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THE WASHINGTON POST: Michael Madsen portrayed thousands of characters, but Mr Blonde in Reservoir Dogs made him a cinema icon.

Memorable tough guy Michael Madsen’s prolific career

THE WASHINGTON POST: Michael Madsen portrayed thousands of characters in his lifetime, but it was one violent scene in Reservoir Dogs that made him a cinema icon.

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US President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends long-standing federal support for solar and wind power.

Trump’s megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants

US President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill ends long-standing support for solar and wind power, while creating a friendly environment for oil, gas, and coal production.

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US President Donald Trump’s controversial tax cut package will be signed into law after Congress narrowly voted in favour of the megabill.

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ narrowly passes US Congress

US President Donald Trump's controversial tax cut package will be signed into law after Congress narrowly voted in favour of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

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After hearing the veridict, Combs fell to his knees and leaned over his chair in prayer.

Diddy verdict victory leaves a music legacy in limbo

THE WASHINGTON POST: Sean Combs is awaiting sentencing after the stunning finale of a trial which has left his reputation in tatters after decades spent crafting a successful career.

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A Skydive Cross Keys plane has crashed in New Jersey.

Skydiving plane crashes in US, passengers fighting for life

A skydiving plane carrying 15 people has crashed in the US, with passengers discovered by emergency crews covered in jet fuel, some now fighting for life.

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US Vice President JD Vance says the One Big Beautiful Bill will benefit most Americans while Democrats do not.

Big, beautiful mid-term election fight over Trump tax bill

The Democrats have pledged to use the controversial piece of legislation to try to win back the House of Representatives, while the Vice President says the measures will be a ‘big win for the American People’.

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US President Donald Trump has toured a new immigration detention centre dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida.

Grim look inside Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility

New footage from Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ offers a bleak glimpse inside the newly established migrant centre hidden deep in the Florida Everglades.

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Seven people are missing and two have been injured after a blast set off fireworks in a warehouse. (AP PHOTO)

Multiple workers missing after enormous fireworks factory blast

WATCH: A fire at a pyrotechnics factory has set off a barrage of fireworks and a monstrous explosion in California, with seven people missing and at least two injured.

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Lia Thomas’s name will ben removed from the record books.

Transgender swimmer stripped of titles after Trump threat

American sporting record books will be rewritten after one of the nation’s biggest schools bowed to pressure from the Trump administration and agreed to ban transgender women competing in female sports.

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Nia Williams 7-year-old allegedly murdered by mother.

Mum’s ‘single punch’ allegedly kills 7yo daughter

A Florida woman has been charged with allegedly murdering her seven-year-old daughter in a horrifying assault. WARNING: Disturbing content

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(FILES) US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

‘Head home to South Africa’: Trump threatens Musk

US President Donald Trump has threatened former DOGE head and X owner Elon Musk with a DOGE review, lashing out at the billionaire over his objection to the ‘big beautiful bill’.

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US Senate Republicans are still trying to pass Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.

US Senate struggling to pass Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’

US Senators continue voting in a marathon session on a series of amendments to US President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which will add $5 trillion to US debt.

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Idaho firefighters are in mourning for two colleagues shot dead at the scene of a wildfire.

Police identify killer who ambushed firefighters

A US sheriff has identified the man who shot firefighters battling a blaze in northern Idaho after they asked him to move his vehicle, killing two of them and wounding a third.

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Bryan Kohberger has signed a deal that means he will avoid the death penalty.

Bombshell move by man accused of murdering four students

There’s been a huge development in the case of a former criminology PhD student accused of the brutal murder of four young people.

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A father and daugther have been rescued after falling overboard on a Disney Cruise ship.

Hero dad jumps overboard on Disney cruise to save daughter

A dad has jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell overboard from the fourth deck on a Disney cruise on Sunday.

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