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• Google forced to roll back new AI tool just hours after launch

  01-08-2026 20:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The tool drew alarm almost immediately, as experts warned about the risks of tampering with satellite imagery
  
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• CNN’s Scott Jennings gives update on Mitch McConnell’s ‘private’ health battle

  12-08-2026 00:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I could tell being at home was better than being in the hospital,’ the conservative pundit said about the senator from Kentucky
  
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• Trump says he’s looking into a federal block of Mamdani’s ‘dangerous’ pied-a-terre tax

  11-08-2026 23:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The new tax is expected to bring in $500 million annually for America's largest city
  
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• Kennedy Center ordered to pay $250K to musician who canceled his appearance in protest of Donald Trump

  11-08-2026 23:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jazz musician Chuck Redd was sued by the performing arts center after backing out of a concert, but a judge later dismissed the case
  
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• Big tent or three-ring circus? Here why AOC, Pete, Gavin and the others should think twice about 2028

  11-08-2026 23:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris is the frontrunner, Josh Shapiro is in the hunt, and AOC has a tough choice ahead. Eric Garcia weighs in on the invisible presidential primary
  
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• US fires missiles at ship it says sought to violate Iran blockade

  11-08-2026 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  It was not announced whether there were any injuries in the attack
  
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• Trump’s team has canceled over 175,000 visas for foreigners since returning to office

  11-08-2026 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The State Department said they were canceled because visa holders committed crimes, abused the immigration system and celebrated the death of Charlie Kirk, among other reasons
  
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• Anti-trafficking group linked to controversial Sound of Freedom movie gets massive Trump contract to represent migrant kids

  11-08-2026 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Our Rescue, formerly Tim Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad, is latest firm to get lucrative no-bid contract to support unaccompanied minors
  
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• Universal Studios set to add sound barriers to muffle screams from newest ride which is tormenting neighbors

  11-08-2026 22:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is currently undergoing technical rehearsals in LA amid scathing criticism from nearby residents
  
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• Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions

  11-08-2026 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit is the latest example of organizations pushing back on what they call the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine international law
  
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• Bipartisan group looks to overhaul Social Security and help save it from financial ruin

  11-08-2026 22:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The effort, led by Senator Dick Durbin, comes after a report found Social Security will only be able to pay out 78 percent of benefits in 2032
  
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• CBS delivers update on Tony Romo after his OWI arrest

  11-08-2026 22:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Romo retired from the NFL and joined CBS Sports as the lead game analyst in April 2017
  
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• Lifeguard, 71, describes terrifying escape from shark after being dragged 5ft underwater

  11-08-2026 22:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Greg Wilfert said he swam away from the shark fast enough that he ‘could’ve beaten Michael Phelps’
  
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• US employers are increasingly relying on ‘disposable’ workers - and the public pays a price

  11-08-2026 22:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  The use of part-timers increased by 500,000 in the years after the Affordable Care Act was implemented
  
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• Colombia’s deadly earthquake tests new president as search for thousands of missing continues

  11-08-2026 22:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that at least 181 people perished in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday
  
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• July was just the hottest month on record in the US. So what does that mean for August?

  11-08-2026 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Climate change and El Niño are working together to make your summer extra hot
  
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• Five teenagers killed after their car crashes over cliff in Colorado

  11-08-2026 21:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old boys were killed when their car veered off the road late Saturday night
  
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• Expendables: Internet explodes over Trump letting journalists and staff serve as decoys for him aboard Air Force One

  11-08-2026 21:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  One journalist accused the president of ‘hiding from the consequences of his own decision while endangering others’
  
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• Trump advisor warns Pirro she has more than Reflecting Pool to worry about: ‘Jeanine, are you listening?’

  11-08-2026 21:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former Fox News star and judge’s damaged reputation in Trumpworld over the Reflecting Pool saga draws another critic — one whose loyalty to the president is unquestioned
  
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• Britain’s Andy Green sets a new speed record at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats

  11-08-2026 21:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Green said the inside of the car he used on Tuesday was ‘probably a little hotter’ than in the jet-powered vehicle from 1997
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv sends new proposals to Trump’s negotiators for plan to end conflict, says Zelensky

  11-08-2026 20:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian warns Putin is poised to escalate the conflict as air defences run dry
  
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• US government says judge overstepped by ordering universal tariff refunds

  11-08-2026 20:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  While the judge presiding over the trade court litigation determined that restrictions regarding universal injunctions do not pertain to these tariff proceedings, the government maintains its opposition to his ruling
  
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• Florida cop kidnapped and killed his ex over an argument about a TV set

  11-08-2026 20:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The victim had returned from a beach trip with her two young children shortly before the incident. Neither child was physically harmed, and they have since been placed in the care of their biological father
  
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• Parents accused of getting drunk and forcing toddlers to walk in 108-degree heat after watching NFL practice

  11-08-2026 20:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ryan and May Mullin are facing a child abuse charge after they were found seemingly drunk during a family outing in Glendale, Arizona
  
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• Why California is failing to build the homes it needs

  11-08-2026 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Less than a third of California cities and counties are on track to meet their housing targets
  
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• ‘Bobble head’ woman behind Trump during vaccine announcement becomes internet’s newest obsession

  11-08-2026 19:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman nodding in agreement is Jayme Franklin, a former Trump staffer who started the conservative lifestyle brand, The Conservataeur
  
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• Mom, son and cousin who went missing while tubing rescued after spending days in the Michigan wilderness

  11-08-2026 19:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘They are tired and worn out. Two of them had to be carried out of the woods. They were in the wilderness for 72 hours’
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits back at Trump’s claim of ‘complete control’ over Hormuz and says it will stay closed

  11-08-2026 19:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  US leader reportedly hid in a catering truck to fend off an assassination threat while attending Nato summit last month
  
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• Trump’s DOJ makes it easier for presidents and advisors to keep communications hidden

  11-08-2026 19:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The opinion argues Trump’s decision-making process would be impeded without the expectation of privacy — even when speaking with those outside of the executive branch
  
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• F45 gym franchisee with multiple locations files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  11-08-2026 19:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The franchisee runs dozens of fitness studios across six states
  
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