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• Lithuania declares emergency due to migration from Belarus

  03-07-2021 15:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  European Union member Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of migrants from neighboring Belarus in the last few days
  
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• Where’s Melania? As Trump aide Natalie Harp never seems to leave president’s side, first lady is rarely seen

  18-08-2026 03:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The first lady, who reportedly spends time in Florida and New York, has not been seen publicly in nearly a month, according to reports
  
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• ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests

  18-08-2026 03:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Under the plan, officers would purchase insurance covering up to $500,000 in personal liability
  
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• Communities that have ‘deflocked’ by shutting down cameras amid license-plate privacy backlash

  18-08-2026 03:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dozens of law enforcement officers have reportedly been charged with or accused of misusing the surveillance cameras
  
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• Photos show Trump relying on cheat card for White House event – something Republicans lambasted Biden for

  18-08-2026 02:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The card included photographs and biographical information of meeting participants
  
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• Critics blast Navy’s ‘beauty pageant’ redesign of aircraft carriers because Trump likes how the old ones looked

  18-08-2026 00:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  A former strategist to the Navy secretary called the potential redesign ‘wasteful and abusive’
  
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• Tupac Shakur: What to know as long-awaited trial begins over rapper’s 1996 killing

  18-08-2026 00:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with murder in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
  
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• Jackie the Eagle’s death sees outpouring of rage at animal care center

  18-08-2026 00:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Staff at Friends of Big Bear Valley restricted social media comments on at least one post after being overwhelmed by an intense volume of calls, emails and online inquiries
  
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• White House loses it over ‘theatre kid’ Ossoff pointing out Trump’s close relationship with 35-year-old aide

  18-08-2026 00:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president and two spokespersons piled on the Georgia Democrat, with one aide calling him ‘the biggest cuck loser in politics’
  
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• Trump has more ultra-rich officials than his three predecessors combined, report shows

  17-08-2026 23:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  In total, 57 Trump administration officials are worth at least $100 million
  
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• AOC ripped for ‘having it all’ as MAGA columnist goes after her ‘sad fertility journey’

  17-08-2026 23:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 40,000 people elected to freeze their eggs in 2022, according to estimates
  
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• America’s second largest reservoir is at a record low, putting electricity supply at risk for millions

  17-08-2026 23:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lake Powell and Lake Mead are the nation’s largest reservoirs and provide water to approximately 35 to 40 million people
  
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• Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing was an ‘act of revenge,’ prosecutor tells jury

  17-08-2026 23:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Duane Davis’ attorney called the prosecution’s narrative ‘fiction’
  
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• MAGA columnist shreds AOC for ‘having it all’ after egg-freezing Instagram live

  17-08-2026 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 40,000 people elected to freeze their eggs in 2022, according to estimates
  
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• Russia fires top economist after he compares Putin’s economy to 1917 revolution

  17-08-2026 23:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The economist’s claims come as Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russia’s oil refineries and largest retailer Wildberries this summer
  
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• ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ Trump votes by mail after calling it a fraud

  17-08-2026 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump pushes Supreme Court to implement sweeping mail-in ballot restrictions even as he participates in Florida primary elections remotely
  
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• Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely after federal guilty plea

  17-08-2026 22:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  The trial had been scheduled to begin September 8
  
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• Millions of cars are being recalled after bursting into flames while simply parked outside

  17-08-2026 22:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  ’Park outside’ recalls are likely to become more common due to the increase in technology manufactured inside vehicles
  
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• Trump administration pauses border wall construction in Big Bend National Park

  17-08-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The development has drawn strong opposition from across the political spectrum
  
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• Late-night host torches Hegseth over USS Lincoln with ‘American Horror Story’ analogy

  17-08-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The defense secretary claims conditions on the aircraft carrier have been ‘completely misrepresented’
  
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• Trial begins in fatal ‘targeted ambush’ of Microsoft manager driving home with daughter in backseat

  17-08-2026 21:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors told jurors the murder took place after years of post-marriage arguments over religion and how to raise twins
  
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• Kim-praising Trump asks South Korea, ‘Why are we helping you?’

  17-08-2026 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  President reduces seven-decade U.S. relationship with South Korea to protection racket as he rants about Seoul not joining his war against Iran
  
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• Short-fused Trump puts 10-year-old on the spot as he berates ‘very disrespectful’ female CNN reporter

  17-08-2026 21:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  President has history of losing his temper when questioned by female journalists who are not sufficiently sycophantic
  
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• Trump puts 10-year-old on the spot as he berates female CNN reporter: ‘Very disrespectful in front of this young man’

  17-08-2026 21:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  President has history of losing his temper when questioned by female journalists who are not sufficiently sycophantic
  
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• Flight cancellations are getting much, much worse. Here’s why

  17-08-2026 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Airlines have cut available capacity since earlier this spring due to rising fuel costs, leaving little room on remaining flights when severe weather hits
  
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• Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his big July 4 celebration

  17-08-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial
  
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• Nick Reiner is trying to get control of $558K trust fund left to him by the parents he’s accused of murdering

  17-08-2026 21:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nick Reiner entered a not guilty plea in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday
  
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• Kim-praising Trump asks South Korea, ‘Why are we helping you?’ in tiff over Iran aid

  17-08-2026 21:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  President reduces seven-decade U.S. relationship with South Korea to protection racket as he rants about Seoul not joining his war against Iran
  
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• CNN data guru says Trump has lost a demographic key to his victory over Kamala Harris: ‘Adios, amigos!’

  17-08-2026 20:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump losing steam could cost Republicans races in Texas, Nevada and elsewhere
  
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• CNN data guru says Trump has lost a demographic key to his victory over Kamala Harris: ‘Adios, amigos!

  17-08-2026 20:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump losing steam could cost Republicans races in Texas, Nevada and elsewhere
  
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