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• Lightning sign Bogosian after contract terminated by Sabres

  24-02-2020 02:40
  
  Defenseman Zach Bogosian went from having his contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres to landing in the thick of the playoff race with the Tamp Bay Lighting.The Lightning on Sunday announced they signed Bogosian to a one-year, $1.3 million contract.The Sabres suspended Bogosian for refusing to report to the minors last weekend, before placing him on unconditional waivers on Friday.
  
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• Measles outbreak claims life of second child as outbreak continues to spread

  06-04-2025 20:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  The child is the second confirmed measles death in the US in a decade
  
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• AG Pam Bondi says Trump is ‘probably finished’ after current presidential term is over

  06-04-2025 19:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi added that she wished President Donald Trump could rule for “20 years”
  
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• Saturday Night Live censors audience profanities during Ego Nwodim’s Weekend Update segment

  06-04-2025 19:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We finna get fined for that,’ Nwodim said in shock
  
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• ‘Third term? Why not?’ Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks out on Trump’s future plans

  06-04-2025 18:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sen. Bernie Sanders said Republicans “don’t believe in the Constitution” in a new interview with CBS News
  
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• Trump officials struggle to explain tariff strategy but claim Americans won’t feel ‘big effect’

  06-04-2025 18:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Agriculture secretary dodges questions about Heard and McDonald Islands but tells Americans not to fear tariff effects
  
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• Pope Francis greets crowds in surprise public appearance at the Vatican

  06-04-2025 17:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes two weeks after the pontiff was released from hospital having been treated for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia
  
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• Marine Le Pen claims ‘existence of France is at stake’ at first far-right rally after election ban

  06-04-2025 17:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Le Pen has appealed the court’s decision to ban her from running in the 2027 election
  
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• Trump live updates: Administration defends controversial tariffs imposed on island only inhabited by penguins

  06-04-2025 17:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Poor old penguins,’ the Australian trade minister said after Trump unveiled his sweeping policy
  
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• GoFundMe for suspect in Austin Metcalf stabbing raises over $60,000

  06-04-2025 17:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  A GoFundMe page has been set up for the suspect in the killing of Austin Metcalf
  
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• Ukraine will send a team to the US next week for talks on a new draft mineral deal

  06-04-2025 17:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine's economy minister has told The Associated Press it will send a delegation to Washington next week for talks on a new draft of a proposed mineral deal with the U.S. The negotiations mark a renewed push to finalize an agreement that could establish a joint investment fund
  
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• Trump live updates: Harris praises the ‘working people’ for ‘Hands Off’ protests against Trump and Musk

  06-04-2025 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators on Saturday called for the Trump administration to get its ‘hands off’ Medicaid, Medicare, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ rights
  
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• Wild storms and flash flooding are hitting parts of the US. What you need to know

  06-04-2025 15:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  At least 16 people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms in the US Midwest
  
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• Trump and Musk constructed an alternate reality and now we’re all living in it

  06-04-2025 14:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump and Elon Musk — a reality star-turned-president and a tech billionaire-turned-senior adviser — have combined forces to build an alternate version of reality that scholars say has never been seen before in modern history, Kelly Rissman reports
  
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• How Ukraine’s 2.5-bn-year-old rock deposit became central to helping stop Russia

  06-04-2025 14:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The minerals have become central to global politics. Munira Raji reports
  
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• Jordanian man charged over attempt to open doors of plane mid-flight

  06-04-2025 13:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Man attempts to open emergency exit latch while seated at back of AirAsia flight
  
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• Easter travel chaos as popular holiday destinations to be hit by aviation strikes

  06-04-2025 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Both walkouts have fallen on the same day, shoring up potential wide disruption to flights in Europe
  
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• ‘Airport Theory’ is a ridiculous conceit. Here’s mine, though

  06-04-2025 13:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Man Who Pays His Way: Do you agree that ‘early is on-time and on-time is late’?
  
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• Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky calls on West to step up pressure on Putin after deadly Kyiv strike

  06-04-2025 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv, injuring three and killing one
  
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• Sierra Leone has a problem with the drug Kush. Why are these women not being helped?

  06-04-2025 11:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sierra Leone's government has declared a public health emergency over the drug Kush.
  
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• Two MPs ‘astounded’ after being denied entry to Israel

  06-04-2025 11:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang say it is ‘vital’ politicians witness the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
  
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• This is what happened after New Zealand banned phones in schools

  06-04-2025 10:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The goal for last year’s move was to cut distractions - but not everyone was on board
  
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• SNL cold open mocks Trump tariffs with ‘Make America Great Depression Again’ line

  06-04-2025 10:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You know, the depression is going to be so great. We'll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs. That's going to be fun’
  
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• Palestinian teen ‘likely starved to death in Israeli prison,’ medical report says

  06-04-2025 09:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israeli doctor who saw Walid Ahmad’s autopsy said starvation was likely cause of death
  
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• South Asian garment makers anxious about future after Trump’s ‘shock’ tariffs: ‘Terrible for business’

  06-04-2025 09:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Manufacturers fear retailers will opt for other cost-effective nations with lower tariffs on imports
  
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• At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms lash from Texas to Ohio

  06-04-2025 07:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heavy rains have pounded the central US, rapidly swelling waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies from Texas to Ohio
  
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• Trump vows to ‘Make America Great Depression Again’ in SNL cold open spoof on tariffs announcement

  06-04-2025 06:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘You know, the depression is going to be so great. We'll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs. That's going to be fun’
  
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• Ukraine Russia war latest: Poland scrambles warplanes after all of Ukraine under Russian missiles threat

  06-04-2025 06:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv and injures three
  
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• Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four and advance to face Florida for the NCAA title

  06-04-2025 05:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Houston’s suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four
  
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• Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza

  06-04-2025 05:42 via bbc.com
  
  Israeli forces shot dead 15 emergency workers in a convoy of ambulances near Rafah on 23 March.
  
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