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<p>Kenia Jackeline Merlos, right, and her four U.S.-born children were detained by border patrol agents following the family's visit to the U.S.-Canada border on June 28</p>

Politics

Mom and her four American-born children detained after visiting Canadian border: ‘What authoritarianism looks like’

<p>President Donald Trump stands on stage as Chelsea celebrates their Club World Cup victory</p>

News

Trump kept FIFA Club World Cup trophy for himself - leaving champions Chelsea to lift a replica

<p>‘Grok for Government’ is xAI’s new initiative to implement artificial intelligence into federal, state, and local governments</p>

politics

Pentagon announces new contract with Musk’s Grok AI just a week after its anti-Semitic turn

<p>Ethan Chapin's parents, Jim and Stacy Chapin, arrive at the Ada County Courthouse the day Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty</p>

Crime

Idaho murder victim’s parents break silence on Bryan Kohberger’s controversial plea deal

<p>The hosts of Donald Trump's favorite morning show — and daily agenda-setter — followed the president's orders and completely ignored the continued meltdown over the Epstein memo.</p>

analysis

Fox & Friends does what Trump wants – they ignore the Epstein mess

<p>Supreme Court gave the Trump administration permission to fire hundreds of workers in the Department of Education </p>

Supreme Court gives Trump go-ahead to gut Department of Education

<p>An UNO card table at the new Mattel social club in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas</p>

Family favorite UNO heading to Las Vegas gaming tables

Ice Cream-Dyes

US ice cream makers say they'll stop using artificial dyes by 2028

<p>A mother and her two young children, including a six-year-old leukemia patient, were released from ICE detention after more than a month in custody at the South Texas Family Residential Center (pictured)</p>

Politics

ICE detains six-year-old leukemia patient and his family — even though they’ve followed every immigration rule, lawyer says

<p>Sam Haskell IV was accused of killing his wife and her parents</p>

crime

Hollywood exec’s son who killed and dismembered his wife and her parents dies in custody

LiveTexas Floods

Death toll climbs to 132 as dozens rescued after new round of Texas flash floods

<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

The CIA repeatedly denied the existence of an agent named ‘Howard,’ who secretly oversaw a group that had contact with Oswald in August 1963

<p>A wildfire at the Grand Canyon’s Northern Rim has destroyed numerous cabins as well as the historic Grand Canyon Lodge</p>

Livenews

Arizona wildfire destroys historic Grand Canyon lodge

<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

<p>The spiders were smuggled into Germany</p>

World

1,500 tarantulas seized at airport after being smuggled in chocolate spongecake boxes

<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

<p>Star of the Seas has been delivered to Royal Caribbean</p>

Travel

First look as Royal Caribbean takes delivery of latest mega cruise ship Star of the Seas

<p>Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly Osbourne arrive for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020</p>

Kelly Osbourne slams rumors about dad Ozzy’s health after Parkinson’s diagnosis

<p>A pair of Nantucket neighbors are embroiled in a lawsuit over cut trees and ocean views. Patricia Belford is suing her neighbor, Jonathan Jacoby, for allegedly cutting down her nearly 50-year-old trees. Her lawsuit claims Jacoby cut down the trees to increase the property value on his home. (stock image)</p>

News

Nantucket man walked into neighbor’s yard and cut down 50-year-old trees to improve his ocean view, suit says

<p>An Arizona man has sought to unseat several board members of his homeowners' association after they fined him hundreds of dollars for handing out free water to his neighbors this summer</p>

News

Neighbors back Arizona man in fight against HOA after he was repeatedly fined $100 for handing out free water bottles

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<p>Donald Trump with JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, alongside Nato secretary general Mark Rutte in the Oval Office. Trump has threatened Russia with new tariffs if a peace deal is not reached with Ukraine. </p>

politics

Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions if no peace deal is reached with Ukraine in the next 50 days

<p>DOGE, once led by Elon Musk, has notified workers at the US Institute of Peace that they were out of work. </p>

Politics

Nearly every worker at the US Institute for Peace is fired via a weekend email from DOGE

<p>The couple wore matching white button-up shirts to attend the FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium</p>

POlitics

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson pack on the PDA while waiting for the president

<p>A review of more than 700 detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz found that one-third had criminal convictions </p>

politics

Trump said Alligator Alcatraz was built for the ‘most vicious people on the planet’ — but hundreds of detainees have no criminal record

<p>NATO head Mark Rutte jokingly called U.S. President Donald Trump ‘daddy’ during their last meeting in June - a month later they were together in ‘daddy’s’ White House. </p>

In a deeply weird NATO presser, Daddy Trump says he has a new favorite

<p>Chelsea were presented with the Club World Cup by United States President Donald Trump (Seth Wenig/AP/PA)</p>

Politics

‘Laughing Stock’ NY Post brutally mocked for claiming Trump received ‘huge applause’ at FIFA Club World Cup final

‘He was brutally booed,’ one critic pointed out in response to the Post’s headline.

