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Part of stage falls and almost hits dancers at Donald Trump's Fourth of July rehearsalsPresident Donald Trump’s chaotic preparations for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations are continuing in the wake of another disaster that almost saw dancers hit by a piece of falling stage set during their rehearsals in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
Fortunately no one was injured in the accident, but the incident marks the latest in a series of mishaps surrounding the administration’s plans for the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations, from the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turning green from algae to the “Great American State Fair” on the National Mall failing to draw crowds.
The president is heading to South Dakota Friday for the latest leg of the festivities at Mount Rushmore, where he will be greeted by Gov. Larry Rhoden and take in a fireworks display above the famous landmark, an event environmentalists have warned could spark wildfires.
The president will then..

President Donald Trump’s luxury Florida clubs saw a major spike in earnings last year, according to federal financial disclosures, part of the historic windfall the Republican has earned since returning to office.
Last year, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, which also serves as his primary residence, earned him nearly $77.5 million, more than 50 percent more than in 2024.
The estate, which is sometimes called the “Winter White House,” has emerged as a key venue for getting access to the president. Donors and Silicon Valley executives have flocked to Palm Beach to court the president there, and Trump has regularly visited the property and held high-dollar fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago since taking office.
Fundraising events at the Florida club have hit $1 million-per-plate.
Shortly before Trump was reelected in 2024, Mar-a-Lago raised its initiation fee from $700,000 to $1 million. (The club hiked fees around the time of Trump’s first election, too.)
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Leer en EspañolPresident Trump has posted an A.I. video of himself as a doctor, diagnosing celebrities with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’. ​
The clip features recreations of Hollywood actors and celebrities Trump has previously criticized, including Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts and Rosie O’Donnell.
​“Have you or someone you know been diagnosed with TDS?” the A.I.-generated Trump asks at the start of the clip posted to Truth Social late Wednesday.
“The symptoms can be relentless.​ Fortunately, I’m Doctor Trump, and I have a treatment plan.”​
The A.I.-generated commander-in-chief then invites the viewer to hear from some of his “patients.”​
open image in galleryPresident Trump shared an AI-generated video of himself diagnosing celebrities with ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)“I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, constantly angry…” the fake De Niro says. “I made everyone miserable around me.”​
“I feel like I’ve aged 20 years in the last two year..

Canadians are feeling a renewed sense of patriotism after President Donald Trump threatened to make their country the 51st state and slapped tariffs on their exports.
Those in Canada reported significantly higher levels of national pride than those in several European countries, including the UK and France, in a new Politico poll.
The poll, conducted by Public First, found that 52 percent of Canadians are very proud of their nationality — a stark contrast to public sentiment less than two years ago.
Canada’s Angus Reid Institute reported in December 2024 that the percentage of Canadians who say they are “very proud” of their nationality dropped from 78 percent to 34 percent since 1985.
“For progressive leaders around the world, Canada may show that there is a way to capture a message of national pride that does not alienate key voters,” Seb Wride, principal at Public First, told Politico.
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An 11-year-old boy died of rabies after coming into contact with a bat, even though there were no visible bite marks on his body.
The child was staying with his family in northern Ontario, Canada, in the summer of 2024 when he woke up to find that a bat had come to rest on his nose and mouth, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
The boy knocked the animal off his face and his father later captured and released it into the wild, the New York Post reports.
The 11-year-old's parents weren't immediately concerned about the incident because the boy had no bite marks and was otherwise acting fine. However, 19 days after finding the bat on his face, he began to experience numbness in his face and frequent vomiting, the study said.
His parents rushed him to urgent care for treatment, where he was prescribed an antiviral drug. The child's symptoms continued to worsen; his face became weak, his speech slurred, and he experienced fever, ..

Mike Johnson learns SCOTUS denied Trump efforts to end birthright citizenshipPresident Donald Trump is calling on Congress to enact legislation that would end birthright citizenship, continuing the fight against the enshrined right after the Supreme Court ruled against him Tuesday.
“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
In one of the most anticipated rulings of the term, the justices struck down the president’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants or people in the U.S. temporarily.
Trump’s pushback comes ahead of the July 4 weekend, when he is expected to headline a fireworks show in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with a speech in..

Humanitarian groups have launched an urgent appeal as the Venezuela earthquake death toll continues to climb, thousands remain unaccounted for and emergency rescue teams try desperately to help survivors.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has warned that the crisis could worsen if assistance is not provided after the country has been ravaged by years of economic crisis.
“Thousands of people in Venezuela have survived the unimaginable horror of two devastating earthquakes only to face the trauma of missing loved ones and finding their homes and neighbourhoods destroyed,” said chief executive Saleh Saeed.
“Right now, many of these families are sleeping in makeshift tents on the street. They urgently need shelter, food, water, and medical care. 
“DEC charities are working around the clock with their local partners to reach people. The needs are overwhelming and the British public’s support could be a lifeline for families affected by this devastating disaster. Please donate now.”..

Some Idaho voters want to see a medical marijuana initiative on November’s ballot – but their efforts hit a snag after a judge determined thousands of signatures supporting the measure were turned in late.
The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho wants state residents to vote on legalizing marijuana for people with certain medical conditions. To get the initiative on November’s ballot, the group is required to gather petition signatures from voters across the state.
But their work hit a setback after a judge determined they were late to turn in about 4,000 signatures from residents of Minidoka County, located about 160 miles southeast of Boise. The ruling, issued by District Court Judge W. Reed Cotten on June 18, was first reported by the Idaho Capital Sun.
In his ruling, Cotten said a contractor with the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho attempted to turn in the Minidoka County petition signatures on May 1, the day they were due, but arrived at the county clerk’s office around 5:07 p..

Comedian John Oliver tore into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday for doing what he alleged was a racist impression of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
“Holy s***,” Oliver said of the impression during an episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight. “I never thought I’d see blackface without the makeup, but it seems there’s a first time for everything. I don’t have a ton to say about that really except, A: f*** you.”
Blackface was a key feature in minstrel shows, a form of musical theatre in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries in which mostly white performers used dark stage makeup on their faces and exaggerated behavior to mock Black people using racist, demeaning stereotypes.
Oliver’s comments were in reference to a speech in April from DeSantis, in which the Republican governor imitated Jeffries, among the most prominent Black political leaders in the country.
On the clip aired on Last Week Tonight, DeSantis appeared to imitate Jeffries by lowering his pitch, waving a finger and ado..

A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after a woman’s body was discovered inside a suitcase despite him reportedly tellingThe Sun that he was watching England at the time.
Local authorities say Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in an apartment in the Chico neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia, on 18 June.
The 46-year-old from Bournemouth reportedly rang The Sun a day before his arrest and said: “I was watching England versus Croatia on a big screen in an Irish bar so it wasn’t me.
“After the match I went into the shopping centre, I mooched about, bought an ice cream, and came back later for the later games.”
England’s World Cup match took place on 17 June.
The Sun reported that the suspect made a second call to its newsdesk on Friday, before his arrest, with a source telling the newspaper that he was located via the phone calls he had made.
open image in galleryMatthew Ashley Foster-Smith was held at Quito International A..