<p>Donald Trump </p>

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Trump lists old allies banned from jobs in new administration and slams Nikki Haley as ‘birdbrain'

Here are the people blacklisted by Trump

<p>A Villanova college basketball star and 5th grade elementary school teacher (pictured) has been arrested after she allegedly abused a 13-year-old boy for four years who went on to father their child </p>

Crime

A 13-year-old in New Jersey fathered a child with his teacher, 34, authorities allege

<p>Melania Trump took a swipe at the Obamas over the transition process </p>

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Melania Trump takes a swipe at Obamas over ‘challenging’ transition as Michelle skips inauguration

<p>Pilot David Allsop was arrested before flying from Savannah, Georgia to Chicago Wednesday because he was allegedly intoxicated </p>

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Southwest pilot pulled from cockpit by cops in front of stunned passengers after ‘showing up to work drunk’

LiveMiddle East

Netanyahu delays ceasefire vote after accusing Hamas of backtracking on Gaza deal

Politics

Biden warns of threat from new age of ‘robber barons’ in final address

Biden also goes after presidential power. Read what he said

21 brilliant films that should have won the Oscar for Best Picture

<p>Cancer rates are spiking in young women and now they are more likely to be diagnosed than men </p>

Young women see dramatic spike in cancer rates compared to young men. Why? It’s complicated

LIFESTYLE

Cameron Diaz trolls Trump with Elon Musk claim

<p>The Bachelor’s Matt James announces split from Rachael Kirkconnell after four years of dating</p>

The Bachelor stars Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell — who stirred racism controversy — split after 4 years

<p>Jasmine Crockett appears on MSNBC’s The ReidOut on Wednesday January 15 2025</p>

Politics

Jasmine Crockett accuses Nancy Mace of exploiting trans community to boost campaign coffers after heated clash

<p>Uncanny valley: Robin Wright and Tom Hanks in ‘Here’ </p>

Tom Hanks’s new film Here is a stilted, manipulative disaster

Trump’s Transition

<p>Graffiti reading “expect us” is seen on the base of the statue of US president Andrew Jackson at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. in 2021. President-elect Donald Trump reportedly claimed about the graffiti in the city and now wants to make the nation’s capital more ‘MAGA-friendly’ </p>

Trump is obsessed with D.C. graffiti — and wants to get rid of it as he makes city more ‘MAGA friendly’

The president-elect once referred to the nation’s capital as ‘rat-infested’ and ‘graffiti-infested’

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Biden’s attack on tech oligarchs recalls another dark time

Politics

Trump voters will be ‘brutally scammed’ during his term, economist warns

<p>President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem received a six-figure advance for her book. The book and its dog-killing story quickly drew backlash </p>

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This is how much Kristi Noem’s advance was for book that blew up in her face

<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence as he arrives with Melania Trump as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore looks on during the state funeral for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on January 09, 2025 in Washington, DC</p>

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Mike Pence’s organization comes out swinging against RFK Jr. — because of abortion

Biden was flanked by vice president Kamala Harrys and secretary of state Antony Blinken as he spoke

Politics

Biden gets to leave office with a ceasefire deal. But it wasn’t soon enough to save Kamala

<p>US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media on the federal response to the Los Angeles wildfires at the White House on January 09, 2025 in Washington, DC</p>

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Harris reportedly snubs Vance by not offering tour of VP residence

<p>President Joe Biden leaves the White House with a slightly higher approval rating than Trump did in 2021, according to the poll </p>

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Biden leaving office with higher approval rating than Trump’s in 2021

LA On Fire

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More than $100m donated to victims of Los Angeles wildfires as winds slow giving firefighters a break

<p>Aaron Lubeley is interviewed outside his burned home during the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. He’s now defending his property instead of evacuating </p>

LA FIres

Dozens of Los Angeles residents — some armed — are defying evacuation orders to protect their homes in ‘Wild West’

<p>Jim Jordan says Los Angeles should lose the 2028 Olympics</p>

LA Fires

Jim Jordan backs idea Trump should move 2028 Olympics from LA to red-run town

<p>Outrage is springing up online as Los Angeles sports teams donate just $8 million to wildfire relief funds - despite many having billion-dollar valuations </p>

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LA sports teams - many who have billion-dollar valuations - donate a paltry $8m to fire victims

<p>ABC reporter Zohreen Shah (right) discusses her burned ‘dream home,’ which she lived in for just one day before the wildfires scorched it </p>

LA Fires

Reporter spent one night in Los Angeles ‘dream home’ before it burned down in wildfire

<p>Leonardo DiCaprio</p>

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Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $1m for Los Angeles wildfire relief

<p>The devastating California wildfires have brought the Hollywood awards season into question</p>

News

As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood asks: should the Oscars show go on?

