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Simon Pegg revives frustrating Lost debate after misunderstanding show’s ending

‘This was seven years of my life, and it's that?!’ actor said

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The Pentagon’s plans to screen military members for testosterone lacks scientific backing, medical experts warn

Hormone levels naturally fluctuate throughout the day based on stress, sleep and physical exertion, experts say, and single-point screening could easily result in inaccurate diagnoses

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Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors unleash on Todd Blanche: ‘The audacity to say these lies’

One Epstein survivor bluntly described Blanche’s testimony as ‘bulls***” and described his handling of the matter as ‘disgusting’

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Texas pastor died from E. Coli after hospital bungled lab test, widow claims in lawsuit

Exclusive: ‘Hospitals are becoming more and more like businesses, and sometimes you forget that the whole point of a hospital is to give people care,’ attorney Alexander Crous told The Independent

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‘I won’t be lectured by a child’: Columnist tees off on NY Post reporter in heated CNN exchange over Clayton

Charles Blow, 55, delivered the insult during a dustup with New York Post financial correspondent Lydia Moynihan, 31

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Heritage Live ticket owners left fuming after Sandringham and other concerts cancelled

Confused festivalgoers scrambling to get money back

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Four ways to entertain your children this summer on a budget

Slow down in an intentional way, experts say

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Deadlock in the Strait of Hormuz: Shipping traffic collapses in a week as US and Iran step up attacks

Oil prices have risen in response to the crisis as the vital shipping route becomes a battleground once again

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Need another Odyssey? The best Greek mythology films ever made

THE COUNTDOWN: If Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ has whet your appetite for more Greek myths and legends on screen, Kevin E G Perry rounds up six of the best examples

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Falklands War hero says Argentina ‘cheapened’ victory over England with banner stunt

Simon Weston told The Independent that Argentina ‘dragged their victory into the gutter’ after bringing the banner onto the pitch at full-time

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FBI agents search drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as Trump looks to pin refurb disaster on vandals

President Trump claimed as recently as this week that the Reflecting Pool was ‘slashed with a knife’ or ‘box cutter’

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Reform falsely claims Andy Burnham has not built any social housing in Manchester as mayor

The party admitted its Greater Manchester mayoral candidate “mis-spoke” after Sian Astley wrongly claimed Andy Burnham had overseen the construction of no social housing during his nine years as mayor

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AOC slams Trump over ICE stops following latest shootings: He ‘campaigned on cruelty and violence against immigrants’

‘This is the guy that said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and people would still support him. And now he has an agency shooting people out in the street’

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It’s so hot trains are running slower to avoid damaging the tracks

The precautions are rooted in a fundamental vulnerability: extreme heat can warp steel tracks

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The one thing that more and more couples are asking for in their prenups

Leaving the workforce to raise children can see moms lose as much as $295,000 in salary and retirement savings

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Shabana Mahmood expected to be named as Burnham’s chancellor

The home secretary appears to have won the job running the UK’s economy at the expense of energy secretary Ed Miliband

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Furious Trump cancels ICE’s plan to end traffic stops after two deadly shootings just days apart

President insists immigration agents are ‘doing a great job’ despite the killings of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo this week

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‘Arise, Sir Harry?’: Keir Starmer expected to honour England stars if they win World Cup

The prime minister is expected to name a resignation honours list so the avid football fan can celebrate England’s stars in a final U-turn as PM

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Once-canceled celebrities are back in the spotlight in record time — and that’s on us

IN FOCUS: Louis CK is back with a new Netflix comedy special, and Kevin Spacey is feeling ‘much more welcomed’ in Hollywood. The impact of past scandals — even serious allegations of sexual misconduct — that once would have killed careers appears to be receding, Bruce Golding explores why

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Trump’s disastrous Reflecting Pool makeover could see the landmark fenced off until next year, documents reveal

Exclusive: National Construction Rentals, Inc. of Mission Hills, California was awarded the $37,263 job, which runs through January 8, 2027, an official contract summary shows

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AOC calls out Susan Collins’ claims about ICE after deadly Maine shooting of innocent man: ‘Wrote the blank check’

The shooting in Maine has created a political firestorm in Maine for the sole Republican senator from New England

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Treasury ‘key blocker’ of UK-led debt relief programmes to help developing countries

IN FOCUS: Advocacy groups tell The Independent that growing support from MPs and ministers for more ambitious UK-led debt relief is being held back by resistance from the Treasury. Nick Ferris reports

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Waffle House diner claims he was so badly injured by restaurant toilet seat he can no longer ‘enjoy various pleasures of life’

Exclusive: However, the chain contends that John Brock, 63, ‘was improperly seated on the toilet or otherwise conducting himself in a manner not suited for an ordinary toilet seat’

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Christopher Nolan made The Odyssey cast watch three classic films before shooting began

Director held special showings of classic movies for inspiration

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Google AI meant it took me 9 seconds to find Ann Widdecombe’s full address and directions to her house

Google’s AI policy says it restricts personal information such as addresses from its AI summaries - but Ann Widdecombe’s Haytor address was spelled out in full

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