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• 'If not one thing, it's another': Northeast preps for storm

  16-12-2020 19:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Northeast is girding for a major snowstorm at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Instagram famous lake on Swiss border left empty by brutal heatwaves

  30-07-2026 17:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local tourist boat owners have had to lay off staff during the busy season
  
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• Ceuta: Spanish enclave calls for army as thousands of African migrants arrive from sea

  30-07-2026 17:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The head of Ceuta's regional government called for the army to be deployed
  
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• More than 200 tourists rescued from cars after massive snowstorm buries road in Argentina

  30-07-2026 17:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  It took emergency responders almost 24 hours to clear the snow and rescue trapped tourists from frozen cars
  
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• New liquid method might have US dentists dropping the drill to fix your cavity

  30-07-2026 17:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tooth decay affects more than 40 percent of kids in the U.S.
  
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• Mapped: Devastating wildfires hit Greece after EU warns ‘whole continent’ at risk

  30-07-2026 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Greece’s PM has warned there are ‘difficult days ahead’ after three firefighters were killed
  
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• Humpback whales leap out of water off New York coast in spectacular video

  30-07-2026 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Scientists have documented the spectacular moment a group of humpback whales leapt out of the water near New York.
  
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• US government’s map of Africa mislabels every country sparking confusion at global conference

  30-07-2026 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US State Department blamed a staffer for the error amid a probe into whether it was made by AI
  
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• 99-year-old woman called 911 while being attacked in a home invasion. It took cops 3 hours to respond

  30-07-2026 16:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The victim called 911 three times before she received help during a brutal attack by a home invader
  
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• North Korean missile likely used in Russian strike that killed five family members

  30-07-2026 16:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The attack marks the first suspected use of such a North Korean missile in the conflict for almost a year
  
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• Mapped: All of the countries dragged into Trump’s war in Iran

  30-07-2026 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The war has spread across the Middle East, with unprecedented disruption to global oil supplies and Gulf states being targeted by Tehran. Maira Butt looks at how the war has dragged in countries on several continents
  
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• A takeout bag helped police identify the man accused of vandalizing Teslas

  30-07-2026 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of vandalizing multiple Teslas in Irvine
  
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• Pope Leo takes a shot at Trump over immigration policies during his first US TV interview

  30-07-2026 16:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  In his latest remarks, Pope Leo highlighted his own family’s immigrant roots to emphasize the importance of the US welcoming all
  
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• Spanish enclave calls for army as thousands of African migrants arrive from sea

  30-07-2026 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The head of Ceuta's regional government called for the army to be deployed
  
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• Tractor-trailer ignores stop sign and collides with semi-truck in dramatic intersection crash

  30-07-2026 16:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  A tractor-trailer ignored a stop sign and collided with a semi-truck at an Iowa intersection on Monday (27 July).
  
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• Senator burned by Trump says he’s ‘prepared to vote no’ on Todd Blanche: ‘President could fix this in minute’

  30-07-2026 16:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  White House faces GOP revolt in the Senate over Trump’s desired ‘slush fund’ for January 6 rioters and other targets of Biden DoJ
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato responds after Russian missile explodes on Polish soil

  30-07-2026 16:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Military alliance says it will take ‘necessary measures’ to defend member states
  
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• Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with tons of ice as another European summer heatwave hits

  30-07-2026 16:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Polar bears Aleut and Gregor wasted no time, immediately rolling in beds of ice cubes in their outdoor enclosure
  
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• Book returned to library after 150 years - with a £14,600 late fee

  30-07-2026 16:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 1858 copy of Antiquities of Athens was returned after being found in a sealed fireplace during recent home renovations
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump’s general plots two weeks of strikes in major escalation of war effort

  30-07-2026 16:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran targeted US bases in Jordan and claims to have struck three tankers in Strait of Hormuz
  
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• LA influencer facing burglary charges for ‘stealing from men she met online’ is arrested again

  30-07-2026 15:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Adva Lavie, 28, pleaded not guilty to six felony counts related to the alleged thefts in March
  
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• Stephen and Katie Miller turned to Fauci for advice early in the pandemic, diaries reveal

  30-07-2026 15:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Katie Miller claimed she deliberately led Fauci, who said he repeatedly checked in on her when she had Covid, to believe they were on friendly terms so he ‘did not leak against me or my husband’
  
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• Stephen and Katie Miller turned to Fauci for advice early in the Covid pandemic, diaries reveal

  30-07-2026 15:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Katie Miller claimed she deliberately led Fauci to believe they were on friendly terms so he ‘did not leak against me or my husband’
  
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• Wildfires force George Clooney's family to evacuate their home in southern France

  30-07-2026 15:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  George Clooney has said his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France as a wildfire burned nearby
  
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• US-owned gas tanker catches fire after drone attack at Egypt port as Middle East tensions rise

  30-07-2026 14:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Egyptian cabinet stated the fire was the result of an attack rather than an accident
  
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• Ex-Newsom aide breaks silence about California governor cuckolding his friend and campaign manager — with her

  30-07-2026 14:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Newsom’s 2005 affair with Ruby Rippey, when he was mayor of San Francisco, rocked California political circles at the time — and are reemerging as a character issue as the now-governor eyes a presidential bid
  
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• Older Americans set to see Medicare cost rise after Trump kills subsidy for drug program

  30-07-2026 14:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Decision to eliminate concession could mean higher monthly insurance premiums for millions of people
  
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• Days after his son got life, Georgia school shooter’s father who bought him the murder weapon faces sentencing

  30-07-2026 14:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Colin Gray gave his son the AR-style rifle as a Christmas gift, along with ammunition, a gun sight and other shooting accessories
  
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• Dancer claims ‘catastrophic injuries’ in Andrea Bocelli concert cost him a spot on Dancing With The Stars spinoff

  30-07-2026 14:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Professional dancer Uros Markovic blames his ‘catastrophic’ injury on Andrea Bocelli’s tour producers for providing an ‘excessively bouncy and unstable’ stage surface and a ‘disorienting’ light show that have since stalled his career
  
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• Dancer claims ‘catastrophic injuries’ from Andrea Bocelli concert cost him a spot on Dancing With The Stars spinoff

  30-07-2026 14:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Professional dancer Uros Markovic blames his ‘catastrophic’ injury on Andrea Bocelli’s tour producers for providing an ‘excessively bouncy and unstable’ stage surface and a ‘disorienting’ light show that have since stalled his career
  
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