Sniffer dogs and bag searches can make drug danger at festivals more likely, Victorian coroner finds pred 19 urami in 20 minutami Findings follow death of woman at Marlo Altitude music festival in 2023, with coroner recommending state urgently update 2013 code of practiceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice, security guards, bag searches, and sniffer dogs at music festivals can lead to riskier drug use and greater harms, a Victorian coroner who examined the death of a 28-year-old woman has found.Trang Thi Thu Le collapsed, suffered seizures and went into cardiac arrest after consuming MDMA and ketamine at an electronic dance music event, Marlo Altitude, at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena in 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Marilyn Manson: US judge reopens sexual assault case against musician pred 19 urami in 23 minutami Singer’s former assistant alleges he sexually assaulted her when she worked for Manson Records between 2010–2011A judge in Los Angeles has reinstated a lawsuit against heavy metal star Marilyn Manson under a new law enabling old sexual assault cases to be heard in court.The lawsuit, filed in May 2021 by a former assistant to the musician, had been dismissed in December because it exceeded the statute of limitations, a maximum time period for initiating legal proceedings after the related events took place. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Investigators say deadly midair collision near Washington DC followed years of ignored traffic warnings pred 19 urami in 30 minutami Crash that killed 67 was ‘100% preventable’, says NTSB chair at hearing that addressed history of missed opportunitiesNational Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled on Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near Washington DC.The placement of a helicopter route in the approach path of Reagan national airport’s secondary runway created a dangerous airspace and a lack of regular safety risk reviews made it worse, the board said. That was a key factor in the crash along with air traffic controllers’ over reliance on asking helicopter pilots to avoid other aircraft. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nationals MP Colin Boyce to challenge David Littleproud for leadership, saying party is headed off ‘political cliff’ pred 19 urami in 37 minutami Queensland MP to challenge for the leadership next week, in move colleagues say is unlikely to succeedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nationals MP Colin Boyce will challenge David Littleproud for the leadership after declaring the party was “committing political suicide” by ending the Coalition.The Flynn MP said he would move a motion to spill the Nationals leadership at a party room meeting on Monday, and would stand as a contender. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Expectations grow for interest rate hike next week after Australia’s inflation jumps to 3.8% pred 20 urami in 15 minutami Rapidly rising consumer prices led to annual inflation growing from 3.4% to 3.8%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInflation jumped to 3.8% in the year to December, from 3.4% in the month before, as strong underlying price growth added to the chance of a Reserve Bank rate hike on Tuesday.The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggested that Australian households once again face a fight to bring rapidly rising consumer prices back under control. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Stephen Colbert announces date of final episode of The Late Show pred 20 urami in 31 minutami CBS announced in July that Late Show would end in May, more than 30 years after 1993 debut under David LettermanThe final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air on 21 May, the host has announced.Colbert, who has hosted the show since 2015, revealed the date on Monday during a taping of NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers to air on Tuesday night. Colbert will appear on Meyers’s show as a guest. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight amid threats from climate crisis and AI pred 20 urami in 39 minutami Planet closer to destruction as Russia, China and US become more aggressive and nationalistic, says advocacy groupEarth is closer than it has ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the US and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic”, a science-oriented advocacy group said on Tuesday as it advanced its Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds until midnight.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist members had an initial demonstration on Friday and then announced their results on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
