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• The seven times Trump threatened Iran before pulling back

  03-08-2026 12:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations had raised hopes of easing the conflict and reopening shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• What to know about a surrogacy dispute between a California couple, their surrogate and Texas courts

  14-08-2026 03:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  A surrogate who gave birth in Texas to a California couple's child is embroiled in a legal battle
  
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• Fox News airs fake quote from an Iranian general

  14-08-2026 03:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The bogus quote from IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi said Iran would disarm its nuclear program if the US and Israel did
  
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• What Lindsay Clancy’s phone data reveals about the weeks before her children’s deaths

  14-08-2026 02:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Clancy looked up suicide methods, bipolar disorder and insomnia
  
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• Three men executed in three states on same day for first time since 2010

  14-08-2026 02:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling, but it also reflected a trend of increased executions in the US
  
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• Nearly a quarter of the nation’s children are chronically absent from school in ‘ominous’ trend: researchers

  14-08-2026 02:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Absenteeism is down since peaking during pandemic, but districts across the country are still struggling
  
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• California dog is euthanized even though the case to save it reached the Supreme Court

  14-08-2026 02:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bruce,a three-year-old Great Pyrenees and German Shepherd mix, was euthanized over several biting episodes
  
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• Border chief defends plan for barriers in national park despite pushback from locals: ‘We know the terrain’

  14-08-2026 01:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rodney Scott says the controversial project is needed to keep Big Bend National Park ‘safe, secure, and pristine’
  
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• Lindsay Clancy admitted to killing her three children but her trial questions her sanity. The internet is buzzing with theories

  14-08-2026 00:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  While court witnesses recount a loving mother seeking psychiatric help, online creators are picking apart phone logs and errand timelines to build their own theories about what really happened in January 2023
  
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• Rangers warn visitors to watch out for flying rabid bats at one National Park

  14-08-2026 00:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  One even got caught in a woman’s hair last weekend, says the National Park Service
  
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• Trump’s Reflecting Pool mystery now has the Scooby-Doo gang on the case: ‘Jinkies!’

  14-08-2026 00:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  A viral video skewering the president’s fixation has drawn over a million views on social media: ‘And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids,’ cartoon parody Trump says in typical Scooby-Doo fashion
  
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• Judge tosses Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University

  13-08-2026 23:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The legal complaint had claimed Harvard failed to adequately shield Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel
  
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• California prisons failed to protect women inmates from staff sexual abuse: DOJ

  13-08-2026 23:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The federal government on Thursday gave California's prison system 49 days to remediate the conditions that enabled the rampant abuse
  
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• Search of sunken fishing vessel off Cape Ann find no remains of missing crew members

  13-08-2026 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. Navy declined a request from the state of Massachusetts to assist in the recovery effort
  
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• Jury selected for trial of ex-gang leader accused in Tupac Shakur’s murder

  13-08-2026 23:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Opening statements in the Las Vegas murder trial are expected to begin Monday
  
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• CNN’s Bash makes congressman squirm over Max Miller cash: ‘You’re not returning the donations because you believe him’

  13-08-2026 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Meanwhile, Democrats are pumping money into the Ohio Republican’s general election opponent
  
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• Flock moves to increase oversight of camera use after police surveillance misuse

  13-08-2026 23:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Flock CEO Garrett Langley stated that key platform updates will convert previously optional safeguards into mandatory features for all users by Jan. 1
  
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• Six Flags rollercoaster has been closed for more than a month after an unconscious rider was found on ride

  13-08-2026 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  This is not the first time the famous Six Flags Magic Mountain coaster has faced scrutiny
  
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• Trump’s Reflecting Pool mystery gets the Scooby Doo gang on the case: ‘Jinkies!’

  13-08-2026 22:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  The parody video skewering Trump has drawn over one million views on social media
  
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• Marco Rubio brags US citizenship is not for sale - forgetting Trump’s $1M ‘Gold Card’

  13-08-2026 22:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration has vowed to crack down on ‘birth tourism’ while offering U.S. residency in exchange for a $1 million contribution
  
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• Groom accused of raping woman helping plan his wedding the night before the ceremony

  13-08-2026 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  A DNA test proved that Tyler Weber, 33, sexually assaulted the 19-year-old woman, who had been helping him the day before his wedding
  
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• There is only one thing Trump has talked more about than his construction projects

  13-08-2026 22:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  A new analysis determined Trump talks more about the Iran war and his ongoing construction projects than policies such as immigration and the economy
  
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• US resumes avocado inspections in Mexico after a security scare

  13-08-2026 22:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  As Mexico's top avocado-producing state, Michoacan remains an essential supplier to the American market
  
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• Trump’s DOJ could be held in contempt over unredacted Epstein files, judge says: ‘It’s not a threat. It’s a promise’

  13-08-2026 22:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Federal judge holds public hearing in lawsuit over withheld documents to hear ‘what the hell is going on in this case’
  
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• Virginia prosecutor is reviewing video of ICE agent pointing a gun at a woman in parking lot

  13-08-2026 21:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  An ICE agent accused a Virginia woman of trying to run them over — which she says did not happen
  
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• Detroit automakers warn Trump administration’s new trade deal proposal could cost billions of dollars

  13-08-2026 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. auto executives now worry that proposals floated ahead of talks with Mexican trade officials next month could raise operational costs even further
  
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• Over 200k magnetic toy sets recalled after children suffer severe injuries

  13-08-2026 21:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The CPSC warned that the small internal magnets could create a critical ingestion hazard for children
  
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• Trump’s FDA insists explosive diarrhea outbreak parasite is removed from food supply - but cases keep growing

  13-08-2026 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  There are now nearly 25,000 cases of cyclosporiasis in dozens of states nationwide
  
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• US military loses 25% of its key drone fleet as Iran war shrinks stockpile: report

  13-08-2026 21:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 45 MQ-9 Reapers, which cost up to $50 milion each, have been shot down or crashed, for a total loss exceeding $1.3 billion
  
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• Could the Amelia Earhart mystery finally be solved? A new expedition could offer answers

  13-08-2026 21:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Earhart vanished somewhere in the Pacific without a trace in 1937 when attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world
  
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