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Madonna is counting her blessings, just one year after being discharged from the hospital after nearly losing her life.

Madge took to Instagram to reflect on her past year, saying "A year ago today, I had just come home from the hospital after surviving a life threatening illness, I could barely stand in my backyard holding one sparkler."

She continued, "I made a miraculous recovery and had an amazing year. Thank you God. Life is beautiful! ♥️🧨🔥"

Death Valley is on the verge of breaking the insane heat record of 130 degrees -- but adventure seekers be warned, one misstep in the park could be your last ... TMZ has learned.

The National Weather Service is warning the famed national park in California's Mojave Desert will become a legit inferno, amid a national heatwave, which means Death Valley could break its own record -- 130 degrees -- for the highest temperature ever reliably recorded ... and that's raising concerns for park officials.

DVNP spokeswoman Abby Wines tells TMZ ... visitors need to be very smart about moving around the park during this time, because -- in some cases -- park rangers won't be able to rescue you from danger.

Donald Trump just upped the ante for Joe Biden in their 2024 race for the presidency – challenging the current commander-in-chief to another, less restrictive debate to test their competence.

Trump - the presumptive Republican presidential nominee – posted a long screed on his Truth Social platform, throwing down the gauntlet for a "no holds barred" debate with Biden – his Democratic rival.

The former U.S. president opened by asking Biden to debate him onstage alone so they could talk about the future of the country.

In a terrifying scene like something right out of the film "Jaws" ... multiple people were injured when a shark attacked on July 4th at South Padre Island, TX.

Police were called for an attack on a man who was severely bitten just before noon Thursday ... but in a later statement from Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept., they reported two people were bitten and two more had encountered the shark but were not seriously injured.

While the injured man was initially treated at the beach by firefighters and police ... officials say one of the bite victims was taken to a local hospital, while the other was flown out for further treatment.

Several spectators were hospitalized after stray fireworks launched into the crowd Thursday at the Provo, UT "Stadium of Fire" July 4th show.

The spectacle took place at LaVell Edwards Stadium ... and as several fireworks were blasted for a military flyover during the flag ceremony, some of the rockets were sent flying into the audience in the stands.

Witnesses claim at least five mortars shot directly into the audience ... with one witness seeing a person get hit directly in the face by one of the sidetracked blasts.

Joe Biden has been steadfast up to this point -- he's in the 2024 race to stay, but that's not the way top officials in his campaign are feeling.

TMZ has learned one top campaign official is privately telling at least one mega-donor ... "It's only a matter of time" before Biden bows out.

We're told the official is saying the focus has now shifted from singular support for a Biden re-election to, "Democrats have to retain The White House." In other words, it's no longer all about Biden.

Tori Spelling is ready for hot girl summer, rocking a bikini and looking super fit ... and apparently, it's all thanks to a weight loss drug.

Tori hit the beaches of Malibu Tuesday in a neon green bikini and was kinda spilling out of her fit.

In true Malibu style, she was also rockin' some serious bling while jumping the SoCal waves.

So, it wasn't just one transatlantic passenger who found himself stuck in the ceiling of a Boeing en route to Uruguay earlier this week – a toddler got stuck up there as well.

Passenger Dr. Cecilia Laguzzi says it's an image she'll never forget ... she found her 2-year-old son lodged in the ceiling above the overhead compartment on Monday's Air Europa flight UX045 from Madrid to Uruguay ... after it hit a wild bout of turbulence.

Laguzzi tells "GMA" she woke up to what felt like 6 or 7 seconds of freefall before the plane leveled off. In the chaotic aftermath, she began searching for her kids, who were sleeping a few seats away with her husband, but her youngest was MIA.

Tennis star Andrey Rublev melted down during his Wimbledon match on Tuesday ... beating himself repeatedly with his racket -- and the wild outburst was all captured on video.

Rublev's temper tantrum happened in the middle of his face-off with Francisco Comesana ... after he failed to return one of his opponent's shots.

As the ball went sailing toward the crowd, Rublev saw red ... and slammed his racket into his knee over and over and over again.

Lindsay Lohan just turned 38 and she couldn't be happier.

The actress posted an Instagram photo of herself with a big fat smile on her face as she celebrated her birthday Tuesday. She wore a white blouse and donned a small crown on top of her head with multi-colored bday candles.

In the caption, Lindsay wrote, “Another trip around the sun 🎂🥳🎉😘🙏 grateful for every moment and cherishing every second of everyday and all of the beautiful things life has to offer. Feeling blessed. Thank you for all of the lovely birthday wishes ☺️.”

Brandi Glanville is sounding off on how "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" legal drama is impacting her mentally and financially ... and she's, once again, threatening to take legal action.

The former 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star took to X Tuesday to further deny Caroline Manzo's lawsuit claim Brandi sexually assaulted her during production for the Morocco-based season.

As Brandi put it, she's been put through the wringer over the lawsuit -- saying she was "fired, removed from the cast [and] held hostage in a hotel in Morocco for days."

Dick Vitale just underwent surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node ... but in true Dickie V fashion, he's remaining positive about everything.

The famous college basketball announcer revealed last week that he was diagnosed with the disease after tests showed a mass in his neck was malignant.

On Tuesday, docs cut it out of him with the hopes of stopping its spread ... and in a post on his X page, he told his followers he's optimistic about his prognosis.

Devastating news in the sports world ... rising Badminton star Zhang Zhijie died after collapsing during a match on Sunday. He was only 17.

The tragic incident occurred during the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia ... as China's Zhijie faced Japan's Kazuma Kawano.

Footage of the incident, which we will not share, shows Zhijie collapsing, sending him crashing to the floor, where he appeared to convulse ... as his opponent and other officials stood watching.

The Joe Biden everyone saw during his car crash debate with Donald Trump was the same Joe Biden his closest confidantes have seen numerous times behind closed doors for more than a year, according to Carl Bernstein.

The famous Washington Post journalist sat down with CNN host Anderson Cooper Monday night to discuss Biden's horrible performance against Trump during last week's debate in the run-up to the 2024 Presidential election.

Citing anonymous sources, Bernstein told Cooper that Biden's top aides have witnessed similar behavior by the commander-in-chief on "15, 20 occasions in the last year and a half."

President Biden's debate gaffes are ticking off some folks who work in the White House, because they've reportedly been kept away from him ... and now it's causing a divide among staffers.

Alex Thompson, the national political correspondent for Axios, joined us Monday on "TMZ Live," and broke down the disconnect happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Alex says lots of people who work with Biden are only given access to him between 10 AM and 4 PM when POTUS is at his sharpest, and that's why they were so shocked to see his slip-ups at Thursday's debate, which started at 9 PM ET -- a time when Alex says Biden is more prone to make mental mistakes.

Bradon Nimmo fainted in his bathroom and suffered a gnarly head wound early Monday morning ... but, thankfully, the Mets outfielder says he's going to be OK -- even though he's going to miss some playing time.

The 31-year-old says the scary spill happened in his hotel room at around 5:15 AM -- after he woke up with an upset stomach.

Nimmo, sporting a small bandage on his forehead, told media members just before New York's game against the Washington Nationals on Monday night that at some point, however, he blacked out, hit his forehead on something ... and woke up bleeding.