The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high

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Eight posthumously discovered stories by the author of To Kill a Mockingbird are closer to a famous writer’s juvenilia than literary buried treasure.

Australians are being asked to have blind faith in the critical minerals deal – but who will really benefit? Critical minerals, once the domain of white-coated science nerds, have recently burst into our daily news headlines courtesy of Anthony Albanese’s visit with Donald Trump earlier this week, where a framework was signed to support increased investment in Australian critical minerals projects. Much like the fictional unobtanium in Avatar, critical minerals, as the name suggests, are of huge economic and strategic importance. So, ensuring the supply chains needed to produce mobile phones, renewable energy technology, electricity grids, defence equipment and AI is considered a national security priority by many nations. Continue reading...

The headlines are breathless: “China versus the world,” proclaimed The Australian, quoting some very important people from the sheriff's office urging allies to decouple from Beijing and unite against...

Associated Press photos show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction.