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Trump’s controversial cabinet picks will cost him political capital. Will they bankrupt him before he even takes office?

<p>Donald Trump has made several controversial picks for key roles in his adminstration. It could be blowing his political capital before he even takes office </p>

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House speaker Mike Johnson pushes to keep Matt Gaetz ethics report secret after Trump nomination

GOP senators don’t sound hopeful over Gaetz’s confirmation hearings

<p>Democrats must figure out how to work with, and counter, Donald Trump as he enters with his party in control of the White House and Congress </p>

Democrats are still trying to figure out how to work with - and counter - Donald Trump

Democrats are waking up to the fact they will need to work with Donald Trump the next four years. But they could also have enormous leverage

Crime

Vegas cop shot innocent man in the head after he called 911 to report a break-in and was fighting off an intruder

<p>A woman had to be restrained on a recent Alaskan Airlines flight after attacking others, according to a criminal complaint </p>

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Anxious flyer allegedly self-soothes with booze, winds up in flexcuffs

<p>A photo of the Meiji shrine (left) and a close-up of the markings etched onto one of its wooden pillars </p>

Crime

American tourist arrested in Japan for defacing a religious shrine by carving into gate with his fingernails

<p>Tesla Cybertruck Tesla has announced its sixth recall on Cybertrucks in a year, this time citing potential power-loss problems</p>

Tesla issues its sixth recall in a year on Cybertrucks - this time over a power-loss issue

<p>Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp will be ended indefinitely </p>

Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp is never coming back: ‘I know how to do math’

<p>Liz Friesen (pictured) is accused of promising investors vast riches, based on alleged lies</p>

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Nebraska beauty queen accused of bilking more than $3 million in bogus ‘passive income’ scheme

<p>Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after he was ordered to pay the families of Sandy Hook victims more than $1.5 billion in defamation damages </p>

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Bankruptcy judge could pump the brakes on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars

Trump’s Transition

<p>Leo is seen by many as being one of the architects behind the Trump 2.0 era</p>

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Meet Leonard Leo – Trump’s most powerful weapon in his war on woke

<p>Joe Rogan and Donald Trump</p>

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Joe Rogan says many celebrities privately ‘thanked’ him for Trump endorsement

<p>Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14 in Palm Beach, Florida. Iran sent a secret message to the US last month promising not to kill the president-elect</p>

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Iran sent note to the White House promising not to kill Trump

<p>Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, was accused of sexual misconduct in Monterey, California in 2017, according to a new report</p>

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Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth ‘faced sexual misconduct probe’

<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks past Elon Musk as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida</p>

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Could an X and Truth Social merger be in the works?

<p>Trump cracked jokes at the expensr of RFK Jr and Musk </p>

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Trump makes not-so-subtle jab at RFK Jr during Mar-a-Lago speech

<p>A second term for Trump may spell trouble for climate progress </p>

Climate diplomacy just about survived Trump’s first term – can it withstand a second?

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Crime

Laken Riley ‘fought for her life’ against killer, trial hears

Everything we know about the Laken Riley murder trial

<p>A person was rescued from the rubble after a construction site accident in Kentucky </p>

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Crews rescue worker who was trapped under the rubble after Kentucky construction site accident

<p>Consumers continue to spending, according to a report on October retail sales by the Commerce Department. That is despite economic concerns being a major factor during the election </p>

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Americans continue to spend despite naming the economy and inflation as top election concerns

<p>Carissa Smith was arrested on Tuesday and faces 19 charges including statutory rape and sexual contact with a juvenile</p>

Crime

Missouri substitute teacher arrested for paying students to have sex with her

Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul and refuses to answer questions at final face-off

<p>Mike Tyson (left) slapping Jake Paul before their fight in Texas</p>

<p>Many have left the Twitter/X platform in recent weeks(Yui Mok/PA)</p>

How users can leave X – and what are the alternatives

<p>Friday Night Lights mainly followed a high school football team located in rural Texas </p>

