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Trump called ‘ultimate dealmaker’ by lawyer of Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell after second DOJ interview

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‘I never went to that island,’ Trump says of Epstein’s underage getaway as he tells reporters to talk about Bill Clinton
Trump and Clinton named. Here’s who else is allegedly in the Jeffrey Epstein birthday letters book
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Epstein Files Fallout

Ghislaine Maxwell named about ‘100 different people’ during DOJ’s Epstein interview, lawyer says

Trump says he could pardon Ghislaine Maxwell 'but hasn't thought about it'

<p>US president Donald Trump has landed in Scotland </p>

Politics

Trump calls illegal migration an 'invasion' which is 'killing Europe' as he lands in Scotland for golf vacation

Stunning amount Trump’s Scotland trip will cost taxpayers: report

News

Hulk Hogan was ‘being run into the ground’ before he died with work schedule while dealing with 25 surgeries in 10 years

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Kelly Osbourne reacts to Ozzy’s death with Black Sabbath lyrics

What to know about Ozzy Osbourne’s rare form of Parkinson’s disease

<p>A micro-walk may be the tool you need to lose weight and boost your health. Researchers say the practice is beneficial even after just seconds</p>

What is a micro walk? The new fad may be the simple trick to make you healthier

<p>Rhea Seehorn stars in the new sci-fi series 'Pluribus' from 'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan</p>

Breaking Bad creator announces release date for new sci-fi show with Better Call Saul star

<p>Lori Vallow Daybell stands in a Boise courtroom in 2023. She was sentenced in two conspiracy to commit murder cases in Arizona on Friday</p>

Crime

Why ‘Doomsday mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell received two more life sentences — and it wasn’t for her children’s murders

<p>A 9-year-old child died tragically in an incident at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Thursday night</p>

News

Tragedy as 9-year-old dies in front of horrified families in Hersheypark incident

Crime

Manhunt underway after University of New Mexico shooting leaves one dead, one injured

<p>Warner was 54 at the time of his death </p>

News

Malcolm-Jamal Warner death: Police clarify timeline of events leading to drowning of Cosby Show star

<p>The 24-year-old victims - Julie Harmori, her boyfriend Armando Del Campo, and their friends Jordan Partridge and Sam Skocili.</p>

Crime

Heartbreak as four friends are killed by drunk driver on way home from California concert

<p>John Huffington was pardoned by then-Gov. Larry Hogan in January 2023</p>

news

Man wrongfully imprisoned for 32 years sues former authorities

<p>Columbia agreed to pay the Trump administration a $200 million settlement in exchange for access to federal funding that was cut over claims the Ivy League school failed to combat antisemitism.</p>

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Columbia’s $200M deal a ‘blueprint’ for Trump to squeeze top colleges

E! News

'The end of an era' as E! News cancelled after 34 Years

<p>The woman lives on the ship alongside her husband, who works as the chief staff engineer</p>

Travel

Woman who lives on cruise ship reveals top ‘gross’ habit she sees from guests

<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) warned Donald Trump might use the Federal Reserve running over budget to fire Jerome Powell.</p>

Politics

Elizabeth Warren opposed Jerome Powell. Now she worries Trump will fire him

Republican calls Jerome Powell ‘the Fauci of the financial system’

<p>Happy Gilmore 2</p>

Happy Gilmore 2: Six celebrity cameos to watch out for in new Netflix sequel

<p>Heat streaks are on the rise in cities across America. The extreme weather events are driven by human-caused climate change</p>

Climate

What are heat streaks? The extreme weather phenomenon on the rise

<p>Bam Magera looks on during the X Games California 2023 on July 21, 2023 in Ventura, California</p>

News

Bam Margera gives verdict on Jackass reunion

<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (pictured) and his wife listed three separate homes as their primary residences on mortgage documents, new reports reveal</p>

Politics

Texas AG Ken Paxton reportedly declared three primary residences, raising questions of mortgage fraud

<p>Kieran Culkin has been announced as Hunger Games host Caesar Flickerman, played previously by Stanley Tucci</p>

How Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping cast stacks up against original as new characters announced

<p>The shower of shooting stars (file photo) is caused by dust coming off the Comet 96P Machholz</p>

Space

How to watch this summer’s double meteor shower

<p>The couple have eight children between them</p>

Lifestyle

Zac Brown and Kendra Scott announce engagement months after red carpet debut

Epstein Files Fallout

<p>Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the Fifth when he was asked if he was with Donald Trump around underage girls, according to a resurfaced deposition clip from 2010</p>

Resurfaced clip shows Epstein pleading Fifth when asked about Trump

The Trump administration is facing growing pressure to release more information on Jeffrey Epstein

