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Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – as it happened

The Guardian • 1 month ago

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereSign up for US Breaking News emailGary Peters, the Democratic ranking member on the homeland security committee, said that the committee has a long history of bipartisan inquiry and oversight, and the subject matter of risky research and the origins of covid-19 are a legitimate area to study.But today’s hearing with Anthony Fauci was not a...

Australia news live: Icac witness compares Liberal factional fighting to Braveheart; Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has entered a new phase in dealing with the incursion of deadly H5N1 bird flu, with authorities confirming on Wednesday that local transmission had taken place,...

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assaulting NT administrator

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David ConnollyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLuke Gosling, the federal Labor member for Solomon, has been charged over an alleged assault on the Northern Territory’s administrator earlier this month, NT police have said.“The Northern Territo...

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David ConnollyLuke Gosling, the federal Labor Member for Solomon, was arrested on Thursday morning over an alleged assault on the Northern Territory’s administrator earlier this month, NT police said in a statement.“The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested the 54-year-old federal member for Solomon in relation to ...

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; bird flu reaches Victoria

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; teenager dies in Victorian prison

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – US politics live

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Spokesperson says ‘work continues to secure sufficient support’ for Trump pick amid concern over IRS settlementSign up for US Breaking News emailGary Peters, the Democratic ranking member on the homeland security committee, said that the committee has a long history of bipartisan inquiry and oversight, and the subject matter of risky research and the origins of covid-19 are a legitimate area to st...

Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thurs...

Bullets that killed two at Seattle food festival do not match teen shooter’s gun, police say

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on SundayBullets that fatally struck two bystanders during a shootout at a Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed on Wednesday.The teen sprayed an untraceable “ghost ...

Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks

The Guardian • 1 month ago

US Central Command announces attacks early on Thursday as military strikes carried out by both sides in previous day risks return to all-out war and further expansion in the regionWelcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.The ​US has said it is conducting ​airstrikes ‌in ‌Iran, after a lull of several days in direct US attacks on targets in Iran.The renewed hostiliti...

US Senate postpones vote on Todd Blanche’s bid for US attorney amid potential block

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thurs...

Australia news live: eSafety takes Telegram to court over pro-terror content; three dead in Sydney house fire

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says government providing support to Australian in Syria facing death penalty; three dead in Sydney house fire

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology

The Guardian • 1 month ago

First-in-the-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real peopleElon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law banning “nudification” technology on websites and apps, potentially providing a test for how far states can go in constitutionally regulating the use of artificial intelligence.Musk’s com...

Australia news live: Albanese says fuel excise cut is ending ‘with a lot of notice’; three dead in Sydney house fire

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlashFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, lobbied for controversial plans to host 2032 Olympic rowing events on the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, documents released b...

Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Prime minister to highlight investment in communities as he launches next phase of nuclear submarine replacementAndy Burnham will place the renewal of Trident at the heart of his vision of a reindustrialised Britain on Thursday when he travels to Barrow-in-Furness to launch the next phase of the nuclear submarine replacement programme.The new prime minister intends to emphasise that defence spendi...

Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Stock tumbles nearly 8% after weaker-than-expected results, despite CEO’s blitz to tout positive effects of AIMeta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s media spree touting the positive impacts of artificial intelligence did little to cushion the blow of its second-quarter earnings, which sent its stock tumbling on Wednesday.In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Tuesday, Zuckerberg expressed his...

Senate unanimously passes resolution opposing pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Longtime Epstein associate serving 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes has exhausted series of appeals The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution declaring its opposition to any presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes.Introduced by Senator Jacky Rosen, a D...

Australia news live: McCarthy welcomes ‘milestone’ as one Closing the Gap target reached; three dead in Sydney house fire

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children reaches 95% across the country. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died following a house fire in Sydney’s south-west last night, NSW police said.Emergency services were called to a home on Cornelia Street, Wiley Park, at about 9.45pm following reports of a fire.This result i...

Australia news live: Jillian Segal returns to antisemitism royal commission; three dead in Sydney house fire

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Government’s special envoy returns to the witness box again today; three victims found in burned-out house in Wiley Park. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died following a house fire in Sydney’s south-west last night, NSW police said.Emergency services were called to a home on Cornelia Street, Wiley Park, at about 9.45pm following repo...

Todd Blanche’s US attorney general prospects in question as vote looms

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee will hold a vote on Thursday on whet...

Todd Blanche’s US attorney general prospects dim as vote looms

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee will hold a vote on Thursday on whet...

Trump announces $22bn plan to rebuild Dulles international airport

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Planned overhaul forms part of president’s broader pattern of directing changes in Washington after arch and ballroomDonald Trump announced on Wednesday a $22bn plan to rebuild Washington’s Dulles international airport on Wednesday after the US president personally weighed in on the design of the capital’s main international gateway.“In the end, you can end up with – I think – maybe the best airpo...