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From The Sports Desk: Baseball's new frontier

Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants talks to manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the umpires prior to the spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium on February 27, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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March Madness is missing Cinderella this year — and she may never come back

Cameron Boozer #12 of the Duke Blue Devils during the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Greenville, S.C.

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Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran

Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisis Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast As diesel prices make history by passing $3 a litre in nearly every capital city around the country, the stresses of high fuel costs are beginning to show. Truckies are warning they will go out of business if they can’t renegotiate their contracts with customers; farmers are warning the same, telling families that fo

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Long-promised animal cruelty prevention laws quietly shelved by Victorian government

Exclusive: Labor bill recognising all animals as sentient and raising care requirements won’t be introduced before state election Warning: This article contains graphic content Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A bulldog trapped on a balcony, forced to live among its own faeces. A corgi kept in similarly squalid conditions, surrendered by its owner after community outrage. A Maltese shih tzu beaten with a metal pole – its attacker spared jail. These are the kinds of an

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Australia refuses to say how many Chinese nationals are arriving by boat, saying it may damage bilateral relations

Exclusive: Indonesia reports growing number of attempts by Chinese nationals to organise boat journeys, as Australian authorities refuse to reveal details Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has refused to reveal how many Chinese nationals have arrived in Australia by boat since 2024, saying that disclosing the figure may harm relations with other countries. However, reports by Indonesian po

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Small petrol stations urge Albanese government to crack down on fuel wholesalers as operators run dry

Businesses ranging from vegetable growers to miners warn of disruption from rising petrol prices and lack of supply Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Independent petrol station operators and miners are urging the federal government to crack down harder on major fuel wholesalers hoarding supply and withholding deliveries from smaller operators. Amid growing disruption from the Iran war , smaller operators are running out of fuel, including in rural and regional areas. O

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Israel using white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says

Human Rights Watch and others say they have documented use of weapon in civilian areas, which some argue is illegal When the M825-series 155mm artillery projectile airbursts, expelling its felt wedges containing white phosphorus, it leaves a distinctive knuckle-shaped plume. That is how Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers said they were able to verify that Israel was again using the notorious weapon over south Lebanon, reigniting accusations that it is breaking the laws of war. The New York-bas

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

‘Makes Covid look like a tea party’: Australian food prices could rise for the next year, farmers warn

Iran conflict could see shortages not just in fuel, but fertiliser and fossil fuel resins – used to make milk bottles Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Farmers say Australian consumers could pay more for everyday staples for the next year at least as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran. But the CEO of dairy farmer cooperative Norco, Michael Hampson, says a six to 12 month disruption to food supply is likely a best-case scenario, depending on the strait of Hormuz reop

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NBC News · Oct 8

Stephen Colbert tabbed to write new 'Lord of the Rings' movie

Stephen Colbert in the video announcement.

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

Tristan Roberts, 18, handed life sentence after killing his mother with a hammer

Tristan Roberts pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother, Angela Shellis.

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From YouTube to Trump: six urgent issues for BBC’s new boss, Matt Brittin

Pressing tasks for new director general also include an expiring royal charter, and finding a new top team Matt Brittin may have only just been announced as the new BBC director general, but his inbox is already overflowing. Here are his immediate challenges: Continue reading...

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Matt Brittin: why the BBC’s new Doctor Who-loving boss may not have much time for sleep

After almost two decades at Google, the corporation’s incoming director general is taking on British media’s most powerful and treacherous job In recent months, Matt Brittin, the Doctor Who-loving fitness fanatic and former Google executive, has made no secret of his desire to make the jump from big tech to the world of broadcasting. At the end of last year, he told an event filled with some of television’s most senior figures that he had wanted to break into their industry “for a very long time

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US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says ‘drama distracts’

Judge voids Kennedy’s ACIP picks, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccine recommendations in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Amid upheaval to the US vaccine advisory committee Robert Malone, the former co-chair and controversial figure who has opposed vaccines, says he has been pushed out and won’t be involved in any future decisions. The move comes after a federal judge stayed the appointment of 13 members of the advisory committee on immunizat

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

‘They can reach me wherever’: China using financial tactics to coerce people who flee, says report

UK urged to tackle transnational repression, as dissidents say Beijing has targeted them with tax letters and other threats “I didn’t feel safe, even though I’m not based in Hong Kong any more,” said Christopher Mung Siu-tat after getting tax bills from Hong Kong authorities. “The regime can reach me by their long arms wherever I am.” Siu-tat, the executive director at the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor, a UK-based NGO, fled Beijing’s sweeping national security laws years ago. The letters are t

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Guardian - World · Oct 8

US army raises max enlistment age to 42 and scraps marijuana restrictions for recruits

Change raises age limit from 35 and removes barrier for entry for recruits who have a legal conviction for cannabis Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 years old and scrapped a barrier for potential recruits who have a legal conviction for marijuana or drug paraphernalia possession. People aged up to 42 can now enlist in the army, the army national guard and the army reserves, according to the new U

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NBC News · Oct 8

Stocks rally, oil prices fall after U.S. sends Iran a peace plan

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on Tuesday.

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Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset Israel’s parliament has advanced a contentious bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of terrorism to its final vote, after the Knesset’s national security committee approved the measure on Tuesday. The legislation, initiated by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party led by National Security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has drawn sharp criti

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House holds hearing on Department of Homeland Security funding lapse

Watch live coverage as the House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on the impacts of the funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security. The committee will hear testimony from from leadership of the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Politicians battle over immigration policy after Loyola student's death

Sheridan Gorman.

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Mother was allegedly trafficked to US and illegally detained by ICE while accused abuser is free, lawyers say

The woman was arrested at routine ICE check-in and separated from two children, aged 18 months and four Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A Venezuelan mother of two who was allegedly trafficked to the US has been unlawfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and could soon be deported, according to her lawyers. The woman has applications in process for asylum and a visa designed for victims of trafficking. Continue reading...