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Large boom heard across Ohio and Pennsylvania could have been meteor entering earth’s atmosphere, experts say

A forecaster tells The Independent the sound was like sonic booms caused by jets flying above the speed of sound

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Covid masks and an eerily silent campus: Inside Kent’s ‘worrying’ meningitis B outbreak

Students queuing for antibiotics at the University of Kent describe the impact a deadly outbreak of meningitis is having on campus life

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Aid cuts could not come at worse time for Africa’s forgotten wars, Red Cross warns

IN FOCUS: Exclusive: The Africa director for the International Committee of the Red Cross shares a stark warning with Nick Ferris about escalating conflicts across the continent being ignored – just as aid cuts are set to further reduce what little support is available

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Bailiffs board Ryanair plane after passenger compensation dispute

The action was taken by Austrian officials after the airline ignored a court order to pay a passenger £742

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Black employee was told ‘Happy no longer being a slave day’ by boss on Juneteenth, lawsuit claims

Exclusive: After Krystal Stokes complained to HR, her pay was cut with ‘no reason provided,’ her attorney Benjamin Yormak told The Independent

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Mapped: Meningitis B vaccination rates in your area revealed as demand for jab surges

Two vaccinations are offered to protect against the main causes of meningitis, but analysis of government data shows uptake varies significantly across England

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Harry Styles scores biggest global debut of his career with new album

Pop star achieved a rare chart double with his single ‘American Girls’, while also landing the biggest first-week vinyl sales for any UK artist this century

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I was the UK’s first travel editor to go flight-free – this is why I’m getting on a plane for the first time in six years

FIRST-PERSON: In 2019, Helen Coffey pledged to ditch air travel in response to the climate emergency. This year, she’s breaking her vow for the first time, to fly halfway around the world. So what made her change her mind?

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Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s proposed changes to childhood vaccine schedule and his remaking of advisory panel

In January, federal health officials announced the department was cutting back the number of vaccines recommended for all children

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Controversial Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino set to quietly retire after Trump pulled him from Minnesota

Democratic critics celebrated the announcement

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Farage’s immigration plans will spark an EU trade war ‘worse than Trump tariffs’, warns minister

Exclusive: European affairs minister delivers warning ahead of a major speech by Rachel Reeves on resetting the UK’s relationship with the EU

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Ukraine had brutal plan to bankrupt Putin with his own war dead – until Trump’s oil U-turn wrecked it

ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s campaign to force the Kremlin into paying vast amounts of compensation for Russia’s war dead has been undermined by Trump’s oil bonus for Putin, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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This Week in History: Mafia mozzarella, war in Iraq and a united Germany

Explore how major events between 16 and 22 March were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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‘You feel like a dog’: Trump administration DACA delays are causing immigrants to lose work and risk getting deported

More than 200 DACA recipients have been arrested since Trump took office

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‘It was like an earthquake’: Israeli strike kills 12 medics in bloody attack on Lebanon’s healthcare system

SPECIAL REPORT: In the past two weeks, Israel has pounded vast swathes of Lebanon, killing at least 850 people, according to health authorities. Health facilities are also being targeted, causing widespread casualties. Bel Trew reports from the scene of the latest deadly strike

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Three common things American retirees should avoid with mortgages

More than 40 percent of people ages 65 to 79 have a mortgage, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University

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Meet the past FBI directors who make Kash Patel’s problems look like child’s play

FBI director Kash Patel has faced backlash from his mass firings at the agency, to use of government planes for private trips

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Britain will not rejoin EU or set up customs union, Starmer’s top negotiator warns

Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell ideologues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ruthless pragmatism’

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‘Every day I think of her’: Mother’s heartbreak of spending Mother’s Day without her missing daughter

SAFECALL CAMPAIGN: Andrea Gharsallah hasn’t seen Georgina since she called, ‘Bye mummy, love you,’ and said she’d see her later – eight years ago. Now she cares for her daughter’s sons and tries to keep her story alive, she tells Tara Cobham

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‘My mother was tricked by a fraudster pretending to be David Attenborough and gave them half of her life savings’

A woman lost tens of thousands of pounds – and nearly her relationship with her son – after being tricked into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as the veteran broadcaster. Liam James sheds light on an international criminal enterprise and led The Independent to uncover Facebook’s failure to…

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‘Completely essential’: Labour MP calls for more funding for sexual abuse support services that ‘saved her life’

Exclusive: Labour MP Charlotte Nichols said specialist support services for victims of sexual violence are facing ‘significant funding pressures’

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How Trump’s terror claim about Iran may have just helped an Osama bin Laden henchman seeking freedom

NEWS ANALYSIS: One of the president’s justifications for going to war with Iran could throw a wrench into a long-awaited trial for a top lieutenant of the 9/11 terror mastermind, Andrew Feinberg reports

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Your anonymous social media accounts could be uncovered by AI, experts warn

A new study has revealed how AI tools can threaten your anonymity online - experts tell us how to best protect yourself

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New photos recovered from cameras at Nancy Guthrie’s home as sheriff warns suspect could ‘absolutely’ strike again

The 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie has been missing for more than 40 days

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Florida café fears for workers’ safety after barista is accused on Facebook of mocking Charlie Kirk

Exclusive: The proprietors of Amelia Island Coffee are suing an out-of-town customer over a ‘false’ Facebook post they claim has exposed them and their staff to serious danger

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