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Lauren Sánchez ‘didn’t want bling bling’ wedding, guest says of star-studded $50m Venetian extravaganza

JEFF BEZOS-LAUREN SÁNCHEZ- FOTOGALERIA

<p>Sean "Diddy" Combs listens as prosecutor Maurene Comey gives the final word in the sex trafficking case against the mogul</p>

diddy trial

Diddy’s lawyers and the prosecution trade blows during fiery closing arguments: ‘A tale of two trials’

Diddy’s son releases song with Kanye West calling for father’s freedom

<p>Antoine Massey, 33, was taken into custody at a residence in New Orleans about 2 miles from the jail.</p>

crime

New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey is captured but police say one more inmate still on the run

<p>The owners of the Omnia Nightclub, which closed in 2020 in San Diego’s lively Gaslamp Quarter, were sued in 2020 after the plaintiffs claimed the themed night violated California’s civil rights law. </p>

news

Judge approves $7m settlement for men suing bar over ‘ladies’ night’ admission fee

<p>The students at Legacy Traditional School in Surprise, Arizona, were arrested and then released to their parents</p>

crime

Group of 5th graders plotted to murder boy in bathroom and make it look like suicide, police say

news

Killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s beloved dog, Gilbert, lays in state with her and her spouse

<p>Vance Boelter, 57, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, has complained to a judge over the treatment he has received in jail</p>

crime

Minnesota shootings suspect complains to judge over jail treatment saying he hasn’t slept for weeks

<p>The monument in Jersey City’s Liberty State Park consists of two brushed stainless steel twin walls, 210 feet long, the width of each side of the World Trade Center Towers.</p>

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‘It’s a concrete eyesore’: Locals and survivors rage over New Jersey’s ‘unfinished’ 9/11 memorial

<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, ripped into Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s “socialist” agenda, saying he “doesn’t have the authority” to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers</p>

politics

NYC Mayor Eric Adams rips into Mamdani’s ‘socialist’ agenda, says he ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to tax the rich

<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene offered rare GOP praise of Mamdani’s during an appearance on War Room </p>

politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene offers rare GOP praise of Mamdani’s campaign: ‘He talked directly to the people’

<p>President Donald Trump holds a rare White House briefing room press conference to tout victory after the U.S. Supreme Court reined in the power of federal judges to grant nationwide injunctions against presidential orders. The ruling Friday came in the High Court’s consideration of Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship.</p>

politics

Trump claims ‘GIANT WIN’ in ‘Birthright’ Supreme Court ruling he hails as ‘bigger than trade’ deals

<p>Nike warned that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could cost the company about $1 billion as it looks to make ‘surgical’ price increases in the fall.</p>

politics

Your Nike shoes are about to cost a whole lot more thanks to Donald Trump, company warns

<p>President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)</p>

politics

Trump cuts off all trade talks with Canada citing ‘blatant attack’

<p>A family from Georgia on vacation in Puerto Rico say they found a hidden camera in their Airbnb's bathroom, violating their privacy</p>

exclusivenews

Family says hidden spy cams at Airbnb captured footage of them having sex, kids using bathroom: lawsuit

<p>Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci tweeted his Waffle House card, which TSA responded is not a federally recognized Real ID.</p>

travel

Not the ‘realest ID’: Waffle House card won’t get you through airport checkpoints, TSA warns

<p>Lightning strikes like this one can pose more of a danger during the hotter summer months. Being prepared and staying in the know is the best way to remain safe</p>

Heat waves bring dangerous lightning strikes. Here’s how to avoid them

<p>Starbucks’ latest plans to get customers to eat and drink more inside its stores is a bit of a throwback</p>

news

Starbucks unveils its latest plans to lure back customers – a more comfy return to form

<p>This photo provided by researcher Jonathan O'Neil shows an outcropping of rocks from Canada's Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt dated to about 4.16 billion years old, with a knife to indicate scale. (Jonathan O'Neil via AP)</p>

