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• FBI launches task force to investigate threats on Musk’s Tesla company

  25-03-2025 21:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Those responsible will be pursued, caught, and brought to justice,’ FBI Director Kash Patel says of those committing violent anti-Tesla acts
  
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• Stock markets expected to continue plunge as investors fear impact of Trump’s tariffs and China’s response

  04-04-2025 14:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan
  
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• Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

  04-04-2025 14:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040
  
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• Macron’s ‘industrial levels’ of fragrance overpowering aides in Elysee Palace, book claims

  04-04-2025 13:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Less-accustomed visitors may find themselves overcome by the floral and musky scent, as refined as it is powerful,’ book says
  
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• China responds to Trump tariffs with its own 34% levy on all US goods

  04-04-2025 13:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  China says it will impose restrictions on the export of certain rare-earth elements to the US
  
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• What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs

  04-04-2025 13:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter Edwell writes
  
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• Macron’s ‘industrial levels’ of fragrance overpowering aides in Elysée Palace, book claims

  04-04-2025 13:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Less-accustomed visitors may find themselves overcome by the floral and musky scent, as refined as it is powerful,’ book says
  
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• The markets are tumbling — how can you recession-proof your finances?

  04-04-2025 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  With global markets in disarray, is now the time to panic or stash cash in your attic? Personal finance influencer Vivian Tu, tells Mike Bedigan what people should be doing instead
  
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• Countries and companies mull strategies for coping with barrage of higher US tariffs

  04-04-2025 12:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's barrage of tariff hikes on U.S. imports is compelling countries and industries to adjust their strategies to upheavals in the terms of global trade
  
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• Uganda president holds talks with South Sudanese leaders to try to avoid civil war

  04-04-2025 12:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is expected to meet South Sudanese officials on the second day of his trip to the capital, Juba
  
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• Faced with Trump's new tariff, French wine producers expect rough times ahead

  04-04-2025 12:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  France’s wine producers are deeply concerned that the 20% tariff slapped by President Donald Trump will deal a severe blow to the sector that relies on the U.S. as its top market
  
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• US government tells staff in China not to have romantic ties with Chinese citizens

  04-04-2025 12:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Secret directive reportedly prompted by pressure from Congress members concerned about espionage risks
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Warning Putin must face ceasefire red lines amid fury over Moscow’s delay tactics

  04-04-2025 11:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Demands come as UK and French military officials meet in Kyiv
  
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• The viral product that has sent a US factory into overdrive

  04-04-2025 11:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  The hype around torpedo bats exploded over the weekend when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers in one game
  
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• TV’s Dr Oz confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid after controversial Trump pick

  04-04-2025 11:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mehmet Oz has previously put forward controversial health advice including suggesting malaria drugs were an effective cure for Covid-19
  
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• Businessman who scammed ex-NBA star Dwight Howard out of $7m gets 12 years in prison

  04-04-2025 11:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Dwight Howard was convinced he was buying into the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream - until he saw on TV he was not
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin must face ceasefire red lines, Estonia warns amid fury at Moscow’s delays

  04-04-2025 11:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least four killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv
  
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• US national security chief ousted after far-right activist labelled him disloyal to Trump

  04-04-2025 10:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gen. Timothy Haugh’s dismissal comes after a meeting between fari-right activist Laura Loomer and Donald Trump this week
  
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• Britain and France accuse Russia's Putin of delaying Ukraine ceasefire efforts

  04-04-2025 10:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Britain and France are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer
  
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• Trump declares tariffs are ‘going very well’ despite $3 trillion Wall Street rout and fears over global recession: Live

  04-04-2025 10:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump’s comments come amid U.S. markets suffering their steepest declines since 2020
  
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• Orbán says Hungary is quitting the ICC to end its 'half-hearted' membership

  04-04-2025 10:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a day after announcing plans to withdraw from the international body
  
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• Six dead in explosion amid dynamite-fuelled clash over access to mine

  04-04-2025 10:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  A powerful blast has ripped through the mining camp, reducing it to rubble
  
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• The SS United States is a piece of maritime history. Now it’s becoming an artificial reef

  04-04-2025 10:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  A historic liner is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef on Florida’s Gulf Coast
  
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• Trump live: ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs wipe $3.1 trillion from Wall Street as analysts warn of global recession

  04-04-2025 10:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump says his tariffs are ‘going very well’ despite U.S. markets suffering their steepest declines since 2020
  
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• Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions

  04-04-2025 09:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war
  
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• Trump tariffs in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions

  04-04-2025 09:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK and French army chiefs in Kyiv talks on ‘reassurance force’ against Putin’s troops

  04-04-2025 09:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least four killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv
  
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• Husband pretended to be ex and stalked wife before stabbing her dead, say police

  04-04-2025 08:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kristil Krug had gone to police about the texts before her alleged murder
  
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• Trump sets sights on Harvard in latest antisemitism crackdown

  04-04-2025 08:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The university has been told to ban masks and remove DEI programs or lose federal funding
  
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• Israeli bombing of Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians kills at least 27, say medical officials

  04-04-2025 07:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Most of those killed were women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry
  
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