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The most dysfunctional state in America? Soaring unemployment, sky-rocketing debt and

The state is grappling with a string of crises which have seen residents leave en masse - and earned it the unwanted title of one of the 'most dysfunctional' in America. The state has struggled to add jobs and its public pension debt has ballooned to nearly $150 billion. Meanwhile, its population has declined by hundreds of thousands, hurting tax income.

Donald Trump trial live updates: Hope Hicks describes campaign 'crisis' over Access

Donald Trump 's former aide Hope Hicks took the stand in a blockbuster moment in the hush money trial. Hicks was Trump’s press secretary during the campaign, and has knowledge of what was happening in the final weeks before the 2016 election. During that time, the deal with Stormy Daniels was negotiated. Follow the coverage live from DailyMail.com's reporters in the courtroom. 

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Jaime French, 33, from St Louis, Missouri, shared a video detailing her experience on Ozempic. She said the drug caused 'agonizing' pain and diarrhea, and she only lost four pounds.

Almost every plane traveler hates being stuck in the middle seat - unless they want to be next to friends or family. 

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Scientists have linked events mentioned in the Bible to archaeological findings unearthed in the city of David - the historic site that formed the original Jerusalem.

A 2014 Robert Downey Jr. film has become the top streaming movie in the US, and Netflix users consider it to be the 'best they've ever seen.'

A woman in Pennsylvania has been killed after a runaway metal cylinder from a nearby construction site struck her on the sidewalk.

During Thursday's episode of The View, Whoopi, 68, was discussing Jeff Goldblum's recent comments about how he doesn't want his two kids to rely on his $40 million fortune when they're older.

Neurosurgeon, 37, and nurse, 54, claim they were left brain damaged and paralyzed from

Over 13,000 Americans have reported negative effects on their health after getting a Covid shot, but say the federal government is ignoring their pleas for help. Pressure on researchers to investigate the little-understood side effect profile of covid vaccines has been stymied by officials who fear that even entertaining the possibility that vaccines can cause harm would fuel the anti-vax fire.

Donald Trump's former aide and trial witness Hope Hicks, 35, is set to walk down the aisle

DailyMail.com can reveal that Hope Hicks, 35, is preparing to get married this summer. Donald Trump's high-profile former staffer has had a series of romances since joining the ex-president's campaign in 2014. Among her paramours have been Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, 50, his staff secretary Rob Porter, 46, and Goldman Sachs boss Jim Donovan, 57. Hicks traveled to New York on Friday to appear as a witness at Trump's hush money trial.

Text messages swapped by two key Trump insiders reveal their panic as a newspaper closed in on a story about a Playboy model and her affair allegation just four days before the 2016 election.

The glamorous deputy communications chief, 28, stunned in a stylish mauve dress as Trump, 77, stopped to speak to reporters outside the Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday morning.

Surfers missing in Mexico: Chilling final social media posts from U.S surfer, a lacrosse

Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, from San Diego, and Australian brothers Jake, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, vanished without a trace in the Baja California region in Mexico. Callum's last social media posts, uploaded to his Instagram story, give insight into the group's last known whereabouts over the weekend. One image shows them in Rosarito Beach, the last place they were confirmed to be before failing to check into an Airbnb. Another picture shows a white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck at the beach. Detectives found a similar vehicle burnt-out on a ranch in the Santo Tomás area after the ranch manager called 911 on Thursday. '... and it begins,' Callum wrote on the image, alongside an emoji of the Mexican flag.

Taylor Swift 's boyfriend has been letting his hair down in recent months following the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory in February and some of his behavior has left Swifties unimpressed.

Jerry Seinfeld's new Netflix film and directorial debut Unfrosted has been blasted by critics as 'one of the worst movies of the decade' in scathing first reviews.

Is this proof Justin Bieber had a hair transplant? Top surgeon reveals striking telltale signs troubled singer had the op

Superstar singer Justin Bieber is known for his boyish good looks and as a teenage heart-throb, but cosmetic surgeons think that these days he may have had a little 'help' to achieve a key part of this youthful appearance. In a new illuminating video clip, New York City plastic surgeon Dr Gary Linkov revealed convincing evidence that Bieber, 30, has undergone a hair transplant to restore volume in his locks. Dr Linkov, who also specializes in hair transplants, showed two intriguing images of the Pop star - one from 2022 where his hairline has receded and a second from just last week where it is suddenly much further forward and straighter.

Britney Spears' ex-husband, Sam Asghari, uploaded a smug 'life update' in a new Instagram photo on Thursday amid new concerns over the singer's mental health.

