Today
‘Chaos’: How 400 police failed to stop Texas school shooting
The first report into the mass shooting in May found police failed to prioritise saving innocent lives over their own safety.
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- Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber
Yesterday
Donor slump signals Trump’s grip on GOP may be slipping
The former president’s camp says anything that suggests he is not raising money at an ‘unparalleled pace’ is fake news.
- Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer
Why Larry Fink is more worried about food prices than oil
The Wall Street titan and boss of the world’s largest fund manager, BlackRock, says the destruction of arable land during the Ukraine war has dangerous global consequences.
- Brooke Masters and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
Biden’s outreach to Middle East dictators is about China and Russia
During painful encounters Arab strongmen, Joe Biden returned to one reason for renewing ties with allies on the wrong side of the struggle battle between democracy and autocracy.
- David E. Sanger and Peter Baker
Ivana Trump died from ‘blunt impact’ injuries
Police had been looking into whether former president Donald Trump’s first wife fell down the stairs. New York’s medical examiner ruled her death an accident.
- Carolyn Thompson
10 of the best opinion reads from this week
Here’s 10 long reads to enjoy: meet the Aussie scientist who knows how to make green steel; find out what the new Tesla SUV is like; and why the extended weekend is on the rise
This Month
10 long reads for the weekend
Here’s 10 long reads to enjoy: meet the Aussie scientist who knows how to make green steel; find out what the new Tesla SUV is like; and why the extended weekend is on the rise
Subs would be built faster with Australian investment in US shipyards
Richard Marles is open to co-crewing and co-flagging America’s Los Angeles class of submarines, but investing in new shipyards in America might be a step too far for the Defence Minister.
- Matthew Cranston
Why the US may avoid a ‘real’ recession
Many Americans believe the country is already in – or very close to – a recession, conventionally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. But are they right?
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
US inflation surge signals tough times ahead
Have no doubt: the latest inflation numbers point to rough seas ahead, particularly for the most vulnerable segments of society in the US and around the globe.
- Mohamed El-Erian
Delta flew plane of stranded luggage from Heathrow to the US
A Delta Air Lines plane packed with luggage but no passengers was flown from Heathrow Airport in London to Detroit this week.
- Lora Kelley
Bank of Canada lifts key rate by full point to 2.5pc
The unexpected monetary jolt illustrates the extent to which officials are spooked by soaring inflation; it was the largest increase since 1998.
- Erik Hertzberg
Scientists marvel at long-awaited Webb photos
The extraordinary images was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most advanced observatory, which floats around 1.6 million kilometres away from Earth, scanning the heavens.
- Sarah Knapton
- Opinion
- Abortion
I asked about abortion at a Texas gun show. The answer I got was grim.
If women are to be forced to carry pregnancies, so much more must be done about maternal homicide and interpersonal violence.
- Karen Attiah
Trump held ‘craziest meeting of his presidency’ before Jan 6 riots
The US committee investigating the attack on the Capitol heard evidence of a Trump meeting to overturn the 2020 election result that featured screaming, insults and a plan to call in the military.
- Zach Montague
Climate change a bigger threat to Pacific than China
Climate change is a greater threat to the Pacific than Chinese military aggression, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in Washington. He said the US and Australia needed to lift their game in the Pacific or risk “catastrophic failure”.
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- Matthew Cranston
NASA’s deepest view yet into the past of the cosmos
The James Webb Space Telescope has managed to capture a piece of sky where fledgling galaxies were searing into visibility just 600 million years after the Big Bang.
- Dennis Overbye, Kenneth Chang and Jim Tankersley
- Opinion
- Political unrest
Dangerously polarised US is starting to resemble an emerging market
When it comes to issues of political risk and volatility terms, the US is starting to look more like a developing rather than a developed economy.
- Rana Foroohar
Facing jail, Trump ally Bannon agrees to testify to Jan 6 panel
Mr Trump’s former chief strategist had been staunchly opposed to the House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol building.
- Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman
‘Violence guarantees success’: Inside Uber’s global rise
In its push for global expansion, Uber gave rides away for free and saw clashes with taxi cab workers as a way to gain support, a trove of new documents shows.
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