He died on Wednesday, devastating his family, which includes three children under age 10.

The White House released the results of President Donald Trump's May physical late on Friday evening (local time), sharing a memo from his physician recommending he lose weight and exercise more while noting he is in excellent health.

"President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function," White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote in a letter addressed to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

"Cognitive and physical performance are excellent. He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."

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Barbabella wrote, "Preventive counselling was provided," during the Tuesday exam, "including guidance on diet, recommendation to take a low-dose aspirin, increased physical activity, and continued weight loss."

Trump's visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Tuesday marked the third time he's visited the facility for a medical exam since becoming the oldest president ever inaugurated last year.

Meanwhile Senior Pentagon leaders are putting together lists of uniformed US service members who will be offered the chance to attend the UFC fight at the White House next month hosted by President Donald Trump

But tickets will only be given to those who meet military body composition standards, according to guidance memos reviewed by CNN and sources familiar with the process.

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"Ticket recipients are required to meet the DOW waist-to-height ratio standard of less than 0.55, as well as all service specific physical fitness test requirements," one of the memos sent to service members says, using the Pentagon's preferred acronym for the agency.

That figure is roughly in line with standards for service members that the Defence Department put in place earlier this year when it made waist-to-height ratio the new body composition standard for measuring a service member's "warfighting readiness."

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A cat rescuer knew buyers who paid $7000 for two ‘bengals’ which were just tabby cats.

The spill occurred on the ANL Kiwi Trader container ship.

Vivid Sydney has scrapped the rest of its drone shows after "technical difficulties" sent drones plummeting into the harbour and forced multiple shows to be called off this week.

"Following Monday night's unforeseen technical issue at the Vivid Sydney 'Star-Bound' drone performance, Vivid Sydney can confirm the remaining drone shows scheduled for this year's festival will not proceed," it said in a statement.

"Fireworks displays will now complement the Laser Lightfall experience in Darling Harbour at the times previously scheduled for drone shows."

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Vivid Sydney also confirmed a retrieval process is underway following Monday night's incident, which saw dozens of drones fall from the sky.

There was chaos on Monday night when nearly 90 drones fell into the harbour during the 7.30pm Star-Bound show, which was subsequently called off.

The 9.30pm event was cancelled, as were several other performances this week to allow for a "full technical and safety review".

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SKYMAGIC, the operator leading the drone show, previously said the incident was caused by "an unforeseen change in the radio frequency (RF) environment occurring after take-off".

It has now confirmed it is working closely with the relevant authorities to identify the external interference that caused the failsafe response at Monday evening's drone show.

"This process requires further technical, operational data and local assessment," it said in a statement.

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Vivid Sydney understands the news will be disappointing for some visitors but said providing certainty for attendees and ensuring public safety remain its highest priorities.

The annual festival kicked off last weekend with an array of light installations, music performances, food and other experiences around the city.

It also saw the return of the drone show, which was such a hit in 2024 that it was cancelled in 2025 due to safety concerns.

There were snags from the start though, with the first performance on Sunday night having to be cancelled due to rain.

The 9.30pm show went smoothly, only for the Monday night shows to be plagued with technical issues.

Vivid Sydney is slated to run until June 13.

Experts are sounding the alarm over sexism in the classroom due to an "explosion of misogyny" in Australian schools.

Associate professor Samantha Schulz, who is a sociologist of education, said it's putting female teachers and students at risk and that influences like the online 'manosphere' are to blame.

"Post-COVID, principally when students returned to school, teachers across many sites described what has been called at times an explosion of misogyny," she told Weekend Today this morning.

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"We're talking about a rise in vulgar, sexualised, aggressive language, mostly being played out by boys and young men, mostly targeting female teachers and peers.

"Boys and young men [are] echoing, often verbatim, talking points and problematic beliefs that are promulgated by male influencers."

Sexism and misogyny have long existed in Australian schools, allowed to fester due to policy neglect in regards to gender literacy and gender equity in schooling.

It has created an environment where sexism is often normalised, allowing more extreme rhetoric to rise to the surface.

Meanwhile, schools and teachers often lack the capacity to name and address these kinds of gender-based issues.

And it's not just burnt out teachers that are being harmed by the spike in schoolyard sexism.

