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• Evidence points to US weapon in deadly strike on Iran wedding celebration

  04-09-2026 09:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week
  
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• Pennsylvania confirms second death of child with measles after RFK Jr. told CDC director to delete numbers

  04-09-2026 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pennsylvania’s measles deaths - the first reported in the US this year - have been questioned by Trump’s Health Secretary
  
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• Lindsay Clancy jury resumes seventh day of deliberations after courtroom clash over holdout juror

  04-09-2026 15:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jury has twice told Judge William Sullivan that it is unable to agree on a verdict
  
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• Some Republicans want Trump to stay away from their midterm campaigns: ‘We’ve told them he cannot come’

  04-09-2026 15:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  President told battleground lawmakers at a Rose Garden dinner Wednesday that he will be heavily involved in the final 30 days
  
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• US military disables ad trackers as data emerges as growing threat in Iran war

  04-09-2026 15:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  It follows reports that commercially available location data has been used to target American forces in the Middle East
  
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• US job market rebounds as employers add 162,000 jobs and unemployment rate holds steady

  04-09-2026 15:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jobs report, released Friday by the Labor Department, may offer a welcome signal for President Donald Trump just two months prior to midterm elections
  
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• Milei is exploiting Trump’s chaos with his threats to the Falklands. There is nothing the UK can do

  04-09-2026 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Argentina has renewed its threat to invade the Falklands and Britain can do little to stop it - good news for Putin and Israel, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley
  
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• Missouri man accused of killing his business partner and burying the remains in fresh concrete

  04-09-2026 15:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two cadaver canines noticed the odor of human remains in the basement of a Kansas City home, leading police to the body
  
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• Boy dies after car hit by train on level crossing in Ireland

  04-09-2026 14:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The driver of the car, a man in his late 40s, was taken to hospital
  
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• Trump to use $400M Qatari gift plane for international trips despite security concerns

  04-09-2026 14:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The decision comes after Trump said in July that the plane would be taken out of service and ‘maxed out’ with additional security upgrades
  
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• Arizona group home provider at center of pay-to-play scandal escapes penalties for boy's death

  04-09-2026 14:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 9-year-old boy died in 2022 after missing insulin doses at an Arizona group home
  
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• GLP-1 use in US kids under-12 soars - even without FDA approval

  04-09-2026 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  One in five children suffers from obesity, a chronic condition leaving them at greater risk of cancer and heart disease
  
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• Auto companies ask Congress to ban all Chinese-made cars from American roads

  04-09-2026 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alliance for Automotive Innovation writes to House and Senate leaders seeking ‘permanent’ end to ‘sale, import and manufacture’ of China-connected vehicles, citing concerns over business practices
  
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• California hikers rescued from mountain after using AI route planner

  04-09-2026 13:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Using AI to plan the route was a ‘critical misstep,’ the sheriff’s office says
  
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• Why politicians across America suddenly want these AI surveillance cameras gone

  04-09-2026 12:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Across the country and up and down ballots, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoy ‘scared’ to travel to Kyiv for peace talks throwing negotiations into doubt

  04-09-2026 12:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russia’s Tass news agency said Witkoff and Kushner were scheduled to visit Moscow and Kyiv on Saturday and Sunday
  
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• Trump claims he is ‘saving’ the UK from a nuclear attack by waging war on Iran

  04-09-2026 12:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  US President has suggested he would not back Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, in retaliation for the UK’s stance on the conflict
  
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• What happened in suspected US strike which hit Iran wedding killing five people?

  04-09-2026 12:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Iranian Red Crescent has called for an investigation into the incident
  
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• Russian attacks kill at least 3 in Ukraine as US talks on the war are expected

  04-09-2026 12:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian attacks killed at least three people in Ukraine overnight, officials said Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US envoys are expected in Kyiv within days as part of renewed diplomatic efforts
  
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• Trump faces Iran war nightmare as diesel hits record $5.85 and prices threaten to soar

  04-09-2026 12:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Diesel has hit a new record price in the U.S., soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever
  
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• Russian general accused of masterminding attack on children’s hospital ‘shot in head’

  04-09-2026 12:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian Telegram channels linked to Moscow’s security services say an unknown attacker shot the general twice
  
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• Americans evacuated after suspected insurgents attack African hunting lodge

  04-09-2026 12:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least three Americans were evacuated after suspected insurgents attacked a camp in a wildlife reserve in northern Mozambique
  
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• Even Trump has been fooled by the distorted world map – why it’s time to change it

  04-09-2026 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, citing it’s large size, was likely influenced by the distorted Mercator map
  
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• Andrew Tate indicted in Romania for sex trafficking minors and money laundering

  04-09-2026 11:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The brothers are being held in a Miami jail as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges
  
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• Can you still vote by mail? What to know as Trump’s election fight reaches Supreme Court

  04-09-2026 11:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  North Carolina will become the first state to broadly distribute mail ballots for elections that will determine control of Congress
  
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• Trump hails Maria Bartiromo a ‘true warrior’ after shock Fox News departure over alleged White House leaks

  04-09-2026 11:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump praises newscaster after her sudden departure from conservative network, reportedly due to the presenter leaking information to the White House
  
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• Internet mocks Eric Trump over his ‘Lake America’ hat photo

  04-09-2026 11:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office posted a screenshot from a popular HBO show in response to Eric Trump’s post
  
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• Volkswagen to cut up to 50,000 jobs amid growing Chinese competition

  04-09-2026 10:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Volkswagen has been under unprecedented pressure to restructure the business model that underpinned its success for decades
  
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• Steve Irwin’s family share moving tributes to ‘Crocodile Hunter’ 20 years after his death

  04-09-2026 10:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Irwin’s family have remembered the world-renowned conservationist and have described him as a real-life ‘superhero’
  
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• Argentina’s president says ‘winds of change’ support claim to Falklands as tensions rise with UK

  04-09-2026 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Falkland Islands are British territory but Argentina lays claim to them
  
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