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LGBT+ crisis hotlines reported a month’s worth of calls amid Trump election win

The Trevor Project reported a nearly 200 percent increase in crisis calls from LGBT+ youths concerned about a Trump presidency #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/trevor-project-crisis-hotline-presidential-election-lgbtq-b2643248.html?utm_source=press.coop

Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/valencia-ap-spain-madrid-andalusia-b2643313.html?utm_source=press.coop

Court denies request to force count of votes for Green Party's Jill Stein in Ohio

Votes for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in Ohio will not be counted despite her name appearing on the ballot in Tuesday’s election #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jill-stein-ap-green-party-republican-b2640012.html?utm_source=press.coop

RFK Jr. begs his supporters not to vote for him as he remains on swing state ballots

Kennedy and Trump have pushed messages on social media asking supporters to not vote for Kennedy #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-kennedy-wisconsin-michigan-votes-b2641967.html?utm_source=press.coop

Ring of steel at the White House and businesses boarded up as DC braces for political violence

Protests that emerged after the 2020 election caused destruction to downtown D.C. #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/washington-dc-election-day-security-b2641901.html?utm_source=press.coop

Man dies after friends dare him to sit on box of fireworks #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/bengaluru-man-diwali-fireworks-dare-death-b2641403.html?utm_source=press.coop

Elon Musk’s ‘random’ $1 million winners are pre-selected ‘spokespeople’ for his pro-Trump PAC, lawyer admits

Winners ‘are not chosen by chance’ and must fulfill ‘contractual obligations’ for America PAC, GOP lawyer tells court #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-lottery-philadelphia-winners-b2641205.html?utm_source=press.coop

Trump says he should never have left the White House in 2020

Much of the speech in Lititz, Pennsylvania was spent repeating unfounded claims of voter fraud and election interference #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-2020-rally-b2640681.html?utm_source=press.coop

Warnock knocks ‘predator’ Trump for claim about ‘protecting’ women

Trump told supporters in Wisconsin he’d ‘protect’ women ‘whether the women like it or not’ #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/warnock-predator-trump-women-election-b2640678.html?utm_source=press.coop

Trump has been asking his close allies why women don’t like him, report says

Kamala Harris is leading among likely women voters by 14 points, one recent national poll shows #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-women-voters-election-day-b2639951.html?utm_source=press.coop

Trump’s attention span is ‘too short’ to stage a real coup, Wall Street Journal argues

Newspaper published op-eds criticizing and praising Trump and Harris instead of endorsing a canidate #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-attention-span-coup-presidency-b2639926.html?utm_source=press.coop

Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Willie Nelson, who is 91, will release “Last Leaf on the Tree" on Friday, his second studio album this year #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-kris-kristofferson-new-york-neil-young-tom-waits-b2639705.html?utm_source=press.coop

Southern California county official pleads guilty to bribery charge in COVID funds scheme

A high-ranking elected official in California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds aimed at helping the elderly #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-orange-county-southern-california-santa-ana-covid-b2639234.html?utm_source=press.coop

Maryland CEO causes uproar among neighbors after building son $100,000 go-kart track

Father claims they were ‘naively or stupidly’ not aware of any permits that might have been required to build the track #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/charles-siperko-maryland-gokart-track-petition-b2639145.html?utm_source=press.coop

Elon Musk blows off court hearing on $1 million voter sweepstakes

The billionaire posted on X while he was scheduled to be in court over a lawsuit targeting his prize scheme #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-court-hearing-lawsuit-b2639068.html?utm_source=press.coop

‘My daughter was a crime scene’: Mother’s hospital heartache after girl, 15, stabbed 36 times by ex-boyfriend

Logan MacPhail, now 17, is being sentenced for murder after he stabbed schoolgirl Holly Newton 36 times #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/holly-newton-murder-logan-macphail-court-sentence-b2639033.html?utm_source=press.coop

Influencers are being offered tens of thousands of dollars to hawk weight-loss drugs

Some 2 million Americans rely on compounded weight loss medications #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/lifestyle/ozempic-mounjaro-tiktok-influencers-shortage-b2637740.html?utm_source=press.coop

Republicans are asking the Supreme Court to void thousands of ballots in PA – a week before the election

Pennsylvania is a key battleground state this election cycle, voters in the state could determine the outcome of the election #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-supreme-court-ballot-pennsylvania-b2637811.html?utm_source=press.coop

A new electric hydrofoil ferry in Stockholm offers cleaner journeys between its 14 islands

A high-tech electric ferry service has began operating in Stockholm, offering commuters a low-carbon way to zip through the waterways of the Swedish capital, which is built on 14 islands #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/stockholm-ap-nova-swedish-city-hall-b2637591.html?utm_source=press.coop

Developers begin cutting trees in a Tokyo park that environmentalists want to protect

Tree-cutting has begun in the Jingu Gaien park district of central Tokyo, a flashpoint for more than a year between environmentalists and real estate interests #press

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/developers-ap-tokyo-japan-b2636643.html?utm_source=press.coop