Samuel da Silva, a security guard at Banco do Brazil in Bauru, Brazil, is recovering at a hospital after he survived being shot in the neck by a 16-year-old boy, who disarmed him.

The 11 states where Americans face at least 50% capital gains tax rates if Biden's plan

If Joe Biden is successful in getting passed his massive capital gains tax rate hike, Americans in 11 states will be paying next year upwards of 50 percent when they sell off their assets. The President's Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal includes increasing the top marginal rate on long-term capital gains dividends up to the 44.6 percent mark, which is the highest ever since the tax was implemented a century ago. Many economic and tax experts agree that raising the capital gains tax this high would disincentivize investing and hurt the U.S. economy - even though the Biden administration is trying to sell the proposal as a way to stick it to the rich.

Prince Harry, 39, is set to fly to the UK next week for the event but he will not be joined by Meghan Markle. Instead the Duchess of Sussex, 42, will fly from the US to Nigeria to meet her husband afterwards.

A TikTok user, who's a Walmart shopper, shared a cure to keep mosquitos about 15 feet from a house using Folgers coffee.

It's only May but already 2024 has proved to be a great year for TV. And while you'll have some water cooler-favorites on your to-watch list, there's many more that should be on your radar.

Gomis weighed in at 143lb, 2lb off making weight for the Saturday bout at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro. He had been tipped for a strong fight having won his last 11 encounters.

EXCLUSIVEAttacked with rocks... spat on... threatened with murder: Jewish students reveal terrifying intimidation by anti-Israel thugs - and two men who faced down a wild mob rampaging through their campus

New York City police officers in riot gear arrested dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators and dismantled a protest encampment at Columbia University on Tuesday, bringing to an end days of ugly and - at times - violent turmoil on campus. But for weeks Jewish students at Columbia have been forced to endure harassment, intimidation and even assaults. These are their stories collected by DailyMail.com - beginning with one university student, who stared down a crazed mob as they attempted to take over the school's central administrative building.

Footage from the encampment hours before it was shut down saw patriotic students descend on the demonstration, where Hamas-supporters showed their frustration at being counter-protested.

Students protestors at the University of Chicago have posted a list of supplies they need to continue their pro-Palestine encampments on Instagram, ranging from toiletries to Plan B.

Professional protestors of Texas unmasked: Elementary school teacher, costumer designer

These are the professional protesters who descended on the University of Texas's Palestinian demonstration earlier this week despite having no connections to the school. Among them is a former elementary school teacher (center), a costume designer, a Palestinian store-owner and an interpreter. Their ages range from the early 30s to one man who is 59, and none are enrolled at the college. Their arrests can be revealed by DailyMail.com today as the school hits back at the narrative that police are at war with wide-eyed, youthful protesters demanding justice in Palestine. 

General H.R. McMaster, who served as a special adviser to former president Donald Trump, warned the world is 'on the cusp' of another all-out war amid a series of 'cascading crises.'

Pennsylvania husband reveals Turks and Caicos jail 'nightmare' as he faces 12 years for having ammo in his luggage

Bryan Hagerich, 39, a former baseball pro, has spent months on the Caribbean islands after he was arrested in February when hunting bullets were found in his luggage. He may be sentenced Friday.

Taiwan 'is a place where China definitely wants Russia to be working with them,' Avril Haines, Director of US National Intelligence, told the US Congress on Thursday.

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Despite their undeniable slimming effects, injections of semaglutide - branded as Ozempic and Wegovy - have been linked to a catalogue of side effects from the embarrassing to potentially life-threatening.

The Audubon Insectarium has included cicadas based food in its 'Bug Appetit' cafe menu. PETA activists have been protesting against the killing and eating of the insect

Whoopi Goldberg used Hollywood fixer Anthony Pellicano to 'catch and kill' explosive story

DailyMail.com obtained exclusive audio revealing Whoopi Goldberg used a 'fixer' to pay hush money to quash a potentially scandalous story in the '90s. The actress used notorious PI Anthony Pellicano to negotiate a 'kill fee' with two reporters to stop the publication of a story about a cancer scare. Just last week Goldberg bashed Donald Trump - who is on trial for his own 'catch and kill' scheme - over his comments in a recent interview.

A high-profile Democrat Senator who is under investigation for bribery is expected, according to his lawyers, to blame his actions in part on the 'traumatic' death of his father nearly 50 years ago.

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Michigan had one of the closest presidential elections in the country in 2020, and speaking to voters there signaled it is going to be another brutal political season leading up to Election Day.

