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• Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Democrats united behind new leader while GOP’s McCarthy chaos continues

  04-01-2023 17:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘There’s a genuine sense that he wants to develop relationships and working partnerships with many of us,’ progressive Democrat says of new leader
  
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• Sir Ian Botham escapes with minor injuries after fall into crocodile-infested waters

  08-11-2024 09:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bull sharks were reportedly swimming close to boat Botham and Hughes were on
  
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• Forty lab monkeys escape from research facility and lead to public warning: ‘Don’t take these things home’

  08-11-2024 09:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Alpha Genesis, the compny that operates the lab that lost the monkeys,provides ‘nonhuman primate products and bio-research service’ to its customers
  
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• Putin describes Trump in one word as he breaks silence on Republican’s election victory

  08-11-2024 09:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Russian leader Vladimir Putin described Donald Trump in one word as he spoke publically for the first time about the Republican’s election victory.
  
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• Israeli football fans targeted in ‘very violent incident’ in Amsterdam causes Netanyahu to send rescue planes

  08-11-2024 08:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Citizens advised to stay in hotels as clashes erupt in city
  
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• Qantas plane forced to make emergency landing after engine failure

  08-11-2024 07:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Passengers heard a ‘large bang’ and said the plane made circles in air before landing
  
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• Netanyahu sends rescue planes after ‘very violent incident’ targeting Israeli football fans in Amsterdam

  08-11-2024 07:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  Incident in Amsterdam spurs urgent Israeli response; citizens advised to stay in hotels as clashes erupt in city
  
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• England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham rescued after falling into crocodile-infested waters

  08-11-2024 07:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bull sharks were reportedly swimming close to boat Botham and Hughes were on
  
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• Activists want tinned tuna banned after toxic levels of mercury found

  08-11-2024 07:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Consumer advocates warn of ‘colossal risk to public health’ as authorities accused of agreeing to high threshold
  
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• Lost emperor penguin lands in Australian town thousands of miles away from icy Antarctica home

  08-11-2024 07:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  This is farthest north emperor penguin has ever been recorded
  
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• Self-described Nazi first person jailed in Australia for outlawed salute

  08-11-2024 06:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jacob Hersant, 25, is also first person in Victoria state to be convicted of performing Nazi salute
  
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• Mass racist text messages sent to Black people across America spark investigations

  08-11-2024 06:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee
  
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• It’s that time...Rockefeller Center tree is cut down and en route to NYC for Christmas season

  08-11-2024 06:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  The tree is set to be erected on Saturday
  
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• Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction

  08-11-2024 06:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The assets of Alex Jones' Infowars are set to be auctioned off next week, and both supporters and detractors of the conspiracy theorist are expressing interest in bidding
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump celebrates with first Truth Social posts since securing win over Harris

  08-11-2024 05:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump names adviser Susie Wiles as first-ever female chief of staff as he works on his transition to the White House
  
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• Oddsmakers call JD Vance and Gavin Newsom the 2028 frontrunners - but Aaron Rodgers and The Rock make the list

  08-11-2024 05:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  While a list of usual suspects crowds the top, oddsmakers also included some creative predictions for who will become president in four years
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin hails ‘courageous’ Trump after election win as Zelensky rejects ceasefire

  08-11-2024 05:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Trump said he had probably spoken to 70 world leaders since his historic election - but so far Putin was not one of them
  
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• Orlando woman, 42, accused of murder after roommate went missing on Christmas Day in 2022

  08-11-2024 04:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gisselle Victoria-Gonzalez, 42, was charged with second degree murder after her roommate Runyleidy Medina-Pacheco, 42, was reported missing almost two years ago
  
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• Retailers are already preparing for Trump’s tariffs that threaten to upend the economy

  08-11-2024 04:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The adoption of across-the-board tariffs on consumer goods and other non-strategic imports amounts to a tax on American families,’ the CEO of the National Retail Federation warned
  
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• From Musk to RFK: What a new Trump administration may look like

  08-11-2024 04:15 via bbc.com
  
  The president-elect's transition team starts vetting potential candidates to serve in key posts.
  
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• Election 2024 live updates: Trump begins filling key administration roles as White House transition begins

  08-11-2024 04:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  President-elect Donald Trump names adviser Susie Wiles as first-ever female chief of staff as he works on his transition to the White House
  
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• Israel passes law to deport the families of Palestinian attackers

  08-11-2024 03:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  New law denounced as ‘unconstitutional’ likely to be challenged in court.
  
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• After Trump wins the ‘influencer election’, why some Democrats want to create their own Joe Rogan

  08-11-2024 03:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  The popular podcast played host to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and JD Vance in final moments of the 2024 election
  
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• Putin congratulates ‘brave man’ Trump on his election victory

  08-11-2024 03:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  ’I don’t know what will happen now. I have no idea,’ Putin said of a second Trump term
  
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• Israeli bombing puts ancient ruins at risk, archaeologists warn

  08-11-2024 03:02 via bbc.com
  
  Roman ruins in Lebanon lie just a short distance from sites that have been hit by Israeli air strikes.
  
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• Bryan Kohberger fights to have death penalty taken off table of Idaho murders trial as he may face firing squad

  08-11-2024 02:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defense attorney Anne Taylor argued that keeping a person on death row without a way to execute them is ‘dehumanizing’
  
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• Wife of county judge accused of shooting him dead during domestic dispute

  08-11-2024 02:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Judge Michael Valentine, 41, was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds at the property in Edwards County, Illinois
  
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• Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks

  08-11-2024 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
  
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• Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save native bird

  08-11-2024 01:01 via bbc.com
  
  The birth of a great Indian bustard chick through artificial insemination has given hope to conservationists.
  
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• Federal government set to buy small plot of land near Grand Teton for $100m to avoid developers getting it

  08-11-2024 00:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Wyoming officials voted Thursday to proceed with selling a spectacular, pristine piece of state property within Grand Teton National Park to the federal government for $100 million and end decades of threats to sell it to the highest-bidding private developer.
  
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