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👔 Trump Lands in Saudi Arabia, Kicking Off Tour of Gulf States

President Trump, who will also go to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, has told advisers that he wants to sign deals worth more than $1 trillion on the trip.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Gaza is now facing ‘catastrophic’ hunger. Experts warn it’s likely to get worse

Nearly half a million Palestinians face “a high risk of outright famine” if the situation does not change, aid agencies say.

SMH

🔥 Man arrested over arson attack on Keir Starmer property

A 21-year-old man is in custody after a string of recent fire attacks on properties owned by the British prime minister.

SMH

🔥 Man arrested over fires at Keir Starmer properties

A 21-year-old man is in custody after recent fires at two homes owned by the British prime minister.

SMH

🔥 This Is Not the Saudi Arabia Trump Visited Before

America’s national security could benefit from a successful Trump visit to Saudi Arabia — and suffer from a bad one.

NYTIMES

🔥 Rumours continue to swirl that the fourth season of The White Lotus will be filmed in a popular Aussie tourist spot

With a fourth season of The White Lotus confirmed, rumours are swirling about the location for the upcoming series.

DAILYMAIL

🛢️ American oil magnate, his wife and two sons indicted over $300M crime scheme linked to Mexican cartels

James Laen Jensen, 68, an American oil magnate, and his family have been accused of working with Mexican cartels to smuggle over $300 million worth of crude oil into the United States.

DAILYMAIL

💻 High school English teacher lets rip as she reveals technology has crippled her classroom in unfiltered exit video

A high school teacher has gone viral after announcing she's quitting the profession in a nine-minute video filmed from her empty classroom.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Palace buried photographs of Princess Diana and David Bowie for nearly 40 years to quash affair rumours

The backstage image of a smiling Diana next to an equally ecstatic Bowie was captured by photographer Denis O'Regan during the pop star's 1987 Wembley concert.

DAILYMAIL

🆘 Afrikaners landing in US with refugee status is “deeply offensive”

“Trump’s acceptance of Afrikaners as refugees into the United States is an assault across many fronts.”

ALJAZEERA

🇺🇸 Inside the sleepy fishing village that's turned into the new Hamptons as thousands of wealthy Texans invade

A formerly laidback fishing village in Texas has turned into a playground for local millionaires. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Revealed: What REALLY happened between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton at Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress fitting, according to insider

In his new book Yes, Ma'am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants, Tom Quinn reveals what really happened between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 What did Kylie Jenner whisper to Timothée Chalamet? Hot couple go viral after flirty moment at NBA

Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Timothée Chalamet enjoyed a date night at game four of the NBA Playoffs.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why fans believe this fired Real Housewives of Atlanta star is returning to the series

Fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are convinced that an original cast member is set to return to the series. 

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Heartwarming moment Clemson University's president is knocked over by his graduating daughter

A Clemson University graduation turned unexpectedly emotional when the president was knocked to the ground. The tumble was caught on video and sent social media into a frenzy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Mom awoke to husband standing over her with a knife just months before family-of-four were found dead

A father, mother and their two teenage children are dead following what officials are calling an apparent murder-suicide in Nebraska over the weekend.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Colbert Thinks the Nickname ‘Lady Giuliani’ Suits Jeanine Pirro

Colbert said President Trump’s latest appointment from the Fox News roster “drank a whole bottle of champagne, and then someone told her the news.”

NYTIMES

⚔️ Experts warn Congress cuts to addiction funding will mean more overdose deaths

A broad coalition of addiction experts wants Congress to maintain healthcare funding for the nation's response to fentanyl and other street drugs.

NPR

🌡️ Nigeria has a food security problem as water for crops is harder to find

Climate change is challenging agriculture in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country

ABC

🌐 World trade chief says global free trade is in a 'crisis' while on visit to Japan

The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his fast-changing tariffs and other policies

ABC

🏦 Chiefs superfan 'ChiefsAholic' sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma prison

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank.

