The latest must-have among US billionaires? A plan to end the climate crisis

The latest must-have for America’s ultra-rich isn’t another mega yacht or space program – it’s a…

‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks

President Joe Biden is charging ahead with plans for a $3 trillion federal spending spree. |…

McConnell’s No. 2 weighs future as Trump reshapes Senate GOP

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., listens during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,…

‘They are, in effect, supporting racism’: Black leaders zero in on Dems’ filibuster holdouts

Black civil rights leaders, voting rights advocates and elected officials are ramping up their lobbying of…

Partisan lines blur as Congress tries to curb Biden’s war powers

For the better part of the last two decades, Rep. Barbara Lee has been leading the…

Lava, floating rocks and the Blob: the mystery behind the deaths of millions of seabirds

Scientists finally know why millions of seabirds wound up dead on Australian beaches after unravelling a…

Marswatch: high hopes for first powered controlled flight on another planet

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NSW floods bring chaos and destruction – in pictures

Shane Rowley backs up a trailer to his flooded Bulahdelah house, helped by his neighbour Stan…