<p>Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaign on October 5 2024</p>

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Melania says Trump has always known her pro-abortion views on Fox News as Harris set for media blitz

<p>A satellite image of Storm Milton, which is expected to make landfall midweek </p>

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Storm set to hit Florida as Category 3 Hurricane Milton after Helene

Milton is due to turn into a Category 3 hurricane and make landfall on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center warned

<p>Donald Trump, pictured meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018, reportedly asked Russia’s president for advice on Ukraine in 2017. </p>

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Trump ‘asked Putin for advice’ about arming Ukraine

<p>Samuel Mena Jr. attempts to self-immolate during a pro-Palestinian rally in Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, DC on October 5. </p>

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Pro-Gaza protester attempts self-immolation outside White House

Israel expands strikes in Lebanon as one million flee their homes

<p>Bowen Yang’s JD Vance, left, and Jim Gaffigan’s Tim Walz, right, share a tender moment during a parody of the vice presidential debate on “Saturday Night Live” on October 5. </p>

SNL mocks 'vibing' JD Vance and Tim Walz in spoof of mild VP debate

<p>Donald Trump has proposed multiple economic plans that he claims would benefit average Americans, but economists say differently </p>

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Economists have blasted Trump's jobs and taxes plans as dangerous. Someone better tell the public

<p>Donald Trump has claimed God spared his life in the two recent assassination attempts </p>

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She escaped the religious sect she grew up in. Now she says Trump’s MAGA movement is eerily similar

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Florida is nearing toss-up as GOP poll shows Trump’s lead nearly vanished

<p>Harris now has a 2.7-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls</p>

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Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates

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<p>Schools across the U.S. are facing twin threats: the very real prospect of gun violence, as evidenced by the recent shooting in Georgia, and a rising wave of hoax threats</p>

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Schools are being bombarded with hoax shooting threats - and the semester has just begun

<p>Sean Combs, pictured in 2018, was the subject of a cover interview story in 2021 for Vanity Fair as he rebranded himself ‘Love’ rather than ‘Diddy’ </p>

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I profiled Diddy. His rebranding as ‘Love’ was a ‘psychopath move’

<p>Michele Fiore was found guilty on all counts </p>

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Nevada pol used $70,000 raised for statue of slain cop on self instead

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Garth Brooks returns to the stage after denying rape allegation

<p>Raul Meza Jr. (right), was convicted of killing Kendra Page (bottom left) and has since plead guilty to killing Gloria Lofton (top left) and his roommate Jesse Fraga (middle left) </p>

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A child killer was set free in the 90s for good behavior. Decades later he murdered two more people

<p>Taylor Swift themed haunted house features 13 skeleton versions of the star </p>

New Orleans homeowner debuts haunted Taylor Swift-themed ‘scEras Tour’ house for Halloween

<p>Palos Verdes Estates’ Lunada Bay, which was at the center of an eight-year lawsuit over an alleged surfing gang that had taken over the beach </p>

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The real turf surf owners: Southern California city takes its beach back after legal battle over ‘surf gang’

<p>Kobe Williams, and her twin sons were killed in their home in Georgia by a falling tree during Hurricane Helene</p>

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Twin babies killed with their mother are Hurricane Helene’s youngest victims

<p>Pharrell Williams poses with a Lego likeness of himself at Toronto International Film Festival</p>

Pharrell praises Lego for taking risk on movie collaboration: ‘I’m not Batman’

<p>Paint your noggin: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’</p>

Joker: Folie à Deux is just as bleak and daring as the original

<p>Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co, listens during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing in 2023. Donald Trump’s Truth Social account falsely claimed that Dimon endorsed him on October 4, 2024 </p>

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Trump shares another fake celebrity endorsement

<p>Donald Trump speaks at a press conference on October 1. Trump has refused to release his medical records since his arrival in US politics in 2015 </p>

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Trump won’t share his medical records as he approaches 80

<p>A woman eats an oyster at a seafood restaurant. Molluscs are dying off in huge numbers along the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico </p>

Farmed oysters are mysteriously dying off in the millions and scientists are struggling to figure out why

<p>Damola Adamolekun, Red Lobster’s 35-year-old CEO, says he is not planning any more store closures </p>

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Red Lobster’s new CEO breaks silence over the downfall of the endless shrimp

<p>Pinnacles at Nambung National Park</p>

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Mystery behind 100,000 year-old ‘warrior pillars’ solved

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Solar flares may cause faint auroras across top of Northern Hemisphere

17 awful performances by great actors from Robert De Niro to Leonardo DiCaprio

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<p>Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘J Edgar’, Tom Hardy in ‘Capone’ and Naomi Watts in ‘Diana'</p>

<p>Dockworker Meikysha Wright and others strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. </p>

Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until 2025

<p>Mike Lawler (left) has apologized after a photo of him wearing blackface while dressed as Michael Jackson (right) emerged </p>

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MAGA congressman wore blackface for Michael Jackson Halloween costume

<p>Donald Trump accepts a Vietnam veteran’s Purple Heart medal at a rally </p>

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Vietnam vet gives Trump a Purple Heart despite him dodging service

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Sisters from Egypt were among those killed in Mexican army shooting

<p>Vibration plates require the user to stand on a platform in various positions as their body vibrates </p>

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Vibrating plates are shaking up TikTok users workout routines — but what are the benefits?

