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Renting to the highest bidder: calls for federal laws to ban practice amid Australia’s cost-of-living crisis
Read More It’s a landlord’s market, as hundreds queue to rent properties with negotiable prices that many simply can’t afford Peak housing bodies are calling for nationally consistent rental laws to crack down on bidding wars putting pressure on tenants in a shrinking market. Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania have introduced reforms to ban rent bidding…
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Liberal party emails supporters claiming Labor wants to give noncitizens voting rights
Read More Some noncitizens can already vote in Australia, a parliamentary committee is considering extending that to permanent residents from New Zealand Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Liberal party headquarters have seized on a routine review of Australia’s most recent federal election to claim Labor wants to give…
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Liberal party emails supporters claiming Labor wants to give noncitizens voting rights
Read More Some noncitizens can already vote in Australia, a parliamentary committee is considering extending that to permanent residents from New Zealand Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Liberal party headquarters have seized on a routine review of Australia’s most recent federal election to claim Labor wants to give…
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Europe steps up energy security amid sabotage allegations
Read MoreMajor leaks from Nord Stream gas pipelines off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden have been blamed on sabotage.Major leaks from Nord Stream gas pipelines off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden have been blamed on sabotage.
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Trump reportedly ignoring advice from lawyer he paid $3mil retainer for Mar-a-Lago documents case
Read More According to The Washington Post, Mr Trump has largely sidelined ex-Florida solicitor general Chris Kise because the veteran litigator has counseled him to ‘turn down the temperature’ with the Justice Department. According to The Washington Post, Mr Trump has largely sidelined ex-Florida solicitor general Chris Kise because the veteran litigator has counseled him…
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Hurricane Ian: Death toll continues to climb after sheriff predicts hundreds of lives lost
Read More There are 20 deaths that have not yet been confirmed to be Ian-related There are 20 deaths that have not yet been confirmed to be Ian-related
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Writer E Jean Carroll says Trump is stonewalling over defamation case
Read More Lawyer rejects ex-president’s argument that suit, centered on Trump’s denial that he raped her, should be dismissed The writer suing Donald Trump for defamation after he denied having raped her in the mid-1990s accused him of stonewalling and trying to avoid a scheduled deposition as he tries to delay the case indefinitely. In…
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Illinois’ governor race echoes U.S. abortion, crime debates
Read MoreIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned that his Republican opponent is a far-right politician who would take the state backward while state Sen. Darren Bailey asked voters to consider whether the Democratic incumbent’s first term has improved their lives as the two candidates met for an online forumIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned that his Republican…
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Ukraine Latest: Putin Says Annex of Four Regions Is ‘Forever’
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Biden says US will not be intimidated by Putin’s ‘reckless words and threats’: ‘He’s not going to scare us’
Read More ‘America and its allies … are not going to be intimidated by Putin and his reckless words and threats. He’s not going to scare us and he doesn’t intimidate us’ ‘America and its allies … are not going to be intimidated by Putin and his reckless words and threats. He’s not going to…
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McMaster pauses campaign events as Hurricane Ian hits SC
Read MoreSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has temporarily suspended campaign activities as he leads the state’s response to Hurricane IanSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has temporarily suspended campaign activities as he leads the state’s response to Hurricane Ian
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California governor vetoes limits on solitary confinement
Read MoreBill vetoed by Gavin Newsom would have imposed variety of limits on a practice UN expert says can be a form of torture.Bill vetoed by Gavin Newsom would have imposed variety of limits on a practice UN expert says can be a form of torture.
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Navy sailor acquitted of setting fire that destroyed $1.2bn warship
Read More Court martial clears Ryan Mays after prosecutors alleged he started blaze after failing to complete Navy Seal training A military court judge on Friday acquitted a US navy sailor charged with intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a billion-dollar warship and injured dozens onboard. During a nine-day trial at California’s Naval Base San…
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The Supreme Court Could Shrink Federal Protections for Clean Water
Read More On the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a long-running dispute over federal water regulation that climate activists argue could leave millions of acres of wetlands unprotected and potentially intensify pollution of America’s water system. Idaho couple Chantell and Michael Sackett have been waging a 15-year legal…
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California town rocked by fear that spate of recent murders could be the work of a serial killer
Read More All victims were killed during the night or in the early hours of the morning, in dark places with no cameras and when they were alone All victims were killed during the night or in the early hours of the morning, in dark places with no cameras and when they were alone
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Ian to make second US landfall as Florida death toll rises
Read MoreA revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina with forecasters predicting a storm surge and more floods.A revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina with forecasters predicting a storm surge and more floods.
