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Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year

Voting officials worry that the Department of Homeland Security will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that President Trump dislikes. (Image credit: Oliver Contreras)

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Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human. (Image credit: Chie Satou)

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Trump tests and looming battleground races highlight Tuesday’s primaries

President Donald Trump’s endorsement will once again be put to the test in multiple Republican primaries on Tuesday, which will also mark the kickoff of major general election campaigns for Senate and governor in battleground Georgia. Voters head to the polls for primaries in Oklahoma, as well as the District of Columbia, where the battle for mayor has highlighted broader divides in the Democratic Party. And Alabama and Georgia are holding primary runoffs in races where no candidate won a majori

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Ben Roberts-Smith’s bail varied so alleged war criminal can attend Australian War Memorial opening

Former SAS soldier had been invited along with all other living Victoria Cross recipients, judge told Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has successfully varied his bail to attend the opening of the Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. However he has not been allowed to go to a military graduation parade and afterparty north of Sydney due to concerns he might interact with another alleged war criminal, Oliver Schulz

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President Trump says a deal has been reached to end the Iran war, Trump celebrates birthday with UFC event, G7 summit kicks off Monday amid tensions between Europe and U.S.

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DMV artist turns belts into a conversation about discipline

Multidisciplinary artist Lex Marie has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram for her artwork confronting discipline within Black households.

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BBC World News · Oct 8

Japan raises interest rate to highest since 1995

The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024.

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ABC News · Oct 8

Moscow mayor says dozens of Ukrainian drones downed in attack on Russian capital

Dozens of Ukrainian long-range drones attacked Moscow overnight into Tuesday morning, according to the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

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BBC World News · Oct 8

Trump says deal to end war with Iran already signed and details to be released 'pretty soon'

Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but there is still confusion about the exact contents of the agreement.

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

UK ministers lobby Trump to avert backlash against social media ban

No 10 is worried about retaliation from White House over restrictions to under-16s’ internet use Ministers have embarked on a concerted lobbying operation to prevent a backlash from the Trump administration to the under-16s social media ban announced by Keir Starmer on Monday. Officials said they have spent weeks trying to reassure senior Trump officials and the US president himself that the restrictions were not specifically aimed at US technology companies. Continue reading...

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Two arrested during investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements as police reveal killer likely travelled to NSW

Two more men have been arrested as police continue their investigation into Porepunkah shooter Dezi Freeman’s months on the run after he killed two police officers. In a statement on Tuesday, police also revealed they believed Freeman had travelled between Victoria and New South Wales in the seven months between the August 2025 shooting at Porepunkah and when he was found on a remote property in Thologolong, near Walwa on the Victoria-New South Wales border, on 30 March. The seven-month search f

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Gavin Newsom says Department of Justice is investigating him, his wife

Newsom claimed Trump is coming for him because he's weighing a presidential run.

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Australia news live: police to investigate Gaza flotilla activist allegations; Victorian law set to enshrine right to WFH

The Australian federal police will begin conducting “inquiries” into abuse and sexual assault allegations made against Israeli authorities by Australian members of the Global Sumud flotilla after meeting Penny Wong yesterday afternoon. The AFP confirmed it had met members in the group at Parliament House and “has begun inquiries into allegations made by a representative of the group”. Guardian Australia understands a report of crime has not yet been formally submitted, which would trigger a form

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US-Iran ceasefire offers welcome respite but true peace looks distant as ever

Analysts say lengthy, painstaking negotiations over region’s root tensions are required to make ceasefire stick Middle East crisis – live updates In much of the Middle East, news that the US and Iran had come to a fragile agreement was greeted with relief tempered with doubt that any deal would resolve the turbulent region’s deep problems or even prevent a future return to war. In Kuwait, a frequent target of Iranian drone strikes during the 15-week conflict, Iyad Joumma, a 37-year-old Jordanian

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 4.35% as economy slows and unemployment rises

The Reserve Bank has left its official interest rate on hold at 4.35%, after economic activity slowed and unemployment hit a four-year high. The widely expected decision on Tuesday will bring little relief to mortgage holders, already strained by the RBA’s three consecutive rate hikes earlier in 2026. For an owner-occupier with an average-sized new mortgage of $745,000, now paying a typical rate of 6%, the year’s rate increases have seen monthly repayments soar from $4,114 to $4,467. A fourth ra

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Champion swimmer with rare brain cancer urges UK to do more to help people with condition

Archie Goodburn, a 24-year-old champion swimmer who has a rare, inoperable form of brain cancer, is calling for the government to do more to help people with the condition. “I grew up representing my country, and I want to see my country supporting me back,” he said. Two years ago, Goodburn’s life changed. A few months before the Paris Olympics qualifiers, he started experiencing strange episodes during training, which grew in intensity: a loss of strength, numbness on his left flank, a deep fee

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ABC News · Oct 8

Personal trainer goes missing after leaving gym, search underway: Police

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was last seen walking away from a Planet Fitness in Lexington on Thursday and was reported missing the following day, according to police.

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BoM forecasts strong El Niño and warns climate change could amplify any effects on Australia

El Niño events linked with extreme weather around the world – and can increase risk of bushfires in Australia and coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño – the phenomenon linked to hotter and drier conditions for Australia – is now locked in place in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The bureau warned climate change would amplify

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Sly stage version of The Traitors to lure audiences with five different endings

Play at Gillian Lynne theatre in London will cycle through versions with weekend crowds able to pick one In keeping with its well-earned reputation for cloak and dagger, the stage adaptation of the hit gameshow Traitors will present audiences with different renditions of the story depending on which night they attend. The Traitors: Acts of Betrayal will take the form of a five-play cycle, with weekend crowds able to determine which version of the BBC show dramatisation they see. Continue reading

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'Dancing girl' sculpture restored in Indian textbook after backlash

'Dancing girl' sculpture restored in Indian textbook after backlash The "covered-up" image of a nude artefact has been withdrawn from an Indian school textbook after it sparked a massive backlash from historians and educationists. The bronze sculpture - known as the Dancing girl from Mohenjo-daro - shows a girl standing with one hand on her hip and is one of the most recognisable artefacts from the Indus Valley civilisation. But in a newly released grade nine textbook, the figurine's torso was c