The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. A snapshot of the White House press secretary’s folder, Kayleigh McEnany, has revealed fascinating and somewhat disconcerting details of the inner workings of the White House press machine. Mrs. McEnany, …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland claimed that Donald Trump looked down on the people of South Korea in front of his wife, who is South Korean. Hogan made the …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The “Black Death” returned to Colorado after an infected squirrel transmitted bubonic plague to a human in the state for the first time in five years. It occurs when health …
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Across India, critically ill virus patients are being shunned from hospitals for lack of beds, staff and equipment as healthcare systems buckle under the pressure of the growing pandemic. Despite its recent economic boom, India remains a developing country, with a majority of its 1.3 billion people living in poverty. …
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Although development of the rover began 10 years ago, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena began work on the design of a light aircraft that could fly on Mars in 2014. Testing of a succession of models continued until January 2019, when the design passed its final tests. …
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