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Coleen Lamarre, mother of alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon, has been granted bail by a Supreme Court judge after spending two months in custody. The 63-year-old former police force employee is charged with perverting the course of justice and witness tampering ahead of her son's trial for the alleged murders of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies. Her son Beau Lamarre-Condon is due to stand trial in September and faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted.

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Liberal MP Moira Deeming has issued a public apology for what she calls 'distractions' over the past three and a half years, though she does not specify what those distractions are. Her troubles include reporting fellow Liberal MP Matthew Guy to police for alleged assault (which concluded with no offence detected), winning a 2023 defamation case against former party leader John Pesutto, and now facing potential disendorsement from the Liberal Party's executive team ahead of the November election. Deeming is attempting to prevent the Liberal Party's full state executive from meeting about her case, with the matter set to return to the Supreme Court.

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A fatal fire broke out in a first-floor unit on Alison Road in Randwick, claiming the life of a woman in her 70s. Emergency services deployed 40 firefighters and 10 fire trucks to battle the blaze that erupted around 3pm, with flames visible from the street. A man in his 30s was treated for smoke inhalation, and police remain at the scene investigating the cause of the fire, with a report to be prepared for the coroner.

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Jack Sims, a nine-year-old from Kennewick, Washington, has set the kids' world record for the longest plank, holding the position for one hour, one minute, and five seconds. After winning a six-minute planking contest in PE class, he trained for six months to achieve his goal. He shattered the previous world record of 51 minutes by over 10 minutes.

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Harry Styles has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest run of concerts at Wembley Stadium. The 32-year-old former One Direction star completed 12 sold-out shows, surpassing Coldplay's previous record of 10 nights.

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Microsoft is laying off approximately 5,000 employees in a major restructuring of its gaming division, with the majority of cuts affecting Xbox workers. The company states the job losses are not due to AI replacement but are in response to how artificial intelligence has impacted their operations.

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A new international study has found that reducing sleep by just one and a half hours per night can lead to weight gain and increased waist circumference in high-risk adults who normally sleep seven hours. The research also shows that decreased sleep duration increases the risk of heart attacks and diabetes, with participants becoming less physically active when sleeping less.

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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who flew around the moon with three crewmates during the Artemis II mission in April, is stepping back from his full-time astronaut role after 17 years of service. Hansen will transition to serving as a reservist in the Air Force, stating the move is deliberate to better support Canada's space programme.

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An 11-year-old Melbourne cat named Minam survived being trapped in a clothes dryer for four hours, with the appliance running on high heat for a portion of that time. The cat suffered a swollen and bruised tongue, mouth and eye injuries, and required two days in an oxygen tank before making a full recovery.

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A pyrotechnic malfunction at a Los Angeles stadium during an Angel City soccer game caused fireworks to misfire directly into the crowd, sending fans running for cover. Despite the dangerous incident, no injuries were reported.

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