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• Iconic theme park ride closes forever after 32 years with 'proper send-off'

  11-09-2026 06:56 via express.co.uk
  The legendary ride took passengers for their last adventure this week
  
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• Charlie Kirk statue vandalized outside Turning Point USA headquarters just a day after unveiling

  14-09-2026 00:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The statue will be moved inside Turning Point USA’s headquarters for security reasons
  
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• Tucker Carlson backs Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

  13-09-2026 23:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Rogers is ‘unfit to serve’, right-wing commentator writes, after wave of Islamophobic abuse against El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani over 9/11
  
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• Woman arrested after undressing on American Airlines flight and performing ‘indecent acts’

  13-09-2026 23:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The flight was not diverted despite the disturbance by the passenger
  
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• Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say

  13-09-2026 22:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  In addition to the 40-year-old woman, two infants have died in Pennsylvania of measles complications, officials said
  
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• GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

  13-09-2026 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Republican congressman from Wisconsin says he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday
  
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• New study reveals which Americans are the most tired

  13-09-2026 21:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fatigue is defined as a ‘physical or mental tiredness or exhaustion that does not improve with additional sleep or rest’
  
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• High school student suspended on first day of class for refusing to throw out cup of coffee

  13-09-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The teen argued that the rule she violated wasn’t valid because there wasn’t a public hearing about it
  
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• Trump dismisses AI safety fears to keep America ahead of China

  13-09-2026 21:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president claimed ‘very negative forces’ have been raising concerns about the rapidly developing technology
  
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• Mike Johnson leads Republicans in skeptical response to Trump’s $5,000 election ‘bribe’

  13-09-2026 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s ‘bribe’ needs the support of both Republicans and probably Democrats too. It currently has neither one
  
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• Manhunt ends with arrest after 4 killed and child wounded in Louisiana stabbing spree

  13-09-2026 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon following a stabbing spree on Saturday
  
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• This Southern chain tops McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A for best breakfast — and it’s only in 3 states

  13-09-2026 18:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The chain is known for its fresh, local ingredients and made from scratch biscuits
  
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• Boris Johnson hits out at Putin after near miss with Russian drone

  13-09-2026 18:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Russian drone targeted the train line the former prime minister was travelling on
  
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• Boris Johnson hits out at Putin after Russian drone struck train behind his

  13-09-2026 18:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Russian drone hit near a train behind the one the former prime minister was travelling on
  
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• Hegseth accused of pressuring two rescued airmen to do interview with Bari Weiss’ ‘60 Minutes’

  13-09-2026 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Pentagon has denied the claims made in CNN’s report, saying there was no pressure for either of the airmen to participate
  
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• Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino

  13-09-2026 18:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people have lined up outside Rome’s city hall to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78
  
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• Boris Johnson hits out at Putin after Russian drone struck train just minutes behind his

  13-09-2026 17:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Russian drone hit the train behind the one the former prime minister was travelling on
  
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• Trump team rants at reporter for pointing out Natalie Harp with president on Ireland visit

  13-09-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Harp traveled with Trump to attend Irish Open amid scrutiny over her relationship with the president
  
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• Pope Leo XIV remembers 9/11 victims 25 years on with call for ‘peace’

  13-09-2026 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I renew my prayers for those who lost their lives and for those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day’
  
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• Manhunt launched after 4 killed and child wounded in Louisiana stabbing spree

  13-09-2026 16:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities say they do not believe Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, went ‘on the run’ after the stabbing
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin ‘knocking on Nato’s door’ with drone strike on passenger train near Polish border

  13-09-2026 16:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Foreign politicians had earlier been on a train on the same line, returning from a summit in Kyiv
  
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• Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania ‘drone threat’

  13-09-2026 15:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The sighting prompted the closure of Vilinus airport but the alert was lifted after 38 minutes
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Houthis claim drone attack on Saudi base as military advance in Yemen intensifies

  13-09-2026 15:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US military, which has previously struck Iranian vessels in the region, did not issue an immediate statement
  
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• Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany in hospital after plane forced to make emergency landing on lake

  13-09-2026 14:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tom Tiffany is recovering in hospital and says the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport
  
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• Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania ‘drone sighting’

  13-09-2026 14:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The sighting prompted the closure of Vilinus airport but the alert was lifted after 38 minutes
  
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• Authorities in Libya seize tens ​of thousands of ecstasy pills marked with face of Muammar Gaddafi

  13-09-2026 14:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Libya has become a major ⁠hub for synthetic drugs and other narcotics ​on ⁠their way to local users and other parts of Africa
  
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• 18 insurance agents quit just minutes apart. Now, their former employer is suing them

  13-09-2026 14:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The departing workers generated more than $5 million in annual revenue for Willis Towers Watson, according to court documents
  
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• Free pizza, an aviary and visits from Santa: Welcome to the world’s largest laundromat

  13-09-2026 14:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  A laundromat outside of Chicago has more than 300 machines and never closes. Rachel Dobkin reports how the longtime owner overcame tragedy and turned a weekly chore into a magical outing
  
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• If Democrats win, they’ll need to work with Trump. They just aren’t clear on what

  13-09-2026 14:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some hope for a big deal on Medicaid, immigration or AI. But, Eric Garcia writes, most Democrats are either vague or do not trust the White House to act in good faith
  
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• Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania ‘drone sighting’ turns out to be flock of birds

  13-09-2026 13:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The sighting prompted the closure of Vilinus airport but the alert was lifted after 38 minutes
  
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