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Britain’s counterterrorism police are leading the investigation into the cause of the fire near Heathrow Airport, signaling that the possibility of sabotage was being taken seriously, at least as a precaution. But officials said there was no immediate evidence that foul play was involved.After the blaze at the electrical substation and subsequent power outage, the scale of the resulting chaos raised uncomfortable questions for Britain’s government about the security measures protecting key transport hubs and the resilience of the country’s aging infrastructure.The Metropolitan Police in London said that counterterrorism specialists had taken charge “given the location of the substation and…

Supercars valued at a total of $35 million took to the track on Sunday, all in the name of helping kids battling childhood illnesses make life-long memories.The Driven Project took to the circuit at Driver Risk Management in collaboration with the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation for its supercar therapy in which 17 children and their families got to sit in the passengers seat of supercars going for hot laps.A large reason the event could happen was thanks to Perth entrepreneur Laurence Escalante, who donated 17 of the 25 supercars for the day.Camera IconLaurence Escalante with one of his many supercars.…

The Trump administration filed a motion on Friday seeking to disqualify Judge Beryl A. Howell from presiding over a lawsuit brought by the law firm Perkins Coie over an executive order stripping its lawyers of their security clearances and denying them access to government buildings.In the motion, lawyers for the Justice Department argued that Judge Howell, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, had “repeatedly demonstrated partiality against and animus towards the president,” complaining about comments she made during hearings in the Perkins Coie case, as well as remarks in other proceedings and public appearances.“Defendants deserve a…

DENPASAR, Indonesia: A snorkelling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday (Mar 21), killing a woman and injuring two others, police said. The Sea Dragon boat was on its way from a port in Bali to Nusa Penida, a popular tiny island near Bali, when it was overwhelmed by high waves, local police spokesperson Agus Widiono said. The group was looking at underwater scenery when their boat was hit by a large wave that threw a 39-year-old woman, identified by police as Anna Maree, overboard. It was…

Foreman took on Muhammad Ali in 1974 in one of boxing’s most famous match-ups, the Rumble in the Jungle.Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has died at age 76 after a decorated career as an athlete, a pastor and a businessman. In a statement on Saturday morning, Foreman’s family wrote on Instagram that the boxing legend had died “surrounded by his loved ones” the night before. “A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father and a proud grand- and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” his family wrote. “A humanitarian, an Olympian…

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration made a startling warning Friday that he might have to shut down the system that undergirds the agency, and then backtracked after a judge said he had misinterpreted a court order.Leland Dudek, the acting commissioner, issued the warning in a series of interviews with news outlets, including Bloomberg News and The New York Times, in response to the judge’s order Thursday that barred Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team from access to sensitive records.In the interviews, Mr. Dudek suggested that he was interpreting the ruling to mean that the…

A rising star in open water swimming has her sights set on her biggest challenge yet, after a shock health crisis rocked her tight-knit Gold Coast family.Madisyn Armstrong, 24, has a deeply personal reason for wanting to push her limits and complete the ultimate ultra-marathon challenge — the English Channel.She hopes to raise money and awareness for a cause close to her heart.“Everyone knows of a family that has been ravaged by cancer but you never imagine it would ever happen to your own family,” Madisyn told 7NEWS.com.au.“I arrived home from training one Wednesday afternoon and got a call from…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: FedEx — Shares slipped more than 4% after the shipping company reported an earnings miss in the fiscal third quarter. FedEx posted adjusted earnings of $4.51 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had called for $4.54 per share. Meanwhile, quarterly revenues of $22.16 billion came slightly above consensus forecasts for $21.89 billion. Micron Technology — The provider of memory and storage solutions jumped 4%. Micron offered a rosy outlook for the fiscal third quarter, calling for adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share on $8.80 billion of revenue. That surpassed Wall…

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North Korea has been supplying a vast amount of conventional weapons to Russia, and last fall it sent about 10,000 to 12,000 troops to Russia as well, according to US, South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials. In its Feb 27 statement, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it was trying to determine exactly how many more troops North Korea has deployed to Russia. South Korean media put the number of newly deployed North Korean soldiers at about 1,000 to 3,000. South Korea, the US and others suspect North Korea is receiving economic and military assistance from Russia in return for…