Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla exploring largest merger in history
Tech mogul says tie-up has a 'lot of merit', given firms' complementary work on AI.
‘Trash Island’ or DC landmark? How a golf course got Trump in a messy legal dispute
Trump said he has plans to turn a 106-year-old public golf course in Washington DC into a tournament-capable golf course for pros, but local golfers are not happy.
Police charge accused Brendan Nugent with additional offences – as it happened
Independent MP’s condition remains critical on Wednesday after surgery to save her remaining leg
Anthony Albanese has described the police interview on Tuesday with Brendan Nugent as “extensive” but that the motivation of the alleged “violent” attack against Helen Haines is still unknown.
Certainly, it’s a reminder that the world is a more dangerous and divided place than it was a generation ago.
But I think that Australians do want to see their politicians be able to go about their business, to be able to get something from the back of their car, for goodness sake.
My side, every side included. We all have to recognise that politics has got more aggressive.
The particular impact on women in politics … [They] have got a different form of vilification and aggression towards them as well.
Continue reading...Trucker protest leaves supermarket shelves and gas pumps empty in southern Italy – AP News
Faecal waste pollutes drinking water in Mexico’s Yucatan, Greenpeace says
The report says nearby pig farms and municipal wastewater are the likely sources of contamination.
Haitian migrants changed this US town – Trump’s deportation drive is reshaping it again
The president thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight with a false pet-eating claim - years later, it remains at the heart of the immigration debate.
Fast-fashion giant Shein outperforms several Australian retailers on ethics, report says
Ghanda and Windsor Smith are among lowest-rated in Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report based on metrics such as wages and sustainability
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Online fast-fashion giant Shein is outperforming many Australian high street retailers on ethical standards, according to an industry review.
The 11th Baptist World Aid ethical fashion report, released on Tuesday, assessed the ethical practices of 138 Australian and international companies, representing 543 fashion brands.
Continue reading...NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships – The Kyiv Independent
- NATO to bolster Black Sea presence with patrol aircraft, drones after attacks on commercial ships The Kyiv Independent
- Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks The Guardian
- Russia, Ukraine and the increasingly fierce conflict in the Black Sea AsiaNews
- NATO to send planes and drones to Black Sea after attacks on shipping Reuters
- NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks Al Jazeera
Portugal cost-of-living protesters pour back into camps cleared by police
Police arrested 55 people while clearing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto.
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
Drone strike on Abyei market near Sudan-South Sudan border kills 150
University of Arizona sorority member alleges sexual assault at fraternity house
Student told the university’s police department that assault by two men occurred in August during a night of drinking
A sorority member at the University of Arizona has alleged she was sexually assaulted by two men at a fraternity house during a night of drinking in late August.
The student told the university’s police department that she consensually kissed one of the men at one point while at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on 26 August but doesn’t remember agreeing to sex, according to search warrant records posted Monday night by KOLD-TV in Tucson.
Continue reading...UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
UN experts press for an independent investigation into Indian authorities' conduct.
UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks – DW.com
- UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks DW.com
- Britain sends fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks The Washington Post
- WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond Al Jazeera
- UK to send jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and other Mideast news AP News
- How Saudi Arabia's defense vulnerabilities could become Trump's problem amid Houthi onslaught Fox News
Man, Woman Executed for ‘Indecent Acts’ in Mecca Mosque – Newser
- Man, Woman Executed for 'Indecent Acts' in Mecca Mosque Newser
- Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia BBC
- Saudi Arabia executes Bangladeshi couple for ‘indecent acts’ in Mecca The Times
- No, Photo Doesn’t Show Bangladeshi Nationals Who Were Executed in Saudi Arabia The Quint
- What a confidential memo reveals about two Bangladeshis executed in Saudi Arabia The Daily Star
France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots and what to learn from them – BBC
- France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots and what to learn from them BBC
- What’s Behind the Protests in France and What Happens Next WSJ
- France announces nightly curfews 'for as long as necessary' in Paris and other cities NPR
- France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next? CNN
- Opinion | The French Fantasy Is Coming to an End The New York Times
France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots and what to learn from them
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
Musk confirms SpaceX and Tesla exploring merger
Elon Musk says SpaceX and Tesla are considering a merger that would form a $3.5 trillion mega company.
Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoir
Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, five years after he accused her of defaming him in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
In the memoir, Carey described Morgan as a “sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother” and called him her “ex-brother”.
Continue reading...Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney – AP News
- Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject separation process in a victory for Carney AP News
- Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada CNN
- Alberta's decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump BBC
- Alberta voters reject move toward separation from Canada in referendum CBS News
- Opinion | Canada Said No, Again The New York Times
US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation
The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.