NPR

🇨🇳 Both sides blinked, but this is Trump’s capitulation to own

As the clock starts on the 90-day period for the US and China to strike a deal, was all the pain of the last six weeks worth it?

SMH

🤖 Jamie Lee Curtis makes emotional plea to Mark Zuckerberg over disturbing use of AI images

Hollywood star Jamie-Lee Curtis posted on both Facebook and Instagram, reaching a combined nine million followers, to make a heartfelt plea to Mark Zuckerberg.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Rachael Ray draws strong reaction after posting concerning new video

Rachael Ray left her fans more concerned about her health than ever after sharing a new video over the week.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Diddy's lawyer's astonishing request of eight-and-a-half-months-pregnant Cassie as she prepares to testify

Marc Agnifilo, one of Combs' attorneys, made a request to District Court Judge Arun Subramanian in an attempt to avoid swaying the jury during Cassie's testimony.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Bangladesh's interim government strips former ruling party of registration, barring it from polls

Bangladesh’s Election Commission has cancelled the registration of the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, preventing it from participating in the next national election, which is expected to be held by June next year

ABC

🏛️ Diddy filmed women as he forced them into days-long drug-fuelled 'Freak Off' sex parties, stamped on a girlfriend's head and dangled a woman from a baclony, his New York trial is told

Rap superstar Sean 'Diddy' Combs forced women to take part in drug-fuelled sex parties which went on for days while he filmed them, a court heard yesterday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Killers of the Flower Moon star Samuel French dies at 45 and devastated friend reveals his cause of death

The native Texan - who called 2024 'the worst year known to mankind' - appeared gaunt in his final selfie dated April 23

DAILYMAIL

🛂 Starmer’s sharp pivot on borders isn’t just about policy – it’s about political survival

Will the British PM’s immigration gambit work, or is he simply playing catch-up to the far-right’s anti-immigration agenda?

SMH

🔥 Four men arrested after suicide death of high school 'sextortion' victim

Ryan Last, 17, sent intimate photos of himself to someone he thought was a 20-year-old woman. When he was tricked into believing the pictures would be leaked online, he took his own life.

DAILYMAIL

👨‍⚖️ Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify people illegally in U.S.

The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification.

NPR

👔 Full list of drugs that could be slashed under Trump's new executive order

President Trump touted a new Executive Order that would more closely align drug prices in the US with those sold in Europe and the UK, but his signature will do little to ensure the policy is implemented.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 'I've practised being booed' Israel's Eurovision entry tells BBC

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack, says performing her ballad New Day Will Rise is a "personal win".

BBC

🇮🇱 'I've practised being booed', Israel's Eurovision entry who survived Hamas attack tells BBC

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack, says performing her ballad New Day Will Rise is a "personal win".

BBC

⚔️ The U.S. Army Is Finally Pivoting Toward Future Threats

A new doctrine will transform the kinds of weapons America uses, how they are purchased and how fast they get into the hands of soldiers.

NYTIMES

🏦 Joann's competitor shows no mercy as it tries to pilfer company's shoppers amid 800-store closure

Joann's biggest rival is working to pilfer shoppers, even before the glitter settles on the major craft chain's bankruptcy.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 'Money illusion' explains why side hustles are actually making you poorer… and how you can earn more

More than half of Americans now have a side hustle alongside their nine-to-five job, however it could be making them poorer.

DAILYMAIL

🏥 Tory Lanez injured after he's stabbed 14 TIMES in prison amid 10-year stint for Megan Thee Stallion shooting

TMZ reports Lanez was rushed to the hospital after he was stabbed by another inmate in the yard of the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on Monday morning.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 There Are Two Chinas, and America Must Understand Both

The technological success that has captured the attention of many in the United States is one aspect of the Chinese economy. There’s another, gloomy one.

