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A man has been found guilty of murdering his childhood friend after admitting that he strangled him. A jury rejected his claim that he was not a murderer and returned a guilty verdict.

Katie Zacharia has denied reports that she was trying to secure a return as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary, after appearing as a pundit on Right Side Broadcasting Network on Election Night. Zacharia, 42, said the claims were “utterly fake”, despite allegations from three sources allied with Mr Trump that she had been seeking a second chance and hoped the president would see her television appearance. “Reporters and outlets pushing abject falsehoods from anonymous sources are complicit in the fake news machine—and a big reason Americans no longer trust the media,” she wrote on social media. “I’m not auditioning…

Alex Bruesewitz, a senior outside adviser to President Donald Trump, has been accused by a former business partner of accepting lavish gifts from foreign individuals and pursuing commercial arrangements that could have offered access to US officials. The allegations were made by Derek Utley, who co-founded the digital firm X Strategies with Mr Bruesewitz in 2017, in a court filing responding to a lawsuit brought by the company. X Strategies sued Mr Utley in September, alleging that he embezzled millions of dollars from the firm and gambled away its money. Mr Utley denies those claims, describing the case as a…

Ioan Gruffudd has called for artificial intelligence regulation after a fan was deceived by an AI scam and believed she had been having an affair with him. The actor spoke about the incident at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, saying he hoped the person behind the deception would be prosecuted. Gruffudd had previously described the encounter on social media, explaining that the woman met him at a convention while under the impression she had been involved with him for more than a year. She reportedly had hundreds of AI-generated photographs and videos featuring someone pretending to be the actor.…

Jamal Holtz has been sworn in as interim at-large member of the District of Columbia Council, taking the seat vacated by Robert White. The 28-year-old was appointed by the DC Democratic State Committee under emergency powers and formally took office on Monday, November 9, at the John A Wilson Building in Washington. Holtz, president of the DC Young Democrats, is the youngest member of the council and its first Generation Z lawmaker. He will serve on an interim basis ahead of a special election scheduled for April 6, 2027. A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Holtz grew up in Ward 8, attended high…

Australia’s gambling reform laws should impose age restrictions on online betting similar to those used for pornography, advocates have told a Senate committee examining the Digital Duty of Care Bill. The Alliance for Gambling Reform said wagering services should be included in the proposed legislation, arguing that children should face comparable barriers when trying to access betting platforms and odds websites. Alliance chief executive Sunita Bose told the committee on Tuesday that online gambling and pornography had “very similar” potential harms, despite both services being legally available to adults. “Currently the draft Bill requires age assurance for pornography. We would…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has blamed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for a cyberattack that disrupted fridges in hundreds of supermarkets across France in October. The incident affected stores nationwide, although no further details about the attack or its impact were provided. Mr Barrot’s attribution identifies the Iranian organisation as responsible for the supermarket cyberattack, but the claim was not accompanied by a response from Iran in the material available.

Australian consumer sentiment has fallen to a four-year low in November as rising interest rates weigh on confidence. The decline marks the latest deterioration in sentiment among consumers in Australia, with higher rates emerging as the central factor behind the weakening outlook.

Jon Husted says he is working on his glute routine after President Donald Trump repeatedly praised his backside during the Ohio senator’s political campaign. Husted, who has been unseated from the Senate, discussed the remarks in Washington on Monday. He said he appreciated the compliment, particularly amid the negativity that typically accompanies a political campaign. Trump referred to Husted’s backside on multiple occasions at political rallies, drawing attention to the senator’s appearance. Husted has now suggested that he is taking the praise seriously by concentrating on keeping his physique in shape. The former Ohio senator is not the only public…

A two-year-old girl killed in a two-vehicle crash near Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino has been identified as Riley Kathryn Howard, while a driver has been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter. Eric Chen Su, 38, of Santa Clara, was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the collision before being released and arrested, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after midday on Friday at the junction of North Tantau Avenue and Pruneridge Avenue, near the Apple Park Visitor Centre. Cupertino crash near Apple headquarters Deputies found Riley and a woman suffering serious injuries when they arrived. Both were taken…