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There was some seriously colourful language in Senate estimates yesterday, but in this case the media regulator found radio hosts’ words were a step too far. Sarah Martin reports on what the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young described as “revolting, sexist, racist, misogynistic, divisive stuff”:
A “dangerous anti-abortion bill” before the Senate should be withdrawn, if the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, wants credibility on women’s healthcare, the minister for women, Katy Gallagher, says.
It is typical of Peter Dutton to view this purely as a matter of winning or losing votes, rather than any genuine commitment to women’s healthcare.
If Peter Dutton wants any credibility on women’s healthcare, he must immediately ensure Senators [Matt] Canavan and [Alex] Antic withdraw their dangerous anti-abortion bill currently before the Senate.
Continue reading...US elections live: Harris makes unexpected stop at DNC headquarters as millions of Americans cast their votes
Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session
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Dispatch from Grand Rapids, Michigan: They just showed a video here of Donald Trump shaving the head of Vince McMahon, the former CEO of WWE, during a wrestling event. It happened in 2007.
Needless to say, Trump hasn’t arrived yet.
Continue reading...Donald Trump says ‘we made history’ as he closes in on victory with win in Pennsylvania – as it happened
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The state of American democracy and the economy were the top issues on voters’ minds as they cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election, according to an NBC News exit poll.
The poll’s preliminary results show 35% of voters said democracy mattered most to their vote, while 31% said the economy.
Continue reading...Protests in Israel after defence minister sacked – as it happened
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Al Jazeera reports that the death toll from an Israeli strike on tents housing displaced people in central Gaza has risen to six, and includes a six-year-old and a four-year-old child.
Lebanon’s Nation News Agency has reported that the Israeli army, which has been staging incursions inside the south of the country, “is booby-trapping and destroying entire neighbourhoods in cities and towns, such that more than 37 towns have been wiped out and their homes destroyed, and more than 40,000 housing units have been completely destroyed.”
Continue reading...Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities – The New York Times
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A polarized America goes to the polls: ‘I’m in a house divided’
In the seven swing states that could decide whether Harris or Trump wins the election, voters feel fought over
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America had previously always been “somebody else’s country,” said Christopher La Rose, a health researcher, as he waited just before 7am in Pine Lake, a village that’s too small for postal delivery just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
But that changed recently for La Rose, who is of Guyanese descent, when he became an American citizen. He had the jitters on Monday night, before using his first-ever vote in a US election to back Kamala Harris.
Continue reading...Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru
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Lightning has killed a 34-year-old player and injured five others during a football match in Peru.
Sunday’s game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo province, about 70km south-east of Lima, was halted when lightning first struck, but a second bolt hit players as they began leaving the field. Video footage shows eight of the players collapsing after a loud crack.
Continue reading...US voters cast ballots with security tight as election campaign nears end
Several states increase security measures amid bomb threats as Trump and Harris make final pleas to supporters.
Oldest living survivor of Tulsa race massacre casts vote for Kamala Harris
Viola Ford Fletcher, 110, voted for the vice-president in Oklahoma, CNN reporter says
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, cast her ballot in Oklahoma on Tuesday at 110 years old for Kamala Harris.
In a photo shared on social media, Fletcher is wearing an “I voted” sticker, and according to CNN journalist Abby Phillip, Fletcher voted for the vice-president, as she had previously said she would.
Continue reading...US vote won’t make “huge differences [to] Israeli genocide”
Mohamad Elmasry explains why people who want the Gaza genocide to stop should not get their hopes up, in the US election
Trump more likely than Harris to end Gaza war “no matter what”
Dan Perry talks about why many Israelis believe Trump, if re-elected, will agree to anything the Israeli government does
Spain announces 10.6 billion euro aid package for flood affected areas
Package includes 838 million euros in cash handouts to small businesses and freelance workers affected by the disaster.
How serious are Europe’s car industry problems?
France calls for delaying EU fines for missing EV production targets.
Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda
Prime minister of Caribbean island expresses ‘deep shock and sadness’ at death of MP Asot Michael
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed “deep shock and sadness” after the suspected homicide of one of the country’s most prominent MPs.
Asot Michael, 54, was found unresponsive with what appeared to be “multiple puncture wounds about his body” at his home just after 8am, according to police on the Caribbean island. The representative for the country’s St Peter constituency was declared dead at the scene.
Continue reading...Boots says it will ‘draw lessons’ from research into links to slavery
Report looked into donations to Nottingham universities by Jesse Boot, who expanded pharmacy chain
The high-street pharmacy Boots’s links to the transatlantic slave trade have been revealed in new research that shows how the proceeds of enslavement became entangled with British capitalism.
Jesse Boot, the son of the company’s founder, expanded the chemist with the help of banks and premises linked to slavery. He was not identified as involved in the enslavement of people, the trade of enslaved people or trade in goods made by enslaved people.
Continue reading...Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister Yoav Gallant, triggering protests across Israel
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv and outside PM’s home condemn sacking of Gallant, widely seen by Israel’s allies as a brake on far-right elements of Israeli government
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has fired his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, a figure widely considered by Israel’s international allies to be a brake on the far-right elements of the country’s coalition government, prompting protests around Israel.
Netanyahu said in a video statement late on Tuesday that “significant gaps on handling the battle” in Gaza had emerged.
Continue reading...Video: Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defence minister Yoav Gallant, replacing him with Israel Katz.
Fight on French train involving axe and samurai sword leaves 4 students wounded, including one victim with hand cut off – CBS News
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Software glitch hits Pennsylvania county forcing extension of voting hours
Officials say a software issue which stops ballots being scanned has delayed many people from casting their vote.