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Trump says he’s going to give ‘low IQ’ AOC and Jasmine Crockett an intelligence test

News

Americans in 11 states are told to avoid alcohol and caffeine

<p>ICE is expediting the removal of immigrants in the United States to so-called ‘third countries’ that aren’t their own with as little as six hours’ notice, which critics fear is not enough time to mount a challenge</p>

politics

ICE can expedite deportations to ‘third countries’ with as little as six hours’ notice, memo says

<p>Alt-right blogger, Charles C. Johnson, was hit with a massive verdict this week, which orders him to pay up to $71 million for running a fraud and extortion scheme. </p>

News

Notorious far-right troll ordered to pay up to $71 million in racketeering scheme where he pretended to be a spy

<p>The TV character ‘Elmo’ had its X account hacked at the weekend, says owner</p>

News

Elmo breaks silence after hacker shares antisemitic posts on character’s X account

<p>Salima Jandali says she was harassed endlessly for speaking out over cut corners at JBS USA, which led to lost limbs and amputated digits for workers.</p>

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Worker says she was pushed to falsify safety records and saw employees lose limbs at Trump-aligned meatpacking plant

<p>Miley Cyrus performs onstage during TikTok Presents Something Beautiful Album Release Event With Miley Cyrus at Chateau Marmont on May 27, 2025 </p>

News

Miley Cyrus clarifies the real reason why she won’t be going on tour soon soon

News

Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal as he walks on stage to hand Chelsea replica club championship trophy

<p>Cormorants in the trees lining Lake Augusta in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Residents are frustrated with the high volume of bird droppings that are polluting the waters</p>

News

When nature calls: Residents fume after 14,500lbs of bird droppings fall in local lake

<p>A new study found that reduced physical activity may not have as large of a role in obesity as our diets. </p>

News

Being a couch potato has long been blamed for obesity - a new study has found the real cause

<p>Dr Phil McGraw is launching a new media network less than two weeks after a similar venture went bankrupt</p>

News

Dr. Phil launching new media network of ‘citizen journalists’ after his first one goes bankrupt

<p>An investigator takes measurements at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in the wake of a deadly fire on Sunday night that killed nine residents</p>

News

Victims are identified in deadly Massachusetts fire that killed nine

<p>A winner has taken home a huge jackpot after placing a $250 bet</p>

NEws

$250 spin on a Vegas machine leads to $1 million jackpot for lucky player

News

Severance leads the Emmy nominations with 27 nods. Here is the full list of nominees

The team led by Cyprien Verseux at the end of their nine months of isolated 'winter-over'. He particularly likes how this photo displays the cohesion and friendship of the team, even after such an intense nine months of darkness and hardship

In FocusNews

I spent a year in Antarctica. Here’s what I learned living through nine months of darkness and -112F temperatures

<p> Daniel Serafini, now 52, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1992 and went on to play for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies.</p>

Crime

Ex-MLB pitcher found guilty of murdering father-in-law in feud over $1.3M

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<p>John Frank Gibson was arrested on Sunday</p>

News

Pastor leaves toddler alone in car while he drinks at bar

News

Last remaining new car for sale below $20,000 in U.S. to disappear by end of summer

<p>A poster warning visitors at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming that a shoe-stealing fox has been snatching footwear for weeks</p>

Crime

Sly as a... National park rangers blame sneaky fox for theft of 32 pairs of shoes

<p>‘The ring didn't fit you. What did she expect was going to happen?’ one Reddit commenter questioned</p>

News

Woman touched when boyfriend proposes with family heirloom. Then she’s stunned to learn truth behind the ring

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>President Donald Trump was reportedly angry with Dan Bongino, his deputy FBI director, for threatening to resign in the wake of the Epstein Files response</p>

POlitics

Trump fumed when Dan Bongino threatened to resign amid Epstein clash: report

Republicans block effort to force release of Epstein files in Congress

<p>Former inmate Michael Franzese (right) appeared on NewsNation and said there's "no way" Jeffrey Epstein could have died by suicide in his jail cell. </p>

News

‘There’s just no way’: Man held in same jail cell as Epstein says zero chance he took his own life

Bill O’Reilly forced to admit his Biden claims about Epstein are false

<p>House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer used a digital signature to sign correspondence related to his investigation into Joe Biden’s use of autopen</p>

Politics

Lead Republican investigating Biden’s use of the autopen frequently uses autopen

News

Inflation jumped last month hitting its highest mark in months

<p>Trump’s tomato tariff could cause the grocery staple to become more expensive </p>

News

Tomatoes are set to jump in price as Trump slaps a 17% tariff on the grocery staple

<p>President Donald Trump accused political rival and Democrat Adam Schiff of ‘mortgage fraud’ for his Maryland home. </p>

politics

Trump accuses impeachment leader Schiff of ‘mortgage fraud’ over Maryland home he keeps while repping California

<p>Georgia Rep. Mike Collins incorrectly claimed the 2020 civil unrest across the nation was Joe Biden’s fault, but President Donald Trump was the one in office at the time. </p>

