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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) watches as US President Donald Trump walks off Marine One while arriving at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 2, 2020, after testing positive for covid-19. - President Donald Trump will spend the coming days in a military hospital just outside Washington to undergo treatment for the coronavirus, but will continue to work, the White House said Friday (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Trump defiant despite COVID hospital stay

Donald Trump has assured the world he is ‘doing well’ and revealed more about his battle with coronavirus, amid claims the US President is ‘having trouble breathing’.

Leaders

Biden’s plan to ‘silence’ Trump

The fall out from the first presidential debate continued in the US with some Democrats calling on Mr Biden to refuse to take part in any more one-on-one contests with Donald Trump.

World

US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House September 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. - US President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election, The New York Times reported September 27, 2020, citing tax return data extending more than 20 years. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Ex FBI boss ‘can’t recall’ Trump Russia plan to protect Hillary

The former head of the spy agency had a “stunning” memory lapse when asked about the Russian election interference drama.

World Breaking News

(FILES) In this file combination of pictures created on September 10, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) speaking as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 10, 2020, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaking after a virtual meeting on safe school reopening, in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 2, 2020. - The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. Tuesday's clash, coming right after Trump defied Democrats and nominated a conservative to replace the late Supreme Court liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could again upend an already nail-biting contest. Biden, 77, leads in polls against the Republican incumbent, both nationwide and in most of the crucial swing states set to provide the decisive electoral college count on November 3. (Photos by MANDEL NGAN and JIM WATSON / AFP)

Trump’s shock Supreme Court call

Donald Trump’s prediction on just when Judge Amy Coney Barrett, his controversial pick to join the US Supreme Court, will be confirmed has prompted outrage from Joe Biden and Democrats.

World

Ron Reyes, 66, a retired businessman poses for a portrait outside the Hillsborough Community College - Dale Mabry Campus, where Democratic Presidential Nominee, Joe Biden, was speaking at a round table event with veterans. Tampa, Florida, USA. Tuesday, September 15th, 2020. (Angus Mordant for NewsCorp Australia)

Why Latino vote could decide US presidential election

The battle for Florida’s Latino voters could decide the entire US presidential election. And the reason may surprise you.

News

HENDERSON, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: A supporter holds up a "Make America Great Again" sign during a campaign event for U.S. President Donald Trump at Xtreme Manufacturing on September 13, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. Trump's visit comes after Nevada Republicans blamed Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak for blocking other events he had planned in the state. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Twitter clamps down on teens paid to promote Trump

Teen “trolls” are reportedly saturating social media with pro-Trump messaging, funded by a shady conservative organisation, to boost the re-election hopes of “the bodyguard of western civilisation”.

True Crime

CECILIA HADDAD'S KILLER IS APPEALING FOR PAROLE

Cecilia Haddad’s accused killer seeking COVID jail release

Marcelo Santoro is seeking early release from Rio’s notorious Gericinó prison, where the former mining engineer awaits trial over the murder of Cecilia Haddad.

News

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - SEPTEMBER 09: Paraeducator Kim Caruso helps Harper Shea (5), on her first day of kindergarten on September 9, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. For millions of kindergarteners attending in-school classes for the first time, wearing masks and social distancing at school isn't just the new normal; it is the normal. Life in a time of coronavirus will forever be the way they began their scholastic career. Harper attends Rogers International School, a magnet K-8 school, which is part of Stamford Public Schools. The district is using a hybrid model, which includes both in-school classes and distance learning. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Arresting children won’t keep us safe from COVID

It’s hard to imagine a world where teenagers face police arrest for attending school too often, but thanks to the pandemic it’s where we’re at, writes US correspondent Sarah Blake.

True Crime

George Floyd death - Police officers charged - J. Alexander Kueng , Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane. Picture: Hennepin County Jail

George Floyd’s killer cops turn on each other

In court for the first time, accused killer cop Derek Chauvin has made a “ludicrous” claim about victim George Floyd.

Crime in Focus

07/05/2009: Wrongfully imprisoned Perth man Andrew Mallard, starting his new life in Melbourne.

Aussie’s Hollywood hit-and-run killer gets just 30 days jail

Australian Andrew Mallard was making a new life for himself in Los Angeles after being jailed for a murder he didn’t commit. Now, his killer has been sentenced.

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