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Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial

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Michael Cohen’s lies at center of heated cross-examination in Trump’s hush money trial

<p>Donald Trump glares at the evidence against him in a courtroom sketch from his New York hush money trial </p>

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Sketchy characters: The best courtroom drawings from Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial

<p>Michael Cohen heads to Manhattan criminal court to take the stand for another day of cross-examination on 16 May </p>

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‘I hope he rots’: Trial hears scathing audio of Cohen celebrating Trump indictment

<p>Matt Gaetz in the courthouse for Donald Trump’s trial on 16 May </p>

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Matt Gaetz invokes Trump’s infamous call to Proud Boys at trial

<p>Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas</p>

BreakingCrime

Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering BLM protester

The victim’s partner said she was ‘heartbroken by this lawlessness’

Juror slams Greg Abbott’s plan to pardon man who killed BLM protester

<p>Police officers escort serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, into the 84th precinct station on August 10, 1977. </p>

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Son of Sam serial killer who terrorised NYC in 70s says he uses Anne Frank’s diary as inspiration

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Bob Menendez reveals wife’s cancer diagnosis one day after blaming her for bribery charges

<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during the 36th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2023, in Washington, on May 13, 2024</p>

Politics

Republicans move forward with bid to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over Biden audio

crime

Three bodies were found in an abandoned car on a highway in 2013. Now, a school teacher has been arrested

<p>Keante Harris, an assistant principal for the Jefferson County school district in Georgia, has been arrested in connection to a 2013 cold case</p>

<p>Defendant Karen Read sits at the defense table during her trial, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham Mass. Read, 44, is accused of running into her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV in the middle of a nor'easter and leaving him for dead after a night of heavy drinking. (David McGlynn/New York Post via AP, Pool)</p>

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Karen Read trial: Witness testifies he woke up to screaming the day victim’s body was found

<p>Koby Minor was arrested on Wednesday</p>

News

Atlanta cop and Marine is accused of shooting Lyft driver dead -months after being arrested in drug case

<p>James Brenner was a ‘family friend’ of victim and squatted in trailer on nearby land</p>

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Squatter admits killing Utah farmhand over where he parked truck

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Clerical error could lead to murder charge being dismissed

<p>American seafood chain Red Lobster, pictured above in Torrance, California, is closing down several locations and auctioning off equipment</p>

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Take home a piece of the shrimp! Red Lobster equipment goes on sale in ‘largest restaurant auction in history’

<p>Warren Buffett speaking at a 2018 event in Omaha. His mystery stock has been revealed to be Chubb, an insurance agency that has been in operation since 1882 </p>

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Billionaire Warren Buffett reveals mystery stock he’s been buying up

<p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/carbon-adidas-john-lewis-barbie-lululemon-b2157328.html">Sportswear</a> company <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tiger-woods-ap-viktor-hovland-jordan-spieth-jason-day-b2528003.html">Under Armour</a> announced plans to layoff workers. </p>

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Under Armour is laying off workers as job cuts across US grow

<p>The Biden administration have taken an initial step towards removing marijiuana from the Schedule I category</p>

Politics

Biden administration reclassifies marijuana in historic shift

2024 election

Biden and Trump ready to rumble at debate. But it’s hardly risk-free

Biden needs to show vigor, Trump needs to bring his coalition together

<p>President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the second and final presidential debate Oct. 22, 2020</p>

<p>Security guards react at the scene of a shooting incident of Slovak PM Robert Fico</p>

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Slovakia PM shooting: Robert Fico ‘escaped death by a hair’

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Slovakia PM shooting: Robert Fico ‘escaped death by a hair’

<p>Rudy Giuliani launches new bizarre coffee venture amid bankruptcy proceedings </p>

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America runs on Rudy: Bankrupt mayor launches bizarre coffee venture as he’s crippled by $148m debt

<p>Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK killer, may be linked to a 1976 cold case disappearance of Cynthia Dawn Kinney </p>

