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• AI Effect on Voting Intentions Three Times Greater in Canada Than in US: Study

  24-12-2025 06:49 via article.wn.com
  Conversations between humans and AI chatbots can significantly influence voters’ decisions, with the impact in Canada potentially...
  
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• Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption

  29-08-2026 03:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to prison for accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro
  
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• FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants with past prostitution encounters

  29-08-2026 03:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move away from an automatic disqualification represents part of a broader evolution in recruitment standards across federal law enforcement agencies
  
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• Trump’s proposed arch backed despite adverse effects on DC sightlines

  29-08-2026 02:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The structure could alter visual connections between some of Washington’s iconic landmarks
  
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• Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela as gas prices surge

  29-08-2026 02:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
  
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• Stephen Miller puts anti-immigration information in front of Natalie Harp so it gets to Trump: report

  29-08-2026 02:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Harp has reportedly been nicknamed the “human printer” for the way in which she prints out information
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky orders military to hit Russia with ‘1,000 drones a day’

  29-08-2026 00:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There is a concrete goal, and we will fulfil this task,’ Ukrainian president says
  
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• Trump may have rebranded it as Lake America but US residents can’t stop googling its old name

  29-08-2026 00:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The executive action comes as trade negotiations between Washington and Ottawa collapse, prompting 50 percent US tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods
  
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• Trump keeps Artemis II astronauts waiting for their medals after he arrives late and then speechifies about what he’ll build next

  28-08-2026 23:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Trump keeps Artemis II astronauts waiting for their medals as he arrives late and then speechifies about what he’ll build next

  28-08-2026 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Florida HVAC worker arrested after he is caught on film kicking a customer’s dog

  28-08-2026 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Video footage captured the moment the dog was struck and rendered unconscious for a significant period
  
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• Barron Trump becoming ‘reclusive’ after Iran’s bounty call and Charlie Kirk’s assassination

  28-08-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Barron Trump ‘doesn’t go out,’ a source familiar with his movements reportedly said
  
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• Milo Yiannopoulos looks dejected in mugshot after he is detained by Trump’s ICE

  28-08-2026 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Yiannopoulos, a 41-year-old British national, had been issued a final order of removal after overstaying his visa but failed to show up for an immigration appointment
  
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• Mike Rogers has a chance to flip Michigan. Trump keeps getting in the way

  28-08-2026 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Rogers wants to create permission for Democrats to pick him over Abdul El-Sayed, Eric Garcia writes. Trump’s tariffs and lake renaming hurts those opportunities
  
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• Woman who left message in spray paint on DC memorial is indicted on two federal counts, DOJ says

  28-08-2026 22:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump raged about the monument's damage in a social media post
  
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• A late Trump honors Artemis II astronauts — but only after revealing what he wants to build next

  28-08-2026 22:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Exclusive: Black employees launch lawsuit against Florida IHOP claiming constant racism from a manager

  28-08-2026 22:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: An IHOP manager in Florida allegedly subjected Black employees to ceaseless racism, referring to herself as their ‘master,’ making light of Juneteenth, and reportedly telling them, ‘If it's not white, then it's not right’
  
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• California rapper among three charged in $8.1 million stolen checks scheme

  28-08-2026 21:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 100 stolen or altered checks were found in the aspiring rapper’s car, including tax refund and federal benefits checks, according to the DOJ
  
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• Beverly Hills sues estate of woman found living in human waste

  28-08-2026 21:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The city is seeking a court order to remediate the hazardous conditions, which threaten neighboring residents and others
  
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• Trump honors Artemis II astronauts — but only after revealing what he wants to build next

  28-08-2026 21:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• California man loses lawsuit over $750,000 lottery prize after ticket was allegedly pieced together

  28-08-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  James Densley claimed he was denied the money by the state commission without any explanation
  
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• Abandoned New Orleans landmark is getting a new life 21 years after Hurricane Katrina

  28-08-2026 20:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The massive hospital that long cared for the city's most vulnerable residents was shuttered after the last patients and staff were rescued in 2005
  
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• Wanted suspect arrested after cops spot him wandering into Panda Express during their lunch break

  28-08-2026 20:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The California officers returned to their Panda Express meals after making the arrest
  
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• Trump called on Fox’s Bret Baier to address a report he didn’t like. The anchor fired back instead

  28-08-2026 20:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  President had complained that Fox News was not reporting on the Iran war to his liking
  
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• Controversial far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is detained by ICE in Louisiana

  28-08-2026 20:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Online records indicated Yiannopoulos, 41, was being held in ICE custody as of Friday afternoon
  
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• Trump slips in a new construction project before handing medals to hero Artemis II astronauts

  28-08-2026 20:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump, who was nearly half an hour late to the Texas ceremony, also wound up in the awkward position of presenting the first medal to a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, amid a raging tariff war with the US’s northern neighbors
  
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• Trump announces yet another construction project before handing medals to hero Artemis II astronauts

  28-08-2026 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump also presents medal to Canadian astronaut after insulting his home country a day earlier
  
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• Suspect created an elaborate fake NFL career to scam women out of $1 million through dating apps

  28-08-2026 20:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Daejon Labrayae Love allegedly posted videos in luxury sports cars and used search engine results to convince victims he was high-earning wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
  
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• Judge again blocks Trump’s attempt to get his felony hush money conviction tossed

  28-08-2026 19:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort
  
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• Trump shows up nearly half-hour late and announces yet another construction project before he honors Artemis astronauts

  28-08-2026 19:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump also presents medal to Canadian astronaut after insulting his home country a day earlier
  
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