17 August 2026
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17 August 2026
Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks. (Image credit: Chris Delmas)
17 August 2026
General Hospital fans are speculating that Kristen Storms’ Maxie might return to the canvas. The last time viewers saw the Zenon Kar star on the daytime drama was in March. While her character, Maxie, ...
17 August 2026
Indonesia marked its Independence Day on Monday but celebrations have been overshadowed by an earthquake which has left over 60 people dead and thousands homeless. Residents say they need aid as soon as possible.
17 August 2026
Pauline Hanson has doubled down on her dislike for Mardi Gras and defended her inability to name the leaders of key neighbouring countries.
17 August 2026
NSW remains the lone participant in a national gun buyback scheme, as another state refuses to join.
17 August 2026
Police attended an East Melbourne hotel following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning.
17 August 2026
Atlas Preparatory Academy, a private school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Every student relies on taxpayer dollars from one of the state’s four voucher programs to pay all or part of their tuition. Caleb Alvarado for ProPublica At some point, my reporting colleagues and I began referring to them as the “100% schools.” We were following the money that flows from states’ public coffers into private schools through vouchers when we noticed a subset of educational facilities where tax dollars cover all or a big part of the tuition for every student. In essence, these were schools that were funded like public schools but didn’t operate with the same oversight or transparency.