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"Far too often what's missing in these discussions is how this is being experienced by girls and young women, and what this means for them, not simply during their schooling, but also the longer term impacts," Schulz said.

"Girls describing feeling unsafe, unheard, taking up less space, learning or being enculturated by default to accept that misogynistic language and behaviours by boys and young men must be tolerated, because nothing necessarily or comprehensively is being done to address it."

It's sending a devastating message to female students that violence against women and girls, which is already extreme in Australia, is the norm.

On the flipside, boys who engage in sexist and misogynistic behaviour often get off scot-free.

"We often hear from parents, 'not my boy, my boy wouldn't do that,'" Schulz said.

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She warned that the problem will only worsen – both in schools and in wider Australian society – until it is addressed head-on.

That means educating teachers on who to understand, navigate and teach about gender in a way that encourages consent and respectful relationships in the classroom.

And that needs to be supported by strong policy frameworks.

"We need to name misogyny, register what is happening, so that we can gain a really clear picture of the scale of this issue, which is not going away," Schulz said.

"Schooling has to be viewed as a primary prevention space for gender-based violence, but this requires political will so we need brave politicians who accept that this is a significant crisis, and it is going to have long-term implications."

Exclusive: It's been nearly six months since Australia's teen social media ban came into effect but more than half of nine.com.au readers say it's just not working.

The under-16 social media delay (eSafety insists it's not a ban) kicked off on December 10, 2025, and saw millions of teen accounts wiped from newly age-restricted platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Reddit for their own safety.

But an exclusive nine.com.au survey of nearly 1300 readers revealed that more than 60 per cent feel the ban has been ineffective in the months since.

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"Kids are smarter than we give them credit for, they find ways to get around the restrictions," one reader told nine.com.au.

Nearly 70 per cent of under-16s who had social media accounts before the ban started are still on age-restricted platforms, according to an eSafety report.

One nine.com.au reader insisted the ban "needs to be tightened and properly policed".

About 20 per cent of nine.com.au readers said they feel the ban is working and 17 per cent were on the fence.

Many of the latter group said it's too soon to say how successful the ban has been.

"Feedback is necessary from teens, parents, and schools, before being able to assess its efficacy," one said.

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Another suspected it will take years to see the full effects of the ban.

"It will be the younger kids who never had [social media] that may see the benefits," they said.

Have you got a story? Contact reporter Maddison Skipper at nine.com.au poll, which runs once a fortnight, canvases the views of the Nine audience on 9Nation, which is an online community of our readers and viewers.

Australians are spending a fortune on bank fees, forking out more than $4.1 billion on them in the last financial year alone according to RBA data.

That figure was up by $268 million compared to the previous year.

The pesky fees are costing Aussie households around $412 each year (excluding business banking fees) and credit cards are the biggest culprits. 

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Aussies were slugged with $1.7 billion in credit card fees last financial year, up by 10 per cent compared to the 2023-24 financial year.

The average credit card annual fee is $204, which can be a big deal for cash-strapped Aussies.

A spike in overseas transaction fees and annual fees also played a role in soaring costs, according to the RBA.

Fees on home loans recorded the largest jump, surging by $167 million or 17 per cent between July 2024 and June 2025.

That spike is linked to an increase in Aussie homeowners refinancing, which can incur a slew of fees.

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There is a silver lining: exception fees like late fees and overdraft charges fell by nearly $13 million last year.

Canstar analysis suggests Aussies could save big on banking fees by shopping around and prioritising low- or no-fee options like:

• Credit cards with no annual fees and no currency conversion fees
• Low-fee home loan options that don't charge an annual fee
• Bank transaction accounts with no currency conversion fees

Aussies can also try to negotiate with their current bank or lender for lower fees.

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"While fees are growing like a beanstalk — up $268 million in just 12 months — people have more power to cut these down than they realise," Canstar.com.au data insights director Sally Tindall said.

"Whether it's negotiating a mortgage application fee or switching to one of the 12 credit card lenders that have no-fee cards, there are ways and means to slash your fees back to their roots."

A suspected sovereign citizen has been charged after allegedly driving a ute into the Mudgee police station, in New South Wales' central west, during a send-off for a retiring officer yesterday.

Donny Hobbs, 67, was arrested after the incident and taken to Dubbo Police Station, where he was slapped with multiple charges.

