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• MRT-4: Everything you need to know about Manila's next rail line

  15-07-2026 00:41
  Manila: The long-awaited Metro...
  
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• Family on doomed San Francisco boat were scattering a loved one’s ashes when it sank

  16-07-2026 10:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Coast Guard crews suspended their search late Wednesday for three people missing a day after a boat capsized in the cold, choppy waters of San Francisco Bay
  
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• ‘Thank you Dua Lipa’: Albanians against Ivanka Trump’s plans for luxury resort praise singer’s support

  16-07-2026 10:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  As the global superstar lends her support to Albanians’ anti-government demonstrations, protestors tell Annabel Grossman that her backing provides a critical boost to their cause – although some ask why it didn’t come sooner
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump launches hellfire missiles at ship in Strait of Hormuz in new round of strikes

  16-07-2026 10:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  US launches multiple airstrikes against Iran to degrade country’s ability to attack commercial ships in Hormuz
  
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• Trump’s DOJ is stonewalling New Mexico’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, state attorney general says

  16-07-2026 09:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files ​on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico
  
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• Warren Buffett breaks silence on Bill Gates’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein

  16-07-2026 09:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Notably, the Berkshire Hathaway chairman’s annual donations omitted the Gates Foundation, a significant shift given that Buffett donated more than $47 billion of Berkshire stock to the foundation since 2006
  
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• Lawmakers say they don’t buy testimony from Goldman Sachs lawyer who called Epstein ‘Uncle Jeffrey’

  16-07-2026 09:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kathryn Ruemmler is the 18th person to testify as part of the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns Trump against interfering in Hormuz and threatens to bomb Gulf

  16-07-2026 08:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  US launches multiple airstrikes against Iran to degrade country’s ability to attack commercial ships in Hormuz
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Explosions rock Kyiv after Moscow launches ballistic missile attack

  16-07-2026 07:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 16 people killed across Ukraine in two days of Russian attacks
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran ‘better behave’ as US launches second wave of strikes in 24 hours

  16-07-2026 06:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump did not identify the US citizen, but said she was ‘wrongfully detained in December of 2024’
  
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• US strikes expand into northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockade

  16-07-2026 06:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north
  
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• US imposing a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22, citing unfair trade practices

  16-07-2026 05:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil after finding a range of what the U.S. deemed unfair trade practices by the world’s 10th-biggest economy
  
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• Border czar warns there will be more ‘bloodshed’ unless Democrats ‘shut their mouths’

  16-07-2026 04:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tom Homan’s comments come after two men were fatally shot this week at the hands of ICE agents in separate incidents
  
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• Vance tells Joe Rogan that some Israeli leaders want conflict with Iran to continue ‘indefinitely’

  16-07-2026 04:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The comment marks the latest sign of tension between traditional allies America and Israel
  
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• The ESPYS honor top athletes and sports moments, in photos

  16-07-2026 02:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ESPYS return to New York on Wednesday as the annual awards show honors the year’s top athletes, teams and sports moments. After a couple of decades in Los Angeles, it's back in New York and being held at Lincoln Center.
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump says Tehran has released US citizen as Vance claims some Israeli officials want ‘indefinite’ conflict

  16-07-2026 02:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump did not identify the US citizen, but said she was ‘wrongfully detained in December of 2024’
  
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• New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage

  16-07-2026 02:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The New York Times has filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight over press freedom and the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources
  
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• Mitch McConnell’s wife steps out of rehab center in trenchcoat and mask sparking a new round of conspiracies

  16-07-2026 01:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Conspiracy theorists have baselessly speculated that the Republican senator has died and that his team is covering it up, while the senator says he is recovering from a fall
  
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• Vance wanted military helicopter to fly his son to a golf lesson: report

  16-07-2026 01:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Vice President’s family’s travel requests are reportedly irking the Secret Service
  
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• AOC slams Trump over ICE stops following latest shootings: He ‘campaigned on cruelty and violence against immigrants’

  16-07-2026 01:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is the guy that said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and people would still support him. And now he has an agency shooting people out in the street’
  
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• Former ship captain pleads guilty to drugging and raping Merchant Marine Academy cadet

  16-07-2026 01:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  John Merrone admitted to having sexual intercourse with the cadet without her consent
  
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• Trump administration replaces slavery exhibit at George Washington’s Philadelphia home

  16-07-2026 00:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The exhibit was installed where the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
  
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• Pneumonia-causing bacteria found in water at California state building – just after Newsom’s return-to-office mandate

  16-07-2026 00:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Legionella occurs naturally in freshwater like lakes and rivers, but can also contaminate human-made water systems like plumbing, shower heads, and air conditioner units
  
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• George Santos' next gig? Reality TV show contestant

  15-07-2026 23:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  George Santos has worn many hats: Serial swindler, congressman, expelled congressman, federal prison inmate, clemency recipient, podcast host, online betting influencer under investigation by the federal government
  
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• Furious Trump cancels ICE’s plan to end traffic stops after two deadly shootings just days apart

  15-07-2026 23:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  President insists immigration agents are ‘doing a great job’ despite the killings of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo this week
  
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• Trump has pushed for AI. But plans for a data center in his Florida backyard have residents fuming

  15-07-2026 23:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  The project claims it will generate more than $500 million in tax revenue per year, but residents are worried the sprawling ‘hyperscale’ data center could pose a risk to water supplies
  
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• Famed Busch Gardens Tampa Bay roller coaster is retiring after 33 years

  15-07-2026 22:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kumba debuted in 1993 as Florida’s tallest, fastest and longest coaster, featuring the world’s tallest vertical loop
  
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• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends World Cup semi-final watch party at Rikers Island

  15-07-2026 22:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The jail has been hosting these watch parties since the tournament kicked off last month
  
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• Trump’s CDC nominee vows to ‘never betray the science’ in Senate hearing

  15-07-2026 22:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr Erica Schwartz asserted will employ ‘radical transparency’ to restore public trust in the agency.
  
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• Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's 'American flag blue' liner is now closer to gray

  15-07-2026 22:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray
  
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