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Voting rights groups and election officials are sounding alarms after President Donald Trump abruptly pushed out the three remaining members of an independent agency tasked with supporting officials who run the nation's elections.The president’s latest firings leave the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission without any active members less

Thibaut Courtois left the pitch in tears after picking up an injury in Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final with Spain on Friday.Courtois, who is playing at his fourth World Cup, had made a string of fine saves to keep the score at 1-1 heading into the final quarter of the match.However, the Real Madrid goalkeeper went down clutching his leg and

Spain and Belgium are locked at 1-1 in their World Cup quarter-final at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. It was a Fabian Ruiz goal that gave the European champions the lead on the half-hour mark, as he tucked away a close-range shot after Thibaut Courtois palmed Dani Olmo’s shot right into his path.However, shortly before half-time, Charles De Ke

A man has been charged with three counts of murder following the death of his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire.Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, was arrested in South Africa, police in the country said on Friday. Shortly after his arrest, in Kensington, Johannesburg, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK said it had authorised charg

Nearly 1,200 high-priced tickets for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, were unexpectedly released by Fifa on Friday. The governing body's last-minute sales site, which had previously indicated the game was sold out, listed 1,178 Category 2 seats available at $7,380 each.These seats were distribu

In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire and deploy” body cameras to its officers around the country. Nearly half a year later, after another shooting death under disputed circumstances blamed on the

Pitbull has officially entered the Guinness World Records, orchestrating the largest ever gathering of people wearing bald caps during his headline performance at British Summer Time (BST) in Hyde Park. The Latin hip hop artist, 45, achieved the unique feat on Friday evening as 22,141 fans donned the distinctive headwear.Before receiving his

Ariana Grande will no longer appear in the new season of American Horror Story, The Independent has learned. The pop superstar, 33, was originally expected to star in season 13 of Ryan Murphy’s long-running horror anthology series, alongside returning cast members Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Jessica Lange, Kathy Ba