The charges include destroying/damaging property with intent to endanger life, which could see Hobbs serve up to 25 years behind bars if convicted.

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Hobbs allegedly drove at police officers as they were patrolling on foot along Market Street, Mudgee, at around 1.30pm.

Officers attempted to stop Hobbs but he allegedly failed to follow police directions and left the scene.

Not long after, Hobbs allegedly drove the ute at another officer who was on their way out of Mudgee Police Station.

The vehicle then ploughed into the building on Market Street just as a march was about to take place for Detective Senior Constable Scott Whale, who is retiring after 40 years in the NSW Police Force.

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Nine understands officers immediately ran out, pinned the driver to the ground and took him into custody.

"[The ute] smashed the whole front wall of the police station, cops coming running out everywhere, pulling up everywhere," witness Kurtis Goldsmith said.

The crash said to be so loud it was heard by locals at the nearby pub.

A crime scene was established and an investigation commenced. No injuries were reported.

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Hobbs was later charged with:

• Destroy/damage property with intent to endanger life
• Use etc offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence (two counts)
• Police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously
• Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
• Custody of knife in public place – subsequent offence

Hobbs was refused bail and is set to appears before court later today.

The 67-year-old is "a big part of the tourism in Mudgee" and is famous for riding his horse and cart through town.

Originally from Western Sydney, Whale moved to Mudgee three years ago, working for the rural crime prevention team.

Today was his last day on the force, and around 1.30pm he was set to be marched out before Hobbs arrived in his Land Cruiser.

Police will allege Hobbs had numerous prior dealings with Whale and that this was an attack targeted at the detective senior constable.

Police allege the dealings they've had with him over time are consistent with the behaviour of a sovereign citizen.

With months to go before the US mid-term elections, Donald Trump's iron grip on the direction of the Republican Party shows no sign of loosening – and that could spell trouble for them.

Early primary contests in Republican races around the US have almost entirely gone to Trump-backed candidates, even those running against incumbent GOP representatives who Trump perceives as disloyal.

Republican Thomas Massie, a Kentucky congressman, is perhaps one of the highest-profile victims, losing in a primary race to retain his own seat after pushing back on Trump's war with Iran and consistently advocating for the full release of the Epstein files.

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But increasingly, there are fears that while Trump's MAGA movement remains in control of the Republican Party, it represents an increasingly small circle of voters.

The apparent paradox is that while kowtowing to Trump is the only way to get ahead in the GOP, it could result in a major thrashing for the party at the national polls.

"Trump's control is definitely not helpful in general elections, but I don't think there's evidence he cares much about the general election," United States Studies Centre research director Jared Mondschein told 9news.com.au.

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"Trump's name helps Republicans when it's actually on the ballot, but not when it isn't."

Mid-term elections in the US tend to go against the party in power, and Trump's popularity has taken a decided plummet.

Mondschein said Trump was reaching levels of historic unpopularity in the US, including among Republican-leaning voters, though he still enjoys near-universal approval among self-identified MAGA loyalists.

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"If the 2024 election were to be held again today, he'd lose it," Mondschein said, pointing to a collapse in support from demographics that backed Trump against Kamala Harris, including Hispanic voters and youths.

The unpopular Iran war, the recent "anti-weaponisation" Justice Department fund, the White House ballroom project, and ballooning living costs are all factors in this alienation.

But Mondschein said Trump, halfway through his second and final term as president, was "much more passionate" at this point about maintaining control over the GOP and MAGA, rather than broadening his appeal.

"It's hard to imagine him being popular," Mondschein said.

After the midterms

Among US political circles, it's a running joke that the Democratic Party is adept at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Nonetheless, most pundits are predicting a "blue wave" even in red-heavy states that could see the Democrats overtake the slim Republican majority in the House, and possibly even the Senate.

But regardless of what the Capitol looks like when the dust settles, Mondschein forecast changes ahead for the GOP.

"We're seeing the last of (Trump's) weight thrown around," he said.

Trump will officially be a lame-duck president after the midterms, with no more elections before the end of his term.

Mondschein said it was likely Republican lawmakers would begin to distance themselves – some with relief, some with reluctance – from the White House if the president's popularity continues to languish.

He said this would not be about their personal feelings for Trump but out of "naked self interest" in their political survival.

"Even in the reddest of red districts, you're seeing Republicans now pushing back," he said.