Friday Night Lights set to be rebooted for new audience

<p>The Pentagon and the surrounding area is seen in this aerial view in Washington</p>

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Pentagon report reveals hundreds of UFO sightings including near-miss with plane off coast of New York

<p>Bodycam footage allegedly shows Antwione Williams during the riot </p>

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Ex-NFL’er charged for role in Capitol riot

<p>Daniel Craig as James Bond
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James Bond producers hint at next actor who will play iconic spy: ‘Whiteness is not a given’

<p>The annual Leonid meteor shower will see shooting stars in streak across the same sky as the supermoon full moon on 15 November, 2024</p>

Final supermoon of 2024 coincides with Leonid meteor shower

<p>Governments are currently trying to iron out a new global finance climate agreement at Cop29 (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)</p>

UN climate change talks can no longer accomplish goals, experts say

Investigation

The A-Word: Watch the Independent TV documentary on abortion and America’s war on women

<p>Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike on Tayouneh, Beirut</p>

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks as Israel intensifies strikes

<p>Gregory Thurson, 64, of Eugene, Oregon (pictured) is charged with the 1981 murder of John Blaylock</p>

Crime

How the cop son of cold-case detective solved the murder and arrested suspect 40 years later

<p>Offset got into a brawl with French rapper Gazo’s crew in Paris</p>

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Offset from Migos caught fighting with fellow rapper’s crew in Paris

<p>Flight SAS 957 experienced turbulence on its A330 aircraft while over Greenland </p>

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Miami-bound flight forced to turn back to Europe following severe turbulence

<p>Pedal to the metal: Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park’s new vocalist Emily Armstrong </p>

From Linkin Park to Limp Bizkit, how nu-metal is making a comeback

<p>Denzel Washington</p>

Denzel Washington clears up what he meant after saying: ‘I’m going to retire’

<p>A caged Bengal tiger is wheeled into the stadium on Saturday</p>

Crime

LSU student accused of threatening to kill governor who endorsed having a live tiger at football game

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RFK Jr’s many controversies: From dumping a bear in Central Park to a worm eating his brain

KENNEDY-VACUNAS

<p>President-elect Donald Trump greets actor Sylvester Stallone during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate </p>

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Sylvester Stallone calls Trump ‘the second George Washington’ in warm up speech

Trump jokes ‘he cant get Musk out of here’ in Mar-a-Lago speech

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Trump’s Cabinet tracker: Who has been tapped to carry out his agenda

<p>Donald Trump shakes Robert F Kennedy Jr’s hand after Kennedy endorsed the now president-elect at a rally in August. RFK Jr will be nominated to serve as Trump’s HHS secretary, Politico reports</p>

Trump putting anti-vaxxer RFK Jr in charge comes with a health warning

<p>North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum encourages voters to support Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in the basement ballroom of The Margate Resort on January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire.</p>

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Trump picks governor Doug Burgum to run the Interior Department

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Trump warned his second term would mean ‘retribution’. His alarming cabinet picks show he means it

<p>Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R-HI) takes the stage during a Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump campaign rally at Lancaster Airport on November 03, 2024 in Lititz, Pennsylvania</p>

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Tulsi Gabbard claimed she was on a terrorist watchlist. She’s now set to lead America’s spy network

<p>Donald Trump’s controversial picks for positions - such as Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence - that need Senate approval have sent shockwaves through Congress. The President-elect has already threatened recess appointments. Could he take it a step further? </p>

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Trump has threatened recess appointments for his cabinet picks. It might take an unprecedented move to make it happen

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Trump’s made up DOGE agency is recruiting ‘super high-IQ’ people to work 80-hour weeks finding ways to cut spending

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Melania Trump launches blockchain photo set for fans and collectors – only costing $195

<p>Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump’s latest cabinet picks </p>

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Jimmy Kimmel says Trump’s cabinet picks show he’s ‘running the country like a reality show’

<p>An unidentified Secret Service agent assigned to Barack Obama’s detail has been fired </p>

