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• Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18

  06-01-2025 15:45 via independent.co.uk
  Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 12-18 include actor Jason Bateman, radio and TV personality Howard Stern and “The Hunger Games” actor Liam Hemsworth
  
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• A man’s body washed ashore near the Ontario-US border over 20 years ago. He finally has a name

  08-01-2025 01:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police do not suspect foul play in the man’s May 2003 death
  
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• Pacific Palisades fire latest: Over 1,200 acres burned as ‘life-threatening’ winds force 30,000 residents to evacuate

  08-01-2025 00:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fast-moving LA brush fire has been fueled by dangerous fire weather and whipping winds
  
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• A $7m funding deficit means one of America’s busiest suicide hotlines is seeing thousands of abandoned calls

  08-01-2025 00:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Over eight months, 18,500 calls to the state’s suicide hotline were abandoned
  
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• Pacific Palisades fire latest: Over 1,200 acres burned as ‘life-threatening’ winds force 27,000 residents to evacuate

  08-01-2025 00:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fast-moving LA brush fire has been fueled by dangerous fire weather and whipping winds
  
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• Jimmy Carter funeral latest: Kamala Harris eulogizes former president as a ‘gifted’ man of grace

  08-01-2025 00:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and members of Congress, take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda
  
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• Donald Trump appears to call son to tell Greenlanders ‘we’ll treat you well’

  07-01-2025 23:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump appeared to call his son, Donald Trump Jr, while he was on a trip to the autonomous Arctic territory on Tuesday, 7 January.
  
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• Pacific Palisades fire latest: Over 770 acres burned as ‘life-threatening’ winds force 27,000 residents to evacuate

  07-01-2025 23:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fast-moving Los Angeles brush fire has been fueled by dangerous fire weather and whipping winds
  
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• Louisiana promises more security for Mardi Gras after terrorist attack left 14 dead

  07-01-2025 23:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  State Attorney General Liz Murrill said measures would be in place throughout the period leading up to the festival’s conclusion on March 4
  
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• TikToker who gained fame for speeding down highways gets sweetheart plea deal for killing six in crash

  07-01-2025 23:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Noah Galle, the son of a prominent attorney, could have faced a 55-year sentence for causing the deadly car crash
  
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• Jimmy Carter funeral latest: Former president lies in state at US Capitol Rotunda

  07-01-2025 23:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and members of Congress, take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda
  
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• Rosary over Rogan: Trump ally’s podcast knocked off number one spot by religion show

  07-01-2025 22:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Rosary in a Year podcast held the No. 1 spot on the Apple charts for three days in a row
  
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• Trump says he wants to rename Gulf of Mexico and retake Panama Canal during press conference: Live

  07-01-2025 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect held baffling — at times alarming — press event at Mar-a-Lago, wandering from topic to topic and threatening allied nations
  
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• Justin Trudeau latest: Outgoing PM says there isn’t ‘a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will join US

  07-01-2025 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trudeau announced Monday that he will step down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister once a successor has been chosen
  
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• Manhattan residents take fitness chain to court over ear-splitting music — comparing it to POW ‘torture’

  07-01-2025 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Two Manhattan women claim they haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in a year, as their beds literally start vibrating at 6 a.m. thanks to the “absurdly loud” F45 studio downstairs
  
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• Deadly winter storm forces more than 12,000 flight cancellations and delays with more airport chaos expected

  07-01-2025 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The next round of bitter cold temperatures and winter weather conditions is aimed at the South
  
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• Elon Musk will do ‘all sorts of bad s***,’ OpenAI boss claims

  07-01-2025 22:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been engaged in a feud with Elon Musk for seven years
  
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• Jimmy Carter is back in Washington, where he remained an outsider

  07-01-2025 22:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Carter's state funeral has moved to Washington after observances in his native Georgia
  
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• Pacific Palisades fire latest: Evacuations ordered as brush fire erupts due to ‘life-threatening’ winds in Los Angeles

  07-01-2025 22:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The fast-moving Los Angeles brush fire has been fueled by dangerous fire weather and whipping winds
  
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• Trump has a narrow window to advance his aggressive agenda. He’ll need these right-wing hardliners to push it through

  07-01-2025 22:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: Trump is angling to dismantle the hurdles that sapped his first-term momentum by calling all corners of the GOP to him
  
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• Palliative care doc pushed girl to fatally hang herself while sexually exploiting minors online: prosecutors

  07-01-2025 22:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  He also directed children to ‘cut’ and ‘choke’ themselves, according to prosecutors
  
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• Jimmy Carter funeral latest: Former president to lie in state at US Capitol Rotunda

  07-01-2025 21:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and Members of Congress, to take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda
  
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• Ukraine still fighting for eastern town despite Russian claims of a takeover

  07-01-2025 21:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine says the eastern town of Kurakhove remains partially in their control despite heavy Russian bombing
  
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• Laura Loomer pushes Meta to put her on advisory board to prove it’s ‘serious about ending censorship’

  07-01-2025 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hours earlier, Meta announced that it plans to ditch fact-checkers as part of an effort toward ‘restoring freedom of expression’ on Facebook and Instagram
  
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• Man accused of setting woman ablaze on NYC subway claims he was too drunk to remember incident

  07-01-2025 21:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 33-year-old said he didn’t remember the incident after drinking alcohol earlier in the day
  
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• High school students walk out of classes over handling of Washington teacher’s alleged sexual misconduct case

  07-01-2025 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Despite being arrested in early December 2024, Shadbreon Gatson’s charges have been dropped and an investigation continues while he remains on administrative leave
  
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• Trump kicks off rambling press conference by airing grievances — then starts threatening U.S. allies

  07-01-2025 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump suggests he could use force — economic or military — to turn American allies into vassal states
  
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• Trump loses last-ditch attempt to stop hush money sentencing

  07-01-2025 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York appeals court rejects president-elect’s latest move to halt his imminent sentencing date
  
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• Amazon is paying $40 million to license new Melania documentary directed by disgraced Brett Ratner

  07-01-2025 20:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Documentary will offer a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the incoming First Lady’s life
  
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• The Natalia Grace saga: Ukrainian adoptee accused of faking her age shares the next chapter of her bizarre story

  07-01-2025 20:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The disabled Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism accused of masquerading as a child and trying to kill her adoptive parents spoke out for the first time last year. Now, she’s making new, harrowing claims about what happened next. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the bizarre case
  
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