<p>The president found out about the justice’s death after speaking at a campaign rally in Minnesota which John T Bennett and his reporters were covering for The Independent</p>
<p>Experts are worried by high levels of anti-vaccine scepticism ‘at a time when there’s significant lack of confidence in the government’, writes Adam Forrest</p>
The Padres might have suffered a blow to the front of their playoff rotation when right-hander Mike Clevinger was pulled after only one inning in his start against the Los Angeles Angels, who jumped on San Diego’s bullpen for a 5-2 victory to sweep a two-game series
Google is celebrating Arati Saha, a groundbreaking Indian long distance swimmer and Olympian, on what would have been her 80th birthday.
<p>Boots stops providing jabs to under-65 and Lloyds forced to change booking system after government campaign to ease pressure on NHS during coronavirus crisis</p>
<p>Propping up workers on less hours as a result of economic disruption rather than furloughing them is now on the agenda, writes James Moore</p>
As wildfires raged across Oregon, state officials sent out a statement saying 500,000 people had been evacuated to escape encroaching flames
Family and friends of Hasani Best are calling on New Jersey authorities to bring criminal charges against one or more police officers involved in his fatal shooting last month
<p>‘I have a big call. A really big call,’ president says</p>
<p>President says he is ‘not a fan’ of Ms Markle who is supporting Joe Biden for White House</p>
<p>Dr Birx has reportedly described the nation’s response to Covid-19 as ‘nightmarish’</p>
<p>Lola is starting primary school and Liberty is starting nursery – on the same day and the same time but different locations. Will Charlotte Cripps survive life at the school gates?</p>
<p>It’s only a matter of time before Labour calls for higher public spending to support jobs, writes John Rentoul</p>
<p>Editorial: The benefits of leaving the EU are at best remote. The timing of this couldn’t be worse</p>
<p>‘Humbling’ assessment warns UK risks ‘protracted and extremely costly’ consequences</p>
<p>A cabinet minister once said the British people ‘have had enough of experts’. Now, writes Sean O'Grady, it appears the government has too</p>
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<p>Growing more carbon-absorbing trees in the UK is key to fighting against the climate crisis. Sheep farms may be able to help, write Connie O'Neill and Colin Osborne</p>
<p>After watching Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in an electric Jaguar at their wedding, Justin Lunny had an idea – why couldn’t the same thing be done for other classic motors? Andy Martin speaks to him about his new venture, Ionic Cars </p>
<p>When an oil spill threatened the livelihoods of fishers in a village in Mauritius, the entire island mobilised to bring down the political establishment. Khalil A Cassimally reports</p>
Donald Trump has praised Kentucky’s attorney general as a “star” after he announced criminal charges against one Louisville police officer involved with the killing of Breonna Taylor.
The National Transportation Safety Board says a pilot’s inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstable approach for landing likely caused the crash of a small plane carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family in 2019
NBA teams who didn’t qualify for the restart of the season at Walt Disney World are now allowed to have voluntary team workouts
A grand jury decision in Kentucky to bring no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor’s killing and only brought three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into Taylor’s neighbors’ homes, was not unexpected by many NBA players and coaches
Donald Trump would not commit to peacefully transferring power to Joe Biden if he loses the election in November, instead saying election officials must “get rid” of any illegal ballots.