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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway
Colorado watered down its AI legislation but may still face litigation from the Department of Justice.
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Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
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The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why
Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.
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NZ legalised homosexuality 40 years ago – but even today, justice issues remain
Same-sex marriages and an apology from the state followed the homosexual law reform, but gaps remain for some people trying to have historic convictions expunged.
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‘They’re scum.’ F bombs and real bombs. Trump completely outclassed by Iran
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “They’re scum … they’re led by sick people and they’re vicious, violent people. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.” Trump said after bombing Iran yesterday and and again today — and threatening to tear up the MOU. The pussy-grabbing “Leader of the Free
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Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 40 years on
Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, by Te Aniwaniwa Paterson. Further reading: David Robie’s book Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior (Little Island Press). The late investigative journalist John Pilger wrote: “Eyes of Fire is a beautiful
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Angus Taylor warns a One Nation government would bring ‘an eternity of pain’
Angus Taylor has delivered his most comprehensive attack so far on One Nation in a speech to the Sydney Institute.
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After the ‘red card’ scandal, has the shine come off Gianni Infantino’s World Cup?
Infantino’s global game runs on money and power. As they become increasingly concentrated, the possibility for challenging his leadership diminish.
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Grattan on Friday: AI’s opportunities and risks front and centre on Albanese government’s agenda
The government believes it can’t allow “the tech bros to let it rip”, as one source puts it. But it can’t allow the country to fall behind the pack either.
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How a nationwide Telstra outage rocked the Australian economy – and what we can learn
The most important lesson for Australia is not to slow digitalisation, but to make it more resilient and remove single points of failure.
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Palau’s President warns of rising nuclear anxiety in the Pacific, after China missile test
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical tensions and the risk of nuclear conflict. This comes after China’s test launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a dummy warhead into the South Pacific on Monday. Beijing said
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Despite Trump’s wishes, Iran is dragging the US into a long war
New tit-for-tat airstrikes between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz suggest the ceasefire will not turn into a permanent peace.