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Benedict BrookUS correspondent

Benedict is an award-winning journalist and news.com.au’s US Correspondent, based in New York. He moved to Australia in 2006 and worked in corporate communications and journalism, becoming assistant editor of LGBTI publication the Star Observer before joining news.com.au in 2015. He writes on a range of topics from weather to retail and infrastructure. Benedict has won a Kennedy Award for environmental reporting and was nominated for another, for breaking news, in 2020. He has been nominated twice for an ACON Honour Award for his writing on the LGBTI community.

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Celebrity Photos

This handout photo from Blue Origin shows US singer Katy Perry kissing the ground upon return to Earth after a flight on Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31, which brought the passengers beyond the Karman line -- the internationally recognized boundary of space, in Van Horn, West Texas, April 14, 2025. Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets. The

‘20 seconds’: Katy Perry kiss act slammed

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket took off Monday with its star-studded, all-female crew. But there was one thing Katy Perry wouldn’t do in space.

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Laughter at reporter’s odd Trump question

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is usually stony-faced, but even she laughed when a very rogue question came in from a glam new reporter.

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US Vice President JD Vance walks with Col. Susan Meyers (L), commander of the US military's Pituffik Space Base, as they tour the base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Col. Susannah Meyers, commander of the US military's Pituffik Space Base, was removed from command on April 10, 2025, according to a statement released by the Space Operations Command. (Photo by Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)

Colonel fired for two word Vance remark

Weeks after being photographed smiling with the US Vice President, a senior commander has been fired after an email was leaked leading to fury.

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 04, 2025 shows, L-R, US President Donald Trump in Miami, Florida, on April 3, 2025 and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 5, 2025. The world's second largest economy, China, appeared at the top of the tariffs list that Trump held up at the podium on April 3, with the president claiming that total tariffs on US goods charged by Beijing -- with currency manipulation factored in -- amounted to 67 percent. Trump said China's President Xi Jinping was among several world leaders who

China strikes back with new US tariffs

After a week of throwing barbs, China has followed through on its promise and announced it will further raise tariffs on US goods.

Donald Trump and tariffs pause

‘Near panic’ before Trump’s tariff backflip

Close advisers to Donald Trump were in meltdown mode prior to him pausing the highest tariffs as one particular market went haywire.

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UPDATEDSouth America

Horror nightclub fire kills at least 15

Horror nightclub roof collapse death toll soars

Almost 200 have died after a fire engulfed a nightclub, with a famous singer and a former MLB star among the dead.

The European Union has announced it is pausing countermeasures on Donald Trump’s tariffs for 90 days.

‘A chance’: Europe’s move as Trump backflips

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU wants “to give negotiations a chance”.

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Australian Economy

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Australian $50, $20, $10 and $5 banknotes are shown arranged for a photograph on March 25, 2025 in Newcastle, Australia. The budget is expected to return to deficit after two years of surplus, focusing on cost-of-living relief measures, including extended electricity rebates and increased healthcare spending, while also addressing economic challenges and potential voter concerns ahead of the upcoming federal election. (Photo illustration by Roni Bintang/Getty Images)

What tariff backflip means for Australia

Donald Trump has suspended higher tariffs for 90 days and he has lowered his reciprocal tariffs to 10 per cent, but what does this mean for Australia?

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 04, 2025 shows, L-R, US President Donald Trump in Miami, Florida, on April 3, 2025 and China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on March 5, 2025. The world's second largest economy, China, appeared at the top of the tariffs list that Trump held up at the podium on April 3, with the president claiming that total tariffs on US goods charged by Beijing -- with currency manipulation factored in -- amounted to 67 percent. Trump said China's President Xi Jinping was among several world leaders who

‘Forceful retaliation’: China punches back

After plenty of mud-slinging, China has announced a massive manoeuvre to hit back at Donald Trump after its currency dipped dramatically.

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Elon Musk calls Peter Navarro 'dumber than a sack of bricks'

Musk explodes at Trump’s White House

The White House cracks are widening with the Tesla CEO lashing out at one of Donald Trump’s top tariff advisers saying he “dumber than bricks”.

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