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Epstein fallout

Reported birthday card from Trump to Epstein shines new light on their friendship as fallout from files release mounts

Latest: Trump’s reported letter to Epstein revealed in bombshell report
Lawmakers are trying to run home for the summer before they are forced to vote on Epstein controversy

<p>Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pictured in 1992. A new report shed new light on the friendship between the two men. </p>

<p>There’s an irony to the US president’s current predicament – for years, Donald Trump has been a one-man conspiracy theory generator</p>

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How Jeffrey Epstein could finish Trump from beyond the grave

<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 17, 2025</p>

Epstein fallout

White House says Epstein case is ‘hoax’ because Dems talking about it

<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on as President Donald Trump speaks in a Cabinet meeting</p>

Epstein fallout

The Epstein Files: How the saga unfolded within Trump’s administration

<p>Unabomber Ted Kaczynski never attended MIT and was not taught by Donald Trump’s uncle</p>

Politics

White House still stonewalls when pressed to explain Trump’s implausible Unabomber story

<p>Stephen Colbert described Trump as ‘monstrous’</p>

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end next year

<p>Luke Combs performing at Bonnaroo 2025</p>

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Bonnaroo sets return after severe weather halted festival but fans call changes ‘insane’

<p>Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, an undocumented woman from Los Angeles, faked her own kidnapping and blamed it on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to generate sympathy and donations, the Justice Department has claimed</p>

Crime

Undocumented woman staged fake ICE kidnapping to generate sympathy and donations, DOJ claims

Politics

Trump comes clean after questions raised about his swollen ankles and bruised hand

<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani enter an elevator after a meeting in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. </p>

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The Zohran Mamdani conundrum for moderate Democrats: ‘It’s hard to distance yourself from cool’

<p>Aaron Phypers filed for divorce from Denise Richards earlier this month after six years of marriage</p>

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Denise Richards accuses ex Aaron Phypers of abuse, gets temporary restraining order amid divorce

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Politics

Maurene Comey urges DOJ colleagues to fight back against ‘abuses of power’ in memo after her firing

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General Hospital star Tristan Rogers diagnosed with cancer

<p>Residents of the Villas at Costa del Sol in Orlando, Florida, are frustrated that a large community of peacocks have been damaging their homes and cars, scaring their children, and leaving droppings around their homes (stock image)</p>

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Peacocks are overwhelming an Orlando neighborhood: ‘There’s feces everywhere’

<p>Voters who sat out in the 2024 election prefer politicians like AOC and Bernie Sanders, a new survey found</p>

Politics

Democrat voters who sat out last election want candidates further to the left - like AOC and Bernie Sanders, new poll finds

<p>Delta's AI system is supplied by Israeli start-up Fetcherr, which will set the fare and the number of seats offered at that fare for each shopper in near real time</p>

Travel

Delta’s AI pricing — good or bad? Experts give their verdicts (and it’s not great news for business-class fliers)

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Peacock to raise prices for third time in as many years

<p>The father of a 17-year-old was arrested Monday after her newborn daughter was found dead in trash can at a Texas Walmart. </p>

Crime

Father of 17-year-old girl arrested after her newborn is found dead inside Walmart trash can

<p>Around one in five of Donald Trump’s closest allies, including members of his administration and nominees, currently hold significant assets in cryptocurrency, according to a new report. ‘Digital Assets are the FUTURE, and we are leading by a lot!’ the president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday</p>

Politics

The Crypto cabinet: One in five of Trump’s closet allies hold significant cryptocurrency assets

<p>President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already costing consumers, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve</p>

Politics

Businesses are already passing the cost of tariffs onto consumers, Federal Reserve survey finds

<p>The indictment alleges Seth Jason ‘repeatedly threatened to assault and murder the family members of Marjorie Taylor Greene’ (pictured)</p>

Crime

Former Voice of America employee arrested for threats against Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family

<p>A Florida woman says con artists extorted $15,000 from her by using artificial intelligence to recreate her daughter's voice</p>

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Woman conned out of $15K after AI clones daughter’s voice

<p>Microsoft announced a deal to purchase 4.9 million metric tons of durable carbon dioxide removal from Vaulted Deep</p>

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Microsoft wants to use human poop to lower its vast carbon footprint

<p>Cynthia Diaz Sosa, 38, is facing charges in Key West, Florida, after allegedly chasing down another driver who hit and killed a chicken crossing the road.</p>

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Woman accused of attacking driver with bear mace after she hit chicken trying to cross the road

