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You need to calm down: Why Taylor’s endorsement hasn’t won Harris the election

Democrats may be dancing – metaphorically and probably literally. But is an Instagram post from Taylor Swift a signed, sealed and delivered election victory? Not yet.

Katy Hall
Katy Hall

Age deputy opinion editor

Kamala sliced Trump like sashimi, when he wasn’t doing it himself

Trump saved his best for last, but it was too late to recover from what will go down as a genuinely shocking performance.

Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe

Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer

When I met Donald Trump 10 years ago, he wasn’t crazy – he was charming

No amount of sanewashing can obscure the fact that the elevators in Trump Tower no longer appear to go to the top floor.

Nick Bryant
Nick Bryant

Journalist and author

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Taylor Swift has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the 2024 US election.

You need to calm down: Why Taylor’s endorsement hasn’t won Harris the election

Democrats may be dancing – metaphorically and probably literally. But is an Instagram post from Taylor Swift a signed, sealed and delivered election victory? Not yet.

  • by Katy Hall
Kamala Harris delivered a series of blows to Donald Trump on issues from abortion to his fitness for office.

Harris laid the bait and Trump took it on a bad night for the former president

It took only half an hour for Kamala Harris to bait Donald Trump, simply by saying people leave his rallies looking exhausted and bored.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Asia

In 10 flights over Japan, researchers found a host of bacteria and fungi. These high-altitude germs could help spread disease around the world.

How scientists got wind of airborne germs at 3km altitude

Hundreds of different types of fungi and bacteria have been caught for the first time in the atmosphere and researchers think they know where they come from.

  • by Carl Zimmer
The bridge collapse in Vietnam.

Dramatic footage shows truck plunging into water during bridge collapse after Vietnam typhoon

Reports said 10 cars and trucks, along with two motorbikes, fell into the river. Some people were pulled out of the river and taken to a hospital, but at least 10 were still missing.

  • by Aniruddha Ghosal

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The border collie named Floki plays footvolley on Leblon beach, Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

A footvolley star dog is beating Rio beachgoers at their own game

The game is a combination of soccer and beach volleyball. The athlete? A three-year-old border collie named Floki.

  • by David Biller

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