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Biden commutes sentences of 37 inmates on death row

Biden commutes sentences of 37 inmates on death row

The order, made four weeks before he hands over power to Donald Trump, does not apply to cases of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder.

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Elon Musk is a ‘huge fan’ of China. Will Trump tear them apart?

Elon Musk is a ‘huge fan’ of China. Will Trump tear them apart?

Elon Musk is China’s favourite Western CEO, but his new role in the Trump administration could soon leave him performing a geopolitical juggling act.

  • by Katrina Northrop and Lyric Li
Elon Musk ‘not taking the presidency’, says Donald Trump

Elon Musk ‘not taking the presidency’, says Donald Trump

The prospect of the Tesla billionaire taking over is “not happening”, Donald Trump tells supporters, and says the US could seek to retake control of the Panama Canal.

  • by Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Josh Wingrove and Gergory Korte
America and Australia tell a tale of two pandemics, and their political outcomes

America and Australia tell a tale of two pandemics, and their political outcomes

While Australians challenged fireworks cancellations last week, the richest man in the world was busy lobbying America’s president-elect for a shutdown.

  • by Sean Kelly
Long-suffering commuters deserve a Christmas present

Long-suffering commuters deserve a Christmas present

The unions are essentially holding the city to ransom for an unrealistic pay and working conditions claim, writes our correspondent.

Health problems in the US, and the repercussions

Health problems in the US, and the repercussions

Jacqueline Maley’s excellent analysis covers parts of the utterly broken system in the US that Luigi Mangione experienced in a failed healthcare system,

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Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows

Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows

“The election of Donald Trump, his statements on climate change and positions on energy policy are likely to have a global impact,” warns Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.

  • by Mike Foley
Trump taps TV’s Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the UK

Trump taps TV’s Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the UK

The posting continues the president-elect’s trend of filling his incoming administration with people who have high-profile backgrounds in television or politics.

  • by Will Weissert
It’s the year that woke broke, a victim of its own excess

It’s the year that woke broke, a victim of its own excess

It’s been a long time coming, but at last you get the sense that people are waking up to wokeism.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Congress approves funding bill, ignoring Trump demand over shutdown

Congress approves funding bill, ignoring Trump demand over shutdown

Donald Trump urged the US government shutdown to “start now”, but a bipartisan a deal was approved by Republicans and Democrats alike at the last minute.

  • by Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Matt Brown
Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
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Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway the US Congress, he did so without regard for the facts.

  • by Melissa Goldin

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