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• Tiger Woods in hospital after car crash

  24-02-2021 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifteen-time golf major champion Tiger Woods has surgery after suffering "multiple leg injuries" in a car crash in Los Angeles.
  
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• The target: an Israeli-owned commercial ship at sea. The culprit: Iran, says Netanyahu

  01-03-2021 18:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iran denied any involvement in damage caused to the MV Helios Ray
  
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• Trump ‘dismantled’ US immigration system ‘in entirety’ claims top Biden official

  01-03-2021 18:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump “dismantled” the immigration system of the United States “in entirety” a top Biden administration official has claimed.
  
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• One student injured at reported junior high school shooting in Arkansas

  01-03-2021 18:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  A suspected is in custody after a reported school shooting in Arkansas left one student injured in a serious condition.
  
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• Biden news – live: President criticised for hiding ‘virtual’ White House visitors as Trump mansion up for sale

  01-03-2021 18:20 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Biden criticised for falling short of Obama on transparency after failing to release White House virtual visitor logs

  01-03-2021 18:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Virtual meetings are primary mode of operations at White House and will probably stay that way until pandemic recedes
  
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• Condemnation for UK’s ‘inexplicable’ cut to Yemen aid

  01-03-2021 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Slashing of support ‘all the more heinous’ for Britain’s role in Saudi Arabian bombing campaign, pressure group says
  
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• AP journalist arrested while reporting on Myanmar protests

  01-03-2021 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Thein Zaw is believed to be in the notorious Insein Prison
  
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• Lady Gaga’s dogwalker posts first picture from hospital bed after attack: ‘I had a very close call with death’

  01-03-2021 17:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fischer calls Lady Gaga’s dog ‘guardian angel’ as it stayed with him after he was shot by dognappers
  
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• Heavy rains lead to rescues, road closures in Appalachia

  01-03-2021 17:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials say heavy rain across Appalachia has led to water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages
  
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• QAnon believers apparently think Joe Biden is a robot with a malfunctioning mouth

  01-03-2021 17:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some believers think Trump will take power again on 4 March
  
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• Life in Russia’s ‘harshest’ jail: The prison colony which Alexei Navalny now calls home

  01-03-2021 17:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  The prison is geared to ‘the sophisticated humiliation of human dignity’
  
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• 74-year-old golfer drowns in pond while searching for ball at Florida country club

  01-03-2021 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hermilo Jazmines’ death not being treated as ‘suspicious’ at this time
  
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• Devastated by war, Iraq’s Christians hope the Pope’s first ever visit can bring change

  01-03-2021 17:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Papal visit begins later this week with high expectations among the faithful but large security concerns for others, reports Bel Trew in Baghdad
  
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• 2 Americans wanted in Ghosn's escape in Japanese custody

  01-03-2021 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  An American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape the country in a box have been transferred to Japanese custody
  
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• ‘He won’t let the grift go’: Mary Trump thinks Donald’s 2024 ‘ambitions’ are a money-maker

  01-03-2021 17:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr Mary Trump thinks her uncle’s ego is too fragile to risk losing again - though he has much to gain by pretending he’ll run.
  
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• CDC ‘deeply concerned’ after decline of Covid cases and deaths stalls, as states relax restrictions

  01-03-2021 17:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has revealed she’s “deeply concerned” after the decline Covid-19 cases and deaths stalled amid new variants spreading through the United States.
  
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• Khashoggi fiancee says Saudi Crown Prince must be punished

  01-03-2021 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘If the crown prince is not punished, it will forever signal that the main culprit can get away with murder’
  
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• Mayoral candidates agree: St. Louis must tame the violence

  01-03-2021 17:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The next mayor of St. Louis will face the same overwhelming challenge that has haunted the current mayor and many of her predecessors: Violent crime is rampant, and efforts to address it have failed
  
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• Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

  01-03-2021 17:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Questions about how a limited supply of vaccine should be distributed have now found a new focus in rural America
  
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• Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill

  01-03-2021 16:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House
  
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• Rapper charged with chopping off British teacher’s penis to make a gory YouTube video

  01-03-2021 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rapper Aaron Beltran denies the charges
  
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• Dinosaur found in Argentina could be oldest titanosaur ever discovered

  01-03-2021 16:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  New analysis suggests titanosaurs lived longer ago than previously thought
  
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• Lumps found in breasts of ‘Gorilla Glue girl’ during plastic surgery consultation

  01-03-2021 16:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tessica Brown went viral on TikTok last month after sharing her hair ordeal
  
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• Video of Andrew Cuomo pressuring female journalist to eat sausage resurfaces

  01-03-2021 16:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mr Cuomo said ‘there’s too much sausage in that picture’ after taking selfie with reporter
  
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• Finnish government declares state of emergency over Covid infections spike

  01-03-2021 15:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The decision comes as new variants are contributing to a steep increase in infections
  
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• Two in three Russians think Covid was created by humans as a bioweapon

  01-03-2021 15:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Many of those polled also admitted to being unwilling to take Russia’s Covid vaccine
  
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• The sex scandal that reshaped Congress - and the warnings for today

  01-03-2021 15:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Congressman Wilbur Mills’ sex scandal had serious repercussions in the reform-minded 1970s, so why isn’t the same scrutiny given to politicians today?
  
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• China pledges 400,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Afghanistan

  01-03-2021 15:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  China has pledged 400,000 doses of the WHO approved Sinopharm vaccine to Afghanistan to assist in vaccination campaign
  
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• Biden news – live: Kamala ‘favourite to win in 2024’ as Trump hints at future presidential run

  01-03-2021 15:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Latest updates from Washington DC and beyond
  
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