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1. Trump administration cuts more than 1,000 flights as government shutdown hits travel hard: Live updates

   Trump administration reduces flights at 40 major airports during ongoing government shutdown

2. Christmas tractor charity event targeted by scammers using social media

   Suffolk Tractor Light Parade organises said they were ‘disappointed’ scammers had targeted the charity event

3. Is spinach or meat better to combat low iron? Here’s what experts say

   Around a quarter of American adults don’t get enough of the essential mineral

4. Trump laughs after victory for Ukraine called a ‘miracle’

   Donald Trump met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House to discuss Hungary's reliance on Russian oil.

5. Calls for Starmer to face investigation over appointment of football regulator chair

   David Kogan was named in April as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Independent Football Regulator

6. The stunning number of travelers set to see flight frustrations due to shutdown

7. US singer demands divorce after she ‘unknowingly’ married Malaysian sultan

   Brittany Porter claimed she hasn’t heard from Sultan Muhammad V since

8. College football player says he walked away from $60,000 scholarship after campaign of racist abuse from teammates

   ‘They called me the N-word,’ 18-year-old Brook Williams said

9. Tributes as girl, 3, and grandfather die in UPS cargo plane fireball: ‘His smile was unmatched’

   Exclusive details: Louisnes ‘Lou’ Fedon’s former supervisor tells The Independentthe 47-year-old warehouse worker was ‘just a pleasure to be around’

10. Investigators look into 'repeating bell' heard during takeoff of UPS cargo plane that crashed

    Investigators say a repeating bell sounded as pilots tried to control a UPS cargo plane upon takeoff before it crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, this week