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Julia Stiles has been eliminated from Dancing With the Stars after the show’s eighth week, alongside her professional partner Ezra Sosa. The 2 November episode featured a Disney on Broadway theme, with the remaining couples performing routines set to songs from Disney stage shows. Tony Award winner Heather Headley performed “Easy as Life” from Aida, while longtime Aladdin actor Michael James Scott sang a number from The Little Mermaid. Cynthia Erivo joined the programme as guest judge, bringing the possible score for each performance to 40. Following the routines and the close of live voting, hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne…

A domestic violence suspect was arrested after King County sheriff’s deputies used a drone to search an apartment in White Center, Washington, and found him hiding in a children’s wardrobe with a blanket over his five-year-old son. Deputies entered the property on 16 October after being warned that Wesley Dean Dillon, 26, was believed to be armed. A firearm was subsequently found in the children’s closet with a loaded magazine, a round in the chamber and a second loaded magazine beside it. Dillon has been charged with two counts of residential burglary with a domestic violence designation, felony domestic violence…

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates to 4.85 per cent, the highest level since the global financial crisis, as the Middle East conflict and an artificial intelligence investment boom add to pressure on prices. The increase is expected to add about 100 Australian dollars to the monthly repayments on a 30-year mortgage of A$600,000. It comes despite a sharper-than-expected slowdown in the housing market and worsening unemployment. The latest forecasts from the central bank indicate that inflation will remain higher for longer than previously expected. Trimmed mean inflation, its preferred measure of underlying price pressures, is not…

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The United States has urged Venezuela to follow a phased plan of stabilisation, economic recovery and political reconciliation before holding democratic elections, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Mr Rubio discussed the proposed sequence with Venezuela’s foreign minister, Oliver Blanco, during talks on the country’s political future on Monday. Neither man spoke to reporters afterwards. A US State Department readout said Washington had reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s “three-phase plan for Venezuela: stabilization, economic recovery and political reconciliation, and democratic transition”. The meeting came almost a year after US forces abducted former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro from Caracas and took…

Binance is to reopen withdrawals for more assets across several networks, in a move affecting users of the cryptocurrency exchange. The announcement did not specify which additional assets or networks would be included, or when withdrawals would resume.

Dancing With the Stars week eight scores have been revealed after contestants performed on Disney on Broadway night, with Harry Shum Jr and Jenna Dewan sharing the top individual score of 40 out of 40. The episode was broadcast on Monday November 2 rather than its usual Tuesday slot because of Election Day. Cynthia Erivo joined the judging panel as a guest judge, allowing couples to score a maximum of 40 points. The performances drew on Disney productions staged on Broadway, including Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins and Aida. There was also a performance from Hamilton,…

Thousands of bottles of a prescription blood-pressure medicine have been recalled across the United States after the tablets failed a quality test, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Macleods Pharma USA is recalling specific lots of olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, a combination treatment used to manage high blood pressure. The recall covers 3,528 bottles containing 30 tablets from lot 12251163A and 216 bottles containing 90 tablets from lot 12251163B — 3,744 bottles in total. Both lots have an expiry date of 31 May 2027. Patients can check their medicine packaging for the lot number and National…

Former 2GB broadcaster Alan Jones’ trial has heard evidence from Kate McClymont, the chief investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court. McClymont was called by the Crown after investigating allegations against Jones, work which led to a series of reports. She is understood to have spoken to three of the five men whose evidence has been heard during the proceedings. Jones, 85, is facing 19 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent involving five male complainants between 2003 and 2020. He has pleaded not guilty and denies that the…

Artificial intelligence could one day allow humans to hold conversations with elephants, whales and other animals, according to researchers exploring the patterns hidden in their calls. The prospect is examined by Professor Hannah Fry in an episode of her BBC2 documentary series, The Future With Hannah Fry, which looks at growing efforts to understand animal communication and the possibility of responding in ways animals might recognise. Among the most striking evidence comes from Kenya, where Dr Lucy King of the Save The Elephants foundation has studied how elephants react to African honey bees. The insects can attack in swarms and…