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Florida builds 'Alligator Alcatraz' despite protest
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a plan to build an immigrant detention center in the heart of the Everglades. Native Americans are furious at the desecration of their ancestral lands.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:
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Beyond playgrounds: how less structured city spaces can nurture childrenβs creativity and independence
NZ playgrounds are often separated from city life, constraining childrenβs spontaneous play. Planners can learn from car-free urban spaces where children are free to roam.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Trump’s former surgeon general raises concerns about vaccine panel overhauled by RFK Jr.
A shift in a key vaccine advisory committee has raised alarms among public health experts. The ACIP routinely makes recommendations to the CDC. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every prior member of the panel and appointed seven new ones. They just finished a two-day meeting pushing for a new direction. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:At least one dead, 30 wounded as Israelis fire on aid seekers in Gaza
At least one dead, 30 wounded as Israelis fire on aid seekers in Gaza Gaza's al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat says it has so far received one dead and 30 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekerson Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza. Intial reports of the attacks came just after midnight local time on Thursday night.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Remembering acclaimed public TV journalist Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers, a legend in the world of journalism and a longtime member of the extended PBS family, died Thursday at the age of 91. Moyers was perhaps best known for his long-running programs and documentaries he produced at PBS. Some of those programs included the weekly "Bill Moyers Journal," and documentary series, including "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth," which drew 30 million viewers.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Nike shares surge 10% on turnaround hopes despite worst results in years
Sportswear group says latest earnings numbers reflect financial effects from corporate turnaround programme
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX to rise as Wall St nears records, US 'revenge tax' dropped
The Australian share market looks set to follow Wall Street higher, while the US government looks set to drop a controversial "revenge tax" on investors. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:US Treasury asks Congress to scrap foreign revenge tax in Trump bill
Scott Bessent says deal with G7 would stop global minimum taxes from applying to American companies
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Iranian-American group slams arrests of Iranian immigrants in the US
Iranian-American group slams arrests of Iranian immigrants in the US The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on Thursday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end its "outrageous targeting of individuals on the basis of their Iranian heritage" after an increase in the number of Iranian immigrants taken away to detention centers for deportation. βIn the wake of U.S. military strikes on Iran on...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Ksenia Karelina says release from Russian prison ‘feels like starting a new life’
Ksenia Karelina thought she was going to visit family in Russia in January 2024, but authorities there had other ideas. They detained the 32-year-old because of a small donation she made to support Ukraine. They charged her with treason and gave her a 12-year sentence in a work camp. Karelina was released in a prisoner swap with the U.S. and sat down with Amna Nawaz for her first interview.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:EU leaders play waiting game as US hints at tariff delay
The threat of Donald Trumpβs trade tariffs and how the EU should best broker a transatlantic trade deal was one of the dilemmas faced by leaders at a European Council summit in Brussels.But a possible extension of the deadline for retaliatory tariffs beyond 9 July offers the EU more time to navigate its response.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Public land sales pose passage problems
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Public land provisions cause GOP discord Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke said Thursday heβll vote against the Senateβs version of the GOP megabill β saying he disagrees with a provision that would mandate the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public lands. Associated...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:βWe wanted to eliminate Khameneiβ: Israelβs Defence Minister Katz
Katz says Israel has 'green light' from US to attack Iran again if Tehran makes 'progress' with its nuclear programme.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Five quick hits: Three shocking DRS calls, Windies butter-fingers return
A catalogue of shocking DRS calls, an Alex Carey collectors item, and the West Indies' butter-fingers are back. Here are five quick hits from day two of the first Test in Barbados.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Man City hit Juventus for five at FIFA Club World Cup
English side Manchester City beat Italy's Juventus 5-2 in Orlando at FIFA's Club World Cup staged in United States.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:This wildlife carer says a friendly magpie helped save her life
Sandie Gillard has helped care for animals for most of her life and says a magpie named Jellybean is a big part of the reason she is still alive.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Iran briefing leaves Democrats asking questions about Trump's claims on Iran operation
Democratic senators said they were left with questions Thursday about what was largely viewed as a successful strike in Iran, even as many cautioned the damage done to the countryβs nuclear program may fall short of the Trump administration's claims. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and other top intelligence officials briefed lawmakers for the first time...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Tennessee Republican calls for Mamdani to be denaturalized, deported
