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Live: ASX to rise while Wall Street sells tech
Australian shares are likely to open higher, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have fallen as investors have sold tech stocks and moved into less highly valued sectors.Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
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Most Americans oppose Russia seizing Ukrainian land: PollΒ
Most Americans are opposed to Russia receiving Ukrainian territory at the end of the war, according to a new poll that comes as President Trump has suggested "land swaps" could be part of a peace deal. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about βhow much of Ukraineβs territoryβ they want Russia to have at the...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:DC officials say Trump crackdown is about immigration, power
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and other officials in Washington, D.C., say the Trump administration's crime crackdown is really about exerting power and elevating immigration enforcement β not making D.C. safer. While top Trump officials say the high-profile deployments have had the immediate effect of stifling crime in the District, local critics are raising questions about...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Sanders backs Trump's plan to take stake in Intel
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voiced support Wednesday for the Trump administrationβs plan to potentially take a stake in Intel, suggesting it aligned with an earlier effort to secure returns from CHIPS and Science Act investments. βI am glad the Trump administration is in agreement with the amendment I offered three years ago to the CHIPS...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What to know about school phone bans
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about school cellphone bans More and more U.S. students will be entering cellphone-free zones this year as states and school districts have implemented restrictions either in the classroom or the moment a child enters the building. Keith Srakocic, Associated Press Increased punishments, Yondr pouches and...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Judge rejects Trump administration's bid to unseal Epstein transcripts
US President Donald Trump had called for the release of the transcripts amid rumours and criticism about his involvement with late financier long ago.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Litchfield continues impressive form as Aussies star in The Hundred
Australian women have starred in the Hundred on Wednesday in England, with a 76-run partnership between Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland guiding the Northern Superchargers to an eight-wicket win over the London Spirit.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Russia says it must be included in any Ukraine security guarantees
Demand from foreign minister Sergei Lavrov would give Moscow an effective veto over efforts to defend Kyiv
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Hunt on for valuable meteorite that fell from Victorian night sky
Researchers have vowed to continue their search for a missing bit of space treasure after a meteor fell to Earth two weeks ago.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Israeli military says first stages of assault on Gaza City have begun
Call-up letters have gone out to 60,000 reservists to bolster an operation which is expected to last until next year.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Israel pounds Gaza, killing 81, as it begins assault to seize Gaza City
Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:FTC sues LA Fitness for making it too hard to cancel gym memberships
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the operators of LA Fitness on Wednesday, alleging the popular gym chain makes the process of canceling memberships too difficult for consumers. βThe FTCβs complaint describes a scenario that too many Americans have experienced β a gym membership that seems impossible to cancel,β Bureau of Consumer...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump takes aim at Fed's Cook
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump finds next Fed target President Trump called for the resignation of Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook following allegations by the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) that she committed mortgage...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Tech stocks slip as investors rotate towards defensive sectors
Concerns about durability of AI rally dent sentiment for second day
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:'Can't afford to wait': Billions still unspent in WA's energy transition
There are concerns WA's transition to renewable energy could be even further delayed, with $3 billion in federal funds sitting idle more than two years after they were announced.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Live: Butler says he will not leave parents with children on NDIS 'high and dry'
Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler says he will not leave parents with children on the NDIS "high and dry" and has pledged to create a new system that will better support their needs. Follow live.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:From stadium to TasInsure, Rockliff's agenda faces tests
The Tasmanian government faces getting the Macquarie Point stadium approved this year, while the Liberals have also promised to set up TasInsure, bulk-billing GP clinics and strengthen laws allowing pets in rentals.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Texas city named best real estate market in 2025
McKinney, Texas has been ranked as the most attractive real estate market in the U.S. by WalletHub, with five other Texas cities in the top 10 and three Louisiana cities in the bottom three.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Badenoch calls on Tory councils to take legal action against asylum hotels
Opposition leaderβs comments come after Essex council wins ruling to block asylum claimants from the Bell Hotel
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Invasive beetle attacks already weakened bee hives ahead of spring
There are concerns high numbers of small hive beetle could decimate already weakened hives on the NSW mid north coast.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Eddington is a deranged film about 2020
It might just about be the only thing the majority of the world agrees upon: Nobody wants to talk or even think about 2020. Enter Eddington: the wild, unpredictable fourth feature by Ari Aster, the American writer-director behind acclaimed horrors Hereditary and Midsommar.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Drink driver given suspended sentence over grandmother's hit-run death
A drunk driver who struck and killed 83-year-old Mary Kathleen Kelly on the Gold Coast is given a suspended jail term, as the victim's family continue to mourn the loss of her "contagious, exuberant energy".
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:At least 600 CDC employees being terminated in US, union says
Sackings come as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr pushes to significantly downsize department.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Target shares tumble as retailer picks new CEO, says sales fell again
Investors are looking for signs that the struggling big-box retailer Target is getting back on track.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:All the key players and evidence aired in Matt Wright's trial so far
The key players and evidence that's been aired in the first fortnight of celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright's trial.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show
Fed officials worried at their July meeting about the state of the labor market and inflation, though most agreed it was too soon to cut rates, minutes showed.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Authorities arrest 13 suspects over killing of Mexico City officials
Mayor Clara Brugada says 'government will not rest' until justice is served for the killing of two municipal officials.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Israel expands Gaza offensive, how to fix childcare, Epstein files to remain sealed
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Israelβs military has announced it is expanding its offensive in Gaza City as Benjamin Netanyahu ordered generals to accelerate βthe defeat of Hamasβ.In Australia, a leading doctor and public critic of Israel has stepped down from chairing a medical insurance provider....
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Unusual wet conditions continue in Queensland with heavy rain forecast
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain, and thunderstorms, in parts of Queensland on Thursday.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:UN criticises new US sanctions on the ICC
The United Nations says new US sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court will undermine justice.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Gabbard announces 40% cut to workforce at key U.S. intelligence office
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Lisa Wilkinson's lawyer set to kick off second day of Bruce Lehrmann's appeal
Wednesday's hearing didn't start smoothly for the former Liberal staffer with Federal Court judges questioning the logic of his grounds of appeal.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Lawsuit demands Trump administration reveal Gaza Humanitarian Foundation funding
Lawsuit demands Trump administration reveal Gaza Humanitarian Foundation funding Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/20/2025 - 19:56 The Center for Constitutional Rights says it sued because the US government did not comply with a records request submitted last month Palestinian women return from the site of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, on 4 August 2025 (Reuters) Off The...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Tszyu and Zerafa dominate in Sydney to secure first-round stoppages
Nikita Tszyu is pondering his next move after restoring family pride with a devastating first-round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Lulzim Ismaili.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Target shares drop as retailer picks insider to lead turnaround drive
Michael Fiddelke promises to restore βswaggerβ at US chain when he succeeds veteran Brian Cornell
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