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• Donald Trump releases video message addressing indictment

  01-04-2023 23:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The former US President has issued a video message, after releasing an initial statement where he called the indictment a "political persecution".
  
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• From penthouse to prison cell: the law catches up with billionaire associate of Steve Bannon

  01-04-2023 21:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Fuelled by bravado, ruthlessness, a keen political antenna and alleged theft, Chinese property tycoon Guo Wengui moved in high circles.
  
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• Worries grow that Trump indictment will undermine public confidence

  01-04-2023 21:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Legal experts fear it could distract public attention from the other cases more focused on attacks against the country’s democratic institutions and traditions.
  
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• Pope Francis leaves hospital after treatment for bronchitis, saying ‘I’m still alive’

  01-04-2023 13:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Looking to show he was fully recovered, the Pope got out of his car before leaving the hospital grounds, using a walking stick to support himself.
  
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• Heart of US hit by tornadoes

  01-04-2023 09:28 via smh.com.au
  
  The heart of the US has been hit by multiple deadly tornadoes, with the country's weather services receiving more than 50 reports of twisters.
  
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• Expecting war to last till mid-2024, Ukraine granted $172b loan to keep economy afloat

  01-04-2023 06:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The IMF and international community funding package’s worst-case scenario assumes Russian’s war on its neighbour will last until late 2025.
  
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• Monster tornadoes spawned by supercell thunderstorms shred US homes

  01-04-2023 04:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The destructive weather came as President Joe Biden toured the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck in Mississippi one week ago.
  
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• ‘Religious excuse’: Vatican claims popes were coerced into backing colonialism

  01-04-2023 03:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Three papal documents of the 15th century gave rise to the Doctrine of Discovery, a concept that still provides a foundation for some property laws today.
  
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• ‘Religious excuse’: Popes were coerced into backing colonialism, says Vatican

  01-04-2023 03:21 via smh.com.au
  
  Three papal documents of the 15th century gave rise to the Doctrine of Discovery, a concept that still provides a foundation for some property laws today.
  
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• ‘Crystal clear’: Judge sends defamation case against Fox to trial

  01-04-2023 02:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The ruling sets the stage for a trial in which Fox News stars such as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch, could be called to the stand.
  
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• As it happened: Former US president charged over alleged Stormy Daniels payments

  01-04-2023 02:37 via smh.com.au
  
  It is the first-ever criminal case against a former US president and will have huge implications over the 2024 election. 
  
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• Manhattan DA hits back as tensions escalate over Trump indictment

  01-04-2023 01:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The former US president says he has raised $US4 million in the 24 hours following news of the charges, 25 per cent of it from first-time donors.
  
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• Andrew Tate’s detention replaced with house arrest

  01-04-2023 00:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The professional kickboxer with 5.4 million followers was previously banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.
  
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• Plants cry out when they are stressed and thirsty, researchers found

  01-04-2023 00:10 via smh.com.au
  
  And you thought to be an uncomplaining bunch.
  
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