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Trump breaks silence on birthday letter after president’s alleged lewd drawing revealed

EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT

Mike Johnson’s four-word retort to ‘bawdy’ Epstein birthday note after calling Trump an informant

<p>Joe Scarborough, co-host of 'Morning Joe,' pushed back on the White House for continuing to deny the president sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein</p>

EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT

Morning Joe shreds Trump’s argument that Epstein birthday letter is a ‘Democratic hoax’: ‘This is straight out of the Murdoch empire’

<p>Presidential son Eric Trump defends his dad following the publication of the ‘bawdy’ birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming ‘my father does not sketch.’</p>

EPSTEIN FILES FALLOUT

Eric Trump tosses out hilarious defense of Epstein birthday drawing: ‘My father does not sketch’

This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Doha's capital Qatar on September 9, 2025. An Israeli military official told AFP that the military had carried out air strikes on Doha on September 9 in an operation targeting senior leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas

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Israel carries out airstrike on Hamas leaders in Qatari capital

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, and U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City.

politics

Trump announces plans to attend Yankees game on September 11 after attending remembrance at Pentagon

<p>The U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs over the past 12 months that was previously thought, according to newly revised figures. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that the job growth was likely to have been significantly weaker than reported from March 2024 to March 2025</p>

NEWS

US added 900k fewer jobs in year to March, revised figures show amid Trump anger over stats

<p>The Tesla reportedly registered to D4vd, 20, exuded a "foul odor" at an impound lot, the LAPD says</p>

CRIME

Decomposing body found in Tesla reportedly registered to singer after passers-by notice foul smell coming from vehicle

<p>Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month</p>

POLITICS

Trump wades into Ukraine refugee’s murder case claiming ‘Democrats have her blood on their hands’

<p>Moment 15 robbers storm California jewelry store after smashing car through front window</p>

CRIME

Moment 15 robbers storm California jewelry store after smashing car through front window

<p>A California woman is suing Uber, claiming she was sexually assaulted after being kicked out of her ride and abandoned in a strange location. </p>

Crime

Rider claims Uber driver abandoned her after she puked in his car leaving her to be sexually assaulted hours later

<p>TikToker Brittney Dzialo, right, and her friend accidentally booked themselves airline tickets to Tunis, Tunisia, rather than “to Nice,” France, and wound up struggling to book passage out of the north African capital city due to the language barrier</p>

NEWS

Accidental tourist TikTokers looking for flight ‘to Nice’ wind up in Africa’s Tunis

<p>Marvin Byrd was charged with first-degree murder in his roommate’s death</p>

Crime

Missouri man fatally shoots roommate for forgetting to bring drugs to football watch party, police say

<p>The four men were rescued by forest rangers after taking psychedelic mushrooms</p>

NEWS

Four hikers who took psychedelic mushrooms rescued from the Catskill Mountains after getting lost

<p>The new iPhone Air</p>

LiveAPPLE LAUNCH

New kind of iPhone 17 to be revealed at ‘awe-dropping’ launch

<p>Horseradish can be a great addition to burgers and Bloody Marys. But it also comes with some surprising health benefits</p>

HEALTH

The common spice that clears your nostrils and can fight off cancer

<p>First Amendment attorney Jenin Younes represented Trump-allied figures in a case against Biden-era COVID-19 policies and is now launching a legal battle against the administration’s attempts to suppress protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.</p>

politics

MAGA darling lawyer who took Biden to Supreme Court now calls Trump ‘way worse’

<p>Glen Powell's ex, Gigi Paris (middle right), spoke out in June about his 'PR scheme' romance rumors with co-star Sydney Sweeney (middle left)</p>

Glen Powell says ex is entitled to her ‘narrative’ after she slammed him for leaning into Sydney Sweeney romance rumors

MOVIES

Orson Welles’ daughter ‘disgusted’ by Amazon-backed AI company’s plan to reconstruct lost film

<p>Anna Wintour and Meryl Streep</p>

Anna Wintour admits Meryl Streep’s portrayal of her in The Devil Wears Prada was a ‘fair shot’

<p>A Japanese racehorse who became famous for having never won a single race, has died. Haru Urara, who was the inspiration for a popular mobile game character, passed in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 29</p>

