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Jeffery Epstein

Epstein Sent This Final Eerie Message Before He Died: Author

INFAMOUS LAST WORDS

The disgraced financier sent a prescient note to author Michael Wolff hours before his death.

Julia Ornedo, The Daily Beast Podcast

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in nearly two decades, the TSA is easing its shoe removal rule introduced five years after a 2001 shoe-bombing attempt by allowing some travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints.

ICE Barbie Accused of Delaying FEMA Response to Texas Floods

PLEASE HOLD

Kellyanne Conway and Ted Cruz on Fox News.

Fox Star Defends Cruz Over Euro Vacation During Flood Horror

TED ON ARRIVAL

Trump Reacts to Iranian Official’s Odd Sunbathing ThreatNAVEL WARFARE

US President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with visiting African Leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025.

20-Year-Old Found Dead on $13M Yacht in Suspected MurderTRAGEDY AMID LUXURY

Paige Bell.

opinionEchoes of Hitler Making Trump the World’s Most Dangerous ManLOOK BACK IN ANGER

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Brooke Shields’ Go-To Brow Serum Is on Sale for Prime DayBROW ENVY

Grande Cosmetics Lash and Brow Serum

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin at a 2024 Trump rally.

EPA Staff Say Agonizing Workplace Is Ploy to Make Them Quit

BOIL THEM OUT

Broken elevators and indoor temperatures exceeding 80 degrees are just part of the problem for EPA employees. But the bosses are blaming Joe Biden.

A photo illustration of Sen. Ted Cruz in marble and a Hawaiian shirt on vacation at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

opinion

Why You Really, Really Should Pity Ted Cruz’s Greek Tragedy

Michael Ian Black

Trump, DeSantis, Noem

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Allege Inhumane Conditions

William Vaillancourt

President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, joined CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference Tuesday.

Ivanka Trump’s Rare Appearance at Billionaire Summer Camp

FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst//File Photo

How Secret Service Tailed Trump Enemy After ‘86 47’ Threat

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‘Grease’ Star Files for Divorce From Sixth WifeSIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

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A photo illustration of Amber Ruffin, host Seth Meyers and Jenny Hagel during 'Jokes Seth Can't Tell' sketch.

The Last Laugh

‘Late Night’ Writer Takes on ‘Bullying Disguised as Jokes’

Jenny Hagel shares her message for the anti-woke comics hiding behind their offensive punchlines and explains what makes “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” different.

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

Trailers

New Season of ‘Wednesday’ Is Even Darker Than Before

Clare Donaldson

A still from "Bachelor in Paradise"

Recaps

‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Brings Glorious Trash TV to Summer

This Cute ‘Jurassic World’ Dino Is the Next Baby Yoda

Barry Levitt

The Absolute Best Part of the New ‘Jurassic Park’ Movie

Kevin Fallon

Carrie Bradshaw’s Maddening Behavior Is Making Me Scream

Emma Fraser

Lazy ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Makes the Case for Extinction

A photo illustration of Scarlett Johansson as skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett in Jurassic World Rebirth.

This Is the Most Fun Action Scene of the Year

Jack Quaid

‘The Princess Treatment’ Viral Trend Is Such a Red Flag

Clare Donaldson

A photo illustration of a 1950s man helping a woman in a dress with her fur coat.

Owen Wilson’s New Golf Comedy Is a Remarkable Look at Grief

Sophie Brookover

A photo illustration of Owen Wilson in "Stick."

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Hackers Accessed McDonald’s Data With Simple Password

McDonald's fries container.

opinionHow Trump Is Getting Away With Murder. Literally

The Callous Toll under Trump's presidency.

Fans Mourn the End of Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’

Clare Donaldson

Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jeremiah Brent, and Karamo Brown.

MTG Thinks DOJ Has Some ‘Explaining to Do’ on Epstein

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans spoke to reporters about the tabled impeachment motion for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the southern border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 03:Actor Randy Couture arrives at the Premiere Of Lionsgate Films' "The Expendables" at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California.

‘Expendables’ Star Rushed to Hospital After Racing Accident

WELL WISHES

Yasmeen Hamadeh

President Donald Trump speaks during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025

Trump Praises English-Speaking Leader for His Good English

‘BEAUTIFUL!’

President Donald Trump

Cops Brace for Trump Golf Course Visit After Mass Protests

TAKING A MULLIGAN

Police are planning for unrest after the president’s 2018 visit drew thousands of furious protesters.

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Jake Tapper

CNN Star Jake Tapper Says There Is an Epstein Cover-Up

REDACTED TRUTH

Elon Musk and Donald Trump - before Musk became a critic of the "big, beautiful bill."

Musk Purges Trump Loyalists Over Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up

FRIENDS NO MORE

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Labubu trend

Why Everyone You Know Is Joining the Cult of Labubu

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Savoir Beauty Breast Serum Review

The Breast Serum You Didn’t Know You Needed—Until Now

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This Plumping LED Lip Light Is the Next Best Thing to FillerIT’S LIT

This Exosome-Powered Serum Erased My Scar in 30 DaysLIQUID GOLD

Merit’s New Tinted Sunscreen Imparts an Airbrushed EffectHERE COMES THE SUN

Layne Van Vranken

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Murdoch Paper Skewers ‘Tariff Man’ Trump’s New Flip-Flop

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Camp Mystic

Inside Camp Mystic: The Elite Summer Camp Before the Flood

‘SAFE HAVEN’

Paulina Rodriguez

Obama playing golf

Needy Trump Begged Obama to Play Golf at His Courses

PRETTY PLEASE

Kristi Noem and the Kerr County, Texas flooding on July 4, 2025

ICE Barbie Shifts Blame for Flash Floods on Trump’s Watch

Catherine Bouris

New details have emerged about the fractious relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry

Insiders Unload on Harry’s ‘Betrayal’ of Queen Elizabeth

Ted Cruz photo illustration

Ted Cruz Caught on Vacay Abroad During Texas Tragedy—Again

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