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Sutherland Shire Council in Sydney’s south has voted unanimously to give its crest featuring Captain James Cook a more prominent role in council communications. The decision followed a heated meeting over the balance between the historic Captain Cook crest and the council’s contemporary wave logo. Despite reports suggesting the meeting would decide whether Cook should be removed, councillors were instead considering how prominently the crest should be used. The crest had become less visible across the council, including in email signatures, after a branding decision in July. Monday’s motion reversed that direction by allowing broader use of the emblem while…

Nvidia shares fell more than 4% on Monday, wiping about $200 billion from the AI chipmaker’s market value, after its chief executive admitted to an affair involving a woman suspected of spying for China. The woman was identified by US intelligence as a former data centre executive. The spying allegations remain unproven. Nvidia is the world’s top AI chipmaker. The company’s chief executive has acknowledged the affair, amid the allegations concerning the woman’s links to China.

Beau Lamarre-Condon told a court he earned about $120,000 a year as a police officer and supplemented his income through a swimwear business and the sale of Hermès Birkin bags, as he gave evidence for a third day over the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. The former police officer said he had gone to Mr Baird’s home to collect his belongings, including a Cartier ring worth $24,000. He said he had been concerned that an apprehended violence order could jeopardise his career. Asked how he could afford expensive items, Lamarre-Condon said he worked extra shifts and had…

Japan’s household spending slumped in September amid bad weather, marking a setback for consumer activity. The decline in household spending was attributed to weather conditions during the month, though no further details were provided.

Jen Affleck has been offered $50,000 to host a divorce party at a Las Vegas strip club, including an onstage lap dance from a male stripper. Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club Las Vegas said it had invited the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star to appear at a “No More Red Flags” event, featuring a custom dirty soda bar and the performance. The proposal was sent to Affleck’s management on Friday, days after she filed for divorce from Zac Affleck in Utah. “Jen has dealt with enough red flags, and we think she deserves a $50,000 celebration,” said Lianne Heck, the…

The FBI is investigating a suspected homicide aboard the MSC Seascape after the cruise ship returned to Galveston, Texas, on Monday, 9 November. An FBI maritime liaison agent from the bureau’s Texas City Resident Agency is working with the US Coast Guard, Port of Galveston Police Department, Customs and Border Protection and MSC Cruises. The vessel had left Galveston on Sunday before being instructed to return to port following what MSC described as a guest incident. It later resumed its planned itinerary and was seen leaving the port. Man held in connection with cruise ship investigation Jason Leon Watford was…

During the trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon, the accused was questioned about screenshots said by the defence to record messages exchanged with Jesse Baird in December 2022. Prosecutor Hatfield focused on the poor quality of the images, which appeared blurry. Lamarre-Condon said the low resolution was caused by the screenshots being emailed. “If you’re trying to insinuate any of these are not genuine, we’ve got videos,” Lamarre-Condon said. He was also asked about different “avatars” displayed at the top of the messages. Lamarre-Condon said they represented “different forms of messaging”, namely Instagram direct messages and text messages. Asked why one screenshot…

US health regulators are to add a warning about a rare eye condition that can cause permanent vision loss to the labels of popular GLP-1 medicines including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound. The Food and Drug Administration said the condition, known as non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), had been reported in people taking all GLP-1 drugs. The medicines are used to treat obesity, diabetes and several other conditions. NAION is caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve, although the underlying cause is not understood. Symptoms can include blurred vision, blind spots, distorted colours and other visual disturbances.…

Donald Trump staged an impromptu White House press briefing alongside UFC chief executive Dana White, after joking days earlier that he could become the president’s next press secretary. White was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins whether he had accepted the role recently vacated by Katie Zacharia and Karoline Leavitt. “I don’t tell the president no to anything,” he replied. “I didn’t say no.” Trump said he had been “sort of kidding” when he floated White’s appointment last week, following what he described as “a very bad press day”. He said the media had nevertheless treated the remark as a serious…

Vietnam’s cheap coffee exports could become less attractive as the European Union introduces stricter sustainability requirements, the chairman and managing director of Nestlé Vietnam has warned. Binu Jacob made the comments at the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 Summit in Ho Chi Minh City on November 3, saying Vietnamese producers would need to improve the value and environmental credentials of their coffee to retain access to the European market. “Vietnam was always known to produce cheap coffee, but cheap coffee is no longer going to be attractive to export because [the] EU is coming up with very stringent norms,” Mr Jacob…