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A 20-year-old man has been accused of stabbing two people at an Austin coffee shop after being challenged over bringing alcoholic drinks inside, according to an arrest affidavit. Shankar Temple Grace faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, following the incident at Buzz Mill Coffee on Town Creek Drive on 28 October. Police were called to the venue shortly before 9pm after reports of a fight involving three people and a knife. Officers found two injured men, one of whom was a Buzz Mill employee and the other a DJ working at the venue.…

My Kitchen Rules contestants Angus and Simon have admitted their outspoken criticism of rival teams may have backfired after their latest meal received a score of 55. The South Australian best friends revived their “Last Orders” instant restaurant on Tuesday night and told the table that one of the gatecrashers should be sent home. But they conceded they had not anticipated that their blunt comments could influence the scores awarded by the other teams. “The thought never crossed my mind,” Angus said. “Maybe I was naive, because the gate crashers were acting like they were very holier than thou, and…

Brazil has summoned Argentina’s top diplomat to explain the journey of Flavio Bolsonaro, who travelled to Argentina before continuing to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election. Maria Emilia Cortes, Argentina’s charge d’affaires in Brazil, was called to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, according to sources inside the Brazilian Government. Argentina’s Foreign Minister, Pablo Quirno, denied that Buenos Aires had received a formal request for an explanation over the senator’s departure. The episode threatens to deepen tensions between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei. Bolsonaro had been ordered to remain in Brazil…

Melanie Lynskey has corrected reports about her Two and a Half Men salary, saying she earned far less than claims that she was eventually paid between 200,000 and 300,000 US dollars per episode. Lynskey played Rose in the CBS sitcom, appearing in 63 of its 262 episodes across all 12 seasons. She was a series regular during the first two seasons before returning in a recurring role. The discussion began after a fan referred to Lynskey’s supposed earnings in an Instagram comment about Holland Taylor’s decision to leave the programme. The fan claimed Taylor had been unable to secure more…

A Buckeye mother fought off an intruder in her home after police say her fiancé arranged the attack with a man he met online. Zarian Dyer, 23, was arrested in Arizona on charges including aggravated assault, sexual abuse, attempted sexual assault, kidnapping and conspiracy. The alleged victim, identified by local media as Bella Torres, was at home with her two children when Adrian Ayala, 20, entered the property on 16 October, police said. ([fox9.com](https://www.fox9.com/news/buckeye-mother-assaulted-home-invasion-was-set-up-fiance-police-say)) Torres told officers that Ayala attacked her before fleeing. She pursued him outside and managed to fight him off in the driveway, with the confrontation captured…

Former Manly hooker Manase Fainu has said he helped prevent a plan to stab ex-Parramatta star Jarryd Hayne after the pair met at a Sydney prison. Fainu, who was released on parole on Friday, said inmates at the Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre in Berkshire Park had discussed attacking Hayne when he arrived at the facility in 2023. Hayne was serving a sentence after being found guilty of two sexual assault charges arising from an incident in Newcastle in 2018. His convictions were quashed by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal in June 2024, and the Director of Public Prosecutions later…

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens have clashed publicly in Michigan ahead of a campaign appearance where the Democratic Senate rivals were expected to share a platform on Sunday. The dispute comes days before a closely fought Senate race in which Republican nominee Mike Rogers is seeking support from centrist Democratic voters. El-Sayed, a strong critic of US aid to Israel, and the more moderate Stevens presented sharply different views during the primary, although Stevens endorsed him after his victory. The pair have largely avoided campaigning together since then. In a statement on Friday evening, El-Sayed accused Stevens of being intent…

Soraya Khashoggi has spoken of the “intense anguish” caused by her nine-year estrangement from her daughter, Nabila, saying she has been unable to see her only grandson since he was eight. Nabila, 64, is Soraya’s second child and her only daughter with the late Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi, the businessman known as “Mr Fixit” for brokering deals in oil, armaments and property. “I want people to know that I haven’t seen my grandson for nine years,” Soraya said. “Nabila has cut me off totally. She told one of her brothers: ‘Tell mother she’s dead to me.’” Her grandson, Layth, is…

The Goo Goo Dolls will perform at half-time when the Buffalo Bills host the Kansas City Chiefs in a Thanksgiving night game at Highmark Stadium. The appearance will mark the first time the Bills have hosted a Thanksgiving Day fixture. The game, featuring Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce for the Chiefs, will be shown on NBC. The choice of performer has a strong connection to the home team. The Goo Goo Dolls were formed in Buffalo, while frontmen John Rzeznik and Robby Takac are both natives of the city. The band is also celebrating its 40th anniversary and has enjoyed…

Georgia’s child protection service was warned repeatedly about alleged abuse involving four-year-old Colby Cooks in the months before he was found dead in a south-west Atlanta townhome, a family friend has said. Destyne Akoon said complaints were made to the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) throughout September, October, November and December 2025. She said Colby’s father also made an emergency referral after seeing the worsening condition of the boy’s five-year-old brother, Kayden, shortly before Colby’s death. It remains unclear what action, if any, caseworkers took in response to the reports. Georgia officials have not released records showing how…