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Amazon to spend $4 billion on small town delivery expansion

Amazon announced it will spend $4 billion by the end of 2026 on expanding deliveries to small towns in rural America.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Trump golf course deal announced in Qatar ahead of US president's visit

Trump golf course deal announced in Qatar ahead of US president's visit Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:53 The real estate deal will be built in partnership with local firm Qatari Diar, as well Dar Global, a Saudi entity Locals look at the 3D model of Trump International Golf Club and villas project launched between Qatar Diar and DarGlobal in Doha, Qatar, on 30 April 2025 (Bassam Masoud/Reuters) Off In...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Nuclear is back on Australia's election agenda - will it reignite toxic 'climate wars'?

Some worry renewed debate over Australia's energy future is reopening the "climate wars" of years past.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Nuclear v renewables: The coal mining town caught in Australia's climate wars

Some worry renewed debate over Australia's energy future is reopening the "climate wars" of years past.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Nicaragua Congratulates Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister-Elect

β€œWe reiterate our commitment to continue deepening the bonds of Caribbean brotherhood, mutual respect and solidarity that unite us,” the Nicaraguan authorities said. The President of Nicaragua, Commander Daniel Ortega Saavedra, together with Vice President Rosario Murillo, sent a message of congratulations to Her Excellency Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister-elect of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Days out from the federal election, this is what voters are telling Your Say

After five weeks, and tens of thousands of contributions, the ABC's Your Say project has finished this election campaign where it began β€” with voters appealing for bolder ambition from their political leaders.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Paramount ready to settle $20bn Trump lawsuit against CBS News

Potential deal comes after studio’s owner Shari Redstone grew frustrated with β€˜balance’ of coverage

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US plans to eliminate security office coordinating with Palestinian Authority

US plans to eliminate security office coordinating with Palestinian Authority Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 20:27 Elimination of US Security Coordinators Office would further downgrade US-PA ties after head of Palestinian affairs resigned Security forces deploy in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, on 18 January 2025 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off The Trump administration plans...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Morning Mail: Nationals in One Nation deal, the man behind the Trumpet texts, top gong for Amyl and the Sniffers

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Today we look at a One Nation candidate who has promoted Covid and climate conspiracy theories, and whose preferences could decide a crucial regional seat after a deal with the Nationals.The US economy has shrunk amid the Trump tariff panic, Amyl and the Sniffers...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Federal election outcome could shape the future of manufacturing

With Australia's local supply chains in sharp focus in the lead-up to the federal election, industry figures are calling for more ambitious action to help manufacturing thrive in an uncertain world.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Firm linked to major gambling company conducting NT government racing review

A review of the Northern Territory racing industry is being undertaken by a consultancy firm that also represents Australia’s largest gambling company, sparking questions about its integrity.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Live: Dutton says election not a referendum on campaign, as polls show Labor gain

Anthony Albanese is campaigning in Perth and Peter Dutton is back in Brisbane. Follow live.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Driver, 21, charged after Bundaberg cyclist killed in alleged hit-and-run

Police allege a vehicle struck the cyclist on Wednesday night and drove away.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

De Minaur departs Madrid Open after straight-sets loss

In a blow to his clay court season, Alex de Minaur's Madrid Open comes to a crushing end, beaten in straight sets by Italian Lorenzo Musetti.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Would more fines be the answer to tree vandals? Or is jail time the answer?

Two harbourside Sydney councils say support to find and prosecute offenders who cut down, vandal or poison trees is the next step in tackling the destruction.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

S&P 500 closes higher as investors shrug off disappointing US data

Blue-chip index concludes its seventh consecutive session of gains

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Arab-American Trump voters have reservations but stand by their decision

Arab-American Trump voters have reservations but stand by their decision Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 17:13 Middle East Eye revisited those who celebrated Trump's November win to ask how they're feeling after 100 days in power Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is joined by his daughter's Lebanese father-in-law, Massad Boulos, during a campaign stop at the Great Commoner restaurant...

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Ukraine, U.S. officials sign natural resources deal

Ukraine and the U.S. said on Wednesday they signed an agreement on a joint fund to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, and a draft of the deal said it would give Washington preferential access to new Ukrainian natural resources deals.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Palestinian student at Columbia released after being arrested at US citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi is out on bail as he challenges the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him for taking part in Gaza protests.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense

Germany is the only one of Europe's big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

How a mortgage transforms your investment portfolio

They turn retail savers into hedge-fund managers

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

N.C. Treasurer Names Conservative Climate Skeptic to State Utilities Commission

Donald van der Vaartβ€”the state’s former environment secretary and a climate skeptic who was shortlisted for EPA administrator during the first Trump administrationβ€”has been appointed to the North Carolina Utilities Commission by Republican Treasurer Brad Briner. Van der Vaart started his career in state government as a 20-year employee in the Division of Air Quality […]

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Drivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway

A major highway in Israel was closed after wildfires engulfed it with flames and smoke.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump says US kids may get β€˜2 dolls instead of 30’ but China will suffer more in trade war

The comments come amid news of the US economy shrinking, which the president β€˜has nothing to do’ with his tariffs.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

How does consciousness work? Duelling scientists tested two big theories but found no winner

When it comes to consciousness, theories are like toothbrushes. Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else’s.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Are side hustles really a way to escape the rat race, or just passion projects for a privileged few?

Early findings from an ongoing three-year research project into side hustles raise questions about their merits as a pathway to financial freedom.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Kitchen Confidential at 25: Anthony Bourdain revealed high-end chefs as rock-star pirates with a passion for food

Anthony Bourdain’s tell-all classic is β€˜Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino’. 25 years on, it’s still influential, from The Bear to kitchens everywhere.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

When it comes to health information, who should you trust? 4 ways to spot a dodgy β€˜expert’

Even if we feel we have some understanding of science, few of us have the time or the capacity to verify every claim made by every so called β€˜expert’.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Feuding mob families, mind control and a murder at the White House: what to watch in May

From the new seasons of Andor and Black Mirror, to The Narrow Road to the Deep North – May’s must-watch TV proves time flies when your options are this good.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Etsy shares sink after earnings as company says it’s β€˜staying nimble’ to tariff uncertainty

Revenue for the quarter beat expectations, but its gross merchandise sales continue to lag year over year.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Australians are warming to minority governments – but they still prefer majority rule

Australians are increasingly comfortable with the idea of minority government, new research finds. We may all need to adapt to a new norm in Australian politics.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Would the Coalition lower energy bills by more than Labor? We asked 5 experts

Both Labor and the Coalition say their energy policies are the best way to bring household power costs down – but which side is right?

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

It’s clear the second Trump administration is radically different from the first. This has rattled the right of Australian politics and worked to Labor’s advantage.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Norwegian Cruise Line shares fall on potential softness

Norwegian Cruise Lines misses earnings expectations and braces for "choppiness" ahead

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Parts of Oklahoma and Texas see record rainfall after storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio picked up from a powerful storm that left more than half a million customers in the dark.

Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour