Pope Francis dies

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<p>The value of the U.S. dollar sank to its lowest point in three years on Monday after Donald Trump attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve online</p>

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US dollar hits three-year low as stocks tumble after Trump rips fed chair Jerome Powell

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Travel influencer Vanessa Konopka dies after lengthy illness

<p>Former NFL player and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual battery and assault in a civil lawsuit asking for $50 million</p>

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NFL Hall of Famer and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in a $50million civil lawsuit

<p>Nadine Menendez, the wife of former senator Bob Menendez, was found guilty on 15 charges related to her role in a bribery scheme</p>

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Wife of disgraced senator Bob Menendez is found guilty of taking bribes and faces decades behind bars

<p>Researchers said they had found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b. Other scientists aren’t convinced</p>

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Have signs of life been found on another planet? Scientists are calling that into question

<p>The couple first met at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006</p>

Dick Van Dyke on 46-year age gap in relationship with wife: ‘Everybody said it wouldn’t work’

<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted the White House did not make a mistake in deporting a man living in Maryland</p>

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Karoline Leavitt insists White House ‘did not make a mistake’ in deportation case - despite what their lawyers say

<p>Delta flight catches fire in Orlando</p>

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Delta flight with 200 passengers on board bursts into flames shortly before takeoff in Florida

<p>Attorneys for Karmelo Anthony (pictured) suggested that the defendant may claim self-defense </p>

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Track meet murder suspect facing an ‘uphill battle’ with self-defense claim, legal expert says

<p>Fewer Americans are moving to Florida and Texas, new data has shown, as higher cost of living, economic uncertainty and increasing risk of natural disasters causes concern among homeowners. Tampa had a net inflow of just over 10,000 residents in 2024, compared to 35,000 people the year before</p>

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Fewer Americans are moving to Florida and Texas, new report claims

<p>Testpilot, also known as Deadmaus, performing at the Quasar stage at the 2025 Coachella Festival on April 19, 2025</p>

Deadmau5 ‘sorry’ after being escorted drunk from Coachella DJ set

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Nancy Mace involved in profane rant at constituent in make-up aisle

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Thousands of phone chargers recalled over fire risk

<p>Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepère were allegedly deported from Honululu, Hawaii, last month </p>

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Teenage German tourists handcuffed and deported from Hawaii over ‘suspicious’ hotel booking

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White House slams ‘fake news’ report that search is underway for Pete Hegseth replacement amid Pentagon chaos

Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet before his being sworn in as the new US Secretary of Defense at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2025

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Pete Hegseth’s latest blunders have him fighting a war on two fronts - he could wind up the loser

<p>President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump get things started at the White House Easter Egg Roll</p>

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Trump and Melania host White House Easter Egg Roll - where Big Tech has become the primary sponsor

<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reported her handbag stolen over the weekend</p>

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Kristi Noem’s handbag - including her DHS access badge and $3,000 in cash - stolen

<p>In the latest battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration, White House officials are reportedly planning to claw back another $1 billion in federal funding</p>

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Furious Trump officials are planning to pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

<p>Several universities have agreed to corporate with ICE to quiz students about their immigration status.</p>

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Fresh fears spread across colleges after campus cops partner with ICE

<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters amid talks with Russia and Ukraine about a ceasefire agreement. A new report details sweeping changes he has planned at the State Department</p>

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Leaked memo reveals plan for huge State Department overhaul: Africa, climate and women’s issues all primed for the chop

<p>Trump’s popularity could hit a historic low, Clinton’s former special adviser claimed.</p>

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Bill Clinton special adviser issues damning analysis on Trump’s first 100 days: ‘He’s fallen into the trap’ and ‘overread his mandate’

<p>Some parliamentarians are reportedly lobbying to prevent the US president addressing parliament (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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Brits call for Trump to be blocked from addressing Parliament during UK visit

Bulletin

<p>Parents in Montgomery County who object for religious reasons want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use the books</p>

