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• RFK Jr issues warning to ‘entire departments’ of FDA after Trump election victory

  06-11-2024 23:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Robert F Kennedy Jr warned that entire departments of the Food and Drug Administration “have to go” following Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory.
  
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• Man convicted in 1998 woman’s murder and behind bars is now tied to cold-case killing

  06-11-2024 23:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  John Willis Pittman Jr, 44, was charged in Morgan City with the second-degree murder of Amber Lynn Jenkins Garcia
  
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• Where did Kamala Harris go wrong?

  06-11-2024 23:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris faced numerous obstacles in her presidential campaign.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway thanks The View hosts for Trump’s historic victory

  06-11-2024 23:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former Trump advisor also thanked Oprah for ‘helping’ the Republican nominee in his re-election campaign
  
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• Harris and Walz families watch on tearfully as vice president concedes election loss to Trump

  06-11-2024 23:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tim Walz and Kamala Harris’s family were in tears as they came together to watch the vice president’s concession speech following her 2024 presidential election loss to Donald Trump on Wednesday, 6 November.
  
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• Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

  06-11-2024 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnectionCuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on the island’s south-west coast as a powerful category 3 hurricane.In a brief statement on Wednesday, the country’s national power company, Union Eléctrica, said: “Strong winds caused by the powerful Hurricane Rafael have caused the disconnection of the national elect
  
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• Kamala Harris issues defiant two-word vow after losing election to Donald Trump

  06-11-2024 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris vowed to “keep fighting” in her first speech after her 2024 presidential election loss to Donald Trump.
  
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• Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba

  06-11-2024 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  AccuWeather reported that the hurricane’s most probable US landfall will be the Louisiana coast
  
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• Watch: Kamala Harris makes first appearance as she addresses nation following US election defeat

  06-11-2024 22:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Watch as Kamala Harris gave her concession speech and addressed Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory for the first time.
  
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• What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?

  06-11-2024 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Dobbs decision in 2022 not only eliminated the constitutional right to abortion but also left chaos and confusion in its wake, raising troubling questions about the future of reproductive healthcare. Kelly Rissman and Alicja Hagopian report
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Kamala Harris ends campaign with a message to young voters during concession speech

  06-11-2024 22:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris delivers concession speech as Donald Trump secures second term in the White House as America’s 47th president
  
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• First Jan 6 rioter lines up for their Trump pardon with plea to judge

  06-11-2024 22:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump has promised presidential pardons to all January 6 rioters throughout his campaign
  
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• ‘West Wing’ star Bradley Whitford blames ‘racist and sexist’ country for Trump victory

  06-11-2024 22:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The 65-year-old actor told The Independent he ‘absolutely thought’ Kamala Harris would win the White House
  
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• ‘My heart is full today’: Harris concedes loss to Trump as she addresses supporters at Howard University

  06-11-2024 22:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The vice president has promised to work with Trump’s campaign on his presidential transition
  
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• ‘Our survival depends on American aid’ Ukrainians react to election of Donald Trump

  06-11-2024 22:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s victory comes at a precarious moment in the conflict for Kyiv as Putin advances bolstered by some 10,000 North Korean soldiers
  
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• Child, 12, among the five killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff

  06-11-2024 22:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four passengers on the plane and one person on the ground were killed
  
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• US election 2024 live results: Kamala Harris gives speech after calling Donald Trump to concede

  06-11-2024 22:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kamala Harris delivers concession speech as Donald Trump secures second term in the White House as America’s 47th president
  
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• Doctor surrenders license after allegedly asking patient who revealed abortion if she ‘had Jesus in her life’

  06-11-2024 22:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dr. Lucien Cox, who is no longer practicing as of Tuesday, also faced allegations from a second woman of wildly inappropriate behavior
  
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• Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election

