✓Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed. Social media could become a “choose your own…
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Russia says it will give a ‘harsh and painful’ response after Hungary expels 10 diplomats - Europe live
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Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier in growing trade war
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GOP to host unusual midterm convention. And, Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect
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Victims of deadly Amazon cargo plane crash identified, as two more remain critical
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✓Artworks stolen from Renoir Museum on French Riviera in latest heist
Thieves took four artworks but it is thought they dropped two in museum garden as they fled. French police are hunting two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a…
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Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch III to resign amid Trump administration pressure on institution - US politics live
Bunch told the New York Times it was not Trump pressure on the organization that had led to his departure but acknowledged ‘stress’ of the role. Smithsonian chief to retire amid…
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✓‘I heard a lot of noise’: trial begins in Mexico for alleged killers of Australian surfers and American friend
Bereaved mother Debra Robinson in court stares at three men accused of murdering Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter Rhoad in 2024. The suspected murderers of two Australian…
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Women 'asked to leave workstations so that men could take their places' at Eiffel Tower
Female Eiffel Tower employees were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, sparking a staff…
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✓U.K. accuses Israeli settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank and bans their goods
France, Canada and other countries joined the U.K. in banning goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel said it would close the British Consulate among…
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✓UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response
Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem
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✓Houthis strike Saudi Arabian cities in significant expansion of Middle East war
Riyadh says it will retaliate after overnight attacks by Iran-backed Yemen group on oil facilities wound more than 70. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have attacked four cities in…
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✓Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves
Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list. Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the…
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✓Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK law. Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK…
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Democrats make sharp gains among Latino voters in battleground districts: Poll
A new poll found that Democratic candidates have made notable gains among Latino voters living in battleground House districts since 2024 — gains that could determine control of…
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Google Maps switches to "Lake America" as Canada compares change to "SNL" skit
President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and…
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✓Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge…
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✓Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer denies she was fired from Fox News anchor role
Fox announced host’s departure Thursday but gave no explanation, only saying it was effective immediately. Maria Bartiromo’s lawyer sharply denied that she was fired from her job…
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✓Summer box office 2026: what can we learn from the hits and misses?
It was a bumper season for Hollywood, almost back to pre-pandemic levels, with Tom Holland blockbusters winning out, but there was still a string of disappointments. As the world…
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✓Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal
Semi-conductor giant bets that support for open AI models could offset potential slowdown in demand for chips. Nvidia will buy the popular developer platform Hugging Face for…
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Diesel price surges to all-time high, fueled by wars
The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday , spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA. Why it matters: Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been…
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We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures. This summer, mayors met in London during the…
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Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned | Clear Air
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily…
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The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?
Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’…
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One Nation’s Warren Pickering admits to illegal drug use and says he is ‘no angel’ in extraordinary press conference
Victorian One Nation leader says his actions ‘hurt people I loved, and I will live with that forever’. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get our breaking…
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I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI
A Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills?. When I was…
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Flushing the toilet can release a ‘plume’ of breathable pathogens – and closing the lid won’t stop their escape
New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
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‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
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Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
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Israel to close UK consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions against illegal settlements – UK politics live
Foreign minister, Gideon Saar, claims UK ‘systemically working against the state of Israel’ as MPs including Jeremy Corbyn are also banned from country. UK accuses Israeli…
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Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?
A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
People online are distressed at men butchering words such as ‘hyperbole’ and ‘hors d’oeuvres’ – highlighting a gender reversal in ‘intelligence gaps’. There are common…
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When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
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‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
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The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed | Emma Brockes
Small changes are what I’m aiming for – 10-minute workouts, cleaning out my handbag. Then I’m less likely to have failed come October. Are you a January resolutions or a September…
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Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together. On a bitingly cold night in…
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‘We have really cool sharks’: three-year project to lift lid on Britain’s little-understood species
Anglers will help scientists investigate the porbeagle, tope and blue shark to boost knowledge and conservation. ‘We have really cool sharks,” says Dr Lucy Hawkes. She is not…
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State handouts, 10,000 lasers – and Trump’s election: six things we learned from the Elon Musk film
Alex Gibney’s marathon documentary delivers numerous eye-raising insights into the broligarch’s business deals, early idealism and apocalyptic appetite for fathering children.…
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‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
As FromSoftware’s new multiplayer game The Duskbloods nears release, the legendary game director behind Dark Souls talks connection, pessimism and of course, feet. Since 2009’s…
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At least 5 dead, several hospitalized after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport NEWSNATION
(NewsNation) — Five people were killed after an Amazon Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities confirmed during a news conference.…
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