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• Greenland prime minister balks at Trump's renewed play for territory: ‘We are not for sale’

  23-12-2024 16:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The leader of Greenland flat-out rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in purchasing the massive Arctic island from Denmark, insisting that the territory is not on the market.
  
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• TSA finds ‘surprising number of prohibited items’ in woman’s bag – including 82 fireworks and 3 knives

  24-12-2024 00:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officers found 82 fireworks in a woman’s carry on baggage
  
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• TSA officers shocked to find 82 fireworks and 3 knives in woman’s carry-on bag

  24-12-2024 00:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Airport police and a bomb squad responded to the scene, according to the TSA
  
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• Rudy Giuliani poses as Santa with woman on knee to sell coffee

  23-12-2024 23:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani dressed up as Santa Claus with a woman sitting on his knee in an advertisement for his Rudy Coffee brand.
  
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• Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever

  23-12-2024 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former president ‘remains in good spirits’
  
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• Norad Santa tracker – live: Follow Santa Claus and his reindeer around the globe

  23-12-2024 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice – join us on Santa’s journey around the world
  
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• Texas woman accused of tying up 7-year-old inside dog cage next to Christmas tree

  23-12-2024 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 55-year-old is being held on a $10,000 bond
  
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• Democrats tell Johnson they won’t rescue him from far-right members again

  23-12-2024 23:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats who voted to save the speaker in May now feel they can’t trust him after he reneged on deal to fund the government
  
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• Broke Rudy Giuliani dresses up as Santa in odd coffee ad

  23-12-2024 23:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former New York mayor is promoting his coffee amid financial woes after being found liable for defamation of two Georgia election workers
  
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• Trump ally Gaetz paid 'tens of thousands' for sex and drugs, ethics report says

  23-12-2024 23:15 via bbc.com
  
  An investigation details allegations of drug use and payments for sex - which the former US congressman denies.
  
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• Israeli confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

  23-12-2024 23:10 via bbc.com
  
  Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas's most prominent leader until his death in July.
  
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• Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect's backing for AfD

  23-12-2024 23:05 via bbc.com
  
  There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.
  
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• Trump taps Katie Miller, wife of key aide Stephen Miller, for Musk’s DOGE panel

  23-12-2024 22:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  DOGE panel aims to cut at least $500m a year from federal government
  
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• Former D.C. police officer found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan 6

  23-12-2024 22:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Lamond was indicted last year for his role in assisting the Proud Boys leader ahead of January 6
  
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• Four revelations from the House ethics report on Matt Gaetz

  23-12-2024 22:40 via bbc.com
  
  The report gives fresh details about the former Florida congressman's alleged payments for sex and drugs.
  
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• A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own

  23-12-2024 22:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal
  
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• Illegal drugs and sex with a minor: All the allegations against Matt Gaetz revealed in explosive report

  23-12-2024 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  A bomshell ethics investigation alleges Matt Gaetz paid for sex with a high schooler, used cocaine and ecstasy, and abused the power of his office. He denies wrongdoing. Alex Woodward reports
  
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• Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs while in Congress, House Ethics report says: Live updates

  23-12-2024 21:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gaetz stands accused of buying and using illegal drugs, including from his office on Capitol Hill, according to the report
  
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• Disney withdraws from ‘culture wars’ amid bruising encounters with Trump and DeSantis

  23-12-2024 21:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Company chose to settle a defamation lawsuit with Trump last week, leading to pushback
  
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• Nearly half of Americans support Trump’s plan to pardon Jan 6 rioters charged with crimes

  23-12-2024 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Approximately half of Americans oppose Trump’s plan to pardon rioters
  
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• Suspect identified in the killing of woman set on fire on New York subway

  23-12-2024 21:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Crime Commissioner Jessica Tisch said attacker committed ‘one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being’
  
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• What we know about Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni over his alleged ‘smear’ campaign

  23-12-2024 21:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rumors of a rift between Baldoni and the cast of It Ends with Us began in August after the movie’s release
  
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• What’s next for alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione after he pleads not guilty

  23-12-2024 20:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Luigi Mangione faces charges in New York and Pennsylvania, as well as at the federal level
  
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• Far-right AfD holds rally as Magdeburg mourns Christmas market victims

  23-12-2024 20:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Far-right co-chair Alice Weidel says attack is ‘act of an Islamist full of hatred ... for us Germans, for us Christians’
  
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• Fetterman sends message to anyone ‘rooting against’ President-elect Trump

  23-12-2024 20:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anyone hoping President-elect Donald Trump will fail in his upcoming second term is "rooting against the nation," John Fetterman said.
  
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• A FedEx driver running late on his routes ditched dozens of parcels in woods, Florida cops say

  23-12-2024 19:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police found nearly 50 packages dumped in Bonifay, Florida
  
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• Moment cargo ship tips on side, narrowly missing crew in Turkey

  23-12-2024 19:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  A cargo ship in Turkey tipped on its side at a port in Istanbul on Monday (23 December), narrowly missing personnel below it.
  
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• Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains

  23-12-2024 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  "Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.
  
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• Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he violated statutory rape law: Live updates

  23-12-2024 19:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gaetz stands accused of buying and using illegal drugs, including from his office on Capitol Hill, according to the report
  
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• Fitness influencer dies three months after getting shot in attempted robbery

  23-12-2024 18:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Miguel Angel Aguilar died surrounded by his family
  
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