Australia news live: Coles blames competitor’s Ooshies for slowing sales; young people the first generation to earn less than their parents at same age
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Australia news live: Coles blames competitor’s Ooshies for slowing sales; young people the first generation to earn less than their parents at same age

Supermarket chain says growth slumped amid ‘competitor’s collectibles campaign’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNumber of NSW households in urgent need of priority housing hits highest level in over a yearThe number of NSW households in urgent need of priority social housing has reached 13,776, the highest in more than a year.The waitlist has sat...

TikTok Mom Dies In Crash: creator ‘Mama A’ killed in 2-car wreck; GoFundMe aids 4 kids
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TikTok Mom Dies In Crash: creator ‘Mama A’ killed in 2-car wreck; GoFundMe aids 4 kids

Alyshia Rushing, known as TikTok’s “Mama A,” died at 26 after a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 22. Police are investigating the crash, which also killed Landon Dunn. Rushing leaves four children, and a GoFundMe has been launched to support them and their father with daily needs, schooling, housing, childcare and counseling.

Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live
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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – live

California governor also highlighted two new proposed state laws that would make it a crime to interfere with the delivery of mail ballotsUS supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in votingSign up for the US Breaking News emailDonald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, after trade negotiations between Washingto...

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How the Robot Games are going in Beijing

The World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in Beijing, China, in a stadium repurposed from the 2022 Winter Olympics. Many of the machines on display can now outrun and out-jump even the best real-life Olympians. Anna Coren has the story.

Trade war of words intensifies between U.S., Canada

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The Trump administration announced its so-called "economic D-Day" plans against Iran on Monday, while also lashing out at Canada and threatening more tariffs. Nancy Cordes has more details on this and a new Supreme Court ruling backing Trump's order to limit mail-in ballots.

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

US judge postpones Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

SCMP

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in Washington DC. His trial will ...

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

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A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will b...

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war

How the French language became a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war

France 24

The US-Canada trade dispute is not only about tariffs but unacceptable "threats" from Washington on the status of the French language, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Washington reportedly wants concessions on Quebec's rules for appliances and instruction manuals, as well as its law promoting French-language cultural content.

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributes to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates following failed negotiations and newly announced tariffs by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, which remains a politically se...

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

How the French language contributed to the US-Canada trade war

France 24

As the trade war between the United States and Canada escalates after the collapse of negotiations last week and new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, the French language has become a sticking point. According to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the dispute is not only about tariff demands but what he called unacceptable "threats" from Washington to the status of the language, a ...

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says

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Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to catastrophic consequences, a re...

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

Lindsay Clancy trial: psychologist says he doubts claim she was hallucinating

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Dr Kirk Heilbrun says he believes Clancy took children’s lives so they wouldn’t ‘suffer’ after she killed herselfWith just days to go before the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy concludes, a forensic psychologist called by the prosecution testified on Monday that he did not believe she was experiencing acute psychosis when she killed her three children.Kirk Heilbrun, who reportedly performed psychi...

Trump administration to revoke up to 200,000 asylum visas

Trump administration to revoke up to 200,000 asylum visas

France 24

US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas

France 24

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas, officials say

Trump administration to revoke hundreds of thousands of asylum visas, officials say

France 24

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it plans to revoke non-immigrant visas held by foreigners who applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States. The move could affect up to 200,000 people, the Associated Press reported, potentially making it the largest mass visa revocation in US history.

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; Aria bans AI music from charts

Australia news live: WA to get Blue Poles in painting’s first interstate trip in two decades; Aria bans AI music from charts

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Anthony Albanese will announce a loan of the work to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from April to September 2027. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Recording Industry Association (Aria) has barred “wholly AI-generated tracks” from eligibility from its music charts, although recordings that use generative AI in a “supporting role...

8/24: CBS Evening News

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Fast-moving wildfires drive thousands from their homes; Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney asks the judge to declare a mistrial.