Waymo issues recall over ability to handle flooded streets

Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle, as ‘dangerous, ignorant and wrong’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory government is removing a protection introduced to avoid a repeat of the Stolen Generation as part of sweeping reforms to the child protection system. The draft legislation was revealed alongside details of a

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has vowed to repeal Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax if they win power, setting up a major fight before the next election over ke

E. Jean Carroll has two defamation cases against President Donald Trump.

Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds A new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency ’s authority to strengthen public health protections around hazardous emissions and could result in more of the toxin being released into the air. Recent research has found EtO is about 60 times more carcinogenic than thought when the last r

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Meeting comes amid tentative trade truce but Iran, Taiwan and tensions over global supply chains will be complicating factors Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics . Donald Trump is heading to Beijing for high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as they seek to maintain a tentative trade truce while navigating Iran, Taiwan and dominance over global supply chains. Continue reading...

Guardian - World · Oct 8
From supermarkets to corner shops, live facial recognition could be coming to retailers near you. Jessica Murray on the AI systems increasingly used by the police and stores Live facial recognition is being hailed as a powerful new frontier in the fight against crime, not only by police but by private companies too. Retailers from supermarkets to corner shops hope it will help them fight back against shoplifting. But the Guardian’s social affairs correspondent, Jessica Murray , points out that i

NBC News · Oct 8
David Venturella speaks to the city of McFarland's Planning Commission in 2020.

NPR News · Oct 8
Compared to the start of President Trump's second term, David Venturella takes over an agency with a larger workforce, more financial resources — and also a continued funding lapse. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)