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Sean "Diddy" Combs must remain in jail until his sentencing in October on several charges. (AP PHOTO)

‘Danger to community’: Judge denies Diddy's bid for jail release

Disgraced rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will remain in jail until he is sentenced for transportation to engage in prostitution.

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The child was left with severe bruising after being grabbed by the octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium.

Terror as giant octopus grabs child at aquarium

A family outing ended in shocking circumstances after a massive octopus, which can lift over 300kg, latched onto a young boy, climbed outside its water tank and wrapped itself around the child. 

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The Texas State Capitol in Austin, March 11, 2025. Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives said they fled the state on Sunday.

Democrats flee Texas to stop Trump vote-grabbing move

Fifty-one Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from redrawing congressional maps to favour Donald Trump’s party.

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Andrew James McGann, 28, has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a married couple attacked and killed while hiking with their two young daughters.

She was in the middle of cutting his hair. Then the police burst in

Andrew James McGann, 28, is accused of murdering a couple in front of their children as they were on a family hike in the US.

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A family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of their five-month-old baby boy after he was fatally mauled by the family dog on the evening of his mother’s birthday.

‘Our hearts are in shambles’: Baby boy killed by 58kg dog

A family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of their five-month-old son after he was fatally mauled by the family dog on the evening of his mother’s birthday.

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A state of emergency has been declared in New York and New Jersey.

‘State of emergency’: New York, New Jersey flash flooding

An intense summer storm has Americans and tourists under a state of emergency declaration, as flash flooding, a tornado warning and dangerous conditions hit New York, New Jersey and neighbouring states.

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A suicide note gives an insight into what drove mass shooter Shane Tamura.

‘Study my brain please’: CTE test to follow gunman’s note

The brain of the gunman in Monday’s deadly shootings at the Manhattan skyscraper will be tested for CTE

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Despite exhaustive searches, police have yet to find Travis Decker, the Washington man accused of murdering his three young daughters.

‘Actively fleeing’: Theory on dad wanted for triple murder

Authorities have revealed a sinister new theory in the search for Travis Decker, a father wanted for the alleged murder of his three children, believing someone may be helping the fugitive.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs could get up to a decade in prison at his sentencing set for October.

Diddy asks judge to toss guilty verdicts or grant new trial

Combs’ lawyers argue that his two felony convictions were a unique misapplication of a federal act which bars interstate commerce related to prostitution.

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Mercedes Vega was targeted before she could testify against a man she accused of armed robbery.

Witness found dead with bleach in throat before testifying

Found in a burning car with bleach in her throat, Mercedes Vega was allegedly murdered just days before her court appearance.

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Clarence and Ebony Carr hug as they talk about the death of their son from a brain-eating amoeba he got at a popular South Carolina lake.

‘I am terrified’: Parents’ grief after amoeba kills son, 12

Jaysen Carr spent his ‘best Fourth of July ever’ swimming and having fun like another 12-year-old on holiday. Two weeks later he was dead.

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Trump and Epstein

Trump: Epstein ‘stole’ women like Perth’s Virginia Giuffre

US President Donald Trump has revealed fresh details about the breakdown of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein nearly 20 years ago. 

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A lone gunman who attacked an office building in Manhattan is dead, New York Police say. (AP PHOTO)

‘Mind blowing’: New details on NYC shooter revealed

The gunman who killed four people and then himself inside a Manhattan office building had arrived in New York City just hours before.

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A Delta Airlines co-pilot has been arrested minutes after landing in San Francisco and charged with disturbing child sex crimes.

Police storm cockpit, arrest pilot over sick allegations

Passengers aboard a Delta Airlines flight were left shocked when detectives ‘stormed the cockpit’ and handcuffed a co-pilot just minutes after the plane landed.

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A family has been struck by a preventable tragedy after their toddler was allegedly left alone in a hot car for five hours by a carer.

‘A parent’s worst nightmare’: Toddler left in hot car dies

A family has been struck by a preventable tragedy after their toddler was allegedly left alone in a hot car for five hours by a carer.

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