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

<p>Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, is facing felony charges over her alleged plot to kill her ex-husband using chocolate. </p>

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<p>Przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, was shot five times in the chest and neck in a suburb of the Greek capital on 4 July</p>

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UC Berkeley professor gunned down in Greece outside of his ex-wife’s home

<p>Masked federal agents descended on protesters outside a cannabis farm in California where more than 300 people were arrested during an ICE raid on July 10</p>

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College professor accused of assault during ICE cannabis farm raid

<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>

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

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

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

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Airport roof collapses as Spain hit by powerful earthquake

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

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

Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas

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

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

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

<p>The family of a woman who was killed in an alleged hit-and-run by the wife of Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, has been ‘destroyed’ by her death</p>

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Family of woman hit by Lufthansa CEO’s wife ‘destroyed’ by her death

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

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson pack on the PDA

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Moment paraglider flies into power lines in North Dakota

<p>An armed man was captured on video storming a donut house in Los Angeles, California</p>

Armed man dressed in bikini storms LA donut shop

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

NY Post mocked for saying Trump received ‘huge applause’ at World Cup

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

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

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

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

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

Yaccarino ‘lasted years in job that would have crushed most in weeks’

<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>Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) arrives for a vote series at the U.S. Capitol. She is proposing new ways to deal with the problem of an aging Congress.</p>

Young Democrat wants cognitive tests for aging members of Congress

<p>A fireball could be seen after the small plane crashed at Southend Airport at around 4pm</p>

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London plane crash live: Huge fireball seen as jet crashes moments after takeoff

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

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

<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

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

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

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

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

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

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Axelrod points the finger at one person over Epstein files

Biden team walked back public cognitive test idea over optics concerns

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

Tesla billionaire ripped into Trump’s ‘boys and gals’ post defending Bondi against the likes of FBI brass Patel and Bongino as well as MAGA pal Laura Loomer

<p>Children aged 11 and under are receiving more deportation orders from the U.S government than at any other time in recorded history</p>

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'On the backs of kids': Judges are deporting record numbers of young children under Trump

<p>A top advisor to Donald Trump has revealed the ‘absolute chaos’ behind the scenes after the attempted assassination of the president exactly one year ago</p>

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Trump jokes about signing executive order to change soccer to football

<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

<p>Tom Homan is taking on a public role as the White House's deportation cheerleader</p>

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Border czar admits US citizens have been swept up in raids

<p>Federal agents descended on crowds of protesters demonstrating against immigration raids at two cannabis farms in southern California on Thursday. Several were hospitalized during the raid, and one worker has died.</p>

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Trump team defends ICE raid at California marijuana farm where children were allegedly found working

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

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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>

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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>

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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<p>Brian McClain, a cattleman in Kentucky, allegedly carried out a multi-year Ponzi scheme involving “ghost” cattle. Since his 2023 death, investors and creditors have been scrambling to recover their losses</p>

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Bernie Madoff of cows cost investors $100M in ‘Ghost Cattle’ Ponzi scheme: suit

<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>

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<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>

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<p>Fifteen children have died in hot cars since May, a shocking statistic that happens all too frequently</p>

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15 children have died in hot cars in the last two months. Why expert warns it's a tragedy that could happen to anyone

<p>Fuel supply to the engines of the Air India plane that crashed last month was cut off just seconds after the flight took off, a preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators has found</p>

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Air India crash updates: Report hinting at pilot error over fuel switch cut off sparks fury

<p>Vance Boelter, 57, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, has spoken out in an interview from prison</p>

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Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter breaks silence after political shootings: ‘It didn’t involve... Trump stuff’

<p>14 live toucans were confiscated by border control agents after being found in a man’s car in California</p>

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US border officers discover 14 toucans stashed in car dashboard

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Slovakia music festival cancelled after outcry over Kanye West

Organisers advertised festival as American rapper’s ‘only show in Europe’

<p>John Goodman and Roseanne Barr haven't spoken in almost a decade</p>

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John Goodman reveals the last time he spoke to ex-TV wife Roseanne Barr

<p>Orlando Bloom belts out Oasis hits at Heaton Park show after Katy Perry split.</p>

Orlando Bloom belts out Oasis hits at homecoming show after Katy Perry split

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

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James Gunn’s Superman soars in opening weekend box office amid blockbuster reviews

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Gregg Wallace ‘deeply sorry’ after 45 MasterChef allegations upheld

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

Gregg Wallace report supports 45 allegations against MasterChef host

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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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Ncuti Gatwa says Doctor Who role took an ‘emotional and mental’ toll

<p>Julia Garner will star as Shalla-Bal, the female version of the Silver Surfer, in the new 'Fantastic Four' reboot</p>

Julia Garner addresses fan backlash to Fantastic Four casting

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

The next three weeks might decide the future of comedy movies

<p>Superman and Lois Lane share an airborne kiss in The Cleveland Arcade</p>

Superman’s ‘overly sensual’ kiss scene cut in India

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

Love Island USA: Season 7 winners revealed

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

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

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

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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>

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

<p>Bavette’s Bastille Day in a bite: crisp pastry, slow-cooked onions and just enough French flair to warrant a second glass of wine</p>

Cook these four French classics for Bastille Day

<p>Giving up alcohol for even short periods of time is hugely beneficial to your health</p>

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Scientists reveal what happens to your body when you stop drinking

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Robbie Williams says mother doesn’t recognise him due to dementia

<p>Being a good listener is a skill. Here’s how to do it</p>

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