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Donald Trump’s Air Force One passenger list has offered a glimpse of the people closest to the president as he travels across the United States seeking to help Republicans retain control of Congress. The entourage accompanying him during his midterm campaign blitz has included senior Cabinet officials, political strategists, aides who shape his speeches and ideas, members of Congress and a succession of high-profile sports and entertainment figures. David Cohen, a political science professor at the University of Akron, said the travelling group could indicate the president’s priorities and whose advice he values. “Who he surrounds himself with are the…

Nicki Minaj joined Donald Trump on stage at a midterm election rally in Michigan on Sunday, where the president praised the rapper’s appearance and welcomed her continued support. Minaj, 43, travelled aboard Air Force One before appearing with Mr Trump at the McMorran Place Sports & Entertainment Center in Port Huron. During the rally, Mr Trump referred to remarks he had previously made about Republican Ohio senator Jon Husted’s body. He said those comments had been reported as “fake news” and were made “in fun”. “I said: I looked at his a**, and I’ve never done that with a man…

An artificial intelligence bot linked to Anthropic accessed publicly available Georgia election data through the state’s official data hub, but did not breach the secure voter registration system, officials have said. The software obtained aggregate vote counts while being used for an internal statistics project, according to Anthropic. The company said the information was normally available to the public for a fee. Georgia’s Secretary of State’s Office said the activity was confined to public data feeds and did not expose non-public files or alter any voting records. Jordan Fuchs, Georgia’s deputy secretary of state, said: “This was publicly available data…

Planned student protests against One Nation and capitalism on Remembrance Day have been condemned by politicians and veterans’ groups, who say the demonstrations should be moved to another date. Students are expected to walk out of schools and protest in cities across Australia on November 11. Organisers from the High School Anti-Capitalists have said the timing is coincidental and that the demonstrations will be peaceful. One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce rejected that explanation, accusing the organisers of deliberately choosing a provocative date. “I think it’s disgraceful,” Joyce said. He said November 11 was reserved for remembering Australians who died while…

Brad Pitt has opened up about surviving his “darker days” and coping with “losses and pain” as he promotes his latest film, Heart of the Beast. The actor, 62, said he relied on close friends and family during difficult periods in his life, speaking against the backdrop of his lengthy divorce from Angelina Jolie. “When I think of the darker days, it was certainly my close relationships that I relied heavily on. Friends, dear close friends a handful of close family, and was very open about my struggle,” Pitt said. In Heart of the Beast, Pitt plays James Belmont, a…

State and local election results could have a greater impact on the US data centre boom and the wider economy than control of Congress, as candidates campaign over the environmental and infrastructure costs of rapid artificial intelligence investment. House and Senate hopefuls have seized on data centres as a national issue, but governors, state lawmakers and local officials hold much of the power over planning approvals, energy infrastructure and connections to the electricity grid. That has made lower-profile races in states including Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin particularly significant for an industry whose spending has become…

Police in San Jose, California, were negotiating with a man who had barricaded himself inside his home after allegedly attacking a neighbour with a machete. Officers were called to the 1800 block of Naples Drive shortly after 9am on Sunday following reports of a disturbance involving a weapon, the San Jose Police Department said. San Jose machete attack Police said a preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect assaulted his neighbour before returning to his own property and refusing orders to come outside. The injured neighbour was taken to hospital for treatment. Their condition and the full extent of their injuries…

A 20-year-old man has died after losing control of a Toyota Prado and rolling on an unsealed section of the Kalgoorlie Desert Race track in Western Australia. The crash happened at about 4.30pm yesterday during the four-day off-road racing event at Kanowna, near Lake Perkolilli. WA Police said the driver died at the scene. Three passengers were taken to hospital with serious injuries: a 60-year-old woman and two girls aged 14 and 12. Hundreds of people had gathered at the remote racetrack earlier in the day to watch the final day of the annual Kalgoorlie Desert Race. Major Crash investigators…

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has reduced the number of children holding accounts, but early evidence suggests enforcement by technology companies remains inconsistent. The legislation, introduced as the first national law of its kind, requires platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent children under 16 from opening or retaining accounts. Companies that fail to comply could face penalties of about 70 million Australian dollars. In the first three months, the number of 10- to 15-year-olds with at least one account on age-restricted platforms fell by about 20 per cent, according to Australia’s online safety watchdog. However, half of under-16s…

Bulgaria’s presidential election will go to a run-off after no candidate secured the required majority, with incumbent Iliana Yotova set to face former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov on November 1. Exit polls put Ms Yotova on between 35% and 36.5% of the vote, while Mr Gyurov received between 31% and 33.5%. Turnout stood at 22.2% by 8pm local time, according to the Measure polling agency. A first-round victory required more than half of the votes and turnout of over 50% of registered voters. Twenty-seven candidates contested the election in the European Union and Nato member state. Interior Minister Ivan…