A tree removal fail has left residents of a Louisville street in disbelief.
A 32-metre crane fell on top of a house in the US state of Kentucky.
The nearly 10-storey crane was trimming trees at one house when it lost balance and crashed through the roof next door.
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It took down a tree and fell into the backyard two more doors down.
It took four hours to remove the crane.
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A giant swarm of jellyfish invading an Italian port has been captured on camera by amused locals.
Images and video of a smack of hundreds of the pink jellyfish on the surface of the water at a port in Trieste, Italy, were uploaded to social media.
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Lorenzo Zuffi posted a photo of the phenomenon to Facebook, saying the huge group of jellyfish approaching the port made him feel like a rockstar surrounded by a moshpit of fans.
Italian media says the jellyfish are rhizostoma pulmo, which are attracted to the surface by warmer water and plankton.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged potential major changes to international travel as Australia's vaccine rollout continues.
The Federal Government has requested the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) advise what thresholds need to be met in order for vaccinated Australians to travel overseas and the quarantine arrangements that would be required.
Mr Morrison said the government was seeking advice as to whether quarantine should remain in hotels, and if a home model or even no quarantine requirements were at all feasible to be implemented in the future for vaccinated travellers.
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"No one is saying that any of those things are coming in today," he said.
"But what we are working and planning for – and have tasked the medical professionals who advise us on – is what are the marks we have to meet, to enable us to start opening up Australia more than we are now?
"All we have done today is ask the medical advisers what are the health implications of these types of options, and what are the preconditions that we would need to be comfortable about before going down that path?"
Medical experts will also examine who could be permitted to travel and whether this would be limited to certain "exempt categories", including family emergencies and work-related purposes.
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"The risk may be such (that) you may limit it to exempt categories," Mr Morrison said.
"And that would be the sort of thing we would currently allow people to travel for, which is occurring right now, but that could be done with greater confidence because of the vaccination, and when they return they may not then have to take up valuable places in hotel quarantine.
"Or it could be more broad. But I can tell you one thing … the more Australians who are vaccinated, the more likelihood there is of being able to have the types of arrangements that I mentioned."
It comes as a two-way trans-Tasman bubble, between Australia and New Zealand, was confirmed this week to start on April 19.
Mr Morrison said the travel bubble arrangement would instill greater confidence in the government to later establish bubbles with other countries, including Singapore.
"We already have the New Zealand open arrangement," he said.
"We welcome that and we look forward to the success of that in the coming months.
"That will give us a greater deal of confidence about when we can move to other countries.
"I have mentioned Singapore before as an obvious next choice but at this stage, it is still some time away."
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The vaccine rollout has frequently been spruiked as Australia's key to opening up and exiting the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The message from National Cabinet is we want to open up more, we want to do it safely, we want to ease restrictions, we want to do that in a consistent way across the country," Mr Morrison said.
Ten witnesses will be called to give evidence against former principal Malka Leifer, who is accused of sexually abusing three sisters at a Melbourne school.
Ms Leifer, 54, allegedly sexually abused the students between 2004 and 2008, when she was principal of the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School in Elsternwick.
The former students, Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper, have levelled the allegations against Ms Leifer.
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Ms Leifer's lawyers want to cross-examine the three sisters about "what was happening at home" at the time of the alleged abuse.
The cross-examination is set to take place during a five-day committal hearing in September.
The 10 people set to give evidence include the sisters' doctor and other witnesses from Israel.
Ms Leifer fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court today for the committal mention, with her brother and sister watching on via video link from Israel.
The former educator is facing 74 counts of child sexual abuse, including 11 counts of rape, 47 of indecent assault, 13 of committing an indecent act with a child, and three counts of sexual penetration of a child.
The abuse allegedly occurred in the Melbourne suburbs of Elsternwick, Elwood, Emerald and Frankston, as well as Rawson in west Gippsland and Blampied in the Central Highlands.
Ms Leifer has always maintained her innocence.
In December last year, the Supreme Court of Israel signed an extradition order for Ms Leifer to return to Australia when it dismissed her final appeal.
The case will return to court in July.
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A drunk driver has been jailed for hitting and killing four children as they walked to get ice cream in Sydney's north-west.
Samuel Davidson was drunk and travelling 133km/h in a 50km/h zone when he ploughed into the group of seven children as they were walking and riding bikes on the footpath in Oatlands last year.
Abdallah siblings Antony, Angelina and Sienna, along with their cousin Veronique Sakr, were killed.
Davidson pleaded guilty to four counts of manslaughter and was today sentenced to a minimum of 21 years in jail.
His maximum sentence was set at 28 years, with a parole period of seven years.
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The surviving Abdallah children left the court as the judge detailed the horrific injuries suffered by their siblings.
Veronique's mother Bridget Sakr broke down as she heard the 11-year-old was projected furthest in the crash.
Davidson apologised to the family in a statement.
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"I'm so sorry, I hate what I've put you through," he said.
Outside court Danny Abdallah, father of Sienna, Angelina, and Antony said no sentence could bring the children back.
"Today Samuel Davidson was sentenced for 28 years and will be on parole in 21 years," he said.
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"Whether he gets one year or 100 years, it won't get Antony, Angelina Sienna, and Veronique back.
"The most beautiful, innocent, pure-hearted children were killed on the 1st of February, 2020.
"We will all have our hearts broken 'til the day we take our last breath and no sentence can help ease that pain
"The justice system isn't a place to serve as revenge for the victims, it is there to show the community the consequences of breaking the law.
"Where my disappointment lies is the way our culture loves drugs and alcohol. That's where my frustration is more than the driver
"This is another milestone in our journey of grief."
He also thanked Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny for "constantly checking in on us to see if we are okay" and "our Premier Gladys for reaching out to us".
"We have experienced the true Aussie spirit – a mate that is there in hard times," Mr Abdallah said.
"Hug your kids tight and love them unconditionally as you don't know where life takes you."
Veronique's mother Bridget Sakr spoke outside court saying the driver's loss is temporary, while theirs is permanent.
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