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These Tasmanians want to see housing as the number one priority this election

Amelia Bird would love to become a home-owner in Tasmania, but she isn't hopeful. Like many others, she is looking at what is being promised at this month's state election for people who want a place of their own.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Brooks and Capehart on the federal response to the Texas flooding disaster

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the federal response to the flooding disaster in Texas, another round of tariff threats from President Trump and reflections on the life and career of David Gergen.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trade trumps geopolitics as Australia PM visits China

The visit comes as countries around the world navigate the US president's "America First" policies.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

US: Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind

A divided federal appeals court has scrapped an agreement that would have allowed the alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Nvidia CEO China trip alarms senators

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia CEO's China trip elicits Senate warning Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns that the visit could legitimize companies working closely with the Chinese military or seeking to take advantage of gaps in U.S. export controls. ...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead

Robinhood faces fresh pressure from a Florida investigation and regulatory scrutiny of the company’s OpenAI and SpaceX tokenized stock products.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

George Santos tells Tucker Carlson he's not sure he'll survive prison

George Santos, the former New York lawmaker who was sentenced to prison for fraud and identity theft, told Tucker Carlson he fears he will not make it out. β€œI don’t know that I’ll survive it. They’re putting me in a violent prison,” Santos said on the latest "Tucker Carlson Show" episode released Friday. β€œI’m not a streetwise guy; I don’t...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Gout Gout uses school holidays to win in Monaco

Seventeen-year-old Gout Gout wins the under-23 200m race at the Diamond League event in Monaco, where Jess Hull and Peter Bol beat national records.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Fuel switches cut off just before deadly Air India crash, early report says

Preliminary investigation does not apportion blame for Boeing 787 crash that killed 260 people in June.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What Risks Texas’ Grid Faces

Texas’ independent electric grid has transformed in recent years with the significant addition of wind, solar and battery storage facilities, and faces new risks as large load users like data centers request to be connected. These changes, plus increasing threats from extreme weather events and security issues, are among those risks for the reliability of […]

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Trump hits Canada with 35 percent tariff

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump to hit Canada with 35 percent tariff President Trump announced his administration would impose a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods beginning next month. The Associated Press Trump posted a letter sent to...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

GOP rattles Russia sanctions saber as Trump looks for leverage

Republicans are showing a growing appetite for long-threatened sanctions that would seek to cut off Russia from vital trading partners like China, India and possibly Europe, as President Trump looks for leverage to stop the Ukraine war. Trump earlier this week sided with Ukraine hawks in Congress when he said the U.S. would continue providing crucial Patriot...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

The Aussies taking the world stage in this niche sport

More than 300 of Australia's best paddlers have travelled to Germany to compete in next week's World Dragon Boat Racing Championships β€” and there are 32 Canberra-based competitors among them.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Tron's Justin Sun says he's buying another $100 million of Trump's memecoin

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun is buying another $100 million worth of $TRUMP, doubling his total known stake of digital coins tied to President Donald Trump.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Gen X clubbers party like it's the 90s but are home by 9pm

It's 3pm on a Saturday in the heart of Surfers Paradise and hundreds of middle-aged revellers are getting ready to dance, but they have no intention of staying up until midnight.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

India finds engine fuel cutoff switch movement in fatal Air India crash

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed more than 200 people last month showed three seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

β€˜El Chapo’ scion pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges

Ovidio GuzmΓ‘n, son of the Sinaloa Cartel’s co-founder, could produce trove of data on group’s ties to Mexican politicians

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

'Everyone comes here now': New culture centre a dream come true for Kaurna elder

A new place for Kaurna people to gather and share stories has opened in Port Adelaide, and those involved say they will never forget the reception it has received from the local community.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Senate panel clears FDA appropriations

Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate panel clears FDA appropriations The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance its agricultural funding bill Thursday, which, if approved, could curtail the impact of some of President Trump’s more controversial provisions in his sweeping tax and spending package....

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

David Gergen, adviser to several presidents, dies at 83Β 

David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents, a TV political commentator and a best-selling author, died Thursday from Lewy body dementia, according to reports. Gergen, born in North Carolina, served in the Navy for three years before joining former President Nixon’s staff as a speech writer in 1971. Then he became director of communications for...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Walz announces special election to fill seat of slain Minnesota Democrat

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday announced a special election to fill a state House seat left vacant after the assassination of state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D). The special election will be held Sept. 16, according to Walz's office, with a special primary election for the nomination of candidates taking place Aug. 12 if deemed...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

His mate's death left an 'empty space', so Leigh's filling it with hope

After a tragic loss, this rural town took the mental health of its shearing community into its own hands, and hopes to spread the message to every shed across the country.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

DOGE comes to the NRC

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOGE staffer takes on key role at NRC A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now taken on a key role at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which President Trump has sought to reduce and reform despite its independent status. ...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Over 200 Venezuelan Nationals Return Home from Texas in Continued Repatriation Effort

As part of the Gran MisiΓ³n Vuelta a la Patria (Great Mission Return to the Homeland), 201 Venezuelan repatriates arrive from Texas, reinforcing the government’s commitment to national unity and peace under President NicolΓ‘s Maduro. Related: 324 Venezuelans Repatriated Under Government-Led Program On the morning of July 11, 2025, a flight carrying 201 Venezuelan nationals […]

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Claims of racism on the rise in local councils after Voice failure

A wave of decisions to exclude First Nations Australians at the local government level has left many Indigenous communities feeling marginalised.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

South Africa rescue point against Tanzania at Wafcon

South Africa salvage a 1-1 draw against Tanzania and the Women's Africa Cup of Nations holders are virtually assured of a place in the quarter-finals.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Researchers defend Victoria's elderly driver rules after fatal crash

A deadly crash involving a 91-year-old driver has prompted discussion about whether Victoria's rules for elderly drivers need changing in line with other parts of Australia.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Trump’s new Brazil tariffs could raise US beef prices

Because of droughts and increasing costs, beef buyers have relied more heavily on imports this year.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s β€˜Big Ugly Bill’

A week after the Republican-led House sent its $4 trillion budget bill to President Donald Trump, California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier vowed to fight the most harmful provisions of what he and other Democrats are calling the Big Ugly Bill. One of 22 California members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, DeSaulnier held a virtual town hall […]

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Rubio begins mass firings at State Department: Key takeaways

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began mass firings at the State Department on Monday, part of a reorganization plan to form a leaner foreign policy force that, he argues, will allow the United States to respond more nimbly by removing layers of bureaucracy. The department sent reduction in force (RIF) notices Friday morning to about 1,100...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Why Calling the Texas Flooding β€˜An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial

In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Texas last week, government officials from President Donald Trump to the governor of Texas to county representatives have sought to deflect blame and shift public focus away from questions of responsibility. The White House press secretary called the flooding β€œan act of God”: β€œIt’s not the administration’s […]

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Israel turning Gaza into β€˜graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief

Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Can Trump strip Musk, Mamdani and others of their US citizenship?

As US President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to revoke citizenship from some naturalised citizens, who is at risk?

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Bipartisan senators press Nvidia CEO over China trip

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns that the visit could legitimize companies working closely with the Chinese military or seeking to take advantage of gaps in U.S. export controls. The bipartisan senators urged Huang to refrain from meeting...

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

In a matter of minutes, Erin Patterson's murder trial was over

As the jury revealed its verdict, a tension built over weeks of legal arguments and disputed versions of what happened the day Erin Patterson hosted her in-laws for lunch was resolved.

Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia