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• More than 5,000 requests for abortion pills made in 12 hours after Trump’s win as Americans stockpile

  08-11-2024 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Voters in seven states chose to protect abortion rights this Election Day
  
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• Heir to Levi Strauss fortune accused of ‘buying race’ as he becomes new mayor of San Francisco

  08-11-2024 21:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Daniel Lurie unseated incumbent mayor London Breed running on promises to revitalize city after challenges of pandemic era
  
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• Abortion pill website crashes after Trump election win as Americans rush to stockpile medication

  08-11-2024 21:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘We will continue working, we will do what we do, nothing will stop us. Abortion is the most important form of healthcare for women,’ Dr Rebecca Gomperts says
  
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• How did the Amsterdam attacks unfold?

  08-11-2024 21:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  With both Palestinian and Israeli governments demanding protection for their citizens, the Independent asks what sparked the violence that left five people in hospital and dozens injured
  
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• Three charged in thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump

  08-11-2024 20:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Farhad Shakeri allegedly told the feds he’d been tasked with finding a hit squad to kill President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• Texas campus in uproar after protesters hold signs declaring ‘women are property’ on quad after Trump victory

  08-11-2024 20:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Protestors are members of Official Street Preachers, an organization that ‘covers global and local events from a Christian perspective’
  
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• Campus in uproar as signs saying ‘women are property’ appear at Texas university the day after Trump victory

  08-11-2024 20:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Protestors are members of Official Street Preachers, an organization that ‘covers global and local events from a Christian perspective’
  
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• Minnesota man told his ex ‘she would end up like Gabby Petito.’ Now he’s been found guilty of murder

  08-11-2024 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Adam Fravel could go to jail for life after a jury convicted him on Thursday
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump begins transition; three charged in alleged Iranian plot to kill the president-elect

  08-11-2024 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump names his victorious 2024 campaign manager as first-ever female White House chief of staff as he works on transition to Oval Office
  
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• Husband pleads for help after wife vanishes from their Texas home. What we know about missing Melonie Ballenger

  08-11-2024 20:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police race to find the Wylie mom-of-two who left behind her ‘critical’ blood pressure medication
  
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• If Republicans hold the House, Trump wins. If Democrats take the House, Trump still wins

  08-11-2024 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  What we learned from the balance of Congress after 2020 and 2022 showed that when it comes to the House, the consequences aren’t always what you might expect
  
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• How shifts among key demographic voting groups sealed Trump’s 2024 election victory

  08-11-2024 19:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Democrats lost votes among Latino men, Black men and even young voters.
  
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• The Trump transition has begun — and it’s off to an unorthodox start

  08-11-2024 19:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Supporters and administration hopefuls have been flocking to Mar-a-Lago in the days since Trump’s win, Andrew Feinberg reports, as the first members of the new White House team are announced
  
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• Michelle Obama already facing calls to run in 2028 - here’s why she never tried before

  08-11-2024 19:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former First Lady remains extremely popular and campaigned for Kamala Harris during failed 2024 run
  
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• North Gaza looks like Stalingrad, aid officials warn as UN says nearly all aid can’t get in

  08-11-2024 19:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I cannot recall such a densely populated area subjected to such intense and indiscriminate bombardment for this long, with no escape,’ warns head of Norwegian Refugee Council
  
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• Inside the war between Ron DeSantis and Trump’s formidable new chief of staff Susie Wiles

  08-11-2024 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Susie Wiles is credited with saving DeSantis’s floundering 2018 campaign for governor in Florida
  
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• Teachers accused of abusing special needs children by feeding kids with digestive problems hot sauce and Takis

  08-11-2024 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police investigated claims of disturbing behaviour by staff atSmyrna Elementary School in Delaware
  
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• Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down

  08-11-2024 19:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Gallant earlier this week
  
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• The Trump transition has begun — and it’s even stranger than the first time around

  08-11-2024 19:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Supporters and administration hopefuls have been flocking to Mar-a-Lago in the days since Trump’s win, Andrew Feinberg reports. And so far, it looks like plans for the handover are highly unorthodox
  
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• Two House Democrats change their tune on transgender athletes days after Trump win

  08-11-2024 19:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tom Suozzi and Seth Moulton warn party against ‘pandering to the far left’ and ‘trying not to offend anyone’
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Musk ‘joins Trump’s Zelensky call’ as Putin hails ‘courageous’ US election win

  08-11-2024 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk promised to support Volodymyr Zelensky with his Starlink satellites
  
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• Spain hit by fresh flash flooding after deadly storms

  08-11-2024 18:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The heavy downpour in the country’s north-east led to dozens of vehicles being washed away
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump begins transition as Republicans expected to win House

  08-11-2024 18:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump names his victorious 2024 campaign manager as first-ever female White House chief of staff as he works on transition to Oval Office
  
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• Nearly 70 per cent of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says

  08-11-2024 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Around 80 per cent of UN-verified Palestinian deaths were in residential buildings or similar housing
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump begins transition as Republicans projected to win House

  08-11-2024 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump names his victorious 2024 campaign manager as first-ever female White House chief of staff as he works on transition to Oval Office
  
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• Joe Rogan sends warning to President-elect Donald Trump after endorsing campaign

  08-11-2024 17:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Joe Rogan sent a warning to Donald Trump after endorsing the Republican in the 2024 election.
  
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• Ventura County resident describes chaotic escape with six pets from Mountain Fire

  08-11-2024 17:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  A Ventura County resident whose home was destroyed by the Mountain Fire described her chaotic escape from the blaze with her husband and six pets.
  
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• Trump promised voters their incomes and net worth will soar. Economists are not convinced

  08-11-2024 17:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Voters turned to Trump for a solution after finding themselves unable to afford the necessities for their families in a cost of living crisis
  
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• Ditch Brexit trade barriers, Starmer told amid fears over impact of Trump tariffs

  08-11-2024 16:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Warning from a leading trade expert comes as new projections show tariffs imposed by Trump could shrnk the UK economy over the next three years and wipeout growth ahead of the next general election
  
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• Man killed girlfriend after fight over her new haircut, cops say

  08-11-2024 16:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Gual was said to have become ‘angered’ after learning of Carmen Martinez-Silva’s plans to sport a new hairdo
  
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