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• Confederate general Robert E Lee statue removed from US capitol

  21-12-2020 18:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history,’ says governor Ralph Northam
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump claims ‘good’ talks ongoing as Tehran hits out over Ukraine’s Caspian Sea tanker strike

  28-07-2026 06:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump warns the US would resume ‘strong military action’ if talks with Iran fail
  
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• Veterans hit out at Pentagon over changes to military death tally in Iran conflict: ‘So disrespectful’

  28-07-2026 04:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Critics accused the administration of violating federal law and seeking to hide the impact of the war
  
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• Kaitlan Collins addresses Trump’s WHCD insults and tells viewers to focus on the president’s ‘non-answers’

  28-07-2026 04:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kaitlan Collins took the high road when she was quizzed about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by host Jon Stewart
  
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• Seattle mass shooting victims identified, including mom, 56, who was in line for cotton candy when gunfire broke out

  28-07-2026 03:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of the people killed in the gunfire was also a suspect, police believe
  
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• America’s biggest cities are seeing a drastic decline in the number of kids

  28-07-2026 03:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Families are moving out of big cities due to affordability and safety concerns, analysis found
  
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• Seattle mass shooting victims identified, including 19-year-old suspect, as police search for third

  28-07-2026 02:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of the people killed in the gunfire was also a suspect, police believe
  
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• Calls to end WHCD after Trump unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and administration ratchets up targeting the press

  28-07-2026 01:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some critics argued journalists should’ve walked out in protest — or should have never invited Trump in the first place
  
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• British travellers brave the smoke as French wildfires force 220,000 to evacuate

  28-07-2026 00:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Travellers continue to travel to Bordeaux as wildfire threat lingers
  
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• Friends of physical therapist mom from North Carolina who went missing in Caribbean share her last known movements

  28-07-2026 00:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Family members say Elizabeth Waddell left her Airbnb for a midday swim with only her swimsuit and towel, leaving behind her phone, shoes and identification
  
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• Snow in Athens while France is on fire: The images that lay bare contrast in extreme weather across Europe

  28-07-2026 00:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  As extreme weather events continue to hit Europe, over 300,000 people have been evacuated amid growing wildfires in Spain and France
  
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• Idaho murder victim’s family blast Bryan Kohberger’s bid to rescind guilty plea: ‘A mosquito you can’t seem to swat’

  28-07-2026 00:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The family of Kaylee Goncalves described the convicted killer as a ‘narcissist’ after Kohberger claimed he had been ‘misled’ into pleading guilty
  
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• Family of Brit believed to have been murdered in Florida pay tribute to ‘truly beautiful person’

  27-07-2026 23:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sonia Exelby was reported missing from her address in Portsmouth last year. Her body was found by US investigators in Marion County, Florida, on October 17
  
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• John Thune leads Senate backlash to Trump demanding they cancel summer break for him

  27-07-2026 23:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We could stay here ‘til Christmas’, a frustrated Thune tells Trump of chamber’s inability to pass his voter ID law
  
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• Broke and broken Democrats are on course to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in crucial midterm elections

  27-07-2026 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Just when they seemed poised to take back the House, Democrats are in the red on cash and facing an internal ideological fight, all with less than 100 days until November’s midterm elections, Eric Garcia writes
  
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• D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, judge rules

  27-07-2026 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The singer will remain in custody without bail
  
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• Powerful tornado rips through Wisconsin causing ‘severe damage’

  27-07-2026 23:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  No injuries have been reported yet
  
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• Fan sues Dodgers after being struck by phone falling from upper deck

  27-07-2026 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wayne Alldredge is seeking at least $100,000 for past medical expenses, plus compensatory damages
  
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• Police say there were 3 suspects involved in Seattle food festival mass shooting as 15-year-old in custody

  27-07-2026 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of the people killed in the gunfire was also a suspect, police believe
  
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• Air Force One is much more than a cool gadget or political flashpoint

  27-07-2026 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Air Force One is a symbol of presidential power, but its problems only reinforce the fact that technology shapes the presidency
  
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• Trump tells Michigan auto workers, ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’ in latest rambling speech

  27-07-2026 22:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  President riffs on everything except the hotly-contested Michigan Senate race in appearance at General Motors facility
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency action to let him restrict mail-in voting ahead of midterms

  27-07-2026 22:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president wants to reverse court rulings that feared his order would spark mass voter disenfranchisement
  
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• Michigan father killed wife and six children before bodies were found in burned home in ‘unspeakable tragedy’

  27-07-2026 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their children, ages 5 to 15, were found Friday after authorities responded to a fire at their home in Grand Haven Township
  
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• Ivy League student who went viral for saying he’s ‘not interested in working for a Jew’ claims he’s still enrolled at Cornell

  27-07-2026 22:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I didn’t say anything that could be classified as hateful,’ the student claimed, according to a conservative watchdog group
  
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• Trump administration has a new trick to speed up deporting asylum seekers

  27-07-2026 22:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Asylum applicants could be forced into hostile immigration courts before they’ve even been interviewed under new DHS rule
  
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• Michigan father killed wife and six children before home fire, investigators say

  27-07-2026 22:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their children, ages 5 to 15, were found Friday after authorities responded to a fire at their home in Grand Haven Township
  
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• Pentagon change appears to make it harder to tally military deaths and injuries

  27-07-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Casualties that have occurred since July 7, when the U.S. ceasefire with Iran collapsed, are on a different webpage than casualties that occurred earlier in the war
  
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• Trump oddly tells Michigan auto-worker crowd, ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’ in latest rambling speech

  27-07-2026 22:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  President riffs on everything except the hotly-contested Michigan Senate race in appearance at General Motors facility
  
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• Senate to vote on Trump’s spy chief nominee Jay Clayton after tense confirmation hearing and NYT subpoena backlash

  27-07-2026 22:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The controversy surrounding Jay Clayton’s confirmation began even before his July 15 hearing
  
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• Georgia school shooter was ‘obsessed’ with mass killings, psychologist says

  27-07-2026 22:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Colt Graypleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept 4, 2024, shooting that killed four people
  
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