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• Ohio death row inmate gets rare chance to seek pardon after 30 years

  18-08-2026 23:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tyrone Noling maintains he did not commit the murders of Bearnhardt and Cora Hartig
  
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• Exclusive: Trump admin reveals plan to lock 3,000 migrant children in massive new detention facility

  18-08-2026 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials are looking for operators for an ‘emergency influx facility’ that can hold thousands of unaccompanied migrant children and pack eight kids into a room sharing one toilet, shower and sink
  
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• Florida official arrested on child molestation and kidnapping charges

  18-08-2026 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order suspending Michael Caruso from his post as Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller following his arrest
  
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• Trump has this to worry about if Congress flips in the midterm elections

  18-08-2026 23:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats, learning from their experiences in Trump 1.0, are plotting more effective oversight for a potential post-Blue Wave environment, writes John Bowden — even if the president is fixated on the filibuster
  
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• Some Tupac Shakur family members leave court as autopsy photos shown

  18-08-2026 23:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The graphic images were shown on the second day of testimony against Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis
  
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• Hotshot-lawyer dad of accused Penn State cocaine ring member is charged in son’s frat house scheme

  18-08-2026 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Paul Robinson allegedly ‘took steps to conceal evidence, including a safe containing drugs and cash,’ Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says
  
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• Polling firm shutters after admitting fake survey showing LA mayor leading rival by double digits was ‘experiment’

  18-08-2026 23:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Median Strategies said it was established as ‘a short-term social experiment’
  
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• Trump moves to end ‘roadless rule’ that protects millions of forest acres

  18-08-2026 23:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal to overturn the so-called roadless rule enacted during the final days of Bill Clinton’s presidency
  
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• Trump aide Natalie Harp lives up to her nickname with telling one-word sign-off

  18-08-2026 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s allies who are hoping to get a message in front of the president will send it to Natalie Harp to print out, according to a new report
  
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• Fearless FCC commissioner risks Trump’s wrath to praise ABC lawsuit over Jimmy Kimmel retaliation

  18-08-2026 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lone Democratic FCC commissioner left on the panel accused the Trump administration of trying to ‘punish’ ABC and Disney because they don’t like the late-night show’s speech
  
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• Are trees deliberately being poisoned at this private beach community? Investigators have landed upon a theory

  18-08-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Investigators found that diesel fuel may have been poured around the trees, while holes drilled into trunks suggest someone may have injected copper sulfate
  
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• Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says

  18-08-2026 22:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend
  
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• Judge allows Trump to end deportation protections for 5,000 more immigrants

  18-08-2026 22:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The judge lifted the last judicial block on DHS terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation for individual countries
  
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• Trump aide Natalie Harp gets cutting new nickname as unearthed video reveals a key way she serves him

  18-08-2026 22:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The longtime presidential aide was one of three staffers who flew aboard a separate flight with the president to evade a possible Iranian missile attack in July
  
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• Woman who wrote book praising police officers is wanted after cop died in her home

  18-08-2026 21:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police are searching for Karen Solomon, 58, who was last seen on foot in pajamas and may be armed
  
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• Comedians settle lawsuit over ‘demoralizing’ search program at US airport

  18-08-2026 21:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Both men said officers at the airport singled them out because they were Black and grilled them about drugs while other passengers watched during separate stops about six months apart
  
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• Too hot for Trump? President turns back on disgraced Florida congressman ahead of crucial primary

  18-08-2026 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Cory Mills faces serious charges. With Trump’s support, he might survive. He doesn’t have it, Eric Garcia writes ahead of Florida’s big night
  
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• Untraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still on the rise - despite what Trump officials say

  18-08-2026 21:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration maintains the U.S. food supply is safe, even though officials still don’t know what’s causing several outbreaks
  
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• Minnesota AG sues Texas governor to force extradition of ICE agent

  18-08-2026 21:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Keith Ellison asked a federal judge to block the release of ICE agent Christian Castro
  
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• Italy’s most famous horse Varenne dies at 31 after fathering more than 2,000 offspring

  18-08-2026 21:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  He became the only horse ever named Horse of the Year in Italy, France and the United States
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians ‘withdraw billions’ from banks amid fears Putin could seize money

  18-08-2026 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The withdrawals are causing liquidity problems in Russia, a senior finance official said
  
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• Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal

  18-08-2026 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Democratic congresswoman says the person Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted in Maine last month when an officer shot and killed a motorist was not subject to a final removal order
  
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• Trump weighs revolving-door setup when Karoline Leavitt leaves press secretary post

  18-08-2026 20:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump ‘genuinely doesn’t know who to pick and has expressed zero urgency,’ a White House official told CNN
  
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• Lindsay Clancy ‘was begging for help’ before triple murder, former mother-in-law testifies

  18-08-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Susan Clancy’s testimony echoed emotional accounts the day before from Lindsay’s mother and sister
  
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• CEO who fired 900 employees on Zoom and allegedly called employees ’monkeys’ is sued by own company

