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As a major heat wave grips the eastern US, here’s how to stay safe – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for

Millions of Americans are under heat advisories ahead of the July Fourth holiday as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern United States.

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Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other

Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have competing interests – some in favor of them, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves, but with concerns that relate to aspects of data center…

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How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American

Twenty-five years ago, I attended a Fourth of July parade in Boston that has stuck with me.

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200 years after his birth, controversial composer Stephen Foster still sings to America’s contradictions

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence happens to also coincide with the 200th birthday of composer Stephen Collins Foster.

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Why turning off screens is so hard for children – and four tips to make it easier

The challenges and consequences surrounding children’s screen use are a leading concern for UK families.

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Venezuela earthquakes highlight the limits of early warning systems

Earthquakes still arrive without warning. That is the hard truth scientists have been forced to accept, despite a decade of advances in artificial intelligence, satellite monitoring and dense seismic networks.

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What the World Cup hydration breaks reveal about who governs men’s football

Twenty-two minutes into Canada’s group match against Qatar on June 18, the home crowd began to boo. They weren’t questioning a referee decision, nor a move by the opposition, but the mandatory three-minute player break for water. Canada was already cruising to a 6-0 win; the irritation was aimed squarely…

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‘Not fair and honest’: KPMG and other audit firms finally face a reckoning – and a potential break-up

The “big four” audit and consulting firms face a likely crackdown that could even lead to the firms being broken up, following a string of ethical failures.

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Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas emissions. The science shows their concerns are warranted

For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city’s two gas export facilities.

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The National Rental Affordability Scheme has ended. What’s next for those who relied on it?

Today, July 1, is the start of a new financial year. It also marks the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which once provided more than 35,000 affordable rental homes across the country.

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This strange novel riffs on The Tempest, swapping its teen girl for a menopausal marine biologist

Kris Kneen’s new novel of rich strangeness and blurred boundaries, and set on a wild island, references both Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring – which gives it its name.

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Running on a treadmill is easier than running outside. Does that matter?

You hop on the treadmill, set your pace, and easily knock out a couple of kilometres.

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Australian musicians hate AI using their songs, but have little legal protection

Music from Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, INXS, Midnight Oil, AC/DC, Tones and I, Gotye, Ben Frost, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Parkway Drive, The Living End and Vance Joy has been found in a database of 12 million songs used to teach artificial intelligence.

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Labor gains in three further polls; Trump’s ratings recover slightly

Three further federal polls have been released since Monday’s article, for a total of five polls since Sunday.

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Australia wants a ‘digital duty of care’. But how will we check what big tech is doing?

You expect to be safe when you go to work or when your kids play at the school playground. When you go to the doctor or get financial advice from the bank, you expect they’ll act in your interests.

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AI can be a personal trainer in your pocket – but is it safe?

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the fitness industry: people can now ask chatbots to write marathon plans, build gym programs and even adjust workouts based on sleep or heart rate data.

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Lived experience is often dismissed – but we should recognise it as a form of expertise

Institutions increasingly invite people to contribute their lived experience. Government agencies appoint patients to advisory panels and call on communities for their views on policy. Health New Zealand employs peer support workers and universities seek lived experience in research. These initiatives acknowledge that lived experience matters.

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Why does our mind wander? New study taps into the tricks of staying on task

You’re sitting at your desk, writing a short story. You remain focused but after several hours, you still can’t see how to end it. So you go for a run, allowing your thoughts to run with you. Instead of stumbling on a rock, you fall onto a solution.

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In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence

The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, meaning that nearly all babies born in the United States automatically become American citizens, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

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Elon Musk is remaking the world, like Henry Ford before him – but more dangerously

Elon Musk, briefly the world’s first trillionaire – but now a mere billionaire again – is a man of exceptions. He’s built not one, but two of the world’s most pioneering technology companies (Tesla and SpaceX). He was talking about settling humans on Mars with a straight face some 20…

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Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Constitution by preventing transgender students from joining female sports teams, and that states can restrict who participates on women’s and girls sports teams based on a student’s sex assigned at birth.

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‘I hate you!’: what little kids really mean when they say this

I hate you. You’re the worst mum in the world!

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Australia’s lung cancer screening program is a year old. But can the health system deliver?

It’s been a year since Australia launched its National Lung Cancer Screening Program. Since July 2025, about 100,000 Australians have been screened.

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Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia’s reefs. But we could find ways to protect them

Australia is home to some of the world’s most beautiful reefs.

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13,000 tonnes of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here’s how it could be cleaned up

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the Moon. Now it has more than 15,000 – about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The world’s first trillionaire plans to launch one million more satellites, each roughly 70 metres long and 20 metres wide, that would form…

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