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The IndependentGOP members who voted to impeach Trump get flood of donations defying former president’s vow for revenge
Incumbent Republican lawmakers received record donations in first quarter of 2021 as Trump yet to mobilise base for primary challengers
- The Independent
Biden news - live: White House warns Russia of consequences if Navalny dies as John Kerry apologises for Trump
Follow the latest in US politics as John Kerry apologises for the ‘last four years’ under Trump
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Father of teen arrested with AK47 in New York subway station was killed in police shootout
18-year-old man from Ohio with assault rifle and wearing gas mask taken into custody
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Marjorie Taylor Greene does U-turn on ‘America First’ caucus after GOP blowback
Rep. Greene accused the media of ‘false narratives’ and focusing on race to ‘divide the American people with hate through identity politics’
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Biden news: President plays golf for first time in office as woman charged with threatening VP Harris
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A68 iceberg that was once world’s largest melts away
Small fragments no longer worth tracking, US National Ice Center says
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Death toll rises to four after vessel capsized in freak storm amid fears for nine men still missing
The Seacor Power vessel capsized on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico during a severe storm with 19 people onboard. Nine men are still missing
- The Independent
Simon & Schuster won’t distribute book by police officer involved in Breonna Taylor fatal shooting
Post Hill Press, a small conservative publishing house, is set to release a book by Sgt Jonathan Mattingly about the fatal incident
- The Independent
Second World War plane goes down in ocean during Florida airshow
The plane, a single-engine TBM Avenger, made a ‘soft’ landing in the shallow water
- The Independent
John Kerry apologises for Donald Trump’s ‘renegade’ stance on climate crisis
“We are very sorry for the last four years,” US climate envoy John Kerry said
- The Independent
MyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words
‘Huge letdown’: Telegram users on Lindell’s verified channel express frustration at signing up for VIP access to new social media network that still hasn’t opened despite announcement
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US and China commit to tackling climate crisis ‘with seriousness and urgency it demands’
The world’s two biggest polluters have agreed to ramp up their ‘respective actions’ to combat climate change
- Business Insider
Regulators urge safety recall of $4,295 Peloton treadmill after child dies
"This doesn't happen with other treadmills," an official told The Washington Post after reports of the child's death and numerous other injuries.
- LA Times
Jimmy Butler says Heat are playing 'soft' while falling to .500
After a surprise run to the 2020 NBA Finals, Miami is .500, and star Jimmy Butler says the Heat are 'soft' and Bam Adebayo needs to play 'bully ball.'
- Business Insider
An AI-powered version of Albert Einstein has joined UneeQ's growing lineup of 'digital humans'
UneeQ, a New Zealand and Austin-based company, has timed the launch of its digital Einstein to mark the 100th anniversary of his Nobel Prize in Physics.
- The Telegraph
De Niro unable to turn down acting roles because of his ‘estranged wife's expensive lifestyle’
Hollywood legend Robert De Niro is unable to turn down acting roles because he must pay for his estranged wife's expensive tastes, the actor's lawyer has claimed. Caroline Krauss told a Manhattan court that he is struggling financially because of the pandemic, a massive tax bill and the demands of Grace Hightower, who filed for divorce in 2018 after 21 years of marriage. The court has been asked to settle how much De Niro should pay Ms Hightower, 66, until the terms of the prenuptial agreement the couple negotiated in 2004 takes effect. “Mr De Niro is 77 years old, and while he loves his craft, he should not be forced to work at this prodigious pace because he has to,” Ms Krauss told the court. “When does that stop? When does he get the opportunity to not take every project that comes along and not work six-day weeks, 12-hour days so he can keep pace with Ms Hightower’s thirst for Stella McCartney?”
- INSIDER
Mayim Bialik says not even the 'Big Bang Theory' writers were originally sure if Amy would say yes to marrying Sheldon
Mayim Bialik told Insider that even the "Big Bang Theory" writers had to discuss and weigh the options of Amy accepting or denying Sheldon's proposal.
- National Review
DeSantis Hints at Political Consequences for Companies That ‘Genuflect’ to ‘Wokeness’
Florida governor Ron DeSantis warned corporations against trying to “genuflect” to “wokeness” in comments on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures. When asked what he thought about Major League Baseball’s decision to move the All-Star Game away from Atlanta, Ga., DeSantis hinted that corporations should expect some form of retaliation. MLB moved the All-Star Game to Denver, Colo., in protest of Georgia’s recently-passed elections law that mandates photo identification from all voters, bans political groups from handing out food and water at polling stations, and enacts various other measures. “I guess they have the right to do what they want, but if you’re gonna stick your beak into issues that don’t directly concern you, then I think elected officials are then gonna stick their beak into issues that may not concern them,” DeSantis told host Maria Bartiromo. “What about all the other jurisdictions that you’re in that have, quote, ‘more restrictive laws,'” DeSantis added. “What about the fact that you’re doing business with the Communist Party of China, the fact that you’ve done business with the Castro regime in Cuba?” Ron DeSantis on MLB moving the All Star Game out of Georgia: "If you're gonna stick your beak into issues that don't directly concern you, then I think elected officials are then gonna stick their beak into issues that may not concern them." pic.twitter.com/MGxSKuZLWY — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 18, 2021 DeSantis warned that “corporate America, by trying to genuflect to this wokeness…they’re going to tie themselves in knots trying to please the extreme left.” The Georgia voting law was passed in the wake of President Trump’s claims that Democrats “stole” the election via widespread voter fraud. Democrats, including President Biden, have criticized the Georgia law as an update on Jim Crow laws designed to prevent African Americans from voting. Hundreds of corporations signed a letter last week opposing “discriminatory legislation” that would make it harder to vote.
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Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has a double-digit lead over Gov. Greg Abbott in latest Texas gubernatorial election poll
The "Dallas Buyers Club" actor has not yet declared his candidacy for Texas governor but has said that running is a "true consideration."
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A Maryland woman wore her wedding dress to her COVID-19 vaccine appointment after the pandemic canceled her plans
Sarah Studley's wedding reception got canceled amid the pandemic, so she decided to wear her polka-dot dress to her vaccine appointment.