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<p>Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump. She received a swag bag in return</p>

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Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize. She left the White House with a branded swag bag

Trump, who has previously griped about not receiving the honor, was seen beaming in a photo with the gifted award

<p>US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Suzanne Plunkett/PA)</p>

LiveNews

Trump-Greenland latest: Starmer brands US tariffs ‘completely wrong’

<p>Nikolas Cummings (left) and Tashaye Brown (right) have been arrested and charged with neglect after their baby and an elderly relative in their care were found in deplorable conditions in their roach-infested Florida home</p>

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Parents charged after baby found covered in roaches despite mother’s ‘protective’ circle of Raid, police say

<p>Midwest and East Coast temperatures are expected 15° to 30°F below normal over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, with cold spells continuing into early February</p>

Power grids on high alert as Arctic freeze coming for half the country

<p>Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother-of-three, was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month</p>

The far-right’s new derogatory term for white women has exploded after Renee Good killing

<p>Ozempic has proved a game-changer because, unlike <a href="/health-and-wellbeing/ozempic-mounjaro-adhd-weight-loss-b2886387.html" title="I went from Ozempic to Mounjaro with this unexpected side effect"></a>drugs like metformin, users don’t have to take a pill every day, but it’s just a once-a-week shot instead</p>

Health and Wellbeing

Ozempic regret: the side effects that people aren’t posting

<p>The Department of Justice is investigating whether Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey impeded federal agents during the recent crackdown on immigration enforcement in the state</p>

Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor

<p>On Saturday, Trump announced new <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/trump-tariffs-uk-denmark-greenland-live-updates-b2902472.html">10 percent tariffs</a> on the U.K., Denmark and other European nations over their opposition to his proposal to annex Greenland. </p>

Republicans are turning up the rhetoric against Trump’s Greenland plan

<p>Mayor Salvatore 'Sal' Bonaccorso (pictured left) is facing a lawsuit from the state of New Jersey alleging he and local police officials directed officers to keep Black people out of the township of Clark</p>

New Jersey mayor told cops to keep Black people out of his town, according to lawsuit from the state

<p>Florida is losing retirees and other residents to states with lower cost of living or similar tax situations</p>

Money

Goodbye, Florida: How the Sunshine State has become too expensive for many retirees

<p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Capitol Hill on December 17 in Washington, DC. Her comments about Latino voters have been considered incendiary by some.</p>

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How Jasmine Crockett could ruin Democrats’ plan to win back the Senate

<p>The ruling follows months of scrutiny</p>

Judge restricts ICE’s crowd control tactics against people involved in peaceful protest in Minneapolis

<p>The Kennedy Center has been hit with a slew of canceled performances amid Donald Trump's controversial takeover</p>

Kennedy Center sees more cancellations after controversial rebrand

<p>Matt Damon during his appearance on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’</p>

Matt Damon says some people would have preferred jail to ‘cancellation’

<p>Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead February 27, 2025, in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home</p>

Gene Hackman estate being sold a year after actor and wife died there

<p>Christopher Cornelius, 54, of San Bernardino, has been charged with murder after allegedly hitting and dragging a man with his car following a verbal altercation in Beverly Hills</p>

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Horror in Beverly Hills after man dragged to his death by car in broad daylight

<p>Andrea ‘Chick’ White was a 22-year-old mother-of-four when she vanished along a California highway in 1991. A new $20K reward is being offered for information about her case</p>

FEATURE

A Native American mother vanished along a California highway in 1991. Now, a $20K reward offers a flicker of hope

<p>Persistent, targeted harassment by a manager at a Waffle House in South Carolina is the basis for a federal lawsuit filed by an aggrieved grill operator</p>

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Waffle House manager ‘constantly’ groped grill cook’s bottom but higher-ups did nothing, lawsuit claims

Donald Trump and Sir Tony Blair in 2025 (PA)

A real estate mogul, Trump’s son-in-law and a billionaire businessman: Who is on the ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza?

