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The Gossip Girl star surprised fans with the pregnancy after she debuted her blossoming baby bump at the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women’s Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The 35-year-old was every inch the glowing mum as she dazzled in a sparkling gold sequin mini dress, paired with platform heels.
READ THE ARTICLE BELOW: The Gossip Girl star looked every inch the glowing mum as she hinted at her exciting news.
The previous record was established earlier this year at Sotheby’s, with Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey fetching a staggering $US9.3 ($A14) million.
“In the weeks since we announced the auction, there’s been palpable excitement from not only sports fans, but collectors alike who are eager to own a rarefied piece of history,” said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s Head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables.
“Yet again, today’s record-breaking result ... solidifies Michael Jordan as the undisputed G.O.A.T, proving his name and incomparable legacy is just as relevant as it was nearly 25 years ago.”
Jordan’s jersey was expected to fetch $US3 to $US5 million at Sotheby’s “INVICTUS” auction and eclipsed the $US3.7 million spent in May on Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn in his rookie year - the previous record for a basketball jersey at auction.
It also broke the record for any item of Jordan sports memorabilia after his autographed relic card from 1997-1998 sold for $US2.7 million.
READ THE ARTICLE BELOW: NBA legend Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ finals jersey sells for eye-watering, record price at auction.
The funds would be used to upgrade IT, deliver extra staff training and recruit more frontline workers.
The $125 million would be in addition to the $330 million already earmarked to overhaul triple-0 in the 2022-2023 budget.
The funding promise comes after a report by Victoria’s inspector general for emergency management linked 33 deaths to ambulance call delays.
It found the Victorian government was aware the Emergency Service Telecommunications Authority was in a precarious financial position as early as 2015.
The opposition has previously said it would scrap the $35 billion Box Hill to Cheltenham section of the suburban rail loop and direct the money into the health system if it won government.
- Rachael Ward, AAP
Police have set up a crime scene and specialist crash investigators are examining the site.
Emergency services were called to the single-car crash on Stoney Creek Road in Beverley Hills at 6am on Friday.
They found the Honda Accord containing the five teenagers crashed into a pole.
READ THE ARTICLE BELOW: More details on the four teenagers hospitalised after a car crash in Sydney’s southwest.
The World Health Organisation has advised the pandemic could soon be over, with the weekly number of global deaths continuing to decline.
Epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely said it felt like the end.
“We are in a much better position now, we have a lot of immunity from vaccines and natural infection,” he told the ABC on Friday.
“If we don’t see anything much different from Omicron come along in the next six months or so, I think we are looking pretty good.”
Jane Halton, who chairs an association called the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, said while COVID-19 deaths were underestimated the numbers were looking positive.
Professor Halton said while the virus was unpredictable it was “amazing” that almost two-thirds of the global population had been double vaccinated.
“If we don’t see another particularly nasty variant I think people will be feeling quite optimistic,” she said.
- Maeve Bannister and Tess Ikonomou, AAP
Magpies Beau McCreery and Josh Carmichael were driving to Melbourne Airport on Friday morning for their flight to Sydney when involved in an accident.
Both McCreery, who is in Collingwood’s team for the SCG final on Saturday afternoon and Carmichael, who is an emergency for the team, were not hurt.
READ THE ARTICLE BELOW: Details of the Collingwood players involved in a car crash on Friday morning.
The pair described the moment as a “real privilege” that they will never forget.
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: Kochie and Nat detail the moment they’ll never forget.
