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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Dyson Daniels #5 of the Atlanta Hawks strips the ball from De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings at the end of the game at Golden 1 Center on November 18, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

One NBA nickname signals a good season but Australia’s Dyson Daniels has teammates, commentators and fans trading two new monikers after his form at the Atlanta Hawks looks set to soar

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Eileen Kramer died on Friday aged 110. Picture: Supplied.

NSW’s oldest woman dies at 110

Following an amazing life of travel, adventure and doing what she loved best, Australian dancer and choreographer Eileen Kramer has passed away peacefully just a few days after turning 110

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Solar power’s moment in the sun

A massive offshore solar farm has been unveiled in China as Elon Musk celebrated an Australian solar milestone, saying the renewable source was key for the world’s future power supply

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, November 11, 2024

Rural America puts pitchfork in DC

Rural and working voters in the US presidential election popped the bubble of Washington DC’s political establishment with the prod of a pitchfork in Mark Knight’s take on American Gothic

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Was Tut a ‘hand-me-down’ king?

Was Tut a ‘hand-me-down’ king?

Tutankhamun has long been one of Egypt’s most famous pharaohs following the discovery of his iconic gold death mask, but experts say he may have been ‘cast off’ and given his stepmother’s tomb

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Raygun and Cam Bynum. Photos: AP/Getty Images

NFL player rocks his best Raygun

Gridiron star Cam Bynum is known for celebrating in the ‘end zone’ but the Vikings player’s viral Raygun tribute was not just an imitation but an invitation for the Aussie to meet up in future

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TOPSHOT - This aerial handout picture taken on November 9, 2024 and released on November 10, 2024 by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency shows the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki as seen from the Eputobi rest area in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. (Photo by Handout / National Disaster Mitigation Agency / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / National Disaster Mitigation Agency - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Bali volcano grounds Aussie flights

Travellers were left stranded after multiple airlines cancelled flights to and from Australia to holiday hotspot Bali due to the giant ash cloud caused by Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupting

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Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)

Street vendor at 11, star at 22

For the first time in more than three decades, Australia will play India in a five-Test series this summer as Yashasvi Jaiswal meets his destiny, after selling snacks on Mumbai streets as 11-year-old

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Ancient walls in Pompeii with volcano Vesuvius in the background

Pompeii protects site from people

The world-renowned Pompeii archaeological park is getting tough on tourists, introducing a daily visitor limit in a bid to stop potential damage from overcrowding at the ancient Italian ruins

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Two races that stopped the nation

The outcome of the US presidential election wasn’t known when an outsider won Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup against the odds but Mark Knight’s prophetic cartoon proved to be right on the money

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TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances after speaking during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on November 6, 2024. Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early November 6, 2024, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Donald Trump wins US presidency

Democratic process is the winner in a historic presidential election that divided Americans but swept Republican Donald Trump to a decisive victory over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 04, 2024 shows, L-R, US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking during a "When We Vote We Win" rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center in West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 1, 2024 and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departing the stage after speaking at a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada, October 31, 2024.  (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI and Ian Maule / AFP)

Five-minute guide to US election

The US political system differs from ours – here are key details and some essential information, so you can follow the US presidential election as history unfolds and America decides

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LiDAR survey data reveals ancient Maya buildings (inset, center) clustered on a hilltop, while a satellite image (far left and right) shows modern agriculture and roadbuilding underway in the valleys below. Picture: Luke Auld-Thomas

Lost city found hidden in jungle

An archaeologist has stumbled upon an ancient city in modern-day Mexico that was buried ‘in plain sight’ for centuries, after unanalysed data from a Google search led to the remarkable find

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A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows piled up cars following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain. Rescuers raced on October 31, 2024 to find survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars scattered in the streets. About 1,000 troops joined police and firefighters in the grim search for bodies in the Valencia region as Spain started three days of mourning. Up to a year's rain fell in a few hours on the eastern city of Valencia and surrounding region on October 29 sending torrents of water and mud through towns and cities. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP)

Angry Spanish flood victims react

Spanish communities reeling from last week’s devastating floods in the Valencia region have publicly erupted at their king, queen and government officials – why are impacted residents so furious?

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, Birtles and Bean Round the world trip with Daily Telegraph Cartoonist, Warren Brown and Journalist, Matthew Benns. The pair have made it to Cairo, Egypt. Picture: Supplied.,

Push to get roadster to pyramids

The epic 24,000 km journey to recreate Francis Birtles’ famous 1927 drive from London to Melbourne in a classic roadster roars through the Egyptian capital to raise funds for Australian charity

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, October 29, 2024

High-flying PM hits turbulence

From working class man to Chairman’s Lounge king, Anthony Albanese’s ‘man of the people’ pitch might not pass muster with the public amid the cost of living crisis in Mark Knight’s cartoon

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Sydney Most Haunted House. Picture Thomas Lisson

Is this Oz’s most haunted house?

Would you dare knock on the door of this house while ‘trick or treating’ this Halloween? It may not have cobwebs or pumpkins outside but tales told about it will send shivers down your spine