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• Ontario asks Biden for a million vaccines amid shortage

  19-01-2021 23:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The leader of Canada’s most populous province is asking U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to share a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer’s Michigan plant
  
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• Trump has gained 23 pounds in three years. Doctors warn his weight poses a ‘strong risk factor’

  23-08-2026 20:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump weighed approximately 238 pounds in May – 14 pounds more than last year and 23 pounds more than the 215 pounds he weighed three years ago
  
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• Clearest sign yet that Trump believes House will go Democrat? Son-in-law Jared Kushner meets with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

  23-08-2026 20:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republicans appear to agree deck is stacked against them as Trump’s unpopularity grows
  
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• Trump’s close aide Natalie Harp, son Eric and MAGA inner circle join president and Melania for IndyCar race in DC: Freedom 250 Grand Prix Live

  23-08-2026 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials in Washington, D.C., expect about 140,000 spectators at the event
  
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• Mike Pence warns Trump he’ll have to ‘go in and finish the job’ in Iran

  23-08-2026 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pence, a stalwart Iran hawk, implies that boots on the ground will be required to ‘finish the job’ as war stretches to six month anniversary
  
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• Freedom 250 Grand Prix Live: And they’re off! Trump waves the green flag to start IndyCar race around DC during rare outing with Melania

  23-08-2026 19:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials in Washington, D.C., expect about 140,000 spectators at the event
  
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• Freedom 250 Grand Prix Live: Trump and Melania arrive for IndyCar race in rare joint outing as president prepares to wave the flag

  23-08-2026 19:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Public roads across D.C. have been converted into an IndyCar race track for the event to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary
  
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• Trump leads the IndyCar prerace in the Beast before cars zoom through Washington's streets

  23-08-2026 18:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have made the short drive to the course of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington
  
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• Karoline Leavitt reveals new role after White House Press Secretary: ‘You guys will see me all the time’

  23-08-2026 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Leavitt is the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary and has a long history working alongside Trump
  
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• Police called on New York Times reporter who was barred from campaign event for rarely-seen Republican lawmaker

  23-08-2026 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kean, who had a three-month absence from Congress earlier this year, has developed a reputation for being intensely private
  
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• Police called on New York Times reporter at campaign event for rarely-seen Republican lawmaker

  23-08-2026 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kean, who had a three-month absence from Congress earlier this year, has developed a reputation for being intensely private
  
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• Police are called on New York Times reporter after she is barred from entering Republican’s event with other journalists

  23-08-2026 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kean, who had a three-month absence from Congress earlier this year, has developed a reputation for being intensely private
  
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• Wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands to evacuate their neighborhoods

  23-08-2026 18:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  A fast-growing wildfire spread from the Sierra foothills toward the center of Reno, Nevada
  
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• Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians vote to authorize first strike in 145 years

  23-08-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  The orchestra’s season is set to open September 17
  
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• ‘Darth Vader’ joins nationwide backlash against Flock surveillance cameras in Silicon Valley’s hometown

  23-08-2026 17:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Amid nationwide privacy concerns over Flock cameras, a Darth Vader impersonator mocked the company at a San Diego council meeting this week
  
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• Good Good apologizes for controversial Callaway Golf video ad depicting violence

  23-08-2026 17:02 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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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky claims Putin is drafting 300,000 troops and gives warning on wartime elections

  23-08-2026 16:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine’s president made the stark warning that a new surge of Russia troops could join the war in the coming months
  
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• Trump aide Natalie Harp back in her comfort zone as she trails president on another golf course

  23-08-2026 16:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Natalie Harp, the president’s close aide who has been the subject of recent intense speculation, was spotted with Trump on another golf course this weekend.
  
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• Moscow withdraws UK ambassador as tensions between Britain and Russia mount

  23-08-2026 16:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Russian to the UK Andrey Kelin left his post on July 21, having been in the role for over seven years
  
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• Teen convicted of fatal stabbing at high school track meet denied new trial

  23-08-2026 16:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was denied a new trial on Saturday.
  
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• The USS Lincoln has been at sea for 270-plus days. Here’s why conditions on board fell apart

  23-08-2026 15:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iranian attacks that devastated a key US base in the Persian Gulf forced the Navy to resupply the aircraft carrier from a faraway island in the Indian Ocean. Now it’s steaming home
  
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• Freedom 250 Grand Prix Live: DC gears up for Trump’s IndyCar spectacle as CEOs and lawmakers descend for race

  23-08-2026 15:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Public roads across D.C. have been converted into an IndyCar race track for the event, meant to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary
  
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• Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in a mammal

  23-08-2026 12:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Australia ⁠is grappling with rising cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza
  
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• Sydney Marathon admits ‘unfortunate error’ after finisher’s medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium

  23-08-2026 12:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Marathon organisers laugh off mistake saying they’re ‘not going to run from it’
  
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• The life and light of Mariam Abu Dagga – Independent Arabia journalist killed by Israel in Gaza

  23-08-2026 12:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mariam Abu Dagga, a mother and journalist, was killed in a 2025 Israeli double-tap attack on the last functioning hospital in South Gaza - she had a way out of Gaza but stayed to cover the slaughter. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports
  
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• MPs call for UK to hold Israeli government to account for killing of journalists following Independent investigation

  23-08-2026 12:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  A joint investigation has uncovered evidence of possible war crimes committed by the Israeli military in an August 2025 attack that killed Independent Arabia’s Gaza correspondent Mariam Abu Dagga
  
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• Mariam’s final minutes: Inside the Israeli hospital strike that killed her – and the possible war crimes behind it

  23-08-2026 12:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Journalist Mariam Abu Dagga was killed in the 25 August 2025 double-tap attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Based on dozens of witness testimonies, whistleblowers and visual analysis, this is the most comprehensive reconstruction yet into the strike
  
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• The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 days

  23-08-2026 09:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The death toll has accelerated sharply, with roughly half of the more than 2,500 deaths recorded in the past 20 days – with the threat fuelled by a mix of conflict, misinformation and services strained by aid cuts. Liz Cookman reports
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns of ‘earthquake-like’ retaliation over Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ threats

  23-08-2026 07:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump accused Tehran of not being ready to make the ‘right deal’
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Macron to deliver missile interceptors to Kyiv as Putin pulls ambassador from UK

  23-08-2026 06:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Andrey Kelin reportedly left his role in July
  
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