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Voting rights advocates welcome supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail ballots– live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T01:13:47+00:00

Executive order that directed US Postal Service to enact new requirements for main ballots ‘carries tremendous risks for the freedom to vote’, advocates saySupreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm electionsSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development.“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social,

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Australian politics live: ‘No plans’ for further fuel excise cut as petrol prices climb; university sector alarmed by One Nation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:48:31+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, says there is optimism that steel making will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace at Whyalla was announced yesterday.Speaking to ABC News Breakfast from Whyalla and donned in some hi-vis, Malinauskas says there was disappointment, heartbreak, but also a sense of inevitability when the announcement was made.[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn’t been recapitalised. The blast furnace is over 60 years old. It

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Geneva talks put Rwanda-DRC peace deal to the test

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:26:06+00:00

The talks come amid continued fighting and disputes over the implementation of key security commitments.

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Australian politics live: university campuses would ‘shut down’ under One Nation migration policy; Marles weighs in on AI ultimatum

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:20:01+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, says there is optimism that steel making will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace at Whyalla was announced yesterday.Speaking to ABC News Breakfast from Whyalla and donned in some hi-vis, Malinauskas says there was disappointment, heartbreak, but also a sense of inevitability when the announcement was made.[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn’t been recapitalised. The blast furnace is over 60 years old. It

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Supreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:05:25+00:00

Decision allows states to send ballots under process followed for years even as president tried to limit systemThe supreme court on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway.The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they have used for years. Continue reading...

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US supreme court blocks Trump administration from changing mail ballot rules for midterm elections – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:04:30+00:00

Decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots without meeting new requirements the USPS tried to impose through executive order from Donald Trump Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development.“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies f

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Emmy winners 2026: the full list

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:20+00:00

The Pitt and Hacks lead the awards tally this year, facing competition from Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, The Diplomat and moreEarly Emmy winners already announcedThe DiplomatThe Gilded AgeA Knight of the Seven KingdomsParadiseThe PittPluribusSlow HorsesYour Friends & Neighbors Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: university campuses would ‘shut down’ under One Nation migration policy; Marles weighs in on AI ultimatum

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T23:44:22+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, says there is optimism that steel making will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace at Whyalla was announced yesterday.Speaking to ABC News Breakfast from Whyalla and donned in some hi-vis, Malinauskas says there was disappointment, heartbreak, but also a sense of inevitability when the announcement was made.[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn’t been recapitalised. The blast furnace is over 60 years old. It

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Винищувачі НАТО вперше збили ворожий безпілотник в Литві: Науседа розповів перші деталі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-14T23:36:00+00:00

Через кілька хвилин після півночі Департамент пожежної охорони та рятувальних служб (PAGD) повідомив, що на територію Литви вторгся дрон.

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Emmy 2026, Michael J. Fox commuove la platea degli Emmy. Standing ovation

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-14T23:13:31+00:00

La cerimonia condotta da Mariska Hargitay consacra Jean Smart che vince per la quinta volta consecutiva per “Hacks” e Matthew Rhys premiato due volte da protagonista. Alan Cumming ha invitato ad andare a votare

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Emmy 2026, la miglior serie drammatica è “The Pitt”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-14T23:13:31+00:00

La cerimonia condotta da Mariska Hargitay consacra Jean Smart che vince per la quinta volta consecutiva per “Hacks” e Matthew Rhys premiato due volte da protagonista. Alan Cumming ha invitato ad andare a votare

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Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-14T23:01:19+00:00

Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental reportKey indicators of democracy in the US have fallen to their lowest levels in 50 years, with the global rule of law significantly undermined by the Trump administration’s “threats and actions”, data from a leading thinktank shows.Around the world, judicial independence, credible elections and freedom of expression, press freedom and access to justice are all at their lowest levels for at least 30 years, according to the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assis

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Ora il mio Israele deve scegliere a cosa credere

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-14T23:00:51+00:00

Le reazioni dure sul caso del film “Naza”, provenienti da entrambi i lati della barricata, mostrano lo stato di polarizzazione della nostra opinione pubblica

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