Trump’s lawyers had always expected to lose their initial attempt to toss the charges, which is scheduled for trial in federal district court in Washington next March, and to use the appeals process as their final strategy to delay the case as long as possible.

The filing contended that all of Trump’s attempts to reverse his 2020 election defeat in the indictment, from pressuring his vice-president, Mike Pence, to stop the congressional certification to organizing fake slates of electors, were in his capacity as president and therefore protected.

Chutkan’s denial came hours after the DC circuit also rejected Trump’s attempt to use a similar presidential immunity argument to protect himself from several civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for inciting the violence that took place during the January 6 Capitol attack.

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“The circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be established and the investigation remains ongoing,” Victoria police said in a statement.

Victoria police assistant commissioner, Glenn Weir, told Nine newspapers that the timing was tragic.

“It’s still under investigation as to what exactly happened, but the outcome is tragic and will be really, really heartfelt throughout that community for a long time.”

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Just moments prior, Adriana Leon had somehow been afforded an island of space inside the Matildas’ six-yard box to head home Sydney Collins’ centring ball to make it 5-0 for the hosts, the game’s ultimate scoreline.

But given that for large stretches of her legendary 23-year career, Sinclair had effectively been Canadian women’s football and now, after cajoling by friends and family to accept a farewell tour, she was getting her flowers, it was clear just how important this game and securing the win was for her teammates.

For while it would take until the 43rd minute for the Canadians to add another, the speed of the Canada attack bringing Australia undone as Prince smartly finished an Ashley Lawrence cutback from the right with a first-time effort that beat Micah at her near post, they were just flat out better in every facet of the game.

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Endangered green sea turtles spend much of their young lives in close proximity to people, including travelling deep within Sydney harbour, new research suggests.

It was not known why the turtles spend so much time hugging the coast when older ones and other species opt for the open ocean, but it places them at much higher risk from plastics and other marine debris.

It observed one reaching Longueville, in upper Sydney Harbour, while the others travelled to Lake Macquarie and north to the busy tourist destination of Port Stephens.

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Control over Maryinka, a town in eastern Ukraine all but destroyed by more than a year of fighting, remained uncertain on Friday, with unofficial reports suggesting Russian forces had registered some gains.

“Our servicemen are acting competently and decisively, occupying a more favourable position and expanding their zones of control in all directions,” Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow saw no signs that Kyiv was ready to move towards a political resolution and that there was no reason for Russia to change the goals of its “special military operation”.

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Thunderstorms and widespread showers are expected across Australia’s east coast this weekend, lashing communities already subject to flood warnings after a week of rain.

Scully said a separate thunderstorm event was forming on Saturday, which was expected to affect the southern interior and eastern New South Wales, and in north and north-east Victoria.

Scully said severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding around the Wide Bay-Burnett coast.

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