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• Texas grandfather sues Porsche after he loses index finger to luxury car’s ‘soft-close’ door

  15-01-2025 23:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Sylvester Plumbar Jr. alleges in lawsuit that his daughter’s Panamera car, which start at more than $100,000 new, completely severed his finger at Houston home
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Britain considers ‘sending in peacekeeping troops’ as Starmer arrives in Kyiv

  16-01-2025 10:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Starmer to sign treaty today pledging a century of support and security guarantees
  
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• Biden warns of new American ‘oligarchy’ in farewell speech as Trump takes credit for Israel ceasefire: Live

  16-01-2025 10:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Outgoing president tells nation new age of ‘robber barons’ in danger of eroding hard-won freedoms in last address from White House before making way for successor
  
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• ‘Is that a joke?’: Biden asked if Trump should receive more credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

  16-01-2025 10:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Outgoing president Joe Biden turned to a reporter with confusion after he was asked if Donald Trump should be receiving more credit for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire live: Netanyahu accuses Hamas of backtracking on deal as he delays cabinet meeting

  16-01-2025 10:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biden hails agreement outlining temporary halt to 15 months of bloodshed that has left 46,000 Palestinians dead and return of hostages to families
  
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• New Orleans moves homeless out of sight ahead of Super Bowl

  16-01-2025 09:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  People have been removed under threat of arrest and many relocated many to a warehouse facility ahead of the Super Bowl
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch huge drone attack as Keir Starmer visits Kyiv

  16-01-2025 09:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Starmer to sign treaty today pledging a century of support and security guarantees
  
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• Biden farewell address latest: Biden calls for constitutional amendment ending presidential immunity

  16-01-2025 09:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden warned ‘oligarchy is taking shape in America’ during his final address from the Oval Office
  
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• Australian woman charged with filming baby ‘in distress’ and posting on social media to lure donations

  16-01-2025 08:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police say the baby could have become ’gravely ill’ and also possibly died had she stayed in the woman’s care
  
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• LA wildfires live updates: Southern California gets break from fire-fanning winds but warnings persist

  16-01-2025 08:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local officials urged more than 90,000 residents to be alert and heed any evacuation warnings and orders as the fires rage
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Keir Starmer calls out Putin’s ‘monumental failure’ as he arrives in Kyiv

  16-01-2025 08:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Starmer to sign treaty today pledging a century of support and security guarantees
  
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• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

  16-01-2025 08:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin has launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight
  
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• UK's Starmer arrives in Kyiv for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump is sworn in

  16-01-2025 07:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine's capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Keir Starmer calls out Putin’s ‘monumental failure’ as he meets Zelensky in Kyiv

  16-01-2025 06:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe
  
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• LA fires live updates: Southern California gets break from fire-fanning winds but warnings persist

  16-01-2025 06:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local officials urged more than 90,000 residents to be alert and heed any evacuation warnings and orders as the fires rage
  
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• Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump — but as president whisperer or Trojan horse?

  16-01-2025 06:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  After forging unexpectedly fond ties with President Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with incoming President Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.S. and Europe
  
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• Rudy Giuliani to be first witness at trial over whether he keeps Florida home and World Series rings

  16-01-2025 06:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani is set to be the first witness at a trial over whether he can keep his Florida condominium and three World Series rings or must turn them over to satisfy a $148 million judgment awarded to two Georgia election workers
  
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• As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires

  16-01-2025 06:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental task: rebuilding what was lost in the Southern California wildfires
  
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• Founder of muckraking financial information firm Hindenburg Research calls it quits

  16-01-2025 05:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  The founder of the muckraking financial research firm Hindenburg Research says he is disbanding the organization after finishing the work it set out to do
  
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• Bleeding eye disease kills eight after outbreak in new country

  16-01-2025 05:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  WHO sounds alarm after deadly Marburg virus kills 8 people in key east African transport hub
  
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• United Airlines flight returned to gate after striking coyote at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport

  16-01-2025 05:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  The coyote’s condition is currently unknown
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow plotted ‘acts of air terror’ on airlines around world, Poland PM claims

  16-01-2025 05:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin has dismissed previous Western claims that Russia sponsored acts of sabotage and attacks in Europe
  
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• Biden demands constitutional amendment on presidential immunity in final warning before Trump takes power

  16-01-2025 05:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump’s administration is expected to be full of lawyers who fought to expand the scope of presidential power
  
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• Biden’s attack on tech power and wealth recalls fears of the military industrial complex

  16-01-2025 04:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: Biden’s dark speech evokes another president’s warning
  
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• Biden’s warning about powerful tech ‘barons’ recalls fears of the military industrial complex

  16-01-2025 04:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: Biden’s dark speech evokes another president’s warning
  
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• Israel-Hamas ceasefire live: Truce to begin on Sunday as Gaza strikes reported hours after deal announced

  16-01-2025 04:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president Joe Biden says he’s ‘deeply satisfied’ for people of Israel, hostage families and innocent people of Gaza
  
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• Hawaii lawmakers vow to stabilize property insurance market as climate change fuels higher premiums

  16-01-2025 04:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hawaii lawmakers are beginning a new legislative session with a vow to try to stabilize the state’s property insurance market
  
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• Analysis: Biden’s warning about powerful tech ‘barons’ recalls fears of the military industrial complex

  16-01-2025 04:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysis: Biden’s dark speech evokes another president’s warning
  
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• LA fires live updates: Wind speeds decline as officials warn sudden gusts and dry conditions could still help spark fires

  16-01-2025 03:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Local officials urged more than 90,000 residents to be alert and heed any evacuation warnings and orders as the fires rage
  
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• Biden warns of dangerous threat of new age of ‘robber barons’ in farewell presidential address

  16-01-2025 02:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Biden attacks ‘tech industrial complex’ as he closes a half-century in public life with Oval Office address
  
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