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☆ Former Australian radio host Alan Jones arrested for alleged indecent assaults
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Police in Australia charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences on Monday, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper that Jones had assaulted young men for decades. Police allege the offences took place between 2001 and 2019 against 8 victims, some of whom Jones knew professionally or personally. He denied the assault allegations made against him last year by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. Jones had hosted radio shows for decades and anchored the popular Sydney breakfast show on radio station 2GB for about 18 years until 2020. After leaving 2GB, he worked at a digital start-up, but had been off the air since the Sydney Morning Herald allegations were made.

Persons: Alan Jones, Jones, Michael Fitzgerald, Scott Morrison, Jacinda Organizations: Police, New South Wales police, Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald, . Police, New Zealand, Wallabies national rugby union Locations: Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, New, Britain, Ireland

☆ Alan Jones: Australia police charge former radio show host with assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Sydney, Australia Reuters —Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offenses, indictments that followed accusations in a newspaper that Jones had assaulted young men for decades. Police allege the offenses took place between 2001 and 2019 against 8 victims, some of whom Jones knew professionally or personally. He denied the assault allegations made against him last year by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. A well-known conservative “shock jock,” listeners knew Jones for his sharp questions and equally sharp tongue. After leaving 2GB, he worked at a digital start-up, but had been off the air since the Sydney Morning Herald allegations were made.

Persons: Alan Jones, Jones, Michael Fitzgerald, Scott Morrison, Jacinda Organizations: Australia Reuters — Australian, Police, New South Wales police, Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald, . Police, New Zealand Locations: Sydney, Australia, New South Wales, New

☆ Walz’s claim that he was in China during Tiananmen Square protests undercut by unearthed newspaper reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Walz had previously said he visited Hong Kong in “May of ’89,” weeks before the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. During a 2014 hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China honoring the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Walz, then a Minnesota congressman, appeared to recall specific details of his trip to China at that time. Walz’s 2014 claim that he visited China during the Tiananmen Square protests has been repeated in media reports. When asked by CNN if Walz was in China during the Tiananmen Square protests, the Harris campaign was unable to provide evidence to substantiate Walz’s claim. ?,” Miller said in a social media post in response to clarification offered by the Harris campaign about Walz’s trips to China.

Persons: Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Walz, ”, Harris, he’s, Gwen Walz, “, Jason Miller, Donald Trump’s, Vance, Tim, ” Miller, James Comer, Alejandro Mayorkas, Walz “ misspoke Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Tiananmen, Republican, GOP, Congressional, Commission, Washington Free, Alliance Times, Herald, Nebraska National Guard, ”, Minnesota Public Radio, APM, China “, Republicans, Congressional Republicans, Trump, Chinese Communist Party Locations: China, New York, Ohio, Hong Kong, “, Tiananmen, Beijing, Minnesota, Foshan, Guangdong, Nebraska, ” Nebraska

☆ Trump won't say if he wants Ukraine to win the war; Blinken visits Kyiv on long-range strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine woke Wednesday to a glaring display of the potentially expanding range — and possible limits — of American support. Hours after former President Donald Trump refused to say whether he wanted the U.S. ally to win the war against Russia, Kyiv welcomed Washington's top diplomat — hoping he will bring a long-awaited shift on its use of long-range weapons. President Joe Biden hinted Tuesday that Kyiv might be about to get what it wants after months of resistance from the White House. Trump was asked twice whether or not he wants Ukraine to win the war, but on both occasions he skirted the question. His response may heighten concerns in Kyiv that a Trump administration would remove U.S. support and seek an end to the war on terms favorable to Russia.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Antony Blinken's, Kamala Harris, David Lammy, Mark Schiefelbein, Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Harris, Trump, Vladimir Putin “, “ Putin, ” Trump Organizations: Ukraine, British, Getty Locations: U.S, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, AFP, Russia's Kursk, Moscow

☆ Heather Haddon — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Heather Haddon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Heather HaddonHeather Haddon covers restaurants from The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau, where she has broken news on companies such as Starbucks and McDonald’s. She frequently discusses her reporting on national television and radio outlets. Heather previously covered supermarkets for the Journal, reporting on chains like Whole Foods Market and analyzing the rise of food delivery. She started at WSJ’s New York office, where she covered New Jersey politics and helped reveal the “Bridgegate” political scandal. Prior to the Journal, Heather was a news reporter at the New York Post, amNewYork and the Herald News division of the Bergen Record.

