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Forever Young
Opinion | Editorial It began not with candlelight or conversation, but with silence. After their injuries in 2018, in a Minnesota hospital ward, two patients lay unconscious, each suspended between life and death. Families kept vigil, doctors measured progress in whispers, and the world outside moved on. Then, slowly, both opened their eyes. What followed wasn’t just recovery, but the improbable intertwining of two lives that had nearly ended before they began together. Their romance between Zach Zarembinski and Isabelle Richard is extraordinary because it starts at the edge of tragedy. Comas aren’t romantic backdrops; they’re medical limbos. Survival rates vary, and recovery is often incomp… |
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Kansas town is getting an underground nuclear reactor and splits the townspeople
The so-called Gravity Reactor is being proposed by a California-based start-up company from a father-daughter duo, Liz Muller and Richard Muller Removed from bookmarks A pilot project to bury a nuclear reactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the environmental impacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities. The so-called Gravity Reactor is being proposed by Deep Fission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, Liz Muller and Richard Muller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor. It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground. The s… |
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LinkedIn Discriminating Against Asians and Disabled People
Letters to the Editor Dear Editor. I hope you will publish my letter. LinkedIn.com refuses to communicate. My name is Pham Hoang. I created an account on their platform and even published a well-written article about space exploration. Despite following all their many rules for account creation, they restricted my account. I cannot use it, which feels as if it has been restricted for no valid reason. LinkedIn requested my ID, and I submitted my Vietnamese government passport. Twice. However, after I sent it to them, LinkedIn immediately restricted my account, which suggests that the platform discriminates against Vietnamese citizens. I can think of no other explanation. I am a poor Vietnames… |
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The six subtle signs to look out for on any day
Lavish gifts, intense declarations, and constant attention, often perceived as romantic gestures on Valentine's Day, could in fact be indicators of controlling behaviour rather than genuine love, experts warn. Divorce coach Nawal Houghton identifies February as a peak season for what she describes as "too-good-to-be-true" toxic relationships. Each February, online searches related to break-ups, relationship doubts, and emotional confusion surge significantly. Experts suggest Valentine's Day frequently plays a pivotal role, often bringing uncomfortable truths to the surface for many. Rather than creating relationship problems, the day tends to expose existing emotional patterns within partner… |
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Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium
In an interview with the syndicated TV show Full Measure that aired on Sunday, Trump appeared to play down the significance of the uranium, which is believed to be buried under the rubble of nuclear facilities, remaining in Iran for now. “We’ll get that at some point, whenever we want. We have it surveilled,” Trump said. “I did a thing called Space Force, and they are watching. If somebody walked in, he could tell you his name, his address, the number of his badge … If anybody got near the place, we will know about it, and we’ll blow them up.” Iran’s highly enriched uranium is one of the major sticking points between Washington and Tehran in ceasefire negotiations to end the 10-week US-Israe… |
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The exodus of California tech billionaires from the Golden State to Florida Gold Coast
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. MIAMI and PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last December, a large coterie of Silicon Valley billionaires descended upon Miami to attend Art Basel, the ritzy, contemporary art fair that marks the end of the moneyed set’s yearly social calendar. Much of the buzz surrounded the spectacle of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, among the world’s richest men, docking his 466-foot, $450-million yacht, the Dragonfly, in Biscayne Bay while he stepped ashore to view the art installations. But the chatter pivoted quickly among a contingent of a dozen California billionaires. Weeks earlier a new ballot measure — backed by the SEIU-United… |
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Kids Used To Walk Home Alone
It was late afternoon when the school doors opened and the children spilled into the street like a sudden bright tide. Their uniforms flashed white and blue in the sun, their voices rose and fell in quick laughter, and in a moment the quiet pavement was alive with movement. Some mounted bicycles that seemed almost too large for them; others set off on foot in loose wandering groups, swinging their schoolbags as though the weight of the day had already been forgotten. My daughter stood beside me watching them. She is seven years old, an age at which the world is still full of small astonishments. A stray cat slipping beneath a plastic chair can hold her attention as firmly as any grand specta… |
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Ecuador Chone Killers gang as now terrorist organisation
The US? State Department has designated the Ecuadorean gang Chone Killers as a foreign “terrorist organisation”, imposing sanctions on a crime ?group that Washington has accused of carrying out attacks on civilians and public officials. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the gang ?has also been classified as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist”. “Chone Killers has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers and government officials, including high-profile assassinations of public officials,” Rubio said in a statement announcing the designations. The move against the Ecuadorian street gang ?is part of a broader campaign by US President Donald Trump’s admi… |
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Cast members of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives speak out
Just one day after a new video surfaced showing their co-star Taylor Frankie Paul assaulting her ex-boyfriend in front of her kid three years ago, two stars of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" on Hulu's streaming service have spoken out against domestic abuse. In a post on Friday on her Instagram account, Miranda McWhorter expressed her strong stance against domestic violence and abuse. “As a human, and especially a mother, I cannot support that kind of behavior. The kids involved in this situation have my deepest sympathies; I pray they are secure, loved, and supported. McWhorter stated that she has been struggling to articulate her feelings about this situation, and added that witnessing… |
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Hayley Mills Is Eighty And I Am Not Accepting It
Hayley Mills will turn 80 on April 18, 2026, but I reject this information on instinct. 80 years old? No way. Not in a dramatic, screaming way. In a quiet, stubborn way, like when you reread a sentence because it must be wrong. Eighty doesn’t belong to her. Eighty belongs to politicians who won’t go away. Eighty belongs to men who confuse survival with wisdom. Eighty belongs to people who feel heavy with years. It does not belong to the girl who made optimism look precise, controlled, and—most importantly—earned. I learned this in Saigon, which is calm, structured, and orderly in a way that puts most American cities to shame. There are rules here, and people follow them. There are no guns. T… |
