31 minutes ago Vance policy adviser reportedly made wild posts about using drugs for years: ‘I love coke

An investigation found that Aaron Kofsky was behind the Reddit account ‘PsychoticMammal’, which had also posted specific details that matched his resume and education

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31 minutes ago BBC Ambulance stars left in tears as crew members attacked by patient shouting 'I will kill you'

BBC Ambulance aired the terrifying moment when the distressing sound of a patient assaulting colleagues was broadcasted to all the crew on shift in East London during Thursday's episode

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43 minutes ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly buy vacation home in Portugal

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex currently reside in California

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44 minutes ago The Independent’s NHS mental health abuse scandal story shortlisted for award

Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas revealed tens of thousands of sex assaults reported to trusts

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50 minutes ago Georgia jury indicts father and son on murder charges for school shooting

Colt Gray, 14, and his father, Colin Gray, were indicted separately for the mass shooting at Apalachee high schoolA grand jury indicted both a father and son on murder charges Thursday in a mass shooting at Apalachee high school in Winder, Georgia.Georgia media outlets reported that the Barrow county grand jury meeting in Winder indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on a total of 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, plus aggravated assault and cruelty to children. Grand jurors formally charged his father, Colin Gray, with 29 counts, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. Continue reading...

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54 minutes ago Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year

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74 minutes ago The Independent’s veteran war reporter Kim Sengupta posthumously receives Edgar Wallace Award

Honour for excellence in writing and journalism awarded to much-loved former diplomatic editor

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85 minutes ago More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones

A new report says more than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live in conflict-torn and fragile countries

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94 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israel hails Yahya Sinwar’s death as ‘beginning of the end’ as US signals push for ceasefire and hostage return

Israeli PM says 'task before us is not yet complete’; US president, VP and senior leaders say killing must be opportunity to end Gaza warIsrael says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar is dead: what we know so farThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a ...

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2 hours ago Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons

Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessnessAn expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases in which patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country’s assisted dying system.Ontario’s chief coroner issued several reports on Wednesday – after an Associated Press investigation based in part on data provided in one of the documents – reviewing the euthanasia deaths of people who were not terminally ill. The expert committee’s reports are based on an analysis of anonymized cases, chosen for their implications for future euthanasia requests. Continue read...

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