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• Queen Camilla faces backlash for capping off Pride Month with J.K. Rowling

  01-07-2026 02:53 via article.wn.com
  Queen Camilla capped off Pride Month with a dose of controversy, sharing a photo of herself with J.K. Rowling, who in recent years has fallen from favor with remarks widely viewed as blatantly transphobic. ......
  
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• Three kids forced a law change after being told they needed to pay $400 fee to run a lemonade stand

  01-07-2026 20:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would end permit requirements for kids running lemonade stands
  
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• More protesters sentenced to prison over ‘Antifa’ shooting at ICE facility

  01-07-2026 20:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The same judges have already imposed longer sentences on eight defendants convicted at trial
  
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• Online stores are pushing phony ‘Made in the USA’ products on unsuspecting buyers hoping to celebrate America’s 250

  01-07-2026 20:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Better Business Bureau urging consumers buying patriotic gear ‘Made in the USA’ to be cautious of scams
  
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• MAGA’s full-blown violent panic over birthright citizenship turns pregnant immigrants into the latest boogeyman

  01-07-2026 20:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Right-wing outrage over a decision that affirms the 14th Amendment is 150 years too late, Alex Woodward writes
  
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• Ex-CIA Director John Brennan sues Trump and admin officials over investigation records

  01-07-2026 20:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former CIA Director John Brennan has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking a court order to compel officials to preserve records from investigations he claims are targeting him for "phantom criminal conduct."
  
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• Experts dissect Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG wedding: 200 city cops on a holiday weekend, $5M in security concerns

  01-07-2026 19:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The eye-popping estimate for the celeb couple to shell out to secure Madison Square Garden comes as some suspect planning for the mega-event in New York City is a ‘fake-out,’ while a former city official estimates the wedding could cost New Yorkers millions in police and cleanup expenses
  
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• Ex-CIA Director John Brennan sues Trump and admin officials over records from investigations

  01-07-2026 19:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former CIA Director John Brennan has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking a court order to compel officials to preserve records from investigations he claims are targeting him for "phantom criminal conduct."
  
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• DOGE cuts see small towns across the nation forced to pare down America 250 celebrations

  01-07-2026 19:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  DOGE cut $100 million in National Endowment for the Humanities grants that the Elon Musk-led initiativeclaimed did not align with Trump’s agenda
  
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• White House task force reportedly seeking new ‘evidence’ of election fraud: report

  01-07-2026 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thousands of documents are reportedly being collected from the CIA, FBI, Justice Department, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence
  
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• Nats' Cade Cavalli apologizes for telling Willson Contreras to 'sit down, boy'

  01-07-2026 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting “sit down, boy” at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier
  
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• Judge halts Pentagon policy requiring escorts for journalists

  01-07-2026 19:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The judge asserted that the policy directly violated the First Amendment
  
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• Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit a Russian oil refinery for the second time in a week

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian forces have struck Russia's...
  
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• World Cup buzz has the potential to mint more fans among kids – some just toddlers now

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  **media[133256]** LENEXA, Kan., July 1 (AP): Jude Cornell joined a swarm of toddlers crawling after soccer balls, tossing training cones into the air and relocating a goalie net that was proving to be very, very portable. 'He just started walking,\u201d laughed his mother, 27-year-old Kyra Cornell. She's already plotting her son\u2019s soccer career during a World Cup-themed event for toddlers at a suburban Kansas City library, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the stadium where six matches ar
  
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• World Bank scraps climate finance targets after U.S. criticism

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  As per the Climate Change Action Plan, World Bank had to allocate 45% of its total funds for projects that cut emissions or helped communities adapt to climate change ......
  
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• Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa has its task cut out against England

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  South Africa is one side that has caused problems for the English women at ICC events ......
  
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• Why are World Cup refs giving red cards to players covering their mouths when confronting opponents?

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  World Cup players have been warned...
  
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• Who Really Runs Iran Now, After Ali Khamenei's Death

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  US President Donald Trump said last month that the war had removed a "first set" and "second set" of leaders but maintained that the "third set" was "smart", "very rational" and "not radicalised". ......
  
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• We can live without AI, but can we live without clean water? | Letters

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Readers respond to an article about Erin Brockovich’s battle against datacentres and voice their fears for the environment...
  
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• Village People singer Victor Willis dies one day before 75th birthday

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  As one of Village People's seven original members, Willis co-wrote some of the group's most successful songs, including "Y.M.C.A.," "In The Navy" and "Macho Man." ......
  
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• "Very Good Meetings": Trump On US-Iran Talks In Doha

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  The US leader said there had been "very good meetings" in Doha after an early dispute over the format threatened to overshadow discussions. ......
  
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• U.S. rejects CUSMA renewal, triggers annual review process, cites deal’s ‘shortcomings’

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  The trilateral trade deal...
  
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• U.S. And Iran Enter Technical Talks To Secure Peace Deal, Restart Shipping

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed last month that was meant to halt the war. ......
  
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• The sporty sex boom: how our summer of sport is sparking sizzling love affairs

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Whether it’s in the queue for Wimbledon or in a Boston bar on match day, romance is suddenly in the air – especially if you’re Scottish...
  
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• Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) made it the second-hottest month of June...
  
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• Shipping companies, unions still consider Hormuz a warzone

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  The Strait of Hormuz was first designated a warlike operations area on March 5, after ships trying to cross the vital energy passageway were attacked ......
  
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• SEE IT: Babies, Pets Pulled Alive From Rubble Days After Venezuela Earthquakes, As Survival Window Closes

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Videos capture some of the harrowing recoveries and frantic, ongoing rescue attempts, as international response efforts near one week. ......
  
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• Russian generals' assassinations expose growing rift inside Putin's security apparatus

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  For the second time in little more than a year, a blast tore through the Moscow suburb of Balashikha, Russia, and left a Russian military figure dead. On June 9, explosives planted under a BMW detonated as the driver began leaving a parking lot, according to independent Russian outlet The...
  
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• Russia Approved Secret China Military Training At Top Level: Reuters

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  European powers, which have viewed Russia as their main security threat, have watched warily as ties have grown closer between Moscow and Beijing. ......
  
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• Princess Anne marks 110 years since bloodiest First World War battle

  01-07-2026 19:45 via article.wn.com
  Princess Anne said the 110th...
  
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