NYTIMES

🤖 Yankees star Oswaldo Cabrera rushed to hospital in an ambulance after horrifying injury on the field

The Yankees were closing in on a routine win at T-Mobile Park against the Seattle Mariners when the third baseman slid in to home plate to make the score 11-5.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 New Orleans Saints make shock decision to sign scandalized rookie QB after Derek Carr's retirement

In the wake of the retirement of their starting quarterback, the New Orleans Saints are signing an undrafted rookie who last played at a community college.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Mom awoke to husband standing over her with a knife... just months before family-of-four were found dead

A father, mother and their two teenage children are dead following what officials are calling an apparent murder-suicide in Nebraska over the weekend.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russia DID down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine killing 298 passengers and crew in 2014 atrocity, UN aviation body rules

The UN's aviation council on Monday ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,174

These are the key events on day 1,174 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

⚽ Livvy Dunne joined by fellow Sports Illustrated swimsuit models on the field for glamorous first pitch at Mets game

Livvy Dunne has gotten used to seeing the inside of a ballpark by now. The glamorous girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes has been to many a game at PNC Park to watch her boyfriend.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 I was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer after brushing off symptom that strikes millions after they eat

Heather Candrilli had been suffering from a common digestive symptom for years but blamed it on her diet. So, when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her world was turned upside down.

DAILYMAIL

⛔ EU readies capital controls and tariffs to safeguard Russia sanctions

Alternative legal options explored to circumvent Hungarian veto

FT

👔 Trump leans left in bid to revive flagging poll numbers

US president’s proposed pharma price cuts and tax increases for the rich echo policies of progressive Democrats

FT

🌧️ Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal will take a decade to produce results

Industry executives warn of long timelines and high costs of an agreement championed by US president

FT

🇮🇱 Trump’s patience with Netanyahu is running out

The US is pursuing its own objectives and cutting Israel out of dealmaking with Iran and Saudi Arabia

FT

🤖 Spain probes cyber weaknesses at small power plants after blackout

Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage

FT

🔥 Energy groups scrap Texas-backed projects as costs rise

Developers abandon state-backed $5bn fund to shore up supply just as electricity demand soars

FT

📉 Surge in Chinese listings drives boom for US small-cap IPO market

Record number of small listings comes despite lacklustre market for big public offerings

FT

🤖 Spain investigates cyber weaknesses in blackout probe

Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage

FT

🌧️ Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal won’t show results for a decade

Industry executives warn of long timelines and high costs of an agreement championed by US president

FT

⚔️ How long can Europe’s EV sales comeback last?

Demand for battery-run cars strong in first quarter but analysts warn trend may not continue

FT

📈 US groups raced to stockpile pharmaceuticals ahead of tariffs

Imports of products used by pharma and medical groups surged to a record in March

FT

🇩🇪 Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.

German companies invest more than three times as much in the United States as American companies do in Germany, but they are starting to rethink that strategy.

NYTIMES

💼 Bianca Censori's little sister Angelina responds to rumours she is dating Kanye West's streaming partner Sneako as she joins her older sibling and rapper in Mallorca

Bianca Censori's sister Angelina has shut down speculation she is dating Kanye West's business partner Sneako as she spent time with the trio in Mallorca.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Tim Walz's son breaks silence on emotional DNC moment after being viciously trolled online

Gus Walz, then just 17, sobbed and clapped from the crowd at the Democratic National Convention, proudly pointing up at his father on stage as he shouted 'that's my dad.'

DAILYMAIL

🌨️ Disney's panned Snow White movie starring Rachel Zegler faces fresh embarrassment over Seth MacFarlane dig

The film has suffered countless embarrassment ever since the project was initiated, right the way through to its subsequent release.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Wicked: For Good trailer unveiled by Jon M. Chu at special screening as he begs viewers not to record

Director Jon M. Chu was on hand to personally introduce the sneak peek.

