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Inside the large scale Talisman Sabre military exercise in Australia that counters China's influence in the South Pacific. TOWNSVILLE, Australia -- For the next week 30,000 troops from the U.S., Australia, and 11 other countries will continue their joint training in different parts of Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre 2023, a military exercise that used to focus on the U.S. and Australia but now shows the growing interest other nations in the region and beyond have in countering China's growing influence in the South Pacific. The two-week exercise incorporates training on the ground, in the air and at sea, providing realistic training for how these militaries could work together if needed in the future. Originally a joint U.S.-Australia exercise, it has grown in scope in recent years and is expected to keep growing in the future. With 30,000 military personnel participating this year's exercise is the largest yet and reflects how countries in Asia and Europe see the...

The bodies of four women were found in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City in November 2006 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The four women whose bodies were found in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City in November 2006, in the order that they were identified: KIM RAFFO, 35. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she met her future husband, Hugh Auslander, when they were both teenagers living there. They got married and moved to a four-bedroom home Florida in the 1990s, and had two kids. She led what relatives said appeared to be a tranquil domestic life with her husband, who worked as a carpenter. A sister described her as a “mom of the year”-type. She volunteered with the Girl Scouts and PTA. A relative said Raffo “was like Martha Stewart” before growing bored with life as a housewife. She enrolled in a cooking class at a technical school, and met a drug user who introduced her to cocaine and heroin. Her husband took the kids and left; Raffo and her boyfriend settled in Atlantic City, ...

Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on sovereign tribal lands to sell directly to consumers Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing laws in states that bar vehicle manufacturers from also being retailers in favor of the dealership model. Mohegan Sun, a casino and entertainment complex in Connecticut owned by the federally recognized Mohegan Tribe, announced this week that the California-based electric automaker will open a showroom with a sales and delivery center this fall on its sovereign property where the state's law doesn't apply. The news comes after another new Tesla showroom was announced in June, set to open in 2025 on lands of the Oneida Indian Nation in upstate New York. “I think it was a move that made complete sense,” said Lori Brown, executive director of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, which has lobbied for years to change Connecticut's law. “It is just sur...

A receptionist at a Florida’s doctor’s office has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $44,000 from dozens of patients, police say. A receptionist at a Florida’s doctor’s office has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $44,000 from dozens of patients, police say. The investigation into Angelina Mena -- a receptionist at MacDonald Family EyeCare -- of Winter Springs, Florida, in northeast Orlando started more than a year ago on March 11, 2022, when the optometrist’s office contacted the Winter Springs Police Department about a potential case of fraud. MORE: Hundreds evacuated after teenage girl sets fire to hotel sofa following fight with mother: Police “According to the Business , the receptionist Angelina Mena was allegedly illegally using patients ’ credit card information to commit credit card fraud,” read a statement from the Winter Springs Police Department following the announcement of Mena’s arrest . During the month-long investigation into the suspect ,...

Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. Preliminary ocean temperature off the coast of South Florida reached triple digits, which could be a global record, according to experts. A buoy in Manatee Bay, Florida, reported a preliminary high ocean temperature of 101.1 degrees Monday afternoon, according to meteorologists. High water temperatures in the ocean are extremely uncommon, however, scientists have categorized the very significant marine heat wave in the region as unprecedented, experts said. MORE: Heat waves currently happening in North America, Europe 'virtually impossible' without climate change: Report Neighboring buoys are not reporting the same triple-digit temperature. Those buoys are reading more in the mid to upper 90's, according to meteorologists. Ocean temperatures have a strong connection to climate change. The United Nations panel on climate change says it...

An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year-old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp in Pennsylvania. An 83-year-old former reverend has been arrested for allegedly killing an 8-year- old girl in 1975 while she was on her way to his Bible camp, authorities said. On Aug. 15, 1975, Gretchen Harrington was walking alone to her last day of camp in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, when the suspect, David Zandstra, allegedly drove up to her in his green station wagon, prosecutors said. Zandstra was a reverend at the camp and a friend of the Harrington family, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said at a Monday news conference. Zandstra was also the father of one of Gretchen's friends, so the 8-year-old got in his car, Stollsteimer said. An undated photo of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington who was killed on Aug. 15, 1975. Delaware County District Attorney’s Office MORE: Gilgo Beach murders: Police dig up suspect...

The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after his arrest in the case, according to a new court filing. The wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has filed for divorce nearly a week after the Manhattan architect was arrested in the case, according to a new court filing . The filing in Suffolk County Supreme Court is dated Wednesday and indicates the divorce will be "uncontested." The case caption is Asa Ellerup v. Rex Heuermann. The development comes in the wake of Heuermann's arrest on July 13 in connection with three of the 10 victims linked to the Gilgo Beach, New York, murders. In a statement shortly after the arrest, defense attorney Michael Brown referred to Heuermann as a "loving husband" and said he and Ellerup had been married more than 25 years. Ellerup has no comment at this time, her attorney told ABC News on Wednesday. In this handout provided by the Suffolk County Sheriff...

The Mega Millions top prize has jumped to an estimated $820 million after there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing ST. LOUIS -- Mega Millions has upped the ante by another $100 million. The lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing on Friday night sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57 and gold Mega Ball 25. No tickets were sold hitting all those numbers for the estimated grand prize of $720 million . The estimated $820 million in the next drawing on Tuesday night would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout , which for Tuesdays drawing is an estimated $422 million . The potential jackpot is the fifth largest in the history of the game, Mega Millions said in a statement early Saturday. Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of t...

Judge Ural Glanville said that he believes the rapper's release would pose a threat to the community and said he is concerned about witness intimidation. Rapper Young Thug was denied bond for a fourth time on Friday during a hearing in Atlanta as he awaits trial on gang-related charges stemming from a sweeping RICO indictment in Fulton County, Georgia. The rapper's attorney, Brian Steel, argued during the hearing that his client is not a flight risk and said that he has been dealing with Health issues since his arrest on May 9, 2022. The rapper was taken to the hospital during a court hearing in May, according to ABC affiliate in Atlanta WSB-TV. His attorney, Brian Steel, declined to comment on the rapper's condition when asked by ABC News. Judge Ural Glanville said that he believes the rapper's release would pose a threat to the community and said that he is concerned about witness intimidation. ABC News has reached out to Steel for further comment. After filing t...

A Brooklyn woman said she was able to release a shark's mouth from her leg while she was swimming on the Fourth of July off a Long Island beach. A New York woman who survived a Fourth of July shark attack while swimming off a Long Island beach spoke out Thursday for the first time since her harrowing ordeal, telling ABC's "Good Morning America" how she struggled to free herself from the ocean predator's clenched jaws. Lyudmila Emag, 47, of Brooklyn, told "GMA" how she was able to get her hands inside a shark 's mouth and pry herself free after it bit her upper thigh and groin while she was swimming off Fire Island. "It felt like something grabbed me by my thigh and I screamed (to) my friend ... 'Something is biting me,'" Emag recalled. "I felt, you know, like I was in a trap." Emag said that as the shark's razor-sharp teeth dug into her leg, she began to fight back. Lyudmila Emag appears on "Good Morning America,...