Bulletin

Supreme Court to intervene as parents remove children from school over LGBTQ books

<p>Bible sales have gone up in the UK</p>

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<p>Pope Francis’s poor health caused concern in the Vatican for some time and, as always happens, leading candidates to replace him, known as ‘papabile’, emerged before his death</p>

Bulletin

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<p>Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Santa Marta chapel at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018</p>

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<p>Marcia Norman, 82 (left) and Jeffrey Zizz, 47 (right) Zizz, Norman’s handyman, allegedly killed her and buried her remains in concrete after the pair shared a dinner on April 1</p>

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Handyman arrested in murder of 82-year-old grandmother found buried underneath a shed

<p>The Kardashian Easter baskets include an $845 unreleased Louis Vuitton bag</p>

The Kardashians’ luxurious Easter baskets include a $900 designer purse

<p>The U.S. spent an estimated $71 billion on GLP-1 class weight loss drugs like Ozempic in 2023. That sum is a more than 500 percent increase over the previous five years</p>

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Americans spent $71 billion on weight loss drugs in 2023 - as much as the country spent on foreign aid

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Pork products spark health alert over possible metal contamination

<p>Since the beginning of the year, more than 30 million poultry birds have been culled amid the spread of bird flu and a new outbreak has been reported in Ohio. The news comes as officials are trying to bring sky-high egg prices down.</p>

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Bird flu has wiped out more than 30 million chickens so far this year

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Israeli military admits ‘operational misunderstanding’ after troops killed 15 Gaza medics

<p>Police allege that Charles Sheldon Bates, 61, a former Boy Scouts leader, possessed over 100 child sex abuse images</p>

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Boy Scout troop leader faces 42 charges for sex crimes that spanned over two decades, cops say

<p>This image provided by Mike Olason shows the newly-discovered comet SWAN on April 6, 2025. (Mike Olason via AP)</p>

Astronomers left disappointed as green comet meets fiery end

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Elizabeth Hurley’s son reacts to mother’s new relationship

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<p>A drone flies at one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s designated drone testing sites run by nonprofit Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance Inc., at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., on June 11, 2021</p>

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US airports face an increasing collision risk as drone use spikes

<p>Joe Rogan (left) and comedian Tim Dillon (right) have mocked Douglas Murray’s comments over Israel-Gaza, a week before</p>

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Joe Rogan and guest ridicule Douglas Murray’s ‘war tourism’ comments

<p>US Marine Corps Lieutenant General James Glynn, right, with a Philippine army officer after the opening ceremony of the Balikatan exercises in Quezon City</p>

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US and Philippines launch ‘Super Bowl’ of military exercises around South China Sea

<p>'Sinners' actor Delroy Lindo</p>

Blade actor who left Marvel reboot says troubled film ‘went off the rails’

<p>A Ukrainian service member of the 25th Sicheslav Airborne Brigade fires a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine</p>

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Ukraine’s leaders and the Russian President also paid tribute to Pope Francis who has died aged 88

<p>Dylan Meyer attends the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022</p>

Kristen Stewart marries Dylan Meyer in intimate ceremony at Los Angeles home

<p>Adele steps out for a date night at Los Angeles Lakers game </p>

Adele makes rare appearance with her fiancé Rich Paul amid music break

<p> Student honors the deceased and injured students near the scene of a shooting at the Florida State University student center on April 18</p>

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FSU students angry over plans to restart classes just days after fatal campus shooting

Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern and Liam Neeson playing Oskar Schindler

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<p>Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us'</p>

Pedro Pascal says he’s ‘in active denial’ after huge Last of Us twist

<p>Six teenage girls were traveling in an SUV that veered into a tree in Marin County near San Francisco on Friday evening, California Highway Patrol said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash</p>

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4 California teens killed and 2 injured after SUV crashes into tree

<p>Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade was called out to a gender reveal party near the mouth of the River Tyn</p>