DAILYMAIL

💼 Antiques Roadshow star arrested after sisters accused him of stealing $6 MILLION in precious gems hits back

Kevin Zavian, 67, who regularly appears on Antiques Roadshow, has hit back at his sisters - who accused him of stealing $6 million in precious jewelry from their family business.

DAILYMAIL

💻 We've earned enough money to quit our jobs and retire early thanks to 'house hacking'... here's how we did it

Jeffrey White, 41, and his wife Suleyka, 37, went from forking over $1,500 per month on a mortgage to living free and earning enough money to retire early thanks to a method known as 'house hacking.'

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir puts India in a tight spot

For decades, third-party mediation on Kashmir has been taboo in the Indian foreign ministry.

BBC

🌧️ Jayson Tatum taken off in a wheelchair after suffering worrying non-contact injury in NBA playoff showdown

Tatum wasn't touched as he reached for the ball in the fourth quarter, immediately falling to the floor and clutching his right ankle before trainers rushed onto the court to attend to him.

DAILYMAIL

📉 With Guarantees Galore, Christie’s Has a Rocky Start to Auction Week

There was little excited bidding on the art collection of the Riggio family, who built their fortune on the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain — a caution flag for the art market.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Trump 'thinking' of going to Turkey for proposed Zelenskyy-Putin peace talks

Donald Trump has said he is "thinking" of going to Turkey on Thursday for potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia's leaders.

SKY

🤖 Bizarre battle over Batman heiress' $52m fortune sparked by a boy toy... but family claim there's another villain

Elizabeth Sanders Kane, 82, is so synonymous with Batman that she's played cameo roles in three movies. But her gilded Hollywood life took a dark turn in 2015.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 I ate the 'healthiest meal in the world' for a week. It contains cheese and chocolate... but one change to my body was genuinely amazing

As a health journalist, I've seen it all: from celery cleanses to butter coffee. So when I saw a leading nutritionist had crafted what is claimed to be the 'healthiest meal in the world,' I had to try it.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 DR PHIL reveals Diddy's trial tactics: How he could walk FREE after his defense team used a hidden stunt in opening statements

Before launching my television career, I was a consultant for trial attorneys. My past life even inspired the TV legal drama Bull , which ran for six seasons on CBS.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Newspaper editor charged with faking sickening claims against father of missing teen cowboy Jarrett Brooks

Jarrett Brooks, 16, was seen on security cameras grabbing a pistol at the house in Joseph City, Arizona, about 6.30am on July 4, 2023. Instead of looking, the cops investigated his parents.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal, it’s poisoning the people who use it

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing

ABC

🗳️ D.N.C. Takes Step to Void Election of David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta as Vice Chairs

David Hogg has faced sharp criticism for his plan to fund challenges to incumbent Democrats, but a D.N.C. vote on Monday began with an earlier complaint about the procedures used in an internal party election.

NYTIMES

🔥 Knicks on the brink of first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years after comeback win over Celtics at raucous MSG

In Game 1 of the second-round NBA playoff series between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks, the Celtics led by 20 points only to allow the Knicks to come back before losing in overtime. 

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Top Democrats plotting secret intervention for John Fetterman after 'concerning' health decline

Top Democrats may stage an intervention to help Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman after an anonymous colleague admitted they're 'worried about him' amid reports about his health.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Trans Miss Maine beauty pageant contestant reveals encounter with Bill Belichick's girlfriend Jordon Hudson

Bill Belicheck's girlfriend Jordan Hudson had an encounter backstage with the transgender contestant she was competing against in the Miss USA Maine pageant.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 MAGA ally Ben Shapiro goes scorched earth on Trump for 'taking sacks of goodies' from Qatar

Trump has repeatedly hit out at critics of the deal, which would see him accept an opulent Boeing 747 as a gift from the Qatari royal family to use as Air Force One for the remainder of his term.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Ex-NFL star arrested on child abuse charges in Florida

The 34-year-old, who is a seven-year league vet, was booked on two charges - one of negligent child abuse without bodily harm, and one of soliciting another for prostitution, lewdness or assignation.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Trump grants white South Africans refugee status in the US

The group of about 50 arrived in the US as refugees, a humanitarian designation meant for those fleeing war or persecution that the Trump administration has suspended for all other groups worldwide.

