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• Mine OK'd in Trump's last days may boost Biden energy plan

  23-01-2021 17:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration granted final approval for a proposed Nevada lithium mine in its last days, adding it to a list of energy and mining projects fast-tracked before President Joe Biden took office
  
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• Trump orders flags at half mast to honor Dolly Parton after her death age 80

  25-08-2026 20:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Queen of Country Music’s death was announced Tuesday by her nephew Bryan Seaver
  
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• CIA director ‘makes mystery visit to Moscow’ with no explanation from Kremlin or Trump

  25-08-2026 20:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Neither the Kremlin nor the CIA have commented on the visit
  
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• Elon Musk's space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana

  25-08-2026 20:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets
  
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• Trump’s DOJ says Kennedy Center might need to be demolished if his name can’t go on the building

  25-08-2026 20:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Government lawyers say the venue could be ‘taken down’ if the president can’t use his name on the building to raise money for construction
  
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• Jeanine Pirro faces bar complaint over attempt to charge Democratic lawmakers

  25-08-2026 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The complaints state that Pirro and two deputies abused their authority to target President Trump's ‘perceived political enemies’
  
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• Honda warns it may not build new North America plant without trade deal extension

  25-08-2026 20:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  In May, Honda abandoned its long-term electric vehicle sales targets, which included a goal to have EVs represent 20% of its new car sales by 2030
  
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• CIA director ‘makes mysterious visit to Moscow’ with no explanation from Kremlin or Trump

  25-08-2026 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin insists it has no further information about the landing
  
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• Texas wildfire quickly doubles in size forcing rural residents to evacuate

  25-08-2026 19:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 50,000 wildfires have been logged across the country this year
  
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• Alex Pretti’s family slams Trump over ‘ridiculous’ attacks on their son after he was killed by border agents

  25-08-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Days after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, the president took to Truth Social to speculate he was ‘perhaps’ an ‘insurrectionist’
  
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• For decades, Lockerbie bombing families wanted attackers to face US justice. They're still waiting

  25-08-2026 18:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Families who lost loved ones when a suitcase bomb detonated aboard Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 had been preparing to attend the terrorism trial of the accused bombmaker
  
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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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