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• Bluffing or for real? Russia’s military build-up on Ukrainian border raises questions on intent

  08-04-2021 15:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fears are growing that the simmering conflict between the two countries could considerably worsen
  
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• As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some

  17-04-2021 06:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Voters who served in the military have long leaned Republican, but there are signs that Democrat Joe Biden may have cut into that advantage
  
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• Gov. Kemp faces next test from Trump loyalists in Georgia

  17-04-2021 06:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former President Donald Trump face key tests Saturday in Georgia as many local Republican committees consider proposals to censure the governor for not reversing President Joe Biden’s November victory over Trump
  
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• After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

  17-04-2021 06:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House says President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month
  
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• New conservative group would save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions

  17-04-2021 01:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hard-right House Republicans are discussing forming an America First Caucus
  
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• GOP’s ‘America First’ caucus platform calls for ‘respecting Anglo-Saxon traditions’

  17-04-2021 01:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions,’ an America First pamphlet says
  
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• Biden's appeals for action on guns, policing face reality

  17-04-2021 01:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden is calling for action as the nation struggles with yet another mass shooting and faces a reckoning over the deaths of Black men at the hands of police
  
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• Justice Department sues Roger Stone over $2M in unpaid taxes

  17-04-2021 01:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Justice Department has sued Donald Trump's ally Roger Stone, accusing the conservative provocateur and his wife of failing to pay nearly $2 million in income tax
  
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• Coronavirus: Brazilians told to delay having children ‘until a better moment’ as variant spreads

  17-04-2021 01:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Country’s health system is buckling under pressure of highly contagious P1 variant
  
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• ‘This was about our future. This was about Iraq’: Iraq’s militias are more than just Iranian proxies

  17-04-2021 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  While some officials have viewed the militias as little more than proxies in a campaign to extend Iran’s regional influence, these Iraqi groups are often deeply embedded in the fabric of Iraqi society, writes Louisa Loveluck
  
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• Chicago video tests newsroom handling of graphic footage

  17-04-2021 00:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  The release of body camera footage showing a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old was another test for news organizations
  
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• Congress is headed towards a milestone vote on reparations for slavery. Some places are already paying them

  17-04-2021 00:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local governments and institutions across the US reckon with painful legacies as lawmakers in Washington prepare for landmark legislation
  
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• Jeffree Star and friend Daniel Lucas involved in ‘severe’ car accident

  17-04-2021 00:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  YouTube star’s Rolls Royce flipped three times after reportedly hitting black ice
  
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• Could France actually leave the European Union?

  17-04-2021 00:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The European Union’s former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has reignited talk of “Frexit” with comments interpreted by Eurosceptics as a warning that France could still follow suit in exiting the bloc.
  
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• Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash

  17-04-2021 00:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in Wyoming
  
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• Mike Pompeo and wife broke ethics rules on use of State Department resources, report says

  16-04-2021 23:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Pompeo and his wife broke federal ethics rules on the use of State Department resources, a report says.
  
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• Brandon Scott Hole: Police had seized gun from former FedEx employee and FBI was warned of ‘suicide by cop’

  16-04-2021 23:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 100 people at the facility at the time of the shooting on Thursday night
  
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• Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nation

  16-04-2021 23:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  For most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government
  
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• What to expect in closings for ex-cop's trial in Floyd death

  16-04-2021 23:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The closing arguments in Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death are likely to echo now-familiar themes during three weeks of testimony
  
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• Heavy metal guitarist is first capitol rioter to plead guilty and help the authorities

  16-04-2021 23:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The alleged rioter has been released from prison as part of his agreement
  
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• Police reveal body-cam footage of police hospital shooting that left one dead

  16-04-2021 23:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Man with outstanding warrants shot dead after police reportedly find firearm in his waistband
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Biden hails record job growth, skips caveats

  16-04-2021 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden is claiming credit for two months of record job creation as employers bring back many workers sidelined by the pandemic
  
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• New bill would prohibit police in Pennsylvania from wearing military-style fatigues

  16-04-2021 22:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The bill is a response to heavy-handed police tactics used in Portland during 2020 protests
  
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• Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack

  16-04-2021 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 70-year-old woman was getting off a bus in LA when another passenger dragged her to the other end of the vehicle and beat her, her son says
  
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• From Asian hate crime to a minimum wage: 25 things Ted Cruz has voted against this year

  16-04-2021 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  All the votes the Texas senator opposed in 2021 – including not one confirmation of a woman to the position of Cabinet secretary
  
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• Bernie Madoff was proof that if something is too good to be true, it usually is

  16-04-2021 22:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  While we’re currently poring over Greensill’s demise, we should be looking for the next Greensills and Madoffs, firms that are of doing well but are similarly built on sand or fraud, writes Chris Blackhurst
  
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• 11 still missing in Louisiana capsizing as Coast Guard declares ‘major marine casualty’

  16-04-2021 22:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials hope that missing crew members may have survived in air pockets on overturned ship
  
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• House GOP takes cash from casino mogul accused of misconduct

  16-04-2021 22:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  A House Republican fundraising committee controlled by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy received over $770,000 from Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas casino mogul who stepped down from his company in 2018 after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct
  
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• Police identify Indianapolis shooter as former FedEx employee 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole

  16-04-2021 22:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The FBI have reportedly seized evidence from an Indianapolis home
  
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• Frexit fears? Macron warned to learn lessons from UK ‘before it’s too late’

  16-04-2021 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Michel Barnier notes ‘social unrest’ in some parts of France over EU’s policies
  
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