Daughter of The Mamas & The Papas singer Mama Cass addresses rumor her mom died from a ham

Cass Elliot's daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell has admitted that she is 'grateful' for the 'crazy' rumor that her mom died while eating a ham sandwich. Cass, also known as Mama Cass, was a member of the singing group The Mamas & The Papas. In 1974, at the age of 32, Cass tragically died but her rockstar legacy continued on and her passing left fans with an unusual memory - one that her daughter Owen, now 57, sought to quash after becoming frustrated with the whirlpool of rumors that surrounded her mom's death. While gossip that Cass had passed away because she choked on a ham sandwich heightened, Owen became determined to 'discern fact from faction.' Now, the daughter of the legendary songstress has confessed that following a long healing journey, she has learned to find humor in her mom's memory and how she came to accept it.

On Thursday, Captain Jerry Boylan, 69, was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, for the 2019 maritime travesty that prompted congressional reform.

After his victory in a defamation case against Heard in 2022, Depp received a rapturous reception at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where he premiered Jeanne du Barry.

The state's Supreme Court made the move on Thursday, granting a request from the state Attorney General to execute killer Alan Eugene Miller.

War of words erupts between pastor and his glamorous late wife's family as he casually tells congregants at the end of his sermon that she committed suicide... but they issue a chilling warning

Mica Miller, 30, (left with husband) was found dead in Lumber River State Park, North Carolina, last week. Her husband John Paul Miller described the death as 'self-inflicted' in an announcement (right) to his congregation at the Solid Rock at Market Common church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Police are investigating, though no charges have been filed. The pastor penned a gushing tribute praising Miller as a fantastic wife and stepmom. However, her family and friends say they still have questions about what happened.

Student loan forgiveness for public sector workers including teachers, nurses and firefighters is paused temporarily as the Department of Education revamps the program.

Marcela, 28, of Missouri, was raised to believe that having kids would be a joyous experience - but she realized she felt otherwise upon taking care of other people's kids at her day job.

Terrifying moment Texas tornado rips through town before baseball-sized hail pummels residents in latest wild weather

The tornado was first spotted west of Anson around 6.35 pm on Thursday before it moved south east toward Truby and the community of Hodges and Hawley, a city in Jones County. The funnel whipped its way toward Abilene in Taylor County, located approximately 180 miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth, before a spectator saw it near Highway 277 and 605 near Clear Fork Church.

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So-called 'phalginas', a term made of the words phallus and vagina, are offered by multiple clinics in the US for 'non-binary' patients though there is interest in the procedure in Britain.

Moment more than 100 of Putin's troops 'are wiped out' in long-range strike with newly supplied US ATACMS ballistic missile

A purported Russian military training ground was seen being hit by multiple explosions typical of an ATACMS strike in footage captured by a drone flying high above. The strike targeted a group of 100-plus soldiers who were seen in aerial images, say OSINT analysts in what would by the single largest loss of Russian stories in months. The ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) showered the troops with hundreds of M74 APAM mini-bombs which are carried by the missiles and deployed in clusters. The strike was some 48 miles behind the frontline at a training base, it was reported.

Country singer Sara Evans reveals she's struggling with an eating disorder and body

Country singer Sara Evans has revealed she has been struggling with an eating disorder since she stepped in the spotlight - adding that she is terrified to be 'fat.' The 53-year-old Born To Fly hitmaker - who recently revealed she had reconciled with her ex-husband, Jay Barker, after he was arrested over an alleged aggravated assault incident -  opened up about her battle with body dysmorphia and why the opinions of trolls 'bother' her more than they should. During a recent episode of the podcast Sex, Lies, And Spray Tans hosted by Cheryl Burke, Sara admitted that she began suffering from an 'eating disorder,' 'anxiety,' and 'PTSD' at a very early age.

On the whole I'm not a fan of taking lots of supplements. But I do make an exception for vitamin D during the winter. But this year I am going to keep taking these supplements.

Elon Musk's Tesla has rescinded its summer internship offers from university students through a phone call. Many of the laid off interns had signed house leases and were to start by May 20

Tourists poke fun at 'nuts' Changing of the Guard ceremonies: 'This is the most unserious, serious thing I've ever witnessed'

Videos of Changing of the Guard ceremonies around the world are racking up views, with social media users calling them the 'most unserious, serious' things they have witnessed. Tourists are beginning to poke fun at the 'nuts' and 'silly' displays of military drills.

A public health emergency was declared in Long Beach, California on Thursday after a tuberculosis outbreak linked to a hotel left at least one person dead and nine hospitalized.

