Canadian wildfires caused severe air quality issues in over 20 US states, prompting former President Trump to demand Canada pay damages. Canadian PM Carney linked the fires to climate change, while some US politicians proposed sanctions against Canada.
A 25-year-old US Masters student, Linnea Bird, is among six interns participating in a program at Eaglehawk Dive Centre to restore Tasmania's rapidly declining giant kelp forests. The project uses a technique developed by the University of Tasmania to reforest under the waves, addressing the impact of warming waters and sea urchin overgrazing.
ALP president Wayne Swan warned Labor must resist "authoritarian trends" in Australian politics, likening Pauline Hanson's attacks on multiculturalism and journalists to Donald Trump's actions. Swan urged the party to fight One Nation's surge in support, citing concerns over inequality and threats to democracy.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said he's unfazed by Tuesday's AI stock sell-off, viewing it as necessary for healthy market function. Following a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI missed internal growth targets, stocks including Arm, AMD, Dell, and Corning retreated after weeks of parabolic gains. Cramer compared sell-offs to rain for gardening, saying investors should expect and even welcome such corrections. He drew parallels to the late 1990s when relentless stock climbs preceded a wave of selling, and recommended investors trim gains during parabolic moves to buy back during dips.
