A mistrial declared in the Lindsay Clancy murder case; Two workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal; And in Tennis, Aryna Sabalenka powers into the fourth round of the US Open.
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- Mistrial declared in the Lindsay Clancy murder case
- Two workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal
- Aryna Sabalenka powers into the fourth round of the US Open
A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of US mother Lindsay Clancy, after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict over the deaths of her three children.
The jury had deliberated for seven days before telling the judge it was deadlocked.
Clancy admitted strangling the children at their Massachusetts home in 2023, but her lawyers argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was not criminally responsible.
Judge William Sullivan moved to end the trial, prompting an immediate appeal bid from the defence.
Judge: "Over the defendant's objection, I'm going to declare a mistrial at this point. Can we bring the jury in."
Lawyer: "So I want an opportunity to take an appeal to the single justice, if the court would afford us that opportunity."
Judge: "How much time do you need to do that?"
Lawyer: "I'd have it filed today and argue tomorrow."
Judge: "Saturday?"
The judge gave the defence one hour to seek a stay from Massachusetts’ highest court, but the bid failed, confirming the mistrial and leaving prosecutors to decide whether to retry the case.
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Two workers pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel are receiving treatment in a hospital in Kathmandu.
The workers have been identified as a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor who were working in the Trishuli 3-A tunnel when they became trapped as flash floods hit Nepal and Tibet more than a week ago.
Australian geologist Arnold Dix has told NDTV, says work is continuing to rescue more workers believed to be alive and trapped in the tunnel.
"I am part of that team - and we have been relentless in saying that we've got a rescue mission. We've identified what we've called Goldilocks zones where we thought people could have survived. And now finally, we're getting proof of that. It's just extraordinary and this rescue it rewrites the textbooks again because we have never had multiple power stations destroyed and have to mount a rescue effort through tunnels into power stations."
Local authorities estimate bout 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels.
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Male politicians are being urged to reflect on their language amid a policy debate on responding to evidence of widespread sexism and misogyny in Australian schools.
Nationals leader Matt Canavan says he stands by his remarks that what he called a ''feminisation'' of school curricula, particularly mandatory Respectful Relationships training, had led to boys embracing sexist online content.
He had been responding to data from Monash University [[on 28 Aug]] that showed widespread sexism and misogyny in Australian schools - with 78 per cent of the 2,600 teachers surveyed saying they observed or experienced sexism or misogyny in school.
New South Wales Education Minister Prue Car says politicians have an important responsibility to not inflame the situation.
"Teaching young people to be respectful of one another is not feminisation. That is helping young people be good human beings. So I would really like to see male politicians like Matt Canavan using their voice for good - and actually showing young boys how to respect young women. As opposed to using this very serious challenge that we face in keeping our young women and girls safe to make political points."
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Vision Australia has hosted its annual Seeing Eye Dogs graduation event [[4 September]], with 35 new Labradors and Golden Retrievers now qualified to support Australians who are blind or have low vision.
It brings the total number of Seeing Eye Dogs to 266 pups across the country.
Chris Edwards is Vision Australia's chief mission officer and is also a Seeing Eye Dog handler.
He says the demand for these animals is very high, but that it takes a lot of work to match people with the right dog.
"It's a very big science to match a Seeing Eye Dog with its handler. You know, we take the type of work that person does, their walking speed, the type of challenges that they live with. You know, it's a whole combination of factors that ensures that the temperament of the dog and the skills of the dog match the lifestyle of that person. So that they can live a full and independent life."
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World Number One Aryna Sabalenka is through to the fourth round of the U-S Open after beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4.
The Belarusian is chasing a third consecutive title at Flushing Meadows and a fifth Grand Slam crown.
Sabalenka has now won 16 straight matches at the tournament and is bidding to become the first woman since Serena Williams to win three consecutive US Open titles.
She will next face either American Taylor Townsend or Russia's Diana Shnaider.
Meanwhile, third seed Jessica Pegula fought back to beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The American will face Sorana Cirstea in the fourth round.
