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• Two missing after flash floods in southern France

  20-09-2020 23:27 via article.wn.com
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were missing in southern France on Sunday after flash floods caused by storms that dumped a year's worth of rainfall in parts of the Cevennes hills north of Montpellier. ......
  
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• Judge again blocks Trump’s attempt to get his felony hush money conviction tossed

  28-08-2026 19:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort
  
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• Trump shows up nearly half-hour late and announces yet another construction project before he honors Artemis astronauts

  28-08-2026 19:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump also presents medal to Canadian astronaut after insulting his home country a day earlier
  
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• Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo facing three more citations in connection with OWI arrest

  28-08-2026 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tony Romo was arrested last month on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI)
  
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• Putin thinks Trump is ‘weakened’ by Iran war, says report

  28-08-2026 19:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Capitalising on the Hormuz crisis to ramp up action in Ukraine will have consequences, Ratcliffe warns Putin in secret meeting
  
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• The Old Farmer’s Almanac winter forecast is out. Here’s what to know about the coming season

  28-08-2026 19:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The season is looking mild for much of the country - with a few key exceptions
  
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• Trump pledges to let ranchers process their own beef after Glenn Beck warns him about ‘cartel’

  28-08-2026 19:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week, conservative media figure Glenn Beck pleaded with the president to ‘break the back’ of meat-processing plants
  
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• ‘Red Alert’ issued over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills found in tourist hotspot

  28-08-2026 18:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  It isn’t the first time Trump-shaped ecstasy pills have surfaced
  
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• White House is not a ‘happy environment’ as Trump’s frustration with Iran war grows, reporter claims

  28-08-2026 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The president has been in a pretty frustrated mood for a while about Iran,’ the reporter claimed
  
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• The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is not just a medical crisis – it is also a crisis of trust

  28-08-2026 18:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sarah Clayton-Fisher discusses the misinformation that her Red Cross and Red Crescent colleagues must confront as they battle Ebola
  
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• Canada’s Carney responds to Trump’s Lake America name change with a history lesson

  28-08-2026 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Canadian head of government explains 400-year-old origins of ‘Lake Ontario’ name after Trump purports to rename the body of water in a fit of pique over trade war he started
  
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• Palestine Action protestors accused of damaging Trump’s Turnberry golf course had ‘terrorist connection’

  28-08-2026 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Gaza is not for sale’ was painted on one of the greens, and holes on the course were dug up
  
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• Canadian officials consider naming street ‘Obama Ave’ to troll Trump after Lake Ontario ‘shenanigans’

  28-08-2026 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The street was named after President Donald Trump 25 years ago
  
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• Group of hikers from Virginia among those still missing in Nepal after deadly floods

  28-08-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dozens of Americans, including community leaders from Northern Virginia, were traveling to Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash when catastrophic flash floods struck the border region
  
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• The Latest: Iran war reaches its six-month mark as Trump shifts focus

  28-08-2026 17:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has reached an awkward moment in his second term as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began six months ago Friday
  
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• Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume work amid probe

  28-08-2026 17:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former Cambridge professor Jason Arday was found dead earlier this month
  
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• The FDA just approved this year’s Covid vaccines - here’s what you need to know about the shots

  28-08-2026 17:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The vaccines are expected to roll out at hospitals and pharmacies in just days
  
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• Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed in Jackson Hole speech

  28-08-2026 17:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Questions about Warsh’s approach have intensified amid President Donald Trump’s continued calls for lower interest rates
  
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• Dolly Parton streams skyrocket after her death, up 2,109% in the US and 1,280% globally

  28-08-2026 16:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Streams of Dolly Parton's music have skyrocketed since her death on Tuesday
  
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• Scientists unleash army of octopuses to fight off blue crab invasion

  28-08-2026 16:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  The crustaceans have caused huge damage to Italy’s fishing industry
  
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• King Oyo: World’s ‘youngest king’ dies aged 34 after secret illness

  28-08-2026 16:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  King Oyo leaves behind a son and heir, whose identity has not been disclosed
  
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• Anthropic scores court victory against Pentagon’s ‘illegal and baseless’ actions

  28-08-2026 16:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The dispute between the AI company and the government broke out in February when Trump and Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering national security
  
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• Trump to skip 9/11 remembrance at Ground Zero because they wouldn’t let him give a speech

  28-08-2026 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City does not allow politicians to speak at Ground Zero to maintain a nonpartisan stance
  
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• Trump to skip 9/11 25th anniversary at Ground Zero because they wouldn’t let him give a speech

  28-08-2026 16:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City does not allow politicians to speak at Ground Zero to maintain a nonpartisan stance
  
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• Iranians demand ‘any sign’ supreme leader is alive as he remains invisible 6 months into war

  28-08-2026 15:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  With no photograph, video or audio message released since his appointment a week into the war, Iranians are growing increasingly skeptical
  
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• I’m a mother who watched the Lindsay Clancy trial. Here’s what I want you to know about postpartum psychosis

  28-08-2026 15:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Moms who have been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial reflect on their experiences of postpartum mental health crises and tell Rhian Lubin why the case has them speaking out about the failures of America’s maternal healthcare system
  
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• Exclusive: California grandma with MS booted from cruise in Caribbean for ‘stealing’ free wine, lawsuit says

  28-08-2026 15:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Dayna Zegarelli was unable to fill a new set of prescriptions in the British Virgin Islands, and risks blindness from a worsening of her optic lesions, according to court filings
  
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• Gordon Brown warns Ukraine faces ‘worst winter’ of war as he urges Trump to act

  28-08-2026 15:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brown believes it is a ‘critical moment’ in the war between Ukraine and Russia
  
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• Trump kept CIA chief’s visit to Russia from White House officials: report

  28-08-2026 15:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump dismissed suggestions that the CIA director was sent to Moscow over concerns that Russia could test NATO’s resolve
  
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• Trump’s ‘s*** show’ midterm convention will vie with NFL kickoff games for viewers in potential scheduling blunder

  28-08-2026 15:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It’s yet another opportunity to shake down corporate America,’ one GOP strategist said
  
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