The Andrews had demolished their old family home and constructed a new one.

Non-US forces made up about one third of coalition deaths in Afghanistan.

Two 15-year-olds are among those missing as police confirm discovery of human remains.

Auckland’s Harbour Bridge is facing repeated closures causing big delays for motorists.

A shark sighting at Manly has forced the closure of the beach just hours after flags were set up for the day.

Swimmers fled the water after the shark alarm went off following a sighting near Manly Beach.

The stretch of sand from Manly Beach to Queenscliff is now closed.

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"What we have to do is we have to understand that sharks are in the water," a local told Today.

"When you swim, you swim at your own risk."

"Growing up like around the water and doing this sport like from nippers, you're always aware of the risk," another local said.

"Obviously, at the end of the it's our home as well as their home."

The closure comes as authorities remain on high alert following a string of shark attacks that plagued the state earlier this week, with four separate incidents in 48 hours.

The area is currently being assessed, and the beach is set to reopen once it is deemed safe by authorities.

The closure comes as Surf Lifesaving is ramping up its increased drone surveillance and extra rescue crews to keep people safe this long weekend.

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A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old man with a glass bottle at a hotel in a South Australian coastal town.

The younger man from Whyalla was found with serious injuries on Ocean Street in Victor Harbor about 12.40am today and was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Police called for back up from the South Australia Police Special Tasks and Rescue Group to help find the alleged attacker.

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A 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park was arrested at a nearby unit on Port Elliot Road in Hayborough.

He was charged with attempted murder, property damage and assault.

He was refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court later today.

"Police wish to reassure the public that this was not a random incident with both men known to each other," South Australia Police said in a statement.

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The White House has explained a massive bruise on Donald Trump's left hand.

While at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the president was sporting a red and black bruise several centimetres in diameter.

But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump bruised his hand after hitting it on the corner of a table.

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"At the Board of Peace event today in Davos, President Trump hit his hand in the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise," Leavitt said.

Though there were many cameras in the room, the moment does not appear to have been filmed.

This year the president has frequently had a prominent bruise on his right hand.

At other times, his hand has been covered in a thick coating of makeup or with a large Band-Aid.

The White House has said the bruise stems from shaking so many hands.

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But the president does not shake hands with his left hand.

Trump previously told the Wall Street Journal that he was taking 325mg of aspirin a day, more than three times the daily recommended dose unless you have pain, fever or inflammation.

"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," he said.

"I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart."

A person with thin blood is more likely to bruise.

The Journal also reported his hand started bleeding after getting a high-five from now-Attorney-General Pam Bondi at last year's Republican National Convention.

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The White House has been loath to admit any physical malady from Trump, with a statement issued in December declaring his "excellent" health.

"President Trump's cardiovascular imaging is perfectly normal," his osteopath Sean Barbabella said. 

"There is no evidence of arterial narrowing impairing blood flow or abnormalities in the heart or major vessels.

"All major organs appear very healthy and well-perfused. 

"Everything evaluated is functioning within normal limits with no acute or chronic concerns."

Trump is 79, making him the second-oldest president of all time.

By the end of his term, he will be the oldest.

In Davos yesterday, Trump appeared to repeatedly mistake Iceland for Greenland.

In his speech, the president referenced Iceland four times in a context that seemed to fit his previous remarks on Greenland.

"I'm helping Europe, I am helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me," he said.

"(NATO is) not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland.

"So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money."

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A travel agent who cancelled customers' flights and pocketed thousands of refunded dollars, blaming global events, has avoided more time behind bars over her betrayal of trust.

Travel World Sydney operator Zahra Rachid's simple but effective fraud ran for more than eight months, purportedly to keep her struggling business afloat.

At least one of the victims arrived at Sydney Airport ready to fly to Europe, only to be told their plane ticket didn't exist, the Downing Centre Local Court was told.

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That person had to fork out more money on the spot to book new flights and keep their holiday plans. 

All up, eight victims were defrauded of amounts ranging from $2000 to $50,360 before Rachid's arrest in August 2024.

"The total amount that she gained is significant," magistrate Susan Horan said.

"$2000 to one person may be significant life savings, as $50,000 might be to people in other financial circumstances.

"People were trusting her with their money."

In all but one case, Rachid booked the customer's flights, cancelled them and then passed on the cancelled booking to the customer as though it remained valid.

The scheme netted her more than $77,000.

Not a cent had been repaid by Rachid before her sentence on Friday, something not lost on the magistrate.

The former travel agent's earning ability had been significantly curtailed since her arrest, including 255 days in custody on remand and another 11 months on strict bail conditions that effectively imposed home detention.

