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Former district attorney: Random school stabbing 'never should have happened'
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Former district attorney: Random school stabbing 'never should have happened'

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) — The man accused of stabbing a teacher outside Meadow Community School in Thornton is now facing multiple felony charges, as new details raise questions about why he was ever released from prison. According to the affidavit filed by Thornton police, 31-year-old Damien Brooks is charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault after a sudden, random attack last Thursday afternoon. Officers were called to the 9100 block of Monroe Street just after 3 p.m., as students were being dismissed from school. When police arrived, they found a teacher suffering from multiple stab wounds. Investigators say Brooks and the victim did not know each other, calling it a “completely random act of violence.” Police say Brooks later told investigators he felt no remorse for the attack, saying, “I should have just killed him.” The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that it filed charges against Brooks of: Court records show Brooks has a long criminal history, including felony charges for attempted homicide, menacing, and assault with serious bodily injury, along with parole violations as recently as 2024. Former Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey says the attack is part of a disturbing pattern involving repeat violent offenders. “You have a totally innocent victim — he’s out there doing his job, trying to make sure kids are getting across the street safely at an elementary school, and someone comes up and stabs him,” Morrissey said. “The criminal justice system is failing the people of Colorado. When these kinds of guys are under their control and still able to go out and do the kinds of things that happened to this victim — it’s a terrible situation,” he added. Brooks remains in police custody and is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 18 for a preliminary hearing.

Hanna Powers
Tom Aspinall’s dad agrees with Jon Jones’ claim that he ‘gave up’ in prior loss but adds key detail
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Tom Aspinall’s dad agrees with Jon Jones’ claim that he ‘gave up’ in prior loss but adds key detail

Jones’ claim that Aspinall tapped “immediately” was seemingly supported by the heavyweight champion’s father in the recent video that was posted on YouTube. Andy Aspinall, who is also his son’s coach, referenced the Austin loss when discussing the narrative that he quit on Saturday night while adding an important part of information that Aspinall himself doesn’t like to bring up. “He never gives up in sparring. He’s lost one fight where he gave up to a heel hook 10 years ago maybe. After the fight, he went to the hospital and he had kidney stones and he stayed in for a few nights and the reason he gave up was he was tired or the heel hook hurt him, but whatever. He never gives up. “He don’t tell anybody that but that’s by the by, isn’t it? It was good for him to lose because he’d not lost. So, he loses the fight and so what? It’s just a fight. It’s a sport. A team wins and a team loses and that’s what happens, so there was no problem with that.”

Bloody Elbow,Kyle Dimond
DNA from 1977 murder scene likely came from prime suspect, court hears
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DNA from 1977 murder scene likely came from prime suspect, court hears