Scientists think they have found the oldest rocks on earth

<p>California Department of Fish and Wildlife shared a photograph of the black bear </p>

News

Outcry as California bear fatally shot after Tahoe camper attack

<p>Over 80 severely neglected dogs were found in a Brooklyn home where a woman died. </p>

news

Heartbreaking photos show squalid conditions elderly woman died in – as authorities rescue over 80 dogs who lived with her

<p>A 64-year-old woman in Texas sitting in a lawn chair on a highway. The woman was armed and was expressing suicidal ideas, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Her actions prompted an hours-long standoff that ended peacefully when she surrendered</p>

News

64-year-old woman pulls out a gun and a lawn chair and blocks Texas highway in hours-long standoff

<p>Oregon State Hospital has spent thousands of tax payer’s money of sex toys for patients, a new report shows.</p>

news

Oregon psychiatric hospital spends thousands of taxpayers’ money on sex toys for patients — many of whom are criminals, report finds

<p>Real estate advisor and Santa Monica Coalition co-founder John Alle recently started a no-questions-asked initiative providing free flights for unhoused individuals in LA who have ID and a confirmed contact at their destination.</p>

news

Santa Monica business owner offering one-way tickets out of town for homeless people

<p>Cate Blanchett makes a surprise cameo in season three of 'Squid Game'</p>

news

Cate Blanchett makes shock Squid Game cameo in season three finale

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>President Donald Trump declared victory after the Supreme Court ruled to limit judge’s ability to issue a nationwide injunction</p>

Here’s how SCOTUS ruling limiting judges’ power is a win for Trump

President can continue pursuing his attempts to alter the Constitution by redefining birthright citizenship, for now

<p>Justice Amy Coney Barrett issued a scathing rebuke of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in the birthright citizenship opinion on Friday</p>

Justices Barrett and Jackson brawl over birthright ruling

<p>A Texas law seeks to prevent minors from viewing explicit content by requiring adults to submit a form of ID</p>

Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring ID to view pornography

<p>Books with LGBT+ inclusive characters or storylines were at the heart of the dispute between a group of religious parents and a Maryland county school board</p>

Parents can opt kids out of class with LGBT-inclusive books

<p>Israel Palestinians</p>

politics

Trump claims Gaza ceasefire is possible within a week

<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Air Marshals and Security Officials at the La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala on June 26, 2025</p>

politics

Trump administration wants to fine those illegally in the US $1,000 per day until they leave

Trump University of Virginia

politics

University of Virginia president resigns under Trump administration pressure on DEI, source says

<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News on Friday, accusing the network of lying about his phone call with Donald Trump amid the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests.</p>

politics

Gavin Newsom files $787M defamation suit alleging Fox News lied about Trump call

<p>The White House has sent a new Donald Trump portrait to the Colorado Capitol to replace the painting by Sarah Boardman</p>

Politics

White House donates photo of Trump to Colorado Capitol to replace ‘purposefully distorted’ painting

<p>U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks to <em>The Independent</em> before meeting with Republican lawmakers to discuss President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. </p>

Politics

Not so fast, sir ... One Capitol Hill bureaucrat stands in the way of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Fourth of July

<p>Demonstrators protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to federal immigration operations, outside Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, on June 10, 2025</p>

politics

Mother sues US detention for release of two young children, including son battling leukemia

Pentagon Harvey Milk

Politics

Pete Hegseth reveals new name for USNS Harvey Milk as part of mission to take ‘politics out of ship naming’

Mr Trump’s tariffs could have a huge effect on the business, Nike chiefs said (AP)

politics

‘I love you!’ Trump gushes over reporter from MyPillow guy’s network for lobbing softball at him

<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the State of the People POWER Tour opening ceremony on June 6, 2025, in Los Angeles, California</p>

politics

Kamala Harris is trying to gain momentum for a California governor run — but ‘no one is incredibly pumped,’ report says

