What a 'super El Niño' would mean for Australia's weather in 2026 Australia's weather is expected to shift rapidly, thanks to the probable emergence of an El Niño, meaning drought, extreme heat and bushfires could be on the way.

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Sid Krofft, 96, Dies; Created Zany TV Shows for Children of All Ages

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Congratulations to all the Hungarians who turned out in massive numbers—almost 80% turnout—to reclaim their democracy. May your example remind the rest of us how it’s done

Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election

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Civil war among wild chimpanzees | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Science

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First person charged with 'from the river to the sea' offence faces court Liam Parry, 33, was arrested and charged last month for reciting the banned phrase "from the river to the sea."

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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous broadcaster and cultural powerhouse – obituary Roberts, who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, held multiple positions across decades in which she promoted Indigenous culture

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Acclaimed 20th century philosopher Jürgen Habermas dies at 96 - NPR

Trump's War The costs could be catastrophic

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Visual clues show the US could be getting closer to attacking Iran The steady flow of military assets moving towards Europe and the Middle East appears to be a warning that the US could be ready to attack Iran.

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Abandon shipment: how an Amazon van got marooned on the UK’s ‘most dangerous path’ Driver reportedly checked with base and was told to continue when GPS directed van on to Essex mudflats

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... “…wonder when looking at the picture of the Amazon van with water rising around it whether it might represent the limits of our faith in this model.”

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Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

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Has the US-led world order ended? | ask ian YouTube video by GZERO Media

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An ICE Killing Puts Minneapolis on the Brink The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.

[An ICE Killing Puts #Minneapolis on the Brink.
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“Agents have asked neighbors to become informants.”

NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts

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The MetroCard Never Got Its Due A symbol of New York is gone.

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US judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody The judge rules Abrego Garcia was "without lawful authority", and will now at least temporarily be allowed to return to his Maryland home.

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Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered.

Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...

Quick memo to the Press and Sunday NYT: using the front page to call 1.03 million urban voters “Struggling #Yuppies” DOES NOT do anything to rebut the claim that your preferred candidates were trapped in a #psychodrama from 1983. #NYC @NewYorker@flipboard.com

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Quick memo to the Press and Sunday NYT: using the front page to call 1.03 million urban voters “Struggling #Yuppies” DOES NOT do anything to rebut the claim that your preferred candidates were trapped in a #psychodrama from 1983. #NYC @newyorker.com

The Mamdani Era Begins His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.

#NYC #election : The progressives’ opponents were “trapped in a psychodrama where 1983 never ended.” www.newyorker.com/news/our-loc...

How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor

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> “… politics in the last nine years has been a lot of people being mean to each other on Twitter… We wanted people to get out in the world together in real spaces.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students

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Opinion | Make No Mistake: Trump Is an Albatross

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> it is a profound mistake to treat the 2024 presidential election as a referendum on the ideological direction of the United States or as evidence of a realignment or whatever else you happen to have as your hobbyhorse.

What Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America

Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board

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Writers are nothing if not well versed in the art of telling their writing software why its punctuation and grammar suggestions are incorrect.

President for Life Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.

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