Prosecutors in Melbourne's Easey Street murder case have told a court that DNA found at the crime scene is highly likely to have come from prime suspect Perry Kouroumblis. Mr Kouroumblis is set to plead not guilty to murdering Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in their Collingwood share house between January 10 and January 13 in 1977. The 66-year-old is also accused of raping Ms Armstrong. His legal team says he is not the killer and argues the DNA evidence is unreliable and should be excluded. Mr Kouroumblis is facing a committal hearing before Magistrate Brett Sonnet, who will decide if the case should proceed to a Supreme Court jury trial. On Wednesday, details about the crime scene found by police were outlined by prosecutor Zubin Menon, who said the victims were stabbed dozens of times. Ms Armstrong had also been raped, the prosecutor said. Several people went to the property in the three-day window when the murders occurred, the court heard. Those included a next-door neighbour who was trying to return a lost dog, Ms Bartlett's acquaintance Ross Hammond, and brothers Barry and Henry Woodard. The Woodards told police they went inside the house and called out to see if anyone was home, before leaving a note on the kitchen bench. The bodies were discovered on January 13 by two women, who found Ms Bartlett in the hallway and Ms Armstrong in her bedroom. Crime scene investigators collected blood samples from around the house and semen from Ms Armstrong's body and carpet underneath her. At the time of the killings, Mr Kouroumblis was 17 years old and lived about 230 metres away. Officers spoke to him on January 14, 1977, when a knife was found in his car boot, the prosecutor said. However, no blood was detected on the knife when it was retested in 2018. Mr Menon said the forensic samples from the home were reanalysed in 2013, and compared to DNA found in Mr Kouroumblis's car in 2018. "The results of that comparison are such that it is 100 billion times more likely to observe those results if the accused was a contributor," he said. Mr Menon said Mr Kouroumblis was asked by homicide detectives to provide a voluntary DNA sample in January 2017, but refused. "On the 9th of May, 2017, the accused left Australia for Greece," Mr Menon said. "On the 19th of September, 2024, the accused travelled from Athens, Greece, to Rome, Italy. Upon disembarking, he was arrested by Italian border police. He consented to his extradition and was returned to Melbourne." Defence barrister Dermot Dann said his client would be pleading not guilty to double murder, and would likely apply to have the rape charge dismissed at the end of the committal. "What is an issue is the identity of the person or persons responsible for the tragic and brutal deaths of Ms Armstrong and Ms Bartlett," he said. Mr Dann said there was evidence of an alternate suspect being interviewed in 1977. He also said there were "all sorts of issues relating to contamination" with the DNA evidence being used against his client. Mr Dann said the defence would critique how police managed and stored samples taken 48 years ago. "If you read through these results, there seems to be a remarkable absence of the location of the female DNA," he said. "The reason there is none is degradation." Magistrate Sonnet said the case against Mr Kouroumblis was "based almost exclusively on DNA evidence" and would likely collapse if the DNA evidence was ruled out. Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Dann applied to have aspects of the DNA evidence suppressed from media reporting. Mr Dann argued the "explosive" information would cause unfair prejudice to his client if the case went to trial and was read by jurors. However, Magistrate Sonnet rejected the application, saying he was not satisfied the order was necessary, a key requirement under Victoria's Open Courts Act. The committal hearing continues.

Kristian Silva
Flyers Outlast Penguins in Chaotic Shootout Victory
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Flyers Outlast Penguins in Chaotic Shootout Victory

Pittsburgh’s power play had a chance to answer early in the second period with Brink in the box. Instead, the momentum went the other way. The best chance of the Penguins’ man advantage belonged to the Flyers’ Travis Konecny, and while he couldn’t bury this one, he sniped on Arturs Silovs on the rush just a few seconds after the penalty clock expired. The Flyers have been looking for Konecny to step up in the midst of an extended slump, and scoring his 200th career goal to give the team the lead is certainly what they had in mind. Philadelphia easily could’ve wound up with at least another goal in the middle period, but Silovs quickly shook off Konecny’s goal and turned in a dominant effort. He made tremendous forehand-backhand saves on Matvei Michkov and Tyson Foerster, plucked an Owen Tippett wrister from the slot out of the air, and stayed with a bevy of other chances. Despite a 14-6 shots advantage, the Flyers only led by a goal through 40 minutes, keeping the Penguins within striking distance. All of those saves, and a few more great ones in the third period, kept the Penguins a fluky bounce away from equalizing. And they got on the aforementioned Crosby goal, knotting the score with just 8:03 remaining in regulation on a pass from below the goal line. The goal sparked Pittsburgh, who finished the third period on a strong note and drew a penalty early in overtime. However, the Penguins’ power play woes continued, and they wound up not only failing to score but going to the box themselves. With 24.4 seconds remaining, Foerster cued the victory celebration with a blazing wrist shot from the slot on the ensuing 4-on-3…only for it to be a false alarm when replay showed the entry was offside. It was the second time the Flyers had an overtime goal called back this season. But unlike when Brink lost an overtime goal in Raleigh only for the Carolina Hurricanes to score the winner seconds later, the Flyers finished the job this time. Fittingly, it was Brink’s filthy shootout goal that proved the difference after Michkov and Evgeni Malkin (who took the penalty Foerster appeared to score on) traded goals in the second round. The Flyers improved to 2-0-0 on this five-game homestand, which continues Thursday against the Nashville Predators. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, only began a four-game road swing on Tuesday and will finish its October slate two days from now with a trip to Minnesota to face the Wild.

