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• Michigan’s El-Sayed is following the Mamdani playbook. It’s working

  02-09-2026 18:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democratic campaigns like El-Sayed’s are embracing charisma, bravado and some ‘really cool’ strategies — and aren’t afraid to jump into the lion’s den of conservative media, strategists on both sides of the aisle tell John Bowden
  
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• Americans evacuated after suspected insurgents attack African hunting lodge

  04-09-2026 12:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least three Americans were evacuated after suspected insurgents attacked a camp in a wildlife reserve in northern Mozambique
  
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• Even Trump has been fooled by the distorted world map – why it’s time to change it

  04-09-2026 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, citing it’s large size, was likely influenced by the distorted Mercator map
  
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• Andrew Tate indicted in Romania for sex trafficking minors and money laundering

  04-09-2026 11:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The brothers are being held in a Miami jail as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges
  
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• Can you still vote by mail? What to know as Trump’s election fight reaches Supreme Court

  04-09-2026 11:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  North Carolina will become the first state to broadly distribute mail ballots for elections that will determine control of Congress
  
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• Trump hails Maria Bartiromo a ‘true warrior’ after shock Fox News departure over alleged White House leaks

  04-09-2026 11:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump praises newscaster after her sudden departure from conservative network, reportedly due to the presenter leaking information to the White House
  
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• Internet mocks Eric Trump over his ‘Lake America’ hat photo

  04-09-2026 11:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office posted a screenshot from a popular HBO show in response to Eric Trump’s post
  
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• Volkswagen to cut up to 50,000 jobs amid growing Chinese competition

  04-09-2026 10:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Volkswagen has been under unprecedented pressure to restructure the business model that underpinned its success for decades
  
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• Steve Irwin’s family share moving tributes to ‘Crocodile Hunter’ 20 years after his death

  04-09-2026 10:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Irwin’s family have remembered the world-renowned conservationist and have described him as a real-life ‘superhero’
  
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• Argentina’s president says ‘winds of change’ support claim to Falklands as tensions rise with UK

  04-09-2026 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Falkland Islands are British territory but Argentina lays claim to them
  
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• Evidence points to US weapon in deadly strike on Iran wedding celebration

  04-09-2026 09:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding earlier this week
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Vance says ‘sometimes things happen’ after US accused of killing five in wedding strike

  04-09-2026 08:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice president rejects characterisation of Iran conflict as a ‘war’ and claims that major combat operations only lasted ‘about six weeks’
  
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• Police release bodycam after teen allegedly claimed a ‘demon’ ordered girlfriend’s murder

  04-09-2026 08:45 via independent.co.uk
  Police in Pennsylvania say a teenager is charged in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend
  
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• Two teenagers killed as Palestinian villagers resist ‘theft’ of sheep by Israeli settlers

  04-09-2026 08:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old student was shot dead by an army sniper, while it was unclear if a 19-year-old was shot by a soldier or a settler
  
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• Inside the trial as deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury hits seventh day of deliberations

  04-09-2026 08:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jury has said that it is unable to agree on a verdict in a case that has shocked America
  
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• Man jailed over ‘Texas Killing Fields’ murder decades after dozens of bodies found

  04-09-2026 08:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Most of the homicides tied to the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ remain unsolved
  
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• Inside the trail as deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury hits seventh day of deliberations

  04-09-2026 07:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jury has said that it is unable to agree on a verdict in a case that has shocked America
  
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• UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries

  04-09-2026 07:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s team set to hold peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow, says Zelensky

  04-09-2026 07:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky warns attack on Coca-Cola plant outside Kyiv is a ‘clear Russian signal to America’
  
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• Man kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world first

  04-09-2026 07:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tim Andrews, who had end-stage kidney disease, was 66 when he received the pig kidney in January 2025
  
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• Iranian strikes on Jordan test the bonds between the US and one of its staunchest Mideast allies

  04-09-2026 07:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally that hosts American forces in the Mideast, has paid a price for its relationship with Washington
  
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• Argentina’s president threatens sanctions on Falklands oil fields amid tensions with UK

  04-09-2026 04:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Falkland Islands are British territory but Argentina lays claim to them
  
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• White House launches new arcade website where users can build the border wall and make school meals MAHA-friendly

  04-09-2026 04:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some people online took issue with the White House gamifying serious matters such as immigration
  
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• Pennsylvania teen and his mother are charged in the stabbing death of the son's girlfriend

  04-09-2026 04:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police in Pennsylvania say a teenager is charged in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend
  
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• Ski town Vail is building a $189 million housing complex just to give workers an affordable place to live

  04-09-2026 03:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You should have a great view, you should have a convenient commute to work, you should feel like a part of this community,’ the town’s mayor said
  
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• Construction for Trump’s DC arch to start over the next two weeks - despite lawsuit to stop construction

  04-09-2026 03:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration also sought to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the arch plans
  
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• Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and others pay tribute to Gloria Steinem

  04-09-2026 01:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Oprah Winfrey are among a slew of politicians, celebrities, writers and activists who are lauding Gloria Steinem as a revolutionary and inspiring figure
  
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• Man able to live with genetically modified pig kidney for nine months in world first

  04-09-2026 00:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tim Andrews, who had end-stage kidney disease, was 66 when he received the pig kidney in January 2025
  
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• Trump is pouring more money into Reflecting Pool repairs, with costs surging to nearly $20m

  04-09-2026 00:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Interior Department quietly awards more than $2.5M to another firm to fix the beleaguered monument
  
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• Soda sales fizzle out after changes to food stamps prevent recipients from buying pop

  03-09-2026 23:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Restricting sugary drink purchases for SNAP recipients will ‘help put real food back at the center of the program,’ Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said
  
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