  06-11-2024 22:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Dollar up and renewable energy stocks down, while shares in president-elect’s media business rise by more than a thirdAnalysis: Trump policies mean higher pricesUS election 2024 – live news updatesWall Street and bitcoin rallied to fresh record highs and the dollar soared after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, while renewable energy stocks fell.Trump was declared the winner on Wednesday morning after securing the 270 electoral votes needed to take the pre
  
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• Outside Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s win, the security is tight and the atmosphere is strange

  06-11-2024 22:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  On the approach to the property’s entrance, it’s clear that something has changed
  
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• RFK Jr warns he plans on clearing out entire departments of the FDA

  06-11-2024 22:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kennedy has made controversial remarks about what he’d do if put in charge of US health care
  
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• Anti-Trump activists protest outside US embassy in London over ‘bigotry'

  06-11-2024 22:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Opponents rally against winner of US election whom they accuse of bigotry and threatening the climate
  
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• Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela remembered for having 'the heart of a lion' at his funeral

  06-11-2024 21:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith
  
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• Democrat anger as blame game begins over Kamala Harris’s devastating loss

  06-11-2024 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats are blaming everyone from Joe Biden to Tim Walz for Kamala Harris’s loss
  
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• Trump vs Harris: Election 2024 results map as Trump wins

  06-11-2024 21:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Follow along for live updates as Donald Trump surpasses 270 Electoral College votes needed to return to the White House
  
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• Democrat anger as blame game begins for Kamala Harris’ devastating loss

  06-11-2024 21:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats are blaming everyone from Joe Biden to Tim Walz for Kamala Harris’s loss
  
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• Chaos erupts in Germany as Scholz sets confidence vote date after coalition 'collapses'

  06-11-2024 21:10 via express.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Olaf Scholz said trust has been broken with Germany's finance minister, Christian Lindner, in a move that paves the way for snap elections.
  
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• Who could be in Trump’s Cabinet? Contenders for new top team from RFK Jr to Elon Musk

  06-11-2024 21:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former president indicated he values loyalty above all else when choosing administration positions
  
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• Middle East crisis: UN members must defend Unrwa against Israel’s ban, says aid agency boss – as it happened

  06-11-2024 21:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Philippe Lazzarini, head of Unrwa, says aid agency will collapse ‘without intervention by member states’Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of Beirut that today between 10.30am and 1.30pm it will “detonate unexploded ordnance” in the area.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered his congratulations to Donald Trump, who appears on course for re-election in the US.Dear Donald and Melania Trump, con
  
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• Why the polls got it wrong on Trump — again

  06-11-2024 21:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  An embarrassing night for forecasts raises questions about how to fix broken lines of communication
  
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• Watch live: Kamala Harris makes first appearance as she addresses nation following US election defeat

  06-11-2024 20:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Watch live as Kamala Harris makes a speech in which she is expected to address Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election victory for the first time.
  
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• The Simpsons fails to predict future — for first time ever

  06-11-2024 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Simpsons failed to predict the future for the first time after Kamala Harris lost the United States presidential election to Donald Trump.
  
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• Major MH370 breakthrough as 'credible' proposal set to spark fresh search

  06-11-2024 20:25 via express.co.uk
  
  A US-based marine exploration company has set out proposals for a 15,000-square-kilometre search off the west coast of Australia.
  
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• Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

  06-11-2024 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the northIsraeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern Gaza and residents will not be allowed to return home, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said, in what appears to be the first official acknowledgment from Israel it is systematically removing Palestinians from the area.In a media briefing on Tuesday night, the IDF Brig Gen Itzik Cohen tol
  
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• Ban tinned tuna from schools and hospitals, say activists, after toxic levels of mercury found in samples

  06-11-2024 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Consumer advocates warn of ‘colossal risk to public health’ as authorities accused of agreeing to high threshold
  
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• Sheinbaum tells Mexicans stunning Trump win is ‘nothing to worry about’

