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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.

Woman dies after being struck on Pacific Motorway

A woman has died following a tragic traffic incident on the Pacific Motorway at Loganholme on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Exit 30 about 3.40pm after reports of a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle.

 

One Nation is worried about PBS drugs sold on the black market

One Nation is concerned about subsidised, prescription medicines being sold on the black market, one of several examples of what it says are Medicare "rorts". We've known for years that some types of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) can be misused this way.

 

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China memory chipmaker CXMT's shares soar in blockbuster listing

HONG KONG (AP) – Shares of CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, shot skyward Monday as they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offering in recent years.

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US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test neighbors' ties

DETROIT (AP) – A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River.

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Mamdani to offer 30% discount on meat and produce at city-owned grocery stores

NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores stirred up critics who roasted the idea as the democratic socialist’s first step toward creating communist bread lines in the city.

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Trump defends economic policies in Michigan, where Canadian tariffs may sting

MILFORD, Mich. (AP) – President Donald Trump is touting his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up.

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US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test neighbors' ties

DETROIT (AP) – A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River.

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections.

NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices.

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Fifty hot air balloons launch at Russian festival to set new record
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US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too
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Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes
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Spanish Civil Guard rescue and give water to animals amid wildfires