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New LDP President Takaichi: Entrusted With Steering Party at Crossroads For Its Survival / Resolve Turmoil, Restore Political Functionality
Editorial 15:00 JST, October 5, 2025 Will the election of a new president mark the dawn of a new era for the Liberal Democratic Party? The ruling party appears to have chosen to aim for an approach that can carry out bold reforms by overhauling...
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Latest updates: Trump appeals judge’s order blocking Portland troop deployment
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - President Donald Trump announced last weekend that he will send troops to Portland. Trump and his administration have cited weekslong demonstrations outside the Portland ICE facility, framing them as “violent riots” tied to...
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Commentary: Will the Supreme Court uphold Trump’s power grabs?
When the Supreme Court returns for its new term on Monday, the crucial question will be whether it serves as a check on President Trump or just a rubber stamp approving his actions. And actually, although the court officially has been in recess...
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Vascular Surgeon Dr. Anton N. Sidawy of Washington, DC, Installed as 2025-2026 ACS President
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CHICAGO — Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, DFSVS, MAMSE, a distinguished vascular surgeon, was installed as the 106th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the ACS Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago. Dr. Sidawy succeeds general...
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Suit in US challenges H-1B fee hike
A coalition of workers unions, non-profit organisations and religious groups launched the first legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike, arguing the president lacks authority to unilaterally alter the terms of an...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Trump’s U-turn On Ukraine War
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With his sudden U-turn on the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump has once again shown his mercurial character. “Ukraine, with the support of the European Union and NATO, could win back all of the territory Russia has captured since its...
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Durango-area small businesses feel effects of Trump’s tariffs
Hickenlooper introduces bill that could mitigate financial stress Sam Redman assists a customer at a very busy Maria’s Bookshop in November 2024 in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) × At least some small businesses in Durango...
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Foreign Aid – Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
By Archie Dicksion In this era of government shutdowns, it is wise to ask, are our elected officials in Washington spending the money they collect from us in taxes each year wisely? Well, if we look at the money they give to foreign countries in...
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'Enduring spirit': US Treasury unveils draft design for $1 Trump coin
The US Treasury has revealed a draft design for a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate 250 years since the declaration of American independence, for release in 2026. The front of the potential design featured Mr Trump in...
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Deported by Trump, disappeared in Bukele’s jails
José Osmín Santos’s sister was last in contact with her brother on April 9 during a phone call from the immigration detention center in New York State, where he had spent a couple of weeks. “‘I think they’re going to move me,’ he says. ‘We’re...
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The last surviving UK soldier in the American Civil War was from Derby
A rare and unusual event has been taking place over the weekend as two military headstones were unveiled to honour two survivors of the American Civil War here in Derby - one of which was the last remaining veteran who served in the conflict. He...
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The Moral Stupefaction Of The American Public
2 Atop its other outrages and illegalities, the Trump administration has taken to murdering boatloads of presumptively innocent people on the open seas. They’ve done it three times now and promise to keep at it. At a recent rally in Michigan, Vice...
Owner: James Ibori
The US towns that look exactly like places in Europe
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Owner: Evgeny Lebedev
Kolkata's Red Road Carnival 2025: Traffic restrictions, VIP guests, schedule; all you need to know about today's Durga grand farewell
Kolkata celebrates the Red Road Immersion Carnival 2025 today with 113 Puja committees, VIP guests, and global diplomats. The city’s heart turns festive as traffic curbs and parking bans are in place for the grand Durga Puja farewell. Kolkata is...
Owner: Subhash Chandra
Glory’s Final Battle Scene Is the Gold Standard for War Movie Tragedy
The American Civil War has been the subject of many great movies, from Gettysburg to The Outlaw Josey Wales, often depicting the brutality of the conflict through heroic figures. While some of these films create their own stories, using the...
Owner: Sam Youssef
Fourth Strike at Sea: US Targets Venezuelan Drug Boat Amid 'Armed Conflict' with Cartels
KEY POINTS The US military destroyed a fourth suspected narco-trafficking vessel off Venezuela. Cartel expert Katrina Schultz says the focus is shifting from Mexico to Venezuela. Analysts warn the strikes could escalate tensions with Nicolás...
Owner: David Jang
‘Daddy’s watching!’ SNL is back with a bang as Trump sketch rips president over wars, late-night and Epstein
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Is Coca Cola pulling Super Bowl sponsorship over Bad Bunny performance? Here's what we know so far
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, has been announced as the performer for the Super Bowl halftime show. This has raised some eyebrows in Washington, where the Trump administration is doubling down on illegal immigrants and pushing...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Presidential office holds emergency response meeting on US tariffs
The presidential office on Sunday held an emergency response meeting on Washington's tariff policy following a bilateral trade ministerial meeting on the previous day. Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, and National Security...
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Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s $1L fee for H1B visas
Washington: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop...
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