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• US plane engine fire: 'I just knew something was wrong'

  21-02-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video shows the engine, which failed shortly after take-off, burning and missing its casing.
  
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• Trump claims reports that families are worried about man-overboard aircraft carrier Lincoln crew are lies

  14-08-2026 20:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘No, they’re not,’ president snaps after reporters press him on reports of attempted suicides aboard Nimitz-class carrier
  
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• Luigi Mangione makes shocking claim that UnitedHealthcare told him where to find CEO he’s accused of killing

  14-08-2026 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I knew what I was doing was illegal,’ Mangione told the judge
  
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• UK £1.2 billion aid cuts more than double what was expected, analysis finds

  14-08-2026 19:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This stealth cut leaves communities suffering the impacts of conflict, crisis and climate change,’ UK aid network Bond says of cuts during 2025
  
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• Disney World has new trash cans – and some longtime park goers aren’t thrilled

  14-08-2026 18:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The new trash cans are getting a chilly reception as Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival approaches
  
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• How Trump and Musk repaired their relationship — and Charlie Kirk’s role in mending those fences

  14-08-2026 18:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The conservative activist Kirk had worked behind the scenes to mend the bitter rift before his shocking slaying
  
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• Flock Safety announces major changes after backlash to its license plate reader cameras

  14-08-2026 18:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some law enforcement officers have been accused of using the eyes in the sky for personal ends to stalk partners and ex-partners
  
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• Woman charged over vandalism of DC’s World War II memorial, DOJ says

  14-08-2026 18:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suds spilled from the monument's fountain, while red and green paint was splattered across the site alongside the painted message ‘Clean hands Dirty $’
  
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• Shocking detail in Luigi Mangione’s confession reveals how he was able to target healthcare CEO on NYC street

  14-08-2026 18:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan,’ Mangione told the judge. ‘I knew what I was doing was illegal’
  
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• Woman charged over vandalism of DC’s World War Two memorial, DOJ says

  14-08-2026 17:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suds spilled from the monument's fountain, while red and green paint was splattered across the site alongside the painted message ‘Clean hands Dirty $’
  
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• Jimmy Fallon gives hilarious advice to Trump on finding a Karoline Leavitt replacement

  14-08-2026 17:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Late-night host jokes White House press secretary departing chaos of Washington to seek a quieter life in the company of a screaming baby
  
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• Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking counts in killing of healthcare CEO

  14-08-2026 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  His lawyers told a federal judge he intends to plead guilty to two remaining charges as future of state murder case remains unclear
  
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• Luigi Mangione confesses ‘I shot Mr. Thompson and he died’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

  14-08-2026 17:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mangione pleads guilty to two federal stalking charges as future of state murder case remains unclear
  
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• Zambia election chaos erupts as vote count halted over alleged violence and ballot paper theft

  14-08-2026 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Zambian commission indicated it would review the decision to suspend the vote count in 24 hours
  
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• UK aid cuts more than double what was expected at £1.2 billion, analysis finds

  14-08-2026 17:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘This stealth cut leaves communities suffering the impacts of conflict, crisis and climate change,’ UK aid network bond says of cuts during 2025
  
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• Food shortages, broken toilets and 250 days at sea: Crisis unfolds on Trump’s warship in the Middle East

  14-08-2026 16:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sailors have raised concerns about life on board the aircraft carrier, which has been at sea since November
  
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• US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after nine months in captivity

  14-08-2026 16:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  An armed group has yet to claim responsibility for Kevin Rideout’s abduction
  
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• Thousands of migrant children ‘at risk’ in Ceuta amid sexual assault accusations

  14-08-2026 16:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two weeks after mass migrant crossing, 4,000 children could be outside the protection system amid fears among humanitarian groups of another push
  
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• Trump’s border czar defends ICE’s new electric gloves as alternative to lethal force

  14-08-2026 16:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It’s another device to help someone be compliant when they’re not,’ border czar Tom Homan said of the gloves
  
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• Trump pleads to Supreme Court for permission to build his $400M White House ballroom

  14-08-2026 16:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Administration officials say the project is vital for national security and the president’s safety
  
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• Border chief defends billion-dollar plan to erect barriers in national park to ward off ‘cartel activity’

  14-08-2026 16:04 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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• Universities are offering ‘influencer’ degrees through journalism schools. Reactions have been mixed

  14-08-2026 15:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Universities, eager to remain competitive in the face of a shrinking student population, are rolling out new majors intended to prepare students for today’s careers
  
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• Murder suspect wearing ‘force to be reckoned with’ shirt is caught after multi-state manhunt

  14-08-2026 15:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Five others have also been arrested in the case, which involved a manhunt across Florida, Georgia and Alabama
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow shoots down dozens of drones after Nato jets scrambled in Latvia

  14-08-2026 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to the violation
  
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• Trump vents, ‘Where do these animals come from?’ in rant over WWII memorial vandalism after Reflecting Pool mess

  14-08-2026 15:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Actual vandalism follows president’s made-up, face-saving vandalism claim after botched renovation of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
  
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• Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant as river runs dry

  14-08-2026 15:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Paks nuclear plant ⁠i currently operates at around 25% of its capacity
  
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• CNN host makes congressman squirm over Max Miller cash: ‘Not returning the donations because you believe him’

  14-08-2026 15:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Meanwhile, Democrats are pumping money into the Ohio Republican’s general election opponent
  
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• Vance says keeping gas prices low ‘goal number one’ for Iran war

  14-08-2026 15:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice President JD Vance moves to reassure voters that the Trump administration is working to resolve the conflict and bring down the cost of oil, which has spiked with the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz
  
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• Karoline Leavitt quit so fast it blindsided Trump and there’s no plan to replace her as press secretary: official

  14-08-2026 15:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  White House press briefings will be given by top officials — as they had been intermittently during Leavitt’s maternity leave — but names are being bandied about for a down-the-line permanent replacement
  
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• White House pressuring Netanyahu to condemn Israeli settler siege in West Bank

  14-08-2026 15:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The diplomatic intervention escalated after American authorities discovered that a Palestinian-American's residence was among those targeted
  
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