But she has not sought to compensate the victims in some small way, the magistrate said.

"Actions speak louder than words," Horan said.

As she jailed the agent for a minimum of six months, Horan noted guilty pleas to eight counts of fraud, Rachid's lack of criminal history and "deep and genuine" remorse.

Rachid had worked for 15 years in the industry before taking over a small business which catered to those wanting to travel to the Middle East.

The travel agency was "knocked for a six" by restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then travel advisories related to Israel's war in Gaza, her barrister Ertunc Ozen SC earlier told the court.

"This was an extraordinary, admittedly serious criminal response to an extraordinary set of circumstances," Ozen told the court.

The financial stress at the time included the loss of her apartment as she funnelled cash into the struggling business.

Diagnoses of chronic anxiety and panic attacks were also cited as reasons for poor decisions under pressure.

Other fraud charges were dropped after Rachid entered guilty pleas in November.

Highlighting a need to send a message to other small business owners, Horan sentenced Rachid to one year in prison, with a minimum of six months.

With time served, she walked from court today.

The former agent was also ordered to repay $44,800 to the victims who had not already been compensated by their banks.

Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi are leading the charge for Australia after the 2026 Academy Award nominees were announced overnight.

Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe win for thriller film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for the same film.

Elordi has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Creature in Frankenstein, after winning a Critics' Choice Award for the same performance.

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History has already been made for this year's awards, with Ryan Coogler's blues-infused vampire movie Sinners picking up a record 16 nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay.

The awards ceremony will air on March 15 (US time) and will be hosted by Conan O'Brien.

The full list of nominees are below.

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Best picture

"Bugonia"

"F1"

"Frankenstein"

"Hamnet"

"Marty Supreme"

"One Battle After Another"

"The Secret Agent"

"Sentimental Value"

"Sinners"

"Train Dreams"

Best director

Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet"

Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"

Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"

Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value"

Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"

Best actress in a leading role

Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"

Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"

Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue"

Renate Reinsve, "Sentimental Value"

Emma Stone, "Bugonia"

Best actor in a leading role

Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"

Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another"

Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"

Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"

Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"

Best actress in a supporting role

Elle Fanning, "Sentimental Value"

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, "Sentimental Value"

Amy Madigan, "Weapons"

Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"

Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"

Best actor in a supporting role

Benicio Del Toro, "One Battle After Another"

Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"

Delroy Lindo, "Sinners"

Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"

Stellan Skarsgard, "Sentimental Value"

Best adapted screenplay

Will Tracy, "Bugonia"

Guillermo del Toro, "Frankenstein"

Chloé Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell, "Hamnet"

Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, "Train Dreams"

Best original screenplay

Robert Kaplow, "Blue Moon"

Jafar Panahi, "It Was Just an Accident"

Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"

Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, "Sentimental Value"

Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"

Best casting

Nina Gold, "Hamnet"

Jennifer Venditti, "Marty Supreme"

Cassandra Kulukundis, "One Battle After Another"

Gabriel Domingues, "The Secret Agent"

Francine Maisler, "Sinners"

Best original song

Diane Warren for "Dear Me" from "Diane Warren: Relentless"

EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seon and Teddy Park for "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters"

Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Goransson for "I Lied to You" from "Sinners"

Nicholas Pike for Sweet Dreams of Joy from "Viva Verdi!"

Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner for "Train Dreams" from "Train Dreams"

Best original score

Jerskin Fendrix, "Bugonia"

Alexandre Desplat, "Frankenstein"

Max Richter, "Hamnet"

Jonny Greenwood, "One Battle After Another"

Ludwig Goransson, "Sinners"

Best cinematography

Dan Laustsen, "Frankenstein"

Darius Khondji, "Marty Supreme"

Michael Bauman, "One Battle After Another"

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, "Sinners"

Adolpho Veloso, "Train Dreams"

Best editing

Stephen Mirrione, "F1"

Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"

Andy Jurgensen, "One Battle After Another"

Olivier Bugge Coutté, "Sentimental Value"

Michael P. Shawver, "Sinners"

Best international feature film

"The Secret Agent"

"It Was Just an Accident"

"Sentimental Value"

"Sirât"

"The Voice of Hind Rajab"

Best animated feature film

"Arco"

"Elio"

"KPop Demon Hunters"

"Little Amélie or the Character of Rain"

"Zootopia 2"

Best documentary feature film

"The Alabama Solution"

"Come See Me in the Good Light"

"Cutting Through Rocks"

"Mr Nobody Against Putin"

"The Perfect Neighbor"

Best makeup and hairstyling

Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey, "Frankenstein"

Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu, "Kokuho"

Ken Diaz and Mike Fontaine, "Sinners"

Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein, "The Smashing Machine"

Thomas Foldberg and Cathrine Sauerberg, "The Ugly Stepsister"

Best sound

Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta, "F1"

Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern, "Frankenstein"

Jose Antonia Garcia, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor, "One Battle After Another"

Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker, "Sinners"

Amanda Villavieja, Iaia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas, "Sirat"

Best visual effects

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, "Avatar: Fire and Ash"

Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson, "F1"

David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould, "Jurassic World Rebirth"

Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin, "The Lost Bus"

Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean, "Sinners"

Best costume design

Deborah L. Scott, "Avatar: Fire and Ash"

Kate Hawley, "Frankenstein"

Malgosia Turzanska, "Hamnet"

Miyako Bellizzi, "Marty Supreme"

Ruth E. Carter, "Sinners"

Best production design

Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, "Frankenstein"

Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton, "Hamnet"

Jack Fisk and Adam Willis, "Marty Supreme"

Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, "One Battle After Another"

Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne, "Sinners"

Best documentary short

"All the Empty Rooms"

"Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud"

"Children No More: Were and Are Gone"

"The Devil is Busy"

"Perfectly a Strangeness"

Best live action short film

"Butcher's Stain"

"A Friend of Dorothy"

"Jane Austen's Period Drama"

"The Singers"

"Two People Exchanging Saliva"

Best animated short film

"Butterfly"

"Forevergreen"

"The Girl Who Cried Pearls"

"Retirement Plan"

"The Three Sisters"

Warning: This article contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.

A man accused of shooting dead three people, including his pregnant ex-partner, in the NSW central west yesterday was on bail for alleged domestic violence charges, police have confirmed.

Julian Ingram, 37, also known as Julian Pierpoint, is wanted on an outstanding warrant for alleged murder and is still on the run.

"The [alleged] offender was on police bail initially, three days later he went before the court, and the court saw fit to continue the police bail," Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland told media.

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He said Ingram had not previously breached the bail conditions prior to the alleged shooting, which he deemed a domestic-violence-related incident.

"All the victims appear to be related to the offender," he alleged earlier today.

Holland also confirmed Ingram had never had a gun licence, with police working to find out how he allegedly came to have a firearm.

Holland said the last known sighting of Ingram, who is believed by police to be "armed and dangerous" was on a road outside of Lake Cargelligo.

"We are concerned about the local villages," he said.

"He has gone to those locations before."

Holland said there were 100 police officers searching for the alleged offender.

"There is police on almost every corner of Lake Cargelligo at the moment."

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How the shooting unfolded

Emergency services were called to Bokhara Street in Lake Cargelligo at about 4.30pm yesterday.

Police found a 25-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man in a vehicle, both with gunshot wounds.

They were both treated but died at the scene.

They have since been named as Sophie Quinn, Ingram's ex-partner, and her friend John Harris.

Quinn was heavily pregnant and was due to give birth in March, it has been confirmed.

Quinn and Ingram separated last year, the family has told 9News.

Quinn's mother Cathy told the Sydney Morning Herald her daughter had "not a mean bone in her body".

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Police also responded to a second shooting at Walker Street in the same town.

A 50-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man had been shot in the driveway of a home.

The woman, who has been named as Sophie's aunt Nerida Quinn, died at the scene, while the man was taken to Canberra Hospital in a serious but stable condition, where he remains.

9news.com.au has chosen to not identify the 19-year-old man.

Both crime scenes are being forensically examined.

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One neighbour, Letitia, said when she and her sister heard the shots, she couldn't believe it was gunfire.

She said it was "surreal" for this to happen in the close-knit community.

"Everyone knows everyone here. And they were great people. I mean, nobody deserves this, but especially not them," she said.

She said the community was coming together, with offers of support for the bereaved emerging from all corners, despite the fear of the gunman still on the loose.

"Our community will be here for each other, but it's going to take time I think to even realise what happened," she said.

Ingram is described as about 165cm-170cm tall, of medium build, with short dark hair, and brown eyes.

He was last seen driving a Ford Ranger ute with NSW plates DM 07 GZ.

The ute is described as having council signage, a metal tray back, high visibility markings on the side, and an emergency light bar on the roof.

People in the town are being asked to remain inside if possible and "exercise caution" if outside.

Anybody who sees Ingram is urged not to approach and contact Triple Zero immediately.

Anybody with information in relation to his whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.

Additionally, anybody in the Lake Cargelligo area who may have footage or images relevant to the investigation is asked to upload it here.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).