The Independent
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Kentucky governor says he has no info on Mitch McConnell’s health as he rips Congress
McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center earlier this month
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US civil rights agency denies issuing order halting all federal class discrimination complaints
A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case of behalf female prison guards is now blaming an administrative judge for doing so in error
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Trump’s plane is filled with ‘boxes and boxes of McDonald’s,’ RFK Jr reveals
Kennedy once said the junk food served on the president’s plane was ‘poison’
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USS Lincoln sailor’s wife blasts dismissive Trump over ‘appalling’ conditions
The infuriated woman called for accountability hours after Trump claimed no families were worried about the conditions on the ship in the Middle East
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Farmers to get £65m drought aid as Burnham warned industry at ‘breaking point’
Britain ‘does not have a plan for climate change’ prime minister warned
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Lions and tigers begin a long-awaited rescue from a notorious Argentine zoo
Thirty lions and tigers from a closed Argentine zoo are starting a new life at wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa and the United States
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Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism
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Jason Arday subjected to ‘sustained abuse’ since taking Cambridge role, family say
Prof Arday’s family also spoke out against what they say was a ‘campaign of misinformation’ against him
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Massachusetts mayor arrested over alleged $1.5m Covid relief loan fraud
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena is accused of using the loan to fund his campaign and pay personal taxes
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Homicides dropped 18.1% in 2025 to the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says
The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it’s been in 75 years
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Anger and sadness as tributes paid to former Cambridge professor Jason Arday
Prof Arday, a professor of sociology of education who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor in 2023, quit following a series of media reports alleging he plagiarised his PhD thesis
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Maryland tax court voids digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock TV
A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s tax on digital advertising
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FDA officials visit Taylor Farms Mexico site linked to parasite outbreak: report
Former health officials and food safety experts said the agency should have traveled to Mexico sooner
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Picasso etching stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord in vacant apartment
Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever
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For the Simons, showing animals at the Hartford Fair is a family affair rooted in love
The Hartford Fair is a family affair for Ohio residents Derek and Bethany Simon, who met there in 2004
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after teen dies in Bedfordshire street
Emergency services attended and found a 17-year-old boy unresponsive. First aid was provided but he was pronounced dead shortly after
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Luigi Mangione fan admits ‘relief’ after hearing him admit to shooting healthcare CEO
The energetic mood ahead of Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea hearing shifted quickly to somberness after former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s family appeared in the courtroom, weeping with one another
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A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as Lala nears
Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island
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Massachusetts mayor accused of using a pandemic loan to fund election campaign and pay his taxes
A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans
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Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead
The academic was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday
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Trump Cabinet member’s video reveals her office is festooned with pictures of herself
The Trump administration has made a point of adding gold decor across government buildings
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Pull up to the window, please, for a glimpse of an American icon: The drive-thru
What happens when two distinctly American icons, fast food and cars, collide
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Public react as emergency alert issued to millions amid wildfires
Alerts began flooding phones at 7pm, shortly before the Cabinet Office said they would be sent to millions
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GP sexually assaulted women he was examining after road traffic accidents
Muhammad Iqbal, 64, was charged in connection with separate incidents taking place in Darlington and Sunderland during 2023
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Prosecutors narrow their case ahead of the retrial of the man accused of setting the Palisades fire
Federal prosecutors will pursue fewer charges in their second attempt to convict a man accused of starting the deadly 2025 wildfire that became the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history
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Emergency Alert startles millions in England and Wales after homes destroyed - LIVE
Millions are set to receive the alert from 7pm on Friday, the Cabinet Office has said
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Karoline Leavitt is out. Here’s who could be next to dump Trump at the White House
The midterms typically foretell a Cabinet reshuffle. Now that the press secretary is departing, here are some other key administration officials who might leave before the year ends, Eric Garcia writes
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Trump oddly claims ‘young beautiful girls’ come to White House and thank him
The bizarre comment was part of an omnibus stump speech in New York’s Long Island attended by hundreds of armed police officers
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Army soldier’s wife returns home after being removed from deportation flight
Maisa Lopes Eliaser had spent more than a month in federal ICE custody
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Grok deepfakes of nude teen have ‘completely devastated’ family, lawsuit says
‘This is the fourth such lawsuit of what appears to be countless more coming in the future,’ attorney Derek Potts told The Independent
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Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'
President Donald Trump downplays concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East
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2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart
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San Diego man pleads guilty to kicking protected sea lion in an attack caught on video
A San Diego man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught on video kicking and chasing a protected sea lion at a local beach
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Judge moves Alex Murdaugh retrial from small county, but motion to toss out case will wait
A judge has decided to move Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial out of the small county where it originally took place
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Son of Mexico’s former President Lopez Obrador says US revoked his visa
According to State Department officials, such visa revocations are directed at individuals implicated in corruption, narcotics smuggling, or assisting unlawful migration
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Trump denies reports that families are worried about man-overboard carrier crew
‘No, they’re not,’ president snaps after reporters press him on reports of attempted suicides aboard Nimitz-class carrier
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Wembley fire: 150 people evacuated from Holiday Inn hotel after huge blaze breaks out
Guests and staff at the hotel were evacuated from the scene
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One woman's struggle to survive, 5 years after the Taliban took Kabul, in photos
In the hills above Kabul, Sima searches for things that others have left behind. She walks through cemeteries looking for plastic, scrap and anything else that might have value. What can be sold is gathered and carried away; some of what cannot is brought home and saved as fuel for cooking or winter.
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Ohio city fires police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old, settles lawsuit with family
Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy
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Army identifies identifies 2 Fort Hood helicopter pilots killed in Apache crash
The Army has identified the two Fort Hood helicopter pilots who were killed when their Apache crashed during a maintenance test flight in central Texas
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Brazil's Lula triggers reciprocity process against US tariffs in effort to show strength
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law against U.S. tariffs
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Trio stole heirlooms left in cemeteries in at least nine states, cops say
Florida police are on the hunt for the suspects who have allegedly hit cemeteries as far northeast as Buffalo, New York
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Trump’s $1 coin gets a release date - and will cost you more than a buck
The coins will be made from copper, zinc, nickel and manganese, according to the US Mint
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Luigi Mangione case: Key events from CEO’s killing to guilty plea
Mangione is scheduled to go on trial on state murder charges on Sept 8
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Four more belugas arrive at Chicago aquarium from shuttered Canadian theme park
Four more belugas have arrived at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago as part of a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park in Canada to aquariums in the United States and Spain
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France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms
France's top court has struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms
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Disgraced TV star Stephen Bear jailed for sex offender register breach
Stephen Bear was placed on the sex offenders’ register when he was jailed in 2023 after uploading a private sex tape featuring his ex-girlfriend on his OnlyFans website
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after nine months in captivity
An armed group has yet to claim responsibility for Kevin Rideout’s abduction
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Trump pleads to Supreme Court for permission to build his $400M White House ballroom
Administration officials say the project is vital for national security and the president’s safety
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Crisis unfolds on Trump’s warship in the Middle East
Sailors have raised concerns about life on board the aircraft carrier, which has been at sea since November
