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'Like a purple potato': Gordon Ramsay 'lucky to be alive' after horror crash

The chef urged his followers to remember the importance of wearing a helmet.

Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold off to pay $2.4b Sandy Hook debt

The future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air.

Watch: 30 minutes of terror as people left hanging upside down at theme park

28 people were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride.

G7 nations agree to $81b Ukraine loan

The leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to give $81b to Ukraine.

Fake news still has a home on Facebook

New York Times: Renowned “liberal troll” who posts falsehoods to Facebook is thriving.

Spy: Graham Norton, Sarah Jessica Parker spent ‘hours’ tasting NZ wines in NYC

The A-listers have ‘a strong interest in visiting New Zealand’ soon.

Beauty queen mutiny: What really happened inside Miss USA?

New York Times: In the pageant’s 70-year history, no winner had ever quit. Then two did.

How the NZ Super Fund voted on Elon Musk’s US$46b pay package

A split with local retail investors.

'Forever in our hearts': Sandy Hook victims remembered on day they would have graduated

New York Times: It's been more than 11 years since one of the worst US school shootings.

Death row inmate's eerie final words before execution

Man convicted of the murder of his lover and her husband had a final message before death.

European Union hits EVs from China with extra tariffs up to 38pc

New York Times: Move follows US quadrupling tariffs to 100pc.

Thefts of charging cables another obstacle to electric vehicles' appeal

Thieves targeting US electric vehicle charging stations, intent on stealing copper.

Fed signals one interest rate cut before end of 2024

Financial Times: Forecasts after data shows inflation lower than expected in May.

Opinion: How a record election year will shake up markets

OPINION: There will be more elections in 2024 than ever before in history.

A guilty verdict for Hunter Biden weighs on a worried President

NYT: To call the relationship between father and son battle-tested is an understatement.

Bull gatecrashes the rodeo: Three injured, bull retired

A rodeo bull hopped a fence and injured three people before wranglers caught up with it.

What’s next for Hunter Biden after gun charges?

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty after three hours of deliberations over two days

Birth of rare white buffalo fulfills Lakota prophecy

Lakota people caution the calf is a warning more must be done to protect Earth.