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<p>A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads “Keep TikTok” outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building</p>

Politics

How can TikTok avoid a ban at the 11th hour?

TikTok ban latest: Trump weighs option to ‘save’ app as decision looms

<p>The 30-storey rocket launched into space from Florida on Thursday morning</p>

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on second attempt

<p>Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather are standing trial on child abuse charges </p>

Crime

White mother said adopted kids liked being kept in barn, trial told

<p>Pope Francis wores a sling on his right arm during his meetings at the Vatican </p>

Pope Francis using sling after injuring arm in fall

‘Explosions’ in Kyiv during UK Prime Minister visit after Putin’s forces launch drone attack

<p>Jennifer Wolfthal, left and Joseph Wolfthal, right, pleaded guilty to charges that they abused their adopted children at their home in Florida</p>

Crime

Children’s author and husband admit to abusing their adopted children: Malnourished kids were spanked until they bled

<p>Age verification laws require users to input their age and a form of I.D. to view pornographic websites </p>

Politics

Supreme Court could soon dramatically change the future of porn

<p>Struters (left) said she didn’t want to talk about White (right) until after she died </p>

National treasure Betty White was a ‘very passive aggressive woman’ who fat-shamed me, actor says

US Reacts To Ceasefire

<p>Palestinians react to news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025. </p>

Middle East

US officials who resigned over Gaza war slam Biden’s inaction after ceasefire is announced

‘Happiness, sadness, grief and worry’ after ceasefire deal agreement

Biden asked if Trump should receive credit for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

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Biden pointedly notes that he ‘introduced’ Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal after Trump claims credit

<p>President-elect also claimed he would continued seeking normalization agreements between Israel and its neighbors once in office. </p>

Middle East

Trump takes full credit for ‘EPIC’ ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

Extra! Extra!

<p>Mike Lindell is not happy about his present financial woes</p>

Politics

Cash-strapped MAGA pillow entrepreneur Mike Lindell is now selling MyCross necklaces for $250 a pop

<p>A photo of Michael Millett, an eight-year-old boy who was mauled and killed by a pair of dogs near his home in Volusia County, Florida, on January 13</p>

Crime

Family speaks out after boy, 8, is mauled to death by dogs he tried to pet

<p>Shoppers reach for items on display in a Costco warehouse in Colorado </p>

News

Costco remains committed to DEI. Its CEO told a critic ‘I am not prepared to change’

Eagles fan fired from job after rant at female Packers fan goes viral

<p>A new ‘smishing’ scam is on the rise, which aims to trick people into thinking they have an unpaid toll bill </p>

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The latest ‘smishing’ scam blowing up your phone

<p>Rujm el-Hiri site as seen from space</p>

Mysterious 5,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the East’ is drifting over time, study shows

<p>Musk is being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</p>

Politics

Elon Musk is being sued by the SEC over his Twitter takeover. What we know

<p>Willford, a Democrat Rep. for Northglenn and Thornton, made the shocking announcement at the state Capitol Tuesday alongside her attorneys</p>

Crime

Colorado Democrat launches lawsuit against Lyft over alleged sexual assault

<p>Former St Louis Police officer Austin Fraser examines a man who was dying from a gunshot wound to the head in Forest Park, Missouri, on September 10, 2023. Fraser told his partner, Ty Warren, he did not want to call in the incident because his shift was ending in 30 minutes. The officers then walked away from site without reporting the incident</p>

Crime

Horrifying moment cops walk away from gunshot victim because their shifts were ending

<p>Bedroom ayes: being present can help couples increase their pleasure </p>

5 things you’re probably doing wrong in the bedroom – and how to fix it

<p>Anthony Williams and Katsiaryna Shasholka aboard the flight in question</p>

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Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination

<p>The case of mistaken identity in Syracuse, New York, on Monday January 13 2025 in which a schoolgirl was handcuff and detained</p>

Crime

Heartbreaking moment girl, 11, is reduced to tears as she’s handcuffed after being wrongly accused of car theft

<p>Johnny Depp in ‘The Lone Ranger’, Taika Waititi in ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and Angelina Jolie in ‘Alexander’ </p>

20 movies that got the casting disastrously wrong

<p>NYPD officers made the grim discovery of a man’s body wrapped in garbage bags under a bed on Tuesday night while they were conducting a welfare check in Queens </p>

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Mystery after human remains are found stuffed in a garbage bag and left under the bed in a Queens apartment