  06-11-2024 19:57 via theguardian.com
  
  President reassures her country as threat of US tariffs and deportations loomsUS election results 2024: live map and trackerUS election 2024 – live news updatesMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has reassured her country that “there’s nothing to worry about” after Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the US presidential election.But Trump’s extreme campaign promises have left Mexico bracing for punishing tariffs, mass migrant deportations – and e
  
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• US election 2024 live results: Kamala Harris concedes to Donald Trump with call to congratulate him

  06-11-2024 19:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump secures second term in the White House as America’s 47th president as Democratic rival Kamala Harris defeated
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg refuses to say Donald Trump’s name after election results

  06-11-2024 19:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The View host Whoopi Goldberg refused to say Donald Trump’s name live on the programme after the Republican won a second term as president in the 2024 election.
  
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• More than 50 people rescued from Channel, says French coastguard

  06-11-2024 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday nightMore than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies of several others were found floating at sea.The French coastguard said 51 people were rescued on Monday night after a boat got into difficulty when its engine failed off the coast of Audresselles in northern France. Those rescued were met by emergency services at Boulogne-sur-Mer quayside and taken to sa
  
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• Will Melania live in the White House? What now for the next First Lady

  06-11-2024 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Reports have claimed Melania Trump was not happy during her first stint at the White House, with claims she would spend more time out of DC during a second term
  
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• Bezos gushes over Trump’s ‘extraordinary political comeback’ after reportedly killing Harris endorsement

  06-11-2024 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jeff Bezosargued The Washington Post should not endorse because it could make the paper appear biased
  
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• Revealed: Trump’s presidential plan for first day in White House by senior advisor

  06-11-2024 19:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s plan for his first day as president has been revealed by his senior advisor.
  
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• Mexico to pursue judicial elections plan after top court fails to block reform

  06-11-2024 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Reform requires elections to be held in June 2025 to replace wide range of judicial positions, and reduce supreme courtThe Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect all judges by popular vote after the supreme court fell one vote short in a bid to invalidate part of it.After several hours of debate on the constitutionality of the judicial reform, only seven of the court’s 11 justices voted late on Tuesday to support a measure to roll back some of the reform&r
  
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• Does Donald Trump now have the power to quash his own criminal charges?

  06-11-2024 19:31 via express.co.uk
  
  President-elect facing a number of possible convictions, but could be spared jail thanks to his new powers
  
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• How has the UK reacted to Donald Trump’s election victory?

  06-11-2024 19:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has secured a second term in the White House in a shocking political comeback, defeating Democratic rival, Kamala Harris.
  
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• The View hosts wear all-black ‘funeral’ attire for post-election episode after Trump win

  06-11-2024 19:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg was committed in her refusal to say Donald Trump’s name during post-election episode
  
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• Post-Brexit border scheme to simplify trade put on pause again

  06-11-2024 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Single Trade Window designed to reduce friction on imports and exports will be halted until at least 2026 amid cost fearsA key part of the UK’s post-Brexit border strategy has been put on pause for more than a year amid government concerns over the cost of implementing the scheme.The introduction of the Single Trade Window (STW), which is designed to reduce friction for traders moving goods in and out of Britain, had already been delayed from late October to January next year, but will now
  
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• Gaza, Ukraine, and beyond: What a second Trump term means for the world

  06-11-2024 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  From how he would handle bloody wars ravaging the Middle East to promises of mass deportation to Latin America, Bel Trew delves into what the landscape of a Trump presidency may look like
  
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• I know why so many Latino men voted for Trump. I tried to sound the alarm

  06-11-2024 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: I’m a Democrat who’s never felt entirely at home in the Democratic Party. As a politics reporter and a Latino, I saw the warning signs for Harris and her whole party long ago
  
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• Seven things Trump says he will do as president

  06-11-2024 18:25 via bbc.com
  
  From immigration to the Ukraine war - these are the pledges he made ahead of his return to the White House.
  
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