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• Kamala Harris casts tie-breaking vote to allow debate on Biden’s Covid relief bill to begin in Senate

  04-03-2021 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Polls suggest more than 70 per cent of the American public back the legislation
  
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• Capitol rioter who put feet on Pelosi’s desk yells in court over pre-trial jailing: ‘It’s not fair!’

  04-03-2021 23:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Richard Barnett, 60, of Arkansas faces federal charges including disorderly conduct in a capitol building
  
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• New Zealand earthquake: Third, larger tremor sparks fresh tsunami warnings

  04-03-2021 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities tell some residents to leave homes immediately
  
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• Canada lawyer says Trump comments shouldn't halt extradition

  04-03-2021 23:25 via independent.co.uk
  
   A Canadian justice department lawyer says comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump do not meet the standard to halt an extradition hearing of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies
  
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• NYT columnist David Brooks under fire for drawing second salary from a project funded by Facebook

  04-03-2021 23:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Writer is chair of the Aspen Institute’s Weave project which aims to promote social cohesion
  
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• Impeachment? Vindication? What comes next in Cuomo probe

  04-03-2021 23:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York’s attorney general has promised a thorough investigation of allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least two women
  
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• 'Baby bust' as US birth rate falls during pandemic

  04-03-2021 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine months after the pandemic began, the birth rate was down in several states.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi dismisses new QAnon threat to Capitol as ‘silliness’

  04-03-2021 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pelosi says House adjourned early to make time for a Republican conference – not because of QAnon conspiracy theory that Trump would be re-inaugurated on Thursday
  
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• Marco Rubio calls for Biden to go to sensitivity training after calling anti-mask policies 'Neanderthal thinking'

  04-03-2021 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president made the comments to criticise lawmakers who opposed mask mandates
  
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• Celebrating the world's largest female afro

  04-03-2021 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simone Williams sees her hair, which measures nearly 1.5m in circumference, as a symbol of pride.
  
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• Italy blocks quarter of a million Covid vaccines destined for Australia over European shortage

  04-03-2021 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rome blocks export due to ‘the continuing shortage of vaccines in the EU and in Italy’, foreign ministry confirms
  
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• Biden attempts bipartisan push for infrastructure package

  04-03-2021 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden is trying to maintain bipartisan momentum for a new infrastructure program by meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the White House
  
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• Experts worry California’s iconic Highway 1 will face ‘inevitable’ decline with climate change

  04-03-2021 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The iconic 650-mile route faces a future of erosion, wildfires, and mudslides
  
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• Mother of ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley defends her son and repeats election conspiracy theories

  04-03-2021 22:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ms Chansley refused to condemn her son breaching the building
  
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• Tom Morello responds to accusation of ‘white privilege’: ‘I’m not white’

  04-03-2021 22:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Activist tells Howard Stern he and pro-Trump guitarist Ted Nugent are unlikely friends
  
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• Dr Seuss and the tale of ‘cancel culture’: How a liberal Twitter term became weaponised by the right

  04-03-2021 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Right-wing pundits claimed ‘childhood is cancelled’ after publisher withdrew several Dr Seuss books for racist imagery this week. But is the backlash just the latest distraction technique?
  
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• The Dissident tells the true story of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

  04-03-2021 22:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Oscar-winning director of Icarus has switched his gaze to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and seeks to show the man for who he really was, not as Saudi Arabia would like to paint him, writes Stephen Applebaum
  
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• Who is Charlotte Bennett and what are her accusations against Andrew Cuomo?

  04-03-2021 22:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York governor insists he has done nothing wrong
  
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• Myanmar coup: 'Everything will be OK' teenage protester mourned

  04-03-2021 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyal Sin, known as Angel, was one of 38 people killed in anti-coup protests on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario leader disappointed in Biden for not sharing vaccine

  04-03-2021 22:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The leader of Canada’s most populous province is expressing irritation with the U.S. refusal to ship vaccines north of the border
  
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• Rio Tinto chairman steps down 10 months after company blew up 46,000-year-old Aboriginal caves

  04-03-2021 22:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  2020 demolition went ahead despite seven year battle to protect the site
  
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• North Carolina cop faces investigation over footage of him apparently choking a K9 dog with a leash

  04-03-2021 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  In the clip, an officer is seen holding the animal around the neck before slamming him into a vehicle
  
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• Joe Biden 'neanderthal' comment a reflection of frustration, says White House – video

  04-03-2021 21:54 via theguardian.com
  
  White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended Joe Biden's comments comparing Republican governors to Nearnderthals for lifting mask mandates in Mississippi and Texas. Biden's remarks were 'a reflection of his frustration' about Americans not following public health guidance during the pandemic, Psaki said.US Politics LiveBiden accuses Republican governors of 'Neanderthal thinking' over plans to reopen Continue reading...
  
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• Former Trump appointees can’t get jobs in DC and are still waiting for vacation payouts

  04-03-2021 21:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Many Trump appointees say they can’t find new jobs, haven’t been paid for their remaining vacation time, and can’t even apply for unemployment because no one has sent them the required forms.
  
