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July 29, 2025
How did NYC shooter, with ‘mental health history’, have concealed carry permit?
Shane Tamura had a current license to carry a concealed weapon under Nevada law at the time of the mass shooting in New York
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Millionaires don’t have the same buying power they did 30 years ago
There are 23,931,000 millionaires in the U.S. according to the USB Global Wealth Report
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Trump’s FBI picks have ‘no idea what they’re doing,’ ex-staffer says
FBI is increasingly concerned with ‘ideological purity and the ceaseless politicization of the workforce,’ Michael Feinberg argues
The Independent
July 29, 2025
More churches are suing ICE: ‘Congregations have gone underground’
Dozens of denominations are trying to block ‘chilling’ First Amendment threats to freedom of worship
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Schools could soon deploy ‘campus guardian angel’ - a drone defense against shootings
The new drone technology could help prevent tragic outcomes in active shooter situations by deploying drones to schools in seconds
The Independent
July 29, 2025
NYC shooter who killed a cop and three others is son of an ex-LAPD officer: report
Gunman Shane Tamura’s father had worked for the Los Angeles Police Department, according to a report
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Urgent warning to Lollapalooza ticket holders ahead of music festival
Last-minute Lollapalooza ticket seekers should beware of scammers and their fraudulent tickets and websites, the Better Business Bureau of C....png?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Dad left four little kids in car as temperature soared to 125: police
The children were in ‘imminent danger of death’ while inside the car, prosecutors say
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Two men who died after stabbing in central London named as father and son
Terry McMillan, 58, and his son Brendan McMillan, 27, died after the incident in Southwark
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July 29, 2025
Ex-Netflix employee sues company claiming she was discriminated against
Nhu-Y Phan alleges she was racially discriminated against while working at the company and faced retaliation after filing complaints
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Brooke Hogan breaks silence on estranged father Hulk’s death
WWE legend died on July 24 at the age of 71
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Candace Owens says ‘they’ll fake kill’ Brigitte Macron to end defamation lawsuit
‘I can't see them wanting to make it to discovery. I just don't see that happening,’ said Owens
The Independent
July 29, 2025
NYC shooter Shane Tamura took ‘big hits’ to head in football games, HS teammate says
Exclusive: The 27-year-old gunman would sometimes look ‘empty,’ or spaced-out, Tobenna Okunna told The Independent, adding, ‘He did hit his...
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July 29, 2025
Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting
‘All you can do at a time like this is be sorry,’ the Louisiana Senator said
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July 29, 2025
How to avoid dangerous sinking sand at beaches this summer
The Coastguard has issued advice on what to do if you find yourself stuck in sinking sand and mud on the beach. Low tides can expose these c...
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July 29, 2025
NYC shooting twist of fate as gunman let woman exit elevator then went to wrong floor
Tamura, from Las Vegas, appears to have driven cross-country to New York City, before unleashing the deadly assault-rifle attack
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July 29, 2025
Trump won’t rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. Can anyone trust her?
His own Justice Department called her a liar. Now the president’s allies prepare for testimony from the convicted trafficker that risks feed...
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July 29, 2025
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July 29, 2025
Joe Rogan accuses Trump of ‘gaslighting’ over the Epstein files as schism grows
‘You have this one hardcore line in the sand that everybody had been talking about forever, and then they’re trying to gaslight you on that,....png?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
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July 29, 2025
Bonnie Blue says she and Andrew Tate are ‘the two most misunderstood people’
‘He’s probably just as controversial as I am,’ adult content creator said
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July 29, 2025
What has Starmer demanded of Netanyahu ahead of recognition of a Palestinian state?
The Independent looks at what conditions Sir Keir has set out ahead of recognition
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ victim Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago
President tells reporters he cut off contact with Epstein because he was poaching employees from his club
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July 29, 2025
UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire
PM chairs emergency cabinet meeting to outline peace plan – including historic shift in UK policy on Palestine
The Independent
July 29, 2025
What is CTE? Condition claimed by Manhattan NFL skyscraper shooter
CTE has been diagnosed in former professional football and hockey players
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July 29, 2025
Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife Linda ‘shocked’ by his death
Hulk Hogan’s ex-wife Linda ‘shocked’ by his death
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July 29, 2025
Black Mirror star joins ‘stop starving Gaza’ emergency protest outside Downing Street
A Black Mirror actor joined an emergency pro-Palestine protest outside Downing Street on Tuesday, 29 July. Alex Lawther, who starred in "Shu...
