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• LAPD patrol cars will feature ‘low-frequency’ sirens that drivers can ‘feel’

  22-07-2026 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The department's black-and-white vehicles will now incorporate the Federal Signal Rumbler low-frequency warning system
  
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• UK green technology firm plans major £55m Africa expansion to help create ‘energy grid of the future’

  25-08-2026 18:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fresh funding for Sheffield solar-powered battery company comes as cuts bring rethink of UK aid strategy
  
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• ICE arrested nearly 50,000 people last month, a staggering 70% jump since February

  25-08-2026 18:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  In the month prior to Trump taking office, monthly immigration arrests hovered just above 8,000
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Mystery as military plane ‘carrying CIA director’ leaves Moscow after short visit

  25-08-2026 18:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Flightradar 24 tracked the plane leaving Moscow on Tuesday
  
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• There are gas lines in Iran, but no sign yet that its leaders will bow to US sanctions

  25-08-2026 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Long lines have formed outside gas stations in Iran's capital as people rush to fill their tanks amid fuel shortages, fears of higher prices and new U.S. sanctions
  
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• Ohio principal speaks out after losing his job for letting a homeless student attend school

  25-08-2026 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Landerius Hayes not only graduated high school, but was adopted by Burnside and his wife, Angel
  
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• Callaway Golf CEO met with backlash over apology for Good Good video depicting abuse

  25-08-2026 18:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Both Good Good and Callaway erased the advertisement late Friday following outcry over its depiction of violence against women
  
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• Michigan rep delivers epic Natalie Harp dig over Trump’s threat to rename Lake Ontario

  25-08-2026 18:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ after trade talks with Canada broke down
  
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• Employers want your Slack DMs to be public so AI can learn from them

  25-08-2026 18:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  One company even turned public messaging into a friendly competition among executives
  
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• Pennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years

  25-08-2026 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Both deceased individuals - who are not being identified by the state - were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County
  
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• Trump wants White House lawn raised and helipad finished in time for Xi Jinping’s visit in September

  25-08-2026 17:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s latest project has already had to be redone once to ensure landing spot is level with horizon
  
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• Michigan rep delivers epic Natalie Harp dig at Trump for threat to rename Lake Ontario

  25-08-2026 17:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ after trade talks with Canada broke down
  
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• CBS News wants to bring on Chris Cuomo as Bari Weiss looks to add more stars to lineup

  25-08-2026 17:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bari Weiss is ‘enraptured’ with Cuomo, it is claimed, and is hoping to bring the former CNN anchor onboard
  
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• America’s $40 trillion debt threatens global economic stability

  25-08-2026 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  US national debt has passed a record US$40 trillion. This milestone is a major warning sign
  
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• Trump calls Ontario Premier Doug Ford ‘less intelligent’ than his late brother Rob who was stripped of mayoral powers for smoking crack

  25-08-2026 17:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump slams Ontario premier as tariff tensions escalate by comparing him unfavorably to his deceased sibling, the colorful former Toronto mayor to whom he has himself been likened
  
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• Kennedy Center went into financial meltdown after Trump added his name, report reveals: ‘Like it was doomsday’

  25-08-2026 17:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The venue argues that donors will ‘flee’ and contributions will ‘dry up’ without Trump — but budget docs appear to show the opposite
  
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• Canada matches Trump tariffs with up to 50% levies on hundreds of US goods

  25-08-2026 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trade war escalates after negotiations break down with Trump’s aggressive tariff agenda
  
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• Eighth person dies from flesh-eating bacteria linked to oysters in US

  25-08-2026 17:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  One in five people die from infections of vibriosis which can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that forces amputations
  
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• Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America after premier called him ‘king of bankruptcies’

  25-08-2026 17:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ontario’s premier had earlier slammed Trump as a ‘dictator’ and ‘the king of bankruptcies’
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens new strikes on nuclear site and on Tehran military boats in Strait of Hormuz

  25-08-2026 17:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We are watching every square inch of the Strait,’ Trump says as he claims all mines in the waterway have been destroyed
  
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• The meaning behind dragonflies as rare swarms spotted in California

  25-08-2026 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  This year’s large numbers are due to the warm monsoon storms
  
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• Trump team looks to offload ‘woke’ and ‘terrifying’ painting by artist behind Obama’s official portrait

  25-08-2026 17:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Administration officials are in discussions with legal representatives to determine if they are permitted to sell the piece of art by Kehinde Wiley
  
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• Republicans are expecting Trump pick Darline Graham to lose tonight’s SC runoff: report

  25-08-2026 17:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s super PAC has pumped money into the race, but she remains neck-and-neck against Rep. Ralph Norman
  
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• Republicans are expecting Trump pick Darlene Graham to lose tonight’s SC runoff: report

  25-08-2026 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s super PAC has pumped money into the race, but she remains neck-and-neck against Rep. Ralph Norman
  
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• Polygamous leader featured in Netflix series faces sentencing after girls rescued from trailer

  25-08-2026 16:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  He was one of the trusted followers of Warren Jeffs, who is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexual assault of children
  
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• These are the states where you will spend the most time in the ER

  25-08-2026 16:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fifth of patients spend more time waiting in the ER than health professionals recommend for the level of care they require
  
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• Trump drove a lap past his $14.7M DC makeover mistake — then went looking for a fight with Canada

  25-08-2026 16:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Grand Prix and the re-escalated trade war are the same instinct: press ahead with the unpopular thing, because the unpopular thing puts him at the center of it, writes Andrew Feinberg
  
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• USS Lincoln to dock in Thailand for ‘rest and recreation’ after sailors’ grueling deployment

  25-08-2026 16:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Lincoln, which left the Middle East on Saturday, has not made a port call in more ⁠than ​200 days, a modern-day record for consecutive ​days at sea
  
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• MyPillow’s Mike Lindell vowed to challenge his election loss - but missed the deadline to demand a recount

  25-08-2026 15:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Lindell, endorsed by Donald Trump, lost the Minnesota gubernatorial GOP primary to Lisa Demuth by about 45,000 votes
  
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• UN warns humanity is ‘dangerously close’ to handing kill decisions to machines

  25-08-2026 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United Nations and the International Red Cross are urging countries to adopt bans and restrictions on autonomous weapons systems, often called killer robots
  
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