<p>The new study claims that taking paracetamol while pregnant can increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children</p>

Health & Families

‘No evidence whatsoever’ Tylenol causes autism as Trump claims, according to experts

<p>A McDonald’s in downtown Seattle has banned indoor dining by barring the doors and creating an improvised takeout window</p>

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This McDonald’s in Seattle has banned indoor dining by barring door and creating improv takeout window

<p>Russia Ukraine war live updates as Zelensky hits back at Trump for blaming him for peace talks stalemate </p>

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Ukraine officials visit US for peace talks with Trump envoys - live

<p>The former 'All That' child star Kianna Underwood, who has been killed at the age of 33</p>

Former Nickelodeon child star Kianna Underwood killed in horrific hit-and-run

<p>Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 2023’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’</p>

Indiana Jones officially dead (for now) following flop fifth movie

<p>‘I had become very tired of the trope of the toxic father’: Brendan Gleeson stars in ‘H is for Hawk</p>

The Saturday interview

Brendan Gleeson: ‘I was always more interested in enjoying life than being pretty’

<p>Fewer kids are getting the flu vaccine this year, despite this being the worst season in decades</p>

Health

Fewer kids are vaccinated this year despite ‘super flu’ surging through communities

<p>DoorDash and Uber Eats couriers in New York City get tipped, on average, just 76 cents per order,— down about $3 from a couple of years ago</p>

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New Yorkers now tip DoorDash just 76 cents per order - $3 less than a few years ago

<p>The Most Interesting Man in the World became virtually synonymous with Dos Equis beer - and the marketing campaign is making a comeback</p>

Money

He’s back! Dos Equis revives its ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World’ campaign

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>Eric Trump is headed to Ireland next week, where the first son is planning to erect a new ballroom at his family's golf resort in the coastal village of Doonbeg</p>

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Eric Trump’s jaunt to Ireland with Secret Service detail is costing thousands of taxpayer dollars

<p>The White House has released a list of officials that will be included on the so-called ‘Board of Peace’ tasked with overseeing the rebuilding of Gaza and the transition to a new administration</p>

Politics

White House says Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ will include Rubio, Kushner and former UK PM Tony Blair

<p>Democrats want to target the glut of money Republicans gave to IC in the wake of Trump’s deportation push in Minnesota. But they are split on how to do it</p>

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Democrats target ICE’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill' bucks amid Trump’s Minneapolis crackdown

<p>TrumpDonald Trump’s top economic advisor has floated the idea of a new ‘Trump credit card’ that would avoid the need for an industry wide cap proposed by the president</p>

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A Trump credit card? Top advisor suggests new method to pay instead of industrywide cap

<p>Nearly one in three Canadians fear a takeover of their country by the United States, according to a poll</p>

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Nearly one in three Canadians believe the U.S may try to invade them, new poll finds

<p>Immigration law enforcement have descended on Minnesota at the direction of Trump administration officials who have targeted the state</p>

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ICE agents ate meal at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant – then arrested the staff who worked there

<p>The latest poll makes dire reading for President Donald Trump as he looks ahead to November’s midterms</p>

Majority of Americans say Trump’s first year back is a failure: poll

<p>Stephen Miller has outlined how he believes Star Trek can be ‘saved’ from woke politics</p>

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Stephen Miller ridiculed over his next target – saving ‘woke’ Star Trek

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<p>Airlines make money from lower prices because it enables them to sell seats that might otherwise have gone empty</p>

US airline unveils plans for ‘basic’ first and business-class seats

<p>DoorDash-Kroger</p>

UberEats and DoorDash blamed for $550m in lost tips for couriers

<p>JD Vance says it was ‘very cool’ to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation</p>

Man arrested for threatening comments on Disneyland’s Instagram page

<p>This is the worst flu season in decades, with at least 18 million people infected so far this year</p>

With flu season raging, US sees decline in children getting vaccinated

More News

<p>Staff at the Dinosaur National Monument just uncovered one of the world’s longest dinosaurs while digging up a parking lot</p>

The National Park Service just uncovered a long-necked dinosaur

<p>A woman in Florida with a disability is suing the state after it passed a law allowing expecting mothers to pay for a permit that allows them to park in accessible parking spaces</p>

NEWS

Woman with disability sues Florida over new law that allows pregnant women to park in accessible spaces

<p>Pam Bondi defended the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files release in a recent letter to federal judges</p>

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Pam Bondi admits Epstein files release has faced ‘glitches’

<p>A man has been charged with murder over the death of a woman in Georgia, who was shot as she tried to confront burglars breaking into her home. Marquel Heard, 33, was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, almost four months after the brutal incident </p>

Crime

Burglary suspect faces murder charge after woman fatally shot when she found her home being ransacked

<p>Our Little Miss Pageant families were moved to nearby Home2Suites, frustrating parents forced to walk several blocks to the Renaissance Hotel</p>

NEWS

Overbooking at Alabama hotel leaves hundreds of Our Little Miss Pageant contestants without a place to stay

<p>Sources told The Independent that Bari Weiss and Donald Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following the president’s 60 Minutes interview.</p>

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Cheek kisses between Bari Weiss and Donald Trump following ‘60 Minutes’ interview rankles CBS staff

