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• Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 due to surgery complications

  11-01-2025 06:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,’” has died
  
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• Trump arrives in D.C. with Melania and Barron as inauguration ceremony moved inside by freezing weather: Live

  19-01-2025 01:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
  
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• TikTok threatens to ‘go dark’ on Sunday – as Trump dangles a 90-day reprieve once he’s sworn in the following day

  19-01-2025 01:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The app’s owners had 270 days to sell it or face ban
  
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• Trump reveals the three themes of his inauguration speech and hints at two early trips

  19-01-2025 00:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect will reportedly focus on ‘unity, strength and fairness,’ a contrast from his ‘American carnage’ message to the nation in 2017
  
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• Steve Bannon mocks Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos as Trump ‘supplicants’ making an ‘official surrender’

  18-01-2025 23:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s former White House strategist fires latest volley in MAGA civil war as he compares tech titans to Imperial Japan’s generals giving their unconditional surrender
  
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• Trump departs Palm Beach for D.C. as inauguration ceremony moved inside by freezing weather: Live

  18-01-2025 22:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
  
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• Farage proclaimed ‘Britain’s future PM’ at champagne fuelled Trump celebration party

  18-01-2025 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits hosted the biggest inauguration party in town and plotted a populist right future with their US allies
  
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• Stressed about Trump’s return? You’re not alone. Therapists are inundated with people worried about Trump 2.0

  18-01-2025 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  As Donald Trump returns to the White House, Richard Hall speaks to therapists about how their (mostly liberal) clients are preparing for the chaos of a second term
  
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• A Broadway dancer vanished from his home over three months ago. His distraught family ‘absolutely’ believes foul play is involved

  18-01-2025 20:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelig Williams, who has performed in hit shows ‘Hamilton’ and ‘MJ The Musical,’ has been missing for over three months and there have been no answers on where he might be. Andrea Cavallier talks to his distraught family who haven’t given up as they share next steps in the search and explain why they believe there will be answers soon
  
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• Woman wins $500,000 from the lottery ticket she got randomly in a family Christmas gift exchange

  18-01-2025 20:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Emily Hickox, 25, couldn’t believe her luck after she traded gifts with her dad – a flashlight– for the winning ticket
  
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• Trump inauguration moved inside by freezing weather as large crowds gather in Washington for protests: Live

  18-01-2025 20:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
  
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• Sister of Utah nurse found dead at bottom of stairs called her a ‘radiant soul’ devoted to helping others

  18-01-2025 20:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Autumn Mercado, a 39-year-old mother-of-three, died at the family home in Salt Lake City on Monday
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Netanyahu says US will back return to war with only hours until Gaza ceasefire

  18-01-2025 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on knife edge as Netanyahu threatens further fighting

  18-01-2025 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is due to begin at 630am GMT on Sunday - but hostages’ families and Palestinians all fear the deal could falll at the final hurdle
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Netanyahu says US will back return to war with only hours until ceasefire

  18-01-2025 19:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip
  
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• TikTok ban live: Trump will ‘most likely’ give 90-day reprieve to avoid app going ‘dark’ for 170 million users

  18-01-2025 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  TikTok said the Biden administration must give the likes of Google and Apple reassurances that they won’t be punished, or they will pull the app in the U.S.
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Netanyahu says no Gaza truce unless hostage list released with only hours to go

  18-01-2025 18:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Israel strikes ‘50 terror targets’ hours before truce and hostage release begin

  18-01-2025 17:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip
  
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• Trump considering rejecting Lord Mandelson as Starmer’s nominee for ambassador to the US

  18-01-2025 17:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: With Donald Trump set to be sworn in as the 47th US president on Monday, the nomination of Lord Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US is still causing problems
  
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• She left her puppy with a top-rated sitter while she went on vacation. Her dog has been missing for 2 weeks

  18-01-2025 17:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Gallegos’s four-month-old poodle-bichon mix, named Phoebe, reportedly vanished while staying with a highly rated sitter
  
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• Spain ski accident: Skiiers injured as chair lift collapses in Astún resort

  18-01-2025 17:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Around 80 people were trapped on the chair lift
  
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• Inside the scramble to move Trump’s inauguration indoors as MAGAworld caught off guard

  18-01-2025 16:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump confirmed his inauguration was moving inside as temperatures are forecast to plummet to the low 20s
  
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• Spain ski accident: At least 30 people injured as chair lift collapses in Astún resort

  18-01-2025 15:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 30 people have been injured in a ski lift accident in a resort in Spain.
  
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• Trump inauguration moved indoors amid record-breaking cold as list of Democrats skipping event grows: Live updates

  18-01-2025 15:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
  
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• A Tesla Cybertruck joyride with Elon Musk’s biggest fans

  18-01-2025 14:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  How can a group of climate-conscious, liberal-leaning Tesla superfans in Silicon Valley support the Trump-Musk alliance? Josh Marcus took a cruise in a Cybertruck to find out
  
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• Former neo-Nazi who inspired Hollywood hit is helping addicts impacted by LA wildfires

  18-01-2025 14:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Frank Meeink was once one of America’s most prominent young white supremacists. Now an ardent anti-racist, he tells James Liddell how he’s helping those in recovery navigate the worst natural disaster in southern California’s history
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal: Who is going to be released and what to expect

  18-01-2025 14:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hostages and Palestinian prisoners are expected to start being released from 4pm local time Sunday
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire latest: Gaza airstrikes continue as family killed hours ahead of truce deal

  18-01-2025 13:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ceasefire deal will now be discussed by Netanyahu’s wider cabinet ahead of Sunday’s hostage release
  
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• Trump launches meme coin ‘$TRUMP’ ahead of inauguration

  18-01-2025 13:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  In a post on X on Saturday, he wrote: “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING! Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW.”
  
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• Two Iranian Supreme Court judges assassinated and one wounded in Tehran

  18-01-2025 12:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Assailant reportedly kills himself after opening fire at judges
  
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