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• Biden makes unexpected campaign stop in Pennsylvania

  26-10-2020 23:52
  
  Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy has the latest from the Democratic campaign on 'Special Report.'
  
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• Trump says he was busy Wednesday morning watching Fauci plead the Fifth a whopping 111 times

  29-07-2026 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  President tells reporters he watched entire hearing, during which Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment to every single question, even as his war with Iran continues to rage and amid continued economic pain for Americans
  
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• Author Salman Rushdie’s attacker convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing

  29-07-2026 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rushdie was about to deliver a speech on writers’ safety when he was gravely wounded in the assault, suffering 15 stab wounds in front of a stunned audience
  
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• Texas senator who Trump betrayed exacts his revenge over Todd Blanche nomination

  29-07-2026 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump humiliated John Cornyn in the worst possible way. Now, Eric Garcia writes, the Texan has the chance to turn the tables
  
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• Trump demands another $10M from Congress to cover his disastrous Freedom 250 event costs

  29-07-2026 23:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democratic senator wants a ‘full accounting’ for Freedom 250’s spending after the administation’s latest request for a ‘bailout’
  
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• Epstein victims claim AG nominee Todd Blanche told them to ‘get to the point’ during face-to-face

  29-07-2026 23:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Blanche met with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse earlier this month after a Republican senator called for it
  
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• One of Michigan’s last roadside attractions is getting a new life

  29-07-2026 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nathan Wakefield has bought Mystery Hill, a beloved roadside attraction along US 12 in Michigan's Irish Hills
  
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• Wildfire near Area 51 continues to grow with 0% contained

  29-07-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is a restricted area, closed to the public, always, regardless of fire activity,’ the Bureau of Land Management said
  
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• Hollywood producer arrested over alleged $100 million Ponzi scheme

  29-07-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The new charges come two years after another fraud accusation stemming from an NBA draft documentary
  
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• Lindsay Clancy sobs as 911 call of husband screaming ‘she killed the kids!’ is played in court

  29-07-2026 22:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Patrick Clancy has said in interviews that he forgives his ex-wife, whom he viewed as ill rather than evil
  
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• Trump unveils $22 billion renovation plan to make over the country’s ‘worst airport’

  29-07-2026 22:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The project's financing will come from the airport authority and the airlines operating at Dulles, according to a White House official
  
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• Hearing date set for California firefighter accused of bludgeoning wife to death with axe after reading her diary

  29-07-2026 22:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The suspect found out his wife was cheating on him ‘moments’ before the killing, an attorney said
  
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• Trump says he was busy Wednesday morning watching entire three-hour-plus Fauci Senate grilling

  29-07-2026 22:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  President tells reporters he watched entire hearing amid ongoing war with Iran and continued economic pain for Americans
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein linked to sexual misconduct investigation at Michigan arts school

  29-07-2026 22:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  This finding emerged as part of a broader probe that also uncovered dozens of allegations spanning decades against nearly 50 other people associated with the institution
  
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• America is clear: It doesn’t like older lawmakers (but keeps voting for them anyway)

  29-07-2026 21:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The recent death of Sen. Lindsey Graham and hospitalization of Sen. Mitch McConnell has reignited debate over whether lawmakers are too old to serve
  
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• Pranksters go on hunt for Mitch McConnell and place ‘missing person’ posters around DC

  29-07-2026 21:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘84 years old. 5’9 feet. Turtle-like,’ the posters read
  
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• Lindsey Graham returns home as friends honor his South Carolina ties at funeral

  29-07-2026 21:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Murners in Columbia recalled a man deeply connected to his humble origins
  
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• Lindsey Graham returns home as friends honor his South Carolina ties

  29-07-2026 21:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Murners in Columbia recalled a man deeply connected to his humble origins
  
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• ‘Happy Weiner Wednesday!’: Minnesota mayor accused of sexually harassing city’s police chief and other staff

  29-07-2026 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  St. Paul has been put on notice that Mayor Kaohly Her ‘engaged in illegal conduct towards city employees,’ a lawyer for Police Chief Axel Henry said
  
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• Pranksters go on hunt for Mitch McConnell placing ‘missing person’ posters around DC

  29-07-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘84 years old. 5’9 feet. Turtle-like,’ the posters state
  
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• Venezuela’s ‘ugly and rusty’ refineries will be hard to revive despite Trump’s $100 billion vow

  29-07-2026 20:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Workers attribute the dire state to years of underinvestment, equipment failures, and shortages, leaving Paraguana struggling to produce the fuel Venezuelans desperately need
  
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• Malls were once symbols of American consumerism. Now, some are dying as others thrive

  29-07-2026 20:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fall of the American mall has long been chronicled
  
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• Republicans want to hold Fauci in contempt for invoking the Fifth. Can they do that?

  29-07-2026 20:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rand Paul wants the top doc to face ‘consequences’ for refusing to testify
  
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• DOJ sought advice from a notorious Mafia henchman on ‘86 47’ case against ex-FBI chief James Comey

  29-07-2026 20:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Salvatore ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano’s claims are disputed by a former mob prosecutor and judge who called them ‘preposterous’
  
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• FTC sues Hims & Hers for sharing sensitive user health data with Meta and Snap

  29-07-2026 20:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  According to the FTC, Hims & Hers led customers to believe their health information was private, yet allegedly transmitted it to advertising firms
  
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• Why the 2016 US-Mexico avocado deal matters for future trade negotiations

  29-07-2026 20:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  In 2016, the U.S. began allowing avocado imports from across Mexico as long as the Mexican farms met the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s strict production standards
  
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• Moment Georgia mom used a gas pump to stop a kidnapper from snatching her child

  29-07-2026 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The attempted kidnapper allegedly had a gun, the mother told police
  
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• Student rescues young cousins from home as smoke closed in from toxic wildfires sweeping France

  29-07-2026 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Residents describe fleeing homes in the middle of the night as thousands of evacuees crowd into makeshift halls across Bordeaux
  
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• Rare barracuda attack on Caribbean vacation leaves Texas teen in need of surgery

  29-07-2026 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Claire Macdonel, 13, must undergo surgery to repair the tendons in her hand
  
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• Wildfires near France’s Bordeaux spark fears of ‘economic apocalypse’ for wineries

  29-07-2026 19:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vast wildfires have ravaged an area four times the size of Paris, driving 220,000 people from their homes and impacting key tourist attractions
  
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