Horse famed for losing every single race and wearing a Hello Kitty mask is mourned: ‘Shining star of losers’

<p>‘I’m too swift with it even in Brazil…’ Tart (left) captioned his Instagram post after the game</p>

Chargers player who slapped Travis Kelce continues torment with Taylor Swift dig on Instagram

<p>The player, identified only as Billy R., was in Las Vegas from Iowa to celebrate his birthday</p>

Tourist celebrating his birthday in Vegas gets the lucky hand and wins nearly $1M in poker jackpot

Charlie Sheen in Conversation at 92NY

THE BOOK OF SHEEN

Charlie Sheen opens up on relationship with Matthew Perry in new memoir

<p>Rockim Prowell, 34, is accused of luring Los Angeles men into deadly robberies and also committed a bizarre masked burglary spree back in 2021</p>

crime

Alleged ‘serial killer’ accused of murdering two men he met through a dating app and attempting to kill a third

<p>Dorian Johnson, who witnessed Michael Brown’s shooting death in 2014, died of gunshot wounds on Sunday, police say </p>

Crime

Friend of Michael Brown who witnessed his killing by cop and inspired ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ chant is shot dead

<p>Girl Scouts are adding a new cookie flavor</p>

New Girl Scout cookie flavor announced after two staples discontinued

Trump Reshapes The World

Politics

‘A little fight with the wife’: Trump suggests domestic violence should not be counted in official crime statistics

<p>Jon Stewart discusses Trump's health on The Daily Show</p>

Jon Stewart compares Trump to ‘Make-A-Wish kid’ amid health rumours

<p>Trump administration officials have threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini as he seeks asylum in the US and asks a federal judge to toss out his criminal case</p>

politics

Trump administration taunts Kilmar Abrego Garcia as ICE reveals plans to deport him to tiny African country

<p>Folk-rocker Dolly Mavies walked out of a scheduled gig after learning that Vice President JD Vance might be in attendance</p>

British folk artist speaks out after abandoning own concert because JD Vance was in attendance

<p>Vice President JD Vance looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office, Trump's fundraising machine has been channeling money to Vance's political action committee</p>

politics

Trump is kicking some of his fundraising money to Vance — has he picked a successor?

<p>Donald Trump speaks at a White House religious liberty event, where he ranted about the World Cup, the Olympics, and Joe Biden</p>

POLITICS

‘Mean guy’: Trump rips into Biden at Bible Museum for going after anti-abortion activists and Jan. 6 rioters

dispatchPolitics

I was in the stands as Donald Trump watched the US Open. Here’s what really happened

<p>Donald Trump received scattered cheers — but mostly boos — at the Billie Jean King Center in New York as he watched the men’s singles final at the U.S. Open</p>

Bulletin

<p>Harry poses for selfies after his visit in Nottingham </p>

Prince Harry announces 7-figure donation to children’s charity

<p>Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli airstrike</p>

Israel issues ‘final warning’ as it continues Gaza airstrikes

<p>Javier Bardem is among those boycotting Israeli film companies</p>

Hollywood actors refusing to work with Israeli companies ‘implicated in genocide’

<p>CHARLIE SHEEN</p>

Charlie Sheen wants to make amends with Two and a Half men co-star

The 2025 Climate 100 List

The Independent announces the return of its acclaimed Climate 100 List

Back for its second year, our inaugural Climate 100 List will be published in September, aptly during the United Nations' Summit of the Future in New York, part of the 16th annual Climate Week NYC

<p>Despite more awareness than ever, the climate crisis is worsening and it's never felt more urgent to react to protect areas like the Ecuadorian Amazon Environment</p>

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<p>Al Jazeera reporter, Wael al-Dahdouh, demands the world help ‘stop the killing of journalists’</p>

‘My colleagues are killed on live TV. The world does nothing’: Inside Al Jazeera’s Wael al-Dahdouh’s reporting from Gaza

Comment: Gaza’s journalists are being silenced – who will tell our story?