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President Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in the middle of an escalating international conflict, removing the nation’s top law enforcement authority at the exact moment legal clarity matters most. There was no transition window, no easing into change—just a sudden rupture that leaves a sharper question than the conflict itself: who is enforcing the law now, and on whose terms? A sitting president has dismissed his attorney general in the middle of an escalating international conflict. Not after resolution, not during a lull, not at the clean edge of a policy cycle—but in the thick of it, when legal clarity and institutional steadiness are not luxuries but requirements. That tim… |
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ICE Murders Unarmed Woman in Minnesota
Feature Editorial An ICE agent stepped in front of a slowly moving vehicle, raised his firearm, issued a command, and then fired multiple rounds through the windshield. One of those bullets struck Renee Nicole Good in the face. She died at the scene. She was a mother of two. She was unarmed. She was not advancing. She was moving away. Everything that follows must begin there, because everything else—press statements, procedural language, institutional reflexes—exists to blur that moment until it disappears. This editorial is not about whether law enforcement work is dangerous. It is. It is not about whether officers must sometimes make split-second decisions. They do. It is not about whether… |
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Vance says he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran
United States Vice President JD Vance has said he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran, despite President Donald Trump rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal as unacceptable. The comments come as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent a collapse in the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. Meanwhile, Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia says Iran’s military remains at “the highest level of readiness”, warning that “there is no room for retreat” as tensions with the US persist. Iranian officials have continued to signal they are prepared to respond to any escalation. Separately, Israel says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a “secret” visit to the United Arab… |
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The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning for Trump and Israel
It is clear that the latest United States-Israel-Iran war stands to fundamentally reshape the politics of the Middle East. Less obvious is its immediate impact on US politics, especially the 2026 midterm elections and the durability of US support for Israel. While the core of US President Donald Trump’s base has come out in support of the joint US-Israel strikes, some influential figures on the American right have denounced them. These condemnations have heightened tensions already at play within the MAGA (Make America Great Again) base, and dovetail with conservative concerns about Israel’s influence over US foreign policy. With the midterm elections approaching, this is not a good time for… |
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Renee Nicole Good and her murder
Halenews Editorial The killing has already been diced into bureaucratic fragments: a federal agent, a Minnesota street, a woman dead, a government mumbling about procedure while another city absorbs yet another rupture. That sterile accounting matters, but it is not enough. The public keeps asking a question older than the press and more durable than outrage: who was she? And why must we only learn her name after the state has erased her? Renee Nicole Good did not seek to be a symbol. She did not audition for national relevance. She lived a life that should have remained private—work, children, grief, partnership, rebuilding. And yet here we are, forced to know her only through the instant o… |
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Mad as Hell and Tired of Dictators
Letter to the Editor Title: Mad as Hell and Tired of Dictators Author Tim Crestin Look, I ain’t no professor. I’m just a guy who works with his hands. Welding torch, pizza boxes, grocery aisles—you name it, I’ve done it. I’m scrappin’ pennies for journalism school ’cause I still believe words matter. But lemme tell ya, right now I feel like I belong on another planet. This one? It’s busted. Here’s the truth nobody wants to spit out: there’s always gonna be some two-bit wannabe dictator struttin’ around, puffin’ his chest, promisin’ he’s gonna fix everything. That ain’t the shock. The shock is how many nitwits line up to vote for him. The “big man” lovers, the angry mugs, the ones who think s… |
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Attack on Downtown Lviv Ukraine by Russian Drones in Broad Daylight
During the middle of the day on Tuesday, Russian soldiers attacked the center of Lviv, a historic city in western Ukraine that had been mostly untouched by the devastating conflict in other regions of the nation, using drones. Authorities issued a warning that the number of casualties from the unexpected attack, which left more than a dozen people injured, may increase. "Lviv hospitals are already treating thirteen injured people," Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said in an online post. More and more people are falling prey to this epidemic.The regional governor issued a shelter-in-place alert to the people. How did Ukraine defeat Iran's Shahed drones? What can the United States take out from this? The… |
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How Google Is Attempting to Silence Independent News Sites
Part I: The Silent Wall The internet was supposed to be the great equalizer. It promised that anyone with conviction and a keyboard could publish, and the world could read. For a time, that promise felt real. Independent voices flourished, blogs became movements, and small publishers carved out spaces where truth could breathe. But today, that promise is collapsing. Small publishers are running headlong into a wall they cannot see. This wall is not built of stone or law. It is built of code. Invisible filters decide what is “safe,” what is “indexable,” what is “fetchable.” And when those filters misfire—or when they are designed to favor the giants—small publishers vanish. Consider the lived… |
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Trump officials have tried to justify ICE shootings
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Just a few hours after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement that said, without evidence, that the 37-year-old registered nurse “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would later imply Pretti had been “asked to show up and to continue to resist” by Minnesota’s governor. Multiple videos from the scene immediately undercut those claims, and there has been no indication in the days since that Pretti threatened or planned to hurt law enforcement. Several high-profil… |
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US Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson rushed to hospital after collapsing during North Carolina race
Jenny Simpson collapsed at an event in North Carolina on Tuesday night Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Olympic bronze medalist and world champion runner Jenny Simpson suffered a medical episode and collapsed while pacing a mile group at a community event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday night. The 39-year-old 1,500-meter specialist received CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) was used at the track before she was transported to a hospital. The incident was first reported by LetsRun. Simpson was participating in a Sir Walter Running event, which encourages runners of all levels … |