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• GOP’s rhetoric on urban chaos usually doesn’t match reality

  28-08-2020 23:33
  By Michelle R. Smith and Gillian Flaccus | Associated Press At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents to flee for safer locales. The reality on the ground is much more nuanced. In downtown Portland this week, tourists from Texas enjoyed gyros at a food ca
  
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• Mom charged after 1-year-old found dead in hot car while she worked her hospital shift

  31-07-2026 17:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The mother ‘was devastated’ to learn what had happened, according to Lawrenceville police
  
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• Eric Trump-backed tech developer Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal

  31-07-2026 17:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Eric Trump is expected to advise the company on security threats posed by drones and other emerging technologies, drawing on his experience with security issues surrounding the White House
  
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• The Latest: Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but hurdles and uncertainty remain

  31-07-2026 17:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hamas said Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza — but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time if ever to achieve
  
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• Ceuta latest: 60,000 migrants cross into Spanish enclave as death toll rises to 57 in growing crisis

  31-07-2026 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates
  
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• Trump’s ‘roadmap’ for peace in Gaza published in full after Hamas says it will disarm

  31-07-2026 17:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel and Hamas continue to insist the other must make the first move towards disarmament and withdrawal
  
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• Trump’s top financial guru says economy ‘looks amazing’ – despite countless polls saying Americans are worried

  31-07-2026 17:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett insists outlook is positive, dimissing new survey’s finding that 77 percent of voters believe the nation’s financial health is poor
  
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• El Nino brings white sharks and sea snakes to California

  31-07-2026 17:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  One bite from a yellow-bellied sea snake can lead to paralysis and death in just hours
  
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• Mother-of-three sues Trump admin after she was deported to Mexico - then had DACA status revoked for ‘unauthorized travel’

  31-07-2026 17:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  A woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. since she was a child has filed suit against the federal government
  
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• Republican influencers are hemorrhaging viewers and listeners as party feuds on Trump’s agenda

  31-07-2026 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The audience for pro-Trump content appears to be fizzling out as the right splinters over Israel, the war in Iran and the legacy of Charlie Kirk, a new analysis finds
  
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• Vivek Ramaswamy’s awkward campaign speech ends in just minutes as he’s booed and heckled

  31-07-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You’re a political cretin and you need to get the f*** outta here!’ one person shouted at the Republican gubernatorial nominee
  
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• Russian stamps down on ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses as homes confiscated

  31-07-2026 17:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  A court in Russia banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an ‘extremist organisation’ in 2017
  
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• One of Pennsylvania’s last old-school Pizza Huts shows the power of nostalgia

  31-07-2026 17:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Despite dwindling sales, this particular Pizza Hut has the love and admiration of the locals
  
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• Obama described Trump as an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr a ‘f****** moron’ in call to Fauci, diaries reveal

  31-07-2026 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
  
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• Hamas says a deal has been reached in Gaza, and other developments in the Middle East

  31-07-2026 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The main development in the Middle East on Friday was Hamas confirming that it will disarm in a potential breakthrough for ending the war in Gaza
  
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• Ceuta latest: 60,000 migrants cross into Spanish enclave as death toll rises to 43 in growing crisis

  31-07-2026 16:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates
  
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• GOP senator calls over Capitol Police after reporter asks him about Mitch McConnell’s health

  31-07-2026 15:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts was caught on camera attracting the attention of security after he was approached about his absent colleague - but later apologized for his handling of the incident
  
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• New York sues Kalshi and labels prediction market platform an ‘illegal gambling operation’

  31-07-2026 15:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  A tangle of lawsuits is growing as states try to use their gambling laws to shut down Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction market operators
  
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• Trump-Gaza latest: Hamas says Israel must stop killing Palestinians and withdraw before group disarms

  31-07-2026 15:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senior Hamas official says group will only disarm if Israel fulfils its commitments
  
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• Trump-Gaza latest: Hamas says Israel must stop killing Palestinians and withdraw from Gaza before group disarms

  31-07-2026 15:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senior Hamas official says group will only disarm if Israel fulfils its commitments
  
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• Trump unleashes early morning ‘weaponization’ rant against Todd Blanche holdout: ‘Shocking and disgusting’

  31-07-2026 14:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  President lashes out at GOP senator whose re-election he sabotaged amid GOP pushto stall Attorney General pick
  
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• Netanyahu confronted JD Vance over his criticism of Israel on US trip, says report

  31-07-2026 14:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ‘frank and candid conversation’ took place during Netanyahu’s seventh state visit to the US this week
  
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• Trump’s mass-deport team is using an obscure court to oust permanent-resident mom they say supports ISIS

  31-07-2026 14:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Afghan national Nazira Haji Zada, 47,is the first person to face civil immigration charges in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court
  
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• Trump’s ‘princess of darkness’ pulls in $800M for his pet projects. ‘The boss wants this money’ is her pitch

  31-07-2026 13:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump tasks Meredith O’Rourke with making multimillion dollar requests of corporate executives, according to a Wall Street Journal report
  
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• Seattle’s police chief resigns after intense backlash over deadly festival shooting response

  31-07-2026 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The departure of Chief Shon Barnes followed hours of intense speculation about whether he would step down
  
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• Four bodies found after climber Nirmal Purja and nine others go missing in avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak

  31-07-2026 13:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies despite the harsh weather
  
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• Trump unleashes fresh ‘weaponization’ claim as he rages against Todd Blanche holdout John Cornyn

  31-07-2026 13:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  President lashes out at GOP senator whose re-election he sabotaged amid GOP pushto stall Attorney General pick
  
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• Four bodies found after renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine others go missing in avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak

  31-07-2026 13:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Efforts are underway to retrieve the bodies despite the harsh weather
  
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• Ceuta latest: 60,000 migrants cross into Spanish enclave as death toll rises to 34 in growing crisis

  31-07-2026 13:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates
  
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• What you need to know about Ceuta as deadly migrant crisis hits Spanish enclave

  31-07-2026 13:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceutain the last 24 hours
  
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