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If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters on Sunday, he’ll walk away with $4.5 million. That’s up from the $4.2 million he won last year. The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year’s championship at $22.5 million overall — the highest payout of golf’s four majors. The Masters’ prize payout was $21 million last year. The other three major tournaments have not announced prize funds for this year. In 2025, the PGA Championship's was $19 million, the British Open's was $17 million and the U.

Masters winner is set to make $4.5 million out of a majors-record $22.5 million prize purse

‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters

UK forced to halt Chagos Islands deal after Trump criticism

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Sharply rising gas prices drove inflation to 3.3% in March, the highest rate in nearly two years.Inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months as aftershocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran spread beyond gas prices.Ripple effects from the Iran war, which began in late February, have swiftly set back progress on inflation and added more pressure for Americans struggling with affordability.With inflation running well above normal for more than five years, we’d love to hear how your household finances are holding up.How much longer can your household budget withstand higher-than-ty

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4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

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Exclusive: US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say

US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.It would be a provocative move considering Beijing said it helped broker the fragile ceasefire agreement that paused the war between Iran and the US earlier this week. President Donald Trump is also set to visit China early next month for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The intelligence also underscores how Iran may be using the ceasefire as an opportunity to replenish certain weapons sy

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Melania Trump’s Epstein statement stunned White House aides but was in keeping with a first lady who does her own thing

With war raging in the Middle East and midterms on the horizon, the White House seemed to have finally shaken the Jeffrey Epstein saga that plagued the first year of Donald Trump’s second term.Inside the White House, officials had started to move on.But for first lady Melania Trump, the Epstein story was still all consuming.Trump’s extraordinary remarks on Thursday distancing herself from the late sex offender were driven by her monthslong fixation on press coverage and internet speculation about her ties to Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.The first lady’s dismay ov

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Appeals court says Trump White House ballroom construction can proceed for now

A federal appeals court said Saturday that President Donald Trump can move ahead for another week with construction of a massive new White House ballroom while judges consider the project.The 2-1 order from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is a temporary win for Trump in a protracted legal fight over whether he has the authority to build the ballroom on the site of the former East Wing without express approval from Congress.The appeals court said work on the project can continue until at least April 17. The court sent the case back down to a federal judge who initially ruled against it, saying

3 people stabbed and suspect fatally shot by officers on subway platform at Grand Central, police say

Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger

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Democrats withdraw endorsements of Eric Swalwell and demand he end bid for California governor

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s bid for the California governor’s office was reeling Friday as his campaign was halted on the main Democratic fundraising platform and top Democratic supporters withdrew their endorsements and urged him to drop out of the race in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had told Swalwell to end his bid, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on him to drop out. California Sen. Adam Schiff and Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, both longtime allies, said they were withdrawing their endorsements. Swalwell’s campaign c

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Exclusive: Former staffer alleges in CNN interview that Rep. Eric Swalwell raped her

Former staffer tells CNN that Rep. Swalwell raped her while she was intoxicated

The long road from teary denial to a guilty plea in the Gilgo Beach serial killings

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UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean has run out of time in Parliament. It’s the latest fallout from souring relations between Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government and the Trump administration. Trump initially backed the deal, but ch

3 people stabbed and suspect fatally shot by officers on subway platform at Grand Central, police say

A machete-wielding suspect stabbed three people on the subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him, according to the New York Police Department.The violence erupted around 9:50 a.m. ET on a platform beneath Grand Central, according to a law enforcement official.The suspect, who was carrying a machete, was ordered to drop the weapon before lunging at the officers, who opened fire, the official said. He died later from his injuries, sources said.Gov. Kathy Hochul said on social media that “innocent people were attacked in a sense

Eric Adams, former 'international mayor' of NYC, becomes an honorary Albanian citizen

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‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters

Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.”Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of helping “radical Islamic Afghans invade Texas.”Rep. Chip Roy, running to replace Paxton as attorney general in a runoff next month, has alleged without evidence that parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, home to thousands of Muslims, have become what some Texas women believe to be “no-go zones” in which they are “increasingly feeling uncomfortable, as if they are someho

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Historic US-Iran direct talks begin in Pakistan as war's fragile ceasefire holds

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Democrats withdraw endorsements of Eric Swalwell and demand he end bid for California governor

In his first 100 days, Mamdani brings a unique star power to New York City governance

In his first 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has governed with a star power unusual in politics

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Former staffer tells CNN that Rep. Swalwell raped her while she was intoxicated

A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos. Swalwell denied the women’s allegations. CNN's Pam Brown has the details.

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