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Bay Area weather is set to turn wetter on Election Day, with mostly cloudy skies on Monday followed by increasing shower chances across the region on Tuesday. Monday’s temperatures are expected to range from the low 60s to the low 70s, with conditions remaining largely dry despite the cloud cover. A new weather system will move into the area overnight, bringing the greatest likelihood of showers on Tuesday, November 3. The National Weather Service forecast for San Francisco puts the chance of rain at 90 per cent, with showers expected mainly before late afternoon. Rainfall is likely to be light…

Western Sydney Wanderers chairman Paul Lederer has accused NSW Police of treating the club’s supporters unfairly, saying their handling of fans had reached a tipping point. In a message to members and supporters, Lederer said the treatment of fans during the opening weeks of the season had been “totally unacceptable” and declared: “Enough is enough.” He said the club’s active supporters’ group, the Red and Black Bloc (RBB), was an integral part of the Wanderers and that the club would continue to support its positive contribution to football. Lederer alleged that hundreds of supporters had been held outside the Sydney…

A Virginia woman experiencing anaphylaxis after being stung by a wasp was required to pay $400 before an urgent care centre would administer an epinephrine injection, according to her account. Stephanie Rowell, 53, was on her parents’ porch last July when she was stung. Her arm became red and itchy before the reaction spread to her face. As her father drove her towards an emergency department, Rowell was taken to a TruHealthNow urgent care facility in Purcellville, about halfway through the 25-minute journey. A nurse practitioner assessed her and identified the reaction as anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic…

The RBA is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in November as the outlook for inflation worsens. The anticipated increase would represent a further tightening of monetary policy, with the deteriorating inflation outlook placing renewed focus on the central bank’s upcoming decision.

Three people have died and at least 29 others have been injured in separate shootings near five US college communities during a weekend of Halloween gatherings, football celebrations and large parties. Police in Indiana, Delaware, Alabama, Illinois and Colorado were investigating incidents reported between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday. The shootings were not reported to be connected. Three killed in shootings near US college communities In Birmingham, Alabama, one person was killed and eight others were wounded after the Magic City Classic football game between Alabama A&M and Alabama State. Officers found nine people suffering from gunshot…

Jack Clayton has strengthened his claim for a Test call-up with a composed century for Queensland, as pressure mounts on Australia to replace Marnus Labuschagne in the top order. The 27-year-old left-hander made 104 against Victoria at the Gabba, reaching his seventh first-class hundred from 194 deliveries with eight boundaries. His effort helped Queensland recover from 6-211, although they were eventually dismissed for 280 in reply to Victoria’s 307. Clayton’s innings came against an attack featuring Fergus O’Neill, Test spinner Todd Murphy and one-day international representative Will Sutherland. He was eventually caught at gully after attempting to cut Matt Hennig.…

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke, his office said. He was taken to hospital after developing numbness in his arm while attending his son’s hockey game. Murphy was later transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, according to his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. She said he was “responding well to treatment”. “The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” Ms Herwitt said in a statement. The 53-year-old has represented Connecticut in the Senate since 2013, following three terms…

Ukraine’s air raid alert app was allegedly hacked, sending false warnings of nuclear and chemical threats around Kyiv, as well as a message claiming Russia had deployed a hypersonic missile. The erroneous alerts were issued on Sunday and also warned of possible street fighting. Ukraine’s Air Force said the app had been subjected to “enemy influence” and urged people to remain calm. “There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel,” the force said in a message on Telegram. Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communications, known as SPRAVDI, blamed Russia for the alleged cyberattack in a…

Laika’s Wildwood has delivered a modest box-office rebound for the Oregon stop-motion studio, opening with about $12.3 million in the US and reaching $25.9 million domestically after its second weekend. The film, directed by Laika president and chief executive Travis Knight, remained in third place over Halloween weekend after its takings fell by an estimated 39 per cent. It trailed A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything and DC Studios’ Clayface. Those figures are small compared with the billion-dollar animated sequels dominating the market, but they represent a significant improvement on Laika’s previous feature. Missing Link, released in 2019,…

Zootopia 3 is being developed with a story that will introduce birds to the animated world and may take Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde beyond Zootopia City, Disney Animation chief creative officer Jared Bush has said. Bush, who co-wrote the first two films, also warned that the third instalment remains some way off, with its cinema release date yet to be fixed. “This is something that is going to take a lot of time to get right,” Bush said when discussing the film’s development. “I think with any movie set in the world of Zootopia, Judy and Nick are going…