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The Independent Newspaper UK
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Snow sweeps through California as more extreme weather forecast
Snow swept through California and Nevada on Wednesday, 3 January, as a cold snap brought rain.
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Tornado rips through Belgium, damaging dozens of homes
A tornado left a path of destruction in Belgium on Wednesday, 3 January, dramatic footage shows.
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Russia used North Korean missiles against Ukraine, White House says
The ballistic missiles were fired against Ukraine on 30 December and 2 January
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Bomb threats prompt evacuations of government buildings in several states, but no explosives found
Government buildings in several states were evacuated following bomb threats, briefly disrupting government affairs for the second day in a row in some places
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Unsealed documents show again how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged his powerful connections
The unsealing of dozens of documents describing financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of teenage girls provide a reminder of how he leveraged connections to the rich, powerful and famous to cover up his crimes
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Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029
Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison on parole to live under strict conditions at a family home after serving nearly nine years of his murder sentence for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013
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Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that speeds up a path to Russian citizenship for foreigners who enlist in the country’s military amid the 22-month-old war in Ukraine
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NBA fines Nets $100,000 for violating player participation policy by resting players
The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 on Thursday, marking the first time a team was sanctioned for violating the league’s player participation policy that went into effect this season
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Mortgage market ‘heating up’ but homeowners still face ‘painful’ cost increase despite falling rates
The average rate on a two-year fixed mortgage deal has fallen from 5.92 per cent to 5.87 per cent
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Mother accused of killing children after judge ordered them away for Christmas
The judge had ordered the three children to spend time with their father over Christmas
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Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East this weekend for the fourth time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October as once-abated fears about a regional conflagration are surging with attacks and assassinations in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq
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The Traitors viewers hit out at spoilers as episode 2 and 3 arrive on iPlayer: ‘Bad form’
The second and third episodes of the reality series landed simultaneous on iPlayer on Wednesday
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Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘paedophile island’ is getting a major rebrand - as a luxury resort
It was a place where Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell lured their victims. But, soon Little St. James and and Great St. James will be welcoming guests to a luxury, five-star paradise. Rachel Sharp reports
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Star Wars director says ‘it’s about time’ a woman shaped a film for the franchise
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s film will see Daisy Ridley return as Rey
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Use ‘mothballed’ Covid mega lab to help tackle antibiotic resistance, MPs urge
The Rosalind Franklin Laboratory – which has received more than £1 billion of public funding – is currently on sale on Rightmove.
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St. Petersburg seeks profile boost as new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark negotiations continue
Officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, want to make it clear that their city is the current and future home of the Tampa Bay Rays as negotiations continue on a proposed new $1.3 billion ballpark
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US says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles
The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has acquired ballistic missiles from North Korea and is seeking close-range ballistic missiles from Iran as Moscow struggles to replenish arms for its war with Ukraine
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New bridge connecting Detroit to Canada won't open until fall 2025
A second bridge connecting Detroit and Canada over the Detroit River won’t open for travel until fall 2025, months later than anticipated
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The US Tennis Association is reviewing its safeguarding policies and procedures
The U.S. Tennis Association has retained two lawyers at a Washington-based firm to review its safeguarding policies and procedures to protect players from sexual misconduct and other abuse
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Oscar Pistorius - live: Paralympian to walk free from prison 11 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius will walk free from prison on Friday 11 years after shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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‘Finally we’re believed’: Long Covid sufferers hail new research saying they should avoid intense exercise
People with long Covid tell The Independent of their relief over new research
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Oscar Pistorius to walk free from prison on Friday 11 years after killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius murdered his girlfriend by shooting her multiple times through a locked toilet door with pistol
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Rage Against The Machine is breaking up... again
Drummer Brad Wilk made the announcement on social media
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Trump made millions from foreign governments during presidency, report finds: Live
House Democrats investigated accounts from key Trump properties finding China the biggest spender
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Colorado secretary of state slams Trump for trying to wriggle out of 14th Amendment case
Ex-president’s ballot eligibility question heads to conservative-controlled Supreme Court
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Christopher Nolan says Peloton instructor slammed his film during workout: ‘Hours he’ll never get back’
‘Oppenheimer’ director expressed his appreciation for professional film criticism over casual moviegoers’ opinions
The Independent - Europe
Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East this weekend for the fourth time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October as once-abated fears about a regional conflagration are surging with attacks and assassinations in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq
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Mortgage market ‘heating up’ but homeowners still face ‘painful’ cost increase despite falling rates
The average rate on a two-year fixed mortgage deal has fallen from 5.92 per cent to 5.87 per cent
The Independent - Science
‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are different predatory but nimbler dinosaur species’
Analysis suggests Nanotyrannus was a smaller but longer-armed distant relative of T. rex.
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‘Teenage T. rex’ fossils ‘are different predatory but nimbler dinosaur species’
Analysis suggests Nanotyrannus was a smaller but longer-armed distant relative of T. rex.