<p>Republican candidate for North Carolina governor Mark Robinson speaks during the RNC. He is now under fire for alleged posts he made on a porn forum. </p>

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<p>The silhouette of Donald Trump at his rally this week in Long Island, New York. </p>

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<p>Mia Harris, 43, of Liberty Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony assault after she shot her six-month-old granddaughter in the eye in December 2023</p>

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<p>Springfield Mayor Rob Rue issued a proclamation to seize ‘emergency powers’ in the city amid threats after Republican’s false claims about migrants</p>

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<p>Laura Loomer, a controversial right-wing figure, tried a dog food product on her show to promote it </p>

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<p>Howard Stern speaks onstage during the SiriusXM Next Generation: Industry & Press Preview at The Tisch Skylights at The Shed on November 08, 2023 in New York Cit</p>

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<p>Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump speaks at an evening rally in Uniondale on Long Island. He is now free to start selling his shares in Truth Social’s parent company on Thursday following a six-month-long lockup agreement </p>

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<p>Stephen Colbert was left baffled after Melania brought up her own nude modelling photos in an X post on Wednesday </p>

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Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager is leading a new PAC to help candidates fight GOP legal challenges to election results

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<p>Harris now has a 2.8-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls</p>

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<p>Morning Alexander grew up in the Homestead Heritage community — but decided to leave when her son was a toddler </p>

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<p>Texas National Guard installs concertina wire along Rio Grande river banks facing New Mexico, a move that angered New Mexico’s governor. </p>

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<p>Vladimir Kara-Murza sits down with The Independent in London to recall his Siberian prison ordeal </p>

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<p>Jeff Bezos’s fiancée Lauren Sanchez sued by former yoga instructor over children’s book</p>

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<p>James Robinson (pictured) was spotted alive on a street in San Francisco after officials wrongly identified him as dead</p>

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<p>Karen Read departs Norfolk Superior Court following a day of jury selection in her trial, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Read’s retrial beginning in January 2025 will be prosecuted by special district attorney Hank Brennan, who formely defended Boston mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger in his 2013 trial </p>

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Attorney for notorious mobster Whitey Bulger to lead new prosecution of Karen Read

<p>Members of a SWAT team lead another man away from a home in Southgate, Michigan, after an hours long standoff. Police said they were called to the scene after a man in his 60’s shot his neighbor three times and stabbed his own dog to death</p>

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<p>Artist illustration of solar storm</p>

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<p>Coast Guard released more footage on Wednesday of OceanGate’s Titan subersible wreckage found on the sea bed</p>

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<p>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was marking a new state law relaxing the sale of canned alcoholic cocktails </p>

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<p>Billionaire Jared Isaacman is seen above the Earth during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. Isaacman helped fund the historic mission in space, and spent minutes outside the Dragon capsule to test new SpaceX astronaut suits. </p>

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<p>Police on the scene in Houston where a shooting left a father dead and a mother injured </p>

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Argument over children’s bath time leaves dad dead and mom shot in the leg

<p>A co-defendent has insisted Freddie Eugene Owens, pictured, is innocent, despite previously testifying against him. </p>

Crime

Man whose testimony sent South Carolina inmate to death row admits he lied days before scheduled execution

<p>Arizona inmate caught crawling past guard to reach female side where he tried to assault a woman</p>

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LinkedIn is using people’s personal data to train AI models

<p>DeAnna and Michael Madsen attend the actor’s hand and footprint ceremony at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre in 2020</p>

Michael Madsen files for divorce and alleges wife’s ‘neglect’ drove son to suicide

<p>Scientists find oldest tombstone in America likely originated in Belgium</p>

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<p>Vegandale draws criticisms from crowd goers, with many comparing it to 2017’s Fyre Festival</p>

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<p>Simone Biles’ Netflix docuseries could help Jordan Chiles get her bronze medal back </p>

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<p>Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert claimed a six-month stopgap bill woud ‘screw’ over the US more than a ‘Diddy freak off’ </p>

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Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a Diddy ‘freak off’

<p>Donald Trump appeared on Fox News show Gutfeld to talk about his September 10 debate with Kamala Harris </p>

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<p>Trump supporters raise fists during the rally in Tucson last week. Some attendees have since complained about suffering eye burning symptoms </p>

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<p>Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday night. Trump said he wants to visit Springfield, Ohio, the town where he falsely claimed Haitian immigrants are eating reisdents’ pets</p>

Trump pledges to visit city where pet-eating rumors originated, despite Republican mayor warning against it

