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Trump's FBI pick exasperates senators - including one of his potential targets: 'How did we get here?β€˜

30 January 2025 at 13:55

β€˜History is littered with democracies that lost their freedoms and didn't notice it while it was happening. Let's not be one of them,’ Adam Schiff says

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Aviation expert explains why US airspace is β€˜not the safest’ in the world

30 January 2025 at 13:30

An aviation expert told The Independent that while US airspace is β€œcertainly one of the most controlled,” it wouldn’t necessarily be β€œthe safest.”

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NTSB spokesman fights back tears as he makes pledge to families of Washington DC plane crash victims

30 January 2025 at 12:40

The National Transportation Safety Board promised to β€œleave no stone unturned” in its investigation into the fatal collision between the Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

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Pug life: South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable β€˜clowns of the dog world’

Cheryl Gaw, 63, has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they could.

Iconic fire-spitting dragon sculpture in Poland will hold its breath for a fuel-saving checkup

An iconic metal sculpture of a dragon that spits real fire in the Polish city of Krakow will hold its breath for a month to check why it’s been devouring so much fuel lately, authorities said.

Tulsi Gabbard’s hopes of becoming Trump's director of national intelligence rest in the hands of two Republican senators

30 January 2025 at 12:01

Analysis: Democrats grandstanded, but it might be the questioning of two Republican hawks that sinks Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Eric Garcia reports

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Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo

30 January 2025 at 11:47
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support

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