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• Neil Sheehan: New York Times ‘Pentagon Papers’ reporter dies aged 84

  07-01-2021 23:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vietnam War correspondent Neil Sheehan, best known for obtaining the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times, has died at the age of 84.
  
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• Capitol riots: Panel of Americans ‘shocked’ and ‘disgusted’

  07-01-2021 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We asked people around the US how they responded to the chaotic scenes from the US Capitol.
  
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• ‘I would’: John Kelly says Trump’s cabinet should vote the president out of office

  07-01-2021 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘As all of us look at what happened yesterday we really need to step back and decide, how do we fix ourselves’
  
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• Pelosi says House is prepared to impeach Trump again over 'assault' against America – video

  07-01-2021 23:35
  
  The speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, called for Donald Trump's immediate removal from office via the 25th amendment, a day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol.
  Demands for Trump to be removed have come from across the political spectrum after the attack in Washington, as Congress formally certified Joe Biden's election victory despite objections from some Republican lawmakersFears mount that Trump’s final 13 days in office pose a security threat Continue read
  
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• Michelle Obama calls out ‘gulf’ in differing responses to BLM and Capitol riot: ‘I hurt for our country’

  07-01-2021 23:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘My heart had fallen harder and faster than I can remember,’ former First Lady says
  
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• Stock market booms on confirmation that Trump will be one-term president

  07-01-2021 22:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Market is encouraged by Democratic trifecta and possible new stimulus and tax policies 
  
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• Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob

  07-01-2021 22:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Three days before the pro-President Donald Trump riot at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U
  
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• US fines Boeing $2.5bn following fraud charges tied to 737 Max crashes

  07-01-2021 22:33
  
  DoJ condemns ‘fraudulent and deceptive conduct’Airliner grounded after crashes that killed hundredsBoeing has been fined $2.5bn by the US justice department after being charged with fraud and conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max airliner. Related: Biden condemns 'domestic terrorists' at Capitol as Pelosi calls for Trump's removal from office – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Trump honors golf stars with presidential medal of freedom in closed ceremony following Capitol violence

  07-01-2021 22:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president honored Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player along with the late Babe Didrikson Zaharias in an event closed to the media
  
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• 'Domestic terrorists': Joe Biden condemns Capitol mob – video

  07-01-2021 21:35
  
  Joe Biden condemned the 'unprecedented assault' on American democracy yesterday, as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol saying it was perpetrated by 'domestic terrorists' who should not be called protesters.Biden also argued the event was very predictable, given Donald Trump’s attacks on the hallmarks of democracy, and he and Kamala Harris highlighted the racist implications of the police reactionUS politics latest updatesAnger and incredulity at police failure to defend the Capitol f
  
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• 'My new life with a stranger's face'

  07-01-2021 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert's face transplant was a medical miracle - his recovery since is a remarkable test of faith and identity.
  
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• ‘Failure of leadership’: Pelosi demands Capitol Hill police chief resign as House Sergeant at Arms steps down

  07-01-2021 21:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The House Sergeant at Arms has already submitted his resignation
  
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• AOC calls for Cruz and Hawley to resign: ‘If you do not, the Senate should move for your expulsion’

  07-01-2021 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Cruz says AOC is ‘a liar’, that he isn’t ‘going anywhere’ and that he will fight AOC and her ‘socialist buddies’
  
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• ‘Criminal riotous behaviour’: Capitol Police chief calls officers heroic as shooter of Trump supporter placed on leave

  07-01-2021 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four rioters died and 56 officers were injured while police made 68 arrests throughout the day 
  
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• Man in viral photo sitting at Pelosi’s desk posted he was ‘prepared for a violent death’

  07-01-2021 19:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  He told reporters he found the desk while looking for a bathroom
  
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• Soldiers enter Ghana parliament to break up MPs embroiled in heated misunderstanding

  07-01-2021 18:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tensions have been boiling since December election left country with hung parliament
  
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• Will the ‘Red Dress’ that has roamed the world ever land in Pakistan?

  07-01-2021 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  For the last 10 years, British textile artist Kirstie Macleod’s ‘Red Dress’ has been worked upon by more than 200 artists.
  
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• Capitol riot: Five startling images from the siege

  07-01-2021 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  News photographers captured extraordinary scenes as Trump supporters stormed the building.
  
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• Guatemala mine's ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader's murder

  07-01-2021 18:05
  
  Mynor Padilla pleaded guilty over death of Adolfo Ich in 2009Mining firms accused of litany of abuses in Central AmericaA judge in Guatemala has accepted a guilty plea by the former head of security at Central America’s largest nickel mine who was on trial for killing an Indigenous leader, in a rare conviction over human rights violations allegedly linked to Canadian-owned mining companies in the region.Mynor Padilla was found guilty on Wednesday of homicide for the 2009 fatal shooting of
  
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• Giuliani pushed senators to block Biden victory even after riots began, misdialed voicemail reveals

  07-01-2021 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s lawyer tried to block the count of the Electoral College votes as Capitol was still recovering from violence
  
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• Australian auction house pulls human skull shaped into trophy from sale

  07-01-2021 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The item was described as a ‘rare, antique European human skull ceremonial cup with white metal and brass trim’
  
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• UAE says it will restore trade links with Qatar soon but trust will take longer

  07-01-2021 17:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  A deal to end the standoff between the Gulf monarchies was signed earlier this week
  
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• WhatsApp and Facebook to share data

  07-01-2021 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users in Europe and the UK must accept new terms to use the service, but will not see data rule changes.
  