Persons: Heather Haddon Heather Haddon, Heather Organizations: Foods, WSJ’s, Republican, New York, amNewYork, Herald News, Bergen Locations: Chicago, York, New Jersey

☆ Michael Gambon, British actor who played Dumbledore, dies aged 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Gambon began his acting on the stage in the early 1960s and later moved into TV and film. Gambon played down the praise for his performance and said he simply played himself "with a stuck-on beard and a long robe". Michael John Gambon was born on Oct. 19, 1940, in Dublin to a seamstress mother and an engineer father. Gambon left school aged 15 to begin an engineering apprenticeship and by 21 he was fully qualified. He revealed in an episode of "The Late Late Show" in Ireland that he convinced his mother he was friends with the pope.

Persons: Michael Gambon, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Laurence Olivier, Gambon, Peter Greenaway's, Cook, King George V, Tom Hooper's, Dumbledore, Richard Harris, Michael John Gambon, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Olivier, Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith, Galileo, John Dexter's, Robert De Niro, Anne Miller, Philippa Hart, Sarah Young, William Schomberg, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: PA Media, Camden Town, Herald, National Theatre, Thomson Locations: Irish, Dublin, London, American, British, Ireland

☆ Australia Indigenous referendum set to fail as support dips, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Yes23 volunteer holds pamphlets while speaking with commuters about the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum, in Melbourne, Australia August 30, 2023. Australians will vote in the referendum on Oct. 14, when they will be asked whether they support altering the constitution to set up an Indigenous committee to advise the federal parliament. The referendum requires a national majority of votes as well as a majority of votes in at least four of the six states in order to change the constitution. The survey, however, showed only the island state of Tasmania supported the Voice. The 'No' vote is strongest in Queensland and Western Australia with 61% set to reject the Voice.

Persons: James Ross, Anthony Albanese, Renju Jose, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Voters, Sydney Morning Herald, Thomson Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, Australia's, Queensland, Western Australia, Sydney

☆ Australia hails 'Princess Mary' after Denmark defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An Australian has graced Denmark's royal family for nearly 20 years since Tasmania-born Mary Donaldson married Frederik, the Scandinavian nation's crown prince. But 20-year-old Fowler, playing as a false nine, is now soccer royalty in Australia after stepping up in Kerr's absence. "Princess Mary Offs Denmark," read the front-page headline in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on Tuesday. "Denmark might have Princess Mary but Australia crowned a new queen after a stunning Mary Fowler performance helped the Matildas qualify for the quarter-finals," Martin Gabor wrote in his match report. Australia were upset 3-2 by Nigeria in the group stage when both Kerr and Fowler were absent, the latter due to a head-knock at training.

Persons: Mary Fowler, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Sam Kerr, Kerr, Fowler, Caitlin Foord, Hayley Raso, Mary Donaldson, Frederik, Mary Offs Denmark, Mary, Martin Gabor, Tony Gustavsson, Striker Foord, Kerr's, Ian Ransom, Sonali Paul Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, REUTERS, Danes, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, Denmark, Sydney, Australian, Tasmania, Nigeria, France, Morocco

☆ Australia cabinet will soon decide on next RBA governor - treasurer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, July 12 (Reuters) - Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday the cabinet would meet soon to decide the next governor of the country's central bank, after local media reported that a government decision could be reached as early as this week. "Soon, I'll be taking to cabinet my recommendation for the appointment of the governor of the reserve bank. I don't want to front-run or pre-empt the timing or nature of that conversation with my colleagues," Chalmers told reporters. Chalmers added that the government has also held preliminary discussions with the opposition over the next RBA governor. But again, I don't want to pre-empt the conversation with my cabinet colleagues," Chalmers told ABC Radio.

