The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country's most pristine ecosystems.
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Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty Warning: This live blog may contain graphic content when discussing evidence in the trial Jones allegedly gifted cash and car to teenager he kissed after commenting on sprinter’s penis, trial hears Analysis: Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial A reminder of our warning that this live blog may contain graphic content when discussing evidence in the trial. Complainant J has alleged that after he and Alan Jones finished dinner at Jones’s Fitzroy Falls property, Jones told him “to go and have a shower and come out wearing a robe and nothing else”. Did you do it? No, I put my underpants on and then I put the robe on and went out. It was always a kiss or an action first. Then I’d be asked if ‘this is OK, are you comfortable with that?’ There was no follow-up. It was straight into ‘let’s go look at the house and the property’. On some occasions there was a cuddle beforehand or an indicator to make me believe a kiss was coming. But on that occasion he gave me a kiss much quicker than I expected. Continue reading...
The states claim the new levies are a pretext to re-impose tariffs that were ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court.