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A business jet carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, erupting into a fireball near a major roadway. The Learjet 60 had departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas bound for the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has not provided details of the passengers or crew, and it remained unclear whether anyone on board survived. Video showed the aircraft plunging nose-first from the sky before striking the ground close to passing vehicles. The impact left a large crater in the pavement, with flames rising beside a utility pole. The crash…

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Marilee Fiebig and Andrew Shue have married at the actor’s 92-acre farm in New Jersey, completing a relationship that began after both were divorced from the television presenters who later married each other. Fiebig, 49, an attorney, and Shue, 59, exchanged vows on Sunday in a private ceremony attended by close family and friends at the country estate outside Stockton, near the Delaware River. The wedding took place just over a month after Fiebig’s former husband, T.J. Holmes, married Shue’s former wife, Amy Robach, in an intimate ceremony in Arkansas. Fiebig arrived at the ceremony shortly before 2pm in a…

State supreme court elections have become a major political investment for liberal groups, which have spent millions in battleground states ahead of Tuesday’s voting in an effort to influence the courts that will oversee the next round of redistricting. The most closely watched contests are in North Carolina and Ohio, where Republican majorities could eventually be overturned. National organisations are also working to preserve the liberal majority on Michigan’s court and competing for an open seat in Montana, where voters will decide whether judicial elections should remain non-partisan. The results will help shape battles over abortion rights, election disputes and…

Renewed US-Iran fighting could extend beyond the battlefield to financial assets, data centres and undersea internet cables, after Tehran threatened retaliation “without any geographical limitations”. President Donald Trump has said he is considering “another little Epic Fury” after Tuesday’s US midterm elections, while Washington has sent a third aircraft carrier and a Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East. Allies in the region have been told to prepare for a possible short but intense resumption of hostilities. Iran, meanwhile, has hardened its warnings in an apparent attempt to deter a further US attack. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Saturday that…

Irish Olympic runner Ciara Mageean has died aged 34 after battling bowel cancer, her family has announced. Mageean died at 6.30am on Sunday, November 1, surrounded by her loved ones, according to a statement shared on her official Instagram account. She was described as a beloved daughter, sister, wife, friend and inspiration to many. The statement ended with the Irish blessing: “Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam”, meaning “May her soul be at the right hand of God.” Ciara Mageean’s European Championship success Mageean competed at two Olympic Games and won a full set of European Championship medals in…

Virgil van Dijk has questioned the Liverpool penalty decision that went against his side during their 1-0 defeat by Arsenal at Anfield. The incident occurred when Jurrien Timber appeared to pull Alexander Isak’s shirt as the Liverpool forward attempted to reach a dangerous delivery inside the penalty area. Referee Andy Madley allowed play to continue, while VAR official Stuart Attwell did not recommend a review. Van Dijk said he believed the contact should have resulted in a spot-kick and rejected the suggestion that Isak needed to make more of the challenge to attract the officials’ attention. Van Dijk questions Liverpool…

Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, just two days before voters go to the polls, in a dramatic split with her former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed. Stevens announced her decision after appearing alongside Rogers at Perfecting Church in Detroit on Sunday. She had been expected to join El-Sayed and other prominent Democrats at a separate campaign event, but was told not to attend following a bitter dispute between the two candidates. “Abdul made it clear I was not welcome,” Stevens said. “Ninety per cent of my votes are going to Democrats. I am…

Two men have died after a utility vehicle and a motorcycle collided in Brighton East, Melbourne, leaving a child passenger in hospital with minor injuries. The crash happened at the intersection of South Road and Olive Street at about 6.30pm on Sunday. Police are investigating the circumstances of the collision. The motorcyclist and the driver of the ute both died at the scene. The child travelling in the ute was taken to hospital. The Brighton East crash brings the number of people killed in separate incidents on Victorian roads since Friday to eight. Several other people are in hospital with…

Christine McGuinness has shared photographs of herself relaxing in a sauna above the London skyline, wearing a green bikini and telling followers she needed time to “calm my mind”. The 38-year-old television personality said she was giving herself “some much needed stillness” after enjoying a break from the demands of her busy schedule. Alongside the images, she wrote: “A little less noise, a moment to think, feel and just be me, with a gawjus view to calm my mind.” She added: “Hot and high above London skyline. Giving myself some much needed stillness. A little quiet, a little warmth and…