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• White House scoffs at idea Trump deserves credit for vaccines, saying half a million Americans died under his watch

  04-03-2021 21:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vaccinations have jumped from 900k to 2m a day under Biden administration
  
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• US Capitol police warn of possible militia plot to breach Congress

  04-03-2021 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A session is cancelled because of "potential threats" from a militia to storm the Congress building.
  
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• Dr Seuss and the tale of ‘cancel culture’: How a left-wing Twitter term became weaponised by the right

  04-03-2021 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Right-wing pundits claimed ‘childhood is cancelled’ after publisher withdrew several Dr Seuss books for racist imagery this week. But is the backlash just the latest distraction technique?
  
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• CEO of Texas grid fired after deadly blackouts

  04-03-2021 21:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Texas storm and resulting blackouts blamed for more than 40 deaths across the state
  
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• Accuser says talk of Cuomo as AG spurred her to come forward

  04-03-2021 21:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of the women who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing her at the workplace says she was motivated to come forward after another woman contacted her to share similar allegations
  
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• ‘No one ever tells him he’s wrong’: Cuomo staffers come forward with details of ‘toxic’ atmosphere around governor

  04-03-2021 20:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There’s no right or wrong way. It’s the Cuomo way’
  
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• California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning

  04-03-2021 20:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The California Legislature has approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at returning students to the classroom
  
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• Trump cabinet member Elaine Chao may have violated ethics law, inspector general says

  04-03-2021 20:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ex-president’s DOJ declined to investigate senior official
  
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• Maryland police chief accused of committing a string of arsons is arrested

  04-03-2021 20:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The arsons occurred over nearly a decade
  
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• Netanyahu says SNL joke about Israel vaccine discrimination is ‘so outrageous’

  04-03-2021 20:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel lead the world in vaccinations per capita, but isn’t vaccinating Palestinians
  
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• Trump may have delayed sending National Guard to Capitol riot to serve his political narrative, former FBI agent says

  04-03-2021 20:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police were braced for more violence at the Capitol on Thursday
  
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• Eleven-year-old girl fighting for life after being struck in face by stray bullet in Chicago

  04-03-2021 20:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I just need a miracle,’ says Ny-Andra Dyer’s mother
  
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• People baffled by Ted Cruz Seuss tweet, as Seinfeld-themed CPAC clip goes viral

  04-03-2021 20:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Texas senator ridiculed for trying to pin publisher’s decision on Joe Biden
  
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• Biden news - live: White House defends ‘Neanderthal’ slur of GOP states, as Trump shifts blame for Senate loss

  04-03-2021 20:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Live updates from the White House
  
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• Biden news - live: President defends ‘Neanderthal’ slur of GOP states, as Trump shifts blame for Senate loss

  04-03-2021 20:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Live updates from the White House
  
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• Dr Seuss books are nine of the top 10 best-selling titles on Amazon after ‘cancel’ row

  04-03-2021 20:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Publisher pulled six titles that ‘portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong’ this week
  
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• White House admits Biden cannot force people to wear masks or get vaccines as Texas and Mississippi drop safeguards

  04-03-2021 19:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  With Republican governors in Texas and Mississippi rolling back Covid-related public health safeguards, the Joe Biden administration has recognised the stark reality when it comes to overseeing the pandemic response: There’s only so much the White House can do.
  
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• Texas governor blames Covid spread on undocumented immigrants, while criticising Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ comment

  04-03-2021 19:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Greg Abbott accuses federal government of ‘recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have Covid into Texas communities’
  
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• GOP senator to force 600-page Covid bill to be read out loud before vote

  04-03-2021 19:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Yes, it could take 10 hours but the American people deserve to know what’s in it,’ claims Ron Johnson
  
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• California officials deny reports that thousands were given too-small doses of vaccine

  04-03-2021 19:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Neither the state of California nor FEMA are aware of any instance of even a single individual being under vaccinated on the Oakland Coliseum site,’ state officials say
  
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• Always up for a fight': Mike Pompeo refuses to rule out presidential run on Hannity

  04-03-2021 19:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I’m always up for a good fight,’ says Trump ally
  
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• Trump tries to shift blame for Georgia defeat to other Republicans and lashes out at WSJ in new statement

  04-03-2021 19:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump tried to shift the blame for the Senate race defeats in Georgia to other Republicans and lashed out at the Wall Street Journal in new statement.
  
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• Nigeria kidnapping: Freed Zamfara schoolgirl keen to return to school

  04-03-2021 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A girl who was kidnapped alongside 278 students speaks to the BBC about her ordeal.
  
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• Trump urged by House Republican to ‘stand down’ supporters following potential threat to Capitol

  04-03-2021 19:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I think President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down’
  
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• Mexico to raise security for candidates ahead of elections

  04-03-2021 19:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mexico will step up security for candidates heading into the largest elections in its history this year
  
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• Pressure builds for Biden to hold press conference after video cuts him off as he offers to answer questions

  04-03-2021 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  After an embarrassing clip showed the president being cut off by his own video feed, pressure is growing for Biden to hold a formal press conference on his own.
  
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