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Epstein Files Fallout

<p>Jack O’Donnell, who was president of the Atlantic City Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino for four years from 1987, told CNN that President Donald Trump ‘frequently’ visited the New Jersey resort with Jeffrey Epstein.</p>

Epstein Files

‘Trump and Epstein brought teen to casino floor,’ says ex-resort boss

<p>Donald Trump sits down for an interview with Fox & Friends Weekend hosts in June 2024. That interview is now under scrutiny over the way the network edited Trump's comments about his stance on releasing the Epstein files</p>

Epstein Files

House Democrats demand answers from Fox News on edits to Trump’s Epstein comments

<p>Vice President JD Vance (right) appears on Theo Von's podcast in October. At the time, Vance told Von officials need to release the Epstein files</p>

Epstein Fallout

Barron Trump-endorsed podcaster asks JD Vance ‘what changed?’ over his Epstein files stance

Trump could lose ‘bros’ who helped him win election over Epstein fallout, pundits warn

<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has brushed aside criticisms over her handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s case while Donald Trump has called the investigation a ‘hoax,’ raising questions among their allies that the president has something to hide</p>

How Trump’s allies are shrinking support over his handling of Epstein

<p>Donald Trump attended the FIFA World Cup over the weekend as he sought a refuge from a MAGA firestorm</p>

Epstein fallout

Trump faces backlash from own supporters as poll reveals anger over Epstein files

Epstein Fallout

Trump fumes that MAGA won’t ‘shut the f*** up’ about Epstein list controversy, report claims

News

Shane Gillis’ ESPYS monologue draws mixed reaction after jokes about Trump and Epstein

<p>Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is a staunch Trump supporter who has introduced legislation to make him part of Mount Rushmore</p>

Epstein fallout

Staying loyal to Trump after Bondi’s Epstein files U-turn is proving to be greatest test of wills for Republicans

<p>Newsmax host Rob Schmitt says a 'lot of TV hosts are terrified' of covering the Epstein story after Donald Trump ordered MAGA media to stand down on it.</p>

Epstein fallout

Newsmax mocks ‘terrified’ Fox News for avoiding the Epstein story

<p>Trump acolyte Laura Loomer has warned that the ongoing obsession with the so-called ‘Epstein files’ and the adminstration’s handling of the situation threatens to ‘consume’ his second presidency. Her remarks illustrate the growing rupture between the president and his stalwart MAGA base over the files</p>

Epstein fallout

Laura Loomer warns Trump’s Epstein flub could ‘consume his presidency’

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>U.S. university students are hoping to flock to the U.K. to undertake their undergraduate studies degrees</p>

Politics

Record 8,000 US students have applied to UK universities amid Trump’s college crackdown

<p>U.S. corn growers have said that Donald Trump’s push to use real sugar cane in Coca Cola ‘doesn’t make sense’ and will cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs</p>

Politics

Corn growers warn Trump’s push for cane sugar in Coke will cost thousands of jobs

<p>Doug Burgum and Pam Bondi shared this photo of themselves on their way to Alcatraz Island on Thursday. </p>

Politics

Trump sends embattled Pam Bondi to Alcatraz prison in re-opening bid

politics

Trump rejected more Iran strikes after minimal damage to nuclear sites in first wave, sources say

<p>Anthony Scaramucci said he had witnessed the president apologize just once, properly, in two decades</p>

politics

Ex-Trump staffer says president has only apologized once in 20 years

<p>Laura Loomer celebrates the DOJ’s decision to fire Maurene Comey, who prosecuted Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean “Diddy” Combs</p>

Politics

Laura Loomer takes victory lap over firing of ex-FBI chief Comey’s daughter after pressing ‘Pam Blondi’

<p>President Donald Trump has been dismantling 'critical' parts of California’s response to wildfires as the state braces for peak wildfire season, according to a new report</p>

politics

Trump admin is dismantling ‘critical’ parts of California’s response to wildfires

<p>Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, in Washington</p>

politics

New push to save key HIV program Pepfar from Trump’s aid cuts

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Barack Obama jokes about divorce rumors: ‘She took me back!’

<p>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is best experienced on Switch 2</p>

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Key cast members for Zelda movie revealed

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Israeli strike on Syrian military HQ shown in drone footage

<p>Darth Vader’s lightsaber is up for auction (Propstore/PA)</p>

Bulletin

Darth Vader’s lightsaber to be auctioned for the first time

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Diamondbacks’ player is victim of ‘high-dollar residential burglary’ while at MLB All-Star game

Viral video captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, in an embrace.

