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• Australian Open goes quiet as lockdown keeps crowds away

  13-02-2021 11:02
  
  JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Inside an empty Rod Laver Arena, the fluttering of a photographer's camera suddenly seemed all too distracting before a player served. Other sounds not normally heard also felt amplified: the creaking of electronic sunshades rising into position on changeovers, the pitter-patter of the ball kids' shoes. Terrific rallies were greeted with the lonely claps of a coach and physio. The cries of the new electronic line-calling system su
  
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• Fast-moving wildfire in western Canada forces 20,000 to flee their homes

  09-08-2026 00:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  British Columbia has declared a state of emergency over the 100 wildfires raging across the province
  
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• Mercedes AMG sued by drivers who claim seat logos cause burns

  08-08-2026 23:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The plaintiffs are seeking compensation from Mercedes for medical expenses
  
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• 8-foot python found living under family’s shed — and X-rays discovered what it ate

  08-08-2026 23:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The exotic python’s hefty dinner left it with a large belly that proved difficult for rescuers to work around
  
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• Royal Navy warns of 25% surge in Russian naval activity near UK

  08-08-2026 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Royal Navy spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s vessels
  
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• Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until US meets six demands

  08-08-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The IRGC said the international waterway had evolved from a trade route into a ‘tool of power and war’
  
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• Joe Biden’s cancer is spreading to other parts of his body, Hunter says

  08-08-2026 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former president was diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer last May
  
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• ‘REVOKED’: Hegseth’s revenge for Qatari Air Force One leaks is revealed

  08-08-2026 22:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall previously warned in media comments that the donated jumbo jet lacked standard Air Force One modifications and added a ‘measure of risk’
  
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• Passengers evacuated after cockpit fumes force Delta flight to turn around

  08-08-2026 22:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Over 200 people were aboard the plane that returned to Atlanta Saturday morning
  
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• Bill Maher accuses Trump of embracing ‘socialism’ over Nvidia and Intel deals

  08-08-2026 21:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ‘Real Time’ host claimed the administration’s actions mirrored policies favored by Sen. Bernie Sanders
  
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• Sophie Cunningham spurs NBA dud to try WNBA draft as transgender player

  08-08-2026 21:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Royce White’s announcement is the second by a former NBA player in recent days since the WNBA star renewed the debate about transgender athletes in women’s sports
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns North Korea could send up to 50,000 troops to Russia

  08-08-2026 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mayor Vitali Klitschko says fires and powerful explosions reported in two districts
  
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• Mamdani sued after New York City mayor’s luxury second home tax causes ‘panic’

  08-08-2026 21:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit, which has ties to a Republican city council member and Mamdani’s past rivals, accuses the city of ignoring state law
  
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• Bush, Obama and Clinton write about presidents as Trump goes unmentioned

  08-08-2026 20:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 250th-anniversary essay series invited a roster of historians and authors to craft pieces on various presidents or first ladies
  
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• Lindsey Graham’s sister faces doubts from Republicans as she seeks his Senate seat

  08-08-2026 20:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Though often by her late brother’s side, she remains largely unknown in South Carolina's clubby political circles
  
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• Lake Mead water has hit a new low — and there’s little hope of improvement: ‘It’s grim’

  08-08-2026 19:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lake Mead is part of the Colorado River Basin system, which supplies water to around 40 million people across seven states, tribal communities and parts of Mexico
  
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• ‘REVOKED’: Hegseth appears to exact revenge for Qatari Air Force One leaks to reporters

  08-08-2026 18:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall previously warned in media comments that the donated jumbo jet lacked standard Air Force One modifications and added a ‘measure of risk’
  
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• ‘Green Boots’ could finally be brought home to wife after 30 years frozen on Everest. ‘I will ask: where were you?’

  08-08-2026 17:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dorje Morup’s wife said that the the night before he left for his expedition, her husband had promised to come back a hero and to make his country proud
  
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• ‘Traitor’: Trump condemns GOP senator who refused to bend the knee and vote for Todd Blanche

  08-08-2026 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote overnight after two Republicans sided with Democrats in opposition
  
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• European wildfires in numbers: How record-breaking heatwaves have scorched the continent

  08-08-2026 16:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Europe is in the midst of some of the most damaging wildfires in its history - with more expected to erupt. As experts warn wildfires will become more common in the near future, Alex Croft looks at the numbers behind a devastating summer for the continent
  
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• Trump pulls stunning election fraud claim out of his pocket in new interview: ‘They rigged him out of it’

  08-08-2026 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump won Michigan on the same ballot he now says was ‘rigged’
  
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• Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general by one vote in Senate

  08-08-2026 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vote followed a tumultuous confirmation fight that exposed deep concerns from Republicans as well as Democrats
  
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• New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting seniors

  08-08-2026 16:20 via theguardian.com
  
  State’s attorney general says scammers have made off with more than $100m in past two yearsScammers in New York have been using gold bars to steal money from victims, primarily seniors, and made off with more than $100m over the past two years, the state’s attorney general announced on Friday.The scheme starts with victims receiving a fake pop-up message that states their computer or financial account has been compromised, the press release stated. The message includes a phone number
  
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• Irish government jet flying to Dubai for extradition of ‘gangland leader’ Daniel Kinahan

  08-08-2026 15:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jet is expected to return to Ireland on Sunday
  
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• Blanche confirmation allows Trump to continue ‘pervasive, breathtaking corruption’, says Schumer – US politics live

  08-08-2026 15:33 via theguardian.com
  Senate minority leader condemns Republicans after Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer was confirmed by 50 votes to 49 early on Saturday morningDemocrats instigated a government shutdown last year when they refused to approve funding bills without an agreement to extend subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans. That led to the longest funding lapse in US history, but ultimately no agreement to keep the cost offsets going after the shutdown ended 43 days later.Some government agencies
  
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• Irish government jet flying to Dubai for Daniel Kinahan extradition

  08-08-2026 15:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jet is expected to return to Ireland on Sunday
  
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• Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease

  08-08-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infectionA lion that escaped the war in Ukraine after being found as a four-month-old cub inside a duffel bag at Odesa railway station is facing an even greater battle for survival in his new home in Minnesota from a rare and often fatal fungal disease.Taras, his two sisters Lesya and Stefania, and an unrelated, slightly older cub from Kyiv named Prada, were brought to the US in November 2022 by the
  
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• Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general

  08-08-2026 14:34 via theguardian.com
  Major win for president as former personal lawyer wins approval despite outcry over $1.8bn slush fundThe US Senate voted to narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general in a major win for Donald Trump, who will now have his one-time personal attorney sitting atop the nation’s law enforcement apparatus.Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana cast the deciding vote in Blanche’s favor after two other Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – voted ag
  
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• $2.4M beach house featured in cult classic ‘The Goonies’ is being swallowed by sand — and legal bills

  08-08-2026 14:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We've done nothing wrong, and our house is getting buried,’ homeowner Stacy Niedermeyer says
  
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• Seeing double? Don’t worry, you’re just in Twinsburg, Ohio at the right time of year

  08-08-2026 14:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It's my Disneyland,’ says Jaquada Royal, from Ohio, who attends the festival with her identical twin, Laquala Royal, almost every year
  
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