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Washington — Ed Martin, the pro-Trump lawyer who has been at the center of several controversies during his time at the Justice Department, is departing the Trump administration, the president announced in a post on Truth Social Friday afternoon.Martin previously served as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during a tenure that was marked by turmoil. He later served as the head of then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “Weaponization Working Group” and has most recently served as pardon attorney, an advisory position in the department that involves reviewing clemency applications and making recommendations.Martin was President Trump’s first pick to…

Kim Zolciak has hit back at allegations her teenage son Kroy Biermann Jr., 15, assaulted a female classmate in a changing room, after he was arrested for alleged aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery.Kroy Jr., 15, who is known as KJ, was arrested in Alpharetta, Georgia, on Monday for the alleged April 23 offence. According to Fulton County Georgia Juvenile court papers obtained by TMZ, the alleged victim said she was at the gym when she saw KJ, and alleged they both then went into a co-ed sauna. Per the documents, to get to the sauna, they had to walk through a family changing…

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to continue, freezing for now a lower court decision that would have halted work on the project.Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action. His order is temporary and gives the high court additional time to consider the Justice Department’s request to pause a district court’s injunction, which was set to take effect at midnight unless the Supreme Court acted.The Trump administration asked the high court last week to intervene and allow construction of…

Washington — Twenty-five cars traveling at top speeds approaching 180 mph will zoom around the National Mall this weekend when the racing series IndyCar takes over downtown D.C. for a race commemorating the nation’s 250th birthday.The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., is expected to attract about 140,000 people on each day of the weekend. The event is the first major auto race in the capital in more than 24 years.The area around the track has been transformed over the past several weeks to make way for the construction of grandstands and enormous barriers, with large portions of the…

Alan Carr has taken a savage swipe at Loose Women, branding them ‘desperate’ over their repeated pleas for votes for the upcoming National Television Awards (NTAs).The ITV talk show is up for Best Daytime Show at this year’s ceremony, going up against Good Morning Britain, This Morning, James Martin’s Saturday Morning and  Scam Interceptors in the category.And in the wake of his pal Denise Welch’s exit from the show, Alan gave his opinion on Loose Women’s campaign to drum up support from fans, taking a cheeky swipe as he discussed them ‘physically forcing’ the audience to vote.Speaking to comedian Lee Peart on…

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi were the image of romantic bliss when they were spotted emerging from a London dinner date this week.Their relationship went public in April when they were glimpsed passionately kissing at the afterparty for Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance after being set up by Kendall’s younger sister Kylie Jenner.In the intervening months, their globetrotting dalliance whisked them off to Hawaii and Japan, with the pair going viral in TikTok for holding hands in Tokyo.Kendall, 30, was once again seen clasping her boyfriend’s hand as she and Elordi, 29, emerged from the restaurant China Tang at the Dorchester this week.The…

This month, the cult science fiction classic Aliens celebrates its 40th anniversary.Set in the year 2179, James Cameron’s sequel follows a group of Colonial Marines who come face-to-face with extraterrestrial terrors beyond their wildest imaginations.However, although humanity thankfully hasn’t discovered the Xenomorph, scientists say this visionary film does make some surprisingly accurate predictions.According to Professor Steve Benford, of the University of Nottingham, many of the film’s sci-fi inventions are now commonplace items used by millions.Aliens is set 153 years into our future, making it as far removed from the present day as we are from 1873, when gas lighting and…

President Trump threatened this week to wield an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare against Iran, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to “collapse” the Islamic Republic regime with the “toughest sanctions in history.” But the effectiveness of a bolstered economic campaign against Iran may rest largely on one close U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates.  The Emirati city of Dubai, the Middle East’s leading financial center, has long had a reputation as a hub for opaque economic activity. For Iran in particular, the city has offered ways to skirt international sanctions and gain access to vital funds…

Jamie Foxx has made his first public comments on becoming a father again aged 58, revealing his initial misgivings about the development.Foxx already shares a daughter called Corinne, 32, by his ex Connie Kline and another called Anelise, 17, with another ex called Kristin Grannis.It emerged in May that the Oscar-winning actor is expecting another baby with his girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp, who a source said was ‘already several months along.’Now, in a joint interview with Corinne, Foxx has candidly addressed his feelings on Huckstepp’s pregnancy, confessing: ‘Being my age, I was a little on the fence. But then I ran into…

Margaret Qualley’s choice of footwear was roasted by a cheeky reporter after she swapped her glamorous sandals for a pair of ‘barefoot’ shoes.The actress was attending the world premiere of her new film The Dog Stars yesterday, which she stars in alongside Jacob Elordi.Qualley donned a pair of quirky Chanel ‘barefoot’ sandals from the brand’s 2027 collection as she walked the red carpet at the event.The shoes cost around £2,200 and have earned a reputation as the ‘ugliest’ shoes in the world.And as she made her way along the media line, GMA reporter James Longman confessed that it was ‘a choice’ to…