The Film Independent Spirit Awards shine a spotlight on indie movies and TV as stars like Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne, and Keke Palmer compete for prizes

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Photos look back at 15 years of Larry the cat as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, where the former stray has become a familiar presence through years of political change. Adopted in 2011, Larry has served under six prime ministers, earning a reputation for greeting dignitaries, lounging in the spotlight and remaining a constant at the heart of British government.

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Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times

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A month after violent clashes in a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo, tens of thousands of residents have returned

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Doleman will take charge of the round two fixture

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‘They're real, but I haven't seen them,’ the former president teases

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A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports

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The Egyptian set up a goal and finished the scoring from the penalty spot as Liverpool eased past Brighton at Anfield.

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Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark

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The president, an avid golfer, has begun moves to take control of Potomac Golf Links and other public courses, arguing that they are in need of significant refurbishment

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Restaurant chain is tapping into nostalgia and value, reviving its Monopoly game promotion in October after nearly a decade

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Pet lovers kicked off Carnival celebrations with dozens of dogs dressed as fairies and superheroes and others festooned in ribbons, feathers and head pieces.

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The hosts had to recover from a 10-5 half-time deficit before withstanding a late Azzurri rally.

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‘Will take down [Pope] Francis,’ the MAGA political strategist appears to have written in a message to the pedophile financier in June 2019

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Curtis Signal, 25, was arrested following the violent attack in Brooklyn Saturday at a nearby men’s shelter

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The National Weather Service has issued a stark warning and urging “extreme caution” to those travelling

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Mud-covered revelers took over the beach in Paraty, Brazil, on Saturday as part of a Carnival tradition that has grown steadily since it began 40 years ago. In the seaside town near the country’s historic colonial center, participants coated themselves in gray sludge, rolled through the silty shallows and emerged caked head to toe before dancing along the sand chanting “Uga! Uga!”

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Women have effectively been working for free for the first month and a half of the year compared to men, says the TUC General Secretary

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Young best known for photographing icons likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger, was speaking on ‘Desert Island Discs’

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‘The cost of chaos under the Labour Party is growing and getting worse’, says the SNP Westminster leader

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Douglas Alexander will fly to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore over the coming week

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