Andrew McGuinness,The Hockey Writers
What time is Love is Blind season 9 reunion out? Netflix schedule explained and release time
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What time is Love is Blind season 9 reunion out? Netflix schedule explained and release time

Netflix is preparing to treat Love is Blind fans to another reunion special. The cast of season 9 are set to return for one last episode. The dating show aired its latest season finale a week ago, but there is still more to look forward to. There will certainly be a lot to talk about as the show made history this time around. Sign up for our daily national newsletter - in your inbox Mon-Fri Love is Blind season 9 was the first to not have any of the couples make it down the aisle and marry. It included two of the couples splitting at the wedding. Like previous series, Netflix’s latest edition of the hit dating show will have a reunion special. It will give the cast and viewers the chance to catch their breath and debrief after another dramatic outing. There will certainly be plenty to talk about after that dramatic finale, which saw none of the couples marry - for the first time in show history. Season nine wrapped up last Wednesday (October 22). Love is Blind’s latest reunion special is due to be released today (October 29) in the US - but tomorrow (October 30) for UK viewers. It will be just one episode. Co-hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey will be at the helm, addressing this season’s most romantic and shocking moments — one slightly shady question at a time. The pod squad will come together for the reunion on Wednesday evening in America. It is due to be released at 9pm ET/ 6pm ET for audiences in the United States. Unfortunately, that means UK viewers will have to wait an extra day. The episode will be available on Netflix at 1am on Thursday, British time. On the topic of dating shows, see which couples split on MAFS UK’s dramatic super-sized commitment ceremony on Monday (October 27). See all of the exits so far.

Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Bobby Brink delivers Flyers to chaotic shootout win over Penguins
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Bobby Brink delivers Flyers to chaotic shootout win over Penguins

Bobby Brink scored a dazzling shootout goal Tuesday, providing the difference in the Philadelphia Flyers' action-packed 3-2 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Travis Konecny scored his 200th career goal -- all with the Flyers -- while Brink also scored in regulation for the hosts. Samuel Ersson made 24 stops through overtime and then denied two of the Penguins' three attempts in the shootout. Justin Brazeau and Sidney Crosby scored regulation goals for Pittsburgh, which had been 5-0-1 in its previous six games. Arturs Silovs finished with 32 saves for the visitors. In the first minute of overtime, Penguins veteran Evgeni Malkin scored during a delayed penalty. However, the goal was waved off because Malkin had come onto the ice well before Silovs had reached the vicinity of the bench. Philadelphia killed the ensuing power play and then got one of its own when Malkin went off for hooking with 1:46 left in overtime. Tyson Foerster scored the apparent game-winner on that man advantage, only to have the play challenged for offsides -- and overturned. Crosby and Philadelphia's Trevor Zegras were among eight players ruled ineligible for the shootout due to their actions in a scrum at the end of overtime. In the shootout, Matvei Michkov and Malkin each scored in the second round. Brink then beat Silovs with a nifty stick-handling sequence before Ersson made a pad save on Ville Koivunen to clinch the victory. Each team scored once in the first period, beginning with Brazeau's sixth goal of the season. Late in the period, Brink scored on the power play, ramming home a rebound to even the score. The only tally of the second period was Konecny's goal -- just his second of the season -- at 2:46 of the stanza. The goal came on a 3-on-3 rush up the ice with Konecny snapping a wrister just inside the left post. Crosby tied it 2-2 with 8:03 remaining in regulation on a triple-ricochet. The Penguins' star flipped a backhander from behind the net that caromed off Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler, then off the post and off Ersson before trickling into the net.

