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  • LifestyleEvening Standard

    Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Friday, April 26, 2024

    Read what the stars mean for you today, from Taurus to Gemini

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  • CelebrityThe Daily Beast

    Donald Trump Wishes Melania Happy Birthday, Makes It All About Himself

    Michael M. Santiago/GettyDonald Trump used his break between court sessions to wish wife Melania a very happy birthday with a message focused mostly on himself. “I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday. It would be nice to be with her—but I’m in a courthouse for a rigged trial,” grumbled the former president, who is facing 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up an affair that could’ve hurt him in the 2016 presidential election. PRESIDENT T

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Star driver Josef Newgarden fights back tears, accepts blame for breaking rules in IndyCar scandal

    Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for manipulating the push-to-pass system in his season-opening IndyCar win that has since been stripped, calling it an embarrassment. Newgarden gave an emotional 25-minute news conference at Barber Motorsports Park in his first public comments since IndyCar punished him Wednesday by taking away his March 10 victory at St. Petersburg, Florida. “I want to deeply apologize to our fans, our partners,

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  • HealthAssociated Press

    Long flu season winds down in US

    The U.S. flu season appears to be over. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what's counted as an active flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Other indicators, like hospitalizations and patient testing, also show low and declining activity.

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  • NewsEvening Standard

    Shocking moment dog Tasered by Metropolitan Police near Wembley Stadium

    The incident happened at around noon on Friday, according to a witness

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  • ScienceThe Telegraph

    Giant velociraptor bigger than Jurassic Park imaginings discovered

    When Jurassic Park introduced the world to the 6ft velociraptor, disdainful palaeontologists were quick to point out that the dinosaurs were actually about the size of turkeys.

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  • LifestyleThe Guardian

    Have your photos published in the Guardian’s letters section

    We’re highlighting the best reader photography in the Guardian in print and online. Share your images with us below

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