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• Missing Civil War reenactor is found days later still in his Confederate Army uniform

  14-09-2026 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  A bystander on a motorcycle found the 54-year-old asking for help after he vanished on foot earlier this month
  
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• Australia says it could follow Canada in forging deeper ties with EU

  15-09-2026 06:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trade minister says Canberra is on the same page as Ottawa and ‘will take great interest in what Mark Carney does’
  
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• Billions of people could be left behind by AI because it doesn’t understand them, Gates Foundation warns

  15-09-2026 06:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  AI risks widening the gap between the rich and poor unless it is deliberately built to serve people in the world’s poorest countries, new report says
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland scrambles jets as Putin attacks Kyiv with jet-powered drones

  15-09-2026 05:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Major Russian attack comes as Nato fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight
  
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• Gavin Newsom reveals he won’t run for president in 2028 if a certain other Democrat does

  15-09-2026 04:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  California governor’s name has been thrown out as a potential Democratic candidate in the 2028 presidential election — as have AOC, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris
  
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• Mount Etna LIVE: Major Catania Airport update as Sicily volcano eruption sparks chaos

  15-09-2026 04:00 via express.co.uk
  A huge cloud of smoke has engulfed the area as lava spews.
  
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• Dead man found stuck in kitchen vent at Atlanta soul food cafe

  15-09-2026 03:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Workers discovered the man’s body above the kitchen’s frying area at the southwest Atlanta establishment after arriving for work on Monday morning
  
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• Taylor Swift skips the Emmys for Arrowhead, cheering on hubby Travis Kelce alongside Tom Cruise

  15-09-2026 03:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar Taylor Swift was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night
  
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• Trump boasts that he’s turning the White House into a ‘palace’ as he gushes over his new helipad

  15-09-2026 03:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  In an effort to put his mark on Washington, Trump has worked on renovating the White House by paving over the Rose Garden for a new patio and covering the Oval Office in gold
  
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• A 119-year-old amusement park has closed – but is looking for a new buyer

  15-09-2026 02:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Operations officially wrapped up on September 7, bringing a five-year run under current ownership to a close
  
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• Mitch McConnell back in Senate to cast first vote since disappearing from public life in June

  15-09-2026 00:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  McConnell, 84, was hospitalized in mid-June after a fall
  
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• Homeland Security investigators may have broken the law to find non-citizen voters, whistleblower claims

  15-09-2026 00:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is just the latest example of how far Donald Trump will go to interfere in our elections,’ Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says
  
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• Americans loathe how Trump is handling AI and the numbers keep getting worse

  15-09-2026 00:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The American people despise President Trump when it comes to his handling of artificial intelligence,’ CNN’s data guru Harry Enten said Monday
  
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• Mitch McConnell says he’s casting first Senate vote since disappearing from public life in June

  15-09-2026 00:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  McConnell, 84, was hospitalized in mid-June after a fall
  
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• NATO fighter jets scrambled to drone in Lithuania as WW3 fears with Russia explode

  14-09-2026 23:52 via express.co.uk
  An emergency notification was sent to residents, warning them of an 'air threat'
  
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• ‘The monster is loose’: Mike Johnson is Trump’s proxy pushing AI in Congress even as members fear the worst

  14-09-2026 23:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump says the ‘only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a ‘STRONG AND SMART PRESIDENT.’ That means nobody should expect urgent action from Washington on it, Eric Garcia writes.
  
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• Horror as British tourists jump into sea to escape holiday island engulfed by inferno

  14-09-2026 23:06 via express.co.uk
  Holidaymakers said staff at the exclusive resort told them to "relax with a drink" in their rooms before flames engulfed the island.
  
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• Trump wants to be the only guardrail against AI. Ask yourself why

  14-09-2026 22:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  None of this is going to be especially reassuring in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, even if we do 'beat China', writes Holly Baxter
  
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• Kennedy Center comes up with 10 different ways to put Trump’s name on the building for his ‘generosity’ and ‘unwavering support’

  14-09-2026 22:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump won’t ‘rescue’ the venue or provide any financial support without getting his name on it, draft resolution says
  
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• Three women arrested after 6-year-old dies from being left inside hot daycare van

  14-09-2026 22:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  State investigators say that Kid University staff failed to complete required vehicle inspections, omitted accurate transportation logs and skipped mandatory van walk-throughs
  
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• College friends, both 24, killed after seeming not to realize NYC subway was barreling toward them: reports

  14-09-2026 22:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Horrifying video shared on social media showed the pair sitting on the tracks moments before the train hit them
  
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• Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports

  14-09-2026 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  An ad campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash from female athletes who say it sexualizes women in sports
  
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• Costco nearly doubles Kirkland motor oil prices while implementing purchase limit

  14-09-2026 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The price of a barrel of Brent crude rose past $109 on Monday morning as active fighting across the Middle East continues
  
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• Ranting Trump blames ‘Dumocrats’ for not choosing $5,000 ‘bribe’ over winning midterms

  14-09-2026 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Even some Republicans have poured cold water on Trump’s plan to offer $5,000 payments to voters next year — if they win
  
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• Baby formula maker Abbott Labs agrees to settlement over closure of largest US plant

  14-09-2026 21:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Abbott closed the Sturgis facility in February 2022 following the start of an investigation by the FDA
  
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• One of Charles Manson’s cult followers has died in prison

  14-09-2026 21:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bruce Davis was convicted for his role in the 1969 slayings of musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald ‘Shorty’ Shea
  
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• Mitch McConnell a no-show as Senate returns and questions about his extended absence remain a mystery

  14-09-2026 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Aides to McConnell, 84, reportedly told GOP leadership he will be back by Wednesday as Senate returns to D.C.
  
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• 3 hospitalized as massive swarm of bees invades Arizona computer workplace and terrorizes employees

  14-09-2026 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ten people were reportedly stung by bees at the Intel manufacturing campus in Chandler, Arizona on Monday
  
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• Four hospitalized after crane collapsed on moving car from Miami construction site, causing a fire

  14-09-2026 21:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials have not yet stated what caused the crane, specifically a piling rig, to tip over
  
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• Sony will pay out PlayStation users $7.85 million in store credit. Here’s how to claim part of the settlement

  14-09-2026 21:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit argues that Sony’s practices violated federal antitrust laws and some state competition laws by limiting how and where those games could be sold
  
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