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GuardianOct 1Preview

Australia news live: Shoebridge welcomes Faruqi working outside Greens leadership team; recruitment for Antarctic jobs opens

Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s state government has missed a deadline to sign up to the federal government’s Thriving Kids program before its rollout begins today.Under the program, state governments will provide supports to children up to 8 years old with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays. They will be made ineligible for federal aid through the NDIS in 2028.This scheme is helping Australians, particularly young Australians, get their foot in the door and achieve the dream of home ownership. When it comes to housing challenges, we’re tackling it from every angle – making it easier for first home buyers, boosting supply and helping renters get a better deal. Continue reading...

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Al JazeeraSep 30Preview

Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows

Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.

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NYTSep 30Preview

OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.

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Al JazeeraSep 30Preview

Displaced by war, young Sudanese turn to entrepeneurship to survive

Displaced by war and shut out of formal jobs, young Sudanese are turning to art, small businesses, and entrepeneurship.

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GuardianSep 30Preview

Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’The Pentagon has announced it has formally completed its withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, two years after the withdrawal was agreed to and 12 years since the US mission to fight the Islamic State started.After the announcement, Iran and its allies celebrated the departure as a victory, while Iraqi security experts worry that the withdrawal could give IS and others a chance to recover. Continue reading...

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GuardianSep 30Preview

US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI

FTC move is first official US enforcement ⁠action on rogue AI agents, following surge in incidents first reported in JulyThe US’s main trade regulator is conducting an industry-wide investigation ⁠into Anthropic, OpenAI and other ⁠AI labs ​to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers.The investigation by the Federal Trade Commission is the first official US enforcement ⁠action that delves into rogue AI agents, following a surge in incidents first reported in July that have stoked fears among the public that uncontrolled AI could one day ⁠harm humans. Continue reading...

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GuardianSep 30Preview

Netanyahu says pilot arrested after stabbing fellow pilot and apparently trying to crash Israel-bound plane – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read our full report on this story hereNetanyahu said one of the FlyDubai pilots stabbed his fellow pilot and intended to crash the plane.He added that one of the passengers on the flight managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members, and together they “neutralised” the attacking pilot.Almost all the passengers on the flight were Israelis. During the flight, as they were approaching Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot, and it appears he was attempting to crash the plane with everyone on board.” Continue reading...

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BBCSep 30Preview

Could changing the pension triple lock pay for Burnham's big social care plan?

Burnham said he wants to change the pensions triple lock from 2030 to pay for his social care reform, but analysts have questioned whether it will raise enough money.

BBCSep 30Preview

Botswana condemned for slaughtering 23 elephants for independence celebrations

The government authorises the hunting of elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.

NPRSep 30Preview

Retired general who led troops in Iraq warns U.S. exit may give Iran, ISIS an opening

Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS.(Image credit: Susan Walsh)

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GuardianSep 30Preview

Peugeot recalls hundreds of cars in Australia over issue that could increase ‘risk of serious injury or death’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?So who is the first-term senator expected to announce a leadership ticket tilt with David Shoebridge?Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in our cultural institutions in this country.Children should go to school to get evidence-based education, not to be brainwashed by fossil fuel corporations seeking to build social licence. Continue reading...

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BBCSep 30Preview

OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model

Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s annual event for tech developers.