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• Myanmar earthquake: level of devastation ‘hasn’t been seen in over a century in Asia’, says Red Cross – as it happened

  30-03-2025 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  At least 1,700 people killed as Red Cross officials warn Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis; death toll in Bangkok increases to 18Red Cross officials have warned that Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake.“What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,” the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...
  
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• Michigan child protection workers sued for failing to save three-year-old boy who was found dead in freezer

  03-04-2025 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Suit alleges state officials didn’t act despite being aware of ‘years of horrific abuse and neglect’
  
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• Fox host fumes about media focusing on economic ‘pain’ of Trump’s tariffs: ‘It’s mind-boggling!’

  03-04-2025 22:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘It’s the art of the deal meets the art of trade war,’ Charles Payne said during his Fox Business show on Thursday afternoon
  
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• Seven taken to the hospital after ‘mass stabbing’ in DC neighborhood

  03-04-2025 22:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The injured individuals were taken to a nearby hospital
  
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• Jesus take the tariff: Why Bibles could soon get more expensive thanks to Trump’s policy

  03-04-2025 22:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  China, where Trump’s official ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles are printed, has been hit hard by the president’s sweeping tariffs
  
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• At least 27 killed as Israeli strike hits a school in Gaza, say medical officials

  03-04-2025 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The bodies of 14 children and five women were recovered from the school in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, say officials
  
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• Judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt for defying court orders blocking El Salvador flights

  03-04-2025 22:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  Judge Boasberg says administration acted in ‘bad faith’ to evade scrutiny over president’s Alien Enemies Act removals
  
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• Penguins, pay up: Trump slaps tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

  03-04-2025 22:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  It’s unclear why the White House targeted the remote islands
  
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• Dow and NASDAQ see historically bad day with plunges among worst ever as Trump tariffs spark sell-off

  03-04-2025 22:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s tariff plan will ‘level the playing field for American workers,’ the treasury secretary said Thursday as the stock markets slide
  
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• Why did Russia escape Trump’s tariffs?

  03-04-2025 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. already imposes heavy sanctions on Russia but still did approximately $3.5 billion in trade last year
  
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• At least six dead as ‘once in a generation’ storm lashes several states

  03-04-2025 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Extreme weather warnings were issued across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi
  
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• The markets are collapsing — how can you recession-proof your finances?

  03-04-2025 21:45 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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• Trump’s team touted 72 ICE arrests of violent criminals – half were already in prison, report says

  03-04-2025 21:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Overall, Trump administration has removed fewer people on average than during last year of Biden administration
  
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• Trump live updates: President says tariffs rollout ‘going very well’ despite plunging stock market

  03-04-2025 21:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Trump says he will impose blanket tariffs on all countries, hitting China and Europe hardest
  
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• Trump finally goes all in on tariffs. Free traders on the right and left are furious

  03-04-2025 21:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  ANALYSIS: The immediate anger and fallout from Trump’s tariff plan illustrates how a poor U.S. economy could politically isolate the president, writes John Bowden
  
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• ‘Don’t retaliate!’ Trump’s treasury secretary begs other countries not to hit back at tariffs

  03-04-2025 21:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Scott Bessent insisted that the initial market reaction to the tariffs would be a temporary rut on the way to ‘long-term growth’
  
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• 7-year-old boy’s heartbreaking plea after he is shot in the head while eating his McDonald’s Happy Meal

  03-04-2025 20:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman said she had been returning to her north Houston home from work with her three children on Tuesday night when the horrifying incident occurred.
  
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• Danish prime minister sends message to Trump as he eyes control of Greenland

  03-04-2025 20:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has warned the US that it “cannot annex another country” as Donald Trump seeks control of Greenland.
  
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• FAA introduces wellness checks for Reagan air traffic controllers

  03-04-2025 20:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The initiatives come days after an air traffic controller was arrested at the airport
  
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• Should you buy a car now? What to know about rising prices after Trump’s tariffs

  03-04-2025 20:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Foreign-made cars could see a price increase between $5,000 and $15,000 as a result of the tariffs
  
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• School track meet turns deadly when student fatally stabs teen leaving him to die in his brother’s arms

  03-04-2025 19:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The stabbing allegedly occurred after Austin Metcalf told Karmelo Anthony that he was sitting in his seat
  
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• Exotic animal owner claims seven tigers seized from his property were for ‘emotional support’

  03-04-2025 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Karl Mitchell claimed to have rescued the animals from Tiger King star Joe Exotic
  
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• At least four dead as ‘once in a generation’ storm lashes several states

  03-04-2025 19:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Extreme weather warnings were issued across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi
  
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• Trump ally likens BBC host to ‘kindergartener’ over tariffs question before threatening to walk out of interview

  03-04-2025 18:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's ally Sebastian Gorka compared the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire to a kindergartener during a heated interview.
  
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• The Trump administration admits a father was mistakenly deported. Now his wife is raising their disabled son alone.

  03-04-2025 18:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s family is fighting in court to force the Trump administration to retrieve him from El Salvador’s notorious prison after admitting an ‘administrative error’ that sent him there
  
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• Trump fires National Security Council staff after Laura Loomer urged him to cut people she saw as disloyal: report

  03-04-2025 18:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump fired ‘several’ NSC members after his Oval Office meeting with Loomer, according to reports
  
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• OSHA investigators says Tennessee company gave employees enough time to flee hurricane flooding. The workers disagree

  03-04-2025 18:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Flooding from Hurricane Helene resulted in the deaths of six people tied to Impact Plastics
  
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• CNBC reporter trashes Trump for ‘made-up’ tariff rates: ‘Nobody ever heard of this formula!’

  03-04-2025 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Nobody has ever used this formula. So I’m sorry, but the conclusion seems to be that the president kind of made this up as he went along. He made it up,’ Steve Liesman said on Thursday
  
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• ‘Fertilization president’ has gutted fed’s IVF team, report says

  03-04-2025 18:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I’ll be known as the fertilization president’ said Trump weeks before he axed the IVF department
  
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• Amazon, OnlyFans creator and crypto company bid for TikTok as deadline looms

  03-04-2025 18:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zoop, a startup run by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, reportedly partnered with a cryptocurrency company to make a late-stage bid
  
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