A small turboprop plane bound for Jamaica carrying hurricane relief supplies crashed into a pond in a residential neighbourhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, Florida, on Monday morning minutes after takeoff, authorities said.

A fire official told The Associated Press no victims were located during rescue efforts and they said the search had become a recovery operation. It wasn't immediately known how many people were aboard the aircraft.

Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike Moser said crews responded within minutes of a call reporting the crash. He said no homes were damaged, but crews spotted some debris near the retention pond.

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Local aerial TV footage also showed a broken fence in the backyard of one home bordering the pond near where the plane went down.

“There was no actual plane to be seen,” Moser said. “They followed the debris trail to the water.

"We had divers that entered the water and tried to search for any victims and didn’t find any.”

Broward County, where the plane took off from and where the crash occurred, is home to a vibrant Caribbean American community that sprang into action to collect relief supplies following Hurricane Melissa. A powerful Category 5 hurricane, Melissa slammed into Jamaica late last month, leaving a path of destruction.

Moser said police would take over recovery efforts, and federal aviation officials would investigate the cause of the crash.

Coral Springs police didn’t immediately respond to calls and emails from AP.

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The small Beechcraft King Air plane took off from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at approximately 10.14am local time, according to a spokesperson for the City of Fort Lauderdale, which owns and operates the airport. The crash occurred soon after takeoff, with Coral Springs police officers and firefighters responding at 10.19 am, just five minutes later.

According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the plane was manufactured in 1976. King Air models can seat between seven and 12 people, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Federal records showed the registered owner of the plane is listed as International Air Services, a company that markets itself as specialising in providing trust agreements to non-U.S. citizens that enable them to register their aircraft with the FAA.

A person who answered the company’s phone on Monday afternoon declined to answer questions from a reporter, stating “no comment” and ending the phone call.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history. The storm also caused devastation in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic and prompted relief organisations to mobilise.

Local government officials in Jamaica said in the days after the storm that Melissa had ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures, affecting some 90,000 families in the island’s especially hard-hit western region. A week after Melissa's landfall in Jamaica, more than 2000 people were still reported to be in shelters.

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Today is Remembrance Day, when Australia commemorates members of its armed forces who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

This year the Australian War Memorial in Canberra has released a video offering a rare insight into the country's highest military honour – the Victoria Cross (VC).

Director of the memorial, Matt Anderson, said: "As Australia pauses to mark Remembrance Day and the 107th anniversary of the end of the First World War, we are reminded that more than half of the Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians were earned during the First World War.

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"Nine Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions on Gallipoli."

"The Victoria Cross was created to be within reach of every member of British and Commonwealth forces, regardless of rank, duty, or service area."

Deep in the vaults of the memorial are 75 of the 102 VCs awarded to Australians, making it one of the largest collections in the world.

The first Australian to receive a VC was Captain Neville House of the NSW Medical Staff Corps in July 1900, for rescuing a wounded man under heavy fire during the Boer War in South Africa.

The VC can also be awarded posthumously, including one announced last year on Remembrance Day to the late Richard Nordern VC for gallantry during the Battle of Fire Support Base Coral in Vietnam in 1968.

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The first VCs were struck from the bronze of a Russian artillery gun captured during the Crimean War in the mid-1800s.

Every Victoria Cross ever made has been manufactured by the same jewellers, Hancock's and Co of London.

"The Victoria Cross, which ranks next to the George Cross, is considered the most prestigious award that can be bestowed on an individual for valour in the face of an enemy," Anderson said.

"We are honoured that we can display these medals for the public and help them gain a deeper understanding of these extraordinary individuals and their stories."

What is Remembrance Day?

Remembrance Day marks the end of fighting in World War I on the Western Front on November 11, 1918.

Formerly known as Armistice Day – in reference to the German surrender in 1918 – the name was changed to Remembrance Day in 1945.

