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• Four men charged in case of LSU student Madison Brooks who was fatally struck by car after alleged rape

  24-01-2023 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities said after the alleged rape, the suspects dropped off Madison Brooks, 19, in a dark part of the roadway where she was later struck
  
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• Lindsay Clancy: GoFundMe donations of over $1m will not be used to cover mother’s legal fees in murder case

  07-02-2023 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  An attorney for Lindsay Clancy says that the funds “have nothing to do with” his client’s legal defence
  
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• Meningitis outbreak in northern Mexico leaves 35 people dead

  07-02-2023 21:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Health officials in Durango have recorded 79 cases in the last several months
  
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• Conservative groups look beyond Trump for 2024 GOP nominee

  07-02-2023 21:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House
  
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• Who is skipping the State of the Union address?

  07-02-2023 21:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least one Republican congresswomen will not be in attendance on Tuesday night
  
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• Massachusetts mother accused of killing kids appears in court from hospital bed as judge agrees to send her to rehab centre instead of jail

  07-02-2023 21:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The prosecution argued on Tuesday that Ms Clancy allegedly timed out how long her husband would be gone before committing the murders.
  
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• ‘Three hours later, I couldn’t even get a cab’: The highs and lows of being the designated survivor at the State of the Union

  07-02-2023 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  If tragedy strikes at the State of the Union, a low-level Cabinet member will become president, Andrew Feinberg reports
  
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• 2 men arrested in 1975 slaying of Indiana girl, 17

  07-02-2023 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  State police say two Indiana men have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a river
  
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• Experts criticise Trump administration as book reveals Melania sat in situation room for major military operation

  07-02-2023 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The Trump administration was a national security nightmare’
  
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• 9/11 activist blasts George Santos for taking survivor to State of the Union after tragedy ‘lies’: ‘Piece of s***’

  07-02-2023 21:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: After being accused of lying about 9/11, disgraced congressman George Santos has invited a volunteer firefighter to the State of the Union as his guest. John Feal, a 9/11 first responder and activist, tells Rachel Sharp that Santos is ‘using the 9/11 community for his redemption tour’ and reveals the congressman’s latest allegedly false claims to survivors of the terror attacks
  
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• State of the Union - live: Biden struggling in polls as he readies address on cancer, policing and the economy

  07-02-2023 21:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates as Sarah Huckabee Sanders set to deliver Republican rebuttal
  
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• Police violence upended the lives of these families attending Biden’s State of the Union

  07-02-2023 21:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mothers, fathers and siblings of Black victims of police brutality will attend prime-time address
  
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• Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing

  07-02-2023 20:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence
  
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• Watch live: Turkish rescuers search through night for survivors after earthquake devastates Diyarbakir

  07-02-2023 20:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Watch live as rescue teams in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir search into the night for survivors after a deadly earthquake struck on Monday 6 February.
  
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• State of the Union - live: Biden struggling in polls as he readies address on cancer, fentanyl and the economy

  07-02-2023 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates as Sarah Huckabee Sanders set to deliver Republican rebuttal
  
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• Turkey earthquake – latest: Baby born in rubble as death toll passes 7,200

  07-02-2023 20:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Emergency rescue continues as death toll from 7.8 magnitude quake passes 7,200
  
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• In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl

  07-02-2023 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year
  
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• Can Congress pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act?

  07-02-2023 20:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lawmakers failed to meet Joe Biden’s deadline for comprehensive police reform legislation. Republicans say the bill is a ‘nonstarter’ while families of victims of police violence demand action
  
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• AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

  07-02-2023 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association
  
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• Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

  07-02-2023 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Aid workers say getting aid into Syria after this week’s devastating earthquake has been hampered by the country’s deep fragmentation from years of war
  
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• Before and after pictures show scale of devastation caused by Turkey earthquake

  07-02-2023 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247
  
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• Analysis: Can Biden make his case for four more years?

  07-02-2023 19:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden's State of the Union address comes at a crucial moment for his presidency
  
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• Gabby Petito’s injuries in Utah domestic dispute call with Brian Laundrie revealed in new photo

  07-02-2023 19:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  New images of Gabby Petito show the 22-year-old’s face covered in bruises after a domestic abuse incident that occurred during her ultimately fatal roadtrip with ex-fiance Brian Laundrie.
  
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• Can Congress pass the George Floyd police reform law?

  07-02-2023 19:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lawmakers failed to meet Joe Biden’s deadline for comprehensive police reform legislation. Republicans say the bill is a ‘nonstarter’ while families of victims of police violence demand action
  
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• Jessica Pegula reveals her mother Kim Pegula's health crisis

  07-02-2023 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has revealed that her mother, Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula, went into cardiac arrest in June and is still recovering
  
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• Disney faces losing control of its kingdom with Florida bill

  07-02-2023 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World
  
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• Spy balloon videos dominated TikTok. Why didn’t China stop them?

  07-02-2023 19:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  TikTok insists it is not a propaganda tool of the Chinese Communist Party. Viral coverage of the Chinese spy balloon showed it not only allowed but promoted content critical of the authoritarian government
  
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• 20,000 feared dead in earthquake carnage as rescuers race against time to save trapped victims

  07-02-2023 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Around 23m lives – including those of 1.4m children – blighted by the disaster, says the World Health Organisation
  
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• US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaving Biden administration amid offers to lead NHL Players’ Association

  07-02-2023 19:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Reported departure plans come as labour issues continue at West Coast ports
  
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• Newspapers dying? Ralph Nader's giving birth to one

  07-02-2023 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  At a time when community newspapers across the United States are dying at alarming rates, longtime activist Ralph Nader is giving birth to one
  
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