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<p>Elon Musk was reportedly ‘intensely’ using drugs including Ketamine, ecstasy, Adderall and mushrooms during Trump’s campaign</p>

Politics

Elon Musk was high on Ketamine, carried daily ‘box of pills’ as he cozied up to Trump, report alleges

News

You belong with me: Taylor Swift reveals she’s bought back master recordings

<p>Alyssa Farah Griffin spoke to host John Berman on CNN News Central about TACO trade </p>

Politics

Wall St’s TACO tariff code is good for Trump, ‘If he can take the win,’ ex-staffer reveals to CNN

<p>The animal shelter has shared that the pet dog is still alive, despite the baby’s parents claiming it was ‘put down’</p>

News

Baby’s cause of death revealed as family say the puppy originally blamed for her killing has not been put down

<p>Elon Musk and his son X Æ arrive for a Senate meeting at the US Capitol on May 21</p>

AnalysisPolitics

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting has failed. But his chaos was a win for Trump

Latest: Trump to host Elon Musk in Oval Office as DOGE kingpin departs

news

'I have no shame': Todd Chrisley speaks out after Trump's pardon that freed him

Todd and Julie Chrisley land new reality show

<p>'Squid Game,' 'Adolescence,' and 'High Potential' top the list of 100 most-watched shows in 2024-2025</p>

The 100 most-watched TV shows of the past year revealed

<p>Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip</p>

Middle East

‘Gaza is the hungriest place on earth’: UN’s stark warning as Israel accused of drip-feeding aid

Politics

‘Creepy Karoline’: Former Trump blasts White House press secretary

Livediddy

Sean Combs’ ex-assistant ‘Mia’ says mogul 'ruined her' under aggressive cross-examination

<p>"The Wire" actor Tray Chaney's son, Malachi Chaney, was found unconscious after being thrown 300 feet during a tornado which hit Georgia on Thursday</p>

News

‘The Wire’ star’s son found unconscious after being thrown 300 feet during a tornado

<p>At least three brides say they were scammed out of thousands of dollars after booking a wedding at the Charleston Lane in Houston. </p>

‘I cried. I cried so much’: Bride arrives for her wedding rehearsal to find venue padlocked and owners nowhere in sight

Trump

POlitics

Trump can revoke humanitarian protections for 500,000 immigrants, Supreme Court says

<p>Wildfire smoke has already shut down highways in Canada due to reduced visibility. Now, U.S. forecasters are warning residents about similar conditions as it blows over the border and to the southeast</p>

News

Canadian wildfire smoke expected to drift into US and harm air quality two years after New York engulfed by smog

Forecasters in multiple northern states have warned of potential travel and health effects

<p>Lara Lyons was found in her bed with multiple stab wounds, authorities say </p>

Crime

A beloved teacher was found stabbed to death in her home. Her teen son has been charged with her murder

<p>Actor Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sit court-side during the first quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 12, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)</p>

Kylie Jenner hilariously reshares Sex and the City clip about ‘not getting laid’ if the Knicks lose

<p>Karl Rove warned in a recent Wall Street Journal column that the Republican Party could pay a political price over Trump’s tariffs.</p>

Politics

‘They’ll blame Donald Trump’: Karl Rove warns tariffs will turn 2026 voters to Democrats

Hugh Jackman takes swipe at ex-wife after divorce announcement

<p>Pope Leo</p>

World

Pope Leo’s visit to summer palace prompts speculation over future plans

Shakira’s Boston concert canceled after staging ‘fell apart’ in latest blow to singer’s troubled tour

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s MAHA report was released last week and decried America's food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs. It cited hundreds of studies but on closer inspection, some of those studies did not actually exist.</p>

Politics

Make America ChatGPT again: Experts say AI was used to create RFK Jr health report that cited false studies

<p>WMATA’s FY2026 budget anticipates about $144 million in federal support, making up roughly 6 percent of its overall funding</p>

Politics

All aboard! Congressman pushes lawmaker to rename DC Metro the ‘Trump train'

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Politics

Harvard president takes swipe at Trump after president’s repeated threats

Politics

Joe Biden delivers first public remarks since prostate cancer diagnosis: ‘Our politics have become so divided and bitter’

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POlitics

Trump says China ‘totally violated’ tariffs pause deal: ‘So much for Mr. Nice Guy’

Trump

PoLitics

Someone is impersonating Trump’s Chief of Staff and even reaching out to governors in elaborate plot

<p>AP EXPLICA-EEUU-ARANCELES</p>

Politics

Trump blasts his own appointed judge in rant against court’s tariff ruling: ‘Backroom hustlers’

Bulletin

<p>Cats with a gene type associated with mixed breeds may purr more at their human companions (Sophie Carty/PA)</p>

