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NEW Religious critics of Swift's much-hyped record say the songstress's writing implies that Christians are hateful, judgmental, vindictive people. Shane Pruitt of the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board pointed to specific lyrics he found objectionable. In the song 'But Daddy I Love Him,' for instance, Swift croons: 'But daddy I love him / I just learned these people only raise you / To cage you / Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best / Clutchin' their pearls, sighing, 'What a mess' / I just learned these people try and save you 'Cause they hate you.'

Dozens of tornadoes have been leveling towns, closing highways and cutting off power throughout the Midwest since Friday, and it's been revealed that at least two people have died in Holdenville, Oklahoma as a result of a twister that hit the small town on Saturday night. Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas are among the states affected, with other states on high alert.

Major cities like San Francisco have hit headlines amid concerns their urban districts are in the grip of a doom loop - but a new report revealed the city where an even worse crisis is unfolding in its decaying downtown. Take the city's largest office building for example. In 2006 this prime real estate sold for $205 million. But that same now vacant skyscraper recently sold for around $3.5 million - a shocking 98 percent drop in value in less than two decades, the outlet reported. The Railway Exchange Building, once the crown jewel of downtown, is also now an empty relic with peeling paint.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, 73, was arrested Saturday at Washington University.  Stein and members of her campaign staff joined pro-Palestinian protests at the college in St. Louis, Missouri when the 2024 candidate got into a scuffle with law enforcement.  Students at Washington University are among those engaging in nationwide campus protests over their college's ties to the war in Gaza.  

The HBO comic and pundit blasted demonstrators who have brought chaos to 'normies' with sit-down protests on major roads and college campuses as damaging their own cause. He dubbed the Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf the modern equivalent of the Che Guevara T-shirt and scorned their 'cosplay as revolutionaries' while disrupting the lives of those who have to work for a living. 'Hey, if it makes you feel good to cosplay as revolutionaries. Knock yourself out. Burn yourself out. Just don't drag Gaza into it,' he said on Real Time with Bill Maher. 'Also, throwing stuff on paintings is just stupid. No one sees mashed potatoes on a Monet and thinks he's got a point, I should recycle my cans.'

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made a striking appearance at Patrick and Brittany Mahomes' charity auction event, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end referred to the pop singer as his 'significant other.' 'I think, um, I was just talking to my significant other,' Kelce said, whetting the audience's appetite for a highly coveted auction item: tickets to her Eras Tour. 'We might have one other auction item that wasn't on the docket.'

The Lone Star State's loneliest counties have been laid bare as new statistics show just how many Texans are fleeing less desirable counties. The latest US Census data comes as Texas continues to act as a de facto juggernaut when it comes to transplants - adding more than any other state in the past year. The Lower 48's biggest state - which is larger than many countries and has 254 counties - saw its population swell by almost 475,000 within that span, with statistics showing how some hotspots are booming.

TikToker Erin Cloudy was renovating her new home when she made a shocking discovery - a hidden door that led to a whole secret room 'as big as her apartment,' and a network of underground tunnels. Taken aback by the terrifying finding, she took to TikTok to take viewers along for the journey as she explored her bizarre new property, with her videos racking up millions of views.

Donald Trump tore into the annual dinner where journalists in Washington, D.C. gather with celebrities and White House staff for a night of comedy, awards and comradery. The former president said the dinner this year, which aired live on C-SPAN, was 'really bad' and claims President Joe Biden's remarks were 'an absolute disaster.' Trump, 77, has a long history with the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. He decided to skip the event when he was president and his relationship with mainstream media outlets and journalists soured.

NEW Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted that the Supreme Court will return Donald Trump's presidential immunity case back down to the lower courts. The South Carolina Republican said there is no 'absolute immunity' detailed in the Constitution, but thinks the ase will result in Trump gaining 'some immunity' for actions he took when president and is now being prosecuted for. Additionally, Graham dismissed former American Media CEO David Pecker's testimony about Trump paying to kill bad stories about him ahead of the 2016 election, claiming famous people often use this tactic.

Nicole Kidman was supported by her daughters Sunday Rose, 15, and Faith Margaret, 13, as she received an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. The 56-year-old movie star shares Sunday and Faith with her country star husband Keith Urban, who was also by Nicole's side for the glittering affair. Faith and Sunday glowed with filial pride as they stood beside their mother, who was decked out in a shimmering gold Balenciaga gown for the Los Angeles event.

Justin Bieber shared a more emotional side on Sunday, as he posted a number of selfies of him in tears. The singer, 30, took to his Instagram multiple times over the weekend, sharing several different photo dumps. Among the snaps were ones from his surprise appearance at Coachella, where he  performed during Tems' set. 

The porn industry has changed dramatically over the past three decades, with the rise of the internet and technology. Last century, one would walk into seedy shops and rent or purchase the X-rated films but with the rise of online sites like PornHub and OnlyFans, those days are long gone.

A city in the Midwest has been likened to destinations like Paris and Fiji due to its booming music, culture and sports scene - despite being painted as the 'murder capital' of the United States. When travel magazine Afar ranked its top must-see destinations this year, the list featured options like Paris, Rome and Fiji, plus a surprise contender: Detroit. This may come as a shock, considering Detroit has long been painted as dangerous and crime-ridden on top of the economic collapse it suffered over a decade ago. However, the Visit Detroit campaign aims to fight stereotypes about the city and encourages people to visit to experience its architecture, museums and more.

