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• Senator calls for unity in blocking Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women

  11-12-2020 20:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  'We've seen in recent years what happens when we indulge the cultural and identity Balkanisation of our national community’
  
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• Fears for communities near the great Colorado River as drought means future is uncertain

  30-08-2026 00:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The severely depleted Colorado River is causing grave concern for those who rely on it
  
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• LA rapper arrested in $8M check-cashing scheme

  29-08-2026 23:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The rapper often flaunted his lavish lifestyle on social media, including iced-out jewelry and a photo with a boxing legend
  
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• ICE plans to spend up to $2M on robot dogs

  29-08-2026 23:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The four-legged robots are equipped with cameras and Wi-Fi connectivity and can travel at speeds of up to about 5 feet per second
  
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• Lake Ontario, Always: Canada hits back at Trump’s Lake America order with giant sign

  29-08-2026 23:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Doug Ford unveiled a giant billboard along the Canadian shore bearing the message ‘Lake Ontario. Now and Always’
  
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• King Harald V death: Tens of thousands mourn as Norway enters a new royal era

  29-08-2026 22:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  People have lined the streets in Oslo as Norway's King Harald V dies aged 89
  
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• Trump’s deal gives the US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela – what we know

  29-08-2026 22:33 via independent.co.uk
  Trump's deal gives the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves - but what does that actually mean?
  
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• Anti-immigrant provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE after arrest in New Orleans

  29-08-2026 22:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Far-right commenter Laura Loomer claimed credit for reporting the far-right personality to ICE
  
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• Drug dealer acquitted of murder after high school student he sold fentanyl to died weeks before her graduation

  29-08-2026 22:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The California teen is remembered as an animal lover who loved the outdoors and was known for driving a pink car
  
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• GOP Rep revives memories of his blackface scandal with tweet marking Michael Jackson’s birthday

  29-08-2026 22:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York Rep. Mike Lawler drew scrutiny two years ago after an old photo surfaced of him dressed in blackface as the King of Pop
  
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• British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported back to UK after being detained by ICE

  29-08-2026 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Milo Yiannopoulos deported back to the UK after being detained by Trump’s ICE in the US
  
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• Judge rules against Trump in freedom of speech case brought by Stanford newspaper over Israel coverage

  29-08-2026 20:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Federal judge warns against ‘downward spiral’ for First Amendment after administration threatens to revoke visas over pro-Palestine views
  
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• Big rig left dangling over California bridge after crash leaves driver injured

  29-08-2026 20:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The truck driver was reportedly ejected from the vehicle and injured
  
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• Left‑handed people tend to vote to the left

  29-08-2026 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jérémie Bertrand, Caroline Perrin and Laurent Weill write
  
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• Trump posts AI video of ‘Lake America’ being protected by an army of bequiffed ‘Donald Ducks’

  29-08-2026 19:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The post came after the president signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid a bitter tariff war with Canada
  
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• Man charged with arson after setting himself on fire inside NYC building where Google has offices

  29-08-2026 19:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man was allegedly trying to access another tenant’s space in the building, Google said in a statement
  
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• Another Trump Cabinet member is mulling a 2028 run for president: report

  29-08-2026 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  In recent months, 2028 speculation has largely focused on two figures: JD Vance and Marco Rubio
  
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• Trump slammed over latest ‘disgusting’ attack on another female reporter: ‘Filth’

  29-08-2026 17:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump labeled New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman ‘unattractive’ and a ‘stalker’ after she reported on his plans for the 25th anniversary of 9/11
  
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• Horror as schoolgirl, 13, abducted and gang-raped after heading for Chinese food

  29-08-2026 17:16 via express.co.uk
  A 13-year-old girl who had left her home to buy some Chinese food was allegedly abducted and gang-raped on Wednesday.
  
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• Judge finds mother with postpartum psychosis not guilty of murdering her two children in case echoing Lindsay Clancy trial

  29-08-2026 16:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The NYC verdict comes as a Massachusetts jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial
  
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• Bat crawls into woman’s mouth as she sleeps

  29-08-2026 16:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  A doctor from Virginia says she woke up to find a live bat inside her mouth.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv weapons depot, killing 37

  29-08-2026 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible
  
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• FBI drops automatic hiring ban for applicants caught with prostitutes

  29-08-2026 16:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move away from an automatic disqualification represents part of a broader evolution in recruitment standards across federal law enforcement agencies
  
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• Trump says US will take part control of Venezuela oil reserves in unprecedented plan

  29-08-2026 16:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Announcement followed weeks of US Venezuelan negotiations
  
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• WW3 fears explode as Putin successfully tests nuke missile that can strike US

  29-08-2026 15:41 via express.co.uk
  Russia has tested a nuclear-capable missile.
  
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• Dozens killed after Russian drone blows up Ukraine warehouse

  29-08-2026 14:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky vows punishment for those responsible for attack in village of Myla
  
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• Incredible new sleeper train linking 4 EU countries to launch in 2028

  29-08-2026 14:36 via express.co.uk
  Trains will depart at 7pm and arrive at 10am the next day.
  
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• Influencers, treasure hunters or ‘mole people’? No one seems to know what is going on underground in NYC

  29-08-2026 13:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Three men mysteriously emerged from a Midtown Manhattan manhole last week — in at least the fourth incident involving someone venturing into the Big Apple’s sewer system this summer
  
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• 'I met Kim Jong-un seven times - the terrifying rules and how one criticism could end you'

  29-08-2026 13:25 via express.co.uk
  A former North Korean diplomat has offered rare insight into the perilous world of those who meet the despot - and the terrifying rules they must follow
  
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• Putin no longer protecting Russia’s two biggest cities from war

  29-08-2026 13:02 via express.co.uk
  The invasion of Ukraine is "imposing significant economic hardship on Russian society".
  
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