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• Doubleheader between Cardinals and Tigers postponed

  10-08-2020 23:54
  
  A doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers this week is being postponed to allow more time for additional COVID-19 testing.MLB opted to postpone Thursday’s doubleheader to continue additional testing while players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play.More details about the Cardinals' resumption of play will be announced later this week.
  
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• Trump pushes Congress to end ‘RIDICULOUSLY CHANGING CLOCKS’ - could it actually happen?

  17-08-2026 00:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump wants to see the sun later. But just like his ballroom, voter ID and his ‘slush fund’, the Senate isn’t playing ball, writes John Bowden
  
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• ‘Obsessed’ killer talked about murdering his ex for months before carrying out the crime, cops say

  17-08-2026 00:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  An apartment building employee told investigators that Matthew Almontes had been talking about stabbing Tisha Marinoccio for six months
  
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• CEO who went viral for firing 900 employees on Zoom before Christmas is now mad that he got fired

  16-08-2026 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vishal Garg, the CEO and founder of Better.com, was let go and replaced by a hedge fund manager who joined the company’s board only a week earlier, according to a report
  
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• Kentucky governor says he’s heard ‘absolutely nothing’ from Mitch McConnell amid health woes

  16-08-2026 22:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gov. Andy Beshear urged Sen. Mitch McConnell to make a brief video or phone into a news show to directly prove his fitness for office to constituents
  
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• Five teenagers killed and child injured in crash after car driven wrong way on motorway

  16-08-2026 22:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly described the head-on collision between two cars on the M9 as ‘horrific’
  
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• Trump envoy Kushner meets Hamas leader to push Gaza peace plan

  16-08-2026 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rare meeting comes a week after Israel rejected Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
  
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• Two dead and hundreds evacuated after twin fires break out on Greek island

  16-08-2026 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 200 firefighters worked to keep the fires from converging on Salamina, with one now under control.
  
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• Colombia’s president asks Trump to halt tariffs to aid earthquake recovery

  16-08-2026 21:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Abelardo de la Espriella, an ally of Trump, assumed office just days before the 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck
  
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• Most voters say they are worse off under Trump, new poll says

  16-08-2026 21:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  One in five Republicans say their finances are worse after year and a half of Trump
  
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• Jared Kushner holds rare meeting with Hamas chief over stalled Gaza peace plan

  16-08-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kushner is slated to meet with Israel's prime minister on Monday in discussions aimed at saving a 15-point, U.S.-backed roadmap
  
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• Jared Kushner holds a rare meeting with Hamas chief over stalled Gaza peace plan

  16-08-2026 21:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kushner is slated to meet with Israel's prime minister on Monday in discussions aimed at saving a 15-point, U.S.-backed roadmap
  
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• Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026

  16-08-2026 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv.
  
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• Teen suspect in Virginia campus shooting found hiding in closet

  16-08-2026 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The attack left five injured outside a halls of residence, and the suspect was not a student there, say police.
  
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• One dead, homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii

  16-08-2026 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A search-and-rescue operation is under way after properties were uprooted from their foundations.
  
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• ‘I’m a little sad over my KFC’: Bear bursts into Kentucky woman’s home and steals her dinner

  16-08-2026 19:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Kentucky woman is warning neighbors to secure their doors after a large bear shattered her glass table and snatched her dinner while she slept
  
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• Two dead and hundreds evacuated as twin fires break out on Greek island

  16-08-2026 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly 200 firefighters are trying to keep the two fires apart on Salamina, Greek media report.
  
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• Suspect killed a missing North Carolina woman and then stole her dog, cops say

  16-08-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Floyd Morris Long is accused of killing Shaquina Latavia Harris ‘on or around July 5’ and then stealing her dog
  
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• Boy, 4, among six dead in Indiana after days of storms and record-setting flooding

  16-08-2026 18:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The National Weather Service warned that heavy rain and flash flooding were still possible across central areas of the state, including Indianapolis, throughout the day
  
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• Dallas airport ditches plans to add more Islamic feet washing stations after governor threatens to pull funding

  16-08-2026 18:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The international terminal already features two post-security washing stations added in 2019, which airport officials say have operated for years without issue
  
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• Two dead as fast-moving wildfires sweep Greek island of Salamina with residents preparing to evacuate

  16-08-2026 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two wildfires have broken out on island of Salamina during popular Greek holiday weekend
  
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• Todd Blanche assures Trump doesn’t want ‘yes men’ - but new AG refuse to pledge to act independently from White House

  16-08-2026 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Todd Blanche insists efforts to force states to turn over voter rolls will continue but says Trump does not direct prosecutions
  
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• Five ways Trump could target Iran’s economy from ‘teapot’ sanctions to land blockade

  16-08-2026 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some U.S. and Israeli officials have floated the prospect of a land blockade, which would require assistance from Iran's neighbors
  
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• Trump’s 2028 hat and ‘We are going to win’ message sparks fury among left about third-term ambitions

  16-08-2026 18:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some social media users compared the font President Donald Trump used in his latest image to typeface used by the Nazi regime
  
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• Corgis flown in from around the world to compete in costume and loudest bark contests

  16-08-2026 17:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  A total of 150 corgis from nine countries jetted to the ‘European capital of corgis’ for the event
  
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• Belgian wildfire doubles in size on third day tearing through nature reserve

  16-08-2026 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain the flames consuming the major park.
  
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• Fate of iconic stadium in Miami to be decided years after Jimmy Buffett’s appeal

  16-08-2026 17:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The historic gem was the backdrop of an Elvis Presley film and a beloved venue of Gloria Estefan and the late Jimmy Buffett
  
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• Massachusetts woman hasn’t eaten for 15 days to protest Trump’s food stamp cuts​

  16-08-2026 17:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Now unable to drive due to her fasting, the woman said she has met with state lawmakers inside her own home
  
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• Cassidy attacks ‘crazy, stupid’ Trump comments on vaccines as he denies regret for RFK Jr. vote

  16-08-2026 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump and RFK Jr. spread misinformation about vaccines and autism as they upended the federal vaccination schedule
  
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• Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage through nature reserve in Belgium

  16-08-2026 16:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fire broke out as Belgium experienced another intense heatwave this week, with temperatures hitting nearly 37 C (98.6 F) in several areas on Friday
  
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