What made US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a controversial figure

Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator in the United States, has died after a “brief and sudden” illness, his office said.

A foe-turned-close-ally of President Donald Trump, the 71-year-old politician represented the US state of South Carolina and was up for re-election in midterm elections in November.

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“Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!” Trump posted on his social media early on Sunday. “He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!”

Box Office: ‘Moana’ Flounders With $43 Million Debut, Among Weakest of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes

“Moana” failed to make a splash at the box office, earning $43 million from 3,827 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

Those ticket sales, though enough for No. 1 on box office charts, are disastrous given the live-action “Moana” remake has a massive $250 million production budget — and that’s before Disney‘s hefty marketing spend. Arriving in theaters a decade after the original 2016 animated musical and less than two years after the sequel, “Moana” underscores the trickiness of timing in terms of Disney’s live-action remakes. Wait too long, à la “Snow White” and “Dumbo,” and there’s not enough cultural resonance; go too soon, and there’s not enough nostalgia to bring audiences back to theaters for something they’ve seen before (and can readily watch on Disney+).

Australia to ditch paper arrrival cards for incoming travellers

The days of filling out paper arrival cards are to end for millions of travellers arriving in Australia on international flights.

The Albanese government has announced it will roll out digital passenger cards to all Australian international airports and seaports after a “successful” trial on Qantas flights into Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The paper forms, which ask passengers arriving in Australia for personal information and to declare any food, plant or animal products, have long been an annoyance for travellers arriving on long-haul flights.

Dorothy’s aged care home charged $52 a day for Foxtel, wine and newspapers that were no use to her. She wasn’t alone

Jeff Gilling was surprised when he looked at the contract for the aged care home his mother, Dorothy, was about to enter.

Contained within it was a $52 daily fee for Foxtel, outings, newspapers and a choice of wines.

“She was in advanced stages of dementia, and so couldn’t even turn on the TV, let alone choose a channel or enjoy what she was watching,” Gilling says.

When he was told the additional service fee “wasn’t optional”, he signed.

One Nation’s rise puts the next election in ‘unknown territory’ – but does Pauline Hanson really have a path to government?

One Nation’s spectacular rise from a distant 6% of the vote in the last election to first or second in some recent polls has upended Australian politics. It has also made it a lot harder to predict what exactly will happen at the next election.

Traditionally, pollsters and election experts would look at how preferences flowed in previous elections when estimating two-party preferred numbers, or translating polling into seat projections. This was fairly predictable when almost every seat would come down to a contest between Labor and the Coalition.

Low-cost genome sequencing approach is powering genetics research on mental illness and many other studies

For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging to conduct large genetic studies involving thousands of participants, which are needed to reveal new genetic insights. So scientists at the Broad Institute came up with a clever approach, called the Blended Genome Exome (BGE), that lowers the cost of sequencing by 75% and is becoming one of the most commonly used sequencing methods at the Broad.

This Studebaker Is Basically a Street-Legal NASCAR that Competed in Mexico's Most Grueling Race

• Studebakers can be a bit stuffy. Not this one.
• Built to take on the La Carrera Panamericana endurance race, it's a 550-hp vintage racer with license plates.
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One of the greatest on-screen line deliveries belongs not to a human actor but to a Muppet, Fozzie Bear's memorable "Ah, a bear in his natural habitat, a Studebaker." The Studebaker in question, a shabby '51 Commander, is what most people think of the breed: fusty, slow, a bit of a punchline. Not so in Mexico, where streamlined Fifties Studebakers are absolute rocketships.

‘The fiercest of fighters’: Lindsey Graham remembered by politicians and foreign leaders after sudden death

Washington woke up to the unexpected death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham, 71, who changed the course of modern history with his hawkish Iran platform and key role in establishing the stridently conservative US supreme court.

Donald Trump was one of the first to pay tribute to the controversial South Carolina lawmaker, a close ally despite past differences, in a social media post. “Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!”

Trump later told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that one of Graham’s legacies as a legislator was helping to confirm US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

This 15-minute tomato burrata salad is the easiest summer side dish

This burrata salad recipe is a delicious summer side dish! A fresh twist on a Caprese, it's filled with juicy tomatoes, pesto, and creamy burrata cheese.

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This burrata salad recipe is simple summer perfection. Easy to make in just 15 minutes, it stars juicy heirloom tomatoes, balsamic-dressed cherry tomatoes, drizzles of pesto, fresh basil, and torn burrata cheese. It’s like an updated take on a Caprese salad, with the creamy burrata instead of mozzarella and the pesto for extra basil flavor. I’m a Caprese fan through and through, but I might like this burrata version even more than the classic.

FIFA, Infantino, to examine 64-team World Cup for 2030 tournament

FIFA President Gianni Infantino considering a proposal to add a further 16 nations ahead of the World Cup in four years.

FIFA officials will look at ‌‌the possibility of expanding the World Cup by adding another 16 teams for the 2030 tournament, ⁠⁠said Gianni Infantino.

The FIFA president told the Swiss media outlet Bluewin that growing from 48 to 64 teams could make ⁠⁠sense.