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Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council: Tracking the opposition-free legislature in 4 charts
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Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council: Tracking the opposition-free legislature in 4 charts

Hong Kong’s “patriots only” Legislative Council (LegCo) finished its four-year term last week. The opposition-free legislature now awaits a race in December that will decide its next 90 lawmakers, whose new term will start in January. The seventh LegCo took office in January 2022, after Beijing imposed an electoral overhaul in 2021 to ensure only “patriots” could hold power in Hong Kong. It became the first post-1997 legislature that did not have a single opposition lawmaker. “The executive-legislative relationship has returned to rationality, with the administration and the legislature acting under the principles of executive-led governance and patriots ruling Hong Kong,” Chief Executive John Lee said in Cantonese earlier this month at a high-level seminar on LegCo’s performance. “This LegCo has demonstrated a high standard of policy debate and efficiency.” Lee was drawing a comparison to the legislature before the 2021 overhaul. At that time, opposition lawmakers – from the city’s pan-democrat camp – held as many as 29 seats in the then 70-strong LegCo. Attempts to block controversial government bills through filibustering and defiant speeches were commonplace. Without such confrontations, this LegCo has been lauded by government officials for its efficiency and productivity. But it has also drawn criticism about the perceived lack of political diversity, with critics saying that the patriots-only LegCo has become a rubber-stamp legislature. HKFP tracks the performance of the seventh LegCo and compares it with its predecessors before the 2021 patriotic shake-up. 130 bills passed, 1 rejected During its four-year term, the patriots-only LegCo passed 130 bills into law and voted down only one bill. Among the bills passed is the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, also known as “Article 23.” The bill was unanimously passed on March 19, 2024, and came into force four days later. In a rare move, LegCo president Andrew Leung also voted yes, breaking with the tradition that the legislature leader refrains from voting to preserve neutrality. Leung said at that time that it was a demonstration of how “everyone is responsible for safeguarding national security” in Hong Kong. It was also the only time he ever voted for a bill during his nine-year tenure as LegCo leader. The Registration of Same-sex Partnership Bill was the only bill voted down during this LegCo term. The bill, which would have granted same-sex couples registered overseas limited rights such as medical care and post-death arrangements, heavily divided lawmakers, with 71 opposing the bill, 14 supporting, and one abstaining from the vote last month. Two lawmakers were absent. HKFP has accessed the Legislative Council database and counted the number of bills passed and failed to pass – either being voted down by lawmakers or the government stopping the legislative process – during each LegCo term. This LegCo ranks as the third most productive in passing bills – behind only the first two LegCo terms after the 1997 Handover. It is also the second most agreeable term with the government – behind only the third LegCo between 2004 and 2008, when no bill was vetoed at all. ‘Not a rubber stamp’ Defenders of the patriots-only LegCo, like its president Leung, have seized on the vetoing of the same-sex partnership bill, saying it showed lawmakers were not merely a rubber stamp for government bills. “If we are a rubber stamp, why would we vote it down?” Leung said at a press conference after the final LegCo meeting last week. However, when it comes to passing laws, the seventh LegCo broke the record for the most efficient in approving bills. On average, lawmakers took 104.5 days for a bill to be gazetted and passed at its third reading. Article 23 is the fastest ever passed in the legislature’s history, with LegCo calling for off-schedule meetings to scrutinise the fast-tracked bill. The legislation was gazetted and became law in just 11 days. Speaking at the press conference last week, Leung said that the Safeguarding National Security Bill also served as proof that the legislature was not a rubber stamp. He pointed to the 50-odd hours that lawmakers spent scrutinising it, with the government eventually accepting most of the suggestions from LegCo and proposing 91 amendments to the bill’s provisions. “If [LegCo] is a rubber stamp, why waste time? You just come in, present first reading, second reading, straight away resume third reading, and put a stamp on [the bill],” he said. With a quicker pace in approving bills, it appears that lawmakers have not been opposing the government at the voting stage. Normally, LegCo’s voting procedure relies on a show of hands, with the LegCo president declaring if more than half of those present in a legislative meeting are in favour of a bill or a motion. Individual lawmakers’ voting preferences would not be recorded. Registered voting – which requires the votes of each lawmaker to be kept on record – is only conducted when a LegCo member requires it. This voting method, which takes a long time for the vote to be counted and recorded, was employed by opposition lawmakers as a filibustering tactic. During the fifth LegCo term from 2012 to 2016 and the sixth term from 2016 to 2021, a total of 285 and 222 government motions were voted on using registered voting, respectively, according to an HKFP tally. Without opposition in the chamber, only 42 government motions were voted on under registered voting during the seventh LegCo term. The records, however, still reflect the voting patterns of the lawmakers. One seat in the 90-strong legislature was left vacant after legislator Stephen Wong joined the government in December 2022. Among the 89 sitting lawmakers, 17 never opposed a government motion. In contrast, 56 legislators voted “no” only once, while merely 16 rejected more than once. The most rejections came from two lawmakers from the pro-business Liberal Party, Frankie Yick and Peter Shiu, who voted “no” 13 and 11 times, respectively. The pair were followed by Doreen Kong, who opposed government motions on seven occasions. Outgoing lawmakers A nomination period is currently underway for the December 7 elections, the second polls since the 2021 electoral overhaul. As of Tuesday afternoon, 28 lawmakers had said they would opt out of the December race and not seek re-election, comprising nearly one-third of the legislators. All of the 12 septuagenarian lawmakers have bowed out, including LegCo heavyweights Leung, Michael Tien, and Regina Ip, following rumours of an age limit for the upcoming term to exclude candidates aged 70 and above. It is not immediately clear why younger lawmakers are not seeking re-election. Local media have reported on speculations that some of them are perceived as underperforming or “too outspoken.” So far, no lawmaker who opted out of the December race has said that they were pressured to do so. Among the 90 legislative seats up for grabs, 20 will be from the directly elected geographical constituencies; 30 from special interest groups known as functional constituencies, and 40 from a powerful election committee, which is also responsible for choosing Hong Kong’s leader. During the 2021 legislative elections, voter turnout was 30.2 per cent – the lowest in the history of LegCo elections since the former British colony was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Since then, the number of registered voters in Hong Kong has dropped for four straight years, with the latest figure standing at over 4.13 million this year. In comparison, at its peak in 2021, there were 4.47 million registered voters. In March 2021, Beijing passed legislation to ensure “patriots” govern Hong Kong. The move reduced democratic representation in the legislature, tightened control of elections and introduced a pro-Beijing vetting panel to select candidates. The Hong Kong government said the overhaul would ensure the city’s stability and prosperity. But the changes also prompted international condemnation, as it makes it near-impossible for pro-democracy candidates to stand. The electoral overhaul boosted the total number of LegCo seats from 70 to 90, while slashing the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituencies from 35 to 20.

