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Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders - new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery

24 October 2024

Researchers measured lawmakers’ wealth and found that those whose Southern ancestors owned slaves before abolition have a higher net worth today.

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Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why
	24 Oct: Energised by Roe v Wade being overturned in the US, a subset of Australian conservatives are embracing the tactics that dominate American politics.... more

Police are due to provide an update this morning, on the ongoing manhunt following the fatal bus stabbing in Auckland
	24 Oct: Police are due to provide an update this morning, on the ongoing manhunt following the fatal bus stabbing in Auckland... more

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the priority for Police is making an arrest and charging the offender as quickly as they can
	24 Oct: Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the priority for Police is making an arrest and charging the offender as quickly as they can... more

E-scooter company Beam is removing their scooters from the streets of Porirua
	24 Oct: E-scooter company Beam is removing their scooters from the streets of Porirua... more

Police are still searching for the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a bus passenger in Onehunga
	24 Oct: Police are still searching for the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a bus passenger in Onehunga... more

Coastguard will be carrying out dummy exercises to detect currents as the search continues for a missing swimmer in Whangarei Harbour
	23 Oct: Coastguard will be carrying out dummy exercises to detect currents as the search continues for a missing swimmer in Whangarei Harbour... more

The large swamp fire in Waikato's Whangamarino wetlands is now under control
	23 Oct: The large swamp fire in Waikato's Whangamarino wetlands is now under control... more

Majority of NZ researchers see Maori Indigenous knowledge as relevant to their work – but there is a gender divide
	23 Oct: A policy that encourages engagement with Maori communities has made non-Maori researchers more open to consider matauranga Maori as an equivalent, although different, knowledge framework.... more

Police are trying to hunt down a suspect, after a person's been critically injured in an alleged assault on a bus in Onehunga.about 2.30
	23 Oct: Police are trying to hunt down a suspect, after a person's been critically injured in an alleged assault on a bus in Onehunga.about 2.30... more

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27 Sep: The Board of Whangarei Boys' High School has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars - over the death of a student ++++++++++++++++

30 Sep: Concerns about the reduction in choice of access to primary birthing facilities in central Auckland +++++++++++++++

08 Oct: It's thought Otago's party culture has evolved in the five years since Sophia Crestani's death ++++++++++++++

26 Sep: The 16-year-old allegedly responsible for Tuesday's lockdown at Bayfield High School in Dunedin, was trying to get his girlfriend, a student, a day off ++++++++++++++

09 Oct: No New Zealand universities have improved in a global ranking -- and three have fallen ++++++++++++

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Today's News

National:
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders - new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery 10:17

National:
Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why 10:07

Health & Safety:
Experts on the differences between a budget and expensive sunscreen 10:07

Soccer:
A strong start for Liverpool during round three Champions League football action in Germany.. 10:07

Entertainment:
Jennifer Lawrence is "thrilled to be pregnant again" 10:05

Education:
The primary teachers union says there are other matters which should come before improvements to the measuring of student performance 9:47

International:
Attack on Turkish defence company killed five people and injured 22 others, Turkish president says 9:37

Entertainment:
Zoe Saldana "felt like an imposter" early in her career 9:35

Netball:
The Diamonds acknowledge the work required to stop Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke heading into the third game of netball's Constellation Cup in Perth 9:27

Law and Order:
Police are due to provide an update this morning, on the ongoing manhunt following the fatal bus stabbing in Auckland 9:07

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