<p>A fictional representation of Tyrannosaurus Rex with an asteroid falling from the sky in the background. Scientists at Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University have published new three-dimensional images of a crater made by a second asteroid that hit Earth at around the same time off the coast of West Africa.</p>

After 66 million years, scientists discover there wasn’t just one asteroid which killed the dinosaurs

<p>Jennifer Massey was arrested on Thursday for having ‘sexual contact’ with a student, local police said</p>

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Texas teacher found having ‘sexual contact’ with student in home under construction

<p>Brawl breaks out at a chicken shop in Michigan where Shaquille O’Neal was making a guest appearance</p>

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Shaq appearance at Big Chicken restaurant leads to brawl between fans and cops

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<p>‘I don’t apologize anymore,’ Zuckerberg said at a recent event, seemingly only half-joking </p>

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From liberal darling to calls with Trump: Zuckerberg’s political transformation

<p>Grace Fischer slammed JD Vance’s suggestion on ABC News </p>

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Sandy Hook survivor slams Vance’s ‘lock the doors’ plan for shootings

<p>Kamala Harris will appear on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper</p>

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Kamala Harris to appear on ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast

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Vance says Trump won 2020 election then doubles down on lie in new interview

<p>A screen shows Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attending a debate hosted by CBS in New York City on 1 October 2024</p>

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JD Vance explains viral reaction during debate after being compared to meme from The Office

<p>Pro-Trump rioters storming the Capitol in January 2021</p>

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How an ‘October surprise’ could change everything in the presidental election

<p>Republican Virginia Senate candidate Hung Cao went on a wild rant during his debate against Democrat Tim Kaine on October 2 2024</p>

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GOP hopeful sends debate off the rails when he says military needs ‘alpha’ recruits who will ‘eat their own guts’

<p>Waterfowl at Peanut Pond in Snyder Park, Springfield. The welfare of the Ohio town’s geese has become an unexpected hot button issue in the 2024 presidential election </p>

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Someone really has been killing geese in Springfield, Ohio – but it wasn’t Haitian immigrants

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<p>Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference following his meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte </p>

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<p>Bunnie XO says she spent the night in the bathroom after taking a small dose of tirzepatide</p>

Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie XO details horrifying experience ‘microdosing’ a weight loss drug

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Karen Read seeks delay in wrongful death lawsuit until her trial on murder and other charges is done

<p>Amanda Hovanec held the victim around the neck until his body went limp, prosecutors said </p>

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Dashcam records mom injecting ex-husband with fatal dose of poison

<p>Natividad Talia Matarrita Fonseca, 93, at home in the supposed ‘Blue Zone’ of Nicoya, Costa Rica</p>

Blue Zones offered hope as real-life fountains of youth – new research says they can be explained by comically flawed data

<p>The Chicken Big Mac will be built with two tempura battered chicken patties stacked between cheese, lettuce, and pickles topped with the signature Big Mac sauce on a sesame seed bun</p>

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McDonald’s finally launching a chicken version of its beloved Big Mac

<p>Kim Kardashian, Lyle and Erik Menendez</p>

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‘They are not monsters’: Kim Kardashian calls for Menendez brothers to be released

DA considers resentencing brothers who killed parents

<p>Aniston opened up about which rumors about herself are true on <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!</em></p>

Jennifer Aniston responds to Barack Obama secret romance rumors

Scientists find ‘weird’ galaxy like nothing they have seen before

Alec Baldwin’s Rust set to premiere three years after Halyna Hutchins’ death – but he won’t be there

<p>Chelsea Heugel, 23, and one of her children. Huegel died by suicide while in custody last month awaiting a court appearance in Detroit, Michigan</p>

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Mom-of-three dies by suicide waiting for arraignment. Now her family wants answers

<p>A Florida school bus driver was fired after leaving a 15-year-old four miles from their home stop </p>

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School bus driver loses job for leaving student 4 miles from home after youngster fell asleep

<p>Leola Etta Bryant was reported missing in 1974 and her remains were found in 1977</p>

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Human remains that were a mystery for 47 years now identified as victim of America’s worst serial killer

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College sports 'fraternity' jumping in to help athletes from schools impacted by Hurricane Helene

<p>Gordon Staron, 35, has pleaded guilty to the 2022 first-degree murder of his Baltimore jail cellmate, Javarick Gantt. Staron was being held on murder charges when he was placed in a cell with Gantt, who was a deaf man being held on relatively minor criminal charges</p>

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Man pleads guilty to murdering deaf cell mate jailed on minor charges

<p>Car headlights shine on a male tarantula looking for a mate on the plains near La Junta, Colo</p>

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Hairy legs and vintage cars: The spider lovers festival celebrating tarantula mating season

Lifestyle

<p>Diaz previously made a TikTok discussing her struggles with grief </p>

Fans concerned for TikToker Yolanda Díaz after cryptic caption on video with her husband

<p>TikTok user Katie Santry originally thought her house was haunted, until she found a rug buried in her backyard </p>

A woman discovered a mysterious rug buried in her backyard — and the internet believes it’s a dead body

<p>(From left) Ryan Murphy; Erik and Lyle Menendez</p>

Ryan Murphy shares surprise update on future of Monsters in light of new court hearing for Menendez brothers

<p>Experts recommend consumers stay away from unpasteurized apple cider</p>

How to tell if your apple cider is safe to drink this fall

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Sydney Sweeney says paparazzi refused to leave her house without bikini photos

<p>‘“The Substance” is not a glamour role. I knew going in that I had to be vulnerable and raw’ </p>

Demi Moore on her graphic new film: ‘It’s not a glamour role’

<p>Former Pink Floyd bandmates David Gilmour and Roger Waters</p>

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour rejects Roger Waters reunion over support for ‘genocidal dictators’

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