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The ‘drawdown’ follows weeks of outrage sparked by the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers

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Jon Ruben, 76, admitted drugging his wife in July last year so she would not wake while he carried out his abuse

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Team GB wants a helmet ban overturned ahead of the Winter Olympics

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A quarter of taxpayers worry about being audited

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The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy are fast approaching. As the torch relay nears completion, athletes are arriving, with some already making headlines. There are 16 sports in total, including some never before seen, with 116 gold medals to be awarded. Milan’s San Siro stadium is the venue for Friday’s opening ceremony, which is usually the most viewed moment of the Games, as millions around the world will watch on official broadcasters.

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Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court to retrieve documents from the 2020 election

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There are currently two robust approaches for diagnosing signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain

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Free-living amoebas such as Naegleria fowleri are rare but can be deadly

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The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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Auctioneers say the vehicle had long been a favoured choice of King Charles

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The troubled Washington Post has begun implementing large-scale cutbacks, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas

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The sounds are often blamed on ageing, damage or the looming threat of arthritis

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Trump previously said Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, was ‘just too far away’

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President Donald Trump's border czar says the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota will be seriously reduced after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants

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The figure will be a restoration of a Columbus statue that was destroyed by protestors in 2020

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Springsteen and Dylan have already had the movie treatment, The Beatles are up next, with Joni Mitchell on the horizon. Patrick Smith was ready for it all to stop, until one exciting bit of casting news

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The Danish brewing giant also acquired Britvic in a £3.3 billion takeover

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The infants died at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 where Letby was employed as a nurse

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