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• Drawn to New Orleans' iconic street of celebration, a night of partying becomes a nightmare

  05-01-2025 06:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The night started out ripe for celebrating the new year as the party pulsing down Bourbon Street in New Orleans drew revelers from near and far
  
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• Golden Globes ratings hold steady with 10 million viewers

  07-01-2025 01:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  An average of 10.1 million viewers tuned into the 82nd Golden Globes across CBS and Paramount+, roughly matching the audience for last year’s broadcast
  
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• Oath Keepers leader is a former Las Vegas police detective who welcomed ‘race war’: Report

  07-01-2025 01:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alleged role reportedly revealed after anti-militia infiltrator secretly captured evidence about Oath Keepers
  
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• Self-help author James Arthur Ray, whose seminar led to tragedy and death, dies at 67

  07-01-2025 00:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  James Arthur Ray, who saw his self-help business crash after leading a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead in Arizona, has died
  
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• Part-time actor — who claims to be ‘Ballers’ inspiration — gets 8 years behind bars for bogus Covid-19 cure

  07-01-2025 00:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 57, was convicted in May of 11 counts of wire fraud
  
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• Democrats grin and bear it as they set example for Republicans on peaceful transfer of power

  07-01-2025 00:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I can feel proud that we’re acting as constitutional patriots,’ Representative Jamie Raskin tells Eric Garcia on the four-year anniversary of the Capitol riot
  
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• Police called to rescue tutu-wearing escaped monkey

  07-01-2025 00:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office described the situation as ‘bananas’
  
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• Louisiana person is the first US bird flu death, health officials say

  06-01-2025 23:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The person who died – who has not been publicly identified but was over the age of 65 – had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms
  
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• Journalist’s X account reportedly restricted after debunking Elon Musk sock puppet rumors

  06-01-2025 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The original post with Jacqueline Sweet’s story link had 1.5 million views
  
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• Trump sues Judge Merchan to stop hush money sentencing as he tosses last-ditch request to delay

  06-01-2025 23:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president-elect will be sentenced January 10 after a jury’s unanimous conviction for falsifying records
  
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• Deadly winter storm sends airports into chaos as more than 245,000 customers left without power

  06-01-2025 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of crashes were reported amid the severe weather and several people were killed in three states
  
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• Missing 17-year-old who vanished after family dispute believed to be found dead in desert

  06-01-2025 23:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jennaleah ‘Jenna’ Hin was reported missing in Nevada on the evening of December 30
  
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• Trump could pardon nearly 1600 January 6 rioters. Will he really do it?

  06-01-2025 23:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump has suggested he might even pardon those who attacked police officers
  
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• The last time I came to the Capitol I was tear-gassed in the lobby. This time was even worse

  06-01-2025 23:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four years after reporting from the attack on the US Capitol, Richard Hall returns to watch Donald Trump’s election certified.
  
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• The last time I came to the Capitol I was teargassed in the lobby. This time was even worse

  06-01-2025 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four years after reporting from the attack on the US Capitol, Richard Hall returns to watch Donald Trump’s election certified.
  
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• Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner Peter Seidler, sues brother-in-laws for control of the team

  06-01-2025 22:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sheel Seidler, the wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, has sued two of her brother-in-laws in an attempt to prevent a third Seidler brother from taking control of the team rather than her
  
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• Rudy Giuliani held in contempt and hit with sanctions for defying court orders in defamation case

  06-01-2025 22:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s former attorney blew deadlines and evaded document requests to ‘run out the clock,’ judge says
  
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• LA tech entrepreneur said he almost missed flight after getting trapped in a Waymo that wouldn’t stop circling airport parking lot

  06-01-2025 21:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Johns says driverless car circled aimlessly in Arizona airport parking lot and left him ‘dizzy’ before finally dropping him off at terminal
  
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• Former GOP Rep Adam Kinzinger mocks Republican lawmakers who changed their tune on Jan. 6 attack

  06-01-2025 21:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former Illinois congressman hit out at Republicans who have backpedaled on their positions since 2021
  
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• New Orleans attacker used smart glasses to record Bourbon Street and plan rampage

  06-01-2025 21:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Biden set to visit city on Sunday, as investigators piece together attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s travels in months before attack
  
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• Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing when she takes over as Trump’s chief of staff

  06-01-2025 21:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wiles, 67, has reportedly received the nickname ‘ice maiden’ from Donald Trump and served as his campaign co-chair in 2024
  
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• Justin Trudeau - Latest: Trump says ‘many in Canada love being 51st State’ after PM announces resignation

  06-01-2025 20:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pressure grew on Canada’s leader from within his Liberal Party over his handling of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs
  
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• Chemist cleared of charges for ‘secret’ China ties sues university for helping Trump DOJ ruin his life

  06-01-2025 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Feng “Franklin” Tao’s “life, career, reputation, and finances are in shambles” thanks to unfounded claims the University of Kansas brought to the FBI, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent
  
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• Republicans try to whitewash Jan 6 legacy as snow-covered D.C. airs grievances

  06-01-2025 20:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: Washington’s liberals aren’t entirely ready to move on as a new Trump administration looks to downplay January 6’s bloody legacy
  
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• Young boys face charges for allegedly dumping hot water on ‘friend’ at sleepover

  06-01-2025 20:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tiffany West’s 12-year-old son suffered second-degree burns after an alleged prank went wrong
  
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• Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal

  06-01-2025 20:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage
  
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• Deadly winter storm sends airports into chaos as more than 302,000 customers left without power

  06-01-2025 20:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of crashes were reported amid the severe weather and several people were killed in three states
  
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• Trump’s election win certified by Congress with two weeks to go until inauguration: Live updates

  06-01-2025 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect tries to stave off hush money conviction sentencing as Congress meets to formally recognize Trump’s November victory over Kamala Harris, four years on from attempted insurrection by his supporters
  
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• Trump win made official as Harris presides over election certification four years after Jan 6 riot

  06-01-2025 19:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The joint session to certify the 2024 election went off without interruptions as Vice President Kamala Harris made her defeat at the hands of Donald Trump official
  
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• Storm Blair live: Deadly winter conditions cause hundreds of crashes as 63 million hit by snow and ice

  06-01-2025 19:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of flights have been canceled throughout the US amid the dangerous winter storm which is hitting New York, D.C. and even the Midwest
  
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