Miriam Margolyes says she’s never forgiven ‘bitter old man’ John Cleese for university ‘pain’

<p>Search and rescue teams responded to the area near the South Kaibab Trailhead</p>

News

Man dies after driving over edge of Grand Canyon hiking trail

Blake Lively - Justin Baldoni

Blake Lively wants Justin Baldoni to pay millions for defamation suit

<p>Cutis Dixon was gifted $100K after he helped a stranger. Week later, he was found hog-tied in a burned out SUV</p>

Crime

Mystery grows after man who won $100k from Youtuber for good deed found hog-tied in his burned out SUV

<p>Smoke from a wildfire fills the skies over Arizona’s Grand Canyon last July. Air pollution from wildfires and other sources across the US has been found to make Alzheimer’s disease worse, researchers said Monday</p>

health

Air pollution has been tied to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you need to know

<p>Girl Scouts are adding a new cookie flavor</p>

New Girl Scout cookie flavor announced after two staples discontinued

<p>An engorged Asian longhorned tick. Populations of the invasive species have been discovered across the US eastern seaboard</p>

health

The invasive disease-carrying tick spreading across the US

<p>Left: An undated FBI handout of Daniel Andreas San Diego from around the time of his arrest. Right: A courtroom sketch from his extradition hearing in the UK in 2025.</p>

news

Where in the world was Daniel San Diego? FBI’s most wanted ‘animal rights terrorist’ fights extradition after decades on the run

<p>Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has won control of the family empire and taken the reins of the Fox Corporation</p>

news

The real life succession: Lachlan Murdoch wins control of family empire and takes the reins of Fox Corporation

<p>A 9-year-old boy in Texas was left with severe head injuries following a fight with another student in gym class, his mom said. </p>

NEWS

Houston elementary school fight left 9-year-old with severe head injuries as mom demands answers: ‘I’m still mind-boggled’

<p>The boy took the gun on to the school bus and showed other students, police said</p>

crime

Boy, 9, arrested after bringing loaded gun onto school bus, cops say

<p>Eric Stonestreet and Lindsay Schweitzer attend the "Dexter: Resurrection" World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on July 09, 2025</p>

Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet marries longtime girlfriend at their Kansas City home

<p>‘The Conjuring’ House in Rhode Island</p>

Infamous Rhode Island home from The Conjuring to be auctioned off on Halloween

<p>Raymond Cruz photographed in 2015</p>

crime

Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz arrested in Los Angeles

<p>Surveys and reports have found growing evidence of a major political gender gap among Generation Z</p>

politics

Being a parent is becoming a political battleground: How young men and women are so divided on the issue

Ben & Jerry’s asks to ‘free’ itself from owner so it can ‘honor its mission’

<p>Representatives of diplomatic missions check destruction at the Cabinet of Ministers building damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv</p>

LiveUKRAINE

At least 23 killed after Moscow strikes Ukrainians queuing to collect pensions

Zelensky: Putin told US he will occupy Donbas region by end of 2025

<p>This image provided by the European Southern Observatory shows a powerful explosion, orange dot at the center of the image, that repeated several times over the course of a day, The image, taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), allowed astronomers to determine that the explosion didn't take place in the Milky Way but in another galaxy</p>

Scientists are baffled by this powerful gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy

<p>Multiple employees claim that Cracker Barrel microwaves old biscuits and meatloaf to serve to customers</p>

NEWS

Cracker Barrel had been serving day-old biscuits and microwaved meatloaf before the logo scandal, employees say

MEXICO

CCTV: Train hits double-decker bus in Mexico, leaving 10 dead

<p>Houses stand as icebergs drift by in Disko Bay on July 15, 2024 in Ilulissat, Greenland</p>

NEWS

Report finds hundreds of Inuit women and girls were forcibly given contraception in Greenland

<p>'Montefortino' helmet found in the seabed of Egadi</p>

‘Extraordinary’ Roman helmet from scene of ancient sea battle unearthed in Mediterranean

<p>Mark Hamill in ‘Star Wars’, January Jones in ‘X-Men: First Class’ and Hugh Grant in ‘Love Actually'</p>

MOVIES

12 awful performances in brilliant movies, from Jake Gyllenhaal to Hugh Grant

<p>Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron spawned one of the most viral moments of the year</p>

Coldplay kiss cam scandal takes turn as husband of exec breaks silence

<p>Screenshot of footage allegedly showing a drone strike landing on board a vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla</p>

Fire breaks out after ‘drone strike’ on Gaza-bound flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg

