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• Sayonara summer. US daylight is fading fast again

  31-08-2026 22:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Southern states lose fewer minutes but even the coasts of Texas and Florida will see daylight dwindle by 40 minutes
  
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• Cop charged for deadly shooting of college kid who knocked on wrong door coming home from the bar

  01-09-2026 20:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Glenn Pysher, 22, was shot dead by a police officer last month after knocking on the wrong door following a night of drinking
  
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• Minnesota State Fair removes ‘8647’ artwork protesting Trump after threats

  01-09-2026 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The artist who made the bean art fled the state, according to report
  
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• UK to almost triple funding to tackle DR Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak

  01-09-2026 20:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  The UK is increasing its commitment to efforts to contain the fastest spreading Ebola outbreak ever to £78.7 million
  
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• House passes short-term funding bill to avoid another shutdown before the election

  01-09-2026 20:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The short-term measure funds federal agencies generally at current levels through Dec. 11
  
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• Bank of America executive killed in ‘random’ stabbing spree in Times Square

  01-09-2026 20:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people stabbed Monday in the tourist and theater hub
  
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• Pennsylvania doctors blast the Trump administration over measles deaths controversy: ‘I’ve lost trust in the CDC’

  01-09-2026 20:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The CDC has been ‘thoroughly remade’ in RFK Jr’s image, a Pittsburgh infectious disease physician told The Independent
  
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• Andrew accused of committing sex crimes in US, Congress hears

  01-09-2026 20:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The disgraced former prince was described as a ‘co-conspirator’ of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump warns of ‘biggest attack of them all’ in threat to Tehran after fresh strikes

  01-09-2026 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran has warned that ‘severe punishments’ await the US following the fresh strikes
  
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• NFL analyst Tony Romo apologizes for DUI arrest and pleads no contest

  01-09-2026 19:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback opened up on his struggles with pain and alcohol in a lengthy statement
  
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• 34 suspects arrested after masked men kill one man and injure two police officers in Dutch village shooting

  01-09-2026 19:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The shooting took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning in a rural village in the Netherlands
  
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• Iran-US war latest: US military launches fresh strikes along Strait of Hormuz as several explosions heard

  01-09-2026 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The US said the renewed strikes were in retaliation for attacks on American service members
  
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• Social Security recipients could see up to a $2,400 raise under new proposed ‘Bernie bump’ plan

  01-09-2026 19:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Social Security’s trust funds could run out by 2032, potentially leading to benefit cuts if Congress doesn’t act
  
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• MAGA lawmaker declares himself ‘backwards and poor’ as he bucks Trump’s push for more data centers

  01-09-2026 18:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republican lawmaker’s remarks come after president declared only those ‘backwards and poor’ would oppose data centers
  
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• Retailers are slashing their product lines because of tariffs and transportation costs

  01-09-2026 18:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Major brands such as Walmart and SharkNinja are using billions in duty refunds to lower prices and cushion supply costs
  
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• Father-of-four identified as jet skier killed by lightning strike in Florida

  01-09-2026 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid Steve Matheson, who was on the water with a childhood friend near Tampa Bay when a sudden storm approached
  
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• The verdict is in: America hates Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario

  01-09-2026 18:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s new name for the lake comes amid a bitter trade war between the US and its northern neighbor
  
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• Germany blames Russia for explosive drone attack at Leipzig airport

  01-09-2026 18:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Germany’s interior minister said the event corresponds with a known pattern of ‘Russian hybrid operations’
  
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• FBI eases hiring standards and won’t rule out applicants over prostitution or bestiality

  01-09-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Applicants who paid for sex fewer than three times in the last decade will not be automatically ruled out of FBI employment
  
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• Obama called Stephen A Smith after he criticized Biden, commentator reveals

  01-09-2026 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Outspoken pundit claims former president spoke to him during 2024 presidential election to discuss his influence
  
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• Germany blames Russia for explosive drone plot at Leipzig airport

  01-09-2026 18:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Germany’s Interior Minister said the event corresponds with a known pattern of ‘Russian hybrid operations’
  
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• Without buses running due to the fuel crisis, 1.4 million students begin school year in Cuba

  01-09-2026 17:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  A severe shortfall of instructors forced the government to deploy over 3,000 teachers from eastern provinces to schools in Havana, as nationwide teacher coverage plummeted to 73% across Cuba
  
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• New York's plan to charge fossil-fuel producers $75B for climate change damages is struck down

  01-09-2026 17:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  A federal judge has struck down New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel-producing industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair damage wrought by climate change
  
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• FAA proposes flight restrictions near Trump airport amid Mar-a-Lago security concerns

  01-09-2026 17:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Formerly Palm Beach International Airport, the site was officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport in July,
  
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• USPS could throw out millions of mail-in ballots under ‘s*** show’ Trump changes, whistleblower warns

  01-09-2026 17:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Postal Service illegally defied court orders with ‘secretive’ and ‘rushed’ process to implement new rules, anonymous official says
  
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• Man accused of stalking woman for 13 years had human skulls and part of John Wayne Gacy’s brain in his home: police

  01-09-2026 17:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Benjamin C. Larson was allegedly found with a disturbing collection of human skulls, skeletal remains and a jar purportedly containing part of a serial killer’s brain
  
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• CBS’s Bari Weiss personally pushed controversial headline that attacked Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed: report

  01-09-2026 17:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Unnamed sources told ‘Status’ that Weiss ‘praised’ an article that accused Democratic Senate candidate of deleted tweets about 9/11
  
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• Netanyahu’s son sparks furious backlash for saying the Falklands belong to Argentina

  01-09-2026 17:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump raised the issue again with new threats to ‘review’ America’s stance on the Falklands
  
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• Canada’s Liberals sweep special elections as voters back Carney’s crusade against Trump

  01-09-2026 16:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The most dramatic shift occurred in Quebec, where a Liberal candidate ousted a Conservative for the first time since 2018
  
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• A series of heatwaves leads Britain to record its hottest summer

  01-09-2026 16:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Britain's summer has been the hottest on record, according to provisional data from the national weather service
  
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