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World PoliticsComments‘Effective immediately’: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ plan

The White House has released details about US President Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ announcement, saying ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will come into immediate effect.

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US prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione over Brian Thompson's death.

World NewsVideoTrump’s team seek ‘death penalty’ for Mangione

Luigi Mangione, the internet sensation accused of the assassination of UnitedHealth Care chief executive Brian Thompson, could face the death penalty if prosecuted at the White House’s request.

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Donald Trump says he is not joking about seeking a third term as US President.

World PoliticsComments‘Not joking’: Trump drops third term bombshell

Donald Trump says a third term as US President is possible, revealing there are ‘methods’ he could use to stay in the office.

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A plane has crashed into a home in Minnesota.

THE NIGHTLYEvacuation ordered after plane crashes into home

A plane has crashed into a home in the United States, with flames erupting, burning the structure to the ground as crews race to find survivors.

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A plane has crashed into a home in Minnesota.

World NewsCommentsEvacuation ordered after plane crashes into home

A plane has crashed into a home in the United States, with flames erupting, burning the structure to the ground as crews race to find survivors.

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Australian travel to the United States is set for a major change.

TravelMajor change to US travel for Australians

Australians travelling to the United States are set for a very different experience when they enter the country, as a new law regarding entry and access is passed.

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The EPA are initiating ‘31 historic actions’ to fulfil US President Donald Trump promise of America’s golden age.

World PoliticsComments‘Largest in US history’: Trump’s massive environment move

The United States is set to implement 31 historic actions to stop ‘suffocating’ the economy, with the Constitution becoming the EPA new regulatory rule book.

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The Trump Administration is in crisis mode after a journalist was allegedly added to a secret Signal group chat discussed Yemen war planes.

THE NIGHTLYJournalist mistakenly added to Trump war group chat

The White House has issued a statement after a journalist was ‘inadvertently’ added to a group chat on the encrypted messaging platform Signal, where senior Trump officials discussed secret Yemen war plans.

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The Trump Administration is in crisis mode after a journalist was allegedly added to a secret Signal group chat discussed Yemen war planes.

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Journalist mistakenly added to Trump war group chat

The White House has issued a statement after a journalist was ‘inadvertently’ added to a group chat on the encrypted messaging platform Signal, where senior Trump officials discussed secret Yemen war plans.

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Former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on Saturday morning.

THE NIGHTLYFormer US attorney for Biden administration found dead

Jessica Aber, a former US Attorney selected by former President Joe Biden, has been found dead inside a residence.

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Former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on Saturday morning.

World NewsFormer US attorney for Biden administration found dead

Jessica Aber, a former US Attorney selected by former President Joe Biden, has been found dead inside a residence.

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

THE NIGHTLYTrump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

US President Donald Trump, sitting amongst a group of young students at desks, has signed an executive order ‘eliminating the Federal Department of Education’.

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

US President Donald Trump, sitting amongst a group of young students at desks, has signed an executive order ‘eliminating the Federal Department of Education’.

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

BusinessCommentsUncertainty increased: US Federal Reserve holds rate

The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

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An American Airlines flight was evacuated on Thursday when the plane caught fire.

THE NIGHTLYAmerican Airlines plane catches fire as passengers escape

An American Airlines plane has caught fire in Denver, Colorado, with passengers seen climbing onto the wings of the aircraft in a desperate attempt to escape. 

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This image courtesy of Branden Williams shows passengers standing on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they are evacuated after it caught fire.

World NewsVideoCommentsAmerican Airlines plane catches fire as passengers escape

An American Airlines plane has caught fire in Denver, Colorado, with passengers seen climbing onto the wings of the aircraft in a desperate attempt to escape. 

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Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have all weighed in on a US-brokered Russia-Ukraine ceasefire agreement, with a war of words fuelling fires on instability and a deal labelled ‘impossible’.

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‘Impossible’: Putin, Trump, Zelensky ceasefire talks erupt

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have all weighed in on a US-brokered Russia-Ukraine ceasefire agreement, with a war of words fuelling fires on instability and a deal labelled ‘impossible’.

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Popular influencer Valeria Mireles, 20, has died.

Celebrity deathBeloved influencer dead at 20 after horror car accident

A family and an online community have been left devastated after a popular influencer suddenly died at the age of 20. 

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Four people have been arrested after a five-year-old boy died in a hyperbaric chamber in Michigan earlier this year.

The NightlyBoy (5) killed in shocking hyperbaric chamber explosion

Four people were arrested and charged in connection with the death of a five-year-old boy who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber at an alternative medicine facility in the US.

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Foster mum Jennifer Wilson and Dakota Stevens.

World NewsBoy crushed to death when 154kg mum sits on him

Jennifer Wilson was teaching her little 10-year-old a lesson — but instead crushed him to death under her immense frame.

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Highways have been closed as authorities race to contain brush fires in New York.

World NewsComments‘State of emergency’ declared as fires erupt in New York

Three major brush fires have erupted on New York’s Long Island, with authorities racing to bring blazes under control as a state of emergency is declared.

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China says if the US wants war, they are ready.

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‘We’re ready’: US responds to China’s chilling war threat

‘’If war is what the US wants, we’re ready to fight till the end.’

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US President Donald Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

World PoliticsCommentsEverything you may have missed in Trump’s Congress address

RECAP: US President Donald Trump has addressed Congress in an hour and 40-minute long speech. Here’s a recap of what he had to say.

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Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of CEO Brian Thompson.

THE NIGHTLY‘Addicted’: Alleged CEO killer sex tape bombshell

Shock claims have emerged regarding internet sensation and alleged assassin Luigi Mangione, with a source detailing his obsession.

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