Brisbane. The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza came down in a paddock near Musch Road, in the Logan suburb of Stockleigh, shortly after 11am on Monday, September 7. Both occupants, who were from Ascot, were pronounced dead at the scene. ([abc.net.au](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/barambah-organics-ian-and-hannah-campbell-die-in-plane-crash/107126962?utm_source=openai)) The aircraft had taken off from Archerfield Airport at about 10.57am and was airborne for only a few minutes before crashing. Flight-tracking data indicated it reached roughly 1,000ft before descending…

The US Supreme Court has rejected Missouri Republicans’ bid to use a newly drawn congressional map in November’s election, leaving voters likely to return to the district boundaries used two years ago. Justice Brett Kavanaugh refused an emergency request backed by state Republicans to suspend a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court, which ordered the earlier map to be restored and required voters to decide the fate of the new boundaries in a referendum. The decision means Missouri’s 2022 congressional map is expected to remain in force for the 3 November general election. The Republican-drawn replacement map could only take…

Hedge-fund manager Brian Kelly says he has replaced a global team of employees with artificial intelligence agents at Bracket22, cutting annual labour-related costs from about $5 million to between $30,000 and $40,000. Kelly, who previously ran a cryptocurrency hedge fund, founded the new trading firm to operate using agentic AI. Bracket22 invests his own capital across cryptocurrencies, stocks and commodities. “I used to have about seven or eight employees all around the world,” Kelly said. “Between their salaries and compute and healthcare and everything like that, my payroll was well into the millions of dollars per year.” Including office space…

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is reportedly set to end in 2027 after 24 years on air, with sources claiming that Jimmy Kimmel’s contract will not be renewed beyond next season. The alleged plan, reported by Page Six, would see the final episode of the ABC late-night programme broadcast in May 2027. Neither Kimmel nor ABC has confirmed the report. An ABC Entertainment spokesman said the information was “inaccurate” and that any reports about the show’s future were “purely speculative”. The claim comes as Kimmel, 58, prepares to return to the programme on Tuesday, 8 September, following a two-month break from hosting…

Sony has clarified that its Thalgau plant in Austria is expected to produce 10 per cent fewer discs in 2028, rather than suffering a 90 per cent reduction as previously understood. The correction concerns comments from the president of Sony DADC, the company’s disc manufacturing division. An unnamed spokesperson told games journalist Brian Crecente that the remarks had been misinterpreted. “To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement Dietmar anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent,” the spokesperson said. The distinction means the facility is not expected to reduce…

A 70-year-old Chicago tenant says she has been effectively trapped in her third-floor flat for more than eight months after the building’s lift broke down, leaving her struggling to attend medical appointments and fearful for her safety. Yvette Thomas, who lives in a subsidised apartment on South Michigan Avenue, said her health and mobility problems meant the lift was essential rather than a convenience. “I just want to get out of this apartment alive because I never know from one day to the next what’s going to happen,” she said. Tenant says lift failure has left her trapped Thomas said…