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• Our experts' World Cup expectations for England: 'Anything less than the semis would be a failure'

  16-06-2026 13:49 via article.wn.com
  Can Thomas Tuchel take England one step further in North America this summer? ......
  
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• Beloved coyote Wendy finally rescued after community spent weeks trying to save her

  01-09-2026 15:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  A coyote who has had a huge abscess or undiagnosed growth on her face for over a year and charmed Studio City residents is getting veterinary care today
  
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• Trump considering new strikes to stop Strait of Hormuz attacks as president threatens to ‘smack’ Tehran

  01-09-2026 14:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US and Iran have not held peace talks in weeks after an interim agreement collapsed
  
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• Sydney student killed in ‘targeted attack’ by home invaders

  01-09-2026 14:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police say they are investigating social media post by underworld figure apparently referring to shooting
  
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• Trump claims Chicago ‘will die’ without his help to tackle ‘out of control’ crime

  01-09-2026 14:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump insists federal government is a ‘fine tuned crime fighting machine’ and urges Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to request support, despite widespread local opposition to last year’s incursion by immigration agents
  
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• Millions of Cuisinart barbecue utensils recalled after people swallow metal brushes

  01-09-2026 14:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Swallowing the brushes could cause ‘serious internal injuries that could require surgery,’ a government agency says
  
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• Iran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news

  01-09-2026 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran’s president says his country is ready to return to the ceasefire deal agreed to with the United States in June so long as Washington follows suit
  
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• Putin’s friends finally tell him the truth: Get out of Ukraine to save yourself

  01-09-2026 14:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told him but India’s PM is trying to keep the global gang together, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley
  
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• Irish woman found dead in hot tub by children at Spanish villa pictured for first time

  01-09-2026 13:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick were renting the property in Cullera, on the Valencian coast
  
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• Tropical Storm Edouard mapped: Texas and Louisiana brace for heavy rain and flooding

  01-09-2026 13:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Winds as high as 60 mph are expected in some areas, with the state governor warning of a risk of wildfires
  
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• Trump’s AI fakery in Iran war may prove the ultimate betrayal of Americans’ trust, experts warn

  01-09-2026 13:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Seven years ago, he altered a hurricane map with a Sharpie marker and made a federal agency endorse it. On Monday, the president published AI-created fake combat footage purporting to depict a war he is actually fighting, and the Pentagon had to say it never happened. The impact on public trust could be devastating, writes Andrew Feinberg
  
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• Newborn shot refusals soar 57% as doctors fear fallout from Trump and RFK Jr. health messaging

  01-09-2026 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Health agency says it is evaluating data and surveillance related to vitamin K refusals and bleeding events
  
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• The chaos inside Hegseth’s defense department as Trump ‘concerned’ by scale of purge

  01-09-2026 12:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Army Secretary Dan Driscoll joins long list of exits from Defense Secretary’s top team, with the president said to be ‘surprised’ by the number of senior departures. Joe Sommerlad reports
  
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• China says ‘there will be consequences’ as Taiwanese delegation attends Pacific leaders’ summit

  01-09-2026 12:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chinese envoy fumes at ‘inappropriate’ presence of rival Taiwan while Australia and New Zealand defend coalition
  
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• Trump faces huge backlash for inviting Russian finance minister to G20 talks after years of exile

  01-09-2026 12:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anton Siluanov last attended the meeting via videolink in April 2022, prompting western officials to walk out
  
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• China ‘spy ships’ intercepting U.S. military communications off American coasts, officials say

  01-09-2026 12:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  COSCO's gear seeks to intercept military communications near US and other target coastlines, US officials say
  
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• AI is racing beyond human understanding — and Trump admin doesn’t want new watchdogs

  01-09-2026 12:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The meeting comes shortly after a United Nations panel warned that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence are outpacing both regulatory frameworks and scientific comprehension
  
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• The stylish accessory keeping Europeans cool amid scorching heatwaves

  01-09-2026 12:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  In Spain, the traditional folding hand fan is all the rage amid the summer's intense heat
  
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• Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in 'The Social Reckoning' — Fall Movie Preview

  01-09-2026 12:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  When Aaron Sorkin made 2010’s “The Social Network,” he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, “the way I’ve heard of a carburetor.”
  
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• Republicans beg Trump for help as he sits on $403 million war chest with midterms slipping away

  01-09-2026 11:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  With just over two months remaining before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump continues to hold onto his massive campaign chest
  
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• Murder he wrote: How gang leader behind Tupac Shakur killing was snared by his own memoir

  01-09-2026 11:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Duane “Keffe D” Davis was described by prosecutors as the ‘on-site commander of the effort to kill Tupac’
  
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• Florida killer set to die after 50 years on death row as he tells judge ‘I am tired’

  01-09-2026 11:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends is set to be executed
  
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• Lindsay Clancy’s fate hangs in balance as jury deliberations enter fourth day

  01-09-2026 11:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Clancy, 36, a former labor and delivery nurse, is charged in the 2023 deaths of her three young children at the family's home in Duxbury
  
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• Russia pounds Kyiv with new jet-powered drones on sixth night of attacks

  01-09-2026 10:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Moscow has retaliated against Kyiv’s sustained deep strike campaign on Russian infrastructure
  
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• ‘Alpha,’ ‘beta’ and ‘Low T’ — the strange masculinity war consuming the midterms

  01-09-2026 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  "Democratic voters want a candidate who will fight," said Beth Reingold, an Emory University professor who specializes in gender and politics
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says 2,500 Russian troops trapped on tiny strip of land with artillery destroyed

  01-09-2026 09:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kyiv says it has restricted ammunition and food deliveries to the thin strip of beach sand where Moscow’s troops are stranded
  
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• How Tupac and Biggie went from friends to rivals before hip-hop’s most infamous murder

  01-09-2026 09:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump mocked over AI video of fake strikes after president threatens to ‘smack’ Tehran

  01-09-2026 09:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump vowed retaliation for Iranian strikes on US military bases in Jordan
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Tehran mocks Trump over AI video of fake strikes after president threatens to ‘smack’ Tehran

  01-09-2026 09:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump vowed retaliation for Iranian strikes on US military bases in Jordan
  
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• Modi tells visibly tense Putin to end Ukraine war ‘for humanity’s sake’

  01-09-2026 09:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  India is one of ​the ⁠biggest buyers of Russian oil and that trade is helping Moscow replenish its budget despite Western sanctions
  
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