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• Jack Dorsey: Bids reach $2.5m for Twitter co-founder's first post

  06-03-2021 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Twitter co-founder has listed his first ever tweet for sale as a form of digital memorabilia.
  
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• Trump admin reopens a border crossing to cattle to try and bring down record beef prices

  24-08-2026 20:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mexico has traditionally provided 1.1 million head, or about 3% of the U.S. cattle supply
  
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• Family reveal development on Florida woman who went missing after moving to Georgia to live with man she met online

  24-08-2026 20:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Katrice Simmon’s realtives said she sounded as though she was in distress during their last phone call with her before her disappearance
  
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• Former Pussy Riot member reveals she was recruited by Russia’s security service to spy on activists

  24-08-2026 20:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Margarita Konovalova, also known as Rita Flores, says she was coerced into become an informant
  
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• Dr. Oz breaks with Trump by stating MMR shot ‘is not a lethal vaccine’

  24-08-2026 20:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump caused outrage among hundreds of renowned medical groups after he signed an executive order this month recommending splitting up the MMR vaccine into separate shots
  
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• Woman, 37, pretended to be an autistic 12 year-old girl to trick family into adopting her

  24-08-2026 19:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira conned an evangelical church going couple and carried out similar scams across Brazil for years, police said
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Bessent says countries with economic ties to ‘murderous’ regime will feel ‘full reach of US power’

  24-08-2026 19:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war
  
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• Family says attack by cop neighbor’s K-9 left their 2-year-old injured and medical bills of $300K

  24-08-2026 19:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nick Dean, who jumped in to rip the K-9 off his daughter, has been left with chronic pain two years after the attack
  
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• Wendy’s faces lawsuit from woman who was hospitalized after eating ‘bacteria-tainted’ burger

  24-08-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Roxie Ellis Douglas, 68, has spent nearly $100,000 on medical bills since the meal in question, court filings show
  
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• ICE violated court orders by going undercover in Minneapolis church and spying on worshippers, judge says

  24-08-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Homeland Security could be held in contempt for spying on churchgoers in recently revealed ‘Operation Puppet Master’ scheme
  
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• ‘They wanted to disrupt black voting power’: The fight against redistricting and the GOP’s effort to silence a ballot demographic

  24-08-2026 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Supreme Court loosened the rules allowing redistricting. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers and they show that Black voters are protesting with their ballots — and their growing numbers could swing 2026 midterms
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow strikes cargo ship in Black Sea after Zelensky calls for talks to stop attacks

  24-08-2026 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv said it would look to strengthen its air defences in the region after talks with Andy Burnham on Monday
  
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• Minneapolis seeks to quell rumors after four people found dead in five days

  24-08-2026 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Minneapolis police have said there is no connection between the deaths
  
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• Trump moves to make $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas permanent

  24-08-2026 18:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump and other critics of the H-1B visa program claim the initiative is exploited by companies replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labor
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5 includes Max Greenfield and Cameron Diaz

  24-08-2026 18:20 via independent.co.uk
  Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5 include “New Girl” actor Max Greenfield, TV personality Lisa Ling and singer Gloria Estefan
  
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• Charlotte bakery owner denies entry to Trump’s former Border Patrol commander

  24-08-2026 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  ​Manolo Betancur said he had a “tense conversation” about immigration enforcement in the city with Greg Bovino during the encounter
  
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• Crisis in Indiana after Gary residents left without power and water 2 weeks after storm

  24-08-2026 18:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The area’s electrical provider estimates most of its customers will have their power restored by Tuesday night
  
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• Trump times his Ireland trip to coincide with major golf tournament at his own club

  24-08-2026 17:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  PresidentTrump will stay at Doonbeg next month, just as resort hosts Irish Open
  
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• ‘Reagan would be throwing up:’ Ontario premier unloads on Trump and threatens to cut electricity to US as trade dispute escalates

  24-08-2026 17:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ford warned that ‘everything is on the table’ should the dispute deteriorate, including shutting off electricity exports and critical mineral shipments from Ontario
  
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• Crisis in Gary, Indiana, after residents left without power and water 2 weeks after storm

  24-08-2026 17:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The area’s electrical provider estimates most of its customers will have their power restored by Tuesday night
  
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• ‘Who started the fire?’ Burnham challenges Putin on first trip to Ukraine as UK-Russia tensions grow

  24-08-2026 17:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The UK is providing Ukraine with the blueprints tolong-range Scalp missiles, the prime minister announced in Kyiv
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky pushes for ‘diplomatic’ solution after Putin escalates Black Sea strikes

  24-08-2026 17:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv said it would look to strengthen its air defences in the region after talks with Andy Burnham on Monday
  
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• Voices: Israel must face sanctions for its appalling campaigns in Gaza - and the killing of journalists like Mariam Abu Dagga

  24-08-2026 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Now is the time to impose real and immediate economic costs on Israel for its actions in Gaza and the West Bank, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes
  
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• UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush as fears grow over full-blown civil war

  24-08-2026 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Monday
  
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• Denmark's prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram

  24-08-2026 17:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed frustration over unsolicited beauty advice
  
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• Trump claims Republicans would win every state if voter ID law passes

  24-08-2026 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  President continues to push the Supreme Court and Congress to fall in line with his plan to implement federal control of the nation’s elections
  
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• Ontario's premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen

  24-08-2026 16:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells The Associated Press that Ronald Reagan would be “throwing up” over President Donald Trump’s trade policies and threatened to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the United States if the Canada-U.S. trade fight worsens
  
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• Trump proclaims ‘WE DON’T NEED CANADA’ as he threatens new 50% tariffs on cars and auto parts

  24-08-2026 16:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump’s justification for starting the trade war is not based in reality
  
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• Iran claims there is a $10 million bounty on Barron Trump

  24-08-2026 16:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iranian state media has released footage claiming President Donald Trump’s youngest son is being ‘fully monitored,’ according to a new report
  
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• US strikes another ‘drug boat’ in the Pacific as it prepares to expand campaign on land in Latin America

  24-08-2026 16:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  The death toll now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes by the Trump administration
  
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