The Independent
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The buck stops somewhere else: Trump takes the blame game to a new level
Trump’s tendency to point fingers at others is increasingly in the spotlight before November’s midterm elections, when Republicans are trying to retain control of Congress
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Council warns of fake GoFundMe pages claiming to raise funds for wildfire victims
Officials have encouraged the community to remain cautious and ‘help us spread the word so people don’t fall victim to scams’
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Historic flooding prompts evacuations and water rescues in Indiana
Authorities in Indianapolis have already rescued dozens of people as floodwaters rise along the White River
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Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality's throne
Liechtenstein’s royal house says the tiny country’s rules of succession will be changed so that a woman could in the future inherit the principality’s throne
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Five wounded in Virginia State University shooting as police hunt ‘multiple shooters’
The shooting has rocked campus before classes are set to begin on Monday
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Drug abuse in Israel surges post-October 7, latest data shows
New data shows that one in four Israelis are now engaging in problematic substance use
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Trump’s plot to seize elections is hitting roadblocks. How desperate will he get?
Trump is losing a bogus ‘election integrity’ crusade as he approaches the final days before midterms. Alex Woodward lays out his options on next steps
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Trump prosecutors investigate firm once owned by hush-money trial judge’s daughter
Trump and his allies have repeatedly attacked the Merchans, baselessly claiming the judge was biased and his daughter profited from his hush-money trial
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Body found in search for 18-year-old British hiker missing in Romania
Mr Smyth’s family thanked the mountain rescue team that ‘worked tirelessly’ since November trying to find their son
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Trump’s 2024 photo op comes back to haunt Republicans in the midterms
Most of the items Trump displayed at Bedminster are now pricier, some by a lot
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5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate multiple suspects
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown and police investigation early Saturday
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After nearly 30 years, a man is on trial in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur. Here's what to know
The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis for the murder of Tupac Shakur begins Monday in Las Vegas
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Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets of a Welsh village as her coffin is brought home
Fans have gathered in a Welsh village to bid farewell to singer Bonnie Tyler
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Met Office warns rainfall may not be enough to reverse drought effects
The chief meteorologist said that rain is on its way, but a question mark remains over how much will fall
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Obesity drugs show early promise against the hormonal disorder PMOS, giving a suffering family hope
A small but growing body of research shows that GLP-1 drugs often used to treat obesity may also work for the hormonal disorder known as PMOS
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Met Police apologises for exposing email addresses of 143 alleged Al Fayed victims
The Met reported the incident to the Information Commissioner’s Office
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WNBA icons say the discourse and scrutiny around the league are part of the growing pains of success
During Hall of Fame weekend, nearly everyone would like the attention to be on basketball, but it's difficult to ignore the conversations that are swirling around the WNBA — especially with some of the league's greatest icons being enshrined
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Rapper Pop Smoke’s Killer Sentenced for Fentanyl Possession in Juvenile Hall
His mother is charged with the same offenses after allegedly attempting to hand him two latex balls containing fentanyl pills while visiting him in jail
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Trump rants about ‘TREASONISTS’ group that launched lawsuit to stop his ballroom
An appeals court upheld a ruling that only Congress — not the president — can authorize significant changes to the White House
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‘Enormous’ storm barrels toward Hawaii with rare hurricane warning issued
Tropical Storm Lala is already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane
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Trump says he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory
Tehran has called on the US to accept defeat as it says it is no longer negotiating with Washington
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Reform could slip to third in polls, pollsters warn as Farage’s popularity plummets
Experts say Farage ‘provided the motor for their rise’ but is ‘currently providing the motor for their decline’
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Orca known for ramming boats spotted with suspected gunshot wounds
Conservation groups say shooting at the animals ‘can never be acceptable’
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The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool in a heatwave
Ancient techniques once suited to the Mediterranean now hold lessons for modern Britain
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Burnham warned: don’t dash hopes of inmates stuck on indefinite jail terms
The government should appoint a panel of judges to reconsider the cases of every IPP prisoner, a Labour MP has told Burnham
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Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
The physicists made an unexpected breakthrough
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When will the UK heatwave finally end? Temperatures are forecast to plunge soon
Met Office data suggests the UK is on track to see its hottest summer since records began
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Taliban mark 5 years since return to power in Afghanistan, in photos
Taliban officials and supporters marked five years since their return to power with gatherings and street celebrations in Kabul, following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships
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Iran tells Trump to ‘accept the reality of defeat’ and Hormuz will stay closed: Live
The US president says America will also hit Iran hard economically as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end a nearly six-month conflict
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While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis
Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan
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PM says death of Jason Arday is ‘a tragedy on so many levels’
The academic was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday
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Wildfires prompt emergency alert as blaze in New Forest enters seventh day
The fire chief in Hampshire said ‘there are many days of work ahead’ to make sure the New Forest blaze doesn’t spread
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Europe's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village
An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe’s tallest has been inaugurated in a small Polish village
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Burnham sends army to battle wildfires after emergency alert sent to millions – live
Millions received the alert at 7pm on Friday
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Israeli strike kills 7 in Lebanon, a vessel attacked in Hormuz and other news from the Middle East
An Israeli airstrike has killed seven people in Lebanon, marking one of the deadliest incidents since a truce with Hezbollah began in June
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‘Not a handout’: Readers reject pension-for-OBE plan
A think tank has urged Andy Burnham to let wealthy pensioners give up their state pension for an OBE – but our readers say the state pension is earned, not for sale
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Spanish tourist hotspot rocked by 5.0 magnitude earthquake
Residents in the southern Spanish city of Granada were told to stay calm
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv uses Flamingo missile to bomb industrial site
Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to the violation
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Surge of casualties in South Sudan as conflict intensifies: ‘It’s heartbreaking’
Doctors tell Liz Cookman that they are seeing a surge in gunshots wounds and hospitals are struggling to cope with the rise in cases as aid cuts continue to bite
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Exhausted health workers in Congo struggle to keep up as Ebola outpaces contact tracing
Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team of community health workers are laboring tirelessly in eastern Congo to track the country’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
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India's Modi says armed Maoists are fading, but warns threat remains from ideological supporters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s decades-long Maoist insurgency is nearing its end but warns the country now faces a new battle against what he called “dimagi Naxals,” or people who align with the movement’s ideology
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Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people, Lebanese state media say
An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon has killed seven people and wounded three
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Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister and Inde Navarette will go Rogue in Marvel’s 'X-Men' reboot
Adam Driver will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Mister Sinister in Disney and Marvel's “X-Men” reboot
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Jason Arday’s family statement in full following the academic’s death
The family said they are ’in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son’
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Photos show the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in California
The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Friday.
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Stop calling 999 to report neighbours having barbecues, fire services say
The UK’s mobile phone alert system warned the public not to light anything which could spark a wildfire, including barbecues
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Four boys arrested on suspicion of arson as wildfire spreads
The teenagers have since been bailed under investigation
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Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has verified that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine state
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Wall Street week ahead: Home Depot and Walmart report earnings, minutes of Fed meeting are released
Wall Street will get financial updates from some of the nation’s biggest retailers this week, along with more details from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting
