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'People are astounded': West Auckland's blind acupuncturist

Pivac has practised acupuncture below his suburban home for 50 years.

Kamala Harris narrows gap against Donald Trump in new poll

New York Times: With 103 days to go, Trump and Harris are in a virtual tie.

He was an online drug lord. Now he’s a crypto entrepreneur

New York Times: How one man went from a dark web dealer to a digital currency tracker.

The secret battle for the future of the Murdoch media empire

New York Times: Murdoch siblings unite against father's trust amendment in court.

How Kamala Harris took command of the Democratic Party in 48 hours

NY Times: Less than 36 hours after Biden’s exit, Harris had locked down the nomination.

They lost their land over $221 of unpaid rates – then the new owners gave it back

Documents show a historic pā was taken from Māori in the 1970s for 'European hands'.

I've been stalked by a woman for 27 years and it's broken me

Times: John was at the pub with friends when he met a woman who would upend his life.

A marvellous team-up: Inside the making of a Hollywood hit with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

NYT: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman on the perks and pitfalls of playing superheroes.

What is it really like to live in 10 Downing Street?

Times: It's been called everything from a "goldfish bowl" to a "soulless cage with fleas".

How J.D. Vance won over Donald Trump

New York Times: Vance's first meeting with Trump got off to a very bad start.

‘I fell to pieces’: Is it ever OK to cut ties with your ‘toxic’ parents?

NY Times: Family estrangement appears to be on the rise, thanks mainly to social media.

Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I didn’t get paid for ten years’

Times: He may have been in one of the world's biggest bands but it didn't make him rich.

All the adventure, a fraction of the cost: The DIY Orient Express

New York Times: How to book an affordable rail trip from Paris to Istanbul.

Analysis: An assassination attempt that seems likely to tear America further apart

New York Times: Finger-pointing and conspiracy theories have further fractured the US.

A Trump ally is training 75 armed citizens. Is that a militia?

New York Times: 'Special deputies' being recruited to deploy during unrest or disaster.

‘The moment I learnt my grandfather killed a million people at Auschwitz’

Times: At 14 Kai Höss learnt his grandfather "killed more people than any other man".