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) suggested New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani should be deported and denaturalized ahead of the November election. βZohran βlittle muhammadβ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York,β Ogles wrote in a Thursday post on the social platform X. βHe needs to be...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:How Medicaid ruling could blow up Senate GOP's plans on Trump 'big, beautiful bill'
Senate Republicans were dealt a significant blow Thursday when Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough advised that major pieces of the GOP megabillβs Medicaid policy canβt pass with a simple majority. Much of the savings in the bill come from Medicaid cuts, and the ruling impacts several of the largest and most controversial ones, including a plan...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:US government plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country: Prosecutors
Lawyers for the Salvadoran immigrant asked he be returned to Maryland to prevent his quick deportation from Tennessee.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Gaza clans reject Israeli claim that Hamas is stealing food aid
Gaza clans reject Israeli claim that Hamas is stealing food aid Gaza's deeply connected and well-armed clans rejected on Thursday the Israeli accusation that Hamas is once again stealing aid from trucks coming into Gaza, the Times of Israel reported. The aid trucks that enter Gaza via the Kareem Abu Salem crossing in the south and Zikim in the north carry flour, food and medical equipment, and are intended to...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Roaming bear sparks mad chase, flight cancellations at Japanese airport
A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights and declare itself off-limits to passengers.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Meta inks solar, wind power deals for data centers
Meta has signed four new clean energy agreements, securing additional solar and wind energy for its massive data center operations, the companies announced Thursday. The technology company's agreements with developer Invenergy will make way for projects in three U.S. states and provide Meta with an additional 791 megawatts. The projects in Ohio, Arkansas and Texas...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Canadian cleric arrested in Armenia in connection to alleged coup attempt
A prominent Canadian cleric of the Armenian Apostolic Church is among more than a dozen people Armeniaβs security services have arrested in connection to an alleged coup attempt this week.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Three arrested, boat seized over alleged plot to import 1.5 tonnes cocaine
Dramatic vision showed the moment police arrested one of the alleged "catching crew", cornering him on a suburban street on Thursday morning.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Mexican Regulator Intervenes in Banks to Safeguard Financial Stability Amid Unjust US Sanctions
Mexicoβs National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) intervenes in CIBanco and Intercam after US Treasury sanctions link them to fentanyl trafficking. President Claudia Sheinbaum denounces the accusations as baseless. Related: Mexican President Rejects U.S. Attorney Generalβs Claims on Fentanyl Trafficking In a bold assertion of national sovereignty, Mexicoβs banking regulator (CNBV) announced on June 26 [β¦]
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:FirstFT: Iranβs uranium largely intact, early European intelligence suggests
Also in todayβs newsletter, Israel halts deliveries of aid to north Gaza and EU officials call Merz βdelusionalβ for his auto tariff expectations
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Your guide to Medicaid provider taxes, and why some Senate Republicans hope to cut them
Critics of provider taxes say theyβre wasteful, but experts warn that getting rid of them could have an outsize effect on medical coverage and access for millions of Americans.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court's final decision day: Top cases to watch
The Supreme Court is set to announce its final slate of opinions Friday, with several blockbuster cases left to be decided before the courtβs summer break begins. The justices have yet to hand down major decisions expected to implicate porn website rules, LGBTQ books in schools, Louisianaβs congressional map and President Trumpβs efforts to narrow...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Curly problem revealed as $105m social housing purchase upsets neighbours
There's a desperate need for more social housing to help solve the property crisis β but the WA government's acquisition of an East Perth apartment complex shows there's also a delicate balance.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Local governments at a loss on how to retain GPs in their regions
For a third consecutive year the Pilbara has the highest proportional movement of GPs out of the region, losing 23.4 per cent of its workforce.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:US gained nothing from strikes, Iran's supreme leader says
The ayatollah speaks for the first time since the conflict ended, as the US insists Iran's nuclear sites are destroyed.
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Trump won with major inroads among minority voters: Research
President Trump's election last fall was boosted by a more racially and ethnically diverse coalition of voters than in his previous two campaigns, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center. "For the most part, voting patterns across demographic groups in the 2024 presidential election were not substantially different from the 2020 and...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Senate parliamentarian requests AI moratorium be rewritten in 'big, beautiful bill'
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has asked Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to rewrite the controversial artificial intelligence (AI) provision in President Trumpβs tax package, Sen. Maria Cantwell(D-Wash.) told reporters Thursday. Cruz and Cantwell(D-Wash.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, met with the Senate parliamentarian Wednesday night, a source familiar with the...
Published on: June 26, 2025 | Source:Teenage boy charged with murder after man's body found in Clayfield
Emergency services were called to a home in the suburb just after 8pm, where they found the 58-year-old man's body, as well as a "large group of teenagers", police said.
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