<p>Morgan Spector in Zohran Mamdani ad</p>

The Gilded Age’s ‘robber baron’ gives dramatic reading of rich New Yorkers’ Mamdani freakout

<p>Residents of an Oregon condominium complex made the horrifying discovery of a man living inside a condo’s crawl space for ‘an extended period of time,’ authorities said. </p>

CRIME

Man found living inside of crawlspace in Oregon home - and as cops discover makeshift bed and meth

<p>The over-stuffed Primanti Bros. sandwich, made with pastrami or corned beef is a symbol of Pittsburgh</p>

FOOD

How America’s gritty steel city became a surprising foodie haven

<p>A portrait thought to be Christopher Marlowe, hanging in Corpus Christi College</p>

Inside the life of the perfect nobody who many say was better than Shakespeare

<p>Urgent requests for more climate finance at the Africa Climate Summit have come against a backdrop of rich countries gutting overseas aid programmes</p>

Aid cuts cast long shadow over key Africa climate talks

<p>Drinking coffee on an empty stomach could leave you in pain or gastrointestinal discomfort. Eating breakfast can help counteract those effects</p>

Health

Your breakfast coffee could be a very bad idea for your health

<p>Comedy icon Sir Michael Palin has revealed he was held at gunpoint while filming a new Channel 5 travelogue in Venezuela</p>

Michael Palin showed iconic Monty Python sketch to armed guards to defuse tense standoff

<p>The earthquake struck off the Greek island of Evia</p>

GREECE

Large earthquake strikes popular holiday island in Greece

<p>Anthony Joshua (pictured) could face Tyson Fury next (Bradley Collyer/PA)</p>

Anthony Joshua makes Tyson Fury vow in new callout for mega fight

<p>A suit worn by Cillian Murphy in the final scenes of the Peaky Blinders TV series is to go to auction (Brian Lawless/PA)</p>

Cillian Murphy relieved not to be in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

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Is The Ordinary’s $9 hyaluronic acid serum the answer to glowy skin?

<p>It is a smart and definitely worthwhile investment</p>

I was an air fryer skeptic until I tried this model

<p>To evaluate Green Chef, I focused on several key aspects: packaging, ingredient quality, recipe complexity, and overall taste</p>

Green Chef review: Is the organic recipe box as good as it sounds?

<p>Testing the mattress for a year, I wanted to see if it could improve my sleep </p>

Saatva classic mattress review 2025: A dream to sleep on

Culture

Everything we learned from Charlie Sheen’s brutally honest memoir

<p>Louisa Young is this week's guest on 'Like This, Love This'</p>

The moment Johnny Cash convinced Louisa Young to change her life

CMA Awards Nominations

CMA Awards nominations revealed as three acts lead with six

<p>Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron spawned one of the most viral moments of the year</p>

Coldplay kiss cam scandal takes turn as husband of exec breaks silence

<p>Amaka Okafor </p>

Actor Amaka Okafor shares frustrations about becoming a diversity hire

<p>Anna Haugh and Grace Dent have been confirmed as the new ‘MasterChef’ hosts</p>

MasterChef confirms Wallace and Torode replacements

Lifestyle

<p>Beta blockers have long been prescribed after heart attacks</p>

Health & Families

Do beta blockers really increase the risk of death? An expert explains

<p>Paul celebrating with his son David</p>

Health & Families

British dad breaks four Guinness World Records in a day

<p>Most of us will encounter human papillomavirus at some point in our lives</p>

Health & Families

This common virus has been linked to cancer. Here’s what we know

Victoria Beckham admits she has felt self-conscious for years

<p>The Duke of Sussex is in Nottingham for the second day of his UK visit</p>

Prince Harry makes personal £1.1m donation to Children in Need: Live

Eddie Izzard fights back tears as she opens up on family tragedy

<p>Charlie Sheen attends a conversation for his new book "The Book Of Sheen" with David Duchovny at 92NY on September 08, 2025 in New York City</p>

Charlie Sheen claims he has been celibate for nearly a decade

<p>Ford is recalling almost 1.5 million of its vehicles</p>

Car giant recalls 1.5 million vehicles over faulty rear view camera

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Duke of Sussex pays tribute to youngsters recognised by charity WellChild

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Scientists discover why older people face greater flu risk - and it’s not just old age

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