<p>Maria Bartiromo tried to link the timing of Diddy’s arrest to Trump’s latest assassination attempt</p>

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<p>Joe Biden is taking credit for steering the US economy through post-Covid stresses </p>

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<p>Michelle Obama spotted at a Costco in California promoting her new drink line</p>

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TikTok video shows Michelle Obama touting her new ‘healthy’ soda at a California Costco

<p>Kremlin-affiliated troll farms spread false stories about car accident and Harris policies, Microsoft found </p>

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<p>Speaker Mike Johnson in September, 2024. The Republican House leader is pushing a government spending plan on Wednesday that is opposed by the White House, congressional Democrats, and many in his own party </p>

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Johnson rebuked as his Trump-bait funding bill fails to pass Republican-controlled House

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Melania Trump defends nude modeling career in latest video promoting new memoir

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<p>Joseph Rallo is facing a raft of sordid allegations from his firm. </p>

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Police ‘very confident’ body found in Kentucky woods is gunman who wounded five in highway mass shooting

<p>One of the patients in the study is Robert Chelsea. Chelsea, 68, became the first Black patient, and the oldest, to receive a full face transplant at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in July 2019. A resident of Los Angeles, Chelsea had suffered burns over 60 percent of his body and face after his car was hit by a drunk driver in 2013. His surgery lasted for 16 hours, involving a team of 45 professionals. Reconstruction procedures can last for up to 30 hours, and take months for recovery. The recovery process is physical and mental.</p>

In first major review of face transplants, scientists discover that majority have survived

<p>Daniel Reiner was found dead in the lake at his $2.4m property (pictured) </p>

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<p>Stephen Castaneda and Marissa Calhoun during a news conference on Tuesday. The couple have filed a lawsuit after they said that a Los Angeles-area fertility clinic threw away their embryos</p>

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Couple accuses California fertility clinic of throwing out their unlabeled embryos

<p>Attorney Tim Anderson and Rachel Wigand speak to WAVY about her son’s school suspension after he reported that a classmate had a bullet</p>

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School suspends student who reported classmate with bullet saying the pupil took too long to report the threat

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<p>David Phenix, right, has described the choas of the Apalachee High School shooting </p>

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<p>A 12-year-old boy shot a black bear in Wisconsin to stop it from mauling his father </p>

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<p>Massive explosion at ammo depot in Toropets, Tver forces Russian town’s evacuation</p>

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<p>Lady Gaga at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2024 </p>

Lady Gaga reveals why she never responded to rumors she was a man

<p>The ‘racoon roundworm’ parasite lives in the intestines of raccoons</p>

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Rare ‘raccoon roundworm’ brain-infecting parasite found in two LA residents

<p>Salvage personnel work to clear wreckage after the cargo ship Dali crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 2, in Baltimore, Maryland. </p>

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Feds slam Dali owners for putting 'profit over safety' as they demand $100m for bridge cleanup

<p>Jorge Alvarado is on life support after hitting his head in a surfing incident on Friday </p>

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Florida surfer is fighting for his life after hitting his head into a sandbar in ‘tragic’ accident

<p>Gabriella Tovar and Jesus Mendoza are accused of robbing “Fire House” - an unlicensed Los Angeles cannabis dispensary in 2023</p>

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L.A. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ accused of terrorizing weed dispensaries

<p>A representative for Axon Enterprise Inc. demonstrates the company's TASER 7 in Washington on Thursday, May 12, 2022. </p>

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<p>Members of the U.S. Army Task Force Geronimo kneel during an operation deploying soldiers, radar, and rocket-launchers to Shemya Island, Alaska, amid increase Russian military activity.</p>

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US soldiers stationed on Alaskan island armed with rocket launchers after Russian activity detected

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<p>Martha Stewart, right, has opened up about her time behind bars and its impact on her relationship with Ina Garten, left </p>

Martha Stewart spills real reason Ina Garten and her lost touch while she was in prison

<p>Strader wrote a lengthy statement on his Instagram Story explaining that the restraining order was ‘never granted’ </p>

Bachelorette winner Devin Strader denies ‘misconstrued’ restraining order reports

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

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<p>Chester Bennington performing with Linkin Park in LA in March 2008</p>

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<p>Zach Bryan attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. </p>

Zach Bryan deactivates account after ‘Kanye over Taylor’ tweet

<p>Hayden Panettiere has previously spoken about her struggles with sobriety and substance abuse</p>

Hayden Panettiere representative defends actor’s sobriety after fans express concern over unsettling interview

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