37 m. ago Trump announces major news for fans attending the World Cup... and threatens to take games from Seattle

At the White House on Monday, Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced major news for ticket holders attending matches at next year's tournament.

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44 m. ago Trump's inner circle in panic over presidential blind spot threatening to help Democrats back to power

The President has touched down in 13 countries in the first ten months of his second term - a whirlwind international sprint that shows no sign of slowing.

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45 m. ago Pickup truck crashes through fence and into house after being launched 8ft into air

Fitzpatrick caused the horror crash while driving for the first time

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61 m. ago Trump confirms he will sign Epstein files bill as he struggles through FIFA presentation with weak voice

House members expected to hold floor vote on whether or not to order Justice Department to release its documents on the pedophile as soon as Tuesday

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67 m. ago Trump says he’ll sign bill to release Epstein files but claims ‘all’ the dead sex offender’s ‘friends were Democrats’

The bill is expected to pass the House with possible unanimous support on Tuesday

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78 m. ago FEMA chief who was ‘no show’ during deadly Texas flooding resigns before White House can fire him

Former acting FEMA director is out after just a few months on the job after declaring ‘I alone’ speak for agency that critics say he mismanaged

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78 m. ago White House aides had to kill one of Trump’s home improvement plans for the Oval Office

The president had planned to hang a chandelier in the historic room, right through the center of the U.S. crest in the center of the ceiling

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2 h. ago Former prince Andrew accused of ‘hiding’ from US House’s Epstein inquiry

Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for depositionEpstein files latest – US politics liveA congressperson investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case accused the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of “hiding” from his committee’s request to sit for a deposition, as Congress moves closer to a key vote on forcing release of US government files related to the alleged sex trafficker.Suhas Subramanyam is among the Democratic members of the oversight committee in the House of Representatives who earlier this month asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for a deposition as part of its investigation into how the government handled the case against Epstein, who died while awaiting trial in 2019. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Homeowner charged after shooting dead cleaner who came to his door by mistake, cops say

The cleaner’s husband said he didn't realize she had been shot until she fell back into his arms, bleeding

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2 h. ago 14 best mattresses, tried and tested by The Independent’s sleep expert

I’ve spent years testing mattresses from Simba, Nectar and more

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2 h. ago White House issues list of Democrats with alleged links to Epstein as Trump backs House vote to release files — live

House members expected to hold floor vote on whether or not to order Justice Department to release its documents on the pedophile as soon as Tuesday

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2 h. ago Nicki Minaj to spotlight plight of Nigerian Christians in UN speech arranged by White House

Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump’s post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'I am the one that's regularly called a f***ing P***': Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hits back at MP's claim she's 'stoking division' as she unveils asylum overhaul

In a forthright response to critics, Ms Mahmood described to the House of Commons how she is 'regularly called a f***ing P*** and told to go back home'.

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3 h. ago UK asylum reforms spark backlash within Labour Party, support from rivals

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, sparking resistance within its own party

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on Germany under Merz: Europe’s powerhouse is still struggling | Editorial

Donald Trump’s trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answerLast March, following angst-ridden months as Europe came to terms with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, financial markets in Paris, Milan and Berlin were gripped by a surge of optimism. The cause was a historic deal brokered by Friedrich Merz, then Germany’s chancellor-elect, which loosened constitutional spending constraints in the EU’s powerhouse nation. Here at last, it was hoped, was the fiscal kickstart required to end a prolonged period of economic stagnation, and mitigate geopolitical headwinds blowing from the US and China.Six months into Mr Merz’s premiership, the angst is back and there are the first murmurings of rebellion. The chancellor’s plan included “whatever it takes” levels of defence spending, designed to prepare Germany for a changed era in which the US was no longer a dependable ally, and a huge €500bn investment in infr...

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3 h. ago Truck crashes into home after it's launched 8ft into the air

A man sent a stolen pickup truck flying over a grass verge and 8ft into the air before crashing into a house

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3 h. ago Meghan Markle is lampooned by Spitting Image in new skits taking aim at the Duchess of Sussex's acting career

The clips, posted by the show's producers on YouTube and TikTok, have her puppet performing various audition scenes based on the films Taxi Driver, Jaws and Taken.

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3 h. ago Ariana Grande and Cher team up for 'SNL' in December. Josh O'Connor gets a hosting turn, too

NBC's “Saturday Night Live” has announced its December lineup, featuring Ariana Grande as host on Dec. 20

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3 h. ago Trump’s White House dodges on whether president would ever meet with Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse survivors

Trump changed course this weekend and is now urging House Republicans to vote for the Epstein files to be released

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4 h. ago House Republicans slam Dems for twisting Epstein probe to attack Trump as vote on releasing files could happen tomorrow: Live updates

Rep. Thomas Massie called Donald Trump's efforts to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's connections to Democrats a 'smokescreen' to prevent the release of the files.

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