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Lidia Thorpe says ‘burn down parliament’ comment was a metaphorJosh ButlerIndependent senator Lidia Thorpe downplayed what she called “mock outrage” over her remarks at a rally yesterday, saying her words about burning down parliament house were “clearly a figure of speech”.Thorpe, the Victorian federal politician, told a pro-Palestine rally on Sunday: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to burn down parliament house to make a point … I am not there to make friends.”Independent senator Lidia Thorpe at a Melbourne pro-Palestine rally on…

The Seattle Mariners are going to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2001. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAnd then there were four. That’s how many teams are left in the 2025 Major League Baseball postseason. Starting tonight, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays, while the Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).For fans looking to catch the LCS action, there are several options to choose from. To start, think of it this way: FOX channels and streaming…

At the age of 15, medics feared Katie Mitchell was coming to the end of her life after suffering irreversible lung damage and heart failure from a rare congenital disease.But she defied the odds thanks to a heart and lung transplant, and at the age of 53 she has become the UK’s longest-surviving recipient of such a procedure.Mitchell was diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome when she was 11. She had high blood pressure in her pulmonary arteries which caused an increased resistance to blood flow through the lungs, which led to irreversible lung damage and heart failure.Mitchell had her combined transplant…

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 27–18 on Sunday at Lambeau Field.With the win, the Packers improved to 3–1–1 on the season after tying with Dallas in Week 4, continuing to build momentum in the NFC North. They now sit second behind the Detroit Lions, thanks to Love and a standout performance from running back Josh Jacobs.Meanwhile, the Bengals’ struggles continued without Joe Burrow, as Joe Flacco made his first start for Cincinnati following his trade from Cleveland. Love and Jacobs’ stellar performances drew plenty of praise as the Packers performance impressed NFL fans. Love threw for…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Black and white photography dates back to 1826 and while color images eventually took over, monochrome photos still deliver an unmatched impact. The 2025 Exposure One Awards honor the beauty of black and white. “Long regarded as one of photography’s most enduring languages, black and white continues to reveal the essential truths of form, light, and shadow,” the contest writes in a statement. “The work of this year’s honorees affirms its lasting relevance, offering images that are both timeless and uncompromising in their vision.” “Keeping up…

With half-frozen fingers, I googled “Do vultures attack humans?” on my phone. I was alone on a grassy hilltop in central China’s Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture when the birds, large as foxes and with beaks curved like meat hooks, appeared out of nowhere. Though this region isn’t part of modern-day Tibet, Tibetan culture is prevalent, and sky burials (in which bodies are left to be eaten by vultures) are still practiced. Fortunately, the birds are harmless to those still breathing, but, on this frigid November afternoon in a sparsely populated corner of China, the encounter got my blood pumping.  Two hours earlier,…

At least 27 people have been killed in fierce clashes between Hamas security forces and armed members of the Dughmush family in Gaza City, in one of the most violent internal confrontations since the end of major Israeli operations in the enclave.Masked Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with clan fighters near the city’s Jordanian hospital, witnesses said.A senior official in the Hamas-run interior ministry said security units surrounded them and engaged in heavy fighting to detain them. The ministry said eight its members were killed in “an armed assault by a militia”.Medical sources said 19 Dughmush clan members and eight Hamas…

We got our first proper look at the upcoming Wonder Man series, but Marvel has a whole slate of shows in the works. Other than Wonder Man, though, the company didn’t roll into New York Comic Con with a firm release date for anything. The best we got were some broad release windows and few tantalizing details for what’s in store.Season two of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is set for release in fall of 2026. A lot of details are still unknown, but head of Marvel Television and Marvel Animation Brad Winderbaum did say the story would feature a “black,…

When news hit that Bad Bunny would headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime, his fans rejoiced. The choice made sense given that the Puerto Rican superstar is among the most streamed artists on the planet, and the performance is also set to make history: Because Bad Bunny doesn’t sing in English, this will be the first halftime show in Spanish. Bad Bunny took pride in that fact. “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” he said in a statement on the day of the announcement. “It’s for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…