The Independent
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Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Australian motel
The infant had been deceased for a period of time, police say
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Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed
Kelly Clarkson's recent dispute with a Brooklyn store highlights the power dynamics between celebrities and everyday people
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Paralympian on OnlyFans to make ends meet until 2028 gets huge offers, but draws line
The 22-year-old sprinter is using the $25,000 corporate deal to help cover out-of-pocket medical expenses for her cerebral palsy while training in California
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Colombia gives police greater power to break up street protests
Colombia’s government has modified a set of guidelines that dictate how police should react to street protests, giving officers greater leeway to break up demonstrations in which protesters are vandalizing public property or disrupting access to essential services through actions like roadblocks
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Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced that a man involved in rigging college basketball games has been sentenced to six years in prison
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Yorkshire tiger latest: Victim identified as William Chapman as family pays tribute
Chapman’s family say he ‘suffered from significant mental illness’ and had been prescribed ‘strong medication’
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China’s exports surge 36.3% in September as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
China’s customs agency says the country's exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier
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Public Media Co’s bridge fund for nonprofit radio stations turns from rescue to reinvention
Public Media Co. celebrated its 25th anniversary with a $10 million donation from the Knight Foundation
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A former Ukrainian officer goes on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines
A former Ukrainian army officer is going on trial in Germany over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago
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Greta Thunberg joins hundreds of French teens protesting over run-down schools
She joined and applauded hundreds of teenagers who demonstrated boisterously outside school north of Paris
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The not-so-secret vulnerability in Ukraine's drone arsenal? Chinese technology
Since Russia invaded more than four years ago, Ukraine has become a global leader in military drone innovation
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Ukraine live: Putin hits energy facilities as Zelensky says allies gave ‘no warning’
US president says both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky want the war to end, but they ‘don't know how to get there’
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Jury finds Tyreek Hill liable for 2 battery counts, awards $500,000 to the NFL star's estranged wife
A Miami jury has found Tyreek Hill liable for two counts of battery but not liable for the eight remaining claims made by his estranged wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro
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US halts prosecution of former CIA analyst accused of aiding South Korean intelligence
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service
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Asian shares trade mixed after US stocks edge back from their record after profit reports
Asian shares are trading mixed, as market interest in computer chips and artificial intelligence continued to support some global shares
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Is Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia an ‘attorney’?
Katie Zacharia previously worked for a Chinese law firm and as ‘general counsel’ for a right-wing advocacy group
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From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on
Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
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Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine after Trump's diesel deal with Russia
Burnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing Street
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New bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open more than a decade after the Chinese side of it was built, in the latest sign of closer ties between the two countries
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Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns
Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics
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Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
A man's death on a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia has raised questions about ride safety and regulation
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Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
Human rights groups are sharply criticizing the uncontested election of 15 members of the United Nations' premier human rights body, saying it resulted in countries with poor rights records winning seats
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Families with seriously ill children ‘should get support with travel costs’
Families should not be ‘worrying about whether they can afford the train fare or petrol to get their child to specialist care’, experts said
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Dolly Parton's nephew denies threatening to harm her estate, pushes back against restraining order
Dolly Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, has filed a court response to a restraining order from Parton's longtime manager, Danny Nozell
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Calls for ban on ‘two-tier pricing’ for car insurance with millions affected
Some motor insurance customers could find themselves being charged rates higher than they might pay on a credit card if they cannot pay for an annual policy up front, according to Which?
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£11m site of London’s oldest restaurant given to the National Trust
The site at 34-35 Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, central London, has been home to Rules since 1798
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Some hake and coley stocks suffering from population decline, consumers warned
Some fish stocks have seen their ratings upgraded, including some North Sea herring and Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters.
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Half of Britons unwilling to fight for UK in the event of war, poll finds
Nato's top military commander said the alliance is ‘ready to fight tonight’ amid fears over Russia
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More French anti-riot police to patrol beaches to stop small boat crossings to UK
New data shows 50,000 UK crossing attempts stopped since 2024 election
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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her
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1.7 million UK households 'will not turn heating on this winter'
More than 15 million homes say they are worried about being cold this winter, a survey has found
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Average child has spent almost 53 school days on social media since ban announcement
Teachers continue to see harmful online content shaping students’ behaviour everyday, National Education Union chief warns
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1.7 million households will not turn heating on this winter, survey suggests
A 4% hike to Ofgem’s energy price cap took effect from October 1 as forecasters warned household bills could soar by almost another £300 from January.
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Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative
Dinosaur would have been more dangerous for humans than a T-rex, scientists say
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What happened in the Yorkshire tiger attack?
William Chapman was mauled to death when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster on Saturday
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Even MAGA stalwart Lauren Boebert is speaking out against the Iran war
‘I never wanted us to be in war,’ Boebert said, describing the conflict as ‘detrimental on many levels’
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Keffe D sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur’s murder decades later
The murder remained unsolved for decades until Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, discussed his role in media interviews and detailed it in his 2019 tell-all memoir
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Anti-abortion activists boasted of getting pills. Now they’re sued under their law.
The lawsuit seeks nearly $460,000 from the defendants — a figure representing the estimated average cost of raising two children to adulthood in Texas
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Death toll rises to 6 as Hurricane Simon and Rachel remnants unleash floods in Mexico
Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel have led to six deaths along Mexico’s Pacific coast
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Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine after Trump's diesel deal with Russia
Burnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing Street
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'Heartbreakingly poignant' shot of dead elephant calf nets Wildlife Photographer win
Other winning images include fluorescent fungi and a Sisyphus-like dung beetle
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Los Javis storm global cinema with 'La Bola Negra.' It might mean Oscar glory for Netflix
“La Bola Negra,” a $15 million Spanish queer epic, is expected to challenge “The Odyssey” for best picture
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DNA ties a former Chicago detective to unsolved murder of 8-year-old girl
More than 1,300 people were interviewed and over a dozen individuals were questioned under polygraph throughout the investigation, police said
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Trump shares footage of man being fatally attacked by tiger in UK wildlife park
The US president accompanied the short clip with the signed message: ‘Don’t ever mess with nature’
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Less than half of Americans believe midterm votes will be counted accurately: poll
Doubts about election fairness appear to be growing since July
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Humanoid robot ‘sexually assaults’ teenage girl
Detectives investigate whether a boy and man were controlling machine
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Man arrested for confronting IHOP cook he accused of sleeping with his wife
An employee told investigators that Austen Wable pushed the cook while yelling, ‘You f***** my b**** bro’
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Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe whether young men were at the controls
German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot
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Japanese journalist arrested in Russia's Sakhalin region on spying charges
Russia's top domestic security agency has arrested a Japanese journalist suspected of spying on Sakhalin Island
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Lena Dunham to bring back 'Girls' for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale
“Girls” will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale
