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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: earth’s hottest day ever recorded, Queensland’s custody failure, US Secret Service chief resigns

A wildfire burns in Canada last week.
A wildfire burns in Canada last week. Photograph: Jesse Winter/Reuters

Morning everyone. It has been pretty cold in many parts of Australia recently but scientists say early data shows Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on the planet, with an average surface temperature of 17.09C.

Plus, we report on how Queensland’s government failed to act on a report detailing the mistreatment of youngsters in custody, Kamala Harris makes her first campaign speech, and the US Secret Service chief has quit after heavy criticism over the Trump assassination attempt.

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