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Proposed reforms to Australia’s carbon credit scheme have come under fire at a Senate inquiry, with a senior adviser warning that new powers for the environment minister could “send chills through the market”. The changes, announced in August, would allow the minister to halt projects using flawed methods to generate credits. They would also strengthen the Clean Energy Regulator’s enforcement powers and tighten eligibility and auditing requirements. Australian Carbon Credit Units represent one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent avoided or removed from the atmosphere. Businesses and governments buy them to help meet climate targets. Karen Hussey, chair of the Emissions…

CBS News Sunday Morning will examine unidentified anomalous phenomena, the political campaign in Texas and the legacy of Milwaukee’s Socialist mayors when Jane Pauley hosts the programme on Sunday November 1. The episode’s cover story, reported by Luke Burbank, will focus on UAPs. Robert Costa will report on the campaign in Texas, while David Pogue contributes an election preview guide. Mo Rocca travels back through Milwaukee’s political history to explore the city’s tradition of “sewer socialism”. Beginning in 1910, Milwaukee elected three Socialist mayors who placed parks, public housing and sanitation at the centre of city government. The report considers…

Hundreds of people have searched beaches along France’s Aquitaine coast after an alleged 15-tonne cocaine shipment was reported to have spilled into the sea, prompting a major police operation across an 80km stretch of coastline. People on quad bikes and motorbikes were seen arriving overnight with torches as word spread along the Gironde and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Some reportedly spent days searching for packages they hoped to sell. Police have been monitoring the coastline since Tuesday, while beaches in Le Porge, in the Gironde, were closed indefinitely after CCTV recorded what appeared to be about 200 lights around the beach during the…

The Trump administration has proposed loosening Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas producers, with the Environmental Protection Agency estimating the changes could deliver $45 billion in savings between 2027 and 2050. President Donald Trump and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan in Lubbock, Texas, as the national average price of regular petrol reached $4.20 a gallon. Crude oil was trading at about $103.99 a barrel on October 30, while the Iran war continues. The proposal would also result in an estimated additional 210 million barrels of domestic oil production and 1.41 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over…

Lynne Mishele, the woman whose home was destroyed in Anne Heche’s fatal car crash, has objected to an estate accounting filed by the actress’s son, Homer Heche Laffoon. Mishele’s legal team claims the probate process has been delayed despite an agreement in principle, and has questioned the handling of assets including diamond rings, bank funds and storage costs. Mishele filed a $2 million creditor claim against Heche’s estate four years ago, saying she lost her belongings and suffered emotional distress as a result of the crash and fire. Her lawyers allege that Laffoon’s accounting contains discrepancies. One part of the…

Liverpool have been offered the chance to complete the permanent signing of Ronald Araujo in January, with Barcelona reportedly willing to bring forward the defender’s departure. Araujo joined Arne Slot’s side on a season-long loan during the summer, with Liverpool holding an option to buy the Uruguay international for €55 million (£47 million). Reports claim Barcelona have now approached the Premier League club about turning the temporary arrangement into a permanent transfer ahead of schedule. The 27-year-old has made 13 appearances since moving to Anfield and has provided cover at both centre-back and right-back. His physical strength, pace when recovering…

Josh McKoon, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, will not seek a third term, bringing his leadership of the state GOP towards an end and opening a contest to replace him. McKoon confirmed the decision on Friday, 30 October 2026, after reports first emerged in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His announcement came just days before Georgia’s midterm elections on Tuesday, 3 November. “When I ran for Chairman after being drafted to do so in 2023 I intended to serve only one term,” McKoon said in a statement. “After our 2024 success I was encouraged to run again and I did so…

Australia face a challenging fourth-innings chase of 288 to win the series-deciding Test against South Africa in Cape Town after the hosts were bowled out for 387 on day four. The Proteas appeared to have taken firm control after reaching 5-335, but a late collapse of five wickets for 52 runs left the contest finely balanced heading into the final day. Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder had earlier rescued South Africa with centuries and a sixth-wicket partnership of 154. Rickelton made 101 before an outstanding piece of fielding by Josh Inglis ended his innings, with the wicketkeeper cutting off Mulder’s…

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas has been indicted on a felony charge after allegedly hitting a man with a vehicle earlier this month. Mario Alberto Morales was indicted by a grand jury on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced. The charge relates to an incident involving Miguel Parra Hernandez, who was left with a broken leg following an ICE action. If convicted, Morales faces a prison sentence of between two and 20 years, Mr Teare said.

Democrats are poised to make significant midterm gains next week, but party figures and strategists warn that a defeat for Republicans would not necessarily represent a positive verdict on the Democratic Party itself. With the election increasingly framed as a referendum on Donald Trump, Democrats could regain control of the House, the Senate or both. Yet lawmakers, campaign operatives, pollsters and donors say the favourable political climate has concealed unresolved weaknesses that contributed to the party’s defeat in the 2024 presidential election. “Don’t confuse them losing with us winning,” said Morgan Jackson, senior adviser to Roy Cooper’s Senate campaign in…