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• France seeks strategy change to reduce troops in West Africa

  07-01-2021 16:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  As it pays tribute to its soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region — and a possible partial troop pullout
  
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• Polls show Americans are growing more confident about coronavirus vaccines

  07-01-2021 16:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Large numbers of healthcare workers are still wary of the vaccine
  
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• Protests over killing of Hazara spread across Pakistan

  07-01-2021 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  There have been sit-ins in at least 19 locations in the city of Karachi
  
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• Could 2021 be the year cannabis is legalised in New York?

  07-01-2021 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The push to make the drug legal in New York is gaining momentum thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic 
  
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• Late night hosts react with shock, anger to Capitol attack

  07-01-2021 15:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Late night TV talk show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo over coronavirus

  07-01-2021 14:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The one-month emergency will run from Friday and remain in place until 7 February
  
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• US ‘appalled’ by arrest of American in Hong Kong crackdown as Pompeo considers new sanctions

  07-01-2021 14:14 via independent.co.uk
  
   China called Pompeo’s warning a serious interference in its internal affairs
  
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• Capitol Hill riots: Will America’s disgrace deter travellers?

  07-01-2021 13:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Man Who Pays His Way: the tourism prospects for the world’s newest banana republic
  
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• Woman dies in first fatal New Zealand shark attack since 2013

  07-01-2021 13:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  If confirmed, it would be 25th shark attack fatality recorded in New Zealand
  
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• Trump gets Twitter account back with threat he could be permanently banned

  07-01-2021 13:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s ban on using Twitter has been expired – but he has been warned that future breaches of the site’s rules will lead his account to suspended entirely.
  
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• Bob Grose obituary

  07-01-2021 12:30
  
  For some people, the work they do and the life they lead are in perfect alignment. My friend and colleague Bob Grose, who has died aged 71, was one of those people.He did historically important work on HIV/Aids for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa, and for polio, HIV and leprosy for the Overseas Development Administration (ODA, later DfID) in India. Writing for War on Want in the mid-1980s, Bob was one of the first to predict that truckers would be high-risk vectors for the HIV epid
  
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• Video shows dramatic moment single police officer stood up to mob entering Capitol building

  07-01-2021 12:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The guard, whose identity is not immediately known, stood up to the rowdy mob for as long as he could but eventually rushed back to a floor where more officers were present
  
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• Trump lawyer Giuliani was pushing senators to block Biden victory even after riots began, misdialed voicemail reveals

  07-01-2021 09:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s lawyer tried to block the count of the Electoral College votes as Capitol was still recovering from violence
  
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• Making waves: the hit Indian island radio station leading climate conversations

  07-01-2021 07:30
  
  With its unique blend of gossip, jokes and songs mixed with serious global issues, Kadal Osai has built a devoted audience
  Selvarani Mari is a fisher and seaweed collector who lives on Pamban Island of Tamil Nadu, on the southernmost tip of India.Every day she helps her husband cast the fishing nets, maintains rafts for cultivating seaweed, and dives into the ocean to gather sargassum. But she always makes time to listen to the radio. Continue reading...
  
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• Mary Trump says all lawmakers backing Trump should be expelled

  07-01-2021 06:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least four people have lost their lives in riots say police
  
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• Maga mob's Capitol invasion makes Trump's assault on democracy literal

  07-01-2021 06:06
  
  Hundreds of the president’s supporters stormed the Capitol in the most dramatic challenge to US democracy since the civil warPro-Trump mob storms US Capitol – follow liveThe US Capitol, the seat of American democracy, has been stormed by a pro-Donald Trump mob, egged on by the president in a desperate and violent effort to overturn the results of the election. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman killed in Capitol riot shooting identified as US Air Force veteran, reports say

  07-01-2021 04:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Circumstances of shooting still unclear and DC police are investigating
  
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• BLM protests vs pro-Trump rioters: Pictures show the stark difference in police response

  07-01-2021 03:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Images shared on social media highlighted the stark divide between law enforcement’s response to last summer's Black Lives Matter protests, and Wednesday’s right-wing rioters who stormed the US Capitol.
  
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• Twitter locks Trump’s account and threatens to ban him as Facebook blocks president for 24-hours

  07-01-2021 02:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Twitter has locked Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours and says it will ban him if he breaks its rules again, while Facebook blocked his ability to post on the platform for the next 24 hours.
  
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• Tiffany Trump posts ‘tone-deaf’ birthday message for Eric Trump amid Capitol riots: ‘Read the room’

  07-01-2021 02:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Tone-deaf is an understatement,' one person commented on the birthday message posted amid Capitol riots 
  
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• Rare video showing jaguar killing ocelot at watering hole could be sign of climate change

  07-01-2021 02:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fight for water leading to unusual behaviour in wildlife, researchers say 
  
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• ‘Remember this day forever’: Trump posts second tweet to rioters before Twitter deletes it

  07-01-2021 01:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  President now facing crackdown by social media companies for inciting violence
  
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• Staff saved electoral ballots from Senate floor before mob burned them

  07-01-2021 01:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pro-Trump rioters use ‘chemical irritants’ to get access to US Capitol building
  
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• Twitter locks Trump’s account and threatens to ban him

  07-01-2021 01:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Twitter has locked Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours and says it will ban him if he breaks its rules again.
  
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• Chaos spreads from Washington DC to Georgia, Kansas, Utah and LA as Trump supporters gather across the US

  07-01-2021 01:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The chaos that began with riots at the US Capitol in Washington DC has spread across the country as protesters and 'militia' gathered at State government buildings in Georgia, Kansas, Los Angeles, and Utah.
  
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• Twitter deletes Trump tweets amid violent Capitol Hill riots

  07-01-2021 00:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Twitter has deleted two tweets from Donald Trump about the violence in Washington.
  
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• Facebook removes Trump video about Capitol riots amid ‘emergency situation’

  07-01-2021 00:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Facebook has removed a video of Donald Trump discussing the riots in Washington, DC, in what it said is an “emergency measure”.
  
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