Mideast Wars US Iran

Politics

Trump’s $30B pitch to get Iran back in negotiations after ‘demolition’ of nuclear sites: report

<p>More Americans would offer migrants the pathway to legal status over deportation, an increase since the same poll was conducted before President Donald Trump took office.</p>

politics

More Americans now favor providing undocumented migrants pathway to legal status over deportation, poll finds

<p>With the president’s mugshot on the front, a Trump fundraising committee is now selling T-shirts with the word ‘daddy’ on the front</p>

politics

Team Trump hawks ‘DADDY’ T-shirts using mugshot photo after White House embraces NATO chief’s nickname

Bulletin

<p>A Mediterranean diet was compared with a low-fat vegan diet (Alamy/PA)</p>

The diet that beat Mediterranean eating for weight loss

<p>ICE officials reported having carried out roughly 1,200 arrests per day in June</p>

Officers drag woman out of ICE rules hearing for attempting to speak

<p>Marge Simpson died in the latest flash-forward episode titled <em>Estranger Things</em></p>

The Simpsons’ producer clarifies Marge’s death

<p>Jake Paul and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during weigh in prior to Saturday’s fight.</p>

Jake Paul storms out of Piers Morgan interview

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<p>Sara Burack, 40, was found dead in the street in the Hamptons on June 19. </p>

News

Netflix star killed in Hamptons hit-and-run went from ‘Million Dollar Beach House’ to ‘homeless by choice’

<p>North America's vacation islands feel a world away from mainland life</p>

travel

Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth

<p>Zane Wach, 14, has been in a coma after he “started to doubt reality” after hallucinating from altitude sickness while hiking Mount Whitney earlier this month. </p>

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Devastated California teen hiker’s dad recalls haunting remark before son plunged off cliff: ‘This was not reality’

<p>Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit</p>

news

Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and sexual assault

<p>Karla Sofía Gascón was not among the 534 artists and executives invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences </p>

culture

Karla Sofía Gascón snubbed from joining the Academy after Oscar campaign controversy

<p>Hurst appeared in the hit action comedy during the Eighties</p>

Dukes of Hazzard star Rick Hurst dies 'unexpectedly' aged 79

<p>Anna Wintour is stepping down from her position as editor-in-chief of American Vogue</p>

How Anna Wintour changed fashion over 37 years at Vogue

Vatican Pope

Pope Leo XIV appeals for unity within the Catholic Church in Holy Year messages to priests

<p>More than 100,000 bed bugs were found infesting a condo at the Concorde Condominiums building in Brookline, Massachusetts. The condo was owned by an elderly woman with hoarding and mental health issues. The condo has since been condemned as unsuitable for human habitation, but the bed bugs have spread to at least seven neighboring units in the complex. </p>

NEWS

Entire Boston condo complex on notice after 100,000 bed bugs found in unit occupied by hoarder: ‘It’s disturbing’

<p>Ayo Edebiri as Sydney and Liza Colon-Zayas as Tina in ‘The Bear’</p>

The Bear season four is delicious at points, but tries far too hard at others

<p>Elon Musk (left) has regained ownership of Gene Wilder's (right) Bel-Air property</p>

Elon Musk regains ownership of Gene Wilder’s former LA home after foreclosing on Willy Wonka star’s nephew

<p>Bill Hader (left) worked as a driver for Martin Cove (right) in the Nineties </p>

Bill Hader had ‘weird’ encounter with Cobra Kai star Martin Kove before biting incident

Culture

<p>Matty Healy of The 1975 during the band's headline performance at Glastonbury Festival, 27 June 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

At Glastonbury, The 1975 were at the height of their powers

<p>Matty Healy of The 1975 performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury</p>

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Glastonbury 2025 live: The 1975 headline the Pyramid Stage