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Diddy proposes ‘appropriate’ conditions for release before sentencing
Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the court to be released in advance of his sentencing on prostitution-related charges, promising not to “squand...
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Pride of the nation: Fans pack out The Mall for Lionesses’ homecoming parade
“It’s nice to see women’s football get the spotlight it deserves”, one supporter said as fans from across the country flocked to The Mall to....jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Putin’s right-hand man brushes off Lindsey Graham’s peace talks demands
Former Russian president and prime minister brushed off US officials’s warnings that Russia needs to begin peace deal talks to end the war i...
The Independent
July 29, 2025
The Dark Knight Rises, Rambo III star dies
Aboutboul also made an appearance in ‘Rambo III’
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July 29, 2025
Maxwell offers to testify to Congress about Epstein case but with major conditions
Attorneys for the convicted sex trafficker have reportedly sent her demands to the House Oversight Committee
The Independent
July 29, 2025
What would UK recognition of Palestine as a state actually mean?
Starmer said Israel must end its starvation tactics and agree to a ceasefire in Gaza, or the UK would recognise a Palestinian state in Septe...
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July 29, 2025
Christopher Nolan urged to suspend filming The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara
Adaptation, starring Matt Damon, is scheduled to release next summer
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July 29, 2025
Prisoner kills cellmate after imagining she used her toothbrush to clean the toilet
The victim suffered too many skull fractures to count, investigators said
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Man hit with jail time for stalking WNBA star
Man hit with jail time for stalking WNBA star
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Gaza a ‘genocide’ after Trump admits kids are starving
Greene also criticizes her Republican colleague who called for Gaza to ‘starve away’
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Donald Trump’s new Scottish golf course locked down by police on opening day
Donald Trump’s new Aberdeenshire golf course was locked down for police to carry out check on a suspicious vehicle.
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Turkey develops ‘most powerful’ 970kg thermobaric bomb
The 970kg thermobaric bomb can penetrate 90m of rock and earth, according to Turkish officials
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Breakthrough study finds it takes 3.5 years to diagnose dementia after first symptoms
Early diagnosis is crucial to improve patients’ future quality of life
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Renaming Kennedy Center for Donald Trump would violate law that created it
Republicans have pressed for naming opera house for Melania and separately renaming the entire arts center after the current president
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Linda Hogan breaks silence in emotional post after Hulk Hogan’s death
Former couple were married from 1983 to 2009
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Military jet performs evasive manoeuvre to avoid flock of birds in its path
Watch as a military jet spins to avoid a flock of birds that were in its path in Spain. Footage captured on Sunday (July 27) shows the Spani...
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Stalker who had ‘imaginary’ relationship with Caitlin Clark sentenced to jail
‘Hopefully, this case highlights that there are consequences to what people say online,’ Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said
The Independent
July 29, 2025
UK to recognise Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
UK to recognise Palestine as a state unless Israel agrees to ceasefire
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Google engineer killed by falling tree branch while hiking in Yosemite National Park
Angela Lin, 29, was out with her boyfriend in the Tuolumne Grove area of the park on the afternoon of July 19 when the incident occurred
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Fox News hosts suggests children can fill farm labor shortages
Fox News host Charlie Hurt suggested children can be employed on farms to make up for the shortage in labor created by Donald Trump’s deport...
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Gaza latest: Starmer holds emergency cabinet meeting as death toll passes 60,000
The death toll in Gaza has reached more than 60,000 since 7 October 2023, the Hamas-controlled health ministry says
The Independent
July 29, 2025
Trump cuts more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention
The cuts ended more than $158 million in funding for community violence intervention grants
The Independent
July 29, 2025
UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire
Keir Starmer chaired an emergency cabinet meeting today to outline his Europe path for peace including a plan to recognise a Palestinian sta...
The Independent
July 29, 2025