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Tradie accused of sexually assaulting two women after meeting them on Tinder is hit with more charges after a third woman came forward

A man who is accused of meeting his victims through a dating app has been charged over a third sexual assault in Sydney's inner west last year. A public appeal for help was made to find Joshua Rini, who was wanted after two women told police they had been sexually assaulted. On July 28 Rini, 29, turned himself in to Surry Hills Police Station after a friend spotted a warrant out for his arrest on Crime Stoppers. A public appeal for help was made to find Joshua Rini, who was wanted after two women told police they had been sexually assaulted  Officers from Leichhardt Police Area Command allege the man sexually assaulted two women on separate occasions at a home in Glebe last year after meeting them on Tinder. The Glebe carpenter was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and those matters remain before the court. Detectives were contacted by a third woman, 25, who reported she had also been sexually assaulted. The incident is alleged to have occurred at a home

Marine Corps launches investigation after deployed machine-gunner posted neo-Nazi propaganda on social media and told a Jewish journalist her religion was 'that of Satan'

The Marine Corps has launched an investigation after a deployed machine-gunner posted neo-Nazi propaganda on his social media accounts and told a Jewish journalist her religion was 'that of Satan'.  Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Mercurio, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion in the 4th Marine Regiment, appeared to show neo-Nazi sympathies in both the bio, username and comments posted from his Instagram account.  Mercurio, whose online username included '88' which is used among neo-Nazis as shorthand for 'HH' or 'Heil Hitler', commented on Talia Lavin's Instagram profile last week writing: 'The Jewish religion is that of satan'.  His bio also contained a quote from white nationalist leader Richard Bertrand Spencer and from a song by neo-Nazi punk rock band Skrewdriver.  The Marine Corps has launched an investigation after a deployed machine-gunner posted neo-Nazi propaganda on his social media accounts and told a Jewish journalist her religion was 

Montana mom, 21, who was sentenced to 20 years for leaving her two-year-old boy in a car overnight while she partied says she 'struggles with saying I killed my son'

A Montana mom found guilty of the death of her two-year-old boy after she left him in a car for 14 hours while she partied said she 'struggles with saying I killed my son' as she received her sentence on Monday.  Ashley Howard, 21, was sentenced to 20 years for negligent homicide after she left toddler Caleb Hopkins in her car on the evening of June 25, 2018.  She went to a party with friends where her boyfriend at the time offered to find a ride home for her and Caleb.  Howard, then 19, refused, saying she would sleep the alcohol off for a few hours but overslept and didn't return to the car until 1pm the next day.   Ashley Howard, 21, was sentenced to 20 years in a Montana court on Monday for the 2018 death of her two-year-old son Caleb Hopkins after she left him in her car for 14 hours while she partied. She is pictured above addressing the court before her sentencing Two-year-old Caleb Hopkins died in June 2018 two days after he was left in his mother's car overnigh

Tesla posts record revenue of $8.77billion in the third quarter - putting the carmaker on track for its first-ever profitable year

Tesla raked in a record revenue of nearly $8.8billion in the third quarter - crushing analyst estimates and putting the firm on track for its first-ever profitable year despite a slump across the wider auto industry.   The electric carmaker reported a net income of $331million, or 27 cents per share, for the months from July to September on Wednesday - marking its fifth-straight profitable quarter.   Excluding special items such as stock-based compensation, Tesla made 76 cents per share, beating Wall Street estimates of 57 cents. Third-quarter revenue was $8.77billion, also passing analysts' expectations of $6.3billion, according to FactSet.  The earnings were driven by a 44 percent increase in global deliveries for the quarter, which came as US auto sales overall fell 9.7 percent from a year ago due to consumer fears about the economy hit hard by the pandemic.  Tesla posted a record revenue of $8.77billion in the third quarter on Wednesday - crushing analyst estimates and putting

'Not much': Trump's response when asked what he would do differently if he got a 'do-over' of his COVID response - as America's death toll reaches 221,000

President Donald Trump said at a town hall meeting there is 'not much' he would do differently on combating the coronavirus if he had the opportunity. Trump made the statement to Sinclair Broadcasting, which interviewed him for a town hall meeting at the White House – one of multiple events Trump has held there amid challenges traveling around the country amid the pandemic. 'With COVID, is there anything that you think you could have done differently, if you had a mulligan or a do-over on one aspect of the way you handled it, what would it be?,' moderator Eric Bolling asked the president, on a stage set up in the White House Rose Garden. 'Not much,' Trump responded, President Trump responded when asked about anything he would do differently on the coronavirus 'Not much,' Trump responded. 'Look, it's all over the world. You have a lot of great leaders, a lot of smart people. It's all over the world. It came out of China. China should have stop

Man, 49, is charged with two murders after beating to death his girlfriend who was six months pregnant and whose baby was delivered with a heartbeat minutes before she died

Jay Leonard Rodriguez, 49, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of the woman and the baby A Florida man has been charged with the murders of his girlfriend and her newborn baby, court documents show.  Jay Leonard Rodriguez, 49, was detained on Saturday and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of the woman and the baby. The name of the woman has not been released in court documents.  On Monday, prosecutors in the case filed a motion to have Rodriguez held in jail without bail until the trial, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Included in the motion and the arrest report was a witness account from Jessica Gonzalez, a woman who tried to help the pregnant woman and was also threatened by Rodriguez.   Gonzalez told investigators that around 3.25pm, she heard the woman scream from a bedroom inside the home at 2217 E Emma St. Gonzalez said that the couple had been staying at the home at the time, the motion adds.  Gonzalez said she entered the

'Her story doesn't add up': Utah sheriff says missing mom who raised $12,000 on GoFundMe after 'surviving' in Zion park for 12 days had NO head injury like she claimed

A Utah sheriff's sergeant has cast doubt on the story of a Zion hiker who claims to have survived for 12 days with no food and water after getting lost, and whose family has raised $12,000 for her on a GoFundMe account. Holly Courtier, 38, was suddenly found in the park on Sunday, 12 days after vanishing on a solo day trip.  Her family has since claimed she survived on no food and that she stayed beside a river where she could drink water. Her daughter has also said she hit her head and that's why she couldn't go looking for help.  They have continued to ask for donations to the GoFundMe account, claiming she needs them for medical bills, but they have not specified what her injuries are.  On Wednesday, Sgt. Darrell Cashin from the Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said parts of Courtier's story do not 'add up' and that there are 'discrepancies to it. He said she couldn't have survived by drinking the water from the river where she was becaus