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At least 25 people have perished in severe weather that swept across Missouri and Kentucky over the weekend, authorities said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the number of weather-related fatalities — he attributed them to a single tornado initially believed to have touched down at EF3 strength overnight — had …

Pedro Pascal, one of the stars of Ari Aster’s new modern Western “Eddington,” spoke carefully at the Cannes Film Festival when asked about recent deportations in the U.S. The A24 film, which will release in July, is set during the Covid-19 pandemic and involves “a standoff between a small-town sheriff …

BALTIMORE — Sovereignty is not running out of that starting gate in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. Yet he is still the talk of Pimlico Race Course this week. That is because owners and trainer Bill Mott opted to skip the Preakness and …

Secret Service agents interviewed former FBI director James Comey on Friday regarding his “8647” social media post that administration officials called a death threat against President Trump and Comey called a political statement.   “Today, federal agents from @SecretService interviewed disgraced former FBI Director Comey regarding a social media post calling for the assassination …

This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and model who dated Diddy on-and-off for 10 years, returned to the witness stand for a fourth grueling day Friday. Ventura, who is eight months …

Businesses have begun ramping up shipments to the United States from China after President Donald Trump paused some of his tariffs on imports from that country, creating a surge in demand that could lead to supply chain bottlenecks in the coming months. Freight bookings out of China increased nearly 300% …

There’s no sense in wallowing in disappointment over the absence of Sovereignty, the Kentucky Derby winner, from Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes. His ownership and training team made it clear that they don’t consider the Triple Crown a prize worth chasing and instead are content to target the Belmont Stakes in …

Possible tornadoes ripped down trees and power lines in three states Thursday, and severe weather soaked a Beyoncé concert in Chicago and sent the crowd in cowboy hats seeking cover, officials said. There were no reports of deaths of serious injures in the severe weather, which swept across Minnesota, Wisconsin, …

WASHINGTON — As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., was categorical that the product coming out of various …

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has purchased a minority stake in Chelsea FC Women, giving him an ownership stake in two of the most-valuable teams in women’s sports. The founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six and husband of tennis legend Serena Williams paid 20 million pounds for a 10% stake …