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• Cargo plane with 5 onboard goes missing off Pakistan coast; search on

  08-07-2026 14:48 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have launched a major search operation after a Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft carrying five crew members went missing over the Arabian Sea while flying from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi.The Karachi-bound...
  
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• White House loses it and falsely accuses editor of hiding information – but it’s a Trump team gaffe

  09-07-2026 17:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  A photo used during Vance’s speech was mostly obscured by a lighting glare
  
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• Trump strikes Iranian railway bridges on route to Khamenei’s funeral as ceasefire unravels

  09-07-2026 17:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump fell back on striking Iran to force its hand on Thursday, but the regime made clear it has the final say on the Strait of Hormuz
  
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• LAPD weighs changing training protocols to get more cops for 2028 Olympics

  09-07-2026 17:35 via independent.co.uk
  ‘Every unit in the entire department is going to get harvested to cover the Olympics,’ one source claimed
  
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• Inside the tense Oval Office meeting where a furious Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’

  09-07-2026 17:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  During the evening meeting, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth reportedly brought fresh information to Trump that led him to order new strikes
  
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• Bari Weiss’ CBS News airs Kanye West footage in P Diddy report as staffers call July 4 production ‘amateur hour’

  09-07-2026 17:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some CBS staffers were left ‘mortified’ by the network’s Fourth of July broadcast, according to a report
  
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• Bari Weiss’ CBS News airs Kayne West footage in P Diddy report as staffers call July 4 production ‘amateur hour’

  09-07-2026 17:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some CBS staffers were left ‘mortified’ by the network’s Fourth of July broadcast, according to a report
  
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• Western Europe records its hottest June as heatwaves surge: EU monitor

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Western Europe experienced its hottest June on record last month as a searing heatwave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the European Union’s (EU) climate monitor said Thursday. The report comes as a new heatwave is battering Europe this week, following a record-breaking one in June and an unusually early spring hot spell in May. The average temperature in western Europe reached 20.74 degrees Celsius in June, more than 3℃ above the 1991-
  
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• US strikes near Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant in Bushehr

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Tehran: The United States carried out airstrikes near Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant in the southern province of Bushehr on Thursday, July 9, according to Iranian state media, as hostilities between Washington and Tehran intensified. Ehsan Jahanian, deputy governor of Bushehr province, said the attacks struck several locations, including the perimeter of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, a military base in Choghadak and a fishing pier in the south of the province. He said there we
  
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• US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Mideast, threatening the interim deal to end war

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  An Iranian official accused the U.S. of launching an airstrike later Thursday targeting the area around Iran’s sole nuclear power plant. ......
  
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• Turkiye's Erdogan gives Nato leaders revolver conundrum after summit

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Belgium’s prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit in Turkiye to find that he had a handgun and ammunition in his luggage. After Nato leaders gathered for Wednesday’s fractious summit in Ankara, their host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, handed each an unusual parting gift: a vintage revolver, along with live ammunition indicating it was not just for show....
  
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• Traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls steeply after new US-Iran strikes

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Data shows a...
  
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• The Graham Platner Experiment Failed

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  The Graham Platner experiment has failed. “There have been so many errors of judgment at every step of the way,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues following the implosion of the senate candidate’s campaign in Maine. ......
  
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• Tennessee railway conductor fired after telling non-Americans ‘you can leave' during tour

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  A railway conductor on a Tennessee tourist attraction was fired after his comments telling non-Americans they “can leave” were captured on video and went viral on TikTok. The remarks were recorded during the July Fourth holiday on Chattanooga’s popular Incline Railway, a funicular running up Lookout Mountain. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE Charles Scherer and his son, Nathan Scherer, were visiting from Florida for the holiday weekend. Shortly after the
  
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• Red Bull’s Jorge Ruvalcaba using Mexico World Cup snub as fuel for future

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  By Joe Pantorno Comments Posted on July 9, 2026 Apr 22, 2026; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; Red Bull New York forward Jorge Ruvalcaba (11) reacts after scoring a goal against D.C. United during the second half at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images Red Bull New York winger Jorge Ruvalcaba could not have put together a better final month to prove that he belonged on Mexico’s World Cup roster. While...
  
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• Palestinian legislative vote set for Nov 28: presidential decree

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Palestinian president...
  
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• Norway soccer team leaves Miami hotel ahead of Saturday game. See why

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  The 2026 World Cup across North America is slowly coming to an end, with the final game set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. One of the final Florida games is scheduled for Saturday, featuring fan favorites Norway and England. However, one of the teams has seen some hiccups ahead of the big match. According to reports, the Norwegian team has moved from their Miami hotel following a "series of disruptions" ahead of the upcoming World Cup game. The global soccer tournament, which bega
  
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• Iran’s new plan to take on the US

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
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• In 1995, the United States brought eight female Texas cougars to Florida after fewer than 30 panthers survived, many suffering from severe inbreeding, heart defects, and kinked tails: The bold genetic rescue helped the population rebound to more than 200

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  By the early 1990s, the Florida panther stood on the brink of extinction. Fewer than 30 animals remained in the wild, isolated from other cougar populations for decades as development, highways, and hunting shrank their range. The consequences extended beyond dwindling numbers. Many panthers suffered from severe inbreeding, displaying kinked tails, heart defects, undescended testicles, and poor reproductive success that threatened the future of the subspecies. Faced with the possibility of losin
  
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• FIFA World Cup: Who are the referees for France vs Morocco quarter-final?

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  The all-Argentine...
  
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• EU Set to Curb Children’s Social Media Use: Brussels Weighs Age Limits, Risk-Based Restrictions and Platform Safety Rules

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Brussels: Restrictions on children’s use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report next week is expected to recommend limiting minors’ access to online platforms.After Australia became the first country in the world to ban under-16s from social media, several EU nations including Denmark and Greece demanded a similar move.The EU says all options are on the table, from a blanket ban on children from social media platforms
  
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• Emirates A380 double-decker aircraft to fly between Dubai and Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru from October

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Emirates will...
  
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• College Football 27 is an elite game — with one concerning caveat

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  It’s not often you see uproar over an absolute success, but that is the case for EA Sports. ......
  
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• China factory fire claims at least 28 lives; Xi Jinping says ‘heavy human losses’

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  A fire at a shoe factory in Fujian province, China, resulted in at least 28 fatalities, as reported by state media. The incident prompted a significant firefighting effort, with fears that people remained trapped inside the building. ......
  
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• At least 28 killed in China shoe factory fire, state media reports

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Footage shows huge flames rising from a building and thick, black smoke rising into the sky. ......
  
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• At least 28 dead in China factory fire: state media

  09-07-2026 17:09 via article.wn.com
  Dozens of fire and rescue personnel were racing to extinguish the blaze that tore through the factory in Jinjiang city, authorities said ......
  
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• Trump wants to ignore the law to push his giant arch through the approval process

  09-07-2026 17:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s team argued a Washington, DC, law that limits building heights does not apply to federal projects
  
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• ‘It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman’: Trump defends Democrat Platner after assault allegations

  09-07-2026 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It’s, uh, he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind,’ the president told reporters aboard Air Force One
  
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• Mom behind home where her 16 kids were kept like ‘feral animals’ had conjoined twins that died shortly after birth, police say

  09-07-2026 17:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The children were discovered by chance when sheriff’s deputies arrived at the residence to serve an unrelated misdemeanor warrant
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv hits 12 Russian oil tankers as Putin grapples with nationwide fuel shortages

  09-07-2026 16:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv has amped up its attacks on Russian tankers in recent days
  
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