Scientists discover mystery genes behind a cat’s purr and behaviour

<p>A black-and-white mural of a lighthouse, posted on Banksy’s Instagram</p>

New Banksy work appears in mystery location

<p>Planned travel strikes may cause disruption this summer</p>

Travelling to Europe this summer? Planned strikes may cause disruption

<p>A recent study reveals that over a fifth of the world's ocean has darkened in the last two decades</p>

The ocean is changing color – why it’s a threat to marine life

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<p> An enigma: Eva Juan Perón arrives in Spain while on her European tour </p>

Saint or swindler? Why, more than 70 years after her death, Eva Perón remains so fascinating

<p>Hunter Schafer is reportedly being eyed to star as Princess Zelda in Nintendo's forthcoming live-action 'The Legend of Zelda' film</p>

News

The Legend of Zelda film adaptation reportedly eyeing fan pick for Princess Zelda

<p>Cult hit: Julianne Moore in 'Sirens'</p>

Netflix’s Sirens shows us the big myth about modern-day ‘cults’

<p>New York police officers arrest John Woeltz last Friday</p>

Crime

Detectives on NYC mayor's security team investigated over links to ‘crypto king’ torture case

crime

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault

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Game of Thrones child star Isaac Hempstead Wright gives warning to new Harry Potter actors

<p>File. Russian president Vladimir Putin with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on 19 June 2024</p>

World

US and allies accuse North Korea of ramping up military aid to Russia in UN sanctions breach

<p>A tourist takes pictures in front a Mayan temple in the Tikal archaeological site in Peten</p>

Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala

<p>The business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St Petersburg, Russia </p>

Ukraine

Russia won’t agree a ceasefire in Ukraine while Europe continues to fund Putin’s war

Latest: Trump envoy says UK to next peace talks

<p>Miley Cyrus is the frustrating yet endearing pop star we know and love on new album 'Something Beautiful'</p>

ReviewMusic

Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful isn’t as weird as she said it would be

<p>Former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik</p>

news

9/11 police commissioner later imprisoned and pardoned dies aged 69

<p>Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges and Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges</p>

Lawyers say Andrew Tate and brother Tristan will return to UK to face rape and trafficking charges

<p>Leah Woods, Kate Moss and Sadie Frost at a Supergrass party, London, 1999</p>

Yes, Generation X is the coolest generation and the happiest too...

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News

Faizan Zaki, 13, w-i-n-s 2025 Spelling Bee after coming in second last year

<p>Expert reveals why ‘sleeping through the night’ is a myth</p>

Five things every new parent should know about getting their baby to sleep

<p>Former marine Paul Doyle appeared in court in Liverpool</p>

Liveuk

Ex marine accused of driving car into Liverpool soccer fans at parade due in court Friday

<p>E-ZPass readers and license plate-scanning cameras are seen on Park Row on February 20, 2025 in New York City</p>

Crime

Texas police used nationwide license plate reader network to track woman who had self-managed abortion

<p>Bedbugs populations were on the verge of extinction before humans began congregating in cities</p>

Scientists identify key shift that led to huge rise in bedbugs

<p>Matthew Goode in ‘Dept Q’</p>

Netflix fans confused after new drama Dept Q mysteriously disappears from streamer

<p>Ralph Rodriguez, left, chats with Army veteran Sidney High at his Fayetteville, N.C., pawn shop</p>

news

US military base’s name change costs businesses a small fortune

<p>Lara Lyons was found in her bed with multiple stab wounds, authorities say </p>

crime

A beloved teacher was found stabbed to death in her home. Her teenage son has been charged with her murder

<p>CVS plans to shutter 271 stores nationwide this year as it aims to better meet customers’ needs</p>

CVS closing 271 stores nationwide: A list of locations

<p>Mathew Fox in ‘Lost'</p>

Matthew Fox shares rare thoughts on divisive Lost ending

<p>An Indianapolis mother shot convicted sex offender Bruce Pierce after she caught him trying to rape her 12-year-old daughter, court documents have revealed
</p>

Crime

Mom shoots sex offender she caught trying to rape her 12-year-old daughter, cops say

<p>Laquesha Washington, 33, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been charged with two counts of criminal neglect of family after she allegedly forced her children, ages 11 and 12, out of her car and left them stranded following an argument. </p>

CRIME

Mom arrested for kicking kids out of car during the drive home – then calling cops and reporting missing hours later

<p>There have been ongoing safety measures on the notorious stretch of Highway 41 in California, where James Dean died in 1955</p>

NEWS

California's notorious ‘Blood Alley’ highway, where James Dean died, to close for safety work

Inside The Beltway

TRUMP-PUTIN

politics

Trump’s tariffs back on for now as he fights trade court ruling, appeals panel rules

<p>Bernie sanders</p>

politics

Sanders rails against Harris and blames her for election loss

Democrats aiming to win by using less ‘elite’ language

<p>Donald Trump</p>

politics

Trump holds grudge against the Ivy League because he didn’t get into Harvard, biographer claims

