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After being held for 24 hours, the men say they had been driving to a holiday rental when they were detained by police
Seven men with suspected links to Islamic extremism have been released from police custody after their dramatic arrest on a street.
The Victorian-based group were travelling in convoy through south-west Sydney, potentially to the scene of the shooting massacre at Bondi beach, when tactical police rammed their cars and took them into custody on Thursday.
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Michael Edwards, famously known as “Eddie the Eagle,” has transitioned from Olympic ski jumper to small-time actor as he expands his repertoire. Edwards, who became Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper in 1988, has since embraced various roles, from recording songs to speaking engagements. Now 62, he continues to entertain audiences, proving that his spirit and determination have kept him soaring.

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Players vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike
Revenue sharing and salaries remain key issues
CBA deadline set to expire on 9 January
WNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, the union announced Thursday as it continues to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the league.
The WNBPA and league have been negotiating a new agreement for the past few months, extending the deadline a couple of times with the latest one set to expire on 9 January. The move gives union negotiators another tool to use in talks.
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Sources say person of interest identified in attack at university and death of prominent physicist 50 miles away
Authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
That is according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Two of the people said investigators had identified a person of interest in the shootings and were actively seeking that individual.
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Cessna jet crashed during attempted return to airport
Police say Biffle and family among seven fatalities
FAA and NTSB responding to North Carolina crash
A business jet carrying seven people, including retired Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his family, crashed Thursday at an airport in North Carolina, killing everyone aboard, authorities said.
The Cessna C550 erupted into a large fire when it hit the ground. It had departed Statesville Regional Airport, about 45 miles (72km) north of Charlotte, but soon crashed while trying to return and land, North Carolina highway patrol said.
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Her first on-air hosting duties with Netflix will be early next year

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