<p>Matt Healy during The 1975's Glastonbury headline set</p>

Glastonbury Festival

The 1975’s Glastonbury headline set draws mixed reactions

<p>Matty Healy of The 1975 performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

BBC iPlayer ‘crashes’ during The 1975’s Glastonbury headline set

<p>Andrew Garfield at Glastonbury 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

All the celebrities spotted at Glastonbury 2025

<p>Kanye West (left) and Christian 'King' Combs (right) have released a song in support of the latter's father, embattled rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs</p>

Diddy’s son releases song with Kanye West calling for father’s freedom

<p>Alanis Morissette on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

Alanis Morissette lets rip during her spectacular Glastonbury debut

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Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2025 reviews, Friday: Lorde, Lola Young and En Vogue

<p>Rod Stewart and Nigel Farage</p>

Glastonbury Festival

Rod Stewart tells people to ‘give Farage a chance’

<p>Worthy Farm was the perfect place to welcome back the charmingly genuine singer</p>

Glastonbury Festival

Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury comeback tells us everything about him

IndyBest

<p>The console will be back in stock – but probably not for long</p>

Walmart+ members get exclusive Nintendo Switch 2 perk today

<p>Some stores have online stock, others are sticking to in-person only</p>

How to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and more

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

The Oura ring is my favorite tracker — here’s how to get $100 off

<p>Up your game, with these top-rated pickleball paddles</p>

Best pickleball paddles for every player, from beginners to pros

Lifestyle

<p>Lauren Sanchez and Kim Kardashian</p>

The best and worst outfits from the Bezos-Sánchez celebrity wedding

<p>This summer is already turning up the heat across much of the contiguous U.S. Is drinking ice water better to keep cool and safe?</p>

Should you drink ice water in hot weather?

<p>Bezos seen waving on the canal en route to his wedding</p>

Sánchez’s wedding dress revealed as she and Bezos marry: Live updates

<p>Sydney Sweeney, Orlando Bloom, and Kim Kardashian among Hollywood elite attending the Bezos-Sánchez wedding</p>

All the celebrity guests at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

<p>The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte matched for the Trooping the Colour last week (Aaron Chown/PA)</p>

Help! My local high street is full of mums dressed like their kids!

Lauren Sánchez shows off $4 million diamond wedding ring

<p>Hats off to the attendees of Glastonbury, though many have them firmly on to protect from scorching temperatures</p>

Oasis-core is as ubiquitous at Glastonbury as a ‘Wonderwall’ singalong

<p>‘We miss you Katy,’ Sánchez (left) commented on Perry’s Instagram post</p>

Lauren Sánchez sends message to Katy Perry amid Orlando Bloom breakup

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Rare demonstration of how the Bunker Buster bombs dropped on Iran work

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Gay state senator zings Republicans over new ‘Daddy Trump’ nickname

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Kari Lake’s embarrassing flub on question on the language of Armenia

Travel

The world’s most beautiful over-water villas and bungalows (that aren’t in the Maldives)

A water-adjacent abode isn’t unique to the Maldives, says Tamara Hinson; try one of these just-as-luxe alternatives

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<p>The windmills of Leros sit overlooking the village of Agia Marina</p>

Greece’s tiny Island of Outcasts charmed me – I’d be expelled there any day

<p>Some museums in America focus on subjects many would regard as plain dull</p>

Potatoes, Spam and video games: Eight of America’s weirdest museums revealed

<p>An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around as witnesses see ‘flames and smoke’ coming from the plane</p>

‘Pop, pop, pop’: AA flight with smoking engine sparked concern at takeoff, says plane mechanic who was onboard

<p>The passenger claimed his phone was stolen during a Garuda Indonesia flight GA716 from Jakarta to Melbourne on 6 June</p>

Entire flight crew suspended after search for passenger’s stolen phone

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Pete Hegseth vows to ‘take politics out of ship naming’ - by making a political decision

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