23 h. ago Von der Leyen calls for new EU taxes on big firms in €2tn budget proposal

Plan, which also includes levies on tobacco and electronic waste, ignites major political scrap to define bloc’s futureThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for new EU taxes on large companies, tobacco and electronic waste as part of a proposed €2tn (£1.7tn) budget.Announcing the planned EU budget for 2028 to 2034, she effectively fired the starting gun on a major and complex political fight to define the EU’s future. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Trump could lose the ‘bros’ that helped him win election over Epstein fallout, pundits warn

‘I have to think that this has Trump petrified right now’

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38 h. ago Erdoğan rival given prison term for threatening Istanbul prosecutor

City’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu says he is being targeted over plan to challenge Turkey’s president in 2028 electionIstanbul’s mayor and Turkey’s leading opposition figure, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been given a 20-month prison sentence for insulting and threatening the city’s public prosecutor, according to a court document obtained by Agence France-Presse.The case is one of a number lined up against İmamoğlu, the main rival of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is already being held over an investigation into alleged corruption. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Joe Rogan goes ballistic on Trump's handling of Epstein files and points out glaring contradiction

Rogan, who is credited with attracting young male voters to the MAGA movement during the November election, has become increasingly critical of Trump's decisions.

Politics

47 h. ago Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans break with Trump on Epstein as Joe Rogan delivers scathing rant

‘They’ve got videotape and all a sudden they don’t,’ Rogan said about the Justice Department’s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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7 d. ago Joe Rogan ‘pushed Trump to back off on mass deportations’ at a dinner before slamming him over ICE raids

Podcast host, whose endorsement is credited with helping Trump secure the presidency, reportedly dined with him and UFC boss Dana White on June 30

Politics

7 d. ago New State Pension age changes set to delay retirement payments for millions of people

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028 with a further rise planned to 68.

Economics

8 d. ago TikToker claims he scrapped 'painful' Kamala Harris interview because he would have been blamed for election loss

Comedian and TikTok star Kareem Rahma is dishing more details on why he scrapped a sought-after interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris days before the election.

Politics

9 d. ago Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione announces retirement plans

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione has announced that the upcoming academic year will be his last in charge of the department, with an official retirement planned for June 2028

Politics

1 week ago Joe Rogan flips the God debate on its head with shocking theory that 'we created him'

Joe Rogan has come to a mind-bending conclusion about life, fearing that humanity has misinterpreted what reality really is.

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1 week ago Mark Ruffalo calls out Joe Rogan’s criticism of Trump’s ICE raids: ‘It’s a little late now’

‘You are either not that smart or not that dumb,’ said the actor in a scathing post

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2 w. ago Joe Rogan's dystopian theory about why Mark Zuckerberg could transform America into 'dictatorship'

Joe Rogan laid out a nightmare scenario where social media giants turn the US into an oppressive dictatorship, and warned that the first steps have already taken place .

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2 w. ago Zohran Mamdani has struck a blow to the Democratic party's passivity | Moira Donegan

Democrats’ actions have not matched the passions of its energized voters. You can only antagonize your base for so longWe’re told that the Democratic party is at a crossroads, that leaders have lost their identity and their way. We’re told that they must spend millions discovering their own “Joe Rogan”, or espouse deregulation, or surrender the fight for the rights of targeted minorities. The Democrats, we’re told, are in a moment of soul searching, of trying to find out how they lost young men and the white working class. They’re still thinking, half a decade on, of how to undo the supposed damage of the 2020 summer, when protesters opposed to the extrajudicial killings of Black civilians shouted: “Defund the police.” The subtext of this handwringing, which has been incessant in the media and among party insiders since the November election, is that the party must move, yet again, to the right. It is presumed that they can’t attract voters otherwise.The apparent victory (still unof...

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3 w. ago Joe Rogan told cops Liver King ‘unstable’ and he heard influencer had a ‘significant drug issue’ before arrest: report

Podcaster Joe Rogan told police that the “Liver King” seemed “significantly unstable” and that he heard he had a drug issue, according to a report.

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3 w. ago Joe Rogan's surprising statement to police after unhinged Netflix 'Liver King' stalked and menaced him

The podcaster was quizzed by cops in Austin after the arrest of the 'Liver King', following a bizarre social media spree that documented traveling to Rogan's hometown to 'fight him.'

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3 w. ago Bernie Sanders pressed by Joe Rogan during interview about his presidential plans in 2028

The 83-year-old Vermont Senator also told the Joe Rogan Experience host his ‘number one’ priority if elected

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3 w. ago Mediator reportedly proposes $20m settlement in Trump suit against CBS

Wall Street Journal reports deal would see Trump accept sum to resolve suit over Kamala Harris interview on 60 MinutesDonald Trump and CBS could settle their legal battle over a contested interview with Kamala Harris for $20m, as the dispute continues to shadow a major media merger.A mediator has proposed the settlement figure to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News over alleged deceptive editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Harris during last year’s presidential campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Netflix star Liver King Brian Johnson is arrested for making ‘terroristic threats’ against Joe Rogan

Brian Johnson, 47, known to followers as the “Liver King” was arrested for making a terroristic threat on Tuesday.

Events

3 w. ago Why was Liver King arrested and how does it involve Joe Rogan?

The ‘Liver King’ has been arrested - but why?

Events

3 w. ago Sen. Bernie Sanders pressed by Joe Rogan during interview about his presidential plans in 2028

The 83-year-old Vermont Senator also told the Joe Rogan Experience host his ‘number one’ priority if elected

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