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• Texas sues for medical records of women who are seeking out of state abortions

  07-09-2024 20:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  While Texas cannot punish women directly if they travel out of state to have an abortion, it can charge anyone who assists or performs the medical procedure
  
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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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• 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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• 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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• Why celebrity endorsements don’t work as Clooney, Taylor, Beyonce and Oprah fail to win it for Harris

  08-11-2024 16:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Celebrity endorsements can increase civic engagement and voter registrations’ but ‘it has not proven to have a direct impact on how people make their voting decisions,’ professor says
  
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• Tim Walz’s daughter sends angry message to Trump after father and Harris’ failed election bid

  08-11-2024 16:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tim Walz’s daughter expressed her anger over her father and Kamala Harris’ failed bid for the White House.
  
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• Serial killer Ted Bundy claimed he killed a girl while driving through Idaho in 1974. An investigator is determined to ID her

  08-11-2024 15:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  In 1989, shortly before his execution, Ted Bundy confessed to a slew of killings in the 1970s, many which have since been confirmed. But the identity of his alleged victims, a girl he said he picked up hitchhiking near Boise in 1974, remains a mystery and investigators are hoping the public can help figure out who she was. Andrea Cavallier reports
  
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• Chaos as raccoon falls from LaGuardia Airport ceiling and runs wild in terminal

  08-11-2024 15:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Airline staff were captured scrambling for cover as the furry creature swung from the ceiling
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump prepares for transition back to the White House after victory

  08-11-2024 15:40 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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• MTG insists Trump victory proves she’s not a fringe extremist: ‘I am ‘mainstream America’

  08-11-2024 15:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The American people, the voters that voted for Trump overwhelmingly, they are MTG,’ Greene says
  
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• Study: Weather extremes are influencing illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico

  08-11-2024 15:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Extreme weather in Mexico is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States
  
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• Dutch king says his nation failed Jewish community during football fan attacks – like during Second World War

  08-11-2024 15:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on Israeli football fans as ‘a dark day’ in city’s history
  
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• Husband of missing mom Suzanne Simpson charged with her murder after their daughter accuses him

  08-11-2024 15:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  Brad Simpson was arrested on October 9 in connection to his wife Suzanne Clark Simpsons’ disappearance – their daughter has accused him of abusing her mother
  
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• Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘hit and run’ attacks on Israeli football fans as ‘a dark day’ in city’s history

  08-11-2024 14:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police launch investigation into ‘multiple violent incidents’ and say five people taken to hospital and dozens arrested
  
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• Election 2024 live results: Trump names chief of staff as he closes in on sweep of swing states

  08-11-2024 14:36 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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• Italian President Mattarella meets Chinese leader Xi in Beijing amid complex ties

  08-11-2024 14:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Italian President Sergio Mattarella has met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday on an official visit to China
  
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• Video: Ted Cruz’s daughter shows disgust as senator praises Trump election victory

  08-11-2024 13:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ted Cruz’s 16-year-old daughter Caroline has gone viral for her reaction to her father’s praise of president-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• Anxious Pentagon officials fear major upheaval after Trump’s return to White House

  08-11-2024 13:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  During the election campaign, the president-elect threatened to use ‘military’ force if necessary to handle his political opponents
  
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• Australian diaspora outlet says it was banned in Canada over Indian minister’s interview

  08-11-2024 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Inaccessibility of The Australia Today social media channels may be linked to Meta policy though
  
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• Fox News hosts joke that Trump prosecutors should ‘face death penalty’

  08-11-2024 12:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘They definitely need therapy. Maybe also the death penalty,’ Dana Perino said on The Five
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump names chief of staff as he closes in on sweep of swing states

  08-11-2024 12:41 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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• Trump praises chief of staff ‘ice maiden’ Susie Wiles after historical election win

  08-11-2024 12:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump labeled his new White House chief of staff Susie Wiles an “ice maiden” following his historical election win.
  
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