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A 35-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in his car outside his North Rocks home in Carlingford at approximately 5:30am. His body was discovered 90 minutes later by tradesmen arriving for pre-arranged work, after neighbours reported hearing gunshots and a car speeding away. Police confirm the victim was known to them and believe this was a targeted attack, not random, as they investigate his associations and search for the killer.

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Australia's top 100 chief executives earned an average $4.8 million in the last financial year, 55 times the pay of the average Australian worker, with the highest-paid CEO receiving almost $48 million. Scientists are advancing de-extinction efforts to bring back species like woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers, though critics raise ethical and ecological concerns. The value of handwritten family recipes and well-worn cookbooks passed down through generations is being questioned in the age of online recipe searches.

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Australian Olympic swimmer Shayna Jack has announced her retirement from competitive swimming following the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The two-time Olympic gold medallist from the Paris 2024 Games, where she competed in Australia's freestyle relay teams, says she feels fulfilled and proud of her decorated career in the pool.

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Spain defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semi-final in Dallas, with goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro securing their place in the final. This marks Spain's first World Cup final appearance since 2010 and their third consecutive semi-final victory over France in a major tournament. Spain will face either England or Argentina in the decider.

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The Sydney Swans are launching 'Round 42' in collaboration with Lifeblood, using their final regular season match to raise awareness that donated blood has a shelf life of just 42 days. Injured midfielder Justin McInerney has reached the halfway point of his rehabilitation and is targeting a return for the Swans' finals campaign. The Swans face the Crows at the SCG on Friday night in round 24.

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The Brisbane Broncos, currently sitting 14th on the ladder with only five wins, prepare to face the Penrith Panthers with their full-strength squad returning for the first time in months. Coach Michael Maguire remains optimistic despite the steep challenge of defending their title. The Panthers are also back to full strength with all three Blues stars returning, as coach Ivan Cleary hopes to channel the momentum from their State of Origin victory towards another Premiership.

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Coles has launched an enhanced Flybuys rewards program allowing customers to redeem between $10 and $100 off their grocery bills in a single visit. Customers need a minimum of 2,000 points in their Flybuys accounts to access the pay with points system. The program will expand to select Liquorland stores in August as part of Coles' competitive strategy against Woolworths.

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Baby and toddler food manufacturers are using child-directed marketing techniques including bright colours, cartoon characters and smiling faces on 90 per cent of products in Australian supermarkets, targeting children under three who cannot read. Research by the George Institute reveals these marketing practices have worsened over the past decade, with many products failing to meet WHO nutritional recommendations due to excessive salt, sugar and fat content. Experts are calling for government regulation to establish minimum nutrition standards and restrict marketing claims on these products.

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A 65-year-old man, Carl McDaniel, was attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park while visiting with his grandson, despite being 90 metres away when the animal charged. The attack left McDaniel with a broken femur in four places and severe bruising, though the bison spared his life by not goring him. Photographer Mike Macleod captured the incident on camera, noting the pair were doing everything correctly and were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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France's Bastille Day parade featured 500 soldiers from the Coalition of the Willing supporting Ukraine marching down the Champs-Élysées, representing Europe's strategic awakening. Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were among 30 world leaders attending the display, marking the final Bastille Day parade before French President Emmanuel Macron leaves office in 2027.

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