<p>Donald Trump’s White House was rocked by back-to-back Epstein scoops from the Wall Street Journal that they’ve labeled ‘fake news’</p>

Trump’s ‘coverup’ in the face of Epstein scoops is making things worse

President's base is not being fooled by distractions this time, and MAGA crowd recognizes the peril he's in, writes John Bowden

<p>A new report from <em>The Wall Street Journal </em>claims former President Bill Clinton wrote a birthday note to Epstein included in an album for the late sex offender’s 50th. </p>

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Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book included letter from former president Bill Clinton, report claims

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Ghislaine Maxwell answered every question from DOJ officials, lawyer says

<p>President Donald Trump's approval rating has tanked, amid the Jeffrey Epstein files fallout, with less than 30 percent of independents approving of the way the president is handling his job</p>

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Trump’s approval rating tanks amid Epstein fallout - now less than 30% of independent’s approve

AnalysisPolitics

‘I’m 94 years old and will not be intimidated’: Has Trump met his match in Rupert Murdoch?

<p>Rupert Murdoch, seen here embracing Donald Trump, could finally be the one media mogul who “sacks the f*** up” and doesn’t back down from Trump’s legal threats.</p>

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<p>Pam Bondi was reportedly blindsided by Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Trump amid the fallout from the Epstein files debacle </p>

Politics

Pam Bondi left ‘blindsided and annoyed’ by Tulsi Gabbard’s sudden Obama crusade

<p>US president Donald Trump, as depicted in ‘South Park’</p>

South Park’s savage satire shows Trump has picked a fight he can’t win

The long-running animation served up as brutal a satire of the US president as there’s been in years. Trump may live to regret starting a war with the arts world, writes Louis Chilton

Politics

Trump clashes with Jerome Powell during awkward tour of Federal Reserve

<p>Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene issued an opposing stance to President Dona’d Trump’s recent AI expansion executive orders</p>

Politics

MTG again lashes out at Trump this time over his AI plan: ‘An absolute threat to federalism’

<p>Joy Behar accidentally revealed during Thursday's broadcast that the show would be going on summer hiatus after Friday's show — setting off speculation that this could be related to the White House's recent comment. </p>

News

Joy Behar reveals The View is going on hiatus day after White House calls for it to be canceled

<p>Jacob Chansley, the ‘QAnon Shaman’, during the Jan 6 Capitol riot</p>

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Even the ‘QAnon Shaman’ has turned on Trump

<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi claims she is not interested in using a new aircraft being sought by the FBI</p>

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Pam Bondi says she doesn’t want new jet after The Independent exposes FBI plan for new airplane to shuttle her around

<p>Trump’s personal attorney Alina Habba was appointed acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey after defending the president in courts through two blockbuster trials he lost in 2024</p>

Politics

Trump fights to save Alina Habba in latest showdown with the courts

<p>Evangelical singer Sean Feucht</p>

Politics

Canadian cities keep revoking MAGA singer’s performance permits

<p>Truth Social, Gab, and Telegram users sent violent political threats against former president Barack Obama after the Trump administration pushed its theory about the 2016 Russia investigation</p>

Politics

Massive spike in threats against Obama after Trump team claims he committed ‘treason’

<p>Donald Trump depicted in the White House in ‘South Park’</p>

POLITICS

White House hits back at South Park after season premiere jabbed Trump

<p>Protesters display signs reading ‘Impeach Trump,"’during a rally near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., as part of the ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ national day of action, Thursday, July 17</p>

Politics

Republicans plan to use threat of third Trump impeachment as key issue to boost their standing in midterm races

<p>FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wouldn't give a direct answer when he was explicitly asked whether Donald Trump played a role in the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show.</p>

POlitics

Trump’s FCC chair plays coy on Fox News when asked if president involved in Colbert’s cancellation

Politics

Trump reviewing displays at museum that houses the Liberty Bell for violating his anti-DEI orders

Bulletin

<p>The man behind South Park has reacted to White House anger over a recent episode</p>

South Park creator makes dead-pan apology after Trump drama

<p>E! News is fronted by hosts Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. </p>

‘End of an era’ as E! News cancelled after three decades

<p>Winona Ryder has said she was in love with Al Pacino in the 1990s</p>

Winona Ryder confessed her love to this iconic actor

<p>Ozzy and Sharon with their daughter Kelly in 2020</p>

Ozzy Osbourne death: Daughter Kelly reacts

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<p>Winona Ryder has said she was in love with Al Pacino in the 1990s</p>

Winona Ryder told Al Pacino that she was ‘completely in love with him’

<p>A woman in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty after video emerged appearing to show her punching multiple dogs while working at a local pet grooming business</p>

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North Carolina woman arrested after videos show dog groomer punching multiple dogs

