2 h. ago Trump addresses affordability crisis and attacks immigrants in meandering, bigotry

In Pennsylvania, US president attacks Ilhan Omar and Jasmine Crockett and makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Australia news live: PM says ‘enough is enough’ as social media ban comes into effect; Gina Rinehart’s helipad plan rejected

Follow the latest updates liveSocial media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as landmark ruling comes into forceCallout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInman Grant says getting ‘the most powerful, rich companies’ to comply was always going to be messyInman Grant said she expects kids to experience massive changes as the social media ban sticks around. The eSafety commissioner added that some social media companies were more difficult to work with than others during the rollout of the ban, telling ABC News:To the extent that there are seven stages of grief, we have seen some be very accepting, some in denial, some are quite angry.I guess that shows the character of the company and how they’re taking this. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking | Peter Lewis

The PM won big by convincing us we could avoid the madness of Donald Trump’s new world order but Labor’s feeble AI plan embeds Australia deeply in its orbitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI’m blaming Santa. As 2025 reaches its inevitable endgame, I can’t help thinking we have all become gullible children enthralled by the promise of tech cornucopia, refusing to see the folds in our logic because deep down we don’t want to break the magic.While the federal government prepares to take the toys off the children with its world-first social media ban, it is hanging out the stockings for the self-same tech overlords to fill with new goodies via its light-touch National AI Plan. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman

A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administrations decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.The department under Rubio’s predecessor Antony Blinken switched to Calibri in 2023, claiming the modern sans-serif font was more accessible for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features and was the default in Microsoft products. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Furious residents blame 'monstrous' 60ft tall warehouse looming over their gardens after they're submerged by floodwater

Families living near a controversial business park in Tyldesley, Wigan, have claimed that the new development has been signed off without proper 'surface water plans'.

Events

3 h. ago Donald Trump delivers remarks on affordability and agenda in meandering address – live

In Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US president makes multiple false claims, including that ‘prices are way down’A federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Australia news live: social media ban comes into effect; apps not included in banned list surge on app stores

Follow the latest updates liveCallout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInman Grant says getting ‘the most powerful, rich companies’ to comply was always going to be messyInman Grant said she expects kids to experience massive changes as the social media ban sticks around. The eSafety commissioner added that some social media companies were more difficult to work with than others during the rollout of the ban, telling ABC News:To the extent that there are seven stages of grief, we have seen some be very accepting, some in denial, some are quite angry.I guess that shows the character of the company and how they’re taking this. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Donald Trump delivers remarks on ‘affordability’ at Pennsylvania rally – live

Earlier, treasury secretary Scott Bessent criticized Biden’s policies in speech before Trump’s arrival in Mount PoconoA federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago The Latest: Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidante of Jeffrey Epstein

Events

4 h. ago Home Office lacks clear data on a third of UK asylum claimants from 2023

National Audit Office studied sample of 5,000 people and said it was impossible to know their whereabouts due to poor internal systems

Society

4 h. ago Ads for ‘misleading’ prostate supplements and home testing kits banned

The Advertising Standards Authority said misleading claims could give false reassurance or make it harder to know when to speak to a doctor.

Events

4 h. ago London could have Electric flying taxis by 2028, aerospace company claims

The Valo aircraft is designed to fly up to 100 miles at speeds of up to 150mph

Politics

4 h. ago Thousands of asylum claims unresolved after three years, damning spending watchdog analysis finds

Ballooning backlog of asylum appeals is fuelled by shortage of immigration judges and lack of legal aid, national audit office finds

Events

4 h. ago Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents have used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis

Politics

5 h. ago Donald Trump expected to deliver remarks on ‘affordability’ at Pennsylvania rally – live

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent criticizes Joe Biden’s policies in speech before president’s arrival in Mount PoconoA federal judge in New York has granted the justice department’s request to unseal grand jury documents in the sex-trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell – the companion and accomplice of the late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Donald Trump signed last month.The legislation requires the Department of Justice to release the full tranche of records related to disgraced financier, in a searchable format by 19 December. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Get out of my pub! Landlords ban Labour MPs after business rates bombshell

Businesses were left seething after discovering their property tax bills will increase steeply next year - making a mockery of the Chancellor's claim to have helped the hospitality industry.

Events

5 h. ago NASCAR chairman refuses to budge on team charters in testimony during Michael Jordan's lawsuit

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against his family that he still has not changed his mind on granting teams permanent charters

Politics

5 h. ago Renowned opera singer stabbed to death in California home and cops say his son is suspected killer

Jubilant Sykes, 71, died at his home in Santa Monica, California, with son, Micah, taken into custody

Events

5 h. ago Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates

A federal judge has ordered Georgia's prison system to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates

Events

5 h. ago Stephen Miller’s wife claimed they were targeted by ‘terroristic’ threats outside their home. The reality may be more mundane

Investigations have been opened after Miller claimed neighborhood protesters threatened her and her family with messages written in chalk

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