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During the federal trial of Sean Combs, significant testimony focused on his March 2016 assault on Casandra Ventura at the InterContinental Hotel, where security footage was shown to jurors. Hotel security supervisor Eddy Garcia revealed he was paid $100,000 to sign a nondisclosure agreement to suppress the video, admitting he felt pressured and nervous about the NDA. The courtroom experienced a disruption when a woman shouted in defense of Diddy, leading to her removal, while...

Meghan Markle celebrated her daughter Lilibet's fourth birthday by sharing a heartfelt message and a new black and white photo of them together on Instagram. She expressed gratitude for the joy Lilibet brings to their lives and thanked everyone for their birthday wishes. Recently, Meghan also shared a video of herself and Lilibet beekeeping, showcasing Lilibet's excitement and revealing her voice for the first time during a jam-making session, further delighting royal fans. Full Article

Wellington tech contractor Drew Broadley unexpectedly incurred a bill of $15,760 in May while using Google BigQuery, a data management and analysis tool within the Google Cloud Platform. He expressed concern about managing his family's bills due to this financial surprise, despite believing his query—meant to retrieve timestamps for a client's Google Analytics activity—was carefully constrained. This incident highlights the potential risks and costs associated with cloud-based data services. Full Article

RSPCA WA is hosting a community action day in Balga on June 12 from 1pm to 3pm, offering free pet food, health checks, and training tips to assist local pet owners facing cost-of-living challenges. The event includes microchipping, flea and worming treatments, and aims to prevent welfare concerns for pets, with a focus on addressing the 399 animal cruelty reports in the area. Attendees can bring social, vaccinated dogs and puppies on a leash, and...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment, directly rejecting a key US demand in ongoing nuclear negotiations mediated by Oman. Despite five rounds of talks, significant issues remain, particularly Iran's insistence on maintaining its enrichment capabilities and its refusal to export its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Khamenei emphasized that uranium enrichment is essential to Iran's nuclear program and criticized US demands as contradictory to Iran's principles...

SummarySearches for Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in 2007 at age three from Praia da Luz, Portugal, are set to resume 18 years later, focusing on disused buildings and wells. The operation, involving Portuguese and German authorities, is linked to prime suspect Christian Brückner, currently imprisoned for a separate crime and identified by German police as a suspect in her case. This search is seen as a final effort to uncover evidence, with Portuguese authorities cooperating...