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• 前 FBI 局長 James Comey 於 2026 年 4 月 29 日向當局投案並出庭，他因涉嫌透過一張貝殼社群媒體貼文威脅總統 Trump 的生命而面臨 DOJ 的指控。 • 檢察官聲稱該貼文象徵一種威脅，在政治緊張局勢加劇之際，導致聯邦政府採取迅速行動。 • 此案突顯了 Trump 盟友與前官員之間不斷升級的言論，並可能影響 2026 年期中選舉的動態。

• 2026 年第一季的電力需求增長受到屋頂太陽能紀錄性產量的緩衝。 • 根據 Australia’s Energy Market Operator 的數據，更多的數據中心以及較溫暖的氣候，共同推動今年前三個月的電力需求達到歷史新高，而電池的增長則使平均批發價格維持在低位。 • 來自家庭、商業和工業的電力需求在 2026 年第一季達到 25GW 的紀錄水平，較去年同期增長 1.2%。在整個電網中，這一增長被屋頂太陽能的紀錄性輸出所抵消。

Hinckley says ‘bad things keep happening’ at Washington Hilton and it was ‘not a secure place to hold big events’US politics live – latest updatesThe man who shot Ronald Reagan at the Washington Hilton in 1981 has said it was “spooky” for him to learn of Saturday’s shooting at the hotel during a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior members of the president’s administration.In an interview with TMZ published on Monday, John Hinckley Jr also observed that “bad things keep happening” at the hotel and maintained it was “just not a secure place to hold big events”. Continue reading...

Queensland and NSW set for lower than usual rainfall in May, June and July, while temperatures in most of the country likely to be higher than normalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLarge parts of south-east Australia look set for drier and hotter conditions over the next three months as a potential El Niño weather phenomenon takes shape in the Pacific Ocean.Much of Queensland and New South Wales are forecast to have lower than usual rainfall in May, June and July, with almost the entire country likely to experience hotter than average maximum temperatures. Continue reading...

Nearly 1 million Californians supported push by Republican Carl DeMaio but it faces historic opposition from DemocratsCalifornia voters will decide in November whether to require photo identification to cast a ballot, making California the latest battleground in a long-running effort by conservatives to push voter ID laws that have been bolstered in recent years by Donald Trump’s repeated and unfounded accusations of widespread voter fraud.Nearly 1 million Californians signed on to support the ballot measure championed by Carl DeMaio, a Republican state representative from San Diego. Continue reading...

Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backGreggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops. Continue reading...