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Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist
Sep 12, 2026 - World 
Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay AreaA 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently discovered by a California scientist.Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist, was working at a preserve in San Mateo county, when she stumbled across a peculiar rock. Continue reading...
Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria
Sep 12, 2026 - World 
Exclusive: strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concernsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist.The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters before the Victorian election in November.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
Labor has had 12 years to fix Victorian roads. Turning to ‘pothole populism’ now may be too late
Sep 12, 2026 - World 
Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carroll’s made them the focus of his campaignFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, was heckled on one issue.“Fix the potholes,” a punter called out as they walked past the Victorian premier’s press conference. Continue reading...
Trump asks Smithsonian to install ‘Colossus statue’ of George Washington with exhibit
Sep 12, 2026 - World 
Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birthDonald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution to install a 30ft “Colossus statue” of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History, and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president, in a social media post late on Friday.The president requested that the exhibit continue through February 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth. Continue reading...
Former US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery
Sep 12, 2026 - World 
Michael Diehl allegedly forged magistrates’ signatures in North Carolina to allow enough time for ICE to take custody of prisonersA former Guilford county detention officer in North Carolina faces forgery charges in connection to 20 alleged forged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment documents, according to a Guilford county sheriff’s office (GCSO) news release.Guilford county’s sheriff, Danny H Rogers, reported that on Friday the Guilford county magistrate’s office notified the GCSO of a potentially forged court document submitted by GCSO detention officer Michael Diehl, 40. Continue reading...
