Australia World News API

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            "content": "Shouting over the banging and clanging sounds from heavy construction equipment, Donald Trump on Tuesday gave a group of reporters a closer look at the construction for the White House ballroom he’s building on the site of the former East Wing to mou... [3341 chars]",
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            "description": "The US has set up a fund to compensate Americans deemed victims of \"lawfare\". Democrats say it is \"pure theft of public funds\" to pay the president's allies.",
            "content": "The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has set up a fund to pay millions of dollars to people deemed victims of \"lawfare\".\nThe government has indicated the \"Anti-Weaponization Fund\" will be used to compensate allies of US President Donald Trump who were ... [5375 chars]",
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            "title": "‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn",
            "description": "Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say",
            "content": "Job cuts at the national science agency mean Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to form part of global reports and will have significantly reduced ability to forecast future damage to the country, leading researchers have ... [5512 chars]",
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