<p>Bryan Kohberger</p>

Crime

Why we may never learn Bryan Kohberger’s motive for Idaho murders

<p>An 11-year-old girl fell from the seventh floor of a family homeless shelter in Colorado after her parents opened a window because their apartment was unbearably hot, according to a police report</p>

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A Denver shelter was so hot a family broke open a window. Then their daughter fell seven floors out of it

<p>The Justice Department is suing Eric Adams and top New York City officials for what it claims are ‘sanctuary’ policies that ‘obstruct’ federal immigration law</p>

Politics

DOJ sues Mayor Eric Adams and New York City officials for being a ‘sanctuary city’

<p>First legal action after Venezuelans released from CECOT in El Salvador details ‘physical, verbal and psychological’ abuse inside</p>

Politics

Migrant deported to notorious El Salvador prison demands $1.3M from Trump administration

<p>The Internal Revenue Service may have to eliminate its support for non-English speaking taxpayers to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order naming English as the nation’s official language</p>

Politics

IRS considers eliminating ability to file your taxes in language other than English

<p>Members of law enforcement stand next to a police car in downtown Los Angeles on June 11, 2025</p>

Crime

Homicide spiked in big cities during the pandemic. Now it’s plunging

<p>Starlink is a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX company</p>

LiveNews

Elon Musk’s Starlink apologizes after leaving thousands without internet connection for hours

<p>A federal appeals court ruled Mike Lindell does not have to pay $5 million to a software developer who believes he debunked the MyPillow CEO’s 2020 election fraud claims as part of a challenge insued by the Trump-backer. </p>

Politics

Court rules MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell does not have to pay out $5 million over ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ stunt

<p>Researchers say a new experimental drug could give patients the same effective weight loss as Ozempic and other popular drugs without some of the gastrointestinal side effects. Those include nausea and vomiting</p>

Breakthrough weight-loss drug works without nausea or vomiting, scientists reveal

<p>Ukraine Ambassador to UK, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, speaks at a Chatham House event in London</p>

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child injured as Moscow and Kyiv fire drones and missiles after latest peace talks

<p>Walmart is set to roll out AI “super agents” to help customers shop. </p>

News

Walmart is rolling out AI ‘super agents’ to help you shop

<p>Naima Abu Ful with her malnourished son Yazan in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on 23 July 2025</p>

middle east

At least 28 adults and 20 children starve to death in July as Gaza hunger crisis deepens

Crime

Bryan Kohberger asked woman on Tinder about worst way to die - and then named knife brand he used in Idaho college murders

Idaho has no laws stopping Bryan Kohberger from selling his story

<p>UnitedHealth Group revealed that it is being investigated by the Department of Justice over its Medicare Advantage program </p>

News

UnitedHealth admits that it’s under both civil and criminal federal investigations over alleged Medicare fraud

<p>Red Lobster’s new CEO brought the seafood chain back from the brink of bankruptcy and he did it by reading customers’ comments</p>

News

Red Lobster’s new CEO brought seafood chain back from brink of bankruptcy. He did it by reading customers’ comments

<p>University of Arizona researchers studied the fossilized brain of Mollisonia symmetrica, an extinct Cambrian species previously believed to be an ancestor of horseshoe crabs.</p>

Spiders may have originated in the ocean before adapting to live on land

<p>This image taken from a provided video shows flood waters flowing over a road in Ruidoso, N.M., Thursday, July 24</p>

News

Five rescued from floods in New Mexico, less than month after storms killed three in same area

<p>Kids watched a Chuck E. Cheese employee in Florida get arrested on <a href="/topic/credit-card-fraud">credit card fraud</a> allegations Thursday as he wore the pizza chain’s famous mouse mascot costume.</p>

Crime

Kids watch as Chuck E. Cheese mascot is arrested on credit card fraud charges

<p>Laura Roland Gherman was arrested and charged with felony littering and trespassing after she allegedly dumped more than 14,000 pounds of trash — including human waste and drug paraphernalia — at an illegal homeless encampment in Ocala, Florida</p>

Crime

Woman arrested for not clearing the 14,000lbs of trash that built up at homeless encampment

<p>Return to the Land co-founder Eric Orwoll</p>

News

Whites-only community plotting expansion to another state

<p>Anne Burrell was known for hosting ‘Worst Cooks’ on the Food Network</p>

Food Network star Anne Burrell’s cause of death revealed five weeks after she died aged 55

<p>TikTokers and other sites are obsessed with ‘fibermaxxing’. Nutritionists applaud the trend, but warn about overdoing it</p>

TikTokers are obsessed with ‘fibermaxxing’. Here’s what the experts say

<p>The body of Eliotte Heinz, 22, was found in the Mississippi River after a days-long search for the graduate student</p>