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Beyond Post-Truth: I-War and the Desire to be an Ethical All-American
Read More The truth is divided and incomplete because the subject is barred from knowing the complete truth of their own subjectivity. By understanding this, we can begin to build a different democracy.The truth is divided and incomplete because the subject is barred from knowing the complete truth of their own subjectivity. By understanding this,…
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UPDATE 1-U.S. has not seen acts indicating Russia contemplating nuclear attack
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UPDATE 1-U.S. to act at U.N. on Friday on Russia’s proclaimed annexations in Ukraine -Blinken
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GOP pursues court order over rejected signature check motion
Read MoreThe GOP is pursuing its latest legal challenge to North Carolina electoral procedures established by the Democrat-led State Board of ElectionsThe GOP is pursuing its latest legal challenge to North Carolina electoral procedures established by the Democrat-led State Board of Elections
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Putin names orchestrator of Nord Stream blasts
Read More Sanctioning Russia is no longer enough for the US, which has now switched to sabotage, the president claimed The US orchestrated the blasts on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which delivered Russian natural gas to Germany, because they “obviously” benefit from it, President Vladimir Putin said…
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Russian consulate in New York vandalised with red spray-paint
Read More The Russian consulate in New York has been vandalised with red spray-paint hours before Vladimir Putin illegally annexed more occupied areas of Ukraine. The Russian consulate in New York has been vandalised with red spray-paint hours before Vladimir Putin illegally annexed more occupied areas of Ukraine.
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Maggie Haberman says Trump tried to have her phone records seized to out sources
Read More New York Times writer Maggie Haberman says in her new book about Donald Trump that the former president tried to have officials seize her phone in order to identify her sources for stories about the administration. New York Times writer Maggie Haberman says in her new book about Donald Trump that the former…
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Debbie Collier: Murder of Georgia woman found burned in a ravine was ‘personal and targeted’
Read More Deborah Collier’s remains were found on 11 September in a wooded area Clarkesville Deborah Collier’s remains were found on 11 September in a wooded area Clarkesville
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Pelosi reportedly resisted Democrats’ effort to impeach Trump on January 6 – live
Read MoreIntercept says speaker rejected immediate push to impeachSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email For all the supreme court’s pomp and ceremony, a new poll finds Americans increasingly are holding it in low regard. According to Monmouth University, a majority of Americans find it out of touch with their…
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UK intelligence agency hacked – media
Read More The website of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy service, was briefly taken down by a DDoS attack The website of UK domestic intelligence agency MI5 was briefly knocked offline by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday, according to Reuters, citing a BBC report. The culprits were not named, and it is…
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Bulgarian politician vandalizes Russian embassy
Read More Ivan Kalchev defaced a sign at the gates of Moscow’s mission in Sophia and called for more weapons for Ukraine A Bulgarian MP candidate splashed red paint over a sign plate at the Russian embassy in the nation’s capital on Thursday to protest Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. In a video posted on…
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Hurricane Ian – update: Florida death toll rises as Charleston closes streets ahead of South Carolina impact
Read More Ian now approaching the Carolinas with winds of 85mph, National Hurricane Center says Ian now approaching the Carolinas with winds of 85mph, National Hurricane Center says
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U.K. inquest finds “online content” partly to blame for teen’s suicide
Read MoreCoroner concludes 14-year-old Molly Russell “died from an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content.”Coroner concludes 14-year-old Molly Russell “died from an act of self-harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content.”
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See the Devastating Toll of Hurricane Ian in Florida
Read More In Cuba, where Hurricane Ian first made landfall on Sept. 27, the storm caused the country’s electricity grid to collapse, leaving 11 million people without power. And on Friday morning, National Hurricane Center’s 8:00 am update indicated the storm was about 105 miles away from Charleston, S.C.—where a flash-flood warning has already been…
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Brazil votes: Bolsonaro allies stand firm in Amazon bastion
Read MoreFar-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro trails in national polls, but leads by a wide margin in Brazilian state of Roraima.Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro trails in national polls, but leads by a wide margin in Brazilian state of Roraima.
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Trump embraces ‘best golfer’ title despite reports he cheats so much that caddies nicknamed him ‘Pele’
Read More Former president ‘kicked balls into the fairway’ like Brazilian football icon, book claimed Former president ‘kicked balls into the fairway’ like Brazilian football icon, book claimed
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US to establish new rules on hazardous ‘space junk’
Read More Rules will require operators to more quickly dispose of defunct satellites that are endangering spacecraft on active missions The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to adopt new rules to address the growing risks of orbital debris – commonly known as space junk – posing a hazard to extraterrestrial exploration. The government…
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Maggie Haberman fires back with photo of her book notes after Trump calls her a lying ‘creep’
Read More Haberman’s book ‘Confidence Man’ is released soon Haberman’s book ‘Confidence Man’ is released soon
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How a note hidden in dusty files for 18 years could stop the execution of Richard Glossip
Read More A new trove of documents – which Glossip’s legal team spent seven years fighting to obtain – shows prosecutors trying to influence key witness’s testimony, Josh Marcus reports A new trove of documents – which Glossip’s legal team spent seven years fighting to obtain – shows prosecutors trying to influence key witness’s testimony,…
