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Luigi Mangione says he did not kill Brian Thompson. 
Brian Thompson was the boss of a big healthcare company. 
People are talking about how healthcare works in the country. 
Mangione's lawyer wants a fair trial before the state trial because he might face the death penalty.

Man says he did not kill the boss of a health care company

People are going to see Pope Francis's body in Rome. 
They have to wait in line for a long time, sometimes four hours. 
The body is in a big church called St. Peter's Basilica. 
Pope Francis is in an open box for people to see. 
People are not allowed to take pictures.

People in Rome say goodbye to Pope Francis

Hugo Garcia is 19 years old and plays for St Kilda. 
He will play against the Brisbane Lions. 
Hugo wants to learn from the best players, like Lachie Neale. 
He is working hard and wants to help his team win.

AFL: St Kilda vs. Brisbane

Virginia Giuffre has died. 
She was 41 years old. 
She said that Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein hurt her. 
Her family said she was very brave. 
She helped other people who were hurt.

Virginia Giuffre dies

A Russian general died in a car bomb. 
Russia thinks Ukraine is behind it. 
Russia did not show proof. 
Ukraine did not say anything about this.

Russia says Ukraine killed general

People in WA woke up early for Anzac Day. 
There were planes in the sky to say thank you to soldiers. 
People ate breakfast together at Government House. 
There are over 40,000 red flowers at Government House to remember soldiers who died.

People in WA remember Anzac Day

In Australia, there is a special way to say "hello" called "Welcome to Country." 
An NRL team called the Storm said they didn't want this welcome at their game. 
They later said sorry and called it a mistake. 
The people who were going to say the welcome felt very sad.

NRL team says sorry for canceling special welcome

Xavier Huxtable is from Australia. 
He beat the best surfer in the world, Italo Ferreira. 
They were surfing at Bells Beach. 
Xavier got 13.66 points. 
Italo got 9.67 points.

Australian surfer Huxtable beats world's best

Dutton wants to spend more money to keep the country safe. 
He says spending 2.5% of the country's money on defence is a good idea. 
He said the government needs to be careful with money to make this work.

Dutton talks about spending more money on defence

People are eating fast and cheap lunches. 
In Melbourne, you can get chicken and soup for under $30. 
In Sydney, you can get a steak lunch in 15 minutes for $39. 
In London, you can get lunch in an hour for about $38. 
These quick lunches are working because they are easy and not too expensive.

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