Headlines: Global markets plummet over fears of U.S. uncertainty

Today's headlines include: 

The Australian share market has plummeted by $50 billion as global uncertainty over the U.S. economy continues.  

Communities impacted by ex-Cyclone Alfred are through the worst, with no current emergency warnings in place for NSW and Qld. 

The Vatican has announced Pope Francis is no longer in “imminent danger” after he was hospitalised with pneumonia last month. 

And today’s good news: Population numbers of the vulnerable Eastern Monarch butterfly have nearly doubled this year, according to new data. 

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