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Group that helped plan January 6 event awarded $13 million in no-bid contracts from Trump team: report

The way in which the company was awarded the contracts signals the firm’s ‘special treatment’ due to its close ties to Trumpworld, according to the report

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Why Iran’s ‘drifting’ mines in the Strait of Hormuz will be so difficult to clear – despite Trump’s claim ‘we don’t need help’

Experts tell The Independent that mine clearance is a ‘slow and grinding business’

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Family of Afghan man who died in ICE detention says he was ‘a hero for American people’

Former Afghan soldier who worked with American military in Afghanistan died just 24 hours after being arrested by immigration agents in Texas

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Video report: Iran war triggers energy crisis in India

In India, a deepening liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage is forcing vendors to abandon gas and return to coal, highlighting a sudden energy crisis on the ground, The Independent’s Namita Singh reports from New Delhi.

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Angela Rayner’s attempt to distance herself from Project Starmer opens the door for a run to replace him

NEWS ANALYSIS: The path for Rayner to succeed Starmer is not clear, but her speech on Tuesday night shows she’s up for the fight, says political editor David Maddox

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Indians forced ‘back in time’ to cooking with coal as Iran war gas shortages lead to long fuel queues

Households and small businesses are struggling as disruptions to oil and gas imports due to the Iran war expose India’s deep energy vulnerabilities. Namita Singh reports from Delhi

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CBS Evening News ratings drop below 4M for first time with Tony Dokoupil as anchor after Bari Weiss overhaul

The nightly news program reportedly had a total viewership of nearly 3.83 million last week

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House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for more spending for Iran – despite saying America is not at war

The speaker tellsThe Independent that the conflict has drained the United States’s munitions

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Haitian asylum seeker found dead in Pittsburgh bus shelter days after release by ICE

Daphy Michel, who escaped Haiti with temporary humanitarian protections in 2022, is second immigrant to die on the streets after leaving DHS custody in recent weeks

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South Park, failed TV deals and alleged extortion: Inside the fiery battle between a media mogul and a high-stakes gambler

Exclusive details: In a phone call with The Independent, accused extortionist R.J. Cipriani flatly denied Paramount Skydance CEO Jeff Shell’s claims, and said the mogul is simply ‘trying to save his a**’

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Taylor Frankie Paul under investigation for a third domestic violence claim: A look at the reality star’s slew of controversies

Everything you need to know about the influencer whose season of ‘The Bachelorette’ was pulled after a violent video of her 2023 assault involving her ex was leaked

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Streeting defends response to ‘unprecedented’ meningitis B outbreak as cases ‘linked to super-spreader event’

‘Highest number of cases seen in one weekend,’ says UKHSA chief as health secretary defends agency’s speed of action

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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

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