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• Nashville Explosion - Live: Parked vehicle broadcast audio warning before massive explosion

  25-12-2020 19:29 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Lindsey Graham returns home as friends honor his South Carolina ties

  29-07-2026 21:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Murners in Columbia recalled a man deeply connected to his humble origins
  
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• ‘Happy Weiner Wednesday!’: Minnesota mayor accused of sexually harassing city’s police chief and other staff

  29-07-2026 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  St. Paul has been put on notice that Mayor Kaohly Her ‘engaged in illegal conduct towards city employees,’ a lawyer for Police Chief Axel Henry said
  
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• Pranksters go on hunt for Mitch McConnell placing ‘missing person’ posters around DC

  29-07-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘84 years old. 5’9 feet. Turtle-like,’ the posters state
  
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• Venezuela’s ‘ugly and rusty’ refineries will be hard to revive despite Trump’s $100 billion vow

  29-07-2026 20:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Workers attribute the dire state to years of underinvestment, equipment failures, and shortages, leaving Paraguana struggling to produce the fuel Venezuelans desperately need
  
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• Malls were once symbols of American consumerism. Now, some are dying as others thrive

  29-07-2026 20:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fall of the American mall has long been chronicled
  
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• Republicans want to hold Fauci in contempt for invoking the Fifth. Can they do that?

  29-07-2026 20:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rand Paul wants the top doc to face ‘consequences’ for refusing to testify
  
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• DOJ sought advice from a notorious Mafia henchman on ‘86 47’ case against ex-FBI chief James Comey

  29-07-2026 20:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Salvatore ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano’s claims are disputed by a former mob prosecutor and judge who called them ‘preposterous’
  
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• FTC sues Hims & Hers for sharing sensitive user health data with Meta and Snap

  29-07-2026 20:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  According to the FTC, Hims & Hers led customers to believe their health information was private, yet allegedly transmitted it to advertising firms
  
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• Why the 2016 US-Mexico avocado deal matters for future trade negotiations

  29-07-2026 20:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  In 2016, the U.S. began allowing avocado imports from across Mexico as long as the Mexican farms met the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s strict production standards
  
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• Moment Georgia mom used a gas pump to stop a kidnapper from snatching her child

  29-07-2026 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The attempted kidnapper allegedly had a gun, the mother told police
  
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• Student rescues young cousins from home as smoke closed in from toxic wildfires sweeping France

  29-07-2026 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Residents describe fleeing homes in the middle of the night as thousands of evacuees crowd into makeshift halls across Bordeaux
  
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• Rare barracuda attack on Caribbean vacation leaves Texas teen in need of surgery

  29-07-2026 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Claire Macdonel, 13, must undergo surgery to repair the tendons in her hand
  
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• Wildfires near France’s Bordeaux spark fears of ‘economic apocalypse’ for wineries

  29-07-2026 19:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vast wildfires have ravaged an area four times the size of Paris, driving 220,000 people from their homes and impacting key tourist attractions
  
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• Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed

  29-07-2026 19:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Communities across north central West Virginia are left picking up the pieces in the wake of another major flood
  
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• Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband recalls entering ‘quiet’ house after jurors hear 911 call

  29-07-2026 19:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Badly injured but conscious, Lindsay Clancy told her husband that the kids were in the basement, he testified
  
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• Bari Weiss makes surprising new hires at 60 Minutes after exodus of veteran journalists

  29-07-2026 19:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Since Bari Weiss became editor-in-chief, a number of 60 Minutes veterans have departed, including Scott Pelley and Anderson Cooper
  
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• DOJ sought advice from a notorious Mafia henchman on ‘8647’ case against ex-FBI chief James Comey

  29-07-2026 19:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The electronic surveillance included tracking Comey as he and his wife ‘stopped to visit the grave of their deceased son,’ according to legal filings
  
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• Signs point to a peak in explosive diarrhea cases in Michigan

  29-07-2026 19:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis is in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions, affecting nine states
  
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• Inside the Trump team’s investigation into James Comey: questionable tracking and vintage mob lingo

  29-07-2026 19:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The electronic surveillance included tracking Comey as he and his wife ‘stopped to visit the grave of their deceased son,’ according to legal filings
  
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• British woman’s body found in suitcase in Athens

  29-07-2026 19:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 38-year-old woman was found in the Kypseli district of Athens. Police have not yet released her name
  
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• Anthony Fauci invokes the Fifth more than 100 times after lawyer booted from contentious Senate hearing

  29-07-2026 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The infectious disease expert refused to testify under partisan-fueled GOP grilling on COVID origins
  
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• Judge tosses Kash Patel’s $10M defamation lawsuit against blogger who called him a ‘chud’

  29-07-2026 18:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jim Stewartson accused Patel of helping to organize the Jan 6 attack on the US capitol
  
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• Hoover Dam is shut down to visitors for the second time in a week

  29-07-2026 18:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Maintenance crews are working to evaluate a 150-ton cableway system after a carriage shifted unexpectedly during routine work
  
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• Hopes of new ceasefire fade as Saudis join Trump’s war in the Middle East with strikes on Iraq

  29-07-2026 18:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump lashes out in explosive tirade as he vows to ‘beat the s***’ out of Iran after latest breakdown in ceasefire
  
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• Models of DC’s Dulles airport were shuttled in and out of the White House so Trump could personally plan renovations

  29-07-2026 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump demanded firms competing for contract brought 3D miniatures of their designs for his perusal, allowing him to ‘better picture’ their vision and make his own suggestions, according to a report
  
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• Republican Senator Bernie Moreno drops ‘F-bomb’ on TV as he questions Anthony Fauci over pandemic response

  29-07-2026 17:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anthony Fauci has invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout the Senate hearing
  
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• Anthony Fauci’s invokes the Fifth more than 100 times after lawyer booted from contentious Senate hearing

  29-07-2026 17:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The infectious disease expert refused to testify under partisan-fueled GOP grilling on COVID origins
  
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• Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France's wine industry

  29-07-2026 17:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wildfires near Bordeaux are hurting the wine region's economy
  
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• US military mulls new cellphone ban for troops after fury over Meta Glasses video

  29-07-2026 17:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Such a move to restrict mobile communications would significantly alter the landscape for thousands of US troops in the region
  
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