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Australia usually hosts the world’s biggest cuttlefish mating event – not this year
Australia’s annual giant cuttlefish breeding aggregation on South Australia’s Cuttlefish Coast has fallen to its lowest recorded level, raising fears of a severe decline in the species. Officials estimate that only 1,811 animals arrived this winter, compared with 63,000 last year, and conservationists are calling for the cuttlefish to be listed as endangered. The decline…
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Nevada may regulate Kalshi prediction markets, appeals court rules
A US appeals court has allowed Nevada to regulate Kalshi, rejecting the prediction-market operator’s effort to prevent state oversight. The decision intensifies a wider dispute over whether platforms offering event-based contracts, including sports-related markets, should be treated as gambling businesses subject to state licensing rules or fall primarily under federal commodities regulation. Nevada regulators and…
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Wisconsin parent storms field during youth football game and trips 9-year-old kid in wild scene
A parent at a youth American football match in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, ran on to the field and tripped a nine-year-old player as he was approaching a touchdown. The incident has prompted concern about adult behaviour at children’s sporting events, and police issued the man with a disorderly conduct citation. The incident occurred during an…
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DAVID MARCUS: Woke Virginia tears down statue of Geneva Convention pioneer
A statue of Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire, a Confederate surgeon credited with helping establish protections for military medical personnel, was removed from Virginia’s Capitol grounds alongside other Confederate monuments. The opinion article criticises the decision as an erasure of history, arguing that McGuire’s humanitarian legacy should have been weighed separately from his Confederate service. The…
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Hull maintain flying start as Liam Millar’s winner ruins Coventry’s day
Hull City preserved their perfect Premier League start with a late 1-0 win at Coventry, following their surprise victory over Manchester United the previous week. Liam Millar’s 82nd-minute counterattacking goal denied Coventry their first point of the season on an emotional return to top-flight football at home after more than 25 years. Coventry created the…
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Trump ruthlessly sidelines Pete Hegseth after Camp David showdown… as insiders mock war secretary’s humiliating inadequacy – and new cabinet golden boy gets promotion
The article reports that Donald Trump is relying more heavily on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his administration seeks to end its war with Iran, while becoming frustrated with War Secretary Pete Hegseth. It says Trump has shifted from favouring further military force towards economic pressure, reportedly because US stocks of important missiles and other…
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Byron Donalds shuts down Bill Maher’s claim on GOP primary racism, says ‘Florida is a meritocracy’
Republican Florida gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds rejected Bill Maher’s suggestion that racism contributed to his weaker results in several largely White Panhandle counties during the GOP primary. Donalds said the outcome reflected a crowded contest and argued that Florida voters choose candidates on merit, while Maher maintained that racial prejudice may still affect some voters.…
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James Cleverly leaves shadow cabinet for London mayoral bid
Sir James Cleverly has resigned from the Conservative shadow cabinet to pursue his party’s nomination for London mayor at the 2028 election, arguing that Labour has “let down” the capital. His departure from the shadow housing, communities and local government brief takes effect immediately and confirms weeks of speculation about his political future, positioning a…