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• Melania Trump under fire for decorations of JFK after ‘mutilating’ Jackie’s Rose Garden

  03-12-2020 23:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  When first lady Melania Trump revealed the Christmas decorations for her last holiday season in the White House, one aspect that stood out was a room dedicated to the Kennedys.
  
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• Fauci apologises for UK vaccine approval comments

  03-12-2020 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The top US infectious disease expert had previously said the UK "rushed" approving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Fauci apologises for ‘misunderstanding’ after suggesting UK rushed Covid vaccine approval

  03-12-2020 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Top infectious diseases expert claims FDA is doing it the ‘correct way’
  
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• Newsom orders three week Covid crackdown for California

  03-12-2020 22:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  California’s governor Gavin Newsom has ordered a three week Covid crackdown for the state.
  
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• Alexis Sharkey: Friends say influencer was ‘worried for her safety’ before her death

  03-12-2020 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  26-year-old was found dead Saturday after going missing Friday evening 
  
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• Iraq unrest fuels spike in domestic violence cases

  03-12-2020 21:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thousands of domestic abuse cases registered in Iraqi courts in past year
  
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• Anger as Californians still waiting for over $1bn in approved aid for 2017, 2018 wildfires

  03-12-2020 21:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The money isn’t expected to kick in until early 2021
  
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• Puerto Rico: The moment the Arecibo Observatory telescope collapsed

  03-12-2020 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video shows one of the world's largest telescopes at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory crashing down.
  
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• Trump administration sues Facebook for discriminating against American workers

  03-12-2020 20:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Department of Justice has accused Facebook of discriminating against US workers by giving hiring preferences to foreigners on temporary work visas.
  
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• Video shows armed thieves rob NYC bodega with 6-year-old girl inside

  03-12-2020 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Store owner says her daughter is ‘so scared and emotional’ following robberies 
  
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• Ford orders freezers for coronavirus vaccine as US companies buy jabs for workers

  03-12-2020 20:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kellogg Co was another company considering offering voluntary vaccinations to its employees
  
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• Bodycam video shows police open fire on man holding 12-year-old hostage at gunpoint

  03-12-2020 20:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  'Take the shot if you have it, but don't hit that f*cking…'
  
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• Police guide advising forces to treat BLM protesters as terrorists could lead to ‘unnecessary deaths’, Yale professor warns

  03-12-2020 20:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Document is ‘untethered to reality,’ says professor Phillip Goff
  
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• Covid vaccine: Obama, Bush and Clinton say they may get jab publicly to boost confidence in safety

  03-12-2020 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two vaccines could be rolled out this month
  
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• 11-year-old boy dies after shooting during school Zoom lesson in California

  03-12-2020 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Incident took place at around 11am on Wednesday, police say
  
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• Biden sparks environmentalist row over top economic pick Brian Deese

  03-12-2020 20:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president-elect says Brian Deese will put a focus on climate, but some environmentalists are skeptical of his ties to Wall Street
  
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• Warner Bros to release all movies in 2021 on HBO Max at same time as theaters

  03-12-2020 19:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  WarnerMedia announced on Wednesday that it plans to offer limited streaming of each of its 2021 films On HBO Max concurrent with the movies' theatrical debuts.  
  
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• Ivanka Trump calls AG probe example of ‘vindictiveness’ and a ‘waste of taxpayer dollars’

  03-12-2020 19:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit argues the Trump inauguration committee wasted $1 million renting event space—from a Trump hotel 
  
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• Builders of Trump’s wall on Mexico border hold crisis talks after Biden pledges to end construction

  03-12-2020 19:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  US Customs and Border Protection is assessing potential threats from unfinished segments and gaps that would be created by a stop work order
  
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• Tiger ‘nearly tore arm off’ volunteer at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue

  03-12-2020 19:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ms Baskin rose to fame after appearing in the Netflix series Tiger King
  
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• Yemen 'one step away from famine' as donors dry up amid Covid, UN warns

  03-12-2020 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Urgent alert issued over millions struggling with ‘catastophic levels’ of hunger as less than half of required aid receivedThe window to prevent the return of famine to Yemen is rapidly closing, UN agencies have warned, with a new assessment showing millions could head further into hunger in the coming months.The alert came as a food security survey, known as an IPC assessment, showed thousands of people are slipping into famine – a number that is predicted to triple in the fir
  
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• Central US hit by winter storm

  03-12-2020 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
   National Weather Service issued weather warnings or advisories for parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas
  
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• How a blow to Australian wine shows tensions with China

  03-12-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The once successful trade story now represents a worst case scenario of the bilateral tensions.
  
