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• Virginia woman nearly died from tainted Boars Head deli meat, $11 million lawsuit says

  09-09-2024 19:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  “If you wanted to kind of come up with how to best grow listeria, you would produce it in a factory like this,” attorney Bill Marler told The Independent
  
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• Trump claims Zuckerberg told him ‘there’s no way I can vote for a Democrat’ after assassination attempt

  09-09-2024 19:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zuckerberg has refused to endorse either candidate in this election
  
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• ‘They need to know who saved them’: A man ran to rescue car crash survivors. He died hours later

  09-09-2024 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Grant Fox Sr. saved several people from a smoking car that was ‘about to blow up’ before he had to be rushed to a North Las Vegas hospital, his fiancée said
  
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• How Harris is trying to rattle Trump with a scathing new ad ahead of debate night

  09-09-2024 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  In a bid to get under Trump’s skin, the Harris campaign released an ad featuring clips of former Trump administration officials coming out against him
  
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• Kentucky highway shooting: What we know about ‘armed and dangerous’ fugitive hunted by police

  09-09-2024 18:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The alleged shooter is believed to still be in the area, officials say
  
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• Murder suspect in student’s death identified from being on a ‘Sugar Daddy’ website, cops say

  09-09-2024 18:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bobby Shah was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Muna Pandey
  
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• Murder suspect identified from being on a ‘Sugar Daddy’ website

  09-09-2024 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bobby Shah was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Muna Pandey
  
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• Bryan Kohberger murder trial moved by Idaho judge in major win for defense

  09-09-2024 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bryan Kohberger is charged with murder in the November 2022 slayings of four University of Idaho students
  
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• Family members of Colt Gray reveal their warnings over suspected Georgia gunman

  09-09-2024 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suspected shooter’s mother, Marcee Gray, raised the alarm about her son’s mental health on the day of the attack
  
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• Mapped: Tropical storm that’s headed for Texas expected to strengthen into a hurricane

  09-09-2024 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The storm is projected to bring up to 12 inches of rain for southern states
  
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• Police forced to deny famed Russian ‘spy whale’ was shot to death

  09-09-2024 17:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  A harness, along with what appeared to be a mount for a small camera, led to media speculation that the whale was a spy
  
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• Germany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration and extremism risks

  09-09-2024 17:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats
  
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• Silvio Berlusconi bunga bunga satires ‘censored by media bosses’

  09-09-2024 17:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  The films have not aired in Italy since Berlusconi’s media company bought the rights to them in 2018
  
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• Trump and Harris in final stages of preparation for crucial presidential debate in tight race: Live updates

  09-09-2024 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republican attempts to land early blows ahead of Tuesday’s encounter in Philadelphia
  
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• UN human rights chief accuses Israel of showing ‘blatant disregard’ for international law

  09-09-2024 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel denies all such allegations in Gaza, as well as the occupiued West Bank and East Jerusalem
  
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• Civilians among at least 18 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syria

  09-09-2024 17:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dozens alsoinjured in the deadliest Israeli attack since the Iranian embassy in Damascus was hit in April
  
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• Trump’s campaign staffers are worried ‘angry Trump’ will show up to debate and self-sabotage

  09-09-2024 16:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Staffers are speculating whether ‘happy Trump’ or ‘angry Trump’ will make an appearance at the debate against Kamala Harris
  
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• Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill considers legal action after police detained him hours before NFL game

  09-09-2024 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  One officer involved has been placed on administrative leave
  
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• Voices: Is the UK right to suspend arms sales to Israel? Join The Independent Debate

  09-09-2024 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  While some have blasted Sir Keir Starmer’s move as ‘shameful’, others have dubbed it ‘brave’. Now we want to know if you think the suspension goes too far – or not far enough
  
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• ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ husband accused of drugging wife who ‘was raped by 72 men’ believed he was a ‘good husband’

  09-09-2024 16:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging his wife Gisele Pelicot so she could be raped by 72 men
  
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• Fox News hosts furious after Kamala Harris gets jubilant reception at ‘meanest’ spice shop

  09-09-2024 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice president said her visit to Penzeys Spices gave her some much-needed respite from debate prep against her Republican rival 
  
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• Wildfires east of LA, south of Reno, Nevada, threaten homes, buildings, lead to evacuations

  09-09-2024 16:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 36,000 structures are being threatened by a wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles and about 20,000 people have been evacuated in another fire south of Reno, Nevada
  
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• ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ grandfather accused of drugging his wife raped by 72 men believed was a ‘good husband’

  09-09-2024 16:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging his wife Gisele Pelicot so she could be raped by 72 men
  
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• Kamala Harris gets jubilant reception at America’s ‘meanest’ spice shop

  09-09-2024 16:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice president said her visit to Penzeys Spices gave her some much-needed respite from debate prep against her Republican rival 
  
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• Trump leads Harris by one point in latest US election poll ahead of their first presidential debate of 2024: Live updates

