President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that Elon Musk would face "serious consequences" if he were to fund Democratic candidates to run against pro-Big Beautiful Bill Republicans.

Elon Musk gave a sarcastic response to Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., agreeing with him on the Big Beautiful Bill, saying that "few things could convince me to reconsider my position more."

Elon Musk has deleted posts claiming President Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files and suggesting that’s why they remain unreleased.

Vice President JD Vance told Theo Von that Elon Musk made a "huge mistake" by accusing President Trump of being implicated in the Epstein files on Von's podcast on Saturday.

American tennis star Coco Gauff claimed her second career Grand Slam after defeating top-ranked women’s tennis pro Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final on Saturday.

Former Dodgers pitcher struggled in return to Yankee Stadium, allowing seven runs in two innings. The Red Sox suffered a 9-6 loss to the Yankees on Friday.

WWE legend Ric Flair said he has been diagnosed with skin cancer for the second time in three years and will undergo treatment beginning next week.

Coco Gauff got the best of Aryna Sabalenka yet again.

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When he left Brentford for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League, it made sense that he should lose his place in the England squad. He had voluntarily taken himself to a lower level and it was a reasonable assumption that his sharpness would diminish as a consequence. But he scored 23 goals in 29 starts this season, playing well enough at least to be entered into the conversation for squad places.

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A suburban cowboy and his trusty steed, Shiny, have been credited with helping southern New Jersey police identify and arrest an alleged hit-and-run driver.

All NYC schools would be required to carry “airway clearance devices” to help prevent choking deaths under a bill sponsored by Bronx Republican Kristy Marmorato that gaining steam on the City Council.

A couple who hooked up while playing Pokémon GO, tied the knot in front of thousands of other players who flew into New Jersey for this weekend's Pokémon GO Fest.

The eight adults and over 55 fluffy goslings have been spotted at all hours, slowly strutting across the streets and sidewalks of Thomas Gangemi Drive, Newark Avenue, River Drive, and Second Street.

The 2025 Belmont Stakes features two heavy favorites, making it a tough race for bettors.

The Democratic primary candidates for mayor all agree: the city faces a housing cost crisis.   Brad Lander says it requires declaring a “state of emergency.”

A Turkish migrant was fatally struck by a drunk driver after a nearly six-hour Manhattan booze spree — and now his family is suing three bars prosecutors say overserved the motorist despite clear signs of intoxication, fueling the deadly crash.

Brooklyn influencer Emma DiMarco is accusing the fast-fashion chain Brandy Melville, worn by pop star Ariana Grande and other celebs, of ripping off her "Kissing Cowboys" logo. 

Rory McIlroy added something big to his resume, but not in any desirable way.

A little-known artificial sweetener that’s up to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar is now used in most popular flavored e-cigarettes, a new study found.

The actress welcomed her second child following a breast cancer diagnosis.

About a week before the tragedy, Travis Decker was involved in a car wreck that seemingly triggered even worse behavior.

New Yorkers ripped state Attorney General Letitia James' online boast about her crackdown on Equinox gyms.

The Kremlin has no more chips to add: Fearsome as its current war machine may be, it’s at its limit.

An anti-Israel official in Boulder, Colorado refused to condemn the horrific firebombing of Jews at a peaceful demonstration -- then "doubled down" by wrapping herself in the colors of the Palestinian flag, critics said.

Vice-president was interviewed by comedian Theo Von, who also asked him if he ‘got high’ on election night

JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling-out between the two men.

But the vice-president, in an interview released on Friday after the very public blowup between the world’s richest person and arguably the world’s most powerful, also tried to downplay Musk’s blistering attacks as an “emotional guy” who got frustrated.

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So much has changed for the Mets in the past calendar year.

It's the miracle drug that promises to shrink your size.

Last week's debate confirmed that the Democrats running for mayor are competing almost exclusively on a near-irrelevant issue: who can fight President Donald Trump the most.

