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Gunman pursued girl at school in botched alleged hit

A brazen attempt to shoot a man dead nearby a school at pick-up time was organised by a 19-year-old contract criminal, detectives will allege.

AAP · Oct 15

Trump on ensuring ‘dividend’ dollars spent at home: ‘It’s not going to be a big problem’

The White House has been unable to describe how it could ensure over $1 trillion President Donald Trump has promised American citizens in exchange for their midterm election votes would be spent in the United States. During a GOP midterms convention in Dallas last month, Trump promised all U.S. adult citizens…

Roll Call · Oct 7

Fiscal commission weighed as tool to fight soaring debt

House Budget Committee members laid out a case Monday for creating a fiscal commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt at the panel’s first field hearing in three decades. Retiring Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, brought the committee to his home turf in Dallas while the House is in recess…

Roll Call · Sep 21

Remembering one of the strangest finishes in NASCAR history at Iowa

15 years ago on August 6th, one of the most bizarre finishes in NASCAR happened in a NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Iowa Speedway

Motorsport · Aug 6

Father of US teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years for providing gun

Colin Gray is the father of Colton, who was 14 when he opened fire at Apalachee high school in Georgia in 2024

The Guardian - US · Jul 30

Dad who gifted teen son the gun he used to kill four in mass shooting gets 15 years

A jury in March found him guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of 14-year-old students

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Days after his son got life, Georgia school shooter’s father who bought him the murder weapon faces sentencing

Colin Gray gave his son the AR-style rifle as a Christmas gift, along with ammunition, a gun sight and other shooting accessories

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Trump accused of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs

US president faced criticism from Democrats after tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% imposed on more than 80 countries

The Guardian - US · Jul 24

Ways and Means in early stages of tackling sports taxation

Republican and Democratic tax writers are interested in changing how collegiate and professional athletics are handled in the tax code — but they’re in the early stages of discussing what those changes might look like. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee during a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday expressed…

Roll Call · Jul 1

Wait finally over as NBL legend Cotton joins Boomers

NBL superstar Bryce Cotton has won his long-running citizenship battle and will make his Australian Boomers debut during the World Cup qualifiers.

AAP · May 14