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Elon Musk hit out at US President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill again on Wednesday, calling on Americans to tell their representatives in Washington to "kill the bill". The budget, which includes huge tax breaks and more defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now being considered by senators. The tech billionaire wrote on X earlier this week that the bill would add to the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with "crushing" debt. On Tuesday, he described it as a "disgusting abomination", in a widening rift between the two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guava Shuishui, known online as Guava Beauty, amassed thousands of followers on Instagram through her reviews of makeup products. As per the English translation of a post shared to her social media account, the content creator died on May 24 from a 'sudden illness.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once the cherished accessory of the late Jane Birkin, The Original Birkin bag is set to be auctioned in Paris next month near the home of the late fashion muse. The legendary bag, designed by Hermes CEO Jean-Louis Dumas and made famous by British-French actress, Jane Birkin, who died in 2026 at the age of 76, has become arguably the world's most coveted and iconic fashion accessory since it was made in 1984. Despite fashionistas around the world lusting over the chic accessory, Jane herself only ever owned one Birkin bag, which she used as an 'old faithful' garment until she sold it to charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The parents of a university student who died after he inhaled a 'fatal quantity' of carbon monoxide while staying in a remote aristocrat-owned holiday cottage have called for 'dangerous' portable gas heaters to be banned. Tom Hill, 18, was preparing to take a bath when he succumbed to the highly poisonous gas leaking out of the 'lethal' device at an 'idyllic' rental home in the Scottish highlands. An inquest which took place this week, some 10 years after his tragic passing, heard the bathroom where the cabinet heater was kept was 'simply too small' - but the warning informing users of this was not obvious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multiple earthquakes in a short time. Should you be worried? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The North Atlantic Council has approved the nomination of Lieutenant General Alexus G Grynkewich, United States Air Force, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Palestinians on their way to receive aid from a distribution site in southern Gaza have come under fire for a third consecutive day, with nearly 30 people killed and dozens wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and Nasser hospital. The ministry said Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians as they made their way to the distribution site in Tel al-Sultan in Rafah early Tuesday. The Israeli military said its forces opened fire multiple times after identifying “several suspects moving toward them, deviating from the designated access routes.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blue Oval's software issue hints at larger problem for automakers.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump on Elon Musk: 'He knew about the bill, very disappointed in Elon'... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump says ‘very disappointed’ by Musk criticism, HERE'S A CLIP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

QUOTE: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the house and the Republicans would be 51-49 in senate". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Employees of companies operating in the island province can apply for the ‘Global Connect’ scheme, but some content will remain restricted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fears have been voiced that more people could die from an imported poison, ordered from a suicide website, that has claimed three Wigan people’s lives. The toxin, which is not being identified for fear of copycat tragedies, is known to have killed at least eight people in the area covered by Manchester West senior coroner Timothy Brennand, including Wigan borough. This “cluster” of fatalities was revealed in eight “prevention of future death” reports issued by Mr Brennand who voices concerns that guidelines are not strict enough over monitoring the ordering online of small quantities of the poison, wrongly presuming them to be for safe purposes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vietnamese firms will sign memorandums of understanding with U.S. partners to buy $2 billion worth of American farm produce, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, part of efforts to seal a new trade deal between the two countries. Vietnam has been slapped with 46% "reciprocal" tariffs by the Trump administration. Though they have been paused until July, if they come into effect they could seriously undermine a growth model that relies on exports to the United States, its top market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States will scale down its military presence in Syria to one base from eight and U.S. policies will shift in the country "because none of them worked" over the last century, the new U.S. special envoy has said.. Thomas Barrack, who President Donald Trump named special envoy last month shortly after he unexpectedly lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria, made the comments in an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV late on Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Jae-myung is a heartbeat away from South Korea’s presidency as Kim Moon-soo concedes defeat in the Presidential elections. Here are more details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, and the smoke has even reached Europe. The smell of smoke hung over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Tuesday morning despite rain that obscured the full measure of the dirty air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia on Tuesday said it was wrong to expect a quick breakthrough in Ukraine talks, a day after Moscow rejected Kyiv's call for an unconditional ceasefire at negotiations in Istanbul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sexual contact remains the predominant mode of transmission, with the bulk of cases since 2007 attributed to men having sex with men. HIV cases have been on the rise in the Philippines since 2021, with 252,800 people estimated to be living with HIV in the country by the end of this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iran has 'right' to peaceful nuclear program: Moscow ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.