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Trump facing GOP holdout and Musk threat after record-breaking all-nighter in Senate

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<p>Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House before departing for a visit to Florida on July 1</p>

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Trump says he will ‘take a look’ at deporting Musk as feud escalates

POLITICS

‘If it’s the last thing I do’: Musk promises to fund campaigns against Republicans who vote for Trump bill

<p>Elon Musk's DOGE had <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doge-immigration-data-deportation-b2733641.html">access to sensitive federal data</a> that could significantly benefit his sprawling business empire even after he quits government, a new report claims.</p>

POLITICS

DOGE got access to millions of government records. It could benefit Musk’s companies for decades

Crime

Bryan Kohberger set to take plea deal over Idaho student murders: report

<p>Law enforcement and emergency responders at Cherry Hill Park off 15th Street on Sunday afternoon, 29 June 2025, following reports of an ambush shooting attack on Canfield Mountain, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho</p>

crime

Suspect in firefighter ambush shooting was 'high-strung loner who drew swastikas in class'

<p>Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs turns towards his family standing at midday, during his sex trafficking trial in New York City on June 30</p>

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Jury in Diddy sex trafficking trial deliberates for second day as no verdict reached yet

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Rosie O’Donnell criticises Oprah for attending Jeff Bezos wedding: ‘It turned my stomach’

<p>The takedown involved multiple investigations, some dating back years.</p>

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Federal officials claim to have cracked the biggest health care fraud schemes in history

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Hurricane warning for Mexico coast as Flossie rapidly strengthens

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crime

Husband of woman in mystery disappearance to face murder charge again

<p>A total of 134 emaciated cats, 28 of which were dead, have been found in a van outside a Taco Bell in California</p>

Crime

Woman arrested after 134 emaciated cats found in van outside Taco Bell - 28 were dead

<p>Over 600 flights were cancelled across five East Coast airports Monday due to thunderstorms</p>

travel

Travel chaos as airports cancel thousands of flights ahead of July 4

<p>One person has been hospitalized after a wind turbine blade crashed onto a busy highway in Maryland</p>

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Huge wind turbine blade crashes into traffic on busy interstate

<p>Federal agents guard an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in downtown Los Angeles on Friday June 13 2025</p>

Politics

Workers living in fear of ICE raids in Los Angeles are hiding ‘like Anne Frank’

Drake (left) has sued Universal Music Group for defamation over its release of Kendrick Lamar's hit track 'Not Like Us'

NEWS

Drake vs Kendrick feud reaches court as judge to decide on rap battles

<p>Alvarez, left, was one of several men who jumped in the water to assist the young girl.</p>

Politics

Good samaritan who saved 9-year-old from shark attack now detained by ICE — facing possible deportation

<p>The use of the body mass index has long come under scrutiny. Now, researchers in Florida have presented what they say is a better method to measure health.</p>

health

Researchers say they have a better way to measure weight than BMI

<p>Pamela Howard-Thornton poses with her check after winning the Kentucky Lottery's Flamingo Bingo scratch-off game</p>

news

Woman recovers lottery ticket she threw away and ends up winning top prize

<p>Trump's new 'Victory 45-47' fragrances, for men and women</p>

news

The attar of the deal: Now you can smell like Trump as president hawks perfume

<p>Heather Watson was beaten in round one at the All England Club</p>

Livesport

Wimbledon 2025 live: Women's tournament begins in soaring heat

<p>The Disney Dream cruise ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following a four-night cruise in the Bahamas when the girl went overboard and her dad immediately jumped in after her. </p>

News

Hero dad jumps overboard to save daughter after she fell off Disney Dream cruise ship

<p>The U.S. dollar has suffered its worst start to the year in over five decades, according to a new report</p>

finance

US dollar suffers worst start to year in over five decades: report

<p>The Transportation Security Administration has seen a historic surge in airline travel, with six record-high days already reached this year</p>

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TSA sees historic surge in airline travel

<p>Democrats and independents are less prideful to be American than ever before, according to a new poll</p>

Politics

Pride in America hits historic low, new poll finds

<p>Oscar ‘Omar’ Hernandez, 13, was found dead in a roadside ditch days after he went to visit his soccer coach</p>

Crime

Teen soccer player allegedly killed by coach died from alcohol poisoning, report says

<p>Dennis William Day was arrested and charged with the murder of his flight attendant roommate, Rana Nofal Soluri. </p>

Crime

Texas man killed flight attendant roommate and chucked her body off a bridge after he ‘snapped’, cops say

<p>Jocelyn Sanroman, 26, could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. She is accused of having a relationship with a teenager.</p>

