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Housing shortage in paradise could close island's only preschool
Limits on the number of homes on world-heritage-listed Lord Howe Island cause major staffing issues for the community's only preschool, which opened just last year but is already struggling.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:
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When will we know the result of the Tasmanian election?
How long will it take to know the result of the Tasmanian election? A record number of early votes means it could take time before an outcome is clear.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:The Queensland MPs facing an uncertain future as change looms
An electoral boundary review is hanging over the heads of the state's politicians and the redrawing can either end a career or make a once comfortably held seat a knife edge fight to retain, writes Jack McKay.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Going beneath the surface to protect dolphins
Inside one of the world's only city-based dolphin sanctuary, the pod population has halved since becoming protected and experts fear some of their biggest challenges are ahead.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Jimmy Kimmel slams CBS for axing Stephen Colbert's show
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel slammed CBS on Thursday for ending โThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert." โLove you Stephen. Fโโโ you and all your Sheldons CBS,โ Kimmel, the host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" wrote in a Thursday post on his Instagram story. The network announced Thursday that "The Late Show" will conclude in May 2026 after...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump sues after Wall Street Journalโs Epstein storyย
President Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for defamation on Friday after the newspaper published a story detailing an alleged letter Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. The 18-page complaint says the story has caused โoverwhelming financial and reputational harmโ for the president, demanding billions of dollars in damages. โDefendants concocted this story to malign...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Former BP Spokesperson Is Now EPA Region 6 Chief of Staff
Wynn Radford IV, chief of staff for the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, previously worked as a spokesperson for the multinational oil company BP following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The April 2010 explosion on an offshore BP drilling rig killed 11 people and caused the largest marine oil spill in history, leaking almost 134 million [โฆ]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:The 'Trump effect' could mean an alliance shift that excludes the US
When Canada and Australia experienced similar election results, the impact of the Trump effect became clearer, along with its potential to shift future alliances.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Amazon emissions ticked up in 2024 amid data center push
Amazonโs emissions increased 6 percent last year, as the e-commerce and cloud computing giant continued to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts and build out its data center footprint. The companyโs total emissions ticked up from 64.38 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023 to 68.25 metric tons in 2024, according to its annual...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Leishman shrugs off Open frustrations as nightmare round dooms Scott
Marc Leishman and Adam Scott have contrasting fortunes at the British Open heading into the weekend as world number one Scottie Scheffler tops the leaderboard.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported migrants
The Trump administration announced Friday it helped facilitate a prisoner swap, securing the release of 10 U.S. citizens held in Venezuela in exchange for the return of more than 250 Venezuelan men the U.S. had sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador. The Venezuelan men have spent months in El Salvadorโs most notorious prison, known...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Palestinian Islamic Jihad group says GHF was established to 'trap' Palestinians seeking aid
Palestinian Islamic Jihad group says GHF was established to 'trap' Palestinians seeking aid The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group said that the controversial US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund was set up so that an armed group to trap Palestinians while they seek aid, Al Jazeera reported on Friday. More than 900 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid at GHF sites in the six weeks they have been...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported migrants in El Salvador
President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Tszyu ready to 'prove to everyone exactly who I really am' in Fundora rematch
Tim Tszyu tells ABC Sport he is focused "on the present" as he prepares to step back in the ring with Sebastian Fundora, who he lost his WBO super welterweight world title to last March.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:The investor behind Opendoor's 190% run nearly shut down his fund
Eric Jackson has been posting obsessively about Opendoor as part of an effort to spark a rally in shares of the online real estate service.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Who is Handala, the inspiration behind latest Gaza flotilla ship
Handala is the new Freedom Flotilla vessel carrying activists and humanitarian aid to challenge the Israeli blockade.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Explosion at Los Angeles sheriff's facility leaves 3 deputies dead
An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility on Friday killed three deputies, the sheriff said.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Taiwan will ‘not provoke confrontation’ with China, Vice President Hsiao says
