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Lewiston shooting victim ate the same meal at the same cafe each week. Now friends are paying a unique tribute

Thousands turned out on Sunday night at a Maine basilica for a vigil remembering those senselessly killed days earlier by the state’s first mass shooter – as friends and family remembered loved ones with smaller, beautiful gestures, as well. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Lewiston

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‘A love that cannot be gunned down’: Lewiston holds vigil for shooting victims

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Chaos in Gaza as thousands break into UN aid stores in search of food and medical supplies

UN says ‘civil order is starting to break down’ as key hospital in Gaza ‘ordered to evacuate’

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Revealed: Scandal of police failure to protect vulnerable women

Exclusive: Labour vows to crack down on police failures to keep women safe, as campaigners warn lives are being put at risk

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Maine’s first mass shooting shattered the town of Lewiston. This is how locals are untangling grief and relief

Lewiston entered the weekend in stunned grief, emerging from the shelter-in-place order to plan memorials and fundraisers while praying for the dead and the survivors still hospitalised – as the community started to heal from physical and emotional scars. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Maine

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‘Conversion is not therapy – it is torture’: Trans women urge Sunak to push ahead with ban

Prime minister told to ignore Tories seeking to oppose ban and get on with it: ‘No more loopholes, no more delay’

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Mike Pence and the ‘different beat’ that couldn’t get him to the presidency

Pence has finally suspended a presidential campaign that never really got off the ground. It marks the latest step in a career mired in unpopularity, Kelly Rissman writes

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Israel enters ‘second stage’ of war in Gaza with troops and tanks – alongside ‘unprecedented’ bombardment

Benjamin Netanyahu says war will be ‘long and difficult’ – while fears grow over the situation for Palestinian civilians in the Strip as communications go dark

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‘We’re praying for him’: Lewiston begins to heal after 48 hours of fear ends with shooting suspect’s death

Lewiston residents speak to Sheila Flynn and Andrea Blanco as they emerge from days spent sheltering as they waited for news on the gunman who slaughtered 18 people and scarred the town forever

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Labour voters think Keir Starmer has handled Israel-Hamas crisis badly

Starmer warned of ‘existential threat’ in Labour seats with large Muslim population

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The ‘wrecked’ lives of forgotten long Covid sufferers

Long Covid has over 200 symptoms, for many sufferers the pandemic is far from over

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IDF equipment: The full firepower Gaza faces if Netanyahu launches invasion

An invasion of Gaza would be ‘very much at the extreme end’ of plans shaped for years by Israeli military, experts tell The Independent

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‘Where will they go when the crisis is over?’ Fears for 1.4m Palestinians displaced by Israeli airtstrikes

UN reports suggest 42 per cent of housing in Gaza has been destroyed following Israeli bombardment

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Lewiston residents brave the streets amid manhunt after shelter-in-place lifted: ‘You’ve got to live’

Locals began returning to daily life after Maine authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order following the deadly mass shooting at a Lewiston bar and bowling alley as the armed and dangerous suspect remained at large, write Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn

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Michigan lawmaker honours two brothers acquitted of Whitmer kidnap plot

Michigan governor’s office calls tribute ‘disturbing’

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Biden questioned Gaza’s death toll, so Palestinians released the names

Biden’s remarks casting doubt on the death toll in Gaza caused outrage at home and abroad, report Bel Trew from Tel Aviv, Richard Hall from New York City, and Andrew Feinberg from Washington, DC.

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Israel ground operations ‘expanding’ in Gaza with heavy bombardment and communications cut off

Orange explosions seen above northern Gaza as Israeli air force unleashes most devastating attack yet on the besieged enclave

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A deserted Lewiston creeps along in shock as shooter manhunt intensifies

Supermarkets, locksmiths and even New England staple Dunkin Donuts were all shuttered in Lewiston as authorities hunt for the shooter who killed 18 people. Andrea Blanco and Sheila Flynn report from Maine

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UFC’s Ian Machado Garry: ‘Leon Edwards and his coach said I can’t train at their gym anymore’

Exclusive: The UFC welterweight told The Independent that Edwards and Dave Lovell expressed concern over ‘doubts and insecurities’ on their side

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Anger as plaque for enslaved Black man axed after ‘wrong’ image used: ‘do all slaves look the same?’

Exclusive: Criticising the plaque debacle, a campaign group asked “do all former slaves look the same?”

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Heathrow third runway plans to be shared ‘in the new year’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Airport is discussing ‘when and how is the best time to really restart the expansion’, says chief financial officer

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Are the US strikes on Syria linked to Israel’s war in Gaza?

Syria is populated by a number of militias known to have strong ties to Iran

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Suicide and violence in prisons rise by nearly 25%, as self-harm hits all-time high among women prisoners

‘Incredibly concerning’ figures symptomatic of ‘enormous strain’ on prisons, chief inspector tells The Independent

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Barrister’s fury after legal regulator takes no action over colleagues’ foul-mouthed tweets

Exclusive: Charlotte Proudman reported more than 50 barristers to the Bar Standards Board over abusive messages

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Simon Calder and the Independent’s travel team answer reader questions in live virtual event

From winter sun and affordable skiing to Middle Eastern travel and European city breaks, the travel desk took on your most burning queries in our latest online session

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