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November 20, 2024
Texas official offers 1,400-acre ranch to Trump to build his deportation camps
Trump relied heavily on immigration detention centers while carrying out his anti-immigration policies during his first term
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November 20, 2024
Reddit and Venmo down: Users report outages on multiple social media sites
Users have reported outages on multiple social media sites including Reddit, Bluesky and Venmo.
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November 20, 2024
Gaetz accused of sending $10k to women via Venmo with notes like ‘being my friend’
Trump’s pick for attorney general is accused of paying women for sex - he strongly denies the allegations against him
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November 20, 2024
The Simpsons voice actor retires after voicing beloved character for 35 years
Pamela Hayden has voiced Bart’s friend Milhouse Van Houten for the past three decades in addition to dozens more characters
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November 20, 2024
Elton John’s $25m Broadway musical announces closure just five days after opening
‘Tammy Faye’ is set to close next month
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November 20, 2024
Woman, 77, dies after her car rolled from a gym parking lot into a river
The woman reportedly backed up over the edge of an embankment while she was leaving the gym parking lot
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November 20, 2024
Which Trump Cabinet picks will actually get confirmed?
From Fox News alumni to a retired professional wrestling performer, these are the most and least likely of Trump’s picks to survive the conf...
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November 20, 2024
Fast food? Takeaway delivery driver spotted cycling down M1
Leicestershire police were called to reports of the cyclist on the M1
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November 20, 2024
Giuliani could be held in contempt after ‘brazenly defaming election workers again’
Cash-strapped former mayor accused of repeating the same false claims that landed him with a $150 judgment
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November 20, 2024
Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual abuse ‘could be on same scale as Jimmy Savile’
Survivor’s advocate appointed by Harrods said Al Fayed’s ‘tentacles went far and wide’
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November 20, 2024
Amphibious assault ships and 31 helicopters to be scrapped in major defence cuts
The defence cuts leave question marks over whether the UK could take back the Falklands again
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November 20, 2024
Speaker Johnson bars transgender women from women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill
Policy change comes after first transgender representative wins election to Congress
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November 20, 2024
Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass nationalisation bill
Labour’s first big reform in reversing the 40-year legacy of Margaret Thatcher is set to come into place with the legislation to renationali...
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November 20, 2024
Richard Gere rebuked by Savanna Guthrie after making obscene gesture on Today Show
Gere’s gesture comes one day after Cher swore on the same talk show
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November 20, 2024
Freshwater supplies are ‘abruptly’ depleting across the globe, NASA warns
Billions of people around the world rely on freshwater resources that have been dwindling in recent years
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November 20, 2024
Women accused of beating children with spiked dog leash for not doing chores properly
The three boys were found with ’bruises and whelps on their buttocks and all down their legs’, Texarkana Texas Police Department said
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November 20, 2024
‘Nostradamus’ pollster gets into fiery exchange with host over election prediction
A discussion between US pollsters descended into a shouting match on Tuesday, with historian Allan Lichtman – known as the “Nostradamus” of...
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November 20, 2024
Danny Mastersons’ attorneys tracked down jurors ahead of appeal
Prosecutors have asked the judge to sanction Masterson’s defense team
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November 20, 2024
What’s the confirmation process for Cabinet picks — and what are recess appointments?
Eric Garcia details how Trump has previously hinted at using a never-used constitutional power. Would it be enough to get Matt Gaetz or Pet...
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November 20, 2024
Susan Smith denied parole after serving 30 years for drowning her children
Susan Smith, 53, appeared before a parole board via a video feed from prison Wednesday to plead for her freedom
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November 20, 2024
Now Ukraine fires British missiles at Russia for first time
Russians share photographs of exploded fragments showing markings of UK-made Storm Shadow weapons
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November 20, 2024
New York Post begs Trump to ditch ‘dreadful duo’ Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz
Even media outlets who are friendly with the president-elect have raised eyebrows over Trump’s picks
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November 20, 2024
Three arrested as suspicious object at Glasgow bus station sparks evacuations
Buchanan Bus Station remains closed
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November 20, 2024
Body of baby found in Manchester field
Body discovered by member of public in Salford
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November 20, 2024
Policing riots cost £31.7m and bots ‘turbo-charged’ misinformation, chiefs reveal
The police officer in charge of UK counter-terrorism warned it is ‘deeply unhelpful’ for commentators to suggest ‘conspiracy and cover up’ d...
