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James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.
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‘He lent me his RSC Oberon cape for my school play’: Patrick Stewart remembered by readers
From coaching youth community theatre to supporting Huddersfield football club and delighting sci-fi fans at graduation ceremonies, the actor is fondly remembered
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Sports
Casey, Jansen and Timoney start against Argentina
Nick Timoney, Craig Casey and Sean Jansen will start for Ireland against Argentina in the Nations Championship on Friday night with Jamison Gibson-Park and Josh van der Flier on the bench at the Aviva Stadium.
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Yemeni government forces claim control of strategic al-Jawf mountain range
The advance on al-Dahida heights, a strategic highland, comes as fighting escalates in al-Dhalea, Lahij and Taiz.
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Yemeni government forces claim control of strategic al-Jawf mountain range
The advance on al-Dahida heights, a strategic highland, comes as fighting escalates in al-Dhalea, Lahij and Taiz.
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Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing
Iran celebrates its claimed role in ‘regime change’ amid pressure on Trump to ‘finish the job’ with attack
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Endangered giant burrowing frog returns to wild after tadpoles rescued from ashes of black summer fires
Tadpoles collected from puddles in East Gippsland were transported to Melbourne zoo, where they were raised to metamorphosis and successfully bred in captivity for the first time
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Kemi Badenoch says Africans should apologise for slavery. She should read a history book
Enslavement’s devastating impact on Caribbean and African nations means that cross-diasporic solidarity has become central in addressing its legacy
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Sublime strawberries and great grapefruit among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November
‘Tons of mangoes’ are also coming through, with more stone fruit on the way towards the end of the month
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Military
Albanese government warned it is ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI
Centre for Public Integrity report calls for audit and public register of all automated decision-making Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal government is “sleepwalking its way into another robodebt” scandal amid a lack of transparency and legislation around the use of algorithms and AI in decisions, the chief executive of the independent thinktank the Centre for Public Integrity said. Dr Catherine Williams launched the centre’s “Computer Says No” report on Thursday, which examines the use of automated decision-making (ADM) tools by the government and calls f
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Kurtley Beale on his return to Wallabies fold aged 37: ‘There was some unfinished business’
Veteran playmaker has been recalled to Australia’s squad for the Nations Championship rugby Tests after a ‘rollercoaster’ few years Rugby Australia have been open about their ambition to revive union’s golden past at next year’s men’s World Cup. Wallabies coach Les Kiss appears to have taken it literally. His recall of Kurtley Beale, who turns 38 in January, for the Nations Championship this month is the final sweep in the playmaker’s staggering story arc. One that began with birth in Blacktown in the late 1980s, through a childhood in Mount Druitt, that loops through his private high schoolin
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Australia has an especially bad inflation problem. So why are we only middle-of-the pack on the misery index?
Comparing Australia to other countries may not be much comfort but does offer some perspective on the economy
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