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The Independent 🇬🇧

🏢 Alexander Lebedev 📅 since 1986 📍 London

The Independent is a British online newspaper, often nicknamed the Indy. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper, beginning as a broadsheet and changing to compact format in 2003. — Wikipedia

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🌶️loaded 🌧️grim news 😈gloomier than others ✏️4.5 rewrites per 100 📡no wire copy 📰 1980 headlines in 30 days · 44 on its front page now

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1. MAGA lost it over 'elitist' Cheesecake Factory dig. But now they sit silent as Trump boasts about Mar-a-Lago food cost
2. Not that Alpha? Humiliating poll reveals how few Americans think Pete Hegseth is strong role model
3. Trump reveals the one condition that will get him to accept midterm results 📰 Trump says he will accept midterm results if elections are honest
4. These are the 4 most urgent superbugs spreading in the US this winter
5. Jan 6 defender Mike Johnson is annoyed when asked if Republicans will have peaceful transition of power
6. Secret Pentagon files reveal Pete Hegseth's Iran war price tag has surged by over 25 percent
7. Serial dog maulings near parks in California city have prompted a police investigation
8. 911 dispatcher says coworkers bet on whether her supervisor was father of her baby
9. King tides have flooded parts of Florida and California - and it's going to get worse in the US
10. LA residents file public nuisance complaint over visitors gathering at Hollywood sign
11. Ex White House press secretary Zacharia says she was not prepared for 'hostility' in viral interview
12. Family still without answers two years after woman disappears in Arizona - and reported sighting in Mexico proves false
13. The US housing market has stalled - and that's very bad news for renters
14. A secret Elizabeth Holmes interview from an Oscar-winning filmmaker could soon see the light of day
15. Man who yelled 'Trump's a loser' during protest in his tiny Oregon town sues after arrest
16. Fox News sees dramatic drop in viewership as Trump approval tumbles ahead of midterms
17. DOGE bro who fired thousands and ended USAID may not have had authority to make changes: report
18. Vivek Ramaswamy was warned not to air 'liar' ad and now staff want to resign days before election: report
19. Judge demands Trump lawyers answer the big question: Is the president lying?
20. How Cracker Barrel weathered a PR disaster - and bounced back
21. ⁠ Netanyahu faces a near impossible task to survive -- this is why
22. Israel elections: Netanyahu pulls ahead with 80% votes counted 📰 Israeli election shows no clear winner as vote count continues
23. Trump takes credit for Netanyahu's performance in Israeli election
24. First settlers of Hawaii crossed 4,349-miles of open ocean to reach their home, finds new study
25. At least 64 feared dead after high-speed rail collision in Spain 📰 High-speed trains collide in central Spain, At least 30 dead
26. Trump faces grim midterm forecasts as bad news mounts ahead of 2026 elections 📰 Trump holds rallies in Texas ahead of midterms
27. Why Gen Z-led protests are sweeping across Europe
28. Trump has robbed victims of $119M in court-ordered restitution with his pardons of allies
29. Researchers link eight cups of tea per day to better heart health
30. Silicon Valley bracing for Democratic takeover of Congress and likely hearings on Trump and AI
31. Scientists discover fossil of 'chunky' sea monster that was first ever amphibian to live in the ocean
32. State ballot measures explained: The crucial local votes on abortion, wealth taxes, and election rules
33. Escaped Tennessee killer 'vanishes into thin air' after stolen truck is found dumped in Illinois
34. High school massacre foiled: Three arrested over chilling plot to shoot up Atlanta school
35. Grand jury throws out Trump DOJ bid to indict Jan 6 star witness Cassidy Hutchinson 📰 Federal grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson
36. Trump says he is going to ban everyone from using the phrase 'artificial intelligence' 📰 Trump vows to ban use of term 'artificial intelligence'
37. Christopher Lloyd says Michael J. Fox's Back to the Future casting left him with one big fear
38. Walmart sued for allegedly filling frozen fish containers with too much ice
39. Zelensky touts recaptured territory after secret missions
40. Residential world cruise suddenly suspends operations, leaving passengers stranded in Cambodia 📰 U.S. cruise ship suspends global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
41. Nutritionist debunks five myths about sugar this Halloween
42. How Martin Lewis became Burnham's 'shadow' chancellor
43. A doctor explains why more people get sick in Autumn and Winter
44. These 28 under-the-radar cities have been named 'ones to watch' for 2026

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