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<p>Donald Trump holds up the $5 million gold card that grants U.S. residency to wealthy immigrants as he speaks to reporters Thursday on board Air Force One, en route to Miami</p>

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U.S. visitors are already being asked if they have applied for a ‘Trump Card Visa’ on immigration forms

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<p>Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s former running mate, believes he’s not in control of HHS decisions following Casey Means’ nomination for surgeon general — or Kennedy lied to her.</p>

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RFK Jr. either ‘clearly lied to me’ about surgeon general nominee or someone ‘is controlling’ him, ex-running mate claims

<p>American philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will donate 99 per cent of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045</p>

Gates donates fortune to his foundation – giving it $200bn to spend

<p>Melania Trump, pictured beside her husband, President Donald Trump, has stayed fewer than 14 days at the White House, sources say </p>

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<p>Police bodycam footage reveals the moment Geoffrey Stirling, the brother of RHOC star Lydia McLaughlin, was shot dead by cops </p>

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<p>Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations of rape and sexual assault between 2007 and 2024</p>

Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

<p>Demetrius Haley (center), Tadarrius Bean (left) and Justin Smith Jr (right) still face sentences for federal charges later this year </p>

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<p>DeAndre Pickett, a member of the Georgia advisory committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, resigned after homicide charges came to light</p>

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<p>Michaels welcomed Joann customers to its website Wednesday in a savage post as rival Joann will close all of its 800 stores by the end of May.</p>

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<p>Frontier Airlines is launching a new direct service to Myrtle Beach</p>

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<p>Emma Schafer, right, was killed in in her apartment in 2023. Her murder was referenced by Kristi Noem in a speech on Wednesday</p>

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‘Cruel and heartless:’ Parents of murder victim slam Kristi Noem after DHS secretary cites their daughter in speech

<p>Since taking office in January, President Trump has vowed to give the Gulf of Mexico a more American name</p>

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Republicans set to vote to make Trump’s Gulf of America official

<p>Michelle Obama reveals Barack’s three words after mother’s death.</p>

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Michelle Obama reveals Barack’s three words after mother’s death: ‘You’re next up’

<p>Former president Joe Biden’s cognition became a huge point of contention last year when special counsel Robert Hur described him as having a poor memory in his final report</p>

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Trump is weighing whether to release audio of Biden’s interview with prosecutors, where his apparent memory issues were on display

<p>President Donald Trump unveils his ‘Liberation Day’ tariff program at the White House on April 2, 2025</p>

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Bond giant says Trump tariffs means recession chances 'highest the've been in years'

<p>The headquarters of the Internal Reveue Service in Washington, D.C.</p>

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Denmark summons US ambassador over report of Greenland spying

<p>President Donald Trump is due to attend a big-dollar fundraiser and performance of the hit musical on June 11, but at least 10 to 12 cast members are planning to boycott, according to CNN.</p>

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Several Les Mis cast members plan to boycott Trump's appearance at Kennedy Center performance fundraiser: report

<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard reportedly used the same password for her personal accounts for years while she served in Congress</p>

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Tulsi Gabbard used the same easily cracked password for years for different online accounts, report says

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<p>Lamine Yamal was inches away from a dramatic equaliser deep in extra time</p>

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<p>A second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI was released by Rockstar Games</p>

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<p>Michael Green is suing over an alleged incident he claims violated his civil rights for wearing a ‘Trump 2024’ hat.</p>

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<p>Andrew Mustapick, 70, has been accused of attempting to hire a hitman to kill a teenage victim he had forced into a ‘sex slave contract’</p>

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Man who forced teen to sign ‘sex-slave contract’ now accused of trying to hire hitman to kill her before her testimony

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<p>Tesla’s Cybertrucks have underperformed expectations, selling roughly 6,400 vehicles in Q1 </p>

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<p>Lejonkica Sharp allegedly tried to run over a group of elementary school kids who had a fight with her child.</p>

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Louisiana mom accused of trying to run over children who got into a fight with her kid

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<p>In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on May 8, 2025, a rescue worker helps an injured elderly woman evacuated from a building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)</p>

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<p>Luke Grimes will reprise his role as Kayce</p>

Yellowstone spinoff centered on Luke Grimes’ Kayce Dutton greenlit at CBS

<p>Researchers at Columbia University just made a 3D map of the tongue. Could their findings help people curb their sweet tooth?</p>

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<p>Students are kept inside Butler Library after a protest erupted at Columbia University on May 7</p>

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NYPD riot police arrest over 70 Pro-Palestine protesters occupying Columbia library

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<p>Jeffrey Endres, 49, of Wisconsin, is accused of intentionally driving his car into a family and killing Dr Kami Hansen and her dog in the process. Hansen's child was allegedly involved in a "sensitive crime" against Endres' child. </p>

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Man intentionally mowed down a mom and her dog while on family walk as revenge for ‘sensitive’ crime between children, prosecutors say

<p>Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet are finally red carpet official</p>

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet finally make their red carpet debut after 2 years of dating

<p>New York Times reporter Rob Copeland went to HR after editor Ellen Pollock said she’d ‘kill’ him if his draft on a high-stakes Harvard story was over 2000 words.</p>

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NY Times reporter filed HR complaint because editor threatened to ‘kill’ him over story length

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<p>Salt Lake City is adopting three new flags – alongside its existing one, top left – that represent the city's LGBT+, Black and transgender residents</p>

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Salt Lake City issues new Pride flag to get around Utah ban

