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• Inflation cools more than expected as gas costs fall, underlying prices ease

  15-07-2026 01:20
  U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, though much of the progress could be reversed if the Iran war keeps worsening. Prices dropped 0.4% in June from ......
  
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• Trump team removes slavery display from George Washington’s Philadelphia home

  16-07-2026 18:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exhibition at President’s House, where the Founding Father’s family lived with nine slaves from 1790 to 1797, replaced after court battleby new installation that historians say whitewashes the subject
  
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• Nine African countries see UK aid slashed by more than 80% as ‘devastating’ cuts laid bare

  16-07-2026 18:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  A number of long-standing UK partners in Africa – including Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique – are seeing their UK aid relationship virtually eliminated, or reduced to £5m or less
  
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• ‘I won’t be lectured by a child’: Columnist tees off on NY Post reporter in heated CNN exchange over Clayton

  16-07-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Charles Blow, 55, delivered the insult during a dustup with New York Post financial correspondent Lydia Moynihan, 31
  
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• Man caught in MBTA escalator died from brain injuries after he was strangled by his clothes, shocking report reveals

  16-07-2026 18:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  It took more than 20 minutes for a MBTA employee to stop the escalator
  
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• Why the price of fresh produce is rising — and what shoppers can do to cut costs

  16-07-2026 18:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, shoppers are feeling sticker shock in the produce aisle
  
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• Trump administration moves to change regulations for journalist and student visas

  16-07-2026 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Journalists' visas, which can currently last for years, will be limited to 240 days, or 90 days for Chinese nationals
  
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• UK intelligence watchdog raps MI5 for lying to courts about a neo-Nazi informer

  16-07-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The British government plans to tighten oversight of MI5 after a report revealed the agency misled courts about a neo-Nazi informant
  
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• Texas dentist arrested after 4-year-old girl dies during ‘tongue-tie’ procedure: report

  16-07-2026 17:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The routine procedure ended in tragedy
  
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• Tesla petition to avoid recall for nearly 20,000 cars denied by US agency

  16-07-2026 17:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tesla claimed the issue was not a safety risk, but NHTSA insists the recall is necessary
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky sparks outrage and protests after sacking popular defence minister

  16-07-2026 16:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mykhailo Fedorov fell out with the head of Ukraine’s armed forces
  
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• Marco Rubio hosts summit on ‘far-left terrorism’ after dismissing concerns over Trump’s focus on antifa

  16-07-2026 16:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The long-planned conference has prompted warnings from some former officials and observers
  
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• Blue Angels’ low flyover sends beach chairs and umbrellas flying

  16-07-2026 16:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Blue Angel jet flew so low over a Florida beach during an air show that it sent chairs, umbrellas, and sand flying.
  
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• Former adult film star left ‘frozen’ after rehab stay as family wins $3M settlement

  16-07-2026 16:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Los Angeles judge approved the settlement on behalf of Litzy Lara Banuelos, known professionally as Emily Willis
  
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• Canadian wildfires never caused US skies to turn orange in the past. Here’s what changed

  16-07-2026 16:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The smoke is pouring south from more than 800 wildfires in the Canadian province of Ontario and nationwide
  
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• CDC investigating 7,000 cases of ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite with officials still trying to find the cause

  16-07-2026 16:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The agency says it is aware of 5,100 suspected cases, up from 1,500 earlier this week.
  
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• Republicans are ‘scared’ that Trump will ad-lib during his address on election interference: report

  16-07-2026 16:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  One former Trump administration official said the White House would prefer if Trump focused on positive messaging about his efforts
  
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• Texas flooding reaches deadly levels with 6 million residents under emergency orders

  16-07-2026 16:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  A ‘large and deadly flood wave’ is surging down a river that tragically claimed two dozen lives at Camp Mystic just a year ago
  
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• Wildfires didn’t used to turn the sky orange. Here’s what changed

  16-07-2026 16:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The smoke is expected to linger in major metros through Friday
  
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• Trump news live: Karoline Leavitt to hold first briefing after maternity leave before president’s address on election fraud

  16-07-2026 16:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  During his address, Trump may revisit his long-standing and unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent.
  
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• US launches hellfire missiles at tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island

  16-07-2026 15:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  US and Iran traded strikes for another night after the 60-day truce collapsed
  
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• Three tiny islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They’re once again in the crosshairs of the Iran war

  16-07-2026 15:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. strikes on two of the islands in recent days have renewed speculation about the fate of these small, rocky isles, whose ownership remains disputed
  
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• Trump’s switch on ending ICE traffic stops was because his TV friends were mad about the change: report

  16-07-2026 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin insisted he and Trump were ‘on the same page’
  
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• Zohran Mamdani’s latest World Cup watch party was with inmates on Rikers Island

  16-07-2026 15:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jail has been hosting these watch parties since the tournament kicked off last month
  
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• UK sanctions Sudan’s gold trade to cut off key war funding

  16-07-2026 15:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The measures target businesses and individuals linked to both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns Trump it could close another key shipping route in new threat to global economy

  16-07-2026 15:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes after the US launched multiple airstrikes against Iran to degrade country’s ability to attack commercial ships in Hormuz
  
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• Bodycam footage shows moment Nevada’s governor blurts out his own name after he’s pulled over in traffic stop

  16-07-2026 15:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joe Lombardo led the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for eight years before taking office as governor in January 2023
  
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• The worldwide popularity of the United States has been eclipsed by one of its main rivals

  16-07-2026 14:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  In Spain, the number of respondents who said that they viewed the US favorably plummeted from 55 percent in 2023 to 30 percent in 2026
  
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• Who is Mykhailo Fedorov? Everything you need to know about Ukraine’s sacked defence minister

  16-07-2026 14:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fedorov, 35, is the last remaining minister to have held positions in all of Zelensky’s governments
  
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• Trump says Hegseth only ever wanted him to pardon soldiers who ‘killed a lot of people’

  16-07-2026 14:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump praises Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by remembering his past advocacy soldiers
  
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