The Duke of Sussex will fly to the west African country to join Meghan just days after his return to Britain for the Invictus Games 10th anniversary in his first visit since Kate Middleton revealed her cancer diagnosis. The couple have been invited to Nigeria by the country's chief of defence staff, who met Harry in Germany last September at the Invictus Games Dusseldorf. They will meet service members and their families and participate in 'traditional cultural activities, according to Nigerian media. The Sussexes quit the UK and moved to America when they stepped down as working royals in January 2020.

Alyssa Grenfell, 31, graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, in 2016. By the end of 2017. she'd left the Mormon church and moved from Utah to New York City with her husband, and now works as a content creator focusing on growing up in the Mormon church and her decision to leave it. Her alma matter boasts a 99 per cent Mormon student body and campus life is heavily dictated by a series of hyper-strict rules, banning everything from coffee and alcohol to premarital sex to male facial hair - and much much more. Delving into BYU's culture, she took to YouTube to share an exhaustive explanation of what life at the ultra-religious institution was like.

A 58-year-old man who looks far younger than his actual age has revealed the secret behind his youthful appearance. Chuando Tan, a one-time pop star from Singapore, has an Instagram account that is filled with images that make him look barely a day past 25. Tan, who initially went viral back in 2017, after a Chinese website featured his Instagram profile, gained a slew of followers thanks to his ripped body which makes him look decades younger than he actually is.

Penelope Cruz is turning 50-years-old on April 28 and she seems to be looking forward to it. 'Turning 50, it's a huge, beautiful thing, and I really want to celebrate that with all my friends,' she told Elle earlier this year. The star from Spain does not seem to age as she looks incredible youthful while approaching the big milestone. With her wrinkle-free face, thick and long black hair and tiny but toned frame, the siren has managed to keep herself very well preserved, making her look like she is in her late 30s and not almost 50. She has reason to stay young-looking: the Oscar winning actress not only acts on the big screen, but she also models for Chanel and Lancome. The wife of Javier Bardem , with whom she has two children, has addressed staying young looking saying she eats whole foods, uses wrinkles creams, takes Bioidentical hormones, works out four times a week and meditates.

Like something out of Game of Thrones, a literal castle has hit the market - and instead of King's Landing, it can be found a few miles from Detroit. On sale for some $2.3million, the 26-room abode harks back to a lost age, and comes complete with a moat, drawbridge, hidden passageways, and a dungeon (with a fully operational hot tub) - as well as bragging rights over your peasant pals.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Just over a decade ago, a well-educated Russian historian was captured by authorities before they stumbled upon a grisly collection of hand-made human dolls in his apartment. Once a respected figure in his field, horrific truths began surfacing in 2011 about Anatoly Moskvin, 57, that revealed he was digging up dead females and turning them into dolls. It was believed he had desecrated around 150 graves in total.

This is the adorable moment a clever elephant returned a toddler's tiny shoe after it was dropped into a zoo enclosure. In the cute clip, the huge creature can be seen gently scooping up the tiny blue and yellow shoe using its enormous foot and lengthy trunk. Slowly grasping the minuscule footwear, the friendly giant delicately returned the shoe dropping it back into the young visitor's hand.

Actor and model Elizabeth Hurley (pictured) has shared her approach to diet - revealing that she has 'pretty simple' tastes. The mother-of-one made the comments in an interview with the Telegraph , admitting that she 'didn't really know the difference between ultra-processed food and processed food until quite recently'. However, according to the 58-year-old, who 'always watched what I eat, since for ever', checking food labels as a teen, she never wanted to consume highly processed foods. Rather, she describes her regime as 'very normal', and says she doesn't drink 'weird green juices or anything like that'.

Kim Kardashian gave her new ice blonde hairdo its public debut at the Homeboy Industries' Lo Maximo Awards in Los Angeles this Thursday. Thrown at the JW Marriott in LA Live, the event was held in honor of the beneficiaries of Homeboy Industries' reentry program to integrate prisoners back into society. This year's gala had Kim as one of the awardees, recognizing her years of legal activism to help get convicts released from prison. 

At first glance at these people, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them as a random group of strangers. But upon closer inspection, they might start to look more and more familiar. Artist José Antonio Saliba has imagined what several celebrities would look like as the opposite gender. From popstars to politicians, his creations have piqued the interest of millions of viewers across social media. So, can you tell who they are you? Scroll down for the answers!

Buffalo selected the Florida State standout with the 33rd pick in the NFL Draft on Friday. Besides adding another ace at the receiver position, the Bills added quite a character to their locker room. Before taking questions from the press, Coleman engaged with reporters by raving about a deal he got on his coat. 'Guess where I got this [jacket] from?' Coleman asked a reporter. 'You're going to be wrong, though - Macy's.

Pope Francis has visited Venice and took part in a canal tour weeks after asking worshippers to 'pray for him' following a health battle. The head of the Catholic Church appeared in good spirits in the Italian city on Sunday as he was welcomed to the city by roaring crowds.