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A South Australian woman accused of trying to move down her then-boyfriend during an alleged row over a hot chip has walked free from court, while clarifying there was “never any chips” involved.

A SPORT ON THE RISEXie, who has been doing trail running for the past decade, said trail running allows runners to connect with nature and offers a different experience from marathons.“With marathons, you have to keep running. But with trail running, when you are tired, you can stop and walk for a while,” he added. “During the uphill sections, you can look at the scenery and you can bring some snacks to refuel.”Last year, Xie endured 41 hours to complete the 174km Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in France – one of the toughest mountain ultramarathons in the world.Global race organiser UTMB Group…

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury says he’s “still got it” as he pledged to focus on the task at hand in his latest return to the ring.Following a 15-month absence, 37-year-old Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) is up against 36-year-old Russian-born heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2, 19 KOs) in a bout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe pair spoke during a pre-fight news conference in London on Thursday, hours after the chief executive of Croke Park said the 80,000-capacity Dublin venue wanted to stage the long-awaited Battle of Britain super-fight between Fury…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a self-described “progressive” candidate’s bid to enter Ohio’s Republican primary, leaving in place a decision by state election officials to disqualify him for misrepresenting his party affiliation.Samuel Ronan, a former Democratic state and national candidate, attempted to run as a Republican in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District against GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Carey. To do so, he signed a declaration of candidacy — under penalty of election falsification — swearing he was a member of the Republican Party.However, court documents filed in U.S. District Court note Ronan…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man convicted of strangling a Massachusetts college student with a tank top nearly four decades ago was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.The sentence handed down to John Carey, 66, came after he was convicted on March 3 of first-degree murder in the death of Salem State University student Claire Gravel.”The family of Claire Gravel has waited 40 long years for justice,” said Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker. “The prosecutors here today, together with our partners in law enforcement, never gave up on Claire’s case, and today we are pleased…

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted April 9, 2026 8:02 pm Updated April 9, 2026 8:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on Alberta separatism doesn’t violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom that the need for consulting First Nations on the matter hasn’t emerged because the province isn’t taking action yet.Multiple First Nations are challenging the constitutionality of the province’s citizen-initiated referendum process in a multi-day hearing this week. Several Alberta First…

A favourite son could make a shock return to West Coast with premiership defender Beau Waters linked to a high-profile off-field role at his former club.

JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Friday (Apr 10) it had submitted a joint statement on peacekeeper security with dozens of allied nations to the United Nations after three of its blue helmets were killed in Lebanon.In the joint statement, the countries urged the UN Security Council to conduct a thorough investigation into the incidents in Southern Lebanon that killed three Indonesian peacekeepers and wounded several others, including from France, Ghana, Nepal and Poland.The Foreign Ministry in Jakarta said 73 countries and UN observer nations supported the statement, delivered by Indonesia’s permanent representative to the UN, Umar Hadi, in New York.”The safety…

Even though a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel has been announced, it’s going to be a long time before prices of oil and gas come back to pre-war levels, experts say.In response to the US-Israeli attacks, Iran choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports pass from the Middle East, mainly to Asia and also to Europe.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt also attacked energy infrastructure in several Gulf countries, leading to…

The California Department of Justice and several state agencies arrested five people Wednesday in a crackdown on an alleged hospice fraud ring, and officials said more arrests will come. Several suspects received “notices to appear” in court and will face arrest warrants if they don’t show. In total, the state filed charges against 21 suspects.State Attorney General Rob Bonta said the scheme defrauded California of $267 million through bogus charges to Medi-Cal, the state-administered Medicaid program. Americans pay into Medicare through taxes and premiums, so defrauding it would be essentially stealing from all American taxpayers. “What will address fraud is us…