<p>A federal judge has ruled that a group of Burger King customers can proceed with a lawsuit over false advertisements of the size of the company’s products, including its Whopper burger </p>

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Judge lets Burger King defendants have it their way and move forward with case over Whopper size

<p>Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss in 'Criminal Minds: Evolution'</p>

Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster confirms return of fan-favorite character in season 18

<p>Riding the MAGA wave of her recent embrace of Donald Trump, Megyn Kelly has seen her podcast grow to the third-largest in the conservative sphere.</p>

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Megyn Kelly now has the third-biggest right-wing podcast as subscriptions surge 176 percent

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Jonathan Groff reveals he was asexual for years as he struggled with ‘shame’ over homosexuality

<p>The plaza where Heaven Bound Crematorium is located in White Plains, Maryland. A couple in Washington, DC are suing the company for $10 million for failing to cremate the body of their two-month old son and leaving the boy's remains to rot inside the building. </p>

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Parents sue for $20 million after son’s remains found in crematorium when they thought he was cremated

<p>Andrew Mustapick, 70, has been accused of attempting to hire a hitman to kill a teenage victim he had forced into a ‘sex slave contract’</p>

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Man who forced teen to sign ‘sex-slave contract’ now accused of trying to hire hitman to kill her before her testimony

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Woman indicted after accusing Bachelor star of impregnating her - but cops say it was all fak

<p>A new study by Cybernews examined more than 200 data breaches between April 2024 and 2025, and found that millions of people are using easy to guess passwords.</p>

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<p>Mahendra Patel, who spent six weeks in jail after being accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Georgia Walmart now released on bond</p>

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Man accused of trying to abduct a child at Walmart released on bond after new video surfaces

<p>Rodney Hinton Jr, 38, is accused of running over and killing a Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy the day after his son, Ryan Hinton, 18, was shot and killed by Cincinnati police officers</p>

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GoFundMe removes fundraiser for man who fatally hit deputy with car after son was killed by police

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Law and Order: SVU fans mourn loss of two main characters in surprise shakeup

<p>Mahendra Patel, who spent six weeks in jail after being accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a Georgia Walmart now released on bond</p>

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Man accused of trying to abduct a child at Walmart released on bond after new video surfaces

<p>Rodney Hinton Jr, 38, is accused of running over and killing a Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy the day after his son, Ryan Hinton, 18, was shot and killed by Cincinnati police officers</p>

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GoFundMe removes fundraiser for man who fatally hit deputy with car after son was killed by police

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Law and Order: SVU fans mourn loss of two main characters in surprise shakeup

<p>A Florida woman was killed after she and her husband inadvertently paddled over an alligator while out canoeing, which tipped them both into the water and attacked</p>

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Woman canoeing in Florida river attacked and killed by alligator despite husband’s desperate attempt to save her

<p>‘It's kind of funny...I think it's kind of hysterical,’ Donna said about being called ‘Mommy’</p>

Donna Kelce wades in after Jason calls out Travis for ‘weird’ nickname for her

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<p>People stand at Griffith Observatory as they view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space, after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base, on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California.</p>

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US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs as Musk stands to benefit from trade deals: report

<p>Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced he would keep interest rates the same</p>

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Jerome Powell keeps interest rates the same — and ignores Trump

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Judge blocks Trump from deporting Asian nationals to Libya

<p>From left, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson listen as President Donald Trump speaks during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20</p>

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C-SPAN wants to broadcast Supreme Court arguments for the first time

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Harvard’s biggest donors have mixed feelings about the college’s standoff with Trump

<p>Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new data program with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create a platform to research autism</p>

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RFK Jr. announces controversial plan to research autism with Medicare and Medicaid data lists

<p>Screenshot of Kamala Harris during 60 Minutes interview</p>

POlitics

Democrats plead with Shari Redstone not to cave to Trump’s ‘bogus’ 60 Minutes lawsuit

<p>The floating pier to Gaza was announced by then-President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address. The pier, however, injured more troops and cost more than previously known. </p>

Biden’s pier to Gaza for aid hurt US troops more than the public knew

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<p>Shonda Rhimes attends Celebrating 20 Years Of Shondaland at The Paley Museum on May 07, 2025 in New York City</p>

Grey’s Anatomy creator reveals ‘hardest’ death she had to write

<p>Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-chan and Bowen Yang in ‘The Wedding Banquet’</p>

The Wedding Banquet is a sillier take on Ang Lee’s Nineties romcom

<p>Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler in X2</p>

Alan Cumming has seemingly spoiled a scene in Avengers: Doomsday

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Mamma Mia! actor says co-star ‘hated’ experience

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<p>Ahead of our official full review, here are some of my early thoughts on the console</p>

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Three out of four mothers experience mental health challenges

<p>Lea Michele reflects on the harsh criticisms she received at the start of her career</p>

Glee star Lea Michele was told she was ‘too Jewish’ for roles

<p>The final design will be revealed in April 2026 to coincide with the centenary of the Queen’s birth</p>

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<p>Bone broth has surged in popularity in recent years</p>

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Author and activist Stephanie von Bismarck, has launched a new podcast, How Do We Manage? (Holly Wren/PA)

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Airline launches $49 flights to iconic East Coast beach

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<p>Increasing numbers of couples are getting married at sea</p>

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<p>Linda Weber (above), the President of the American Association for Nude Recreation, tells <em>The Independent</em> about the joys of naked vacations</p>

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<p>Christina is pictured here on the island of Hydra, Greece, a destination with “poetic beauty” that she urges solo travelers to put on their itineraries</p>

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