Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
The Independentby Kaitlyn Huamani·28 Aug 2026
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this...
Trump – named worst U.S. president – puts out chart listing himself as number one
The Independentby Josh Marcus·28 Aug 2026
President Trump has shared a chart ranking the best U.S. presidents, and the Republican predictably put himself in the top spot, above such heavyweights as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Satellite images reveal bedrock and glacier collapsed on the Nepal-Tibet border, then rivers flooded
The Independentby Jennifer McDermott·28 Aug 2026
As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the...
ICE orders 6,000 electric shock gloves in $16.7M deal despite backlash
The Independentby Ryan J. Foley·28 Aug 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has agreed to a $16.7 million deal for 6,000 pairs of gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks, stating that officers will use them to subdue...
US close to reaching a ‘massive’ deal for Venezuela’s oil: report
The Independentby Josh Marcus·28 Aug 2026
The U.S. is reportedly close to cementing a “massive” deal for access to Venezuelan oil fields. "Calling this deal huge would be an understatement," a U.S.
Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe's objections
The Independentby Mikella Schuettler·28 Aug 2026
The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its...
Tampa approves $2.3B deal for a new Rays ballpark
The Independentby Via AP news wire·28 Aug 2026
City officials on Thursday approved a $2.3 billion deal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money.
Relatives of Ohio family killed in crash ask Republican to take down attack ad
The Independentby Ariana Baio·27 Aug 2026
The relatives of an Ohio family killed in a truck crash have demanded a Republican senator stop using the names and photos of their loved ones in a campaign advertisement promoting stricter...
Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon over firings
The Independentby Diego Pineda·27 Aug 2026
Three staff members from the military publication Stars and Stripes have launched a legal challenge over their termination by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of breaching their...
Fix gun licensing system to prevent further killings, inspectors say
The Independentby George Lithgow·27 Aug 2026
Probelms with the gun licensing system are putting public safety at risk, official inspectors have warned.
Introduce breathalysers on cars for repeat drink-driving offenders, Burnham told
The Independentby Rosie Shead and Neil Lancefield·27 Aug 2026
Senior police officers and road safety campaigners have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to introduce alcolocks for motorists who repeatedly drink-drive.
Girl, 14, has dissolvable heart implant the size of 10p coin fitted in UK first
The Independentby Storm Newton·27 Aug 2026
A teenage girl has become the first UK patient to receive a dissolvable implant designed to close a hole in her heart roughly the size of a 10 pence piece.
ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college
The Independentby Aaron Beard·27 Aug 2026
It took three days for the nation's four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football.
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country’s worst outbreak on record, health minister says
The Independentby Via AP news wire·27 Aug 2026
Congo on Thursday began vaccinating people against Ebola as health authorities work to slow the country's deadliest outbreak of the disease on record.
New-look Oxfordshire site revealed as 22,000 tonnes of illegal waste finally removed
The Independentby Rebecca Speare-Cole·27 Aug 2026
A major five-month project to remove an illegal waste dump near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire has been completed, officials said.
The Republican push to prosecute Fauci has ‘stalled’: report
The Independentby Josh Marcus·27 Aug 2026
The Republican-led effort to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress has reportedly stalled amid concern from the White House that it’s not legally sound.
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis' murder trial heads to closings in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
The Independentby Jonathan Landrum Jr and Jessica Hill·27 Aug 2026
The murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police...
General Mills follows MAHA lead and removes synthetic dyes from its US cereals
The Independentby Graig Graziosi·27 Aug 2026
Food giant General Mills announced that all of its U.S. cereals will now be made without synthetic dyes.
Kennedy Center ‘courting a constitutional crisis for one man’s vanity,’ lawyers say
The Independentby Alex Woodward·27 Aug 2026
The Kennedy Center’s Donald Trump-dominated board is trying to illegally flout court orders that block the president from sticking his name on the building, according to the legal team fighting to...
Why Bradley Barcola should be the ‘perfect’ fit for Liverpool
The Independentby Richard Jolly·27 Aug 2026
They were separated by 264 days. December brought the outburst that ought to have accelerated Liverpool’s search for a winger.
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