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You need to calm down: Why Taylor’s endorsement hasn’t won Harris the election

Democrats may be dancing – metaphorically and probably literally. But is an Instagram post from Taylor Swift a signed, sealed and delivered election victory? Not yet.

Katy Hall
Katy Hall

Age deputy opinion editor

Why Harris’ strong debate performance is good for Australia

The US presidential debate ushered Kamala Harris into American lounge rooms – and showed the world the election race has caught fire.

Kamala sliced Trump like sashimi, when he wasn’t doing it himself

Trump saved his best for last, but it was too late to recover from what will go down as a genuinely shocking performance.

Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe

Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer

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North America

Singer Jon Bon Jovi speaking to woman on a bridge in Tennessee.

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Tennessee bridge

The Tennessean reported that Bon Jovi was filming a music video on the bridge, which remained open to the public during the shoot.

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

Kamala Harris wants a second debate, Donald Trump is not so sure

As the dust settled on Tuesday’s debate, Trump and his allies went into damage control amid widespread dismay that the former president was repeatedly baited by Harris.

  • by Farrah Tomazin

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Asia

Jiang Yi, a 27-year-old office worker in Beijing, says she has no interest in having children.

China’s population keeps falling. This is why

The generation of women born in the era of the Chinese Communist Party’s one-child policy are having few, if any, children.

  • by Lisa Visentin
In 10 flights over Japan, researchers found a host of bacteria and fungi. These high-altitude germs could help spread disease around the world.

How scientists got wind of airborne germs at 3km altitude

Hundreds of different types of fungi and bacteria have been caught for the first time in the atmosphere and researchers think they know where they come from.

  • by Carl Zimmer

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The border collie named Floki plays footvolley on Leblon beach, Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

A footvolley star dog is beating Rio beachgoers at their own game

The game is a combination of soccer and beach volleyball. The athlete? A three-year-old border collie named Floki.

  • by David Biller

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