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Elon Musk calls famed astronaut Andreas Mogensen an ‘idiot’ after being accused of ‘lying’ about stranded astronauts

Elon Musk has branded a famed astronaut an “idiot” after he hit back at the SpaceX CEO’s claims that two NASA astronauts had been left in space “for political reasons”.
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Jan: Stuck astronauts take first spacewalk together
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Elon Musk. File pic: AP

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Andreas Mogensen. File pic: Reuters

Explainer
Explainer
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and the war in Ukraine

The US president has blamed Ukraine for starting the war and called the country’s president a dictator after American and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia this week.

Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau hits out at Donald Trump after ice hockey win

Earlier in the day, the White House had poked fun at its opponent, saying it looked forward to the US “beating our soon-to-be 51st state, Canada”.
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‘You can’t take our country or our game’
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Pic: Justin Trudeau / Instagram

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Donald Trump posted a map showing Canada as part of the US on his Truth Social platform shortly before his inauguration

Eyewitness
Eyewitness
‘Why am I the fat?’: Beauty and popularity of Yosemite can’t save workers from Musk’s DOGE cutbacks

The beauty of Yosemite National Park has offered no protection from the brutal job cuts being rolled out across the US government.
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‘Why me?’: Musk cuts National Park jobs
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Cleaner Olek Chmura has been sacked as part of Elon Musk’s swingeing job cuts

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Olek’s cap reflects his anger about being a target of cost-cutting

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El Capitan, one of the many striking rock formations in Yosemite which attracts millions of visitors every year. Pic: AP

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Visitor Christopher Schell thinks you can’t put a price on Yosemite

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Danielle Schell thinks Musk’s cuts are short-sighted

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Steve Giacolini backs Musk’s agenda, but also thinks national parks like Yosemite should be protected from cuts

Podcast
Podcast
Day 33: Has Musk taken a chainsaw to US politics?

Woman sues fertility clinic after giving birth to another couple’s baby

Krystena Murray says she was “turned into an unwitting surrogate, against her will, for another couple” and has been left “emotionally and physically broken”.
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‘I’ve never felt so violated,’ says Krystena Murray
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Krystena Murray. Pic: Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise

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The Coastal Fertility Specialists clinic in Savannah, Georgia. Pic: AP

Passengers onboard Delta jet that crashed and flipped over in Toronto offered $30,000 each

On Monday, a flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Pearson Airport in Toronto crashed in dramatic fashion. But all 80 people onboard survived.
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How did the Delta jet crash and flip?
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The wreckage of the plane being lifted away as cleanup continues.
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Alleged Chilean crime gang charged after string of star US athletes burgled

A number of top American football and basketball players saw their homes targeted while they were away playing, the FBI said previously.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
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The FBI alleges the photo shows Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut, and a fourth individual posing with the stolen safe and jewelry taken from one of the burglaries.

Analysis
Analysis
Why all roads lead through Riyadh – as Saudi Arabia emerges as key global power broker

Since Donald Trump was last president, the kingdom has matured and emboldened its geopolitical clout. Back in his first term, Mr Trump recognised the value in Saudi Arabia. This time, Saudi Arabia is harnessing Mr Trump’s power.
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A Saudi-run investment forum has been taking place in Miami

Analysis
Analysis
Ukraine’s president is fighting a war on two fronts – against Russian forces on the ground and against American assaults over the airwaves

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused US President Donald Trump of being “trapped in a disinformation bubble”.
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President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. Pic: Reuters