• Biles calls Gaines ‘sick’ in response to softball post

• Gymnast defends trans girl targeted after title win

• Gaines calls Biles’ stance on inclusion ‘disappointing’

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles has publicly condemned former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines for her repeated attacks on transgender athletes, calling Gaines “sick” and a “sore loser” in a strongly worded social media post.

The exchange erupted Friday night after Gaines mocked the Minnesota State High School League for turning off comments on a post celebrating Champlin Park High School’s girls’ softball team, which had just won the state championship. One of the team’s players is a transgender girl.

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Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war shelters

Germany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters, the government’s most senior civilian protection official has said, warning the state needs to be prepared for an attack from Russia within the next four years.

Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), said Europe’s largest economy needed to wake up to the reality of conflict, and that in its current state Germany was inadequately prepared.

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Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recovery

Bill Cross pulled his truck to the side of a dusty mountain road and jumped out to scan a stretch of rapids rippling through the hillsides below.

As an expert and a guide, Cross had spent more than 40 years boating the Klamath River, etching its turns, drops and eddies into his memory. But this run was brand new. On a warm day in mid-May, he would be one of the very first to raft it with high spring flows.

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Guttenberg said he and Jenner were asked to "stuff our shorts with socks to make it look a little bigger."

French Open final between top two in the world is further proof of their dominance

Towards the final stretch of the big three’s unprecedented period of dominance, as it became clear Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic would vacate their thrones, the future of men’s tennis was clouded in uncertainty. Although there was a talented, competitive generation of players born in the 1990s waiting to take their place, the gulf in quality was significant. For a short time, there were opportunities for someone brave enough to take them.

The past fortnight in Paris has again underlined how Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have emphatically shut the door on this prospect. As they prepare to face each other in a grand slam final for the first time, at Roland Garros on Sunday, it will mark the sixth consecutive grand slam that has been won by either Sinner, the world No 1, or the world No 2, Alcaraz.

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• Miami murals of MLB icons defaced with hate symbols

• Swastikas, slurs scrawled on Jackie Robinson image

• Police investigating mural vandalism as hate crime

Miami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs this week.

The vandalism in the city’s Overtown neighborhood was reported Monday to police, who told the Athletic on Friday that they are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

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Lost for over a century, discovery of wartime letter has rekindled interest in unlocking the secret of the world’s first prototype tank

At the height of the second world war, while British authorities were calling on citizens to donate metal to be recycled into weapons and warships, attention at the army base of Bovington Camp in Dorset turned to a collection of historic vehicles dating from the first war – among them a legendary tank that had been nicknamed “Mother”.

Mother was the prototype for the world’s first battlefield tank, the Mark 1, which had been developed by Britain in 1915-6 to break the deadlock of the trenches. The vehicles were a huge technological leap forward that caused a sensation when rolled out on the battlefields (“astonishing our soldiers no less than they frightened the enemy”, as the Manchester Guardian put it) and helped tip the scales in favour of the allies’ eventual victory.

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Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economy

Plans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.

In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies.

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Pioneering light-rail tech poised to revamp network after chancellor announces £15bn transport boost

In a sidestreet in central Coventry, a possible vehicle of the future has been making its first public foray: a 60-seat, battery-powered miniature tram. On smooth, almost silent, test runs, its pioneering wheel system allows it to round the corner without slowing – a small bend for this tram but a sharp turning point for tramkind.

The embryonic Coventry very light rail (CVLR) is riding a bigger wave; suddenly, trams are go again. British cities trail Europe but once led the way, before retiring the hundreds of street trams that once flowered under horse and steam power.

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© Photograph: Andrew Moore/CVLR

Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work

The high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages.

Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations that were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI.

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© Photograph: Nicholas.T Ansell/PA

The former sports TV personality fumed on social media and predicted doom was ahead for the Steelers after the NFL franchise signed the veteran quarterback to a one-year deal.

Veteran strategist James Carville said Jewish donors citing Columbia University protests as reason to leave the Democratic Party more likely motivated by Republican tax cuts.