Politics

Top Republicans says 2020 George Floyd riots were Biden’s fault (despite Trump being president at the time)

<p>The White House was duped by an April Fools’ post about the fast food chain, In-N-Out</p>

Politics

White House duped by In-N-Out April Fools’ tweet about ingredient change

<p>Pam Bondi abruptly fired the director of the Justice Department’s ethics office on July 11 as career prosecutors quit the agency in droves</p>

POlitics

Pam Bondi abruptly fires Justice Department’s top ethics chief in four-sentence letter

<p>Undocumented migrants are not eligible for bond hearings and should be detained ‘for the duration of their removal proceedings,’ according to an ICE memo.</p>

Politics

ICE says migrants are ineligible for bail hearings which could leave them in jail for years while courts hearings play out

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Freddie Prinze Jr reveals hopes for rebooted horror franchise

<p>Giorgia Meloni disclosed that her determination to succeed and her feelings of inadequacy stem from her father abandoning the family </p>

Bulletin

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni reveals childhood homelessness in new book

<p>The superinjunction was believed to be the first of its kind granted to the British government (Tim Ireland/PA)</p>

Bulletin

How UK defense team covered up data breach that put Afghans at risk of Taliban reprisals

<p>Fauja Singh was widely recognised as the oldest marathon runner in the world </p>

Bulletin

Tributes paid to world’s oldest marathon runner, aged 114

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<p>KFC's Colonel Sanders will have a more "serious" look on his face in ads throughout the campaign. </p>

News

KFC’s comeback: Chain offers free buckets of chicken to all customers in bid to boost its standing

KFC launched its “Kentucky Fried Comeback” campaign, offering a free bucket of Original Recipe chicken with any $15 app or website purchase for KFC Rewards members.

<p>The cast of the ‘Full House’ spinoff at People’s Choice Awards in 2017</p>

Full House creator reveals one of the ‘worst’ episodes of the show

<p>The sandwiches were created by 26-year-old Connor Blakley</p>

News

New protein-packed frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches coming to Walmart

<p>Conor McGregor’s lawyer has agreed to respond to a civil sexual assault lawsuit in Flordia </p>

News

Conor McGregor’s Florida sexual assault case moves forward as lawyer responds to civil lawsuit

<p>The restaurant has received hundreds of reviews claiming problems with the pricing on the bill</p>

travel

Mykonos tourists horrified by $1100 bill for three dishes at beach restaurant

<p>Robert Plant and Jimmy Page</p>

15 awful albums by classic bands, from Led Zeppelin to Metallica

<p>'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' filmmaker Rian Johnson</p>

Rian Johnson shares plan for scrapped Star Wars trilogy

<p>‘Superman’ comes to the rescue of summer blockbusters</p>

AnalysisFeatures

Think we live in the age of ‘blockbuster slop’? Try watching Superman

<p>The National Park Service shows Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of Grand Canyon</p>

News

Historic Grand Canyon Lodge reduced to rubble by devastating wildfires

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual even</p>

News

Mark Zuckerberg to invest hundreds of billions into AI that can outperform humans

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<p>President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit walk across the tarmac at Lackland Air Force Base after meeting with state and local leaders, first responders and victims of last week's flash flooding on July 11 in San Antonio, Texas</p>

Politics

How Melania Trump emerged as one of Zelensky’s key allies in the White House

Latest: Trump ‘asks Zelensky about striking Moscow’

<p>Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine</p>

World

US citizen granted Russian passport after spying for the Kremlin in Ukraine

<p>Unreleased music from Beyoncé was stolen from a choreographer’s car in Atlanta, according to police</p>

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Unreleased music from Beyoncé stolen from choreographer’s car in Atlanta, police say

<p>For generations, chicken soup has been a go-to remedy for illness</p>

Health & Families

New research reveals whether soup actually helps soothe cold and flu symptoms

<p>A police officer stands in front of the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo</p>

Air India crash victims’ families demand justice as India orders Boeing fuel switch checks

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News

Tesla goes to trial over Autopilot crash that killed stargazing student

<p>Research suggests environmental crime is the third largest criminal sector in the world</p>

World

Inside the bizarre and growing world of plant theft

<p>Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter </p>

HBO’s Harry Potter series shares first image of boy wizard in costume

<p>Evangelical pastor John MacArthur Jr has died at 86.</p>

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Firebrand pastor John MacArthur dies at 86

<p>‘It’s as if we’re all supposed to be engaged in some form of self-improvement, the more punishing the better’</p>

How the cult of self-discipline got out of control

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Netflix documentary explores chilling unsolved disappearance aboard cruise

<p>JKF assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was on the CIA’s radar months before the former president’s killing, new documents reveal </p>

News

CIA has spent decades saying it knew little of Oswald before he killed JFK. New docs show that isn’t true

Caution tape covers the entrance of Camp Mystic

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Camp Mystic director waited an hour to evacuate girls after warning

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News

Watch moment Utah wildfire turns into huge fire vortex

<p>The ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party announced its withdrawal from Netanyahu’s coalition</p>

