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• More than 100 charges brought over Sydney asbestos mulch crisis after major NSW EPA investigation

  24-12-2024 02:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Prosecution of three companies and one director relate to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands. They have denied the alleged offences Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is prosecuting three companies and one individual in response to its investigation into Sydney’s asbestos in mulch scandal.The prosecutions encompass 102 alleged offences relating to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands.Sign up for Guardian Austr
  
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• Aspiring MAGA congresswoman performs mock ‘execution’ of migrant in disturbing campaign video

  25-12-2024 00:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Valentina Gomez, who lost the race to become Missouri Secretary of State earlier this year, that undocumented persons who committed violent crimes ‘deserve to be ended’
  
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• One dead, five injured as boat explodes at marina in Fort Lauderdale

  25-12-2024 00:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  After one boat exploded, the fire that originated from that vessel spread to a second
  
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• Spain's monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech

  24-12-2024 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spanish King Felipe VI has used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the victims of the catastrophic Valencia flash floods
  
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• Texas buys billboards in Central America warning migrants of danger of rape and abuse on journey to US

  24-12-2024 23:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Critics argue migrants already know the risks of journey and restrictive policies put border-crossers at further risk
  
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• Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s dementia may leave him incompetent to face sex charges, lawyers say

  24-12-2024 23:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mike Jeffries has pleaded not guilty to one count of sex trafficking and 15 counts of interstate prostitution
  
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• Matt Gaetz sends fundraising message after bombshell House Ethics report: ‘I need your help’

  24-12-2024 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former congressman used the publication of a damning report to raise money for his PAC
  
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• John Bolton warns: I’m ‘very worried’ about how Trump would handle ‘much more likely’ international crisis

  24-12-2024 21:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bolton once said he doesn’t think Trump is ‘fit for office’
  
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• Authorities reportedly struggling to identify woman set ablaze on New York subway ‘due to severity of burns’

  24-12-2024 21:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The suspect used a shirt to fan the flames as the woman burned to death, prosecutors said
  
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• Missouri’s longest-serving female prisoner, serving life for murdering her husband, is released

  24-12-2024 21:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Patty Prewitt was serving a life sentence for the 1984 murder of her husband in Holden, Missouri
  
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• Authorities reportedly struggling to identify woman set alight on New York subway ‘due to severity of burns’

  24-12-2024 21:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The suspect used a shirt to fan the flames as the woman burned to death, Brooklyn criminal court heard
  
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• Woman killed in Walmart line by 17-year-old stranger who wanted ‘to incite fear,’ cops say

  24-12-2024 21:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ezekiel Burden remains on the run after allegedly killing 42-year-old Brandy Nicole Olson on Friday in Lumberton
  
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• Trump’s FCC chair sends ominous letter to Disney CEO: ‘Americans no longer trust the national news media’

  24-12-2024 20:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brendan Carr laments ‘erosion of public trust’ in media while Trump sues newspapers and media companies
  
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• How UK-based activist went from high school pupil to one of Hong Kong’s most wanted in a year

  24-12-2024 20:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Teenage activist Chloe Cheung says she will not be silenced by Chinese fear and supression
  
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• Trump wants to purchase Greenland. How would that actually work?

  24-12-2024 19:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect has indicated the U.S. will make Greenland purchase a priority in post about new ambassador to Denmark
  
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• ‘It’s clear he’s in charge now’: Lawmakers react to Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ involvement ahead of inauguration

  24-12-2024 18:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump is behaving as though he is already in office as Biden winds down his presidency, according to Republican and Democratic lawmakers
  
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• Five injured after chairlift crash at Lake Tahoe ski resort sends riders plummeting to ground

  24-12-2024 18:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred at around 10 a.m. on Monday at the Heavenly Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe, California
  
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• Georgia couple convicted of sexually abusing their adopted boys in ‘house of horrors’ sentenced to 100 years in prison

  24-12-2024 18:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The investigation dates back to 2022, when police received a tip about suspected ‘homemade child sexual abuse material’
  
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• Bill Clinton wishes supporters a ‘healthy holiday season’ after being discharged from hospital

  24-12-2024 18:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The former president, 78, was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center on Monday after developing a fever
  
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• Becoming a resident of South Dakota is easy. Some say too easy

  24-12-2024 18:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  It’s easier to become a resident and reap the benefits in South Dakota than in perhaps any other state
  
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• Suspect in custody after woman fatally set on fire on New York City subway

  24-12-2024 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police 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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• Walmart accused of illegally forcing over 1 million of its drivers it open bank accounts

  24-12-2024 17:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Walmart called the lawsuit factually inaccurate and said the agency didn’t give the company a fair chance to present their case
  
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• A teenager’s kayak flipped and his brother jumped in to help. Now they’re both missing

  24-12-2024 17:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wesley and Andruw Cornett, 17 and 19 respectively, were last heard from on December 14 after going on a duck hunting trip to Thermalito Afterbay in Butte County, California
  
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• US-sanctioned Russian ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion

  24-12-2024 17:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ship and its owner Oboronlogistika were sanctioned by the US in 2022 for links to the Russian military
  
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• California teen arrested after allegedly murdering cheerleader ex-girlfriend days before Christmas

  24-12-2024 17:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Angelina Camillia Gonzales, 17, was found stabbed to death on Friday
  
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• American Airlines cuts some international flights from major U.S. airports next year — and blames Boeing

  24-12-2024 16:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  A number of new long-haul routes can’t go ahead as scheduled because Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jets are delayed
  
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• California residents on edge as high surf and flooding threats persist on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2024 16:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier
  
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• The notorious January 6 rioters Trump could pardon as he re-enters White House

  24-12-2024 16:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of defendants admitted to their crimes or were convicted by juries after attacking police, threatening lawmakers or conspiring against the government. Trump could wipe their slates clean, Alex Woodward reports
  
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• Santa’s ‘salary’ jumps by 5% this year to $178,500 — if he got paid for delivering all those toys

  24-12-2024 16:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Santa did will this year, but did better in 2023 when he saw a 5 percent pay increase
  
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• Stephen A Smith performs stunning U-turn on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

  24-12-2024 16:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  The ESPN personality said he doesn’t ‘like the fact’ he voted blue in November
  
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