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  1. Ohio's Vivek Ramaswamy slammed for 'revolting' campaign ad featuring opponent's estranged mother

    Two people shared a stage. A man of colour smiles behind a podium while a Caucasian smirks behind him. Both men are wearing suit and tie.

    Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's team has confirmed that it produced a controversial advertisement featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent in Ohio's gubernatorial race — and that the campaign will spend $4 million US to promote it despite facing bipartisan rebuke for dredging up Amy Acton's painful childhood.

  2. Australian MP loses both legs after alleged vehicle attack as suspect appears in court

    A woman with grey hair and wearing a white blazer stands to speak in a legislature.

    Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her electoral office, her husband said on Wednesday, as the man accused of the attack appeared in court.

  3. NFL commissioner says league welcomes review of how Philadelphia Eagles handled Jalen Hurts' blood clots

    American male quarterback and member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

    NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles' handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clots after the players' union asked for one.

  4. U.S. envoy Witkoff meets with Putin in Russia amid report Musk throttled Starlink

    Two older men shake hands while wearing suits - one is grey haired and one is mostly bald.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in a grand imperial palace on Wednesday to review new ideas on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington's latest push to stop Europe's bloodiest conflict since the Second World War.

  5. More than 16 years after BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, marine life has not recovered

    A cloud of fire and smoke surrounds an oil rig that burns a bright orange and black as firefighting boats spray arcs of water onto it.

    Sixteen years after one of the deadliest oil spills in history — BP's Deepwater Horizon — there is measurable evidence that wildlife is in serious decline and not recovering in the Gulf of Mexico where the disaster occurred. Through trawling, sound waves and DNA analysis, researchers showed persistent declines of around 60 per cent in some species in the years since.