<p>Brett Gerald Kimbrell,18, was formally charged with ten counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor Friday after police seized his electronic devices </p>

Crime

Uproar as adult child porn suspect is released into custody of his parents

<p>Starbucks launches new code of conduct that prohibits patrons from using the restroom without making a purchase </p>

News

Starbucks reverses six-year rule — and it’s going to cost you

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the state of the corporate world on Joe Rogan’s podcast this weekend </p>

Zuckerberg is right – what the world needs is more ‘masculine energy’

<p>Manatees gather near the near the warm-water outflows of a power plant in Riviera Beach, Florida</p>

News

Why herds of manatees are huddling in water near America's power plants

Investigation

The A-Word: Watch the Independent TV documentary on abortion and America’s war on women

ExclusiveInvestigation

Canceled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi Documentary

Inside Politics

<p>Michelle Obama attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 </p>

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This is reportedly why Michelle Obama is skipping Trump’s inauguration

<p> Ryan Corbett (L), George Glezmann (C) and Mahmoud Habibi (R) are the American citizens held ‘hostage’ by Taliban in Afghanistan </p>

Politics

Families of Americans held by Taliban plead with Biden to ‘do the right thing’

<p>Trump vocalised his divisive stance on overthrowing Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal at Mar-a-Lago news conference last week </p>

Politics

Europeans more anxious about ‘Trump 2.0’ than Americans: new poll

<p>Pedro Rojas holds a sign directing people to an insurance company where they can sign up for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, before the February 15th deadline on February 5, 2015 in Miami, Florida</p>

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New Jersey wants to defend Biden rule letting Dreamers use Obamacare

<p>Joe Biden has removed Cuba from a list of nations classed as supporting international terrorism</p>

Politics

Biden pulls Cuba from terrorism list, reversing Trump decision

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Coca-Cola presents Trump with inaugural diet coke, becoming latest company to fall in line

<p>Washington D.C.’s luxury hotels, including The Watergate, are offering exclusive VIP packages during inauguration week </p>

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Helicopter rides, 24-hour butlers and scandal tours: Inside the DC hotels’ VIP packages for Trump inauguration

<p>Attendees line the Mall as they watch ceremonies to swear in Donald Trump on Inauguration Day on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald J. Trump will become the 45th president of the United States today</p>

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National Park officials fear they will be stuck in the middle again of Trump’s crowd size boasts

Culture

What The Traitors teaches us about herd mentality

<p>Jeff Bridges: ‘When I look at my performances as an eight-year-old, it makes me cringe’</p>

Jeff Bridges on cancer and Covid: ‘I learnt to dig every little thing’

<p>Willem Dafoe</p>

Willem Dafoe says he was ‘uncast’ from movie due to divisive past role

Tributes paid to Paul Danan after Hollyoaks actor dies, aged 46

<p>Fans are critical of Minah’s “massive mistake”. </p>

The Traitors fans question Minah’s ‘massive mistake’ in latest episode

Daughter of late Stallone voice actor speaks out over AI recreation

<p>Grammys 2025 </p>

Grammys will proceed with wildfire relief changes - what to expect

Lifestyle

Here are expert fashion and beauty hacks for winter gardening (Alamy/PA)

5 fashion and beauty hacks for winter gardening

Deals and wheels: Post box transformed into EV charger, Enyaq pricing revealed and new Mazda6e broadens firm’s EV range

These are the best cars on sale with a manual gearbox

<p>Reporter Ellie Muir trying the ‘Bold Glamour’ and ‘Baby Face’ filters on TikTok and Instagram</p>

I’m glad TikTok is banning filters for teens – they ruined my youth

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<p>Hollywood actor Tom Cruise honoured by US navy for his role in Top Gun</p>

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise honoured by US navy for his role in Top Gun

<p>Moment plane crashes into Hawaii building and bursts into flames captured on dashcam.</p>

Moment plane crashes into Hawaii building captured on dashcam

Car removed from swimming pool after driver crashes

<p>How the Grinch almost stole Christmas as police bodycam captures culprit in action.</p>

The Grinch almost steals Christmas before police catch him in action

Travel

<p>Simon Calder enjoyed luxury for less in the Polish city of Łódź</p>

We’ve been all over the world in 2024 – these were favorite places

Disney Treasure first look: Adventures with Aladdin and Donald Duck

<p>The property where the Duttons live in Yellowstone is a real life, working ranch in Montana </p>

Inside the real-life ranch where Yellowstone was filmed

<p>Atlanta makes the perfect city break for anyone into food, art and history </p>

Atlanta city guide: What to do and where to stay

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