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Everett's novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prizePercival Everett has won the $10,000 National Book Award for fiction, one of the US's most prestigious literary prizes, for James, his acclaimed reimagining of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.The 67-year-old author was also shortlisted for...
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Infrastructure minister made claims about Tony Pasin to parliament on Wednesday, asking privileges committee to investigateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe infrastructure minister, Catherine King, has alleged in a speech to parliament that Liberal backbencher Tony...
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Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has introduced a bill that would allow drugs and mobile phones to be confiscated from non-citizens in...
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NSW premier and transport minister meet with officials from rail union as they try to prevent two-day network-wide train strike. Follow today's news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales MPs condemned for 'part-time' parliamentary yearScores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per...
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US state department also confirms American's death in Vang Vieng, where Jones and friend Holly Bowles fell critically illFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne teen Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital, a week after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in...
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Driven by anxiety over Donald Trump's impending presidency and his stringent immigration policies, a large group of approximately 1,500 migrants have embarked on a grueling journey from Tapachula, Mexico. Their goal is to reach the US border and seek asylum before Trump assumes office in January.
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Judge finds neither Nikola Marko Gasparovic nor Dominik Sieben's actions at 2022's soccer final were Nazi-related but upholds Marijan Lisica's convictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo of the first people convicted under laws that outlawed shows of Nazi symbolism...
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Vehicle set on fire in Woollahra and cars vandalised with slogans 'fuck Israel' and 'PKK coming'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA vehicle has been destroyed by fire and nine cars and three buildings vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney's eastern suburbs,...
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Former ABC foreign correspondent and SMH journalist says he will put a 'blowtorch' to the industryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe investigative reporter and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser has been named the new host of ABC's Media Watch.The multi-award...
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke exclusively with NBC News' Courtney Kube about Russian President Putin lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons and called Putin's behavior "dangerous." For more on this story, tune in to NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT.
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At least two people killed as major storm batters region, closing schools, downing trees and knocking out powerA major storm swept across the US north-west, battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.The Weather Prediction Center issued...
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Extreme heat expected to hit much of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and inland NSW as central Queensland braces for flooding Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMuch of Australia's east coast will swelter through heatwave conditions this weekend with temperatures set...
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A Florida man was arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. He wanted to detonate a bomb during Thanksgiving week. The FBI found bomb-making materials in his storage unit. He had been researching explosives online since 2017. The man aimed to 'reset' the US government. He believed the US was ready for a revolution.
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Darius Paduch, a former New York doctor, was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing numerous patients, including minors, over a span of twelve years. Paduch exploited his position at prominent Manhattan and Long Island hospitals, assaulting patients during exams and employing manipulative tactics.
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Police Accountability Project says a number of charges had been withdrawn and raised questions about the responseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say 110 people have now been arrested in relation to a violent protest in Melbourne, but questions remain about the...
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Broadcaster will unveil more big changes to Radio National and local programming on Thursday afternoonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastABC Sydney's Mornings presenter Sarah Macdonald has revealed on air that her contract won't be renewed in the lead-up to an...
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Thinktank's report says Beijing has emerged from Covid-induced lull with a 'more competitive, politically targeted model' of engagement in the regionChina has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after charting a "resurgence” in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding.Over the past decade, China...
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The West Bengal region of India has been devastated by climate disasters and opportunistic sex traffickers are targeting girls in the region. CBC's Salimah Shivji hears their stories of horror and survival and learns how the community is fighting to protect their daughters.
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Other acts include Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott, Shaboozey and Blackpink members Jennie and LisaLady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline Coachella 2025.Scott, whose prominent billing comes with the description "designs the desert”, will reportedly design an immersive experience called CatcusCon, Rolling...
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Despite a diplomatic push from Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, Turkey won't back down on its bid to host Cop31Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia's plan to host a major UN climate summit in 2026 has hit a Turkish roadblock. It is unclear how long it will...
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Randy Boissonnault to 'step away from cabinet' after being accused of 'pretendianism' and improper business dealingsCanada's employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of scrutiny over his business dealings and his shifting claims of Indigenous ancestry.Moments before question period on Wednesday, Justin Trudeau's office said...
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Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Wednesday as Ukraine's capital prepared for a possible Russian airstrike that did not come. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv had already announced it was closing temporarily Wednesday because of a "potential significant air attack," and a Ukrainian military official told CBS News it had information that Russia could...
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Ewan Methven, 26, made no plea in relation to Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21, whose body was found on MondayA man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.Ewan Methven, 26, made no plea to the murder charge when he appeared at a private hearing at Hamilton sheriff court on Wednesday. Continue reading...
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Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is 'more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria's First Peoples' Assembly wants decision-making powers over how the state's Indigenous...
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European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromiseEuropean parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen's top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December.Leaders of the centre-right European People's party (EPP), the Socialists...
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Nineteen-year-old last seen leaving her Brunswick home in October and remains yet to be formally identified have been found in DandenongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe final hours of missing teen Isla Bell's life have been captured on CCTV in the Melbourne...
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Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula 'not strong enough'Ukraine's western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight Russia's invasion of its neighbour in 2022 as the conflict enters its 1,000th day.The final agreed text from the summit in Brazil was...
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The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why.
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Under different circumstances, you might expect to see someone like Gubad Ibadoghlu speaking at a United Nations conference on climate change. But as the world leaders gather at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the economist and outspoken fossil fuel critic is 30 kilometres away, locked inside his home, under 24/7 police surveillance.
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Poisoning can overload the body with acid, causing vomiting, abdominal pain, unconsciousness and vision lossTwo Australian teenagers are severely ill in hospital in Thailand after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos.The pair are among several foreign nationals to become ill after unknowingly consuming alcoholic drinks...
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Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a hospital in Central Gaza. He told parliamentary members what he witnessed, including drones that would come down and "pick off civilians, children. And we had description after description. This is not,...
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Speaking about this specific party, Jason revealed that Diddy's team requested double-sided locks in bedrooms. The party took place on May 3, 2014 and there was a rampant cocaine use with broken bottles and condom wrappers left all over the property, The Mirror reported. "The bedrooms the following day were disgusting, broken bottles of alcohol,...
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A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients.
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In a new book, Pope Francis called for an investigation into whether Israel's ground offensive in Gaza constitutes a genocide, sparking intense debate about the war — and also raising questions about the tangible impact that papal statements have on Catholics and global politics.
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About 50 firefighters and 15 fire trucks called to battle blaze at venue in Chapel Street, South YarraFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne nightclub has been razed after a suspicious fire broke out in the middle of the night.Lux nightclub on Chapel Street in...
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Too many new developments lack green spaces and have fast food outlets built before essential infrastructure, peak body warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne-in-five Australians living in outer metropolitan areas face inadequate access to schools, healthcare, third...
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This live blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine war coverage here:See all our Ukraine war coverageIn a television interview in France, foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has dismissed Vladimir Putin's approval of a new nuclear doctrine yesterday as rhetoric, and, Reuters reports, said "We are not intimidated.”The change in nuclear...
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