<p>Larry Kudlow declares that Jerome Powell is not a criminal while urging Jeanine Pirro to drop the criminal probe into the Fed chairman.</p>

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Fox’s Larry Kudlow calls for Jeanine Pirro to drop Powell investigation: ‘I don’t think he’s a criminal’

<p>Life's a beach at Andaz Miami Beach, which occupies a showstopping shoreline location </p>

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I stayed in a Miami hotel with the chicest Art Deco-inspired interiors

<p>Bad Bunny's video trailer for his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show sends a message of unity after MAGA backlash</p>

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl teaser sends powerful message after MAGA backlash over halftime show

<p>Jennifer Lawrence pictured at the Golden Globes in January 2026, says she was 'not pretty enough' to play Sharon Tate</p>

Jennifer Lawrence claims she lost Tarantino role because she wasn’t pretty enough

Product Reviews

<p>I’d always recommend taking note of what she’s hinted at throughout the year</p>

Best gifts for women in 2026: Present ideas from $13

<p>Should you take fiber supplements? And if so, what are the best ones to take? Experts tell all</p>

We asked dieticians the best fiber supplements to take in 2026

<p>I tried and tested a whole host of different options to settle on the top five</p>

5 best walking pads for hitting your 10,000 step goal with ease

<p>The $20 <a href="https://go.linkby.com/CPQXWCKF/products/natural-deodorant?_pos=2&_sid=acdad98e7&_ss=r&variant=44363764924666">aluminum-free deodorant</a> comes in five scents</p>

The natural deodorant that doubles up as a perfume

Culture

<p>The Kennedy Center has been hit with a slew of canceled performances amid Donald Trump's controversial takeover</p>

Kennedy Center hit with another cancelation after MAGA takeover

<p>Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal star as estranged partners grieving the death of their young daughter in ‘His & Hers’</p>

Biggest differences between Netflix’s His & Hers thriller and the book

<p>Writing and sending letters evokes a powerful sense of nostalgia</p>

In an effort to unplug, letter writing is seeing a resurgence

<p>Timothy Busfield has denied the latest allegations against him</p>

Timothy Busfield denies latest allegations as colleagues offer support

<p>Rachel during her possible slip-up in 'The Traitors'</p>

Traitors fans think Rachel may have exposed herself during challenge

<p>Jessie Buckley poses with the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for "Hamnet"at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes</p>

Jessie Buckley’s remarkable rise from TV talent show to Oscar hopeful

Lifestyle

<p>Join our club: Friendships ebb and flow throughout our lives</p>

Health & Families

The health benefits of laughter

Princess Lilibet films Meghan and Harry’s private dance

<p>Short daily workouts, also known as exercise snacking, can improve mobility, strength and body composition</p>

Health & Families

Simple exercises to boost your health in just a few minutes a day

<p>Vicki had a mastectomy on her right breast</p>

Health & Families

Mum diagnosed with breast cancer after pain during hot yoga class

<p>Screening is the only way to detect stage 0 cancers</p>

Health & Families

How to detect the earliest warning sign of cancer

<p>Autoimmune encephalitis causes inflammation that disrupts normal brain function</p>

Health & Families

The brain condition that is often dismissed as stress or fatigue

<p>Liza Ravenscroft, the senior director at global comms firm Edelman, boasts the nickname ‘bulletproof sunshine’ and is the new PR for William and Kate</p>

William and Kate have hired the woman known as ‘bulletproof sunshine’

<p>Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon</p>

Electric Vehicles

Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon

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Cold Plasma Plus+ Advanced Hydrating Complex is multi-tasking skincare

Only at iHerb: The exclusive California Gold Nutrition NMN

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<p>Machado's escape from Venezuela </p>

Watch: Machado’s escape from Venezuela caught on video

Princess Lilibet films Meghan and Harry’s private dance

<p>Donald Trump leaves the White House</p>

Trump claims ‘very rich’ friend who took Ozempic is ‘fatter than ever’

These are the films taking over awards season

Travel

<p>Life's a beach at Andaz Miami Beach, which occupies a showstopping shoreline location </p>

Andaz Miami Beach hotel review

<p>The Danna Langkawi is ideal for both couples and families</p>

The Danna Langkawi, Malaysia hotel review

<p>‘Aisle lice’ shoot out of their seats once the seatbelt sign goes off</p>

Frequent fliers weigh in on the most annoying passenger habits

<p>Norwegian Aura is set to launch in 2027</p>

First look at Norwegian Aura, NCL’s largest cruise ship

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Most downloaded PS5 and PS4 games of 2025 revealed - the winners may surprise you

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