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• Nigeria to lead humanitarian response as UN support evolves, minister says

  14-07-2026 21:33 via article.wn.com
  ABUJA, July 14 - Nigeria plans to...
  
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• CNN’s data guru warns Democrats about how little support they have heading into the midterms

  20-07-2026 22:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This is an uh-oh, this is a warning sign’, Enten says of Democrats’ slim generic ballot advantage
  
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• Spain’s World Cup champions return home for royal welcome and parade in front of almost 2 million

  20-07-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team has returned home to an estimated crowd of almost two million
  
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• White House: Trump to fly old Air Force One for about a month as Qatari-gifted jet gets 'upgrades'

  20-07-2026 22:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House says President Donald Trump will return to an older Air Force One for about a month as the new Qatari-gifted jet undergoes additional upgrades and enhancements
  
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• Former soldier, 43, identified as suspect in ‘anti-ICE’ incendiary device attack in NYC

  20-07-2026 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The suspect, who expressed‘anti-ICE’ sentiments, injured an immigrant civilian during the incident
  
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• Five people died while trying to rescue drowning swimmer on Ohio River

  20-07-2026 21:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The emergency was first reported by a passing motorist who called 911 after noticing a child running along a nearby road
  
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• Senate bill to end daylight saving time could fail due to school pick-up issues

  20-07-2026 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Last week, the House overwhelmingly approved a measure to make daylight saving time permanent
  
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• Trump team wants phone records of journalists and their relatives in Air Force One security probe

  20-07-2026 21:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Escalation characterized as ‘extraordinarily aggressive’
  
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• Maine Democrats have found Graham Platner’s replacement. Can he win control of the Senate seat?

  20-07-2026 21:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Graham Platner’s self-destruction was a major blow to progressives, but his replacement proves that their critics don’t have much juice, writes John Bowden
  
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• FDA says recall on Taylor Farms lettuce remains active despite ‘false positive’ on cyclospora outbreak - and denies apologizing to company

  20-07-2026 21:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The FDA said a recall of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico still stood
  
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• Trump confronts Canadian PM at World Cup Final over wildfire smoke: ‘Our air’s being poisoned’

  20-07-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president says he took Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to task at Sunday’s game between Spain and Argentina, demanding he bring natural disaster under control
  
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• Fighter jets had to be scrambled three times for planes near Trump’s Bedminster over the weekend

  20-07-2026 20:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 10 planes entered temporarily restricted airspace over Bedminster and East Rutherford, where the World Cup was being held, on Sunday
  
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• Black former Six Flags employee files $20M racial discrimination lawsuit

  20-07-2026 20:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Charles Winters also seekspunitive damages for alleged discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and defamation
  
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• California city manager arrested on burglary charges after being on the job for less than three weeks

  20-07-2026 20:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local residents reported hearing a yacht horn sounding continuously for nearly two hours early Saturday morning before deputies arrived at the dock
  
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• Injured bald eagle rescued in California is believed to be an internet star

  20-07-2026 20:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  After days lying on the ground and being attacked by other eagles, Jackie’s recovery is now reportedly underway.
  
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• Feds move to open 2,800 acres of Ohio national forest to fracking

  20-07-2026 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Despite remaining bureaucratic hurdles, this sale brings fracking to the forest for the first time
  
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• Sinaloa cartel leader calls for people to choose a different path during sentencing: ‘Violence must end’

  20-07-2026 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  He read his remarks in Spanish from a piece of paper, coughed several times, and appeared emotionless as his sentence was confirmed
  
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• Officials sought phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in effort to unmask sources

  20-07-2026 20:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  A court document says President Donald Trump's administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet
  
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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 26-Aug. 1 includes Mick Jagger and Sandra Bullock

  20-07-2026 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 26-Aug. 1 include singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, actor Helen Mirren and comedian Maya Rudolph
  
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• MyPillow’s Mike Lindell isn’t even registered to vote in Minnesota where he is trying to be governor

  20-07-2026 19:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lindell, who was born and raised in Minnesota, moved to Texas for one year between 2024 and 2025
  
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• Trump’s advisers tried to steer him away from primetime address on election fraud claims: report

  20-07-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some GOP operatives say voters don’t want to hear about Trump’s 2020 grievances
  
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• Three hurt after ‘anti-ICE’ suspect lights fireworks and starts blaze outside NYC immigration office

  20-07-2026 18:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suspect was allegedly wielding multiple airsoft rifles, which deploy plastic pellets, when apprehended by police
  
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• Two hurt after ‘anti-ICE’ suspect lights fireworks and starts blaze outside NYC immigration office

  20-07-2026 18:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suspect was allegedly wielding multiple airsoft rifles, which deploy plastic pellets, when apprehended by police
  
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• Trump posts poll showing that most Americans back ending his Iran war – even as he ramps it up

  20-07-2026 18:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House framed the June 29 poll findings as ‘TRUST IN TRUMP’
  
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• Florida mom dies saving her 4-year-old from river after toddler fell in trying to retrieve a toy

  20-07-2026 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 4-year-old boy was successfully pulled onto a passing vessel and was reported to be unharmed
  
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• Tate brothers’ lawyer claims influencers are victims of ‘political witch hunt’

  20-07-2026 18:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joe McBride also raised the possibility of US President Donald Trump intervening in the extradition proceedings
  
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• Andy Burnham invites Donald Trump to Manchester for G20 hours after becoming prime minister

  20-07-2026 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump previously described the new prime minister as ‘the mayor of a town’
  
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• AOC says she ‘hasn’t ruled out a 2028 run’ as she faces criticism: ‘I’m working class not a militant leftist’

  20-07-2026 18:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York progressive again ducks question on future ambitions and warns against prioritizing partisanship over search for ‘real’ solutions to problems of voters
  
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• Are AC units the new catalytic converters? Thieves target window units in California

  20-07-2026 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The thefts have taken a ‘toll on working conditions’ amid high temperatures, according to police officials
  
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• Andy Burnham invites Donald Trump to Manchester hours after becoming prime minister

  20-07-2026 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump described the new prime minister as ‘the mayor of a town’
  
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