Crime

Mystery as body of 22-year-old grad is found in the river after she vanished

<p>McDonald's is launching a new drinks range across over 500 restaurants</p>

McDonald’s testing ‘dirty sodas’ as menu item in over 500 restaurants

<p>Chuck Mangione, 84, died Tuesday.</p>

Grammy-winning musician Chuck Mangione, the man behind ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84

<p>The U.S. military and federal agencies use a variant of the Sig Sauer-manufactured P320 pistol called the M18</p>

News

Air Force stops use of common pistol after reports of accidental discharges and an airman’s death

<p>Authorities shared a horrifying image of inside the Alabama storm shelter, where at least seven suspects ran a child sex-trafficking ring that involved their own children and relatives. </p>

Crime

Inside the room where adults are accused of torturing kids with shock collars and forcing them into sex

<p>GloRilla was arrested on drug possession charges after police were called to investigate a burglary at her home</p>

Rapper GloRilla arrested on drug possession allegations

<p>Former Representative Mary Peltola (right) poses with her husband, Eugene Peltola as she's sworn into Congress in 2022. Eugene Peltola died in a 2023 plane crash</p>

News

A lawmaker’s husband died in a plane crash. The cause was moose meat and antlers, national safety board reveals

<p>Aliya Zaydullina claims to have not seen her cat ‘Liza’ for three years</p>

NEWS

NYC woman wins full custody of cat after two-year legal battle with friend who didn’t return it after pet-sitting

<p>Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in ‘Grease’</p>

20 movie romances that were actually completely toxic

<p>Dshawn Crawford will spend 40 to 80 years behind bars after stabbing two sleeping homeless people, including one fatally, authorities said. </p>

Crime

‘Budding serial killer’ who dressed as WWE’s Undertaker convicted of attacking homeless victims in Philadelphia

<p>The National Nuclear Security Administration was breached in the attack by Chinese hackers affiliated with the government, according to a report.</p>

Politics

Chinese hackers gain access to US oversight of nuclear weapons in widespread Microsoft hack: report

<p>An aerial view of Tesla cars parked in a lot at the Tesla factory on 20 April, 2022 in Fremont, California</p>

Tesla faces ban from selling cars in California

<p>The return of Dunkin's fall flavors reportedly arrives on August 20.</p>

Dunkin’ new fall menu leaks online. Here’s what is coming to stores

Royal Family

Netflix will not renew Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s $100 million deal, say reports

<p>Sleep is an essential pillar of health</p>

Health & Families

Sleep scientist reveals how much sleep is too much sleep

Culture

<p>Winona Ryder with Al Pacino in 2007</p>

Winona Ryder told Al Pacino that she was ‘completely in love with him’

<p>John Giddings criticised the Music Venue Trust scheme to introduce a £1 levy for stadiums and arenas</p>

Festival promoter brands Royal Albert Hall levy scheme ‘ludicrous’

<p>Sarah Jessica Parker and John Corbett as Carrie and Aidan in 'And Just Like That'</p>

And Just Like That fans overjoyed by season three bombshell

<p>Hulk Hogan has died</p>

LiveNews

WWE legend Hulk Hogan dies at age 71

<p>Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea poses with wife Sky Daily during the Jake Paul vs Mike Perry main event at Amalie Arena on July 20, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. </p>

Hulk Hogan’s wife Sky breaks silence after his death in

Love Island hit with over 1000 complaints about contestant behaviour

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Best drugstore makeup 2025, tried and tested

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Best camping stoves 2025, tried and tested

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Beyoncé’s Cécred review 2025, tested on curly, heat-damaged hair

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Best drugstore foundations 2025, tried and tested

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<p>Taylor Rooks met her husband during his final year at Harvard Law School</p>

Taylor Rooks gets married with dozens of athletes in attendance

<p>There are a slew of hi-tech tools and wellness products out there to help us sleep better – but which ones actually work? </p>

Fitness and wellbeing

Sleepmaxxing: Is the pursuit of perfect rest making us more anxious?

<p>An average worker will receive 117 emails before the clock rolls around to midnight</p>

Four ways to avoid the ‘triple-peak trap’ of modern work

<p>The menopause is a key time of change for women</p>

Health & Families

I’m a doctor. This is what happens to your body after menopause

<p>Rejection sensitive dysphoria is gaining traction in both research and clinical work</p>

Health & Families

What is RSD? The condition often linked with ADHD

Postmenopause brings changes to the body, which can be difficult to deal with (Alamy/PA)

Health & Families

What happens to your body after menopause?

<p>Whole foods, good fats, no fuss – many of the world’s healthiest diets have more in common than you might think</p>

What the world’s healthiest people eat – and how you can do it too

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