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• The real test for Nigel Farage will be if donors follow foot soldiers to Reform

  26-12-2024 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  He may be in league of his own on social media, but can he convince the big money he leads a viable national party?On brand as ever, Nigel Farage got the news that Reform appears to have surpassed the Tories in membership numbers while attending a traditional Boxing Day hunt.He was filmed for TikTok and Instagram wearing tweeds and a flat-cap, getting the news on his phone. He said: “We’ve done it. We’re through. How about that? We’re now the official opposition.” S
  
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• A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says

  27-12-2024 19:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans
  
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• Man sues Johnson & Johnson for $25m claiming talcum powder killed his wife

  27-12-2024 18:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The lawsuit, filed in Maine, claims Cynthia Cartwright ingested asbestos while using the product, Pecos River Talc, which is a subsidiary of the pharmeceutical giant
  
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• Shark Tank star says there’s ‘something great’ about Trump wanting to make Canada the 51st state

  27-12-2024 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  “Because if you figured out a way to put these two countries together, it would be the most powerful country on earth,” Kevin O’Leary declared on Fox News.
  
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• US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained

  27-12-2024 18:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  The State Department says an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained
  
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• U.S. homelessness crisis surges to record levels alongside rising rents and immigration

  27-12-2024 17:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Advocates demand urgent action on housing and family support while Trump promises tent cities and ‘mental institutions’
  
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• MAGA backlash as Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy defend visa program for skilled workers: Live updates

  27-12-2024 17:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  MAGA supporters clash with top Trump lieutenants as they laud the benefits of H-1B visa program for American companies
  
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• Visitors warned after toddler nearly runs off 400-foot cliff near Hawaii volcano

  27-12-2024 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The National Park Service says the boy was just about a foot away from a fatal fall when his mother snatched him up
  
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• North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine dies, South Korea says

  27-12-2024 17:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia, according to Kyiv and Seoul
  
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• Man indicted on murder charges in burning death of woman inside New York City subway train

  27-12-2024 16:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arrested following the harrowing incident on Sunday morning on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s Coney Island station
  
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• MAGA civil war ramps up as Trump ally Laura Loomer lays into Elon Musk — and loses her blue check

  27-12-2024 16:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  “[Musk] has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants,” Laura Loomer tweeted Thursday.
  
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• Trump congratulates Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt on engagement: Live updates

  27-12-2024 16:10 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There are no finer people than these, and there will be no finer couple. Congratulations to both - A deal made in HEAVEN!!!’ Donald Trump writes
  
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• Everything we know about the subway fire attack that killed a woman

  27-12-2024 15:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway made his first appearance in court on Tuesday
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia sends nuclear warning to Trump as ‘North Korean soldier dies in Ukraine

  27-12-2024 15:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea, Ukraine and the US previously accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia
  
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• More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs

  27-12-2024 14:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid
  
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• Takeaways from AP's report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

  27-12-2024 14:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press found states with restrictive abortion laws have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children
  
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• In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families

  27-12-2024 14:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tennessee has nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children
  
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• New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became

  27-12-2024 14:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things
  
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• Walmart accused of illegally forcing over 1 million of its drivers to open bank accounts

  27-12-2024 14:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Walmart called the lawsuit factually inaccurate and said the agency didn’t give the company a fair chance to present their case
  
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• WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit

  27-12-2024 13:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  A UN  aircrew member suffered serious injuries but is now recovering in hospital after attack on Sanaa International Airport
  
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• Russian air defence likely behind Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, military experts say

  27-12-2024 13:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan
  
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• Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

  27-12-2024 13:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger
  
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• Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing

  27-12-2024 12:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ministers warned the US that its nuclear arsenal is intended to ‘sober up’ countries on the ‘brink of direct armed conflict’ with Russia
  
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• Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump over resuming nuclear testing

  27-12-2024 12:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ministers warned the US that its nuclear arsenal is intended to ‘sober up’ countries on the ‘brink of direct armed conflict’ with Russia
  
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• WHO chief said he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit

  27-12-2024 11:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  A UN  aircrew member suffered serious injuries but is now recovering in hospital after attack on Sanaa International Airport
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korean soldier ‘captured in Ukraine dies’ as Putin says open to peace talks

  27-12-2024 10:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea, Ukraine and the US previously accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korean soldier ‘captured by Ukraine’ as Putin says he is open to peace talks

  27-12-2024 10:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea, Ukraine and the US previously accused Pyongyang of sending thousands of soldiers to help Russia
  
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• Israeli attacks kill 50 more Palestinians as troops storm northern Gaza hospital

  27-12-2024 10:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  US pressures expert monitoring group into withdrawing famine warning for northern Gaza
  
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• Chanting South Korean ruling party lawmakers swarm parliament in protest of impeachment vote

  27-12-2024 09:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea's lawmakers chanted and shoved each other as the parliament's speaker addressed the chamber on Friday, 27 December ahead of an impeachment vote against acting president Han Duck Soo.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin open to peace talks in Slovakia as reports claim North Korean soldier captured

  27-12-2024 09:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four Russians accused of helping assassination plots arrested
  
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