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CEO faces cheating allegations after being caught in embrace with coworker on Jumbotron at Coldplay concert

<p>An alleged lunchtime mistake went horribly wrong for one New York man and got him fired. </p>

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‘Food thief’ sues ex-employer over ‘shame’ of being fired for eating coworker’s bagged lunch

<p>A 61-year-old man in New York was injured when he entered a room with an active MRI machine while wearing a metal chain around his neck. (stock image)</p>

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Long Island man critically injured after entering MRI room without permission and being sucked into machine, cops say

<p>A major entertainment complex next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio considered filing for bankruptcy, but could not afford the filing fee, according to the SEC</p>

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Massive entertainment complex next to Pro Football Hall of Fame considered bankruptcy - but couldn’t afford the filing fee

<p>‘There was a time that I was around some people that would make me feel like I needed to,’ Kardashian said about altering photos of herself</p>

News

Khloé Kardashian makes shocking Photoshop admission

Crime

Suspect in murder of ‘American Idol’ couple had assault charges dismissed a year ago

<p>MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson was widely ridiculed for celebrating comedian Shane Gillis' jokes about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, with observers noting he didn't realize the comic was making fun of the president.</p>

Benny Johnson mocked for misunderstanding Shane Gillis’ ESPY jokes: ‘Dumber than bricks’

<p>Joanna Bacon, best known for her TV roles in 'Breeders' and 'EastEnders,' has died at the age of 72</p>

Joanna Bacon death: Breeders and Love Actually star dies aged 72

<p>Breonna Taylor, a Black 26-year-old medical technician, was killed in a hail of police bullets after police officers showed up to serve a warrant in March 2020. Officer Brett Hankison was later found guilty of violating her civil rights, though the DOJ is now seeking just a one-day jail sentence</p>

Crime

‘Racism in plain sight’: Outrage after DOJ seeks one-day sentence for cop convicted in Breonna Taylor shooting

<p>‘I’m living in Paris for a little while. That’s the update,’ the influencer said</p>

Olivia Jade shares major life update after college admissions scandal

<p>In a survey of Americans’ sleep, 27 percent of respondents who considered themselves to be excellent sleepers reported regularly sleeping with a fan in their bedroom. </p>

News

Using a fan during summer could help you sleep better – and it’s not just about the temperature

<p>California National Guard troops stand guard as protests swelled in Los Angeles last month. Trump deployed more than 4,000 troops to the area</p>

POlitics

‘There’s not much to do’: National Guard troops deployed to LA mainly fought one thing - boredom

<p>Beaches in Florida and along the Gulf Coast are leaving residents vulnerable to bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus. Exposure has led to four deaths in the state this year</p>

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Rare flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four beachgoers in Florida this year

<p>Matt Damon leads ‘The Odyssey’ as the Greek hero Odysseus</p>

Odyssey fans baffled by resale movie tickets going for $400 a year before film’s highly anticipated release

<p>The software underpinning the U.S. military's Multiple Launch Rocket System, or, MLRS, contained crucial errors, according to a whistleblower lawsuit</p>

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Military contractor says she was fired for noting problem that ‘jeopardized the safety of U.S civilians and troops’

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Kristen Bell’s husband raises eyebrows after he shared a naked photo of her

<p>A missing mom and her son were rescued after leaving a handwritten SOS note </p>

Crime

Mother and son dramatically rescued in California after authorities discover SOS notes

<p>Camp Mystic leader was alerted to severe flooding an hour before the camp was ravaged by floodwaters from the Guadalupe River on July 4, reports state </p>

Texas floods

Camp leader may not have seen urgent alert before deadly Texas flood, family says

<p>Bouncing back: Robert Downey Jr in ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’, Winona Ryder in ‘Black Swan’, and John Travolta in ‘Pulp Fiction'</p>

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

<p>Zachary Perez, an Iraq Marine Corps veteran, was caught on camera holding a pink dog leash that police say was wrapped around the neck of his 6-year-old stepson. </p>

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Iraq vet tortured 6-year-old boy with dog collar and filmed him carrying a backpack filled with rocks, prosecutors say

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Air India cockpit audio reportedly shows first officer confronting captain over fuel switches

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Migrants are turning to OnlyFans to help fund their legal fight against deportation

<p>Steve Miller Band, fronted by original and founding member Steve Miller (pictured in 2024), have canceled their entire 2025 American tour</p>

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Not a joker! Steve Miller Band cancels all upcoming tour dates due to weather

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Russia warns it “does not accept threats” after Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire ultimatum

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Middle East

Two dead and several injured after Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church

NFL

Super Bowl winning NFL star Bryan Braman dies aged 38 after rare cancer diagnosis

