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Newly released emails reveal how prominent academics sought advice and support from notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

These professors stayed close with Epstein

Newly released emails reveal how prominent academics sought advice and support from notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, exposing a hidden world of power, influence, and controversy.

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President Donald Trump speaks as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stands beside him in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Trump’s ‘surprise’ as he meets Mamdani at White House

The US President has spent the last several months warning that Zohran Mamdani posed an existential threat to New York City, but the pair have now met face-to-face.

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Former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Joe Biden attend the funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral in Washington, on November 20, 2025.

Cheney funeral brings together rivals while Trump is absent

As the former vice president was honoured at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, many eyes were focused on who came — and who did not.

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A Rolex clock on President Donald Trump’s desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 10, 2025.

Everything you need to know about the White House gold rush

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump is receiving gifts by the dozen. Here’s why calling him the most corrupt man to ever sit in the Oval Office is no understatement.

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Canada's Ryan Wedding in action during the 2002 Winter Games.

FBI hunts Olympian turned cocaine kingpin over witness death

Authorities described former snowboarder Ryan James Wedding, who has joined forces with the powerful Sinaloa cartel, as a ‘modern day iteration of Pablo Escobar’.

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A member of the Ukrainian artillery unit fires a howitzer at Russian targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine in October.

Ukraine to lose land, cut army under US-Russian peace plan

The 28-point proposal, drafted without Ukrainian involvement, reflects the maximalist demands the Kremlin has made throughout the war.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert after a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

The three women who broke Trump’s grip on congress

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Love ’em or hate ’em, these House troublemakers stared down their president and made possible Tuesday’s vote to compel the administration to come clean about the Epstein web of degeneracy.

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Pediatricians and dentists consider fluoride supplements to be a critical tool for combating cavities, especially for children who live in areas without fluoridated water, as roughly 40 percent of the U.S. population does. (Jordan Bohannon/The New York Times)  — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI FDA FLUORIDE BY BLUM FOR NOV. 17, 2025. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Why doctors are worried about the US’ latest fluoride move

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Over recent months, scepticism around fluoride has intensified. The people who will suffer most are children who are ‘the most vulnerable of the vulnerable’.

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FILE — An image of Jeffrey Epstein is seen stuck in a bench during a No Kings Day protest in Houston, June 14, 2025. (Ariana Gomez/The New York Times)

The MAGA crackup might finally be here

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Even if the Epstein files never come out, it’s increasingly clear that the MAGA coalition is fragmenting.

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Tom Cruise holds up his honorary Oscar at The 16th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.

Tom Cruise nabs Oscar and issues challenge to fans

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Mission: Impossible star used his honorary Oscar speech to once again spearhead his other big movie mission: ‘to protect what makes cinema powerful’.

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Donald Trump says he plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from national security officials.

Trump to sell fighter jets to Saudi despite China warning

THE NEW YORK TIMES: US President Donald Trump has revealed his plans to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, despite grave concerns from national security officials.

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Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski inspect the damaged railway tracks on the Warsaw-Lublin route in Poland.

‘Act of sabotage’: Twist in blast on key Polish train line

Although Poland did not directly implicate Russia in the railway blast, Moscow has been accused of various acts of sabotage and destabilisation since the start of the Ukraine war.

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Pope Leo has raised concerns about the Trump administration's crackdown on migrants.

Pope Leo doesn’t want to be the anti-Trump, but he is.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: American Catholics are true swing voters. A majority voted for Trump in 2024, but a majority disapprove of him now.

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Salt can reduce bitterness, increase sweetness and enhance overall flavor — but 90 percent of people in the United States eat too much of it.

Four ways to cut salt without ruining your food

Experts say most people consume far too much sodium, but small cooking tweaks can help reduce intake without sacrificing taste.

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Kris Boyd, pictured while playing with the Houston Texans, is at the centre of a shooting in New York.

NFL star critically wounded in New York shooting

Officers responded just after 2am to midtown Manhattan, where a 29-year-old man was found shot in the abdomen, according to a police spokesperson.

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