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November 20, 2024
Viral posts claim stimulus checks are on the way. Here’s what you should know
False rumor comes after exit polls revealed the economy was the biggest issue to almost one third of voters
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November 20, 2024
Everything we know about the disappearance of missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi
The 30-year-old Hawaii woman was last heard from almost two weeks ago after a layover in Los Angeles
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November 20, 2024
Woman told husband to disembowel’ pizza shop worker over ‘botched’ order, cops say
Catherine Natasha Harper, 45, allegedly told her husband, Corey Trelain Harper, 47, to ‘handle the situation’ after a 24-year-old Mod Pizza...
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November 20, 2024
Nancy Mace claims she’s getting death threats over trans bathroom bill
‘If we haven’t met yet, I want all the bullies online to know you will not bully me into submission,’ the South Carolina Republican said
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November 20, 2024
Democrats accuse Harris campaign of ‘malpractice’ for silence on Trump trans attacks
One of Trump’s most-aired attack ads in the presidential election ended with the statement: ‘Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for...
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November 20, 2024
House Ethics Committee to decide on releasing Matt Gaetz sex allegations report: Live
President-elect’s pick for attorney general was investigated by House panel two years ago and its dossier could yet be published ahead of Se...
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November 20, 2024
Justin Welby to finish official duties by January 6, Lambeth Palace says
Official functions will be delegated to the Archbishop of York.
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November 20, 2024
Briton, 18, facing 20 year Dubai jail sentence over holiday romance with 17-year-old
Family of Marcus Fakana have asked foreign secretary David Lammy to intervene in detained son’s case
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November 20, 2024
Man convicted of murder in Georgia student Laken Riley’s killing
Jose Ibarra, 26, a Venezuelan native who entered the US illegally, was out ‘hunting for females’ on the University of Georgia campus earlier...
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November 20, 2024
Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car take-up slows
The cuts will happen over three years and are part of a plan to close 4,000 jobs in Europe.
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November 20, 2024
Mortgage pain fuels highest rise in home ownership costs in 30 years
Homeowners’ costs rose 7.4 per cent in the year to October, the highest rate since February 1992, figures from the Office for National Stati...
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November 20, 2024
Women veterans outraged with Trump’s pick Pete Hegseth to lead Defense Department
Trump’s pick for the Pentagon is signalling a ‘dangerous regression’ for women in the armed forces, they say
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November 20, 2024
Killer drink driver tells police ‘I don’t care’ as he’s breathalysed after crash
A drunk driver who crashed his car in Kent and killed a passenger told police "I don't care" and "I just want to go to bed" as he was breath...
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November 20, 2024
Navy assault ships and army drones axed as Labour announce defence cuts
Defence secretary John Healey says savings would be worth £500 million over the next five years
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November 20, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel coins new nickname for Trump’s AG pick Matt Gaetz: ‘Caucasian Diddy’
The late-night host ripped Gaetz and tied him to another famous sexual assault investigation
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November 20, 2024
Conor McGregor jury can consider if sports star ‘concocted pornographic fantasy’
Mixed martial arts fighter is being sued by woman who claims he raped her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018
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November 20, 2024
Spinoff of Meghan Markle Netflix hit confirmed
The much-loved drama racked up an impressive 57 billion minutes of viewing time last year
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November 20, 2024
Influential rapper Saafir dies aged 54 as Xzibit pays tribute
‘My soul is crushed,’ Xzibit wrote on Instagram
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November 20, 2024
Why Bernie Sanders is leading a vote on Israeli arms: ‘Violation of our moral values’
Sanders said it was ‘time to tell’ Netanyahu’s right-wing government that it ‘cannot use US taxpayer dollars and American weapons in violati...
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November 20, 2024
Elite preschool ‘shocked and deeply unsettled’ by leader’s arrest on child sex charge
In a letter sent to parents and shared with The Independent, the National Child Research Center’s board described the news of federal charge...
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November 20, 2024
From school lunch to shut up and play: How the GOP now loves what it used to loathe
The support for RFK Jr’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement comes after Trump’s first administration when he tried to roll back some of t...
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November 20, 2024
Susan Smith to appear for parole hearing after 30 years in prison
Susan Smith, 53, was convicted of killing her two children in 1994
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November 20, 2024
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November 20, 2024
What is the Storm Shadow missile? Ukraine hits Russia with British weapon
The missile carries a range of around 155 miles and is designed to evade detection despite flying low after being launched
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November 20, 2024