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Carolina is shaping up as one of the most important swing states in the US election, but many locals don’t care.
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘I have never voted’: Why US election hangs in the balance

In one of the most crucial swing states of the US election, voting couldn’t be farther from many locals’ minds, turning out for concerts or sports games across the weekend, while deciding if they will vote.

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Vice President Kamala Harris greets parishioners at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit on Sunday.
US Politics
The Washington Post

The stark difference in closing messages of Harris and Trump

Kamala Harris used Sunday to reiterate her message that she would be a president for all Americans, while Donald Trump doubled down on portraying a dystopian future for the US that he claimed only he could fix.

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Former US ambassador Joe Hockey says the turnout is the unknown factor in Trump or Harris win. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Andrew Brown

Turnout the unknown factor in tight US election: Hockey

As American voters head to the polls, former ambassador Joe Hockey says the upcoming election is the most unpredictable.

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US presidential hopeful Vice President Kamala Harris has landed one of her biggest celebrity endorsements yet: appearing on the long-running US TV show Saturday Night Live opposite the woman who sends her up. 
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

What will the VP’s Saturday Night Live appearance achieve?

Harris appeared opposite the comedian who’s sent her up for the past five years in the dying days of the US election. But can it be used to swing what she really needs — votes?

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US singer Jennifer Lopez (L) greets US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Las Vegas.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

J-Lo issues emotional rallying cry for Kamala Harris

Superstar singer Jennifer Lopez has made an emotional pitch for Vice President Kamala Harris at a Las Vegas rally, slamming Donald Trump and saying she believed in the power of Latino voters. 

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Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris was interrupted multiples times during her Phoenix, Arizona rally.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

More heckle than Harris as crucial Phoenix rally derailed

Vice President Kamala Harris was shouted down by Trump supporters and pro-Gaza protesters at her own campaign stop in a crucial swing state.

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A bus set on fire by LA Dodger fans.
USA
Staff Writers

Chaotic scenes in LA as Dodger fans run wild

A bus was set on fire and stores were looted as rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the baseball World Series.

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Elon Musk promises to give $US1m daily to someone who signed a free speech and gun rights petition. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Staff Writers

Big Elon Musk win in $1m voter giveaway

Elon Musk has secured a huge win in his controversial $1 million cash giveaway to voters ahead of the November 5 US presidential election.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he sits in a garbage truck.
US Politics
David Johns

Trump seizes on Biden gaffe by driving garbage truck

Former president Donald Trump has seized on Joe Biden’s gaffe about his supporters by driving a garbage truck while sporting a high-vis jacket. 

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Elon Musk promised to give $US1m daily to someone who signed his free speech and gun rights petition (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Kanishka Singh

Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $US1 million giveaway

The ‘illegal lottery’ entices Pennsylvania residents to share personal data.

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Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage at a rally on the Ellipse in front of the White House in Washington, DC.
US Politics
The Washington Post

Harris warns of Trump’s threat to democracy

Democratic nominee makes patriotic pitch surrounded by Washington monuments in the hopes of swaying remaining uncommitted voters

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Authorities found 18 bodies in various stages of decomposition at a Georgia funeral home. File image
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AP

Funeral home owner arrested after 18 decomposing bodies found

Authorities made the grim discovery while serving an eviction notice at the business.

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Vice President Kamala Harris gives her closing argument to a rally in Washington.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘I’m not perfect’: Harris’ admission at vital campaign rally

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a rare admission while speaking to Americans voters in the final days of the US election.

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Teri Garr was best known for Tootsie, Young Frankenstein and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Film
Matt Shrivell

Friends actress dies after harrowing health battle

An Oscar-nominated actress responsible for many iconic roles, including her work on Friends, has died after a health battle.

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JFK’s nephew has implored US politicians to town down the heat of the public discourse.
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US Politics
Latika M Bourke

JFK’s nephew says divisive politics will put US in danger

The nephew of former US President John F Kennedy has warned people with intellectual disabilities will be in danger if US politicians don’t stop spewing contempt for their opponents.

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