Crime

Prep school teacher accused of having sex with teen - and confessing to a fellow educator about it

Crime

82-year-old woman burned in Colorado firebomb attack has died, officials say

<p>Starbucks' new Fireworks Frappucino</p>

Starbucks unveils new drink — but it’s only available for a week

News

Lululemon sues Costco accusing it of selling brand knockoffs

<p>The app is planning to use facial recognition selfie scans to match profiles to photos and detect duplicates</p>

tech

Tinder is testing facial recognition security feature

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>The Trump administration has prioritized arresting illegal workers over punishing the businesses that employ them, analysis claims, with just one employer pleading guilty</p>

politics

Trump threatened tough punishment for employers who hired migrant workers. So far only a handful have faced the wrath

Trump undermining efforts to fight MS-13 with CECOT deportations

<p>President Donald Trump blamed the telecom company AT&T for causing delays on a conference call on Monday</p>

Politics

Trump rants about AT&T service after tech issues delay his call with faith leaders

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Trump and his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ just put the Senate in play

<p>President Donald Trump's golf game continues to cost taxpayers a small fortune, according to government procurement data</p>

Politics

Trump’s Secret Service detail to pay $600K for golf carts and port-a-potties to use at his New Jersey club

<p>A protester against the opening of a detention center in the Florida Everglades</p>

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Trump to open ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center Tuesday

<p>While serving as governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem received $80,000 from an anonymous donor – significantly boosting her wages – but later failed to declare it, according to a new report</p>

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Kristi Noem secretly accepted huge sum of money from mystery donor - then failed to declare it: report

<p>Lara Trump, who currently hosts a Fox News weekend show, is ‘taking a strong look’ at running for the North Carolina Senate seat that Thom Tillis will vacate.</p>

Politics

Lara Trump is ‘taking a strong look’ at running for now-open North Carolina Senate seat

<p>South Dakota Sen. Rounds invited Trump to attend the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, saying the president would ‘be impressed with the reception.’ Pictured: Trump with motorcycles during his first term.</p>

Politics

‘We could just have a blast’: Trump invited to attend Sturgis motorcycle rally

<p>Americans could face higher costs for cat food and other pet food products as producers pass on price increases caused by Trump’s tariffs</p>

Politics

Tariffs got claws: Cat food prices may surge under Trump’s import plan

<p>Workers at a farm in California</p>

Politics

Trump’s ICE raids on farms risk US food supply, economists warn

<p>Donald Trump has withdrawn his lawsuit against polling guru J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register.</p>

Politics

Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster over pre-election survey that favored Harris

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Huge explosion topples power plant chimneys

<p>Cannes is now banning cruise ships over 1,000 passengers</p>

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Now Cannes bans large cruise ships as overtourism dispute rattles on

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Why Rob McElhenney is filing to legally change his name

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Crime

Idaho gunman named after luring firefighters into deadly ‘sniper ambush’

<p>A tropical storm could make landfall in Florida later this week –and it could affect July 4 celebrations</p>

News

One of the first tropical storms of the season could target Florida just in time for July 4

Woman, 77, moves onto cruise ship permanently — here’s why

<p>Huge 1,200 acre Wolf Fire blazes throughout the night in California</p>

News

California’s wolf fire mapped after residents told to flee huge blaze

<p>Trader Joe’s opened a second Sherman Oaks location just across the street from the first, which it plans to keep open. </p>

News

Trader Joe’s leaves LA customers seeing double after opening another store directly across the street

<p>Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner — who is not Jewish — says she ‘100 percent’ questions Jewish lawmakers' ‘commitment to Judaism’ if they endorse Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor's race.</p>

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Non-Jewish Fox News anchor says she ‘100%’ questions faith of Jewish lawmakers who endorse NYC’s Mamdani

CNN panelist calls NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani a ‘Muslim AOC’

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World

New satellite images show work at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after US bombing

<p>Israel's military assault has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry</p>

World

Israeli strikes kill at least 60 in Gaza, say medical staff

<p>A new analysis shows millions of school-aged children are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat. Their schools are located in cities and communities that are hotter than outerlying areas</p>

News

Millions of US kids attend schools in dangerous ‘urban heat zones,’ analysis finds

<p>Police rescue man from river in dramatic nighttime body cam video</p>

Arizona cops pull man from river in dramatic nighttime rescue

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Ukraine withdraws from convention banning anti-personnel mines

<p>The minimum wage in two states, Washington, D.C., and several cities and counties, will increase in July</p>