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened to annex it, by force if necessary. In recent years, Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of the island,sending jets and shipsnearby almost daily.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Home at Last: Venezuelan Children Rescued from U.S. Reunite with President Maduro and Family
Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro welcomes seven children forcibly separated by U.S. authorities amid ongoing efforts to repatriate thousands of Venezuelans under the Return to the Homeland Plan. Related: Venezuela Rescues 7 Children Kidnapped by the United States This Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warmly received seven children recently rescued from kidnapping by U.S. authorities, reunited [โฆ]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:'People elected him': Why Latham is likely to remain in NSW parliament
As calls grow for parliament to take action against Mark Latham, University of Sydney professor of constitutional law Anne Twomey says there are limits on what parliament could do, even if the allegations are proven.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Indiana's Camp Atterbury to be used to house detained migrants
Indianaโs Camp Atterbury and New Jerseyโs Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will be temporarily used to detain immigrants lacking permanent legal status, according to a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth announced the decision in a Tuesdayletterto Rep. Herb Conaway (D-N.J.), the House Committee on Armed Services and other members of Congress outlining that both locations...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Deepfake porn and pay gaps: South Korean women have had enough
South Korea's new government faces pressure from both sides: young women demanding systemic reform, and disaffected young men resentful over perceived "reverse discrimination," expressing growing resentment over issues like military service and job insecurity.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Trump touts cryptocurrency law but doesn't answer Epstein questions
President Trump signed the first major cryptocurrency bill into law Friday afternoon, touting its landmark status. He hailed the GENIUS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for dollar-backed digital tokens called stablecoins, as โa giant step to cement the American dominance of global finance and crypto technology.โ But he ignored questions about the topic consuming...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Venezuelaโs Moral Victory: Rescuing 252 Migrants from El Salvador
On Friday, July 18, Venezuela marked a significant triumph with the arrival of a group of migrants previously deported from the United States and subsequently detained in El Salvador. This cohort, comprised of 252 individuals, is set to touch down at Simon Bolivar International Airport on Tuesday, where Venezuelan authorities are prepared to welcome them. [โฆ]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Trump golf club ditches goats โ but keeps $240,000 farm tax break
Small herd banished from Bedminster club but hay harvesting to continue, according to New Jersey filing
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Israel's stock market outperforms Middle East counterparts despite multi-front wars
Israel's markets have been lifted by significant foreign investment and more recently by renewed investor confidence following its 12-day conflict with Iran.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Sloveniaโs parliament votes to legalise assisted dying
Slovenia will join several other countries that have legalised the practice, including Australia and Belgium.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles Sheriffโs training facility
Three members of the Los Angeles County Sheriffโs Department were killed in an explosion at a training facility.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Pope Leo XIV Demands Immediate End to Massacre After Israeli Attack on Gaza Church
Pope Leo XIV condemns the Israeli bombing of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, sheltering hundreds of civilians. He calls for an urgent ceasefire and the protection of sacred places and vulnerable civilians. Related: Pope Leo XIV Issues 5 Urgent Peace Calls: โWar Is Not the Wayโ in Global Conflicts Pope Leo XIV raised his [โฆ]
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Is the voting system in the UK fair?
Government wants to lower the voting age, saying it aims to modernise UK democracy.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:MAGA acolyte Marjorie Taylor Greene votes alongside Tlaib and Omarย to cut US funding for Israel
MAGA acolyte Marjorie Taylor Greene votes alongside Tlaib and Omarto cut US funding for Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/18/2025 - 17:08 House of Representatives rejected cutting $500m in US funding for Israel, hours after bombing the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene joins House Republican Study Committee members as they hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:UN: Nearly one in three people in Gaza cannot access food for days
UN: Nearly one in three people in Gaza cannot access food for days Almost a third of people in Gaza are unable to access a single meal for days at a time, the World Food Programme announced on X on Friday. "Thousands of people are on the verge of catastrophic hunger," the United Nations agency said. "Food aid is the only real way for people to eat". Israel has blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza since the beginning of...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Deadly explosion rocks LA law enforcement facility
The explosion occurred in the parking lot of the Special Enforcement Bureau at the Biscailuz Regional Training Center, part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Explosion at Los Angeles police training centre kills three officers
Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said there is 'no threat to the community' after the deadly blast closed local roads.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?
Many across the world are rounding on Israel's war on Gaza, with states in the 'Global South' leading the way.
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