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• Drivers injured in German donkey attack

  21-08-2026 14:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old woman who stepped in to assist with restraining the equine was also taken to hospital for treatment
  
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• ‘It just wasn’t fair’: Kurt Busch opens up on brother Kyle’s death for first time

  21-08-2026 20:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kurt Busch fought back tears during a ‘Today’ show interview
  
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• How Penn State’s ‘Pablo Pledgescobar’ was caught in frat-house cocaine ring sting

  21-08-2026 20:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Agostino Abbatiello, 24, is also being called ‘Austin Powders,’ ‘Nostrildamus’ and ‘Kirk Cocaine’ on social media. He’s among 14 people charged over an alleged drugs ring at the prestigious college
  
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• Alex Jones sees $50 million verdict for false Sandy Hook school shooting claims slashed

  21-08-2026 20:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Texas appeals court has ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed Sandy Hook parents to exceed a statutory cap on damage awards
  
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• Meghan in talks for role in Netflix series The Gentlemen, BBC understands

  21-08-2026 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This would be Meghan's first significant acting role since her marriage to Prince Harry.
  
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• Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada Sikh temple

  21-08-2026 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One suspect is in custody, but police have not disclosed a possible motive.
  
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• Russian double-tap drone strike kills 14 in Ukrainian mall, officials say

  21-08-2026 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Another 121 people were injured when the shopping centre was hit, according to the regional head.
  
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• Ritzy California beach town outraged after gun store opens up next to a daycare

  21-08-2026 20:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  A group of community members has launched a petition to stop the gun store from opening
  
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• Trump can keep building his White House ballroom, for now, Supreme Court rules

  21-08-2026 20:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Construction can continue on the president’s sprawling ‘military complex’ and heavily fortified ballroom while a legal battle plays out
  
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• Tupac murder accused told police in 2008 his nephew fired fatal shots

  21-08-2026 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recording of the interview Duane Davis conducted with detectives was played to the jury.
  
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• Trump ‘fails the laugh test,’ say critics, with push to weaponize the Census for ‘rigged’ elections

  21-08-2026 19:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump touts shoddy analysis and bogus data to claim ‘I WON THE ELECTION’ as he pushes for sweeping restrictions on ballot access
  
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• Where’s the beef? Trump says he’s got ‘300,000 metric tons’ of it

  21-08-2026 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  President announces cattle imports to be sold at below-market rates until just after Election Day
  
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• Trump’s ‘impossible reunion’ stunt shows the writers of this soap opera are getting lazy

  21-08-2026 19:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Television procedurals resurrect dead characters when the writers' room is out of ideas. With his approval at an anemic 38 percent, prices climbing and a war in its sixth month, the president needs a subject he can still book — and Kim Jong-un is next, writes Andrew Feinberg
  
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• Group blasts Trump’s ‘baseless’ threats of $5B defamation lawsuit over National Guard report he didn’t like

  21-08-2026 19:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden says the president is trying to ‘silence’ the group with yet another First Amendment threat
  
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• West Nile virus deaths are climbing as US enters peak season for deadly mosquito-borne infections

  21-08-2026 19:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Most people infected with West Nile virus are asymptomatic but roughly one in five experience develop flu-like symptoms or worse
  
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• Publix is making a major change to how its express lanes operate

  21-08-2026 18:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Supermarket chainoperates more than 1,400 stores across eight southeastern states
  
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• Two teenagers seriously injured after sword attack at Swedish school

  21-08-2026 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools were locked down.
  
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• Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovered in woods, reports say

  21-08-2026 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German intelligence believes guns found last year were for carrying out assassinations on behalf of Moscow, reports say.
  
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• Ethiopia's Virgin Mary festival in Tigray cancelled over drone strike fears

  21-08-2026 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following recent aerial strikes.
  
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• Taylor Farms lettuce that sparked explosive diarrhea outbreak may have been shipped to 7 more states

  21-08-2026 18:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  There are now 27,000 cases of the parasitic infection reported across the country
  
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• UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza

  21-08-2026 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in the Israeli strike on their convoy in 2024.
  
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• Andrew Tate and brother Tristan reported to counter-terror police over ‘Russian propaganda’ video

  21-08-2026 17:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It is absurd to equate a day at the range with military training,’ representatives for the Tate brothers said of clip showing them in front of a tank
  
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• Americans are skipping cocktails with historical lows in number who drink

  21-08-2026 17:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  More Americans are becoming aware of ties between drinking alcohol and health harms
  
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• Heartbroken family sues after 6-year-old dies in freak badminton accident that saw a racket lodged in her skull

  21-08-2026 17:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This case represents a parent’s worst nightmare,’ the family’s attorney said
  
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• Italy and Spain hit by flash floods and heavy rain weeks after 40C heatwave and wildfires

  21-08-2026 17:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Urgent weather warnings have been issued in Spain and Italy as heavy rain causes chaos after dramatic swing in conditions
  
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• Alex Jones’ $50 million verdict for false Sandy Hook claims is reduced to $1.5 million

  21-08-2026 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Texas appeals court has ruled that the trial judge improperly allowed Sandy Hook parents to exceed a statutory cap on damage awards
  
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• Another 5-year-old boy named Liam detained by ICE on the way to soccer game, family says

  21-08-2026 16:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Liam Tadeo and his father are being held inside a notorious family detention center in rural Texas where Liam Conejo Ramos was held earlier this year
  
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• The Trump-Cohen ‘impossible reunion’ shows the writers of this soap opera are getting lazy

  21-08-2026 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Television procedurals resurrect dead characters when the writers' room is out of ideas. With his approval at an anemic 38 percent, prices climbing and a war in its sixth month, the president needs a subject he can still book — and Kim Jong-un is next, writes Andrew Feinberg
  
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• Trump’s IndyCar race expected to draw powerful CEOs as new sponsors sign on for Freedom 250 Grand Prix

  21-08-2026 16:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Newly-announced sponsors include Boeing, SpaceX's Starlink and Delta Air Lines
  
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• Girl kidnapped at sleepover and taken into woods was found by Good Samaritan barefoot in a ditch

  21-08-2026 16:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Good Samaritan who helped the girl in Harnett County, North Carolina, said she was ‘very scratched up’ when she found her
  
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