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• Trump told Putin not to escalate war in Ukraine days after the election, reports say

  10-11-2024 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  On the campaign trail, Trump has promised to end the Russia–Ukraine war
  
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• Republicans push for criminal probe into judge in Trump hush money case – and the judge’s daughter

  10-11-2024 23:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Florida Representatives Anna Paulina Luna and Cory Mills floated the idea that criminal charges could be brought against Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter Loren Merchan, as well as Special Counsel Jack Smith
  
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• The road to Ukraine’s Kurakhove is known as ‘the road of death’ – residents refuse to leave

  10-11-2024 22:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The road to Kurakhove, which is lined with burned-out civilian vehicles, is nicknamed the ‘road of death’
  
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• 18-year-old New York parks employee dies battling wildfires along New Jersey border

  10-11-2024 22:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities are reporting the death of a New York parks employee battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states
  
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• Democrats are trying to work out where it all went wrong. On the left of the party a consensus is forming

  10-11-2024 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats must abandon ‘neoliberalism’, Connecticut senator warns, as party leaders face strongest backlash in years
  
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• Irish man arrested over killing of US tourist in Budapest

  10-11-2024 21:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police detained the suspect, an Irish citizen, on the evening of November 7
  
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• One of 43 monkeys who escaped from a South Carolina lab is captured

  10-11-2024 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The escaped primates do not pose a threat to public health, the laboratory said
  
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• Judge says New York can’t use two-century-old law to block migrant buses from Texas

  10-11-2024 21:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  The court dismissed a lawsuit
  
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• Government to buy small plot of land for $100m to avoid developers getting it

  10-11-2024 21:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The landhas been a bone of contention between Wyoming and federal officials for decades
  
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• Election 2024 live: Trump completes swing state sweep with Arizona; Republicans inch closer to House majority

  10-11-2024 20:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Result brings Trump’s final electoral vote total to 312, compared to Kamala Harris’s 226
  
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• Charlamagne Tha God pinpoints Harris’s biggest campaign flaw: inconsistency

  10-11-2024 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Radio host says Democrats did not effectively get their messaging across to voters
  
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• NY parks employee dies fighting fires; air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey

  10-11-2024 20:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities are reporting the death of a New York parks employee battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states
  
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• Bernie Sanders doubles down that people are ‘angry’ with Dems after Pelosi said she didn’t ‘respect’ his remarks

  10-11-2024 19:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  In a statement after Donald Trump sailed to victory, the veteran Vermont senator said that the election results should ‘come as no great surprise’
  
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• Vivek Ramaswamy teases role in Trump’s second administration: ‘Couple great options’

  10-11-2024 19:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ramaswamy confirmed he was having ‘high-impact discussions’ about his political future
  
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• Power in the Palms: Inside the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago

  10-11-2024 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Political hopefuls flock to Donald Trump's Florida home as the president-elect assembles his cabinet.
  
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• CNN host Dana Bash confronts Jim Jordan with claim MAGA only cries election fraud when Trump loses

  10-11-2024 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  In the final stages of the race, Trump and his allies lay the groundwork for claims of voter fraud – claims that instantly fell away after he won
  
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• Russia suffering highest daily frontline losses since start of war, says UK army chief

  10-11-2024 17:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin’s forces are currently losing around 1,500 soldiers every day, claims UK army chief Sir Tony Radakin
  
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• Nikki Haley responds to Trump’s announcement that she’s not welcome back in his second administration

  10-11-2024 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump publicly batted down Haley and Pompeo as he plans his future cabinet
  
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• ‘There can only be one’: CNN contributor predicts future fallout between Trump and Musk

  10-11-2024 17:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kara Swisher predicted that the president-elect, despite waxing lyrical about Musk throughout his 2024 campaign, will ultimately not be willing to share the spotlight with the entrepreneur
  
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• 49ers star Nick Bosa fined $11,000 for sporting MAGA hat during post-game interview

  10-11-2024 16:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  A person familiar with the matter says San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has been fined by the NFL for wearing a hat with a pro-Donald Trump message during a post-game television interview
  
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• California governor Gavin Newsom sends ‘firm’ warning to President-elect Donald Trump

  10-11-2024 15:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  California governor Gavin Newsom has taken a direct stand against President-elect Donald Trump in a new video message.
  
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• The f-word is having a heyday around the US election. This lexicographer has researched it for decades

  10-11-2024 14:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a newedition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids with Sheila Flynn
  
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• ‘No one cares’: Trump accusers feel his election win will prevent assault victims from coming forward

  10-11-2024 14:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I think that I’m still trying to grapple with the fact that our country dislikes women so much,’ one accuser told Kelly Rissman after the resounding election results
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow suffering highest casualties of war as Kyiv launches major drone attack

  10-11-2024 14:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine attacks Moscow and its region with at least 32 drones in early hours
  
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• Police receive ‘significant’ tip about missing New Mexico woman after property search

  10-11-2024 13:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Melissa Montoya disappeared after a night out in Dulce, New Mexico on March 9, 2001. For 23 years, there was no movement in the case but Darlene Gomez, an advocate for MMIW cases, never gave up the search for her friend. She tells Andrea Cavallier how a new tip could be the key to finding her
  
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• The right-wing organization in Trump’s ear replacing the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025

  10-11-2024 13:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Implementing loyalists to executive branch positions, forcing local and state law enforcement agencies to comply with mass deportation and taking a confrontational approach to relations with China are all policies promoted by the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank with influence over Donald Trump. Ariana Baio breaks it down
  
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• Not to alarm you, but your Social Security number is already leaked

  10-11-2024 13:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The basic information of most adults in the United States, and in many other parts of the world, is already widely available,’ one identifty theft expert told Justin Rohrlich
  
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• At least 17 dead in Israeli strike on single house in northern Gaza

  10-11-2024 11:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nine women said to be among the dead at the Alloush family home, where dozens of people were seeking shelter
  
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• Labour ‘unlikely’ to accept Farage’s offer to become UK’s ambassador to Trump, says treasury secretary

  10-11-2024 11:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Treasury secretary Darren Jones has said Labour is “unlikely” to accept Nigel Farage’s offer of acting as an interlocutor between the UK and the US.
  
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• Treasury secretary says Labour ‘unlikely’ to accept Farage’s offer to become UK’s ambassador to Trump

  10-11-2024 10:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Treasury secretary Darren Jones has said Labour is “unlikely” to accept Nigel Farage’s offer of acting as an interlocutor between the UK and the US.
  
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• UK could be spared from Trump’s tariffs because of Brexit, says US governor

  10-11-2024 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  The UK could be spared from Donald Trump’s tariffs raise because of Brexit, a US governor has said.
  
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• Yale psychiatrist urges LGBTQ+ community to shun Trump-voting family members over the holidays

  10-11-2024 10:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  A psychiatrist urged MSNBC viewers whose family members voted for Donald Trump to shun relatives over the upcoming holidays.
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump wins Arizona to complete stunning clean sweep of all swing states

  10-11-2024 08:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Result brings Trump’s final electoral vote total to 312, compared to Kamala Harris’s 226
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war – live: Moscow shuts down airports as Kyiv launches major drone attack

  10-11-2024 08:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine attacks Moscow and its region with at least 32 drones in early hours
  
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• Irish general election 2024 explained

  10-11-2024 07:55 via bbc.com
  
  A general election in the Republic of Ireland has officially been called for Friday 29 November.
  
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• Democrats' bet on a generation of liberal voters has backfired badly

  10-11-2024 07:35 via bbc.com
  
  Latino, black and younger voters once helped Obama win power - Trump made gains with all three groups this election. Why?
  