<p>File. Donald Trump</p>

Politics

Iran calls Trump wish for deal that lets US ‘blow up’ nuclear sites a fantasy

<p>Marco Rubio announced plan to ‘aggressively revoke’ Chinese student visas as the Trump administration cracks down on international student admissions in higher education</p>

Politics

Rubio wants to ‘aggressively’ revoke Chinese student visas. Trump officials won’t say how they’re vetting them

<p>Donald Trump recently posted a meme thart declares he is on a “mission from God” that includes an alt-right symbol.</p>

Trump posts ‘mission from God’ meme featuring Pepe the Frog

<p>Kash Patel faced savage mockery on social media after appearing on Fox News in a big chair that made him appear child-sized</p>

Politics

Social media howls over Kash Patel’s way-too-big chair in interview

Culture

<p>Hannah Gutierrez Reed served 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter </p>

Armorer jailed over on-set Rust shooting is released from prison

<p>Britney Spears reportedly lit a cigarette onboard a private jet </p>

Britney Spears triggers police response after ‘smoking on flight’

<p>Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane Hansen, Normani Kordei, Lauren Jauregui and Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony attend Z100's Jingle Ball 2016 at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2016 in New York City. </p>

Fifth Harmony ‘in talks’ to reunite without key member

<p>Season seven cast of 'Love Island USA' has been unveiled</p>

Meet the season seven cast of Love Island USA

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BBC ‘cowardice’ drove me out, says Jon Sopel

Avengers: Doomsday now to be released on same day as another huge film

<p>Wynne Evans was eliminated from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’</p>

Wynne Evans times as he’s dropped from BBC following Strictly furore

<p>Wynne Evans has pulled out of the ‘Strictly’ tour after making a crude remark</p>

Wynne Evans dropped by BBC after ‘inappropriate’ Strictly behaviour

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Fantastic Four star says role got him in trouble with his wife

<p>Tim Key: ‘When I was a kid, I used to support Liverpool fanatically… then I realised that I’d never been to Liverpool’</p>

Tim Key: ‘Filming Alan Partridge, I was living in a lot of fear’

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I was an air fryer skeptic until I tried this model with hidden gadget

<p>The gremlin plush toys are taking over</p>

Labubus are coming for your handbag — here’s how to buy one

<p>If you’re looking to dip your toe into wearables, don’t miss this rare saving</p>

The Oura ring is my favorite fitness tracker and it has $100 off now

<p>I tested six different drinks, from a frozen margarita to an Oreo milkshake</p>

Ninja slushi review: It created one of the best drinks I’ve ever made

Lifestyle

<p>‘We first connected in late 2023, and from that moment on, we’ve embraced Aydan with open arms,’ the family’s statement read</p>

Supermodels Gigi and Bella reveal recently discovered half-sister

<p>For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives are a part of their daily life</p>

Health & Families

Serious and often overlooked risk of birth control revealed

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Sam Thompson opens up about autism diagnosis

<p>If it makes people feel more confident in their own skin, who are we to poke fun?</p>

The ugly truth at the heart of TikTok’s viral morning shed trend

<p>Friendship circles are shrinking in the UK</p>

The great friendship recession: Why do we have fewer friends now?

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Go above and beyond with the best Father’s Day gifts for 2025

<p>Humans are remarkably good at detecting emotional authenticity</p>

Can you spot if someone is faking a smile? Here’s how to tell

<p>Thrifty Ice Cream has the opportunity to be purchased by a buyer</p>

Popular ice cream chain to close 500 stores due to bankruptcy

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Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV

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Terrifying moment man forces ex into trunk of car after stalking her

<p>YE Women's Sports Negative Attention</p>

McMahon makes claim Riley Gaines would’ve won if not for trans swimmer

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Florida officer rescues missing 8-year-old autistic girl

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Leavitt: America needs more plumbers, less LGBTQ Harvard graduates

Travel

<p>The incident occurred on the tarmac at Dubai Airport’s as engineers worked to fix the issue with the BA plane </p>

Passengers left sweltering in BA plane in Dubai after AC malfunctioned

The passengers were stuck inside the sweltering cabin for two hours in Dubai

<p>Colour scheme: Simon Calder in ARoS Aarhus Art Museum</p>

We’re travel experts — these are our top tips for getting around the six busiest airports in the US

<p>Travel experts reveal secret walkable tunnels, hidden yoga studios and ‘lifesaver’ shuttle trains at the biggest and busiest hubs in America</p>

Travel experts: Our hacks for using the busiest airports in the US

<p>The package includes bottomless drinks from the Omaha Bar and Sports Book Bar on the Plaza casino floor</p>

Vegas’s only all-inclusive hotel package arrives, with deals from $125

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