Middle East

Netanyahu’s government on edge as ultra-Orthodox party quits coalition over military draft law

<p>Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, is facing felony charges over her alleged plot to kill her ex-husband using chocolate. </p>

ExclusiveCrime

Husband in ‘failed murder-for-hire plot involving fentanyl-laced chocolate’ reveals hitman warned him about ex’s scheme

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news

Starbucks takes aim at remote work, says some employees may need to relocate to headquarters

<p>Over a 40-day period, the victim was exploited more than 200 times, often in full view of hotel staff at United Inn & Suites in Decatur</p>

news

Hotel ordered to pay $40 million to victim who was trafficked more than 200 times at the facility

Culture

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White Lotus actor and Squid Game among biggest Emmy nomination snubs

<p>John Torode has remained silent on Gregg Wallace allegations</p>

John Torode sacked from MasterChef over ‘extremely offensive racism’

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Watch live: 2025 Emmy Award nominations announced

<p>Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid in HBO’s
forthcoming Harry Potter series </p>

Harry Potter fans divided over first image of Nick Frost’s Hagrid

<p>Bob Geldof reflects on 40 years since the creation of Live Aid</p>

Pop music has role in political protest, says Live Aid poem author

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Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters branded ‘unwatchable’ and ‘dangerous’

<p>Lineker is set to focus on his podcast empire after his departure from the BBC</p>

Highest-paid BBC stars revealed in annual salary report

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Bilbao BBK Live is a a shapeshifting event of ambitious scale

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BBC filmed MasterChef series before Gregg Wallace was dropped

<p>Claudia Winkleman is a new British Museum trustee (Ian West/PA)</p>

The stars you won’t see on the BBC highest salaries list – and why

IndyBest

<p>I’ve used some of these products for more than a year</p>

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

<p>I’ve been using drugstore makeup for as long as I can remember</p>

Best drugstore foundations 2025, tried and tested

<p>The earbuds have never been cheaper at Amazon</p>

Apple AirPods Pro 2 have never been cheaper — be quick

<p>I’ve been covering the retailer’s sales for more than five years</p>

When does Amazon Prime Day end? Everything to know

Lifestyle

<p>‘I wore pants so tight 6 months ago it caused a hernia,’ Waterhouse revealed on X</p>

Suki Waterhouse reveals how a wardrobe malfunction led to the hospital

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Queen made honorary freeman and liveryman of stationers and newspapers

<p>Jo Frost starred as ‘Supernanny’ from 2004 until 2011</p>

Supernanny diagnosed with ‘life-threatening medical condition’

<p>Customers can win free nuggets, fries, or a cookie when they play Chick-fil-A’s digital game</p>

Chick-fil-A’s Code Mode game returns - here’s how to win free food

<p>Experts say stopping antidepressants can cause severe and sometimes debilitating withdrawal symptoms</p>

Health & Families

Scientists say antidepressant withdrawal symptoms are being downplayed

<p>Experts reveal their top tips to keep on top of your garden, without spending hours on it</p>

Too busy for your garden? Experts reveal their top time-saving tips

<p>Electron microphotograph of Yersinia pestis bacteria</p>

Health & Families

A person in the US has died from plague. Here’s what you should know

<p>Summer usually brings a full cast of prickly, buzzing, biting villains</p>

Health & Families

From wasps to jellyfish: How to treat stings and bites this summer

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Watch: Dramatic flash flood hits NYC subway station

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Lewis Capaldi jokes first child’s birth won’t top Glastonbury 2025 gig

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Watch moment Utah wildfire turns into huge fire vortex

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Subway surfers caught travelling on top of moving train by drone team

Travel

<p>Travel YouTuber Alley Kerr has 299,000 subscribers to her Wanderlust Alley channel</p>

I worked on over 100 cruises. Here’s the reality...

<p>On the Sétubal peninsula in Portugal, this lesser-known region is home to white sandy beaches and pretty fishing villages</p>

This little-known region is home to some of Portugal’s best beaches

<p>Javier Vich, president The Mallorca Hotel Business Federation, next to a new poster welcoming tourists to Mallorca</p>

Mallorca hotels hit back against anti-tourist protests with campaign

<p>Palms Hotel and Casino Resort</p>

The family-favorite card game heading to Las Vegas casinos

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This plot to get into an Oasis concert with no ticket is being hailed as ‘genius’

This plot to get into an Oasis concert with no ticket is being hailed as ‘genius’

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What is the 'Gen Z stare' and why is it dividing Zoomers and Millennials?

politics

Trump ridiculed after he thought Putin, of all people, ‘meant what he said’

celebrities

Kim Kardashian shares what really happened when she ‘forgot’ North outside hotel in viral video

celebrities

Even Elmo wants Trump to release the Epstein files - but that’s not the full story

celebrities

Even Elmo wants Trump to release the Epstein files - but that’s not the full story

science-tech

Scientists have discovered two giant mystery structures lurking under Africa

celebrities

Pop icon accidentally ends up on hidden camera show Impractical Jokers after event invite mix-up