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Violence at home, violence abroad. Let’s stop pretending: This is the American way

The mistake we make in judging the US for its enduring problem with violence is not recognising this national attitude also spreads well beyond its borders.

Dr Emma Shortis
Dr Emma Shortis

Historian and writer

How Beyoncé is helping Millennials fall crazy in love with Kamala

While Harris has secured the endorsement of female artists at the cutting edge of pop culture, Trump’s list of endorsements reads like a narrowcast of “who’s that guy again?”

Anna Samson
Anna Samson

Fulbright Scholar

A second Trump assassination attempt feels almost normal. That is not OK

In the aftermath of the incident, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz insisted: “It’s not who we are as a nation.” Isn’t it?

Farrah Tomazin
Farrah Tomazin

North America correspondent

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FILE - Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

‘Freak offs’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs forced women into orgies, recorded them, case claims

Prosecutors allege the famed producer would often lure women in with promises of a romantic relationship before using intimidation and threats to get them to engage in prostitution.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
Polls taken since last week’s debate show Kamala Harris faring better than polls taken beforehand.

Early signs of a post-debate bounce for Kamala Harris

The initial surveys of people who watched the debate found that most viewers thought Harris won, and the candidate deemed the winner in the post-debate surveys usually tends to gain in the polls.

  • by Nate Cohn

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Myanmar floods.

After Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi came for war-ravaged Myanmar

Even before the typhoon, the UN estimated 18.6 million people out of a total population of 55 million needed humanitarian assistance.

  • by Zach Hope
A woman walks past a mural calling for women and children’s rights in Bamian, Afghanistan.

Women banned from raising their voices, looking at other men in Taliban crackdown

Religious police are roaming bus stops and shopping centres searching for dress code violations or any women who might laugh or raise their voices.

  • by Rick Noack

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Pager explosion in Lebanon.

Wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon, Syria leaves fatalities, thousands injured

Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that has wounded more than 2700 people.

  • by Bassem Mroue

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