Crime

BTK killer tied to cold case murder after cryptic puzzle decoded

<p>Cruise pays woman millions in settlement after she was dragged by self-driving car </p>

Tech

Cruise pays woman millions after she was dragged by self-driving car

<p>The notorious ‘Little Black Book’ of contacts belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, containing information of his associates, has gone up for sale </p>

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Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious ‘Little Black Book’ of contacts goes up for auction

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Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious ‘Little Black Book’ of contacts goes up for auction

<p>Madison Police Department Mid Town District Capt. Jason Freedman and Det. Lindsey Ludden announce the identification of Ronnie Joe Kirk of Tulsa, Okla. as the person whose remains were discovered in a chimney of a former music store in the city In 1989</p>

Crime

‘Chimney Doe’ was found stuffed inside a Wisconsin fireplace in 1989. He just got a name

<p>The remains of Tonette Waltman Jackson, who is pictured here, were identified in May 2024 — almost two decades after her death during Hurricane Katrina — thanks to genealogical and forensic testing</p>

News

Hurricane Katrina victim identified nearly 20 years after she vanished

<p>Ashley Madison’s homepage pictured in 2013. The website, aimed at people seeking affairs, experienced a massive data breach in 2015</p>

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Affairs, data breach and suicides: The Ashley Madison scandal

The Ashley Madison data breach, which exposed the data of millions looking to cheat on their partners, may even be linked to some deaths by suicide, Katie Hawkinson reports.

<p>Former Miss USA 2023, Noelia Voigt, was subject to unwanted advances during a Christmas parade event this past December in Florida, sources told <em>The Independent </em></p>

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Ex-Miss USA quit after ‘facing Christmas parade driver made inappropriate advances’ staff did not step in

All the allegations against Miss Universe leadership

<p>Jeremy Medina’s parents are suing representatives of Gainesville High School for wrongful death after their son died in a “freak” accident </p>

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A teen died after a ‘freak’ accident in a batting cage. Now, his parents want to hold the school accountable

<p>The 55-year-old grandmother finished in 17 hours </p>

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Gran completes 17-hour swim through freezing shark-infested waters

crime

Microsoft exec’s ex-wife wrote ‘good luck’ on a check to a hitman. Now she’s charged with murder

<p>Shanna Gardner, right, is accused of orchestrating the murder of her ex-husband, Jared Bridegan, appears at a court hearing in November 2023 with her attorney, Jose Baez, left</p>

<p>An Israeli soldier stands guard as a truck carrying humanitarian aid is seen near the Erez crossing in southern Israel </p>

Politics

Israel ‘needs to do more’ to stop sacking of Gaza trucks, US says

<p>Eduardo Sarabia, pictured in a booking photo, was arrested on Monday</p>

Crime

Man charged with raping two women after third woman found in van

<p>Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice’</p>

News

Donald Trump film depicting rise to power sold for UK audience

<p>Walmart memo noteed ‘reduction of several hundred’ roles </p>

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Walmart’s Q1 profits triple as it announces ‘several hundred’ job cuts

<p>Mary Alice Pultz (pictured) vanished in 1968. Her remains were found on a Florida beach in 1985 were not identified - until now</p>

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A mother-of-two disappeared with her boyfriend 40 years ago. Finally, there are some answers

<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 40,000 for the first time ever on Thursday morning after a favorable inflation report</p>

NEWS

Dow Jones crosses 40,000 points for the first time

<p>Lucas Macaj went missing after he summited Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday</p>

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Missing Colorado hiker, 23, sent friend a text from mountain summit

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Pitch-invading raccoon caught in bin after interrupting football game

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Trump reveals new details about Barron’s college plans

<p>Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump exit the funeral of Ivana Trump in July 2022 </p>

Royals

Harry could be on rare royal visa, expert says amid drug use questions

Royals can hold special document requiring fewer checks than typical diplomatic visa, immigration lawyer says

