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North America
Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors ask judge to put Jane Doe lawsuit on hold
Maxwell is being held without bail in a Brooklyn jail awaiting trial on charges she recruited underage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.
- by Patricia Hurtado
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California bushfires
'Ideological BS': Amid ashes, governor fires away on climate change
As the death toll from the West Coast fires rose to 24, Calfornia Governor Gavin Newsom has offered some of his most impassioned comments on those who deny the dangers.
- by DON THOMPSON
US votes 2020
Trump sows doubt about Biden's health with renewed drug use claim
In excerpts from a Fox News interview set to be aired this weekend, Trump again claims Biden “possibly” requires drugs to get through debates.
- by Farrah Tomazin
US votes 2020
It's going to be a wild race to the White House, come along for the ride
Welcome to our new weekly guide to the US 2020 election.
- by Matthew Knott
US votes 2020
Trump touts military achievements as he and Biden commemorate 9/11
The US election took on a more sombre tone to mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, with both presidential candidates visiting battleground Pennsylvania.
- by Farrah Tomazin
September 11 attacks
US marks September 11 anniversary at tributes shadowed by coronavirus
Americans commemorated 9/11 as a new national crisis – the coronavirus pandemic – reconfigured anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances.
- by Karen Matthews, Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
Good Weekend
Wither democracy as the US lurches towards chaos
I hope that one day I can peruse my friends’ bookshelves in person again, but that feels like a secondary concern at the moment.
- by Amelia Lester
Bushfires
Lives lost, 500,000 evacuated as scores of fires sweep along West Coast
Dozens of wildfires swept across America's West Coast states devastating communities and forcing a third of the Oregon population to be evacuated.
- by Carlos Barria and Adrees Latif
Extreme weather
La Nina has arrived, threatening even bigger blazes and storms
La Nina — a phenomenon that occurs when the surface of the Pacific Ocean cools — has officially formed, the US Climate Prediction Centre said.
- by Brian K. Sullivan
Animals
Snake mystery as old lady python lays seven eggs without male help
The birth also is unusual because ball pythons usually stop laying eggs long before they reach their 60s.
Space
NASA sets out to buy moon resources mined by private companies
"This is one small step for space resources, but a giant leap for policy and precedent," Mike Gold, NASA's chief of international relations said.
- by Joey Roulette