<p>David Axelrod has suggested Trump is to blame for Epstein file furore</p>

politics

Axelrod points the finger at one person over Epstein files

<p>Metallica confirmed their hit Enter Sandman was used by the US Government without their permission </p>

Politics

Metallica forces US Government to change Pentagon video

<p>President Donald Trump confirmed Dan Bongino was still serving as deputy FBI director on Sunday after a tense exchange with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the ‘Epstein Files’ </p>

politics

Trump backs Dan Bongino after his feud with Bondi over Epstein Files

politics

Musk rips Trump’s defense of AG Pam Bondi over Epstein-gate

Bulletin

<p>Glass House Farms is shown, a day after an immigration raid on the facility</p>

Bulletin

Farmworker’s death is first linked to Trump’s ICE raids

<p>James Gunn cast Bradley Cooper (pictured) as Superman's father, Jor-El</p>

Bulletin

James Gunn reveals why he cast ‘friend’ Bradley Cooper in Superman

<p>Sotheby’s expects this meteorite to fetch over US$1.6 million at auction</p>

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Largest piece of Martian rock on Earth goes up for auction

<p>Carolina Wilga survived 11 freezing nights in Western Australia’s outback</p>

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German backpacker speaks out after being found in Australian outback

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<p>Air India flight crash prelimiary report released </p>

LiveWorld

Aviation authority say fuel switches on Air India plane were safe after dispute grows over pilots’ role

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Nine dead and dozens injured after blaze at assisted living facility that left residents desperately hanging out of windows

<p>Smith had revealed a decade ago that he was living with Parkinson’s disease</p>

‘Gorky Park’ author Martin Cruz Smith dies at 82

<p>Authorities identified Guy House as the shooter who killed two women at a church in Lexington on Sunday </p>

Crime

Gunman in deadly Kentucky church shooting identified as wannabe rapper with serious criminal history

<p>Several sources said Charles Simonyi, the billionaire and former Microsoft employee, has been purchasing land in Palm Beach, Florida </p>

news

The cosmetics billionaire, the rock star, and a series of very mysterious property deals in prime Palm Beach

<p>A new study has found that nearly 50 percent of Gen Z use AI to boost their love lives</p>

News

Almost half of Gen Z is using AI to help with dating apps

<p>Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert believes Israel is committing war crimes</p>

Middle East

‘Humanitarian city’ in Gaza a concentration camp for Palestinians: former Israeli PM

<p>Being upgraded is one of the holy grails of air travel</p>

Travel

Frequent fliers reveal tips for getting upgrades that actually work: ‘They love to oversell this cabin'

Crime

An armed man dressed in a bikini storms a donut shop – but staff fight back

<p>Elmo has been a beloved children’s TV character since 1979 and rose to fame in the 1980s </p>

Elmo’s social media ‘compromised’ by unknown hacker

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<p>After escaping a fundamentalist polygamous group, Elizabeth Roundy wanted a new life for her children. Now they’re missing</p>

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She left a fundamentalist Mormon cult. Then her children went missing. ‘Somebody came by the shop and hauled off with them’

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Crime

Moment police find $3m worth of drugs in suitcase at Atlanta airport

<p>White-collar jobs are disappearing due to AI and the speed of it is stunning, a new analysis reveals</p>

Technology

The dirty secret about AI in the office that has CEOs admitting millions of white-collar jobs will be replaced

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Moment paraglider flies into power lines in North Dakota

<p>Forensic experts concluded that the 11-hour clip outside Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell before his suicide had been altered </p>

News

Controversial video showing Jeffrey Epstein’s cell door before his death was ‘modified,’ report finds

<p>Former 'Vanderpump Rules' star Ariana Madix returns to host 'Love Island USA' season seven</p>

Love Island USA: Season 7 winners revealed and viewers are mad

<p>The 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Spain on Monday morning</p>

news

Airport roof collapses as Spain hit by powerful earthquake

<p>Brad and Anita Squires tossed a message in a bottle into the Atlantic off Canada’s coast, and it washed ashore in Ireland 13 years later</p>