Meghan Markle reveals the ‘best souvenir’ from Nigeria tour

China

Putin and Xi Jinping laud world stabilising influence at Beijing talks

<p>Kendra Gail Licari catfished her own daughter in a harassment scheme in 2021 </p>

CRIME

A mother spent months bullying her daughter online, pretending to be a teenager. Now her story is a movie

<p>The arrest warrant accuses Cleary of stalking an 18-year-old student at a party, sneaking into her dorm and sexually assaulting her while she texted friends for help</p>

Europe

American in ‘so I raped you’ Facebook message case arrested in France

<p>Senator Tammy Duckworth is working to get a doctor she says saved her life out of Gaza after Israel closes the Rafah border crossing </p>

Politics

Tammy Duckworth is trying to get doctor who saved her life out of Gaza

Illinois Democrat lost both her legs when rocket-propelled grenade hit her helicopter in 2004 and was cared for by Dr Adam Hamawy

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The bribery case against Bob Menendez explained

<p>Image from last month of the floating pier for Gaza being constructed</p>

Middle East

US completes Gaza pier as delivery of critical aid to begin ‘in days’

<p>Ron DeSantis signed a law making climate change a lesser priority in Florida </p>

politics

DeSantis culls climate change references from state law

<p>Breanna Cecil and her husband in 2021</p>

abortion rights

Tennessee woman denied abortion after fetus’ ‘brain not attached’

State lawmakers ‘don’t see the mourning and the grieving that these moms’ experience after getting a heartbreaking diagnosis, Breanna Cecil tells Kelly Rissman

INTERVIEW

A punk band superfan went to almost every show for 10 years. Now she’s paralyzed after the singer jumped on her

Adult film actress/director Stormy Daniels (L) and attorney Michael Avenatti attend the 2019 Adult Video News Awards at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 26, 2019

Trump on Trial

The spectacular rise and fall of loudmouth lawyer Michael Avenatti

<p>Bryan Howard, 41, has been charged with eight counts of manslaugter after eight people died in a horror crash. Pictured in multiple mug shots </p>

crime

Truck driver charged with bus crash has history of traffic charges

<p>The Supreme Court has allowed for the use of a new congressional map in Louisiana </p>

politics

Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use map with extra Black district

<p>A bridge in Galveston Texas was hit by a barge on Wednesday, causing part of an attached railway to collapse </p>

news

Barge slams into Galveston bridge causing collapse as oil spills into water below

<p>Chrishalea Farley describes her bizarre order in a TikTok video</p>

News

Instacart driver goes viral after getting order from death row inmate

<p>Valentina Gomez pictured running in a bulletproof vest in a campaign video posted 12 May. The Missouri Secretary of State candidate is facing online backlash after making an anti-LGBTQ+ statement in the video</p>

Politics

Missouri Republican candidate sparks uproar for anti-LGBTQ+ video

<p>President Joe Biden worries Democrats </p>

politics

‘Weak’ Biden leaves ‘nerve-racked’ Democrats to worry for Senate seats

Liveroyals

King Charles unveils official portrait as Harry and Meghan issue defiant statement

<p>Wildfire smoke hangs over the Minneapolis skyline on May 13, 2024</p>

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Smoky skies return to at least six US states as Canada wildfires rage

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONpolitics

Joe Biden has done more than arm Israel. Leaked documents reveal his own officials see him as complicit in Gaza’s devastating famine

An investigation by The Independent uncovers the missteps, missed opportunities and political choices made by the Biden administration that allowed a famine to take hold in northern Gaza. With access to leaked documents, testimony from current and former officials and voices from Gaza, it paints a damning picture of an entirely preventable catastrophe. By Richard Hall, Bel Trew and Andrew Feinberg

<p>Palestinians line up to receive meals at Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in March. The head of the United Nations World Food Programme says northern Gaza has entered “full-blown famine” after nearly seven months of war between Israel and Hamas</p>

<p>Daniel Krug on the left and his wife Kristil Krug, who he is charged with murdering</p>

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<p>Chris Pratt has opened up about being a girl dad </p>

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