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SYDNEY — An Australian woman accused of using poisonous mushrooms to murder three elderly relatives of her estranged husband was cross-examined by the prosecution on Thursday, denying she had measured a “fatal dose” on her kitchen scales. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of her mother-in-law …

Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks on Thursday over a protest haka they performed in Parliament last year against a contentious bill. The lawmakers drew global attention in November when they performed the haka, a ceremonial chanting dance of defiance that is …

EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night. After Tomas Nosek’s penalty for …

WASHNGTON — Days before a Washington murder trial was to begin, prosecutors decided the evidence they had against the defendant — who was in custody for more than five years — was not good enough, and the victim’s family still wants an explanation. When John Pernell was shot to death …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed a wide-ranging investigation into former President Joe Biden and officials in his administration, accusing his aides of using “autopen” signatures to cover up his “cognitive decline” and assert presidential power. Trump frequently uses Biden as a political foil and has sought to undo a …

A casual viewer could be forgiven for mistaking Democrats’ first New York City mayoral debate for the roast of Andrew Cuomo. All eight of his primary opponents took turns throwing verbal daggers Wednesday evening at Cuomo, who arrived on the debate stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza with multiple suitcases of …

Spoilers ahead for the ending of the first “Wicked” movie and the Broadway musical. The witches of Oz are back — this time, for good. The “Wicked” storyline continues, as the trailer for the long-awaited second movie dropped Wednesday, giving fans a glimpse into how Glinda and Elphaba’s story ultimately …

The proprietors of the Factory of Sadness are happy with progress they’re making toward building a new one. Although the mechanism isn’t clear, the Browns are hoping to get $600 million in state funding for a $2.4 billion venue to be built in Brook Park. Assuming the Art Modell Law …

A Guatemalan man who was deported by the Trump administration and then was ordered to be returned by a judge because of due process concerns is back in the United States, his attorney said Wednesday. The man, identified in court documents only as O.C.G., landed in the U.S. “a few …

This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Bryana Bongolan, a friend of Diddy’s former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, testified today to a terrifying moment involving the music mogul in September 2016. Bongolan said she …