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Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on new House map backed by Trump
US president has urged Republicans to redraw map to help the party net a handful of seats in the midterms next year.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:
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Texas Democrats flee state in bid to stop GOP maps from advancing
Texas House Democrats announced on Sunday that they were leaving the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pickup opportunities ahead of 2026. The Texas Democrats said they were denying Republicans a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed present in order to...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:'Game-changing' diabetes technologies out of reach as cost of living climbs
Patients like Sammy Haigh spend hundreds of dollars every month managing their diabetes, as calls for increased subsidies grow.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Chile rescuers find body of last trapped miner - five confirmed dead
Tunnels in a copper mine collapsed after an earthquake on Thursday, trapping five miners and killing a sixth person that day.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Starbucks and Chinese rival Luckin Coffee battle in New York
Also in todayβs newsletter, Boeing defence workers set for strike, and fraying US-India relations
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:All five miners trapped after copper mine collapse in Chile found dead
Some 100 people were involved in search for workers at El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground mine.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Supplies trickling into Gaza not enough to prevent Palestinian deaths, UN office warns
Sunday marks one week since Israel began daily βtactical pausesβ of fighting in parts of Gaza to allow more aid into the territory. But humanitarian groups say supplies are only trickling in, with violence continuing to kill aid-seekers as the hunger crisis worsens. Ali Rogin speaks with United Nations humanitarian office spokesperson Olga Cherevko about what sheβs been seeing inside Gaza.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Ukraine, Russia agree to exchange 1,200 prisoners as aerial strikes continue
In our news wrap Sunday, Russia and Ukraine traded strikes while Zelenskyy announced the countries agreed to a large prisoner exchange, the Senate left D.C. for the summer, the Smithsonian said the administration did not ask them to remove mentions of Trumpβs impeachments from an exhibit, former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith is under investigation, and Pope Leo XIV led Mass at the Jubilee of Youth.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Your say: week beginning August 4
Trump turns on his leading supporters, and caring for parents who didnβt show much care themselves: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Aid group says worker killed by Israeli military in attack on Gaza HQ
The Palestine Red Crescent Society accuses Israel of a "direct" strike - Israel says it is reviewing the claim.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Suspected copper thieves cut cable causing Telstra outage in Mount Isa
The company says technicians have brought mobile and enterprise services back online after a fibre-optic cable was severed, causing an outage this morning.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:What to know about Delta’s use of AI to adjust ticket prices in real time
The next time you purchase an airline ticket online, thereβs a chance the price was influenced by artificial intelligence. Delta Airlines is the first major carrier to begin using AI to set ticket fares, the latest development in an industry thatβs been experimenting with different ways to adjust ticket prices in real time. Ali Rogin speaks with Reuters reporter David Shepardson to learn more.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries
Staff at the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is located, say the eruption sent ash 6 kilometres into the sky.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Four emergency warnings, 20,000 without power after wild weather in NSW
Emergency flood warnings remain in place in parts of NSW, as the search for a 26-year-old woman missing in the Hunter region resumes this morning.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:England and India set for gripping finale as Root leaves door ajar
Joe Root's 39th Test century leaves England on the brink of a famous Test victory but his dismissal has India harbouring thoughts of tying a thrilling series on its final day.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Why American children are less healthy now than nearly two decades ago
As the Trump administration works to reimagine public health, a new study paints a stark picture of the challenges facing the nationβs kids. American childrenβs health has significantly worsened across several key indicators since 2007, according to a recent study published in JAMA. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Christopher Forrest, a pediatrician and one of the studyβs lead authors, for more.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU
Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU). Puzderβs confirmation went through in a 53-44 vote, with New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen (D) crossing the aisle to vote with most Republicans in support of Puzder. Sen....
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:UK to spend an extra Β£100mn boosting border security
Yvette Cooper will also promise to speed up asylum appeals to cut use of migrant hotels
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer "had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years," portraying...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Families of Israeli captives slam Netanyahu over Gaza war expansion
Families of Israeli captives slam Netanyahu over Gaza war expansion The Israeli captive families slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he signalled an expansion of the war on Gaza, saying Hamas is not interested in a deal, The Times of Israel reported. βFor 22 months now the public has been sold the illusion that military pressure and intense fighting will bring the hostages back,β the families said in a...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Women find connection in the Lois Club, where everyone knows your name
In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general warned of an epidemic of loneliness, saying that increasing social isolation threatens Americansβ health and well-being. For some women, thereβs a special club that offers immediate social connection β a place where everyone knows your name. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the Lois Club.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Police release CCTV footage of male defacing Melbourne synagogue
CCTV footage shows a masked male spray painting offensive phrases on a Melbourne synagogue.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Harris's freestyle gold not enough to help Australia top swimming medal tally
Meg Harris rounds out her swimming championships in style with a gold medal in the 50m freestyle final, but it isn't enough to help Australia overtake the United States in the final medal tally.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Live: Wall Street tumbles on weak jobs report and ASX set to fall
A combination of worse-than-expected jobs data and the new tariff regime have hit US stocks hard. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Leaders condemn videos of emaciated hostages as Red Cross calls for access
Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:World leaders condemn videos of emaciated Israeli hostages in Gaza as Red Cross calls for access
Hamas said it would allow Red Cross access if humanitarian aid corridors were opened into Gaza.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Live: Australian politicians 'underestimated' public on Gaza, Husic says
Labor MP Ed Husic saysAustralian politicians have "underestimated" how strongly Australians feel about the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Follow live.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Glenelg trams are out of action amid Adelaide overpass work. Here's what to expect
Adelaide's Glenelg tramline will be out of action for up to six months to allow for major upgrade works, including construction of three new overpasses. Here's a look at how that will impact public transport users, drivers and businesses.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:V/Line commuters fed up after two months without trains to east Gippsland
More services will be added to the Gippsland line later this year, but commuters' patience is running short after battling disruptions since 2018, when upgrades began.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Putin and Netanyahu vex Trump on the world stage
Two foreign leaders have become more vexing to President Trump than he expected: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Each of them has complicated the political calculus for Trump on the world stage, owing not only to the suffering each of them has imposed on Ukrainians and Palestinians, respectively, but also...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: killings hidden in coded diaries of WA settler, huge Gaza protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge, Piastri second in Hungary
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. Our lead story today is a new investigation into coded diary entries from a Western Australian pastoralist. They describe a number of killings of Yamatji people in the 1850s, confirming knowledge passed down through Yamatji Naaguja families for generations. Descendants...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Unrwa chief condemns Israeli ban on international media entering Gaza
Unrwa chief condemns Israeli ban on international media entering Gaza Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), has condemned Israelβs ban on international media entering Gaza, saying that "itβs become a pattern to silence voices who speak out against atrocities." "More than 220 Palestinian journalists have been killed. UN officials & humanitarian workers have been...
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:Melting glaciers on remote Australian island spark concern
Glaciers on the remote Australian territory of Heard Island have lost almost a quarter of their size over the past seven decades amid rising temperatures in the sub-Antarctic region, new research shows.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:The NT has the nation's highest rate of sexual violence, and it's worsening
The Northern Territory has the highest rate of sexual violence in Australia, with experts warning there's been a steep increase in children presenting with harmful sexualised behaviours.
Published on: August 03, 2025 | Source:'Red flags ignored' about mentally unwell woman now in custody
Two psychiatrists have told the ABC authorities failed to help protect them from a patient who allegedly violently attacked them and other health professionals.
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