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Democrats pitch ‘blitz primary’ to replace Biden with a little help from Taylor Swift and Oprah Winfrey

<p>Donald Trump walks off the stage following a highly contested debate in which he has received little criticism </p>

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Trump lied and Biden got tongue tied at the first debate. So why is the world only focusing on one?

<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will have to stem growing discontent with President Joe Biden within their caucus. </p>

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Biden’s stumbles have Schumer and Jeffries walking a tight rope over Democrats split on party’s future

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'Stay in school’: Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked over July 4th gaffe

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Hurricane Beryl leaves two dead and 2.5million without power in Texas before downgrading to tropical storm

Alec Baldwin appeared in court on Monday alongside his attorney Alex Spiro (left)

Crime

Alec Baldwin in New Mexico court one day before trial over deadly Rust set shooting is ready to begin

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A weight loss miracle! New shot does better than Ozempic and Wegovy during trials

<p>The ugly physical <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/attack">attack</a> occurred July 2 aboard an <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alaska-airlines">Alaska Airlines</a> flight from Seattle to Anchorage.</p>

Crime

Pastor accused of attacking wife on flight because she got upgraded to first class seat

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Biden hits out at Democrat ‘elites’ daring them to challenge him at convention

Biden’s woes worsen as Hunter plays adviser

Britney Spears swears off men amid reported split from Paul Soliz

<p>Actor Doug Sheehan appears on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1989</p>

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General Hospital and Knots Landing actor Doug Sheehan dies aged 75

<p>Michael Gelleny, 67, of Goodyear, Arizona, is accused of killing his wife Brenda on July 5, 2024</p>

Crime

Man tells police he killed his wife to ‘end her pain and suffering’

<p>Daira Mejia Aguilar, 22, was charged with abusing a corpse, following the discovery of a deceased newborn wrapped in a trash bag in her car</p>

Crime

Mom, 22, arrested after newborn is found dead and wrapped in a trash bag

<p>Amber Rose, who previously dated Kanye West, is set to speak at the Republican National Convention next week</p>

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Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose set to speak at the RNC

<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveils the next step in a ‘trash revolution’ on Monday: a new wheelie bin</p>

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‘New York learning about trash cans in 2024 is an insane flex’: Eric Adams trolled over wheelie bins ‘trash revolution’

<p>John Kirby says the matter of Biden’s capacity to lead hasn’t come up among NATO members</p>

Politics

White House says NATO allies not concerned by questions over Biden’s mental fitness

<p>Nakyzi Odums, 2, died after accidentally shooting himself in a Georgia Walmart’s parking lot</p>

Crime

Toddler, 2, dies after shooting himself while left alone in a Walmart parking lot as his parents shopped for fireworks

<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will not be appearing at a House Republican-led committee accusing prosecutors of working with the Biden administration to attack Donald Trump. </p>

Politics

House Republicans postpone hearing with Manhattan prosecutors on Trump’s hush money trial

<p>Jesse Palmer and Jenn Tran</p>

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The Bachelorette 2024 live: Jenn meets the 25 bachelors vying for a rose as season 21 kicks off

Nobel-winning writer’s daughter reveals she was sexually abused by stepfather and mom stayed with him

<p>Teresa Giudice attends 2023 Variety’s Women of Reality TV at Spago on November 29, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California</p>

Teresa Giudice pokes fun at hilarious Photoshop fail with Larsa Pippen

<p>The pandemic revived interest in year-round school calendars </p>

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Children head back to school on year-round calendar in one North Carolina county - could it be coming to your district?

<p>Claire Smith (top left) was injured in the shooting, while Shane Miller (top right), Delaney Eary (bottom left) and Melissa Parrett (bottom right) died from their injuries that night </p>

Crime

Pictured: 3 adults killed and 1 hurt during a mass shooting at Kentucky party

<p>A woman carries a girl from the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital</p>

LiveWorld

Kyiv children’s hospital hit as death toll of Moscow’s missile attack reaches 36

<p>Daelena Mackay was found dead in her LA home in May after an argument with her ‘boyfriend.’ </p>

Crime

A Hollywood actor’s daughter was found dead in her home. Her family insists it wasn’t suicide

<p>Neverland Ranch, a property once owned by Michael Jackson, is under threat of the Lake Fire </p>

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Santa Barbara ‘Lake Fire’ threatens Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, raging within one mile of iconic estate

Politics

Biden says ‘voters have spoken’ and refuses to consider standing down in letter to congressional Democrats

<p>Bebe Rexha performs onstage during Pride In London 2024 at Trafalgar Square on June 29, 2024</p>

Bebe Rexha erupts at fan who tried to throw something at her on stage

<p>Andrea Lawful-Sanders, a Philadelphia radio host, has split with her employer after she agreed to ask Joe Biden four questions that were pre-approved by his campaign team</p>

Politics

Radio station cuts ties with host who revealed Biden campaign gave her pre-approved interview questions

<p>RNC co-chair Lara Trump is seen in the spin room after the first presidential debate</p>

Politics

Abortion opponents give lukewarm response to RNC platform

<p>Police on the scene of a shooting in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood during the Fourth of July weekend. There were at least 100 shot across Chicago over the holiday </p>

Crime

At least 100 people shot in Chicago over July 4th weekend — a startling 27 percent increase from last year

<p>Tobey Maguire with his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer </p>

Tobey Maguire’s ex-wife defends him amid relationship rumors with model Lily Chee

Higher Education Survey

‘What’s the point?’: Poll reveals American’s confidence in higher-ed is dwindling

<p>Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on 25 June 2024</p>

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Boeing to plead guilty and pay $487 million for safety failures stemming from two fatal crashes

<p>Jessica Springsteen in action at Tokyo Equestrian Park at the 2021 Olympics. She was denied in her bid to compete in the 2024 Olympics </p>

Olympics

Bruce Springsteen’s daughter snubbed from Paris Olympics - three years after competing in Tokyo

<p>A shirtless passenger was seen sprinting across the tarmac at the Los Angeles airport and toward a plane.</p>

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Half-naked man is arrested after running onto tarmac at the Los Angeles airport

<p>JD Vance is pictured in the Senate in June. The Ohio senator is one of three men thought to be still in the running to serve as Donald Trump’s running mate</p>

politics

Trump VP hopeful JD Vance claims ex-president is ‘clearly a good husband’

<p>Donald Trump has stayed out of the spotlight as Democrats are in crisis about President Joe Biden’s re-election prospects</p>

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Where in the world is Trump? Ex-president in hiding for 10 days while Biden makes 18 post-debate appearances

<p>A trash collector found the body of missing 17-year-old Trinity Bostic and now a teenage boy has been charged with her murder</p>

Crime

Trash collector stumbles upon body of missing 17-year-old girl as another teen charged in her murder

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The US housing market was a bust this spring. Here’s what that means for summer and fall

Margot Robbie is pregnant with first child with husband Tom Ackerley

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The secret futuristic city being built by Californian tech billionaires

California Forever has bold plans, hundreds of millions in capital invested, and some of the biggest names in tech backing its vision of a brand new city outside of San Francisco – but can it convince skeptical voters to see the light? Josh Marcus reports

<p>California Forever hopes to build a new city between Sacramento and San Francisco as a way to ease the region’s housing crisis</p>

Joe Biden loses crucial support from big Hollywood director donor

Democrats call for Biden to step aside in weekend ‘crisis talks’

<p>Paris Hilton’s daughter, London</p>

Culture

Paris Hilton shares sweet moment with daughter London in her namesake city

<p>Rex Heuermann appears in court in June after being charged with two murder </p>

crime

For 30 years he thought his neighbor was ‘creepy’. Then he learned he’s the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect

<p>Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff together on the White House balcony on July 4 </p>

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Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid after joining Biden for July 4

<p>A man walks near the Las Vegas strip during a heatwave in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 7, 2024</p>

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record

<p>Video captures Kate Middleton blowing kiss to parents at Wimbledon </p>

Hopes for Kate Wimbledon appearance as update provided on Anne

<p>Avantae Deven (left) faces multiple charges relating to the disappearance and death of her children Blake Deven (top right) and London Deven (bottom right) </p>

crime

A mother of five allegedly murdered two of her children – then enlisted the others to dismember their siblings

<p>Marco Rubio, the Florida Senator rumored to be among Donald Trump’s VP contenders, tried to distance the former president from Project 2025</p>

politics

Trump VP hopeful tries to put distance between Project 2025 and ex-president

<p>Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan, have a ‘huge number of bank accounts’ in the UK, the court heard (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p>

Andrew Tate and brother ‘never paid a penny’ in tax on $27m revenues

<p>Aydin Brown, 14, was reunited with his family on Saturday after going missing for three days in Germany</p>

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Mystery solved after American teen vanished on cruise around Germany

<p>Michael Cohen (seen heading to Donald Trump’s hush money trial) has warned that the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling could embolden Trump </p>

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Michael Cohen warns Trump will run US ‘like the F��hrer’ if reelected after Supreme Court ruling

<p>A couple drinking beer at a bar – something a person with celiac disease is not about it do </p>

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‘I can’t kiss you until you rinse your mouth out’: The perils of dating with celiac disease

Lioness star Mike Heslin dies suddenly aged 30: Heartbroken husband says ‘no explanation for what happened’

<p>Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Mar-a-Lago on June 5. His attorneys argued that the classified documents case should be thrown out under the Supreme Court’s ‘immunity’ ruling </p>

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Classified documents judge hands Trump win as she agrees to delay case to consider SCOTUS immunity ruling

Lifestyle

<p>Tobey Maguire with his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer </p>

Tobey Maguire’s ex defends him amid relationship rumors with Lily Chee

<p>Paris Hilton’s daughter, London</p>

Health & Families

Paris Hilton shares sweet moment with daughter London in namesake city

<p>Bridesmaid praised for quitting after learning bride was making fun of her</p>

Bridesmaid praised for ditching bride at salon for making fun of her

Martha Stewart responds to ‘harsh’ criticism of living room renovation

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Former NBA star dies at 42 after ‘collapsing in a yoga class’

Nick Watney has tested positive for coronavirus

Hope of US sport’s return hit by athletes’ positive Covid tests

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NBA will restart season at end of July

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