SMH

🤖 Five things we learnt as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking trial opened

A federal prosecutor painted a disturbingly violent, sadistic and long-running pattern of the rapper coercing women into having sex with male escorts while he watched and recorded videos.

SMH

👔 Syrian interim President proposes plan to build “Trump Tower” in Damascus

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is reportedly pitching an ambitious plan to secure a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump during his Middle East tour. The proposal, which includes building a Trump Tower in Damascus, offering U.S. access to Syria’s oil and gas reserves, and pursuing détente with Israel, aims to charm the U.S. administration […]

ENDTIMES

👔 In Trump Tax Package, Republicans Target SNAP Food Program

Limiting funding for SNAP could help defray the costs of President Trump’s tax plans, but could result in millions of low-income families losing access to aid.

NYTIMES

💻 SOTT FOCUS: MindMatters: Three-Body Problem: Soft Disclosure? John Carter talks ETs and UFOs

Today MindMatters welcomes back John Carter to talk Cixin Liu's Three-Body Problem, science fiction in general, and to compare NHI theories. Do UAP represent extraterrestrials putting on a show to appear more advanced than actually are? Or super-advanced ultraterrestrials who may have their own weaknesses? What is the possible connection between tech and psi? And would humanity actually unite in the case of an ET threat, as Ronald Reagan so endearingly believed? Running Time: 01:56:57 Download: MP3 — 161 MB

SOTT

🤖 Trump administration welcomes 49 white South Africans as refugees

Many in the group from South Africa held small American flags as two officials welcomed them at an airport hangar outside Washington on Monday.

SMH

🔥 Watch: Coercion or consent? Opening statements in Diddy trial

Prosecutors allege the rapper used fame and violence to sexually abuse women, while the rapper's attorneys defended his "swinger" lifestyle.

BBC

🚨 ‘Take it to your room’: Security guard tells Diddy trial of finding Cassie in hotel

A former hotel security guard has told a court he was alerted to a “woman in distress” on the sixth floor and that Sean “Diddy” Combs offered him a “stack” of cash after the incident.

SMH

❗ Iconic 90s rock band cancels tour after drummer suffers medical emergency

A beloved 1990s rock band is cancelling their highly-anticipated tour after one of its members suffered a medical emergency.

DAILYMAIL

🗽 Michael Jordan joins NBC as the network revives its NBA coverage

It has been over 20 years since NBC had rights to broadcast NBA games. Its last run was during the 90s, which coincided with Michael Jordan's reign over basketball.

NPR

🚨 Rapper Tory Lanez stabbed 14 times in California prison attack

The Canadian hip-hop artist is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion.

BBC

🤖 Biden Is Being Evaluated for a ‘Small Nodule’ in His Prostate

It is common for a man of Mr. Biden’s age to experience prostate issues. His spokesman declined to elaborate on any details about his care.

NYTIMES

🚔 Diddy filmed women as he forced them into days-long drug-fuelled 'Freak Off' sex parties, stamped on a girlfriend's head and dangled a woman from a balcony, his New York trial is told: Rapper ADMITS domestic violence but says kinky sex is no crime

Rap superstar Sean 'Diddy' Combs forced women to take part in drug-fuelled sex parties which went on for days while he filmed them, a court heard yesterday.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Kremlin’s ‘cocaine’ chaos: How Macron’s tissue was twisted into a propaganda attack

France has hit back at its enemies, accusing them of spreading fake news that European leaders had taken drugs on a train to Ukraine. Here’s what really happened.