All the states where minimum wage will rise in July

<p>Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’</p>

Reviews

Jurassic World Rebirth goes back to basics – and saves the franchise

<p>More than 30 per cent of Americans regularly consult astrology, tarot readers or fortune tellers</p>

The real reason people are drawn to astrology and tarot cards

<p>Intermittent fasting has long been touted as a strategy for weight loss. Now physicians say there’s one kind that appears superior</p>

Hoping to lose weight? Intermittent fasting might be worth trying

<p>Leonardo da Vinci's The Vitruvian Man, 1490</p>

Dentist cracks centuries-old maths puzzle hidden in famous Leonardo Da Vinci drawing

<p>Shocking police bodycam footage captured the moment Phoenix police officers saved an ‘emaciated’ baby whose mother had died in the home </p>

NEWS

Police rescue emaciated newborn baby from Phoenix apartment days after its mother died

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World

Who will be the next Dalai Lama? Key questions answered as leader turns 90

Culture

<p>Mustafa Kurtuldu is one of the survivors of the attack</p>

‘I was on the Circle Line when it happened’: Memories of 7/7 attacks

<p>Roy Scheider as Martin Brody in ‘Jaws’, which celebrates its 50th anniversary</p>

How we’ve been wrong about sharks all along

<p>The TRNSMT festival will take place at Glasgow Green from July 11-13 </p>

Festival goers warned of travel chaos next weekend

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Bob Vylan say they have been ‘targeted for speaking up’

Diddy vs 50 Cent: A 25-year timeline of one of rap’s biggest feuds

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BBC Radio 2 forced to find stand-in as Vernon Kay misses show

Kenneth Branagh to star in The Devil Wears Prada sequel

<p>Film Review - Sinners</p>

Sinners to be the first film streamed in Black American Sign Language

<p>Rosemary Shrager</p>

TV chef bitten by snake during ‘foolhardy’ charity bike ride

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Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury to ‘play the hits’ before Live Aid

IndyBest

<p>Podiatrists Dr Fuchs and Bruce Pinker recommend slipping on a pair of shoes with good cushioning, proper arch support and breathable materials </p>

Best shoes for standing all day that are comfortable and supportive

<p>The console will be back in stock – but probably not for long</p>

Walmart+ members get exclusive Nintendo Switch 2 perk today

<p>Some stores have online stock, others are sticking to in-person only</p>

How to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 at Walmart, Best Buy, Target and more

<p>If you’re looking to dip your toe into wearables, don’t miss this rare saving</p>

The Oura ring is my favorite tracker — here’s how to get $100 off

Lifestyle

<p>There is a physiological reason why you feel more tired in a heatwave</p>

Health & Families

Experts reveal why we all feel more tired in a heatwave

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Judy Murray to Russell Crowe: Who’s in the Royal Box at Wimbledon?

<p>Daylight can affect our sleep quality</p>

Health & Families

The secret to falling asleep during the summer months

More and more women are starting cycling in mid-life (Alamy/PA)

Health & Families

Cycling in mid-life is on the rise for women – meet those whose lives it has changed

<p>Some commonly prescribed drugs can make it harder to stay cool</p>

Health & Families

Five common medications that make it hard to cope in the heat

<p>Heat stroke occurs when the body can no longer maintain a stable core temperature</p>

Health & Families

What is heat stroke? The signs and symptoms to look out for

<p>A stifling heat wave can pose risks for just about anyone who spends time outside</p>

Health & Families

Six ways to stay safe outdoors during a heatwave

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Keke Palmer explains why she pulled Jonathan Majors interview

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Travel

Eleven of North America’s best vacation islands

Our list includes a spot in Texas with views of SpaceX launches, an island where wild horses roam, a retreat once frequented by America's wealthiest families and a car-free haven in Mississippi with zero light pollution

<p>North America's vacation islands feel a world away from mainland life</p>

<p>The airport security check is everyone’s least favourite part of aviation</p>

Can passengers skip the security check for a connecting flight?

<p>Houses in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, June 22, 2025</p>

Greenland wants to welcome new tourists. Just maybe not Trump

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Where is Haliey Welch now? VidCon podcast recording stirs new Hawk Tuah Girl controversy

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2K teases its own college basketball game hours after EA's reveal

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Natalie Reynolds controversy explained - this is why content creators 'want her stopped'

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GTA 6 LIVE: Mobile companion app 'confirmed' in new job listing

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GTA 6 LIVE: Mobile companion app 'confirmed' in new job listing

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Kneecap's Glastonbury livestream caused 'Helen from Wales' to become flooded with coffee shop reviews

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EA Sports teases its first college basketball game after 16 years