1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma, I'm Billy. It's Thursday, 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: the fourteenth of November. Here's what's making headlines this evening. 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 2: The twenty three year old man charged with the murder 4 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 2: of Ballarat mother Samata Murphy has pleaded not guilty in 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: a Victorian court today. The fifty one year old mother 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: of three went missing after heading out on an early 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: morning run in February. Police alleged Patrick Orn Stephenson murdered 8 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 2: Murphy around seven kilometers from her home. Extensive searches have 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: been conducted for Murphy's body in recent months, but so 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: far police have only found her phone. Today, Stephenson pleaded 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: not guilty in Ballarat Magistrate's Court and requested the case 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: be fast tracked to the Victorian Supreme Court. 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: US President elect Donald Trump has appointed Republican politician Matt 14 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: Gates as his Attorney General, a role which involves leading 15 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: the Department of Justice, or DOJ. Trump said Gates will 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: restore American's faith in the department, which has mounted two 17 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: investigations into the former president. Gates is the subject of 18 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: a government investigation into allegations he paid a seventeen year 19 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: old for sex and was previously investigated by the DOJ 20 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: on allegations of sex trafficking. Because the US constitution prohibits 21 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: people from holding House of Representatives, all Senate seats, and 22 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: cabinet positions at the same time, Gates has stepped down 23 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: from his House seat, ending the investigation into him. Other 24 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: Trump cabinet spots announced today include the appointment of Florida 25 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, while former Democratic 26 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: Representative Tulsy Gabbard will become Trump's Director of National Intelligence. 27 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: Streets in the Spanish province of Malaga have been flooded 28 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 2: amid heavy rains, leading authorities to closed schools and council trains. 29 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: It comes around two weeks after the northern city of 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: Valencia was inundated by flash flooding, leaving over two hundred 31 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: and twenty people dead. Around three thousand residents near a 32 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: major river in Malaga were evacuated from their homes in 33 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,399 Speaker 2: preparation for intense rainfall. Rain is also expected in Valencia, 34 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: where residents continue to clean up the aftermath of the 35 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: flooding and workers are trying to clear mud from roads 36 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: and drains. 37 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: And today's good news, scientists have discovered the largest coral 38 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: on Earth. The three hundred year old coral, located in 39 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: the Solomon Islands, is thirty four meters wide and over 40 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: five meters high and can even be seen from space. 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: Despite its size, it is one organism, not a reef, 42 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: made up of several corals. National Geographics Pristine Seas Expedition 43 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: team found the coral by accident during a visit to 44 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: the islands in October. Cinematographer Manusan Felix said the coral 45 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: is so large he thought it was a shipwreck. Scientists 46 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: say the coral is in a healthy condition, making it 47 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: a positive discovery among other reefs bleaching due to warm 48 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: sea temperateure. 49 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for listening to these headlines, and 50 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: in case you missed it, we are at the moment 51 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: separating our deep dives and headlines into two separate episodes. 52 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: If you have any feedback on that, you can just 53 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: send us a DM on Instagram at the Daily OS. 54 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 2: We would love to know if this is a format 55 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: you like or if you want us to go back 56 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 2: to how it was before all in the one episode. 57 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: And if you're looking for something else to listen to 58 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: make sure you catch up on today's deep dive, how 59 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: young is too young to watch porn. 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