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England captain Harry Kane has described playing a round of golf with US President Donald Trump as a "surreal experience". Speaking on Friday, the 32-year-old striker revealed that the outing took place around 18 months ago in Florida, after Trump personally invited him to play while he was…
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has been selected by the White House to lead a new Trump-era advisory council on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), and he says the US government is genuinely puzzled by some of what it has observed. The appointment matters because it signals a push towards…
The Trump administration issued grand jury subpoenas compelling several New York Times journalists to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns about the president's new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane. Federal agents delivered the subpoenas to some reporters' homes, and the Justice Department said it was…
A New Jersey township council meeting descended into an unusual spectacle this week when members of the public used their allotted public comment time to perform pop songs rather than raise civic concerns. The most prominent performer, 52-year-old William Thilly, sang Morrissey's 1994 hit "The More You Ignore…
Comedian and long-time Trump critic Rosie O'Donnell has intensified her long-running feud with President Donald Trump, publicly suggesting he is not healthy enough to survive to the end of his current term in 2028. The remarks were made during an interview on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper,"…
Veteran broadcaster Adam Boulton has apologised after describing the late Ann Widdecombe as a "spinster" and "an old maid" during a Sky News broadcast following her murder. Boulton acknowledged that his choice of words was "wrong and insensitive", and the apology has drawn attention because it came while…
Former NFL kicker Jay Feely, now a Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives, has attracted campaign donations from several well-known figures in the sports world, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former basketball star Charles Barkley. Feely is running in Arizona's first Congressional District, and his…
Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt has warned that the "radical leftist" surge he sees within the Democratic Party will serve as a blueprint for the party's 2028 presidential primary. In comments shared first with Fox News, Schmitt argued that a "hammer-and-sickle wave" — a reference he links to…
Pop star Katy Perry and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau have shared a lighthearted TikTok video in which the couple hop up and down together, reportedly for good luck. The playful post is the latest public display of their romance, which the pair have increasingly showcased in…
The president had wanted voter ID legislation passed before the housing law, which aims to reduce costs and increase supply.