<p>A lioness at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio was killed by a male lion after the animals found a way to break a panel door between their enclosures (stock image)</p>

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Ohio zoo cited after door separating two groups of lions broke, leading to death of a lioness

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Taco Bell announces latest menu additions all priced at $3 or less

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Ex-wife of Berkeley professor arrested after he was shot dead amid custody dispute

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The city where ground squirrels might outnumber residents

<p>Mickey Mouse poses in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park on August 27, 2019 in Anaheim, California. Disneyland plans to reopen on April 30, 2021. (Photo Joshua Sudock/Walt Disney World Resorts via Getty Images)</p>

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Disney sues company it claims is selling illegal Mickey Mouse merch

<p>Video obtained by KING 5 shows Travis Decker, the Washington dad accused of killing his three young daughters, talking with police three days before he and his children disappeared</p>

Crime

Dad accused of killing his three daughters appeared ‘nervous’ in new footage

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Joaquin Phoenix apologizes for ‘horrible’ David Letterman interview: ‘I’ll never do it again’

<p>X CEO Elon Musk is testing animated ‘companions’ for its xAI product. The companions include a flirty and sexually suggestive anime girl and a red panda who promotes chaos and boat thefts</p>

Tech

Musk’s AI company testing two ‘companions’ - a flirt promising to make the world ‘sexier’ and an insulting panda

<p>Connie Francis has died, aged 87</p>

Connie Francis death: ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer dies, aged 87

<p>One person has died and another 13 have been injured after lightning struck a New Jersey archery range Wednesday night, according to police</p>

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One dead and 13 injured in lightning strike at New Jersey archery range

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World

Huge blaze rips through Iraq shopping mall killing at least 61 with dozens more missing

Culture

<p>Star candidate? Adeel Akhtar as the beleaguered MP Angad Singh in ‘The Estate’ at the National Theatre</p>

The Estate at the National Theatre will leave you feeling angry

<p>Rihanna as Smurfette in the dismal animated reboot ‘Smurfs’</p>

Rihanna’s Smurfs movie is obnoxious and very unpleasant to look at

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Caitlyn Jenner’s manager’s cause of death revealed after wreck

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The Paul Rudd comedy Friendship is the funniest film of the year

<p>Shane Gillis hosted the 2025 ESPY Awards</p>

Shane Gillis makes jab at Trump and Epstein during ESPYs monologue

<p>Hacker T Dog will join current presenters Shini Muthukrishnan, Joel Mawhinney, Abby Cook and Henry the dog</p>

Beloved children’s entertainer named as new Blue Peter host

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Drinking alcohol the night before a morning drive ‘risks lives’

The three reasons why beef is so expensive in the U.S.

Robot creates world-first portrait of King Charles III

<p>‘Oh, we met and it was such a meet-cute, it was like a f***ing movie,’ Megan said about Thompson</p>

Megan Thee Stallion gushes over new boyfriend Klay Thompson

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Four types of supernatural beliefs emerge in new study

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Health & Families

An expert explains why you shouldn’t abandon sunscreen

<p>RETFound uses imagery from millions of NHS retinal scans </p>

Health & Families

Routine exam can reveal early signs of brain and heart disorders

<p>New research indicates that specific forms of exercise may offer relief from insomnia</p>

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White House fails to clear up Trump’s Unabomber story

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Shane Gillis shocks ESPYs crowd with joke on Epstein and Trump

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<p>Conrad Hilton described the Waldorf Astoria as 'the original luxury property'. Pictured is the new and old lobby</p>

First look at the Waldorf Astoria New York after $2 billion refurb

<p>Set against a rugged landscape, head to beach hotels such as Eden Roc for total relaxation by the Aegean Sea</p>

Best hotels in Rhodes 2025, reviewed

<p>Delta Air Lines wants to use AI to determine ticket prices in real-time. Some say it could drive up prices for consumers</p>

Delta moving away from set fares and towards personalized AI prices

<p>Chef Michel Roux will host four exclusive dining experiences for passengers on select Cunard cruises<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cunard"> </a></p>

The Cunard cruise where you can dine with Michel Roux

<p>A close-up of Cyprien Verseux in his pared-back protective gear during the summer in Antarctica. During the 24 hours of daylight, people rarely sleep and social activities at the base — from Olympics games to hanging out at on-station bars — are at their peak</p>

What it’s really like to live in Antarctica

Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research stations — and go through punishing survival training regimes to do so. Holly Baxter speaks to two former Antarctica residents about what it’s like to spend months isolated in the most remote region on earth

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