Hans Tse
Flyers recall defenseman Emil Andrae from AHL
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Flyers recall defenseman Emil Andrae from AHL

The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled defenseman Emil Andrae. He should step back into a role on the team’s third pair, after scoring three points in his last four AHL games. Andrae is tied for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ scoring lead with five assists in six games. Andrae has once again found consistent scoring in the minor leagues. Including his seven appearances in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs, he has effectively recorded 11 assists in his last 13 games in the AHL. It’s a welcomed boost to his stat line, after he only recorded one assist through 14 AHL games in March of this year. The newfound confidence has directly impacted Andrae’s ability to recover loose pucks, and turn them into fastbreaks. But Andrae hasn’t yet discovered that ability at the NHL level. He played through his rookie NHL season last year, but only managed seven points, 16 penalty minutes, and a minus-five through 42 games. The lack of production has earned Andrae a mere 17 minutes of ice time, on average, through 47 career appearances in the NHL. He’s an undersized, but strong, puck-mover who could stand to offer power-play upside one day, though that’d sit on the other side of an NHL breakout. For now, Andrae will step into a rotation with Egor Zamula and Noah Juulsen for NHL minutes. Both players have recorded one assist on the season – Zamula through five games, and Juulsen through eight. Given his recent flash in the AHL, a measly one-assist standing should be surmountable for Andrae. A hot performance in his next NHL appearance could be enough to leapfrog Zamula on the depth chart – though repeated struggles could land him back in the AHL sooner rather than later.

Gabriel Foley,Pro Hockey Rumors
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