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• U.S. Senate panel announces October 12 Supreme Court confirmation hearing

  05-10-2020 23:17
  
  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would open a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Oct. 12, making clear that an outbreak of COVID-19 will not interfere with the schedule.Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the committee's chairman, announced that the hearing would start at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT)on Oct 12.Opening the Senate on Monday, Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the hearing would be in a hy
  
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• Iran-US war latest: Trump says Hormuz is a ‘very functioning Strait despite the odd rocket or drone’ in bizarre rant

  26-08-2026 16:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president repeats claim that waterway is open
  
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• An unlikely friendship? Jesse Watters admits he likes Abdul El-Sayed - just not his policies

  26-08-2026 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I actually like Abdul. I probably shouldn’t like him, but I do,’ rightwing anchor said after conducting a 25-minute interview with the progressive Senate hopeful
  
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• Even Fox’s Laura Ingraham tells Republicans to ‘get their act together’ as midterms near

  26-08-2026 16:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  A guest on Laura Ingraham’s show warned that Republicans could lose control of the House and Senate
  
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• USPS is planning a 6 percent increase to ship packages for 2026 holiday season

  26-08-2026 16:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  The temporary rate increase is set to take effect October 4 and remain in place through January 17
  
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• Everything that will change on Instagram and Facebook after bombshell court settlement

  26-08-2026 16:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Other sites such as YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat could be required to introduce similarly dramatic changes
  
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• Alaska Senate race gets weird as Dan Sullivan will try to beat Dan Sullivan for the seat

  26-08-2026 16:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dan J Sullivan, a Republican Senate candidate in Alaska, came away from last Tuesday’s primary with 2.5 percent of the vote – making him eligible to take on Senator Dan S Sullivan in November
  
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• Data centers are sparking a wave of crappy hotel makeovers

  26-08-2026 16:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ambitious developers increasingly willing to buy up run-down resorts to capitalize on demand for rooms from construction workers arriving to help build units to support digital economy
  
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• Meteorologist bursts into uncontrollable giggles during live broadcast

  26-08-2026 16:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  A weather presenter burst into uncontrollable laughter during a live report on Sunday (23 August).
  
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• Trump labels Canada ‘one of the worst countries to deal with’ and promises to ‘take them on’

  26-08-2026 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  President continues insulting one of America’s largest trading partners in latest broadside against close ally
  
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• Ex-Premier League star reported missing in Hungary as former club issues concerned statement

  26-08-2026 15:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Akos Buzsaky played for QPR in the Premier League and the club stated it is “praying he’s found safe and well’
  
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• Meta to pay up to $17 billion and dramatically change Instagram and Facebook to settle huge US court case

  26-08-2026 15:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Meta will pay up to $16.7 billion and make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook to settle a major US court case.
  
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• Elon Musk awarded Ukraine’s Order of Freedom as Zelensky urges him to expand Starlink access

  26-08-2026 15:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has emerged as a central, if controversial, private figure in Ukraine's defense effort
  
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• The Latest: Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs as trade war escalates

  26-08-2026 15:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Canada has struck back at the United States with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion in American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates
  
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• How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers race to save retirement benefits

  26-08-2026 15:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy are spending their final months as senators attempting to protect tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut starting in six years
  
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• Why did Trump’s CIA director make a mysterious short trip to Moscow?

  26-08-2026 15:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Neither the White House or the Kremlin have offered an explanation for the first trip by a US spy chief to the Russian capital in nearly five years
  
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• Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration

  26-08-2026 15:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  The first large site for testing wave energy technologies in the continental U.S. is open, after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration
  
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• White House brags about ‘Lake America’ by sharing US map that puts DC in the middle of North Carolina

  26-08-2026 14:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You guys can’t even put DC in the right place on the map,’ one commenter wrote, while another chimed in: ‘Ah yes DC in lovely North Carolina’
  
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• The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

  26-08-2026 14:44 via independent.co.uk
  The Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine
  
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• Sanctioned international court president says she asked Japan to help de-escalate tensions with US

  26-08-2026 14:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president of the International Criminal Court, Tomoko Akane, says there is no reason for her to face U.S. sanctions
  
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• Prince Harry and wife Meghan arrive in the UK as they make a fresh start in Britain

  26-08-2026 14:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in the United Kingdom as they make a fresh start in Britain after six years in the United States
  
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• Dramatic footage shows speedboat ‘thief’ ram €1m vehicle into coastguard off Ibiza

  26-08-2026 14:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 52-year-old suspect is facing charges including boat theft and assaulting an officer
  
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• Darline Graham’s win in South Carolina shows Trump’s endorsement still matters

  26-08-2026 14:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president’s decision to deploy every resource to get Lindsey Graham’s sister over the finish line paid off big time, Eric Garcia writes. But it comes on the heels of some stinging defeats
  
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• Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor claims in new lawsuit

  26-08-2026 14:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent
  
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• Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, ex professor claims in new lawsuit

  26-08-2026 14:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent
  
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• Darline Graham’s narrow win in South Carolina shows Trump’s endorsement still matters

  26-08-2026 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president’s decision to deploy every resource to get Lindsey Graham’s sister over the finish line paid off big time, Eric Garcia writes. But it comes on the heels of some stinging defeats
  
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• Irish couple found dead in hot tub at Spanish holiday villa

  26-08-2026 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The bodies were recovered at a property in Cullera, on the Valencian coast
  
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• Irish couple found dead in hot tub at Spanish holiday home

  26-08-2026 13:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  The bodies were recovered at a property in Cullera, on the Valencian coast
  
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• Crowd boos mention of Trump in losing Republican’s concession speech

  26-08-2026 13:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I never understood why he got in this race,’ the Republican admitted, referring to Trump
  
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• Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom after fiery confrontation with Natasha Cloud

  26-08-2026 13:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  During the Sky's 113-90 defeat against the Indiana Fever on Sunday, Kanter Freedom was seated courtside when Sky guard Natasha Cloud started pointing and shouting at him
  
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