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Surprise! Gender reveal party’s pink flare mistaken for marine emergency

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Nicola Coughlan says she wouldn’t touch Harry Potter series ‘with a 10ft pole’

<p>Homeless people gather with their belongings and tents in the Mission District in September 2024. Homelessness has become a problem across California</p>

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California city may start arresting homeless people who refuse offer of shelter

<p>An adult woman and 12-year-old boy are dead following historic flooding in Oklahoma Saturday</p>

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Woman and boy killed as car swept away in ‘historic’ Oklahoma flooding

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<p>Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday after announcing a 90-day pause on tariffs for 'more than 75' nations. As the president nears the end of his first 100 days, he has issued a record-breaking high of 124 executive orders</p>

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Trump has signed just five bills into law - while issuing 124 executive orders

<p>Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet Meeting. A new report details how he could soon leave his government role due to the constant criticism </p>

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Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left, report says

<p>Political strategist James Carville branded Bill Maher ‘supremely naive’ after he praised Donald Trump following a private dinner the pair shared at the White House.</p>

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Carville blasts ‘supremely naive’ Maher over Trump White House dinner

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Van Hollen accuses Trump of causing constitutional crisis by litigating Abrego Garcia case on social media

<p>Donald Trump posed with what appears to be a digitally altered image and claimed Kilmar Abrego Garcia has 'got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles’</p>

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Trump appears to show altered image of wrongfully deported man’s hand

<p>Incoming freshmen take part in their Oath of Office Ceremony during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy in June 2023. Author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to speak to the entire sophomore class until the school's leaders discovered he planned to reference the nearly 400 books that were banned from the academy's library </p>

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Navy cancels speech by podcaster who planned to reference its ban on more than 300 books

<p>Musk’s time as the Trump administration’s special government employee is coming to an end in May or early June, but many expect the White House to extend the role or find another way to keep him in a front-line position.</p>

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Dems fear Musk may exit power before they can use him in midterm ads

Culture

<p>The Academy has now made it a requirement for members to have watched all nominated films before being allowed to vote </p>

Oscars implements major change to voting requirements

<p>Green Day drummer Tré Cool playfully responded to Charli XCX's Coachella dig</p>

Green Day fire back at Charli XCX’s Coachella ‘headliner’ dig

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Whoopi Goldberg and Martin Scorsese lead tributes to Pope Francis

<p>Kaitlyn Dever in 'The Last of Us'</p>

The Last of Us voice actor says HBO was wise to change death scene

<p>Ben Stiller pushed back against Variety’s claims that the Michael B. Jordan-led ‘Sinners’ was ‘a ways away’ from profitability</p>

Ben Stiller slams headline about Sinners’ box office performance

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John Simm was ‘not surprised’ by shocking revelation on DNA series

<p>Bella Ramsey in 'The Last of Us'</p>

The Last of Us fans ‘robbed’ after ‘missing’ scene from season two

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

How The Last of Us season two major death differs from the video game

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The Last of Us’s huge twist has exposed the series’ fatal flaw

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Matthew Macfadyen improvised iconic ‘hand flex’ in Pride and Prejudice

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<p>Hazel was born with facial paralysis</p>

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Rare neurological disorder leaves baby girl unable to blink or smile

A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans

<p>Nearly half of Americans will skip Easter egg traditions due to high prices, survey finds</p>

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Nearly half of Americans will skip Easter egg traditions due to high prices, survey finds

<p>‘Sleep plays a vital role in maintaining overall health, and poor sleep can exacerbate existing conditions,’ says Dr Deborah Lee</p>

Six sleep warning signs that indicate underlying health issues

<p>Amelia Dimoldenberg says one ‘Chicken Shop Date’ guest tried to kiss her</p>

Amelia Dimoldenberg reveals Chicken Shop date who wanted to kiss her

<p>Oz was sworn in as the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</p>

Dr. Oz shares update on granddaughter who fainted in Oval Office

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