Every year, one minute of silence is held at 11am (local time) on November 11 in Australia and other Commonwealth nations.

While Remembrance Day marks the end of World War I, the loss of Australian lives from all wars and conflicts past and present are commemorated.

The red poppy is the best-known symbol of remembrance.

On the mud-soaked battlefields of northern France, the wild flower grew abundantly after the close of World War I.

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What events are held?

Commemorative services are held in Australia at memorials, schools and community centres today.

The national ceremony is organised by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Across Australia, everyone is welcome to attend a Remembrance Day service.

They are free and you don't need to be a Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) member to attend a service at your local sub-branch.

As part of the commemorations, the Sydney Opera House will be lit with the symbolic red poppies.

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What happens at a Remembrance Day service?

Flags are lowered to half-mast about 10.30am (AEDT) before a service starts at 10.45am and the catafalque party will mount the cenotaph and take their positions.

Typically, the service will start with an Acknowledgement of Country, welcome speech, and words of experience or reflection from a veteran or service personnel.

After this, it's common that a hymn, prayer or reading is shared before dignitaries and other guests of honour lay wreaths or poppies.

It's customary to recite The Ode, play the Last Post, and observe one minute of silence.

The minute's silence concludes with the playing of The Rouse and a designated spokesperson saying the iconic words, "lest we forget".

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An author and historian who unearthed long-buried secrets from Gough Whitlam's infamous 1975 dismissal has called on the Australian government for greater transparency on the political scandal's 50th anniversary.

Jenny Hocking – author of multiple Whitlam books including the Dismissal Dossier and The Palace Letters – won a High Court bid in 2020 to release palace correspondence between former Governor-General John Kerr and the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Hocking recently uncovered never-before-seen letters between then-Canadian Governor-General Jules Léger and the Queen's private secretary Sir Martin Charteris from the Library and Archives Canada.

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A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India's capital city has killed eight people and injured at least 19 others, police in New Delhi say.

The blast on Monday night (early Tuesday AEDT), which triggered a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby, was reported near one of the gates of the Red Fort metro station, the fire services said on Monday. The cause is being investigated.

Om Prakash Gupta, an eyewitness who lives close to the scene, said he was at home when he heard a loud explosion.

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"I rushed out with my children and saw several vehicles on fire, body parts all over," he told The Associated Press. He said he saw one body on the windscreen of a car.

A cab driver, who gave his name as just Shahrukh, said he heard a loud explosion.

"I came out of the car and started running along with others on the road," he said.

A former imperial palace, the Red Fort is a major tourist attraction. Local media footage showed damaged vehicles and a police cordon at the site.

Sanjay Tyagi, a spokesman for the city's police force, told the AP that at least eight people were killed, and several others injured.

"We are investigating the cause of the blast," he said. The injured are being treated at a local government hospital.

Images from the scene showed some shattered windowpanes and mangled pieces of vehicles while plumes of fire billowing from the burning cars.

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Home Minister Amit Shah told local media that a Hyundai i20 car exploded near a traffic signal close to the Red Fort. He said CCTV footage from cameras in the area will form part of the investigation.

"We are exploring all possibilities and will conduct a thorough investigation, taking all possibilities into account," Shah said.

"All options will be investigated immediately, and we will present the results to the public."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on social media site X: "Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the blast in Delhi earlier this evening. May the injured recover at the earliest."

The 17th-century Red Fort monument is one of India's most high-profile tourist attractions. Located six kilometres from the parliament, it is where Indian prime ministers deliver their annual Independence Day speeches on August 15.

The investigation is being conducted by the National Investigation Agency, India's federal terror investigating agency, and other agencies.

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Scientists have debunked a claim by US President Donald Trump about a common painkiller causing autism.

Trump said that women should not take acetaminophen, known by the brand name Tylenol in the US or as paracetamol in Australia, "during the entire pregnancy" because it could cause the neurodevelopmental disorder.

At the time, experts said the link was unproven and the drug safe to use, and Australian scientists have now also dismissed the theory in a new study.

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Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, the authors from Monash University found.

Women should continue to take it if they need it, the review, published in the BMJ, says.

The researchers say confidence in the findings of existing evidence reviews and studies on the topic is "low to critically low".

They suggest any apparent effect seen in previous studies "may be driven by shared genetic and environmental factors within families".

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It calls other reviews on the topic "poor quality".

"Science and vaccines have transformed public health and human survival, and whilst they have limited recognised side effects, collectively the benefits clearly outweigh the risks of the diseases they prevent," study co-author and Monash University Professor Helena Teede said.

"It is important to rely on the best collective evidence to understand the benefits and risks of vaccines."

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Only one review included two studies that appropriately adjusted for possible effects of genetic and environmental factors shared by siblings, and accounted for other important factors such as parents' mental health, background and lifestyle, the university said.

In both these studies, the observed association between exposure to paracetamol and risk of autism and ADHD in childhood disappeared or reduced after adjustment, suggesting that these factors explain much of the observed risk, say the researchers.

"The current evidence base is insufficient to definitively link in utero exposure to paracetamol with autism and ADHD in childhood," they concluded.

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A driver has been acquitted of murder after a hammer-wielding, near-naked man was fatally struck following a road rage-inspired car chase.

Umar Hussein Alkhalifa Al Enizi, 24, was accused of swerving "violently" and hitting Troy Edward Vandenberg following a traffic dispute south of Brisbane in September 2021.

Vandenberg, 25, was standing in his underwear on a Browns Plains roadway about to throw a hammer at Al Enizi's car when he was struck and flung into the air, the court heard.

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The driver was today found not guilty of murder and a lesser charge of manslaughter in Brisbane Supreme Court after arguing he had acted in "instinctive" self-defence.

Al Enizi blinked back tears when the verdicts were revealed by the jury, which began deliberating on Friday, following a four-day trial before Acting Justice Peter Applegarth.

Members of Vandenberg's family wept as the verdicts were read out and quickly left the court.

The two men were strangers who became involved in an ongoing traffic incident starting at about 2.30pm on September 17, 2021, the court heard.

Witnesses described how Vandenberg, wearing only underwear, got out of his car at traffic lights and hit Al Enizi's vehicle, accusing him of cutting him off.

The pair were also seen throwing punches at each other before driving off to their respective homes.

The incident escalated as the men lived in neighbouring suburbs, with each becoming convinced they were being followed by the other.

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When they reached another set of traffic lights at Vandenberg's suburb of Browns Plains, dashcam footage showed him getting out of his vehicle and kicking Al Enizi's car.

Vandenberg then pulled over outside his home and retrieved a hammer from his vehicle, the court heard.

As Al Enizi accelerated towards him, Vandenberg leapt out into the road to hurl the hammer at the oncoming vehicle.

Al Enizi then swerved suddenly across two lanes, striking Vandenberg with enough force to hurl him into the air, the court heard.

Vandenberg later died from his injuries.

Defence barrister Saul Holt argued Al Enizi acted in self-defence during the altercation, which began 30 minutes earlier outside the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

Holt told the jury "every time Mr Al Enizi had stopped his car he had been attacked".

"The response was instinctive, it was reflexive and ultimately it was defensive. It certainly wasn't murder or manslaughter," he said.

Crown prosecutor Samantha O'Rourke had argued Al Enizi deliberately struck Vandenberg, intending to do at least grievous bodily harm, and there was no lawful reason for doing so.

Al Enizi left court without speaking to media, as did Vandenberg's family and supporters.

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The daughter of a murdered grandmother has found compassion amid her grief, supporting Ipswich's African community after they were subjected to abuse and harassment following the tragedy.

Vyleen White, 70, was stabbed in a Redbank Plains shopping centre last year.

