Hollywood icon Val Kilmer dies at the age of 65

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<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the International Women of Courage Award ceremony in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department's Harry S. Truman headquarters in Washington, D.C. Tuesday</p>

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<p>National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks as he sits with Donald Trump during an ambassador meeting in the Cabinet Room in Washington, D.C. last week.</p>

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<p>U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities' policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 05, 2025 in Washington, D.C.</p>

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<p>Representative-elect Randy Fine won a special election after assistance from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.</p>

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<p>Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker</p>

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Cory Booker breaks record for longest ever Senate speech as he calls for resistance to Trump

<p>The air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport in Washington DC in February 2025</p>

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<p>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has championed for President Donald Trump to implement tariffs </p>

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<p>Former New York Yankee Brett Gardner announced that his 14-year-old son, Miller, died while on his family vacation. Investigators believe the teen may have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning</p>

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<p>Election guru Steve Kornacki is leaving his role at MSNBC for a new job</p>

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<p>Melania Trump attends the 19th annual International Women of Courage Award ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, DC on April 1, where she touted the ‘power of love’</p>

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<p>Erik Per Sullivan at the premiere of 'Agent Cody Banks' in 2003</p>

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<p>Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy attends a dinner with Donald Trump and business leaders in Bedminster, New Jersey in 2018</p>

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<p>A transgender protester was arrested for washing her hands in a woman's bathroom in the Florida Capitol building</p>

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Trans protester arrested after washing her hands in a Florida Capitol women’s bathroom

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<p>Waterbury Police Department have released shocking pictures of the inside of a house where a man was allegedly kept captive for two decades by his stepmother. Mess and detritus are present throughout many rooms in the house</p>

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Police release shocking photos from inside Connecticut home where man was allegedly held captive for 20 years

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<p>Tony Bennett's children are fighting over the late singer's fortune</p>

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<p>Stew Peters says he wants a 'final solution' for deporting all Jewish people from America in an episode of his show</p>

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<p>Health officials are warning that this year’s intense flu season will continue to hang around for ‘several’ more weeks. There have already been 43 million illnesses reported and 24,000 deaths</p>

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<p>Dennis Rodman confirmed he is 'alive and well' after reports of his passing spread on social media</p>

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<p>Kelce revealed to Chiefs coach Andy Reid that he was returning for a 13th season ‘less than a week’ after the team’s Super Bowl loss</p>

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<p>Bill Murray recalled working on 'SNL' when Bruce Willis worked for the network as a page</p>

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<p>The USDA is asking consumers to toss some liquid egg products due to a possible contamination</p>

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Egg beaters recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination

<p>Heather Fawn Opsincs was arrested after her 5-year-old son drank apple juice that allegedly contained methamphetamines and died</p>

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<p>KFC had an accuracy rating of 81 percent compared to Chic-fil-A’s 92 percent</p>

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<p>RFK Jr, Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, began gutting the agency and firing thousands of staffers on Tuesday.</p>

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<p>U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after the House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on April 01</p>

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<p>Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr pictured with President Donald Trump </p>

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<p>Donald Trump has appeared to suggest that part of the reason for his son Donald Trump Jr’s split with his ex-wife Vanessa Trump, was due to a ‘witch hunt’</p>

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<p>Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett is suing publishing giant Simon & Schuster for allegedly engaging in a "conspiracy" to steal his book idea about anti-Trump "lawfare" and handing it to another author.</p>

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<p>Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, is reportedly hoping the Trump administration will pressure the European Commission to soften its stance on enforcing digital laws</p>

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<p>Luigi Mangione is accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO </p>

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<p>A former Bloomberg LP employee, his wife and one of his children were found dead in their Greer, South Carolina home (pictured) on Friday</p>

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<p>Virginia Giuffre, a 41-year-old who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual misconduct, contiues to fight for her life in the hospital. Reports linked her to a ‘minor crash’ after she detailed her injuries</p>

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Tiger Woods sends golf fans into frenzy with April Fools prank about the Masters

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<p>Jennifer Lawrence has reportedly given birth to her second child</p>

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<p>Attorney Eric Clopper, photographed at Intact Global’s inaugural conference last week, filed the suit Thursday </p>

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Father and son sue the state of Oregon over ‘barbaric’ circumcisions

<p>As some electric vehicle drivers flee Tesla to avoid association with its CEO Elon Musk, some have found their way to California-based Lucid Motors</p>

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<p>Karen Read watches attorney Robert Alessi speak during her trial at Norfolk Superior Court</p>

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<p>Ashley St. Clair has been spotted selling her Tesla in wake of dire financial situation, so she claims. However, Elon Musk insists he’s handed her millions of dollars</p>

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Elon Musk says he’s given Ashley St. Clair $2.5m in child support

<p>Former Biden Covid Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says that America is on track to have the ‘worst measles outbreak of this century.’ Cases are continuing to spread in West Texas and nearly two dozen other communities</p>

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US is on track to have the worst measles outbreak of this century, former Covid response coordinator warns

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France's far-right Marine Le Pen slams ‘nuclear bomb’ court ruling as her party calls nationwide protest

