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Yankees take Cardinals pitcher in first Rule 5 selection since 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. — Who said the Yankees weren’t making any splashes at the Winter Meetings? For the first time since 2011, the organization made a pick in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday, selecting right-hander Cade Winquest from the Cardinals’ minor league system. Winquest is a starter but will most likely come to spring training with...

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María Corina Machado Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony

María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.

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María Corina Machado greeting supporters in Oslo from a hotel balcony early on Thursday morning.
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Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why | Luke Beck

The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic process

A constitutional challenge is pending against the government’s under-16 social media account ban. The case argues that the law contravenes the implied freedom of political communication. It is likely to fail.

Two 15-year-olds, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, backed by the Digital Freedom Project advocacy group will argue that the law is unconstitutional because it impermissibly burdens the implied freedom of political communication.

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© Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

© Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

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Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears

Dean Sanderson died of head and chest injuries and his wife, Shannon, suffered broken ribs and a fractured scapula after falling 20-25 metres to the ground

A man died and his wife was badly injured after a tourist zip line system they were riding on failed because it wasn’t anchored tightly enough, a coronial inquest has heard.

Coroner Wayne Pennell held a pre-inquest hearing on Thursday into the death of Dean Sanderson at Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours at Cape Tribulation, in north Queensland on 22 October 2019.

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© Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

© Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

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‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia

Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’

The climate crisis supercharged the deadly storms that killed more than 1,750 people in Asia by making downpours more intense and flooding worse, scientists have reported. Monsoon rains often bring some flooding but the scientists were clear: this was “not normal”.

In Sri Lanka, some floods reached the second floor of buildings, while in Sumatra, in Indonesia, the floods were worsened by the destruction of forests, which in the past slowed rainwater running off hillsides.

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© Photograph: Yt Hariono/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Yt Hariono/AFP/Getty Images

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Giants-Commanders matchup is an appetizer of what’s to come

The Giants will have to wait for the first Jaxson Dart-Jayden Daniels matchup. This means the quarterback the Giants really wanted and could not get in 2024 and the quarterback they really wanted in 2025 and made sure they procured will have to wait before meeting on the field with their NFL teams. Dart will...

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