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An Australian man in Maryborough, Victoria, prospecting for gold with a metal detector found a rock that resisted all attempts to break it. It was later identified by Museums Victoria as the Maryborough meteorite, an H5 ordinary chondrite containing chondrules from the early solar system, formed about 4.6 billion years ago and likely landed on Earth 100–1,000 years ago; the meteorite is now housed in Museums Victoria.
Mariah returns to Genoa City to face the fallout of taking Dominic, while Abby and Devon grapple with forgiveness. Victor and Cane’s power war escalates as Victor pushes new alliances; Billy’s victories unravel when Sally delivers bad news and Jack interrupts. Victoria shifts to a strategic plan with Nate and delivers a harsh reality check to Billy, while Nikki grows more worried about Victor’s obsession. Lily’s disappearance deepens suspicions, and Claire continues trading secrets with Holden.
One person was killed and about 300 buildings destroyed as bushfires tore across southeast Australia, mainly in Victoria and New South Wales. A state of emergency was declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled around 30 active fires, with authorities warning the blazes could burn for weeks under extreme heat, dry winds and smoky air that is affecting air quality and prompting evacuations.
Police found human remains near Longwood, north of Melbourne, as Victoria’s bushfires blaze across the southeast, destroying hundreds of structures and cutting power to thousands. With more than 30 fires burning and heat, dry winds, and high flames, authorities say it could take weeks to get the blazes under control, while the federal government pledges emergency aid.
Wildfires in Victoria, Australia, have burned nearly 900,000 acres, destroyed homes, and caused one death, driven by record heat and lightning strikes amid a severe heat wave, marking the worst fire conditions since the 2019-2020 Black Summer fires.
A woman believed to be the daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones was found dead at the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel, with police not suspecting foul play, pending formal identification.
A man in Victoria thought he found a gold nugget but it turned out to be a rare 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, worth more than gold, providing valuable insights into the early solar system.
Two men from Victoria and Alta Vista were arrested after allegedly starting a fight with three young people in a parking lot, resulting in charges of battery and endangering a juvenile.
Residents in central Victoria witnessed a bright meteor, described as a fireball, streaking across the sky accompanied by a loud boom that shook the ground, with some fragments possibly reaching the ground. The event was confirmed by astronomers and captured on CCTV, occurring roughly five to ten times annually in Australia.
An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, is on trial for allegedly poisoning her relatives with toxic mushrooms during a lunch, with prosecutors claiming she weighed a lethal dose on kitchen scales and had foraged for deadly fungi, while she denies intentionally harming her guests, asserting it was an accident.
Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi, has become the first person in Australia to be jailed for performing an outlawed Nazi salute, receiving a one-month prison sentence in Victoria. The salute, performed outside a court, was outlawed shortly before the incident. Hersant's lawyer plans to appeal, arguing the act was nonviolent and protected by political communication rights. The court, however, deemed the sentence appropriate due to Hersant's promotion of Nazi ideology and white supremacy.
A psychedelic arts festival in Victoria, Australia, was hit by an outbreak of shigellosis, a contagious bacterial disease causing symptoms such as severe diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting among at least 120 attendees. The disease, spread through fecal-oral contact and sex, is a result of infection by antimicrobial-resistant shigella bacteria. Health officials advised regular handwashing, good hygiene, and abstinence for infected individuals, and recommended attendees to get tested for the disease. The festival, which ran for five days, emphasized small and exclusive gatherings on its website.
Heavy rain and strong winds have lashed the Australian state of Victoria, leaving more than 500,000 homes and businesses without power as the storm knocked down electricity network towers, with parts of Melbourne experiencing torrential rain.
A major power plant in Australia's Victoria state shut down after a storm knocked out parts of the electricity transmission network, leaving over 500,000 homes and businesses without power. The Loy Yang A power station, responsible for a third of the state's power, was affected, causing electricity prices to spike. The Australian Energy Market Operator ordered electricity usage cuts across the network, and efforts are underway to bring the plant's units back online.
Chrishell Stause attended a Rip Curl event in Victoria with her spouse, G Flip. The Selling Sunset star showed off her figure in a crop top and designer jeans, while G Flip opted for a simple white t-shirt. G Flip recently revealed new details about their brief engagement to Chrishell, proposing on a flight before getting married hours later in Las Vegas.