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First it was referred to as a “mysterious illness.” Later it was called “gay cancer,” “gay plague” and “GRID,” an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously, some called it “4H disease” – shorthand for “homosexuals, heroin addicts, hemophiliacs and Haitians,” the populations most afflicted in the early days.

White House press secretary denies that president wrote Epstein a card that included the outline of a woman’s body for the sex trafficker’s 50th birthday. This blog is now closed.

Tom Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award later this month, but the US Military Academy’s alumni association has unexpectedly cancelled the ceremony. This has prompted Trump to gloat by taking shots at the celebrated actor.

Letter contains purported message from Trump to Epstein in which the president says, ‘May every day be another wonderful secret’. Key US politics stories from 8 September at a glance