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NYC student dies after being drugged and raped and now two men face charges
Two suspects are facing multiple charges in her death and sex assault
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Spooked by Bolsonaro, Brazil’s left takes to social media and the streets pushing for Lula win
Brazil's presidential race is heating up as digital activism surges
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Woman, 27, charged over shooting of police officer in Nottingham
A woman has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre on Sunday.
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Trump’s top MAHA ally just resigned over stalled agenda
‘I know this movement is just getting started,’ Calley Means wrote in his resignation post
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Four flight attendants injured when severe turbulence rocks LA-bound flight
‘Everyone was yelling. We were all super scared’
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mRNA cancer vaccine slashes melanoma death or recurrence risk by 42%
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the findings open a new chapter in cancer treatment
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Conservation easement and migration route designation safeguard a ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ bottleneck
The Sublette Pronghorn Herd's migration route in Wyoming has gained significant protection from development
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San Diego man arrested on suspected child sexual abuse at in-home Montessori school
Officials said that there are at least three potential victims
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How the death of two CIA agents in northern Mexico led to a treason case
The deaths of two CIA agents in April after a drug lab operation in northern Mexico have led to treason charges against a former Chihuahua state attorney general
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Karoline Leavitt weighs in on 5-day tenure of successor Katie Zacharia
Within five days of becoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia was fired
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March Madness is bigger for 2027. It's unclear exactly how that will look in terms of who gets bids
March Madness has grown to 76 teams for the men's and women's tournaments
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Trump blasts 76ers' star LeBron James as 'disgrace' for not standing still during national anthem
President Donald Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting the United States
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Evacuation area around Toledo chemical tank leak reduced as conditions continue to improve
Authorities in Ohio have reduced the evacuation zone around a ruptured chemical tank
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YouTuber charged after capturing great white shark on Cape Cod
Christopher Stefanou, known as LISHARKMAN on social media, has been accused of capturing animal known as ‘Aaron’ on a trip with a client
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Three-quarters of small business owners delay having kids or houses over tax fears
More than half of firms surveyed say they’ll respond to a bad Budget by raising prices
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Starmer could be summoned to give evidence at grooming gangs inquiry
The former PM has been given core participant status in the inquiry
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Trump’s gaffes at South Carolina rally raise new questions about his health
At one point, he appeared to confuse the names of two different prizes that he has not won
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Andy Burnham to become first prime minister to join Celebrity Gogglebox
Labour leader was filmed in 10 Downing Street alongside his old friend Steve Rotheram, the mayor of Liverpool
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Construction on Trump’s beloved arch could start in just a few weeks, docs reveal
The proposed monument is set to be erected in Memorial Circle, located across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial
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New World screwworm detected in US wildlife for the first time
The metallic, orange-eyed parasite uses mouth hooks to burrow into the flesh of mammals
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The four ‘incredible’ places up for UK City of Culture in 2029
The prize is awarded every four years and is presently held by Bradford
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Crufts competitor drove van into show ring after being told she couldn't enter
Marianne Hunter also launched into a racist attack on a judge
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Royal jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth and Henry VIII to go on display
The exhibition will showcase 500 years of British royal jewellery
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Doctor suspended after injuring patient in surgery and drinking alcohol on duty
The doctor admitted to putting ‘brandy in his coffee’ whilst on duty
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John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’
Jay-Z once called John Legend “our voice,” but Pharrell Williams had a different idea for Legend's baritone
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Pentagon whistleblowers ready to ‘spill their guts’ to oust Hegseth: report
Defense Secretary and his closest allies could quickly find themselves hit by subpoenas if opposition Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives come November
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‘Window closing’ to stop climate and debt crises hitting more than 800m children
Exclusive: Climate impacts and debt pressures are escalating across the developing world, a new paper from World Vision finds, threatening the long-term development of children more with every year that passes
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JJ Watt signs a multi-year deal to stay as CBS' lead NFL analyst
JJ Watt will continue to be the analyst on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team after signing a new multi-year agreement with the network
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Tommy Robinson cries in court when asked about his family
He says he was ‘shocked and scared’ when the newspaper published a story about him
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Caroline Flack’s brother never recovered after her death, inquest told
Paul Flack was found unresponsive in the garden of his home in Norwich on Father’s Day this year
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Retiree's forgotten Pokemon collection sells for £1.56m at auction
The collection, which was expected to make £250,000, smashed expectations when it went under the hammer on Wednesday
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Ramaswamy attack ad is so reviled that even CNN’s Scott Jennings blasted it
Jennings warned that the ad, which dredged up Amy Acton’s traumatic childhood, would ‘blow up’ in the Republican Party’s face
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First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda
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Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August
Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans
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Depression and anxiety can be predicted by your childhood brain development
After a six-year study, scientists have found what brain development can tell us about mental health
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Government urges households to make £150 energy bill check
Around six million households are set to receive a payment this winter
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This 'wonderland of rocks' just became America's 64th national park
Chiricahua joins the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguaro as the fourth national park in Arizona
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Scientists stunned as new AI unlocks game-changing cancer treatment
The computational platform, named MAESTRO and detailed in the journal Advanced Science, uses large language models, or LLMs, to process established scientific knowledge regarding drug mechanisms and the biological pathways malignant cells exploit to survive treatment
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France responds to ICE meme about riots with savage dig on gun control
France is facing some of its worst urban unrest in years over the cost-of-living and declining public services
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Houthis attack besieged city in Yemen and other top photos from the Middle East
Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike a residential area in Yemen’s third-largest city, the annual olive harvest takes place in the occupied West Bank, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns for reelection.
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Man murdered stepdaughter after developing 'perverted' sexual obsession
Nathan Owens killed Carla Georgescu then staged the scene to look like a suicide
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Seth Myers mocks Trump for going after The Independent inside the Oval Office
‘I mean, were you trying to yell at him or were you trying to connect?’ Myers asked on his late-night show
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What sparked the fiery protests in France – and how they are spreading across Europe
Here’s everything you need to know about the nationwide movement
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‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape of 17-year-old girl
Police say the alleged assault unfolded in May 2025 after the teenager visited Peters at his family's home in a seaside Massachusetts town
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Caffeine pouches are trapping children in 'vicious cycle' and they're hard to detect
The pouches are sometimes referred to on social media as lip pillows, lip cushies and upper or lower deckies, depending on where they are placed in the mouth
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Stocks rattled by fears over tech sell-off and rising oil prices
In London, the FTSE 100 index ended down 27.85 points, 0.3%, at 10,725.03.
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Harrods fights Al-Fayed family for control of estate as abuse victims seek £150m
Hundreds of women have accused the businessman of sexual abuse following his death
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Foreign citizen beaten to death in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare
Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in years
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Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here’s what to know
Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
