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US lawmakers are weighing a diesel export ban as fuel prices climb to record levels, with President Donald Trump indicating that his administration is considering restrictions to ease pressure on American businesses and farmers. The national average price of diesel reached $6.53 a gallon on Tuesday, according to AAA data — 77 per cent higher than a year earlier. The surge has increased costs for sectors including agriculture, haulage and construction. Republican lawmakers from farming states have been among the most vocal supporters of the proposal. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative Ashley Hinson have called for American fuel…

Aldi has been named Australia’s cheapest supermarket for shoppers buying a basket of healthy essentials, as the cost of groceries continues to rise across the country. Consumer group Choice compared prices at 104 Aldi, Coles, Woolworths and IGA stores. Its basket included baby spinach, broccoli, carrots, chicken breasts, Corn Thins, Greek yoghurt, hummus, tinned chickpeas and rolled oats. Excluding specials, the basket cost $28.79 at Aldi. The same products came to $33.52 at Woolworths, $34.25 at Coles and $42.27 at IGA. “Excluding specials, Aldi provided the best value for our basket of healthy products, costing $28.79,” Choice chief executive Monique…

A 16-year-old boy has been killed and his 12-year-old sister critically injured in a hit-and-run in South Los Angeles, with police searching for the driver and passenger who fled the scene. The siblings were walking with their mother when they were struck at about 9.30pm on Tuesday, 22 September, near 10th Avenue and 60th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Investigators said a blue Nissan Sentra was travelling eastbound on 60th Street when it hit both children as they crossed the road. Their mother was not struck. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. His sister was…

Almost half of Australians aged between 18 and 29 are living with their parents, according to new findings from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, as rising housing costs leave more young adults unable to move out. The proportion living in the family home reached 49.9 per cent in 2024, up from 39.4 per cent in 2001. Young men were more likely to remain with their parents than young women, at 55 per cent compared with 45 per cent. The gender gap has narrowed over the same period. In 2001, men were 11.9 percentage points more…

Tempe Tavern, an East Valley bar in Arizona, has closed after a series of law-enforcement incidents, including investigations linked to two fatal road crashes. The venue at 1810 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe is reportedly liquidating its fixtures and equipment, with auction listings advertising items including bar stools, tables, refrigerators and beer taps. The closure follows a deadly crash on US 60 near Mesa on 16 September. Police said 21-year-old Zachary Penrod allegedly struck two vehicles stopped on the hard shoulder while people were changing a tyre, killing an 82-year-old woman and injuring two other people. According to the Arizona…

Young Australians living with their parents have reached a record proportion, with almost half of those aged between 18 and 29 still in the family home as soaring housing costs reshape the transition to adulthood. Figures from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey show that 49.9% of people in that age group lived with their parents in 2024, compared with 39.4% in 2001. The pattern is more common among young men, 55% of whom remain at home, compared with 45% of young women. However, the difference has narrowed from 11.9 percentage points in 2001 to 9.6…

Concrete chunks fell from the Lovers Lane overpass into the northbound lanes of Dallas’s Central Expressway on Wednesday morning, prompting police to close the far-right lane near Southern Methodist University. The debris landed on US Highway 75, one of the city’s main commuter routes. Early reports indicated that no vehicles were struck. Officers blocked the lane as a safety precaution while the concrete was dealt with. Drivers approaching the area were warned to expect disruption around the overpass. It was not immediately clear what caused the concrete to fall, how long the closure would remain in place or whether emergency…

Australia’s corporate regulator, ASIC, is strengthening safeguards for equity trading as algorithms now account for about 85 per cent of activity in the country’s share markets. The measures are intended to address the risks posed by runaway trading systems, market manipulation and sudden swings in prices. ASIC’s intervention comes as automated algorithms become dominant in Australian equities trading, increasing the focus on controls designed to protect market stability.

A juvenile was fatally shot while playing with a gun inside a home in Norristown, Pennsylvania, authorities said, with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office treating the death as a homicide. Norristown police were called to a property in the 800 block of Arch Street at about 10.30am on Tuesday, 22 September, after reports of a shooting. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe two juveniles were handling or playing with a firearm when it discharged, striking one of them. The victim’s age and identity have not been officially released. Another juvenile was questioned in connection with…

Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced in Manhattan on Wednesday for the 2006 sexual assault of former television production assistant Miriam Haley, more than six years after his original New York conviction was overturned. Weinstein, 74, was convicted last year of first-degree criminal sexual act after Haley told jurors that he forcibly performed oral sex on her at his Manhattan apartment. He faces up to 25 years in prison, while Manhattan prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence. ([abc7ny.com](https://abc7ny.com/post/harvey-weinstein-faces-25-years-new-york-sentencing/19860389/?utm_source=openai)) Haley, who has also used the name Mimi Haleyi, is expected to address the court with a victim impact statement. Her…