  09-09-2024 16:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republican attempts to land early blows ahead of Tuesday’s encounter in Philadelphia
  
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• Troubled Boeing seeks to avoid fresh nightmare with 25% raises amid strike threat

  09-09-2024 16:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Boeing and two unions, representing more than 33,000 workers, reached a tentative deal that would see the biggest ever pay raise for union members if it is approved
  
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• Civilians among 16 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syria

  09-09-2024 15:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dozens alsoinjured in the deadliest Israeli attack since the Iranian embassy in Damascus was hit in April
  
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• Kentucky highway shooting: School classes canceled as manhunt enters third day

  09-09-2024 15:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  With the manhunt for a mass shooter suspect entering its third day, several Kentucky schools will be closed on Monday
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 15-21

  09-09-2024 15:05 via independent.co.uk
  Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept_ 15-21 include guitarist-producer Nile Rodgers, actor-director Paul Feig and actor Kate Mansi of “General Hospital.”
  
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• Trump and Harris tied in latest US election poll ahead of their first presidential debate of 2024: Live updates

  09-09-2024 14:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republican attempts to land early blows ahead of Tuesday’s encounter in Philadelphia
  
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• Toddler left with stitches after latest eagle attack on humans in Norway

  09-09-2024 14:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  The golden eagle ‘likely had a behavioral disorder’ that prompted the attacks
  
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• Worldwide protests spanning 130 cities continue a month after Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder

  09-09-2024 14:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  India’s top court orders protesting doctors to resume work by Tuesday
  
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• New Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at seafood festival contest

  09-09-2024 14:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu came to the aid of a contestant choking on a lobster roll at a seafood festival eating contest
  
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• Eggs recalled after multistate outbreak of salmonella infections

  09-09-2024 14:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The egg recall was undertaken by Milo’s Poultry Farms LLC of Bonduel, Wisconsin, the CDC said
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s drones breach Nato airspace as Russia to hold military drills with China

  09-09-2024 13:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian drones spotted in Nato member nations represent ‘aggressive actions beyond Kyiv’, says Ukraine
  
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• Why is Israel carrying out airstrikes against Syria?

  09-09-2024 13:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Syrian media agencies say more than a dozen people were killed in the latest Israeli strike on the country
  
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• Trump says he will vote to legalize marijuana in Florida: ‘It’s time to end needless arrests’

  09-09-2024 13:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s support of Florida Amendment 3 starkly contrasts many state Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis declaring it would make the state ‘smell like marijuana’
  
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• Harris hits out at Trump’s Taliban deal as Republicans release damning report on Biden Afghanistan withdrawal

  09-09-2024 13:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Harris’s campaign says Trump ‘cut a bad deal’ with the Taliban in 2020, when the former president agreed the US would withdraw from Afghanistan by May 2021
  
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• A remote tribe is reeling from cancer. Lost documents point at Agent Orange and the US government

  09-09-2024 12:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Locals claim Agent Orange chemicals were sprayed extensively by the canals on Duck Valley Indian Reservation
  
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• China announces joint naval and air drills with Russia amid ongoing Ukraine conflict

  09-09-2024 12:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  China announces joint naval and air drills with Russia, highlighting military ties amid Ukraine invasion
  
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• Melania Trump complains about attempts to ‘silence’ husband and cost of food in new video

  09-09-2024 12:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former first lady declared that there are ‘significant challenges to free speech’ and condemned attempts to ‘silence’ her husband, as she shares her ‘truth’ in upcoming memoir Melania
  
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• School classes cancelled as Kentucky highway shooter still on the run

  09-09-2024 12:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  With the manhunt for a mass shooter suspect entering its third day, several Kentucky schools will be closed on Monday
  
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• Navy chief caught installing unauthorised satellite so warship crew could check sports scores

  09-09-2024 12:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officers used Starlink to keep up with the news and bought signal amplifiers during a stop in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  
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• Typhoon Yagi collapses busy bridge in Vietnam

  09-09-2024 12:01 via bbc.com
  
  Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, has killed at least 59 people since it made landfall in Vietnam.
  
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• Southern California's Line Fire forces thousands to evacuate

  09-09-2024 11:58 via bbc.com
  
  Thousands have been told to leave their homes as the Line Fire threatens over 35,000 buildings in San Bernadino County.
  
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• Israeli strikes on Syrian military sites kill 16, state media say

  09-09-2024 11:34 via bbc.com
  
  The Israeli military has not commented on the strikes on around the central town of Masyaf.
  
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• A mini Russia emerges in Belgrade as thousands flee war

  09-09-2024 11:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Many Russians struggle to integrate, prefer to maintain their cultural identity
  
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• Gaudreau brothers to be honored by family, friends and their grieving hockey teammates at funeral

  09-09-2024 11:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are among the mourners expected to attend the funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau in suburban Philadelphia
  
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• More than 50 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash

  09-09-2024 11:08 via bbc.com
  
  The vehicle was involved in a collision with a lorry carrying people and livestock.
  
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