In the days after the attack, as anger and hostility were being directed at the African community, her daughter Cindy Micallef made a public call for unity.

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Since then, she's been working with the African community, attending events and lending support wherever she can.

"I'm not at that point of forgiveness yet with the offender, I'm sure many can understand that," Micallef told 9News.

"There is a lot of anger and resentment in this world and we can't let bitterness eat us up."

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Athiei Foundation founder Beny Bol is a leader in Queensland's African community.

He is working alongside Micallef and also visits White's killer in prison.

"(Micallef's) action and her kindness send a very strong message not just to the African community but to the wider Australian community that this is how we should treat each other as Australians," Bol said.

"If we help an offender rehabilitate successfully, that is a healing for the whole community, it is a healing for the families – not just for the particular person, we are helping ourselves as well."

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The teenager will be sentenced on Wednesday.

White's family campaigned heavily for the introduction of Adult Time, Adult Crime laws in Queensland but the legislation only took effect from December last year so cannot apply to this case unless the judge finds the offending particularly heinous.

"There is justice for us knowing that justice will be served for anyone in the future," Micaellef said.

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Victims of the devastating 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfire have initiated one of the largest class actions in South Australian history, seeking more than $200 million in compensation. 

The fire on December 20, 2019, impacted numerous South Australians, destroying more than 80 homes, ravaging over 20,000 hectares, and tragically claiming one life.

The class action lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of SA Power Networks, attributing the fire's origin to a fallen pine tree impacting a powerline. 

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Lawyers for the thousands of plaintiffs claim that SA Power Networks failed to adequately maintain the powerlines, despite prior incidents of trees falling in the area.

"When a fire's an act of God – lightning, something like that – you just have to take that that's how life is and things like that can happen," lead plaintiff Kris Thrower said.

"But when it's man-made, it's very, very different… it does make you very, very angry."

Thrower's home was destroyed in the devastating blaze, leaving him with next to nothing.

"All I had was working pants and a shirt… I didn't even have a toothbrush, neither did my family or anyone else," he said.

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"My firm's been doing bushfire litigation since 1983 right across Australia, and this is the biggest case we've been involved in," plaintiff solicitor Brendan Pendergast said.

The landmark class action trial is one of the largest in South Australian history.

It's expected to run for at least the next five weeks and will hear evidence from a number of internationally regarded experts.

The plaintiffs are seeking more than $200 million in compensation. 

SA Power Networks has denied the allegations.

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A woman and a child have drowned after falling into a waterway in Melbourne's south-east.

The pair were swept into the water at Dandenong Creek, near Allan Street in Dandenong about 3.45pm, a witness told police.

Police believe the woman got into trouble after she went to the aid of the child in the water.

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Police searched the area and located the pair unconscious.

Officers pulled them from the water and performed CPR, but sadly they were unable to be revived.

They are yet to be formally identified and were declared deceased at the scene.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

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Princess Anne has laid a wreath and met with the grieving families of the two police officers who were killed in Porepunkah in Victoria.

In her royal highness's first visit to Melbourne in more than 15 years, all of her engagements have been held away from the public.

Anne greeted Premier Jacinta Allan and Chief Commissioner Mike Bush for a small and intimate ceremony at the Victoria Police Memorial, and spoke to the families of the two police officers killed in Porpeunkah.

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The princess also laid a wreath in honour of the fallen.

Her itinerary was kept a closely guarded secret until the last minute.

After slipping through the airport last night, passers-by still managed to get a glimpse of the princess on her first trip to Melbourne since 2009.

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Unlike past visits to Melbourne, Anne won't be shaking hands with members of the public; instead, her schedule is full of official duties

Her visit is part of a four-day east coast trip as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, to mark its centenary.

At the Simpson Barracks in Melbourne's north-east, she received a royal salute and inspected the Quarter Guard.

The 75-year-old also met servicemen and women, as well as inspected the arsenal.