  18-08-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Better Home & Finance is accusing its former CEO, Vishal Garg, of violating SEC rules in an attempt to forcibly take back the company
  
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• New CDC director is urged to address ‘zombie programs’ that were halted by Trump’s DOGE cuts

  18-08-2026 20:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration sent layoff notices to thousands of employees at the CDC and other federal health agencies in April 2025
  
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• Former Venezuelan player working for San Diego Padres is detained by ICE

  18-08-2026 20:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  A player development instructor for the San Diego Padres has been detained by U.S. immigration officials
  
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• Trump finally secures small victory in one of his DC beautification projects

  18-08-2026 20:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Planners indicated that the painting project would cost at least $7.5 million
  
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• Hegseth’s ‘personal’ trip to Iowa sparks speculation he’s eyeing Trump’s office: report

  18-08-2026 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vulnerable Republicans call in the cavalry, but Trump’s ‘War’ chief is reportedly eyeing his own political future
  
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• Chiefs coach Eric Bieniemy gives update on his wife’s recovery from shooting at their Virginia home

  18-08-2026 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s wife was shot last month
  
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• The psychological reasons people can’t stop watching true crime

  18-08-2026 20:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  A couple of weeks ago, Netflix released The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare, a documentary revisiting the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students
  
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• Bill Rasmussen, ESPN co-founder and sports TV pioneer, dies at 93

  18-08-2026 19:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rasmussen revealed in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2014
  
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• Trump DOJ to deploy largest-ever fleet of monitors for midterms as president calls elections ‘rigged’

  18-08-2026 19:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president has repeatedly claimed elections are ‘rigged’ against Republican candidates — except for those they win, in most cases
  
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• Bieniemy jokes wife Mia gave him blessing to rejoin Chiefs after she was shot at their Virginia home

  18-08-2026 19:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy spoke to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since his wife, Mia, was shot at their Virginia home
  
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• TikTok quizzed over illegal content videos after five teenagers die in wrong-way motorway crash

  18-08-2026 19:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Social media ‘likes’ driving surge in nighttime car thefts as teenage boys steal cars to record daredevil videos, police say
  
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• Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defect

  18-08-2026 19:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The complex Norwood procedure performed this week is the first step in a multi-stage surgical process expected to stretch over the next several years
  
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• Close Trump aide Natalie Harp lives up to her nickname with telling one-word sign-off

  18-08-2026 19:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s allies who are hoping to get a message in front of the president will send it to Natalie Harp to print out, according to a new report
  
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• Drunk couple arrested on cruise ship after punching a 9-year-old child: police

  18-08-2026 18:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The couple is in custody in the Brevard County Jail
  
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• Jeanine Pirro suffers another blow as judge releases accused WWII Memorial vandal

  18-08-2026 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s top prosecutor in DC has twice failed to keep another alleged vandal in jail after the Reflecting Pool case collapsed
  
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• ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease

  18-08-2026 18:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded cable TV sports giant ESPN, has died at the age of 93
  
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• Trump hits his rock bottom in major approval ratings poll

  18-08-2026 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Just 33 percent of respondents said they approved of Donald Trump’s performance in the White House
  
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• Two jets from different airlines suffer same failure in matter of hours at Chicago O’Hare, prompting investigation

  18-08-2026 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Passengers were evacuated from the United jet using stairs during the second incident Monday
  
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• US and Canada hold last-minute talks as Trump’s 50% tariffs deadline looms

  18-08-2026 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 5,525-mile U.S.-Canada border remains undefended, with nearly 330,000 people and $2 billion in commerce crossing daily, while 800,000 Canadians live in the US
  
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• Trump says opposing his ballroom project is ‘disloyal’ to America

  18-08-2026 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We’re under budget. It’s going to be the most beautiful ballroom of its kind,’ Trump claimed
  
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• Towns in four states pull plug on Flock cameras as company’s media team ‘takes a break’ from responding to questions

  18-08-2026 18:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dozens of law enforcement officers have reportedly been charged with or accused of misusing the surveillance cameras
  
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• Lindsay Clancy was ‘begging for help’ before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies

  18-08-2026 18:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lindsay Clancy was “begging for help” as her mental health deteriorated in the months before she killed her three children, her former mother-in-law testified at her Massachusetts murder trial
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘can’t remember the last time she saw someone wear a MAGA hat’

  18-08-2026 18:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former lawmaker made the remark following the closure of the Trump Superstore in Tennessee due to lack of business
  
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• Trump circles the Strait of Hormuz on map and proclaims it as ‘new US territory’

  18-08-2026 17:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president reasserts that the U.S. will takeover the Middle East passageway it hasn’t been able to get under control for months — and even parts of Iran — in taunting new Truth Social post
  
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• Wisconsin principal of the year claims he was fired and accused of grooming because he’s gay

  18-08-2026 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jeffrey Peterson served as principal at the pre-K through eighth-grade Raymond School in Franksville, Wisconsin
  
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• Everything we know about the Greek island helicopter crash that killed British couple

  18-08-2026 17:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert were on their honeymoon when their helicopter crashed moments before landing
  
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