SMH

🤖 Trump says it would be 'stupid' not to accept Qatari plane - as jet already in the US

Donald Trump has claimed it would be "stupid" not to accept the gift of a free Qatari plane to replace Air Force One, with the jet already in the US, according to flight tracking data.

SKY

🏛️ The stunning reason why so many are convinced that Elon Musk is the father of Amber Heard's surprise new baby twins: ALISON BOSHOFF

Amber Heard, whose court showdown with ex-husband Johnny Depp made lurid headlines around the world, has announced the arrival of twins, Ocean and Agnes.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ The TRUTH about Starmer and Macron's 'cocaine party' on the train to Ukraine - and the chilling message it tells us about the future: JANE FRYER

There's a video doing the rounds. It is about 15 seconds long, has caused a hell of a stir and was filmed on Saturday night on the late train from Poland to Ukraine.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 NADINE DORRIES: This is why I believe the tragic, destructive feuds between Harry, Brooklyn and their families will only get WORSE

If Shakespeare's ghost resides in a garret somewhere above the new Globe theatre, I imagine his head will be down, his quill furiously scratching across parchment.

DAILYMAIL

⚡ Girl's heartbreaking act of disappointment after she lost race to trans rival

A Maine high school girl was heartbroken after losing a race to a transgender competitor, Soren Stark-Chessa, a biological male who now dominates girls' track and cross-country events.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ The chilling insurance policy more Americans are buying... and what it says about gun violence in the US

More Americans are taking out a drastic insurance policy as gun ownership and stand-your-ground laws continue to spread across the country.  

DAILYMAIL

🎄 World's best destination dupes as travellers swap cramped hotspots for quiet towns - including 'the Maldives of Europe'

Fed up of overcrowded holiday hotspots? You might be in need of a destination dupe.

DAILYMAIL

🥳 Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's porn searches after fatal pool party that tied him to victims

Quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger made a series of disturbing searches on his cellphone in the months after he attended a pool party.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Museum opens in Czech Republic at site where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

The former textile factory in the town of Brněnec was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1938 and turned into a concentration camp. This weekend it welcomed the first visitors to the Museum of Survivors.

NPR

🇯🇵 Scientists in a race to discover why the Universe exists

Researchers in the US and Japan are racing to build new particle detectors that they hope will explain why the Universe exists.

BBC

💼 Kim Kardashian to appear in court as witness in Paris burglary case

The reality TV star and business woman, 44, is expected to take the stand in the afternoon.

BBC

⚕️ RFK Jr. Swims in D.C.’s Rock Creek, Which Flows With Sewage and Bacteria

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow.

NYTIMES

🔥 The Apostle Paul Told Us To Watch For This Very Thing

(OPINION) In tonight’s podcast, we discuss multiple headlines showing us that the falling away of the last days is truly upon us and that it won’t be much longer until the Church is raptured and the Antichrist is revealed to the World.

ENDTIMES

🆘 Watch: Why US is granting white South Africans refugee status

A US-funded flight carrying a group of 59 refugees landed in Virginia on Monday after leaving Johannesburg on Sunday.

BBC

🇬🇧 Cooper Flagg finds out his NBA destination as No 1 pick is revealed in Draft Lottery

While the entire pool of NBA prospects is considered to be a very talented group, the prize of the bunch is a generational talent in the form of former Duke freshman Cooper Flagg.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety

The second Trump administration is blowing through limits on the mixing of public office and personal benefits.