Persons: Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Philip Lowe's, Lowe, We've, Governor Lowe, Michele Bullock, Jenny Wilkinson, Renju Jose, Edmund Klamann Organizations: SYDNEY, Bank of Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio, Thomson Locations: India, Sydney

☆ Australia mourns 10 wedding guests killed in bus accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, June 13 (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday mourned the 10 people who were killed when a chartered bus carrying wedding guests rolled over at a roundabout, the country's worst bus accident in three decades. The driver, a 58-year-old man, was charged with dangerous and negligent driving over the Sunday night accident. Police earlier in the day said it would allege in court that the man drove the bus "in a manner that was inconsistent with the conditions." There were 35 passengers on board the bus who were travelling back to their accommodation from a wedding near the town of Greta, about 180 km (110 miles) north of Sydney, known for its vineyards and wedding venues. Police will interview some of the injured passengers who have been released from hospital and will conduct an examination of the bus.

Persons: David Waddell, Renju Jose, Lincoln Organizations: SYDNEY, Sunday, Prosecutors, Sydney Morning Herald, Police, NSW Police, Thomson Locations: Australia, Hunter, New South Wales, NSW, Greta, Sydney

☆ Beijing may allow foreign financial firms to list in China - ex-finance minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI, March 18 (Reuters) - China will encourage foreign capital to participate in its financial markets and may allow foreign-funded financial institutions to go public in the country when "conditions are ripe", local media quoted a former finance minister as saying on Saturday. China has been stepping up efforts to woo foreign companies and investors to aid an economic recovery after the dismantling of its zero-COVID policy late last year. It has sped up fund license approvals for foreign asset managers in recent months. Lou also commented on the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, saying Chinese authorities attached great importance to preventing and resolving systemic risks and were trying to improve financial supervision with the creation of a new financial regulatory body. "We will also continue to cooperate with the financial regulatory agencies of other countries to jointly prevent and resolve systemic risks in the global financial system and maintain the stability and prosperity of the global financial market," he added, according to the newspaper.

BOSTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins has hired a former Justice Department inspector general to defend her in a widening ethics investigation into her appearance at a political fundraiser and her travel. The controversy has threatened to undermine Attorney General Merrick Garland’s vow to protect the Justice Department from partisan influence and efforts to extend progressive criminal justice policies championed by Rollins to the federal level. It is unclear what the inspector general's probe will find or when it will be completed. James Borghesani, a spokesman for Hayden, said they have received no inquiries from the inspector general's office. Investigators are also looking at Rollins' use of a personal cellphone, rather than her government-issued one, for Justice Department business, said two other people familiar with the matter.

☆ Australia to speed up purchase of sea mines to shore up maritime defence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday it would accelerate plans to buy advanced sea mines to protect its maritime routes and ports from "potential aggressors" amid China's plans to increase its influence in the Pacific region. The so-called smart sea mines are designed to differentiate between military targets and other types of ships, a defence department spokesperson said in a statement. "(Australia) is accelerating the acquisition of smart sea mines, which will help to secure sea lines of communication and protect Australia's maritime approaches," it said. The federal government will soon announce a contract to buy "a substantial number" of sea mines from a European weapons supplier, the report said, citing unidentified defence industry sources. So we have looked at missile defence, we're looking at cyber security, we're looking at all of these issues," Albanese said.

☆ How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Elyse Lightman Samuels | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — Last November, at about midnight, Omid was lying in bed in his new home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine — exhausted, but unable to sleep. On this night, and on many nights during Omid's first few months in Maine, Nasir was soon at his door. Omid's family arrived in Maine just before Halloween in 2021 and recently celebrated one year in Maine. Catholic Charities, the local refugee-resettlement organization in Maine, was working with Omid's family to help them resettle. After Omid's family escaped Kabul, members of his extended family came by to collect some of their more precious items, and gave other things away.

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