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The Electoral College is a ‘bad’ and ‘undemocratic’ system. So why does the US still use it?

In the most powerful democracy in the world, two of its last four leaders have been chosen by a minority of voters. The US’s Electoral College system is now functioning far from how its creators originally intended, Gustaf Kilander writes

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Jenni Hermoso set to testify in court over World Cup kiss scandal

The Spain footballer will offer her version of events to a judge who must decide if an abuse case against Luis Rubiales should be sent to trial

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The best travel new year’s resolutions

From intentionally seeking out new experiences to shaking up our modes of transport, here are The Independent travel team’s pledges for 2024

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The revoked, the accused, and the phony: A bad year for TikTok doctors

As more and more users watched TikTok doctors give medical advice in 2023, their popularity skyrocketed – but sometimes at a steep cost. Kelly Rissman reports

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Thousands of women at risk as police reject over 10,000 background checks on potential abusers

Exclusive: Campaigners describe a ‘postcode lottery’, with one expert warning that the rejection of so many applications made under Clare’s Law is putting women’s lives in danger

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American XL bully dogs must be kept on a lead and muzzled as new rules come into force

Fresh restrictions say the dogs must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public – with a new government ban set to come into force in February

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British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton', dies at 75

Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died at age 75, according to his family

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Deadly attacks by dogs soar to record high as campaigners warn ban on XL bullies doesn’t go far enough

Exclusive: Numbers killed double in just a year – fuelled by massive surge in post-Covid pet ownership

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Jamie Dornan opens up about behind-the-scenes ‘breakage’ that spoilt Fifty Shades of Grey

All three films in the trilogy went down disastrously with critics

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Trainee prison officers ‘encouraged to be more violent’ in sexist graduate scheme that sees a third drop out

Exclusive: Women hired as prison officers through a university graduate programme claim a boys’ club of male officers made their lives hell

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Former Tory chancellor Sajid Javid knighted in new year honours

Top gong comes despite The Independent revealing that the senior Tory used non-dom tax loophole

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End the show trial of free speech hero Jimmy Lai

The Hong Kong media mogul, pro-democracy activist and British passport holder faces life in prison for publishing ‘seditious’ material in his now-closed Apple Daily newspaper, in charges trumped up by China. The Independent demands his release

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Inside the town that’s home to America’s most notorious criminals

The federal Supermax looms large in popular culture, housing the worst of the worst offenders in America – from El Chapo to terrorists and criminal masterminds. The people who live and work nearby in Colorado’s Florence and Fremont County tell Sheila Flynn what it’s like to live in the shadow…

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Jamie Raskin’s ‘Truth Squad’ of Democrats prepares for Biden impeachment inquiry

The House Oversight Committee’s top Democrat has recruited a crop of young energetic freshmen to push back on the Republican investigation, Eric Garcia reports

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‘Cell, street, repeat’: Thousands of prisoners being set up to fail with release into homelessness

About 600 people leave prison without accommodation every month

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Time at the bar: Why pubs are facing their most crucial festive period in years

The Beer and Pub Association warns cost pressures could lead to closure of 750 pubs in the first half of 2024

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Russia launches renewed frontline attacks as top Ukrainian general warns of a hard year ahead

Russia is making gains through the southeastern section of the front line as western military support dwindles

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Most rail routes in Scotland suspended as heavy rain and wind batters the UK

ScotRail suspends all services north of Perth and Dundee, as major rail routes into Scotland are blocked

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The death of a beloved father illustrates the savage cost of war in Gaza: ‘The ambulance couldn’t come’

Mohammed Dawwas, a highly skilled journalist and fixer, worked for The Independent and with Kim Sengupta for years. He is one of 15 members of the extended Dawwas family to have been killed in 12 weeks, with the health of one of Mohammed’s daughters also deteriorating alarmingly. His family believe…

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Is Vivek Ramaswamy’s biggest strength killing his campaign?

Ramaswamy launched his bid for the presidency with an extreme energy that grabbed the nation’s attention. But as primary season looms, the sustained spotlight may not be doing him any favours, writes Gustaf Kilander

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Clerk who wrote book on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial accused of plagiarism

Rebecca Hill’s co-author has accused her of plagiarising from a draft of a BBC article

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Pints of wine to be sold in British shops for first time in post-Brexit ‘freedom’

Currently, still wine cannot be sold in 200ml quantities and sparkling wine cannot be sold in 500ml amounts

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Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

Warning that drugs so potent a ‘grain of sand’ dosage can be fatal could spark a US-style drug deaths crisis

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Brittany Watts miscarried a nonviable pregnancy into her toilet. Now she’s facing a felony charge

Brittany Watts suffered a miscarriage at home after doctors deemed her foetus unviable. Days later, she was charged with felony abuse of a corpse in a striking example of Ohio’s dangerously confusing abortion laws, writes Andrea Blanco

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Chief prisons inspector: Overcrowding is a ticking time bomb

Exclusive: Last-ditch government plans to free up cells not enough to prevent overcrowding problem from ‘blowing up’, prisons watchdog warns

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