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Secret Service agent fired for taking lover to Obamas’ Hawaii home and suggesting tryst in Michelle’s bathroom

Top News

<p>Ukrainian soldiers fire a 2S1 self-propelled 122mm howitzer towards Russian positions near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine </p>

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Putin’s troops disguised as Ukrainians in assault on key city

<p>An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s has impacted more than 100 people </p>

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Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s has now made more than 100 people ill

<p>Samuel James Collins, 34, is seen in surveillance footage staging armed robbery at a Town Pump gas station in Townsend, near Great Falls</p>

Crime

Man who carried out armed robbery without trousers on at Montana gas station jailed

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Prince William stars in first ever TikTok

<p>Frontier Airlines is the subject of a lawsuit over the alleged September incident that allegedly left a man disfigured </p>

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Frontier airlines passenger left with disfigured genitals after scalding tea was spilled on him, lawsuit claims

<p>Desperate measures: Frances McDormand in ‘Blood Simple’</p>

Blood Simple was ‘too sleazy’ for Hollywood – but it changed cinema

<p>A 2017 mugshot of Charles Manson, left, and a photo of the convicted murderer leaving a courthouse in 1969, right </p>

Crime

Bombshell newly-obtained prison call reveals Charles Manson confessing to more murders

<p>Timothy Joley, 71, of Clearwater, Florida, was arrested and charged in the 1978 murders of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish.</p>

Crime

A young couple were found shot dead at a roadside in 1978. Nearly 50 years later a suspect, 71, has been charged

<p>Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever claiming it was ‘silenced’ over views on Palestine</p>

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Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever claiming it was ‘silenced’ over views on Palestine

<p>Suspects submitted video of the alleged bear attacks (pictured). Investigators then found a bear costume while executing a search warrant (inset) </p>

Crime

Four people arrested for wearing a bear costume and faking an attack for insurance money

Lifestyle

<p>Lana Del Rey responds to fake comments of her feuding with Lizzo</p>

Lana Del Rey responds to fake TikTok comments of her feuding with Lizzo

<p>The passenger explained that he had alerted the flight attendant of the problem </p>

American Airlines passenger shares photos of man ‘in my lap’ in reclining seat complaint

Game of Thrones star set to play Lara Croft in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s new Amazon series

<p>Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor was in ‘shock’ that Brittany Cartwright dated his friend amid their divorce</p>

Jax Taylor was shocked that Brittany Cartwright dated his friend

Davina McCall undergoes brain surgery after discovering tumour

Ace Christmas this year with these stellar gift ideas

<p>Tyson has not competed professionally in 19 years </p>

How Mike Tyson will honor his late daughter in Jake Paul fight

Culture

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<p>TikToker parents Matt and Abby say being accused of leaving their children alone was a ‘wake-up’ call</p>

TikTokers say accusation of leaving children alone was a wake-up call

<p>Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to play against the Las Vegas Raiders the day after Thanksgiving </p>

Travis Kelce’s mother reveals if Taylor Swift will be at Thanksgiving

<p>Whoopi Goldberg causes Sara Haines to walk off set with outrageous joke</p>

Sara Haines walks off The View after Whoopi Goldberg’s outrageous joke

Dwayne Johnson mocked for comparing panned movie to Oppenheimer

<p>Should you buy a frozen turkey this Thanksgiving? Here’s the pros and cons</p>

Should you buy a frozen turkey this Thanksgiving?

Travel

<p>Many hotels in Dubrovnik make the most of the gorgeous coastal location - these are the best places to stay </p>

Best hotels in Dubrovnik 2024, reviewed

<p>The coastal city of Saly is two hours from Senegal’s capital, Dakar </p>

Why this African country should be your winter sun escape

<p>Antigua is one of two main islands that comprise the country of Antigua and Barbuda </p>

Caribbean and Central America

Best things to do in Antigua for 2024

<p>Plenty of destinations are blessed with sun in Britain’s colder months </p>

Where is hot in January? The best destinations for winter sun

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