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  • NewsThe Independent

    Wales school stabbing: Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after two teachers and pupil wounded

    Three injured in incident have now been released from hospital

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case

    Heavily criticized for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday appointed a veteran Swiss prosecutor to review how it handled the cases. The Montreal-based doping watchdog said Eric Cottier will be an independent prosecutor “to conduct a thorough review of WADA’s handling of the matter.” Cottier was attorney general of Vaud — the home canton (state) of the International Olympic Committee and swimming’s

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  • BusinessThe Independent

    Dramatic video shows Boeing plane bounce off LAX runway

    Lufthansa admitted that their Tuesday flight to LAX had a bit of a ‘rough landing’ when it touched down

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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Supreme Court justices appear poised to offer Trump some immunity – potentially delaying Jan 6 trial

    It is unclear how much immunity the Supreme Court could offer presidents but justices recognized the case will have the ‘huge implicaitons’ for the country

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  • PoliticsThe Independent

    Trump loses latest bid for new E Jean Carroll defamation trial

    A federal court denied former president Donald Trump’s request to have a new trial related to the charges that he defamed writer E Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexual assault. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York handed down the denial on Thursday after Mr Trump had sought a new trial. In May 2023, a jury found Mr Trump liable for sexually abusing Ms Carroll.

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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Plapp promises more surprises after Romandie surge

    Luke Plapp has put himself in a good position to take the lead at the Tour de Romandie after shaking up the field with a superb second-stage ride.

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  • LifestyleHuffPost

    Why Do Millennials Feel Compelled To Write 'Lol' After Everything?

    "I’ve transitioned to ‘haha’ instead of ‘lol’ because I read that 'lol' is millennial-coded."

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