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Nov 1, 2026 - World

Eight injured in shooting outside Legion FieldAnnual game draws huge crowds to BirminghamOne person was killed and eight others were wounded in a mass shooting outside Legion Field after the annual Magic City Classic football game on Saturday night, police in Birmingham, Alabama, said.Michael Pickett, chief of the Birmingham Police Department, said most spectators and families had left the stadium property after the game, but the shooting happened nearby, where vendors were set up along Graymont Avenue. Continue reading...

Nov 1, 2026 - World

In state that become ‘ground zero’ for discrimination against south Asians, experts say they are seeing voters motivated to fight backLast winter, while Pooja Sethi was canvassing to become the Democratic candidate for the Texas house of representatives, she received a text from a staff member alerting her to a post on X. The Turning Point USA influencer Savanah Hernandez – a Trump supporter known for creating videos that target immigrants – had posted a photo of Sethi’s campaign banner with the caption: “Welcome to politics in Texas.”The post went viral. Continue reading...

Nov 1, 2026 - World

Centre of downturn shifts away from Sydney and Melbourne, but after such strong growth most homeowners still sit on sizeable gainsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian home values have dropped for a seventh consecutive month, with prices in the capital cities now falling at the fastest pace in 40 years as rising mortgage rates scare off buyers.Cotality data shows the centre of the downturn is also shifting away from Sydney and Melbourne toward the mid-sized state capital cities, with Brisbane and Perth leading October’s declines. Continue reading...

Nov 1, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Mark Jones, once on track for one of the Liberal party’s most powerful roles, is now instrumental in One Nation’s expansionGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastIn 2023, a young and ambitious Liberal moderate was on the brink of securing one of the most powerful roles in the party: state director of the New South Wales branch. Three years later, he is playing a key role in selecting and vetting One Nation candidates determined to beat his former colleagues.Multiple Liberal sources familiar with recruitment for the position, which involves running election campaigns and managing fundraising, confirm Mark Jones was among the final three candidates for the role before his career advancement was ultimately blocked.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Nov 1, 2026 - World

Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their workGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAI is taking First Nations art and turning it into “Temu slop”, the Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Scales has said.Scales, the chair of the National Gallery of Australia’s First Nations advisory group, said the technology is undermining the agency of First Nations artists and the authenticity of their work and represents a “a theft” of cultural knowledge. Continue reading...