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The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates to 4.85 percent amid persistent inflation, Americans are voting in midterm elections that serve as a referendum on the Trump presidency, and the Department of Justice is deploying election monitors to address concerns over voting integrity.

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Voters were already frustrated before the RBA’s fifth rate hike. Labor will be hoping its luck hasn’t run out
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Americans head to polls in midterm elections seen as referendum on Trump
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the official cash rate to 4.85 percent to combat persistent inflation, and the murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon continues as the court reviews audio evidence and defense claims of self-defense.

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate for fifth time this year in blow to mortgage holders
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‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
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Two individuals have been arrested following the assault of a political volunteer in Torquay, journalist Kate McClymont has testified in the indecent assault trial of Alan Jones, and the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a federal bid to force California to sequester ballots.

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Man and boy arrested after One Nation volunteer allegedly attacked with baseball bat in Victoria
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Investigative journalist Kate McClymont gives evidence in Alan Jones indecent assault trial
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Shoalhaven City Council blocked a memorial artwork commemorating children killed in Gaza, medical experts urged a greater focus on patient quality of life in cancer treatment trials, and an Ohio ambulance driver was fired after abandoning a patient in distress.

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NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk
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As cancer treatments become more effective, we must ask: what is life like for the people who receive them?
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A cyclist is in critical condition following an alleged hit-and-run in Maddington that led to the arrest of Connor Lee McNair, and Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens faces severe party backlash and potential expulsion after endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.

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Maddington CCTV footage shows shocking moment cyclist was struck by car and flung into the air
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‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers
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Two teenagers died and two others were hospitalized following a high-speed crash involving a stolen vehicle in Bullsbrook, while major banks have downgraded Australias economic growth forecasts ahead of an anticipated fifth interest rate hike.

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Friends’ heartbreaking words for two boys killed in stolen BMW crash in Bullsbrook, Perth
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‘Sharper, longer slowdown’ predicted for economy as fifth interest rate hike looms
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Victorian magistrate Vicky Prapas has been reprimanded for unprofessional conduct in court, a Darwin man has claimed a one-million-dollar prize after catching a tagged barramundi, and Western Australian police have concluded a trial of facial recognition technology that resulted in over one hundred arrests.

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‘I want to slap you around a bit too’: Victorian magistrate reprimanded over language in court
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Million-dollar fish caught by Darwin man ‘just fishing and talking’ at night with brother
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Nationals leader Matt Canavan has announced his candidacy for the federal seat of Capricornia following Michelle Landrys retirement, and Australian capital city property values are experiencing their fastest decline in forty years due to the impact of sustained interest rate hikes.

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Nationals leader Matt Canavan to run for lower house seat in possible showdown with One Nation’s James Ashby
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Morning Mail: The ex-Liberal driving One Nation’s expansion; house prices fall again; and Jillaroos break World Cup records
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Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers following a public dispute with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, and former President Donald Trump is intensifying claims of potential election fraud that election officials warn could undermine voter confidence and the integrity of the midterm process.

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Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers
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The Guardian view on the US midterms and election interference: Trump’s attempted heist is already under way
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Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers following a public dispute with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, and former President Donald Trump is intensifying claims of potential election fraud that election officials warn could undermine voter confidence and the integrity of the midterm process.

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Stories & Sources

Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican rival Mike Rogers
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The Guardian view on the US midterms and election interference: Trump’s attempted heist is already under way
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Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean has died at age thirty-four following a battle with cancer, and a social experiment in the United Kingdom has highlighted the potential for civil discourse between individuals with opposing political views on climate policy.

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Ciara Mageean, European 1500m gold medallist with Ireland, dies aged 34
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Dining across the divide: ‘My family are all Trumpian, so I’ve had a lot of practice talking to people who are far right’
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President Trump faces potential electoral losses in the upcoming midterms as Democratic participation rises, and thousands of residents in Fremantle gathered to celebrate the official opening of the new Walyalup Bridge.

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Are the US midterms going to see a blue wave of Democrats winning seats
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Walyalup Bridge: Over 15,000 keen Aussies first to walk across the new iconic bridge in Fremantle
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