Lovers message in a bottle found 13 years later and 2,000 miles away

A couple in Ireland found a message in a bottle this week, 13 years after Canadian couple, Brad and Anita Squires, threw it off the high cliffs of Bell Island

<p>X CEO Linda Yaccarino left her role on Wednesdayelon mu</p>

News

Linda Yaccarino 'lasted two years in a job that would have crushed most in two weeks,' X insider says

<p>Liam Neeson in 'The Naked Gun'</p>

Features

The next three weeks might decide the future of comedy movies

<p>'Jaws' star Richard Dreyfuss was forced to skip SharkCon 2025 in 50th anniversary year of classic</p>

Culture

Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss forced to pull out of SharkCon due to health scare

<p>A beer bearing Hulk Hogan’s name and image is the center of a $10 million lawsuit alleging theft of trade secrets and proprietary marketing ideas</p>

news

Hulk Hogan’s beer at the center of new $10M lawsuit

<p>Upmarket grocery store Whole Foods has filed a lawsuit against a hotel owned by the founder of the infamous Studio 54 club</p>

News

Champagne problems for NYC Whole Foods as Studio 54-founder’s venture causes headaches: suit

<p>Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo announced they were expecting their first child together in March</p>

Culture

Model Olivia Culpo and NFL star Christian McCaffrey welcome first baby together

<p>United Airlines is being hauled into court over a ground worker's accusations of on-the-job sex harassment by a supervisor, followed by a physical task, allegedly in retaliation for her complaints to HR, that left her injured</p>

ExclusiveNews

Airline worker says she complained about harassment. Managers then forced her to move a 300lb dead body

Culture

<p>Former 'Beverly Hills, 90210' co-stars Ian Ziering and Shannen Doherty</p>

Ian Ziering breaks silence on Shannen Doherty’s death one year later

<p>Paapa Essiedu will play Alan Rickman’s role of Professor Snape </p>

Harry Potter: Every actor cast in the new HBO TV adaptation

<p>Nine things</p>

Gregg Wallace ‘deeply sorry’ after 45 MasterChef allegations upheld

<p>Richard Gadd in ‘Baby Reindeer’</p>

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd reveals eighth episode was cut

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Bilbao BBK Live is a a shapeshifting event of ambitious scale

<p>Gregg Wallace stepped away from hosting the BBC cooking competition last year</p>

Gregg Wallace report supports 45 allegations against MasterChef host

<p>Ellen DeGeneres has defended Rosie O’Donnell</p>

Ellen DeGeneres reacts to Trump criticizing Rosie O’Donnell

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Damien Hirst accused of stealing idea for breakthrough artwork

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BBC filmed MasterChef series before Gregg Wallace was dropped

<p>David Corenswet in James Gunn’s ‘Superman’</p>

Superman soars past $215 million box office open amid rave reviews

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<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

<p>I tried and tested 15 different formulas to whittle down to my top eight</p>

Best drugstore self-tanners for a natural glow, tried and tested

<p>I’m stocking up this Prime Day</p>

I’ve found the best Color Wow deals in the Prime Day sale

Lifestyle

<p>Goodman had cut sugar from his diet and exercised six out of seven days of the week with assistance from a health coach</p>

John Goodman shows off 200-pound weight loss at Smurfs premiere

<p>Starbucks drink</p>

Starbucks announces major change to ‘secret menu’

<p>Camilla meets Dipsy the dog during her visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home</p>

Royal Family News

Camilla declares she’d have ‘taken’ stray puppy she met at dogs’ home

<p>Arrhythmia is when a person experiences heart rhythm issues</p>

Health & Families

What is arrhythmia and what are the symptoms? A doctor explains

<p>There are currently no reported illnesses or injuries</p>

Popular yogurt recalled over possible choking hazard

<p>How to use Peptides and Retinol to help fight signs of ageing</p>

Health & Families

Peptides and retinol both fight wrinkles, but which is best?

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Lorraine Kelly becomes tattoo artist as she inks up athlete

<p>Picnic food can be a hotbed of bacteria </p>

Health & Families

Six expert tips on how to avoid food poisoning this picnic season

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Six of the US’s most unique Airbnbs, from a giant shoe to a spaceship

From Texas to Nevada, these are some of the most eye-catching and unique vacation rentals in the United States

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<p>Being upgraded is one of the holy grails of air travel</p>

Frequent fliers reveal tips for getting upgrades that actually work

<p>Milan’s La Scala opera house is an important Italian music institution dating back to the 16th century</p>

Milan’s historic La Scala cracks down on tourist dress code

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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

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