TJ Holmes and Amy Robach commiserate with ABC weatherman Rob Marciano who was fired after

T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach have shared their sympathy after ABC's weatherman was fired from the network for his alleged temper. Rob Marciano, 55, exited his position as meteorologist for ABC News and Good Morning America last month - which was confirmed by PEOPLE on April 30. Marciano frequently butted heads with his predecessor Ginger Zee, who 'brought out the worst in him.' The 55-year-old had joined GMA in 204 to take over Zee's role after she was promoted to the daily set to replace chief meteorologist Sam Champion. The weatherman engaged in a 'screaming match' with a producer at 'GMA' the week before he was fired.

French scientists discovered children conceived using frozen embryos had a 61 per cent greater chance of developing the blood cancer later in life.

Russell Wilson and Ciara are reportedly set to receive $31million in the sale of their Washington estate after finally finding a buyer for the property.

Councilman, 58, is accused of strangling to death stripper, 20, when she tried to leave

James McNeal, 58, slashed his wrists and had his lawyer call police to arrest him about 24 hours after his girlfriend Liliya Guyvoronsky, 20, was killed in her South Seattle bedroom. When police entered the house they found Guyvoronsky naked on her bed, lying on her back with the bedding covering her, according to the arrest report. The young woman said in sent to friends said McNeal was controlling, got angry when she said no to him, and once told her would 'sex traffic' her.

Can YOU spot the hidden rattlesnake? Internet sent into a frenzy over deadly predator that

The head-scratching brainteaser was shared to Reddit earlier this week from a user in Northwestern Oklahoma. The unnamed man uploaded the snapshot alongside a caption that simply read: 'Find the rattlesnake.' It was soon flooded with comments from frustrated viewers admitting it was impossible to find as one wrote: 'Yeah my a** ain't surviving the wild.'

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Cicadas map shows where broods emerge as sightings start to appear in parts of US

Trillions of periodical cicadas are expected to emerge across the U.S. this spring and summer in an insect event which has not happened in over 200 years. For the first time since 1803, two different broods of cicada will emerge across more than a dozen states, mating and laying millions more eggs, starting in May. The giant insects hibernate as groups in either 13 or 17-year cycles. While the cicadas are harmless to humans and animals, their loud screaming noise and vast numbers often attract the ire of locals for the month or two that they are active.

Rousey has starred in a number of box-office over the past decade, including Expendables 3 with Sylvester Stallone and Fast & Furious 7 with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

Sofia Vergara, 51, says she is 'maybe' dating Dr Justin Saliman as she states she needs a

Sofia Vergara has been very coy about how serious she is with her new beau, Dr Justin Saliman. But in the new digital issue of People, the 51-year-old Griselda star did allow that they are 'maybe' an item even though they have been photographed going on dates for months. 'I think now that I'm older, it's great because you know exactly what you like,' the actress said about finding love after divorcing Joe Manganiello last year.

'She dresses like a prostitute': Rep. Lauren Boebert's GOP rival in Colorado makes shocking remark about MAGA darling as she's met with chants of 'Beetlejuice' during visit to George Washington University

State Rep. Richard Holtorf (left) said during a radio interview Thursday that Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (right) 'needs to learn how to dress'. He compared her women working the streets near the Colorado capitol building who wear 'high heels, short skirt, low cut blouse'. Holtorf commented on Boebert's appearance just one day after she was heckled by a crowd of apparent students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in DC. The protesters repeatedly chanted 'Beetlejuice' at the Congresswoman as her security detail led her through the campus. They also sang Darth Vader's theme from Star Wars.

Beverley lost his temper and took his anger out on rival fans during the team's elimination from the playoffs Thursday night. Initially, he defended his actions, insisting it was a last resort.

Moment armed police arrest TikToker poking his microphone under nose of King's Guard horse at Buckingham Palace

The prankster, known by TikTok handle ymusa18, was cuffed and carted off after he began confronting people who criticised him for harassing the guardsman and his mount while tourists tried to take pictures on Thursday. Similar to Mizzy, the lawbreaking prankster who has since vowed to change his ways, the prankster films himself harassing members of the public - and was arrested outside Downing Street for appearing to suggest he was carrying a bomb. But his most recent stunt outside the Household Cavalry Museum on Whitehall saw him confront members of the public who disliked his pranks - and was then grabbed and pinned to a fence by armed police officers as he pleaded with them for calm.

American South sea levels from Texas to North Carolina rising TWICE as fast as rest of the

Cities, towns and vacation spots across the American South are 'drowning' under rapidly rising tides that could soon put them underwater. Ocean levels are at least six inches higher than they were a decade ago along a swathe of the country from Texas to North Carolina . Climate change is steadily raising sea levels around the world, but the Gulf of Mexico is rising faster than almost anywhere else in the world. 'It's irreversible,' Jianjun Yin, a climate scientist at the University of Arizona, told the Washington Post .