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• SNL praises ‘hot, jacked’ Trump and Elon ‘I run the country now’ Musk to avoid ‘enemies list’ in cold open

  10-11-2024 06:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heidi Gardner claims she voted for Donald Trump 50 times — in Pennsylvania
  
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• Bill Burr tells women to ‘whore it up a little’ in controversial post-election SNL monologue

  10-11-2024 06:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Burr said women were ‘0 and 2’ after Trump’s latest election victory
  
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• Bill Burr tells women politicians to ‘whore it up a little’ in controversial post-election SNL monologue

  10-11-2024 06:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Burr said women were ‘0 and 2’ after Trump’s latest election victory
  
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• SNL mocks ‘hot, jacked’ Trump and Elon ‘I run the country now’ Musk to avoid ‘enemies list’ in cold open

  10-11-2024 06:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heidi Gardner claims she voted for Donald Trump 50 times — in Pennsylvania
  
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• Russia suffers worst month for casualties, says UK defence chief

  10-11-2024 06:30 via bbc.com
  
  Putin's troops suffered on average about 1,500 dead or injured a day in October, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin claims.
  
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• Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods

  10-11-2024 06:18 via bbc.com
  
  Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Valencia regional head, accusing him of mishandling the response to last month's floods.
  
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• Deleted tweets, missed warnings and calls for the ‘hangman’: the bitter political fallout from Spain’s floods

  10-11-2024 06:00
  
  The region’s president responds to criticisms that he was slow to act by attacking the prime ministerThe sun still hadn’t risen on Tuesday 29 October when the mayor of Utiel, Ricardo Gabaldón, took another look at the warnings from Spain’s state meteorological office and ordered all the schools in the small Valencian town to close.“The warning early that morning – at 5am or 6am – was orange,” he said. “That’s when I was weighing up whe
  
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• Trump wins Arizona to complete a clean sweep of the seven swing states

  10-11-2024 05:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Grand Canyon state is the last to be called in the 2024 race. It means Trump won 312 electoral votes compared 226 for Harris
  
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• Stefanos Kasselakis, ousted leader of Greece’s Syriza, leaves party to launch new movement

  10-11-2024 05:50
  
  Businessman, who has mostly lived in US and only entered politics last year, left after party congress refused to consider his leadership candidacyStefanos Kasselakis, the Greek American shipping investor and former banker who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, has said he is leaving leftwing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party he had led, and forming his own.Kasselakis announced he was leaving Syriza on Friday after a two-day party congress refused to consider his leadersh
  
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• ‘No stopping’ Suburban Rail Loop after Victorian government inks $1.7bn deal with global consortium

  10-11-2024 05:36
  Terra Verde’s contract demonstrates the ‘huge competitive interest’ from global construction companies, Jacinta Allan saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government’s contentious Suburban Rail Loop “cannot be stopped” as a cloud hangs over the rollout of its new public transport ticket system.Global consortium Terra Verde has been awarded a $1.7bn tunnelling contract
  
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• Music stars sing praises of team sweeping Ghana clean

  10-11-2024 05:25 via bbc.com
  
  Known as Buz Stop Boys, the group's leader says they want "a cleaner, healthier, and prouder Ghana".
  
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• In Russia's shadow: The Baltics wait for Europe's strategic new railway

  10-11-2024 05:21 via bbc.com
  
  Building the link to western Europe has become more urgent as the Baltics see Russia as a threat.
  
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• Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of all seven battleground states, AP declares

  10-11-2024 04:07
  
  Donald Trump now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 electoral college votes, with Kamala Harris securing 226Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, the Associated Press declared on Saturday, completing a clean sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive electoral college victory over the Democratic vice-president, Kamala Harris.Trump, who had secured the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the White House by early Wednesday, now has what
  
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• Jacinta Allan warns against ‘American-style division’ as Indigenous treaty negotiations begin in Victoria

  10-11-2024 03:33
  
  Premier says ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake news’ should not interfere with efforts to improve society, after opposition MP suggests talks being held in ‘secret’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has warned against “American-style division” surrounding the state’s nation-leading Indigenous treaty, ahead of negotiations beginning thi
  
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