38 m. ago Arizona Rep blasts Trump and Congress during her swearing in that will likely trigger vote on Epstein files release

Adelita Grijalva was sworn in seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona

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47 m. ago Man charged in drug case smiles proudly after arrest while wearing Trump mugshot T

An Arizona man has caught the eye of many after grinning in his mugshot while sporting a T-shirt featuring an unofficial mugshot of President Donald Trump, having surrendering to authorities in North Dakota

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48 m. ago From Wicked dolls to Pokemon, Peppa Pig and Lego F1 cars the 15 most wanted toys this Christmas to meet all budgets

IT’S time to write letters to Santa as this year’s top Christmas picks are unveiled. The Toy Retailers Association has revealed its 15 most-wanted playthings for 2025. From singing Wicked dolls to monster trucks and party games, there is something for all ages on the DreamToys list – even the big kids – with prices...

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54 m. ago Price of coffee and other groceries set to drop with ‘substantial announcements’ coming in days, Trump official says

Bessent said other measures already taken by the Trump administration would kick in early next year

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66 m. ago I saved pregnant woman world saw hanging out Bataclan window now we’re like siblings, says survivor on 10th anniversary

TWO rock fans will today mark ten years since the day they met – when one of them saved the other’s life in the most terrifying setting imaginable. As gun-wielding IS terrorists rampaged around them massacring 89 people at Paris’s Bataclan music venue, a pregnant woman identified only as Charlotte clung on for life to...

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98 m. ago Bombshell Jeffrey Epstein emails suggest Donald Trump 'knew about the girls'

The emails add to the questions about Trump's friendship with Epstein and about any knowledge he may have had in what prosecutors call a yearslong effort by Epstein to exploit underage girls

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1 hour ago Trump calls Epstein emails a Democratic deflection after correspondence alleges president ‘knew about the girls’ – live

Trump says release of Epstein emails is a distraction from Democrats’ performance during shutdown; White House says they ‘prove absolutely nothing’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane o...

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2 h. ago Bournemouth Bonfire Night terror as woman raped after being 'dragged into woods'

Dorset Police have arrested a 24-year-old man who is currently being questioned in connection with the harrowing attack on a woman in her 30s on Bonfire Night (November 5)

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2 h. ago By the Numbers: The government shutdown's toll on air travel in the US

In the fallout of the ongoing government shutdown, thousands of flights have been canceled and major airports are experiencing long delays

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2 h. ago Here’s how the House fight over releasing Epstein files will go down after bombshell Trump email mentions

Adelita Grijalva’s swearing kicks off a drawn-out process that does not guarantee the eventual release of the files

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2 h. ago Top Ukrainian ministers submit their resignations as the country is rocked by a corruption scandal

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers submitted their resignations amid a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state nuclear power company

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2 h. ago Epstein's plot to 'let Trump hang himself' at presidential debate revealed in stunning emails

Jeffrey Epstein plotted to 'let Donald Trump hang himself' at the height of the 2016 presidential campaign, according to explosive new emails.

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2 h. ago Donald Trump's granddaughter reveals private chat with US President before LPGA debut

Kai Trump will make her professional golf debut this week at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club and the 18-year-old has revealed the advice her grandfather has given her.

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2 h. ago Epstein emails thrust Trump back into spotlight over past ties

Newly released emails from Epstein’s estate reignite scrutiny of the US president’s old links to the sex offenderThe release of previously unseen emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has thrust Donald Trump back into the center of the long-running Epstein controversy that has plagued his administration for months, inflamed parts of his own political base and offered Democrats an ongoing line of political attack.On Wednesday, Democrats on the House oversight and government reform committee released email exchanges from 2011, 2015 and 2019 that they say were provided by the estate of the late Epstein, who died by suicide in federal prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex-trafficking minors. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago White House says new Epstein emails mentioning Trump ‘prove absolutely nothing’ – live

White House press secretary says, ‘Jeffrey Epstein was a member at Mar-a-Lago until President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep’Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct, newly released emails suggestDemocrat who could force Epstein vote to be sworn in after standoffIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s conduct. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he...

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3 h. ago Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown

A pending deal to end the government shutdown is too late for about 30 bison on the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana

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3 h. ago US strikes against boats in Caribbean ‘disregard international law’, French minister says

G7 foreign ministers questioned Marco Rubio about the attacks on what the Trump administration claims are drug smugglersStakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the CaribbeanIs US preparing to attack Venezuela and how has Maduro regime responded?The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is facing questions from his fellow G7 foreign ministers about the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean on ships it says it suspects of carrying drugs.The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, criticised the military operations, saying they could contribute to instability in the region, but his suggestion that the attacks were unlawful was also a rare criticism of the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago What to know as the US Mint in Philadelphia prepares to press its final penny

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia will soon stop circulating its last penny, marking a significant step in the 1-cent coin's demise

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hopeDuring the US presidential election campaign of 2016, Viktor Orbán was the only European Union leader to back Donald Trump. Which was hardly surprising. Whether in relation to the the normalisation of great replacement theory, or the bullying and harassment of the media, Mr Orbán more or less wrote the playbook for the Maga movement. The former White House strategist Steve Bannon has eulogised Hungary’s prime minister as the “Trump before Trump”.Last week, ahead of crucial Hungarian elections in less than six months’ time, the US president returned some political favours. As Mr Orbán seeks a fifth consecutive term presiding over a nation which he boasts of having turned into an illiberal democracy, his Fidesz party trails in the polls. As well as a few signed Maga baseball caps, an Orbán visit to Washington yielded considerably more valuable pre-election gifts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore

Former US vice-president also critical of Donald Trump and Bill Gates as negotiations begin in earnestHello comrades, this is Nina Lakhani in chilly New York City taking over the blog for the next few hours. Thanks very much to my colleague Matt Taylor in London Town who will be back in the hot seat on Friday morning.Leading climate activists and influencers have signed a letter criticising PR firm Edelman over its role at the Cop30 summit in Brazil. Continue reading...

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