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Amazon plans for ‘drastic changes’ to James Bond after new movie ‘gets release date’

<p>The lawsuit claims that the coffee cup handed to Gentry had known design defects which caused its lid to pop off too easily</p>

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Retiree left with ‘horrific burns’ from McDonald’s coffee, according to lawsuit

Fox News host Jesse Watters called the group chat on war plans featuring a journalist a 'wee bit' of a security breach

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<p>Will Forte in Coyote vs Acme</p>

Looney Tunes fans rejoice after Coyote vs Acme film is saved from Warner Bros vault in ‘$50m’ deal

<p>Bartender Bernie De Guzman serves drinks at a Hooters in Las Vegas</p>

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<p>Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake</p>

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Before and after satellite images show extent of devastation left by 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar

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Joe Gatto’s dog rescue shelter announces rebrand amid sexual assault allegations against the comedian

<p>Officials in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, have painted wavy road lines in an effort to slow speeding drivers </p>

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Pennsylvania town takes hilarious approach to try to cut down speeding with wavy road lines

A Ukrainian firefighter extinguishes a fire after Russia fired an aerial guided bomb (KAB) in the Zaporizhzhia region

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Over 100 injured after burst Petronas gas pipe sparks colossal fire in Malaysia

<p>Footage of suspects in Sauce Walka shooting fleeing the scene </p>

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Suspect in killing of rapper Sauce Walka is found dead after being shot multiple times himself

<p>Macaulay Culkin</p>

Macaulay Culkin reveals he hasn’t spoken to his father in 30 years in rare comment about their estrangement

<p>Alice Bunch Idlett, 75, was charged with the murder of her son 55 years after she claimed he died falling out of a crib</p>

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Mom who claimed for 55 years that her son died falling out of a crib is now charged with his murder

<p>The correct Burrito Vault combination will change every hour</p>

Chipotle bringing back fan-favorite game for a chance to win BOGO burritos

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Sean Lennon becomes latest to hit out at Snow White star Rachel Zegler

<p>John OIiver is being sued by a health insurance exec who believes he was misquoted on TV</p>

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<p>Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in ‘The Last of Us’</p>

The Last of Us co-creator reveals hit show will end sooner than you’d think

<p>Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho in ‘Dune'</p>

Dune star confirms he is returning in third film: ‘If you didn’t read the books, it’s not my fault’

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<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to The Independent's Andrew Feinberg and other members of the news media at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 31, 202</p>

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White House attacks Independent reporter over deportation criteria

<p>Donald Trump issued stung big U.S. law firms in an executive order earlier this week for engaging in ‘frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation against the United States’ </p>

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Lawyer's resignation letter rips firm over $100M Trump deal

<p>Michael Bublé declared that Canada is 'not for sale' amid Donald Trump's threats to annex it as the 51st state </p>

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Michael Bublé takes swipe at Trump at Canadian music awards: ‘We are not for sale’

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<p>Bill Maher and Donald Trump are going to meet as a ‘favor to’ Trump’s friend, Kid Rock, the president confirms</p>

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Donald Trump confirms he’s meeting Bill Maher as a favor to a friend

<p>Whoopi Goldberg tells Amber Ruffin "you are invited" to perform her canceled White House Correspondents' Association dinner on The View.</p>

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The View invites Amber Ruffin to do her act on their show after she’s axed from White House dinner

Culture

<p>Val Kilmer in 'Batman Forever'</p>

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<p>Ariana DeBose and Rachel Zegler </p>

Ariana DeBose says didn’t know her post was critical of Rachel Zegler

<p>Val Kilmer photographed in 2004</p>

Val Kilmer regretted turning down cult classic movie in the 1980s

<p>Actor Val Kilmer has died at age 65 from pneumonia. Hewas previously diagnosed with throat cancer</p>

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Val Kilmer death latest: Josh Brolin leads tributes to Top Gun star

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Val Kilmer’s cause of death revealed in daughter’s emotional tribute

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Skunk Anansie to headline The Independent’s stage at TGE Festival

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David Walliams issues scathing Simon Cowell takedown amid alleged feud

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Val Kilmer’s nostalgic final video before death recalled Batman role

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Women’s Prize unveils fiction shortlist featuring four debut novelists

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<p>Kefir contains natural probiotics like lacto and bifido bacterium</p>

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What is kefir and how does it help gut health?

<p>KFC had an accuracy rating of 81 percent compared to Chic-fil-A’s 92 percent</p>

Popular fast-food chain revealed as most notorious for wrong orders

Here’s where you can enjoy glorious carpets of bluebells this spring (Alamy/PA)

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Glen Powell’s mum addresses Sydney Sweeney romance rumours

<p>The death of the high street has been detrimental to countless British retailers (Alamy/PA)</p>

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<p>Yemen's Houthi rebels share video claiming to show moment fighters shoot down US drone</p>

Video: Houthi rebel fighters appear to shoot down US drone

<p>Ronald Reagan warns of Donald Trump trade war tactic in speech from 1988</p>

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