10 September 2026

Live updates, fact-checking claims from the Republican midterm convention

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Republicans are gathering in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual midterm convention, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that will put President Donald Trump at the center of this fall’s midterm elections.

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I recently wrote about Europe’s succession problem in logistics. Thousands of privately owned freight forwarders and transport companies are reaching the point where their owners would quite like to retire, while the next generation often has other plans. Germany has some particularly uncomfortable numbers, although there is little reason to assume the problem stops at the border. Judging by the reaction to that column, one question comes up rather quickly. If all these ...

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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast

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10 September 2026

A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast

For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information. (Image credit: NTSB)

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New Zealand

10 September 2026

Thousands sign petition against proposed amendments to legislation Treaty references

Ngāti Kahungunu petition calling for a halt on government plans to amend references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in legislation has attracted more than 20,000 signatures.

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Business

10 September 2026

Turkish delight and tax fights: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins hit the campaign trail

There was milk, Turkish delight and talk of a steak as Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins tried to win over business owners on the campaign trail.

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