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Civilization 7 will let you hand the keys to the nukes to Benjamin Franklin and Harriet Tubman, and guess what? America's just showed up

It's a whole new world.

PC Gamer

‘He has different personas’: inside Benjamin Franklin’s life as a scientist

A fascinating and revealing new book looks back on the inventor, writer, publisher and founding father’s scientific work

The Guardian - US

Biden passes the torch — but why?

Donald Trump is now the last old white man in the presidential race — and Joe Biden isn't happy about it

Salon

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Read a transcript of Biden’s speech on dropping out of the presidential race

‘I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Biden said in a speech from the Oval Office

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden’s full remarks from the White House about ending his campaign

The remarks were delivered from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval office

The Independent UK

‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways from the president’s address

Joe Biden gave his first speech since quitting the race – here’s what to know from the roughly 10-minute address

The Guardian - US

‘We were going down fast’: how Benjamin Franklin saved America

Apple’s new drama series Franklin, starring Michael Douglas as the founding father, recalls a vital time in US history as he travelled abroad for help

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Art Gallery of NSW’s $344m building extension finally named more than a year after it opened

Newer building named Naala Badu, meaning ‘seeing waters’ in the Dharug language, while older building named Naala Nura, or ‘seeing country’

The Guardian - AU

Michael Douglas as Ben Franklin: Does It Work?

‘Franklin,’ on Apple TV Plus, sees Ben venture to France to get some help for the Yanks in the Revolutionary War

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 21-27: The Mix

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, the World Music Festival and Lyric Opera’s “The Flying Dutchman” are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guide to Chicago’s 2023 fall theater lineup

The local theater scene has something for everyone this fall. Here are some of the offerings across the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boy blocked from school over Gadsden flag badge prompts debate over its meaning

The yellow ‘don’t tread on me’ flag is up for debate again centuries after it arose in the American Revolution

The Independent UK

Sydney’s $344m gallery has been open for eight months – so why doesn’t it have a name?

Political intervention and conflicting advice over Indigenous language use are at the heart of the impasse over the addition to the Art Gallery of NSW

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Crikey

‘Toiletgate’: in NSW Parliament, some ‘concerning’ interactions lead to a controversy

NSW MPs are ‘bewildered’ by the furore caused by a decision to lock some members out of a toilet near the upper house chamber.

Crikey

Suffer the little children…

Queensland taxpayers are paying to indemnify church bodies against child abuse claims because insurers won’t, and Clive Palmer’s company Zeph Investments plans to sue Australia for the second time — the first claim seeks $269 billion.

The Guardian - AU

NSW moves to end ‘secret’ rental bidding and bring in portable bonds scheme

Exclusive: Premier Chris Minns says legislation will create a ‘fairer’ rental market by providing more certainty and flexibility

ABC News

Ben Franklin defies NSW Nationals leadership by securing upper house presidency

Ben Franklin nominates himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole is booted out in a leadership spill.

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NSW Nationals leadership spill sees Paul Toole replaced by Dugald Saunders

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

The Guardian - AU

Paul Toole axed as NSW Nationals leader, sending Coalition into a spin on eve of parliament’s return

Former deputy premier faced leadership spill after colleague Ben Franklin accused of him of misleading colleagues

Crikey

Here’s looking at you, Brother Stuie

Outgoing Scott Morrison confidant and former Coalition cabinet minister Stuart Robert is set to face more scrutiny from a parliamentary committee, and tomorrow’s budget will have nearly $15 billion in cost-of-living relief.

The New Daily

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ job offer to Nationals mate sparks fury and division in Coalition

A Nationals MP has been accused of contemplating treachery against the Coalition as he considers a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

The New Daily

Nationals MP faces expulsion over plum parliament job

Nationals MP Ben Franklin has been accused of disloyalty and could be kicked out of his party as he considers taking a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

ABC News

'Consequences' flagged by New South Wales Nationals if Ben Franklin accepts upper house president role

New South Wales Nationals leader Paul Toole says there will be repercussions if party member Ben Franklin accepts an upper house president role, offered to him by close friend Premier Chris Minns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wild turkeys, spring preview: Ben Franklin to ‘increasing reproduction metrics’

A review and overview of wild turkeys in Illinois — Ben Franklin to “increasing reproduction metrics” — going into the opening of the spring turkey hunting seasons.

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