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Police increased their presence at Ferndale Middle and High Schools in Michigan after a threatening note was discovered in a student restroom, prompting additional security measures and an investigation. The note was found at Ferndale High School on 15 November 2022, according to police. Officers were called to the school at about 9am and the discovery led to a precautionary lockdown involving both the high school and middle school. Police later identified a 16-year-old male student as the suspected author of the note. He was arrested and the case was referred to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review. The…

Perth Glory have signed Brisbane Roar great Jay O’Shea for the remainder of the A-League Men season, adding experience and quality to their final third. O’Shea joins Glory as they look to strengthen their attacking options for the season’s closing stages.

Republican Senator Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton clashed over the economy, foreign policy and their parties’ leadership during a closely watched Kansas Senate debate, with the result potentially affecting control of the US Senate. Marshall, who is seeking to retain the seat for the Republican Party, warned that his defeat could help Democrats take control of the chamber. “My opponent’s going to say anything he can to lie to get into that office and give control to Chuck Schumer,” he said. Hamilton, a megachurch pastor, presented himself as a moderate and independent-minded Democrat, promising to work across party…

A former New York Police Department detective has been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge during rush hour. Victor Romero, 62, surrendered to investigators on Wednesday afternoon after being identified as a person of interest in the death of Koran Irvine, a 46-year-old Con Edison worker and father of two. The shooting is being investigated as a road-rage incident. Irvine was driving a blue Volkswagen Golf across the bridge when his vehicle allegedly swerved slightly towards Romero’s car. Video reviewed by investigators shows Romero’s vehicle moving back into the middle lane…

Former Bachelor star Sam Wood has lodged a fresh bail application in the Queensland Supreme Court after being held at a high-security prison since his arrest on the Sunshine Coast. The 46-year-old’s lawyers have applied for bail following his refusal at Maroochydore Magistrates Court. The Supreme Court is due to hear the application on November 4. Wood was arrested at a property on Hastings Street, Noosa, on October 3 and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. He is accused of assaulting his wife, Snezana, during a family holiday. Wood denies the allegations. Wood has…

Florida’s governor and US Senate races have tightened significantly, with Republican candidates Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody holding only narrow leads over their Democratic opponents, according to a University of North Florida poll. Donalds leads former Republican congressman David Jolly by 49% to 47% among likely midterm voters, while incumbent Senator Ashley Moody is ahead of Angie Nixon by 49% to 45%. The survey of 1,471 voters was conducted by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab between October 12 and 19. Its margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.81 percentage points, putting the governor’s race within the poll’s margin.…

More than $350,000 has been donated to Save the Children in less than 24 hours in honour of independent MP Helen Haines, who is in a critical condition after an alleged attack in Victoria. The fundraising campaign was launched at the request of Dr Haines and her family, with her husband, Phil Haines, asking supporters to donate to the charity rather than send flowers. Save the Children Australia chief executive Matt Tinkler said the organisation had been “deeply moved” by the family’s decision to support children during what he described as a devastating situation. “That they want to do something…

US President Donald Trump has said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar could face jail or deportation as federal authorities investigate allegations surrounding her US citizenship. Omar denies any wrongdoing and has accused the administration of using the investigation as a form of political intimidation. The dispute comes as the midterm elections approach, raising questions over what action could follow and whether the allegations will lead to criminal or immigration proceedings against the congresswoman. Trump’s remarks have intensified scrutiny of whether he could deport Ilhan Omar, while the investigation into her citizenship allegations remains ongoing.

Colombia will enact its 2027 budget by decree after the congressional process failed, leaving the government to proceed without legislative approval. The move means the planned budget will be imposed through executive action rather than completed through Congress.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has rejected a longstanding allegation that she married her brother to commit immigration fraud, telling interviewer Chris Hayes: “Not to my knowledge.” The Minnesota representative was asked whether her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was her brother during an interview with MS NOW. Omar described the allegation as “insane”. The claim has circulated for years in connection with Omar’s 2009 marriage to Elmi, but no publicly established evidence has shown that he is her brother. The interview followed a raid on Omar’s home in Washington DC on October 12, carried out by federal agents as part…