Garcia failed anti-doping tests the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month. The 25-year-old tested positive for the performance enhancing ostarine.

About 20 migrants sprinted off a boat after it docked at a marina on the tip of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California, in the latest brazen attempt to circumvent border security.

MASSIVE dead alligator left in the middle of Louisiana road causes cars to crash and sends

An enormous dead alligator distracted a driver in Louisiana and caused a car crash on Paris Road around 6.30am Monday. One car swerved off the road into a nearby bayou. Those involved in the crash were not seriously injured, witness Kayden Koffler said. Koffler, who wasn't present at the time of the crash, told NOLA.com the alligator was dead when he showed up for work at Gulf South Automotive, near the crash scene, that morning. A picture showed the large gator laid out on the median, as it looked toward the road.

The Bucks were sent packing as the Indiana Pacers sealed their series win with a 120-98 Game 6 victory over the No. 3 seed and Beverley proved himself to be a sore loser as tensions boiled over.

Jeremy wraps his arm around his partner Lisa Hogan's shoulders as the couple, visibly emotional, fight back tears as they watch a lorry carrying thirteen of their cows drive off down a country lane.

EXCLUSIVEFIRST LOOK inside Cunard's new ship Queen Anne: The Mail spends the night on the $627million liner ahead of her maiden voyage. Here's our fascinating video footage from the stay...

MailOnline Travel's Jo Kessel spends the night on Queen Anne ahead of her maiden voyage to Lisbon. She stays in a Queens Grill suite, one of the ship's most sought-after cabins. She films the highlights of her stay, with her footage showing her room, the Grand Lobby, the pools, the bars, the food, and more...

   

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'We have all been in rooms like this!' Comedian leaves the internet in stitches by sharing her honest reactions to the filthy bedrooms of men in New York

Navy blue sheets, a single yellowed pillow, the absence of a bedframe and the vague essence of Ikea décor - yes, you've arrived in a boy's room. The images that come to mind when picturing a single man's room are vivid - often provoking a visceral reaction to those who have witnessed first-hand the depravity and mind-bending nature of entering a room so cluttered and yet somehow, so empty. Bemused and intrigued by men in New York and the habitats they call home, comedian Rachel Coster, 28, bravely decided to wade into their duvet cover-free lodgings in a TikTok series called Boy Room - where she investigates the bedrooms of men in the Big Apple.

A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a knife from a grocery store and threatening customers at a busy Melbourne shopiing mall.

Princess Eugenie shares a new picture of son August, three, as she pays tribute to 'her

Princess Eugenie paid tribute to her husband Jack Brooksbank in sweet birthday post on Friday. The mother-of-two, shared a series of snaps on Instagram to celebrate her 'love' on his 38th birthday with the previously unseen family photos showing the couple on the beach with their three-year-old son, August. One photo shows Eugenie, 34, with Jack enjoying a beach sunset as the pair throw their arms up in the air for a snap. (right) In another photo Jack can be seen fooling around with seaweed on his head while playing with their son August on the beach. (left)

   

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Britney Spears cries in new video of a huge lump on her twisted ankle claiming she was 'set up' by her MOM - after medics dragged her out of Chateau Marmont amid fears of a 2008-style breakdown

Britney Spears claims she was 'set up' by her mother Lynne Spears as she continues to share her truth about what went down when paramedics escorted her out of the Chateau Marmont in the early hours of Thursday morning - sparking concern that the singer is suffering a 'mental health crisis.' The superstar, 42, sounded tearful as she narrated two Instagram videos that showed off her 'twisted' right ankle that looked painful and swollen. It was originally claimed that Spears had suffered the injury after an alleged altercation with her felon 'ex' Paul Richard Soliz at the famed hotel in Los Angeles, but the singer insists that she fell while trying to 'do a leap' in her room.

Drew Barrymore came clean about a dirty X-rated blunder from yesteryear and revealed she once made a list ofthe people she had sex with but lost it at Danny DeVito's house in 2002.

Adorable moment dog refuses to eat until its owner takes its paw and says grace - as people claim that's why 'all dogs go to Heaven'

Gamer and content creator Haley Buckland, who graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College last year, took to TikTok to share the sweet moment her hound declined its meal until the two prayed together. The influencer, 25, explained that her dog wouldn't consume the grub until she recited the renown 'God is great, God is good' prayer, at which point she did and the hound happily gobbled it down. Viewers were left fascinated by the devout dog, while many claimed its behaviour was the reason behind the saying 'all dogs go to Heaven'. (Pictured: the unknown dog waits to say Grace before eating its food)

   

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