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• RFK Jr is Trump’s pick to ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ Here’s all the agencies he could oversee

  18-11-2024 19:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Eric Garcia breaks down just how much power Kennedy would have should he lead the agency
  
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• Laken Riley murder trial latest: Court hears suspect Jose Ibarra’s wife ask ‘what happened with the girl’ in jail phone call

  18-11-2024 21:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan native who entered the US illegally, is charged with the February killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley
  
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• Suspect, 51, in fatal stabbing attacks around New York City had 8 prior arrests including one last month

  18-11-2024 20:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  A man who carried out a string of stabbings across New York City, killing two people and critically wounding a third, had been arrested eight times in the past.
  
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• Trump’s popular vote total drops below 50 percent as he confirms plan to use military for mass deportations: Live

  18-11-2024 20:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect continues to nominate allies to key government posts and cabinet positions as he builds his second administration
  
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• Trump’s Cabinet and staff tracker: Here’s who is among the White House appointments so far

  18-11-2024 20:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Here is who Donald Trump has chosen to fill key cabinet positions in his second administration
  
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• Fowl weather! Rain and snow are set to cause chaos across the US during Thanksgiving travel

  18-11-2024 20:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Snow and rain may snarl early Turkey Day travel this week and into the weekend
  
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• Furious Kremlin – and Trump allies – attack Biden’s ‘escalation’ of Ukraine war

  18-11-2024 20:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Starmer promises to ‘double down’ as he faces pressure to follow suit with British weapons
  
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• Nephew accused of shooting his police dispatcher uncle dead because he felt ‘unloved’

  18-11-2024 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jose Torres, 37, was trimming trees in his yard on November 15 when his nephew, 22-year-old Antonio Guzman arrived
  
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• Trump joked about a third term in 2028. So can he run again?

  18-11-2024 20:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 22nd amendment bars presidents from a third term in office. Is it enough to stop Trump?
  
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• UK hits Iran with new sanctions for supplying missiles to Russia

  18-11-2024 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.K. government has hit Iran with new sanctions for sending ballistic missiles and other weapons to Russia in support of the war against Ukraine
  
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• Trump claims he has an ‘unprecedented’ mandate. Experts say it’s actually very small

  18-11-2024 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump doesn’t have the mandate he thinks he does, presidential historians tell Richard Hall — and Democrats should stop acting like he does
  
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• Crowd cheered as two transgender women were attacked at Minneapolis rail station, advocates say

  18-11-2024 19:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The pair moved from Iowa to Minnesota last year under the 2023 ‘Trans Refuge’ law, according to a rally organizer
  
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• US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government

  18-11-2024 19:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership
  
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• Video: Knife-wielding suspect hurls axe at police car

  18-11-2024 19:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  A suspect was filmed on dashcam footage throwing a hatchet at a police car in Springfield, Massachusetts, on 11 November.
  
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• Haitian families are fleeing Springfield before Trump returns to White House

  18-11-2024 18:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  During his campaign, Trump pushed false rumors about immigrants eating pets in the Ohio city
  
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• Polls show growing support for mass deportation as Trump threatens to use military

  18-11-2024 18:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect has suggested a national emergency could be declared on the issues as new poll shows support for deportation has grown since Trump was last in power
  
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• Sara is unlikely to hit the U.S. as a hurricane – that doesn’t mean the Gulf Coast is in the clear

  18-11-2024 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Remnants from the tropical storm are expected to bring severe weather to Florida and the Gulf Coast, including wind gusts up to 60mph
  
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• Laken Riley murder trial latest: Victim’s mother sobs in court as bodycam reveals ‘fingernail scratches’ on suspect’s arm

  18-11-2024 18:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan native who entered the US illegally, is charged with the February killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley
  
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• Two Brits killed after ‘Narco speedboat’ falls off trailer and smashes into car in Spain

  18-11-2024 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Zodiac drug boat caused a massive pile-up after falling into the busy motorway at around 70mph
  
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• Florida woman accused of faking mom’s identity to get hurricane aid. She claimed botox made her look younger

  18-11-2024 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police said the 44-year-old claimed she was forced from her home due to damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
  
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• 20% of Americans are now getting their news from influencers on X

  18-11-2024 17:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Racial minorities, young adults and adults with a lower income were more likely to get their news from news influencers, according to a report
  
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• Two Brits killed after ‘Narco speedboat’ falls of trailer and smashes into car in Spain

  18-11-2024 16:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Zodiac drug boat caused a massive pile-up after falling into the busy motorway at around 70mph
  
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• A pregnant mom failed to pick up her two kids from daycare. Then cops made a ‘horrific’ discovery

  18-11-2024 16:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  When Delfina Perez Chilel never arrived to fetch her children last Friday, it immediately set off alarms
  
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• Bomb cyclone to slam western states with winds up to 70mph and two feet of snow

  18-11-2024 16:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The storm could impact road and air travel across the Pacific Northwest region
  
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• Donald Trump Jr hints that Republicans have ‘backup plans’ if controversial picks don’t get confirmed

  18-11-2024 16:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Some of them are going to be controversial. They are controversial because they’ll actually get things done,’ the president-elect’s eldest son said
  
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• US regulators open two investigations into Ford recalls just days after $165 million fine was announced

  18-11-2024 16:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls that may not have worked or covered enough vehicles
  
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• Musk is fighting with top Trump adviser on cabinet picks as Tesla CEO’s influence grows

  18-11-2024 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tensions are reportedly boiling over as the billionaire clashes over White House roles
  
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• Cop29: US Democrats put on brave face as Republicans fight for cheap energy

  18-11-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  US climate envoy says Trump won’t derail progress as GOP argues for increasing oil and gas production at UN talksThroughout the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijanin recent days, US officials have maintained a studiously sunny disposition, saying that Republican president-elect Donald Trump will not derail climate progress.US climate envoy John Podesta said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet will not stop under a re-elected Trump even if some progress is reversed. White H
  
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• Cruise line offers ‘escape’ from Trump presidency with multi-year packages

  18-11-2024 15:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Villa Vie Residences says program will cost less than $40,000 a year and traverse 425 ports across 140 countriesAs Donald Trump prepares to begin his second four-year term, one cruise company is giving Americans the choice to opt out and escape.The residential cruise line Villa Vie Residences announced earlier in November that it is launching a program that will allow travelers to join its ship, the Odyssey, at any port as it traverses around the world for the next several years. The trip is exp
  
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• Laken Riley murder trial latest: Suspect Jose Ibarra returns to court for day two over student’s death

  18-11-2024 15:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan native who entered the US illegally, is charged with the February killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley
  
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