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Space skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash aged 56
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2012/02/07/12/Baumgartner_1.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Felix Baumgartner, known for his record-breaking skydive from the edge of space, has died in…
Democrat voters who sat out last election want candidates further to the left – like AOC and Bernie Sanders, new poll finds
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/20/24/US-Senator-Bernie-Sanders-Independent-from-Vermont-and-US-Representative-Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-De.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0Democratic voters who opted against casting a ballot in the 2024 election want more left-leaning candidates,…
Child dies after school coach carrying more than 60 people crashes on day trip
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/21/9aa2107840d71ad9d75b38f64d25cc8aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyODY5NTk3-2.81024848.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A child has died after a school coach carrying children and staff home from an…
Undocumented woman staged fake ICE kidnapping to generate sympathy and donations, DOJ claims
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/19/05/Screenshot-2025-07-17-at-3-51-55-PM.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C1%2C0 The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each…
Man dumps rats outside Sheffield mosque in hate crime
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/6/44/Man-releases-rats-into-mosque.png?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C48%2C0%2C47 This is the shocking moment a man releases rats outside a mosque in Sheffield as…
Trump to visit Scotland next week, White House confirms
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/21/4b7df80af9305069361f2db6a15cfb04Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyODcwMjQx-2.80683055.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 US President Donald Trump will visit Scotland next week, the White House has confirmed. Speculation…
Minehead school bus crash latest: One child killed after coach carrying dozens of pupils overturns in Somerset
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/20/07/01K0CWAC7HZAZGGCAC9MKHDN71.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=3%2C0%2C5%2C0 School issues statement on Somerset coach crash The trust which runs the school whose pupils…
Tractor smashes into homes after drug driver runs red light
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/16/21/09/Screenshot-2025-07-16-at-22-37-55.png?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C168%2C0%2C167 A drug-driver crashed into a tractor, causing it to smash into a row of houses…
Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/03/20/Congress_Green_Energy_Cuts_34850.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved…
M&S introduces invisible UV tags to collect recycling data
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/17/20/12808ced9ffb2c3bf2e372f516a4d27dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUyNzQ4NTU3-2.78642017.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Marks and Spencer has become the first supermarket to introduce invisible, ultraviolet tags on some…
