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The popular diet that could make you gain weight after losing it
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Donald Trump may finally have the measure of Putin
Editorial: With the symbolic deployment of nuclear submarines near Russia, the US president has indicated he now understands that Moscow must not be appeased ...
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Nasa intern loses job after accidental profanity-laced tweet to Space Council fellow
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Police scuffle with protesters outside hotel housing immigrants
Watch as police clash with protesters and counter protesters outside a hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers on Saturday (2 August). Footage shows Metropolitan Police officers scuffling ...
Jack Smith under investigation by the Office of Special Counsel over Trump prosecutions
Smith is accused of potentially violating a federal law that prohibits government employees from engaging in political activity ...
Boy injured in rare octopus incident at Texas aquarium
A Texas mother has gone viral on TikTok for showing off her son’s suction cup bruises from a giant Pacific octopus at the San ...
Pro‑Palestine protesters confront John Swinney at Edinburgh Fringe over Gaza
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted an event at the Edinburgh Fringe which featured Scottish First Minister John Swinney on Saturday (2 August). The 61-year-old was on stage talking to comedian ...
World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson arrested on alleged domestic violence charge
The sprinter was detained last week, shortly before making an appearance at the US national championships in Oregon ...
American swimmers hit back at Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte criticism
The retired greats took to Instagram to criticise the American contingent in Singapore, but performances have picked up as ...
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s red carpet chemistry isn’t just for show: report
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s red carpet chemistry might be the real deal, according to a new report. Anderson and Neeson star in the newly released film, The Naked Gun. Neeson plays the son of ...
Night vision goggles may have hindered helicopter pilots before DC jet collision that killed 67, experts say
Friday saw the final day of public testimony to the National Transportation Safety Board over the fatal midair crash – which occurred almost exactly six months ago in February ...
Watch: Hot dogs spill on highway causes commuters’ wurst nightmare: ‘They’re everywhere!’
Thousands of hot dogs spilled out onto a Pennsylvania highway after a food truck smashed into a concrete barrier. Eyewitness footage shared by a bewildered commuter on Friday (1 August) shows the ...