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• Man called Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia

  03-12-2020 18:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  'It doesn't mean I'm striving for world domination,' local councillor jokes
  
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• US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions

  03-12-2020 18:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. and Iraqi officials say the U.S. is withdrawing some staff from its embassy in Baghdad, temporarily reducing personnel amid regional security concerns
  
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• Oregon doctor calls Covid ‘common cold’ and reveals none of his staff wear face masks in clinic

  03-12-2020 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I want to expose what I call corona mania,’ says Dr Steven LaTulippe
  
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• Can I still move to France, Germany or other EU countries after Brexit?

  03-12-2020 18:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  British citizens’ rights to live in member states change dramatically from 1 January 2021
  
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• Frontrunners for Biden health team revealed as progressives cry foul over candidates’ business backgrounds

  03-12-2020 17:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mr Biden’s health picks will oversee the distribution of the coronavirus vaccines in 2021
  
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• Volunteer bitten by tiger at Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue

  03-12-2020 17:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials say a volunteer was bitten and seriously injured by a tiger at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue sanctuary near Tampa, Florida
  
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• Trump reportedly tells Pompeo that he can do anything he wants in Iran bar ‘World War III’

  03-12-2020 17:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president is consumed by efforts to overturn 2020 US election
  
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• Trump to give Medal of Freedom to Lou Holtz in closed ceremony after he called president ‘outstanding leader’

  03-12-2020 17:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Holtz retired from coaching in 2004 after a 33-year career in college football
  
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• No more peacocks on planes after US ruling

  03-12-2020 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only dogs can qualify as psychological service animals, says the US transportation department.
  
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• Iran condemned for sending leading human rights defender back to prison despite health fears

  03-12-2020 17:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘She is very weak and her body has lost its strength. To recover at her age is very hard and takes time. I am worried about her health,’ says Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband 
  
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• Los Angeles’ four million residents put under strict stay at home order as Covid surges

  03-12-2020 16:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Our city is now close to a devastating tipping point,’ mayor says
  
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• Police chief takes ‘decisive’ action against officer who shot unarmed naked man hiding in dumpster

  03-12-2020 16:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Lives have been altered. A person has been shot,’ police chief Todd Axtell says
  
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• FDA commissioner defends agency for taking its time to review coronavirus vaccine

  03-12-2020 16:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This will meet our gold standard of safety and efficacy that the American people have come to trust,’ Dr Stephen Hahn says
  
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• Covid vaccine in US: When will it be available and who will get it?

  03-12-2020 16:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vaccine distribution could start as early as mid-December 
  
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• Fauci says UK rushed approval of Covid vaccine and vows US will get ‘there very soon’

  03-12-2020 15:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Top infectious diseases experts claims FDA is doing it the ‘correct way’
  
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• Californians flee as strong winds push fire through canyons

  03-12-2020 15:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Powerful winds have pushed flames through Southern California canyons as an out-of-control wildfire burned near homes and forced residents to flee
  
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• Person ‘bitten by animal’ at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue

  03-12-2020 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  A person has been bitten by an animal during an incident at Carole Baskin’s big cat sanctuary according to local emergency services.
  
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• Revealed: How global financial giants invest in firm that makes medicines from endangered pangolin parts

  03-12-2020 15:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  We are working with conservation charity Space for Giants to protect wildlife at risk from poachers due to the conservation funding crisis caused by Covid-19. Help is desperately needed to support wildlife rangers, local communities and law enforcement personnel to prevent wildlife crime
  
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• Far-right Proud Boys join Covid protest about bar closure on Staten Island

  03-12-2020 15:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I am a proud Western Chauvinist,’ one protester shouted
  
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• Six missing after Alaska landslides

  03-12-2020 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rescue efforts were temporarily called off amid torrential rain in the region
  
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• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after being charged with fraud amid crackdown on dissent

  03-12-2020 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Apple Daily owner has not been charged under Hong Kong’s national security law
  
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• Billie Lourd: Angry construction worker ‘fires gun’ outside Star Wars actor’s LA home

  03-12-2020 14:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Unidentified worker said to have pulled a rifle
  
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• New Zealand wants people to turn 2020 disappointments into trees for ‘forest of hope’

  03-12-2020 14:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The initiative aims to turn 'each 2020 disappointment into hope in the form of a native tree’
  
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• Iran threatens to accelerate nuclear programme after top scientist assassinated

  03-12-2020 14:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Parliament passes law obliging Iran to boost enrichment and kick out international inspectors if sanctions not lifted
  
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• Indian travel agents swamped with calls from people asking how to get to UK for vaccine

  03-12-2020 14:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hot on the heels of UK’s grant of approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
  
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• France could close almost 80 mosques after deporting dozens of migrants in ‘crackdown on separatism’

  03-12-2020 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  French government vows ‘massive and unprecedented’ range of measures against religious extremism 
  
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• Covid vaccine: Obama says he may get jab on TV to boost confidence in safety

  03-12-2020 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two vaccines could be rolled out this month
  
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