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• Ex-McKinsey partner pleads guilty to destroying records on opioids

  10-01-2025 20:40 via theguardian.com
  Martin Elling pleads guilty to destroying records on advice provided to Purdue Pharma on how to ‘turbocharge’ salesA former partner at McKinsey & Co pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing justice by destroying records related to advice he and the consulting firm provided to Purdue Pharma on how to “turbocharge” sales of its potent opioid prescription painkiller, OxyContin.Martin Elling, 60, entered his plea in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, a month after the US
  
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• LA fires updates: California braces for much-needed rain to help slow blazes after Trump’s visit to survey damage

  25-01-2025 17:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Los Angeles could see up to a half-inch of rain - the highest amount from a single storm since April
  
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• Suspect opened fire on group throwing snowballs. An innocent victim was fatally shot in the barrage

  25-01-2025 17:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The victim had just moved into the Louisiana apartment days before he was shot in his sleep
  
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• Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoing

  25-01-2025 17:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual abuse
  
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• Florida elementary school principal is arrested after 100 kids found at her home for alcohol-fueled party: cops

  25-01-2025 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  An “intoxicated” teacher approached police at the party and was also arrested
  
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• The fatal lengths North Korean soldiers will go to to avoid capture by Ukraine

  25-01-2025 16:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy
  
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• ‘I’m superwoman’: Alabama woman with pig organ inside her is thriving two months after transplant

  25-01-2025 16:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The transplant recipient has now lived a record 61 days with the pig organ inside her
  
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• Trump fires 17 government watchdogs in middle of the night - but a key one remains in his post

  25-01-2025 15:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread corruption,’ Elizabeth Warren says
  
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• Who are remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and when might they be freed?

  25-01-2025 15:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israel, with 91 still in Gaza
  
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• Timeline: How a year of war in Gaza has unfolded as hostages released in ceasefire deal

  25-01-2025 15:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ceasefire reached fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following 7 October attack
  
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• Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair

  25-01-2025 15:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals that would let them plug directly into power plants
  
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• Trump proposes getting rid of FEMA on disaster tours before heading to Vegas to talk ‘no tax on tips’: Live

  25-01-2025 15:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  President is highly critical of FEMA response in North Carolina arguing states are best placed to deal with disaster response, not federal government
  
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• West Bank celebrations as freed Palestinian prisoners return

  25-01-2025 14:23 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as the former captives were greeted by cheering crowds.
  
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• Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler 'is in Sierra Leone'

  25-01-2025 13:42 via bbc.com
  
  Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.
  
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• LA fires updates: Clash over Trump’s demand for voter reform in return for California aid after Palisades tour

  25-01-2025 13:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The California governor smiled as he shook hands with the president, despite previous online acrimony between pair
  
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• Trump administration wants ‘regime change’ in the UK as Starmer replaces Trudeau as hate figure

  25-01-2025 12:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  News analysis:The Independent’s political editor David Maddox trip to Washington DC for Trump’s inauguration found that the UK/US special relationship has morphed into deep antipathy for the Starmer government from the new White House administration
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin ‘ready’ for Trump negotiations as Kyiv sets oil refinery ablaze with drone strike

  25-01-2025 12:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Comes as South Korea’s military says North Korea is preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s war in Ukraine
  
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• Three people hospitalised in Sydney with suspected botulism following anti-wrinkle injections

  25-01-2025 11:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Investigations are ongoing to determine the specific anti-wrinkle product used
  
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• Four female Israeli soldier hostages released by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire

  25-01-2025 11:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag freed as Palestinians in West Bank await release of detainees in second swap under fragile Gaza ceasefire
  
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• State Department halts new funding on nearly all US aid programs worldwide

  25-01-2025 11:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The order makes exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt
  
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• LA fires updates: Row over Trump’s demands for voter reform in return for California aid after Palisades tour

  25-01-2025 11:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The California governor smiled as he shook hands with the president, despite previous online acrimony between pair
  
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• Trump responds to Pete Hesgeth’s confirmation as he makes FEMA threat after North Carolina visit: Live

  25-01-2025 11:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  President is highly critical of FEMA response in North Carolina arguing states are best placed to deal with disaster response, not federal government
  
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• Thrilled, scared and unsurprised: Americans react to Trump's first week

  25-01-2025 11:14 via bbc.com
  
  We spoke to 10 Americans across the political spectrum about Donald Trump's first actions as president.
  
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• US State Department halts new funding on nearly all US aid programs worldwide

  25-01-2025 11:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The order makes exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt
  
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• Four female Israeli soldier hostages handed over by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire

  25-01-2025 10:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Karina Ariev, 20, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19, become second wave of captives to be released under truce
  
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• Watch: Moment four Israeli hostages released by Hamas

  25-01-2025 10:33 via bbc.com
  
  Video shows four women being transferred into waiting Red Cross vehicles in Gaza City.
  
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• Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies

  25-01-2025 10:28 via bbc.com
  
  Conflict in eastern DR Congo's has forced 400,000 people to flee their homes this year alone, the UN says.
  
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• The fatal lengths North Korean soldiers will go to avoid capture in Ukraine

  25-01-2025 09:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor in Sumy
  
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• JD Vance forced to break Senate nail-biter tie in Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as Defense Secretary

  25-01-2025 06:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Surprise third Republican Mitch McConnell opposed Hegseth’s confirmation after a series of revelations about his personal life and alleged misconduct
  
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• JD Vance forced to break Senate nail-biter tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary

  25-01-2025 06:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Surprise third Republican Mitch McConnell opposed Hegseth’s confirmation after a series of revelations about his personal life and alleged misconduct
  
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