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Four rescued manatees have been brought back to Florida from Ohio as part of a rehabilitation programme aimed at eventually returning them to the wild. Redrock, Rosalyn and Erie have arrived at the Brevard Zoo, while Hundo has been transferred to Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens. All four had been receiving care at zoos in Ohio before being moved south for the next stage of their treatment. Four manatees continue rehabilitation in Florida Redrock was rescued as an orphaned calf from the Indian River Lagoon in Titusville on May 10, 2024. Rosalyn was found alone in the Banana River on…

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave from the party room after seven members called for an investigation into alleged inappropriate comments and concerning behaviour towards women. The allegations, which have not been proven, span from 2017 to 2025 and were set out in a letter sent to Greens leader David Shoebridge. Mr Shoebridge said the party would take the claims “extremely seriously” and stressed the importance of an independent complaints process. “As leader I want to make it clear that the integrity of the complaints process is essential,” he said. Senator Steele-John requested leave from the party room, a…

Cornell University faculty are preparing to vote on a no-confidence resolution in the administration after a closed meeting in which President Michael Kotlikoff faced questions about the handling of sexual assault allegations. Video from Wednesday’s high-stakes faculty senate meeting shows Mr Kotlikoff being challenged over the scope of an independent investigation into the university’s response to sexual misconduct claims. Asked whether the review would examine different types of assaults against men, women and children, and how far back it would go, Mr Kotlikoff said: “That is a board review. I don’t dictate that review. It’s an open review. It does…

A Queensland landlord is fighting to reclaim her property, leaving her caught up in a dispute over the home’s return.

Sylvester Stallone has joked that he cannot retire from acting because he needs to pay for his daughter Sophia’s wedding. The 80-year-old Rocky star discussed the upcoming ceremony during an appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark, revealing that Sophia, 30, is engaged to her long-term boyfriend, Michael Sheehan. “One of my daughters is getting married,” Stallone said. He added that her fiancé had come to the house and asked for her hand in marriage. Kelly Ripa suggested that Sheehan must have been “terrified” to ask Stallone for his blessing. “He was very confident and I went, ‘Wow, good luck…

Fairfax County leaders are considering measures to cut red tape for small businesses, including proposals to make it easier for home-based childcare providers to open and expand. The changes would simplify zoning requirements and replace lengthy public hearings with administrative approval for some operators. Officials say the aim is to speed up decisions while preserving safety standards. Under the current rules, providers generally need special approval to care for more than seven children in a detached house, or more than five in a townhouse or apartment. The county is examining proposals that could allow up to 12 children, depending on…

Two senior Victorian public servants attempted to conceal a suspected $285 million error in COVID grant payments by withholding information from their superiors and ministers, an anti-corruption investigation has found. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) said “false and misleading information” was given to then-minister Martin Pakula in November 2021, concealing the fact that almost a quarter of the state’s Business Costs Assistance Program grants had been paid to ineligible businesses. The $4.5 billion scheme provided payments of up to $97,200 to businesses affected by lockdown measures during 2020 and 2021. Victoria COVID grants cover-up exposed by whistleblowers IBAC’s investigation…

A 14-year-old boy has died after being electrocuted during severe Istanbul floods, as torrential rain inundated hundreds of homes, collapsed sections of road and brought traffic across Turkiye’s largest city close to a standstill. The boy was taken to hospital unconscious after stepping into a puddle in the Balat area of the Fatih district. He died despite efforts to save him, the Istanbul governor’s office said, adding that an investigation had been opened. Surveillance footage showed the teenager walking through water at the entrance to a car park before suddenly collapsing. The incident happened as heavy rain swept through the…

The lawyer for a former OpenAI employee accused of placing a recording device at the company’s San Francisco headquarters has described the allegations as “wholly out of character”, saying his client’s planned journey to Saudi Arabia had been booked in advance. William Pernik, representing Abdulrahman Alfozan, said the suspect was “surprised by the search and arrest” as he prepared to travel with his wife and young child on a one-way flight on 12 October. A federal complaint suggests the journey may have been intended to help Alfozan “flee” the United States. Mr Pernik said the flight was “prepaid”, although the…

Kelsey Grammer is set to star in and executive produce Pops, a new EMT drama in development at NBC. The 71-year-old Emmy-winning actor will play the title character in the series, written by Danny Weiss, a long-serving writer and producer on Chicago Med. Pops follows a man whose successful career has come to an end as he seeks a fresh start by entering the demanding world of emergency medicine alongside first responders half his age. The NBC project is based on the true story of Ed Levien, a Maryland resident who became a volunteer EMT in his 60s after a…