Trump gets thunderous reception at Miami vs Indiana college football championship game with Ivanka and granddaughter Kai
The crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium roared as Trump waved during The Star-Spangled Banner

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The crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium roared as Trump waved during The Star-Spangled Banner

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American beats Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova 7-6 (8), 6-1
Last year’s winner recovers after losing first four games
A nervy Madison Keys got the defence of her Australian Open crown off to a stuttering start, losing the first four games before rallying to stay in the title hunt.
The American ninth seed was a bundle of nerves on Rod Laver Arena, but calmed down to clinch a 7-6 (8), 6-1 win over Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova.
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Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight stretch of track, before being hit head-on by another locomotive travelling 200kmph in the opposite direction

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As we have seen after Adelaide writers’ week, defending the right of people to speak, even when we deeply disagree with them, is very, very difficult
Is there a way forward for Australia’s cultural life after the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week and all the other controversies played out over the past year, in which the custodians of our culture seem to have crumbled under pressure, only to kinda, sorta and belatedly rally?
I hope so, but it will take a more than rhetorical reflection on what we mean by freedom of speech, and what it requires of us.
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Surfer taken to hospital with minor injuries after latest shark attack at Point Plomer beach on mid-north coast
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A surfer has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the coast of a New South Wales national park campground, the state’s fourth incident in 48 hours.
The local health district said the man, 39, was in hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries. The attack took place near the Point Plomer campground, less than 20km up the coast from Port Macquarie, on Tuesday morning.
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© Photograph: Graham Russell/The Guardian