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Rangers have rejected an offer from Besiktas for midfielder Nico Raskin, with the Turkish club making its approach late on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Belgian has been the subject of sustained transfer interest since impressing at the World Cup and has missed Rangers’ past two matches amid speculation over his future at Ibrox. However, manager Derek McInnes has maintained that Raskin has remained fully committed in training and could return to the squad for Wednesday’s match against Falkirk. “Nico’s been first-class since he came back from the World Cup, he’s been good as gold, he’s trained brilliantly,” McInnes said earlier this…

McDonald’s has launched a limited-time Texas Meal featuring collectible cups designed around seven regions of the state. Available from 1 September at participating restaurants across Texas, the bundle includes 10 Chicken McNuggets, medium fries, a medium drink and a regional cup created by Texas-based artist Avery Orendorf. McDonald’s Texas Meal cups Customers can request one of seven designs representing Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and Central Texas, West Texas, East Texas, or the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas. The artwork draws on local landmarks and cultural features associated with each area. Customers can ask for a particular regional…

Murdoch University has paid almost $5 million in backpay to current and former staff after a decade-long review uncovered errors in the way some employees’ wages and entitlements were calculated. The Western Australian university’s payroll remediation programme has examined payments dating back to 2015, with hundreds of workers affected across several categories of employment. Issues identified included incorrect classification and missed salary-step increases for professional casual employees, as well as errors involving casual academic payments, public holiday penalties, minimum engagement periods and work at the university’s Murdoch Active gym. Murdoch said it began a wide-ranging review of payroll and leave…

Seven students at B.C. Rain High School in Mobile, Alabama, reportedly became ill after eating brownies handed out by a teacher during a class celebration on Monday, August 31. The brownies were allegedly made with mayonnaise in place of cooking oil, according to a source within the Mobile County Public School System. However, school officials have stressed that the baked goods have not been confirmed as the cause of the students’ symptoms. Erica Buford, whose son is a freshman at the school, said the treats were offered as a reward after pupils achieved good grades. She told local media that…

Canada is set to extend its suspension of the federal fuel excise tax into early 2027 as the war in Iran drives up energy costs, according to Bloomberg. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to announce the extension on Wednesday, with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne due to set out the details in Ottawa. The measure was due to expire on September 7. The temporary tax break, introduced in April, removed 10 Canadian cents per litre from the federal levy on petrol and four cents from diesel. It also covers aviation fuel. The relief was expected to cost the federal…

Sydney Sweeney appeared increasingly at ease with boyfriend Scooter Braun’s children during a casual outing in Los Angeles on Tuesday, as the actress joined the music executive and two of his three children for smoothies. The group was photographed visiting a local shop, with Sweeney chatting to the children while Braun placed their order. She was also seen walking alongside one of his sons with her arm around his shoulders. Sweeney kept her look relaxed for the afternoon, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, while Braun opted for shorts, a T-shirt and a cap. The children appeared to still…

Hackers are exploiting a critical JFrog Artifactory flaw to forge administrator tokens, potentially giving them control over software repositories used by organisations to store and distribute packages. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-82329, affects the default configuration of self-managed Artifactory installations. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the weakness to obtain administrative permissions without first logging in. Researchers at offensive security firm watchTowr said they had observed attackers “minting themselves admin tokens”. The company has not disclosed details that would identify the organisations targeted or explain how widespread the activity is. What the JFrog Artifactory flaw allows An attacker…

The alleged ringleader of a Penn State cocaine ring and four other defendants were due to appear in court in Pennsylvania on Wednesday 2 September, as prosecutors set out claims about an operation run through two off-campus fraternity houses. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is accused of being at the top of the alleged organisation, with Thomas Robinson described as a senior figure below him. Both men are due to face preliminary hearings in Centre County, alongside Robinson’s father, Paul Robinson, Mohammed Huraibi and Robert Zanolla. The hearings in Bellefonte are expected to examine whether the case against the defendants should proceed.…

Tiger Woods has pleaded no contest to a reduced reckless-driving charge after a rollover crash in Florida, avoiding the original allegation of driving under the influence but losing his driving licence for five years. The 50-year-old golfer appeared at Martin County Courthouse in Stuart on Wednesday, 2 September, where he also admitted refusing to submit to a test following the collision. He was fined US$1,500 and avoided a jail sentence. Woods arrived with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and sat quietly at the defence table during the brief hearing. He left the courthouse without speaking to reporters. Judge Darren Steele warned…

Three men have been filmed unloading sofas, chairs and bin bags on a rural road near Maesycwmmer in south Wales before fleeing in a white van. The incident took place at a hillside beauty spot popular with walkers and dog owners, where residents say fly-tipping has become a persistent problem. Footage recorded by a local man shows the trio climbing out of an allegedly untaxed and uninsured van and rapidly dumping two leather armchairs, office chairs and a large quantity of rubbish across the road. The witness can be heard warning the men that he was calling the police and…