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In breaking news this morning, Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend a pause in fighting by another two days.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, which has helped mediate the deal, said the extension is “in order to deliver additional aid into [Gaza], and release the largest possible number of hostages and prisoners”.
The last day of the ceasefire was initially set to be Monday local time.
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The quote
“Everything does not need to be blamed on menstruation.” — Actor Selma Blair on her experience being repeatedly misdiagnosed before she learned she had multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological condition.
The stat
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Uber’s new fee for orders under $10 for customers in Australia and New Zealand, which will apply from 5 December.
Today in history
1893: Women voted in a national election for the first time. It was in New Zealand’s national election.
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Some headlines from this morning:
A new report into Australian school standards has found national curriculums aren’t doing enough to meet learning benchmarks. Education research and consulting group, Learning First, found that from kindergarten to year 8, the Australian curriculum covers 44 topics, compared to England which covers 84 topics. The report also found gaps in Australian curriculums are adding to the difficulties being experienced by teachers.
New Zealand has scrapped its planned ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2008, less than a year after it passed legislation for it. The laws were due to come into effect from July 2024, and would have made it illegal to sell smoked tobacco products to anyone under 16. However, the recently elected Government has announced it will be repealing the reforms. It said the ban would have impacted government revenue by estimates of almost $1 billion.
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Australian basketballer Josh Giddey is being investigated by the American basketball league, the NBA, over allegations raised online.
A viral post on social media accused the 21-year-old of inappropriate behaviour with a high school student.
Giddey is the shooting guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and was drafted into the NBA in 2021.
Allegations
A now-deleted social media account accused Giddey of inappropriate behaviour with a student from a U.S. high school.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass has told multiple publications that the league is "looking into" the allegations.
The age of consent in Oklahoma is 16. There is no suggestion that police are involved or that Giddey has broken the law.
Giddey’s response
Giddey was asked about the accusations during a press conference but declined to comment on the matter.
"I understand the question obviously but there’s no further comment right now," he said.
Giddey has turned comments off on recent Instagram posts.
Thunder’s response
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said there's no change in Giddey's status as a player with the team for now, meaning he will continue to play while the NBA investigation takes place.
"Just with the information we have at this point, that's the decision that we've made," Daigneault said in a pre-game press conference. "It's really not even a decision, to be honest with you."
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Former U.S. police officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed in an Arizona jail.
Chauvin is serving more than 20 years for the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
Viral footage showing Floyd struggling to breathe because Chauvin was kneeling on his neck sparked global protests for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Authorities expect Chauvin to recover from his injuries. Here's what we know about the incident.
George Floyd
On 25 May 2020, Chauvin and three other police officers arrested George Floyd at a Minnesota grocery store. After police handcuffed Floyd and pinned him on the ground, Chauvin kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Floyd repeatedly told police he couldn't breathe before he lost consciousness.
In June 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years behind bars for murder and manslaughter. Later, he was sentenced to 21 years for violating Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin is serving both sentences at the same time.
Prison stabbing
Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at a medium-security prison in Tucson, Arizona on Friday. The Attorney-General of Minnesota has since confirmed the incident.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the body responsible for the country's federal jails. In a statement to TDA, the BOP did not name Chauvin. However, it confirmed the assault and said the prisoner required "life-saving" hospital treatment.
A person with knowledge of Chauvin's stabbing told The Associated Press that he was seriously injured. The Minnesota Attorney-General's office has since said "he is expected to survive".
It comes after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Chauvin's bid to appeal his murder conviction last week. Chauvin's lawyers argued he didn't get a fair trial because of how high-profile his case became.
Visitors have been temporarily barred from the Tucson prison.
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An Australian woman will attempt a Guinness World Record for the longest ultramarathon completed in a polar region.
Donna Urquhart will take on some of the world’s coldest, windiest, and driest conditions when she starts the ultramarathon in Antarctica on 4 December.
As part of the run, Urquhart is raising money to encourage girls and women to participate in sports.
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A TDA tidbit
A Catholic priest in the U.S. has been stripped of his administrative duties after he allowed a music video by pop star Sabrina Carpenter to be filmed in a church.
The video included coffins, one with the words ‘RIP B*tch’, placed at the altar.
Reverend Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello approved the request to film in the church, as he felt it would help “strengthen” the relationship between the community and young creatives.
“While I take full responsibility for the erroneous decision to allow the filming, I want to assure you that I had no knowledge that such a scene would be filmed in our church which we worked so hard to restore to its present sacred beauty,” the reverend said in a letter published to Facebook.
Look. We’ve all made mistakes at work. Is now a good time to acknowledge that TDA did a whole newsletter on Saturday about fact-checking, but we failed to fact-check the date at the top of the newsletter?
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