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Leading MS advocate Christina Applegate says she doesn’t have the disease after all
Recent test results ruled out the condition, but the actor said it's not good news, she's back to square one and it's a "mindf..k".

Bavuma outlasts Cummins with century that may turn the series
Temba Bavuma stopped Australia in their pace-bowling tracks with a masterful innings that has ensured the series will still be alive when the teams travel to Cape Town.

Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl half time show
American rapper Jay-Z is reportedly set to headline the Super Bowl half time show in 2027.

Foden finishes superb City movement
Phil Foden finishes a superb Manchester City movement against AEK Athens in the Champions League.

Election live: Labour would keep coalition's health targets if elected, TPM pulls out of debate
The last leaders' debate might be done and dusted, but there's still plenty more opportunity for the parties to battle for your vote.

Qiulae Wong says Opportunity would not have signed up to current coalition deals
Party leader Qiulae Wong stressed her party, which could well be kingmaker after the election, would not have propped up the current coalition.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuit
A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.

Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of October 19-25
Rod Emmerson's take on the week.

Solomon Islands PM calls for growth in PALM scheme
The Solomon Islands prime minister has called for more job opportunities for Solomon Islanders through Australia's Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.

Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes on with American Samoa deep sea mining plans
The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans for deep sea mining off American Samoa, while legal action has been taken against the move.

Man rescued after dangling from 23rd storey of Auckland building
Hato Hone St John says the person received minor injuries.

Israel joins Paific Islands Forum as partner
The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed the decision in a statement on Wednesday.

He was once dubbed the next Peter Sterling. It helped Willie Peters become his own man
The inaugural PNG Chiefs coach knows what it’s like to be saddled with unreasonable expectations. But he says dealing with it gave him the tools to succeed in his first NRL head coaching gig.

Dry spring conditions see dairy prices lift
The price gap between powders and fats also continues to widen.

Grafana Labs boosts log search as AI telemetry surges
Engineering teams can now search logs far faster as AI systems flood observability stacks with more telemetry and query demands.

‘Kindness and understanding’: Svitolina faces vitriolic backlash after ending marriage with fellow tennis star
Elina Svitolina has been unfairly painted as the villain after her separation from Gael Monfils sent shockwaves through the sport.

Chris and Chris finally decided to fight to be Prime Minister
While the debate was finally a decent fight, it was a debate heavy on blame. No leader came a cropper, but both missed opportunities to offer hope and solutions.

AI fear-based election messages finding an audience
But people under 30 are more likely to reject the ads as 'AI slop', a professor of digital marketing says.

Pregnant women flown out of region as hospital struggles to hire doctors
A shortage of senior doctors that caused expectant mothers to be flown out of Marlborough to give birth was not due to funding problems, but the struggle to attract doctors to the region, an incumbent MP says.

Gower becalmed as Hipkins and Luxon double down on interruptions in final debate
Analysis: Moderator Paddy Gower surprisingly took a back seat as the Labour and National leaders doubled their interruptions .