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Today β€” 28 September 2026Main stream

From pickups to idle plants: automakers seek lifeline from defence boom

Western automakers are chasing a defence spending boom as a way to sell more vehicles and make use of underemployed factories, though executives say military work will not make up for slowing car sales and growing Chinese competition.

Nor’easter Weakens but Remains a Threat

28 September 2026 at 04:05
The weekend’s storm is expected to continue to bring rain and the threat of floods to parts of the northern East Coast through the beginning of the week.

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Chris Ransom walking through a flooded street in Sea Bright, N.J., on Sunday. Dozens of the state’s coastal residents were rescued from vehicles, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

Why China Is Requiring Ninth Graders to Read β€˜Jane Eyre’

28 September 2026 at 05:58
The Victorian heroine has long been celebrated in China for her independence and insistence on equality.

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A woman reads at a bookstore in Beijing in August. β€œJane Eyre” has found generations of readers in China since it was first translated into Chinese a century ago.

Major Australian private lender suspends three ASX funds, cuts asset values after audit

By: Reuters
28 September 2026 at 05:17
One of Australia's biggest private credit lenders suspended trading of three of its ASX-listed funds on Monday and said it would mark down their asset values after auditors disagreed with assumptions used in β€Œpreliminary financial reports.
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