Democrat Lateefah Simon wins election to U.S. House in California's 12th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Lateefah Simon wins election to U.S. House in California's 12th Congressional District.
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Australian Associated PressOlympic champ Jakara Anthony suffers broken collarbone
Olympic champion Jakara Anthony has undergone surgery after breaking her collarbone in a training fall, ruling her out of the next moguls World Cup round.
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Leader 'can be tested' after slander ruling: Libs MP
A Victorian Liberals MP has called for John Pesutto to apologise and hold a leadership contest after a court found he defamed an MP he expelled from the party.
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Jangoo, Carty lift West Indies to ODI series sweep
Debutant Amir Jangoo and Keacy Carty were the stars of the show as the West Indies beat Bangladesh by four wickets to sweep their one-day international series.
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Matildas trio chase top WCL spot with Arsenal, City win
Arsenal have beaten Valerenga 3-1 in the WCL to take a big step towards securing top spot in Group C, while Manchester City beat St Polten to top Group D.
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GP payroll tax, first homebuyer stamp duty scrapped
A state government has fulfilled more of its election promises by scrapping a "patient's tax" and stamp duty for first-home buyers.
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Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike
St Vincent's Hospital nurses and midwives are beginning rolling strikes to push for better staffing levels as workers face burnout and exhaustion.
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Hojlund brace earns Man Utd comeback win, Spurs draw
Manchester United have come from behind to beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League, while Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham drew 1-1 with Rangers in Glasgow.
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Winnington a world-beating winner again in Budapest
Elijah Winnington has struck gold for Australia at the world short-course swimming championships in Budapest - the venue where he won his first global crown.
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Libs nuclear plan to cost $330b but modelling disputed
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is set to unveil the cost of a controversial nuclear power plan should the coalition come to power at the federal election.
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PNG NRLW team still on the cards, but not in 2028
A Papua New Guinea team will enter the NRL in 2028, but it will be a while before a side features in the corresponding women's competition.
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Jason Gillespie resigns as Pakistan Test coach
Former Australian quick Jason Gillespie has resigned as Pakistan Test coach after eight months in the job.
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Stokes keeping Ashes thoughts at bay at year's end
England skipper Ben Stokes intends to keep all the talk about the Ashes on hold as he urges his team to concentrate on the here and now.
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Bullseye for darts as Littler-mania scales new heights
With the world championships about to start, darts has become a boom sport thanks largely to the explosion of interest in teenage star Luke 'the Nuke' Littler.
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R&A bans transgender golfers from playing female events
The R&A have introduced new rules which mean transgender players will no longer be able to play in female professional and elite golf tournaments.
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Body found in search for ex-England rugby star Voyce
A body has been discovered close to where former England rugby player Tom Voyce was swept away while trying to drive across a flood-swollen river.
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Anthony's moguls venue first to be ready for Olympics
The venue at Livigno where Jakara Anthony will seek to defend her Olympic moguls crown is the first to be completed for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in 2026.
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PNG on a 10-year journey to transform the NRL
Papua New Guinea's NRL team is still more than three years away from playing its first game, but is already carrying high expectations.
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Call to criminalise threats against places of worship
A senator is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places of worship an offence following an attack on a synagogue.
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Englishman Sullivan tops leaderboard at Leopard Creek
Andy Sullivan is the first-round leader at the European tour's annual trip to the glorious Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa.
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Ex Pakistani PM Imran Khan, wife indicted over gifts
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife are accused of keeping and selling state gifts they received while in office, including jewellery.