NYTIMES

🤖 'Billionaire' Selena Gomez's startup in financial crisis and missed payroll for employees TWICE

Despite Selena's reported billionaire status, Wondermind associates such as 'employees, vendors and freelancers' have not been paid since late March.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Republicans present plans to gut US support for clean energy

Congressional committee publishes draft law scrapping subsidies for renewables and electric vehicles

FT

⚖️ Republican tax cut plan would gut clean energy

Congressional committee publishes draft law scrapping subsidies for renewables and electric vehicles

FT

⚖️ Republican tax cut plan would gut US clean energy

Congressional committee publishes draft law scrapping subsidies for renewables and electric vehicles

FT

⚔️ My husband is an ER doctor... here are the things he would NEVER do

Arkansas-based Claire Edwards shared the habits and activities her husband, works as an ER doctor, will never participate in.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Diddy's courtroom gesture to mom Janice as she leads family supporting him at trial

The disgraced music mogul's criminal trial kicked off in Manhattan's federal court on Monday, eight months after he was first arrested and hit with a host of charges.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Some Bidders in Trump’s Contest Sold All Their Digital Coins but Still Won

Because of a quirk in the rules, some participants vying to dine with the president benefited from dumping the Trump family’s memecoins rather than accumulating them.

NYTIMES

🤖 The terrifying REAL reason air traffic control blackouts keep happening, revealed by whistleblower... (it'll make you never want to fly again)

For 90 seconds on Friday, planes approaching one of the world's busiest airports were flying blind.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 NFL reveals huge Christmas Day and Black Friday games... as Kansas City Chiefs get primetime slot again

The league is currently in the process of drip-feeding its schedule for the 2025 season, and two Amazon holiday games have now been released - with the Kansas City Chiefs front and center once again.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump Endorses Jack Ciattarelli for Governor of New Jersey

Republicans had been vying for the potentially race-altering support in a state where President Trump had a stronger-than-expected showing in November.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Should You Fly Through Newark Airport? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Technology and staffing problems have plagued the airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs. Officials say they are trying to resolve the issues, but concerns remain.

NYTIMES

🤖 REI's new boss makes astonishing move against Trump admin on her first day in the job

Camping and hiking gear retailers REI have a new CEO who denounced the company's endorsement of one of Donald Trump 's cabinet members amid pressure from left-leaning unions.

DAILYMAIL

🆘 Dozens of white South Africans arrive in US under Trump refugee plan

Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.

BBC

🤖 Beaming Travis Kelce shows off slick new hairstyle as he steps out in New York City without Taylor Swift

Sporting a slicked-back hairstyle and dressed in a grey suit with white tshirt, Kelce beamed at the cameras outside the Beacon Theatre on New York's Upper West Side.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Karma Comes for Kennedy

Casey Means’s nomination to be surgeon general has led to a rift in MAHA.

NYTIMES

🤖 Inside plans for Blue Ivy's major career move as Beyonce and Jay-Z's 13-year-old daughter looks set to make millions

The Daily Mail can reveal the seasoned performer, 13, wants more than to saddle up beside her famous mother - she wants to take the reins and pen her own body of work.

DAILYMAIL

💼 Jayden Daniels' mom lifts the lid on her son's dating life and slams 'predators' coming for his cash

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has a watchful eye upon him at nearly all times in the form of his business manager and agent, Regina Jackson.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.

NPR

👔 A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement

Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.

NPR

🌐 Policy Experts Fear Laxer Climate Rules Could Leave U.S. Markets Open to Greater Volatility

Experts and advocates reacted with concern and disappointment after the world’s top financial regulators agreed on Monday to shift the climate focus of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision toward voluntary disclosures and a narrower focus on extreme weather—a move seen as a step back from earlier momentum toward mandatory global standards. The Group of […]

ICN

🔥 Glamorous beautician 'injected her clients with FAKE Botox and fillers'

Olena Malasheych, a glamorous beautician, was taken into custody last week for allegedly injecting clients with fake Botox and fillers at her Jacksonville, Florida apartment.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Music mogul ‘Diddy’ faces allegations of abuse during first day of US trial

Witnesses say entertainment superstar physically abused women and used his power to push them into humiliating acts.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ U.S. and China roll back steep tariffs as they try to reach a larger deal

There's been a big breakthrough in the battle over tariffs. The United States and China have paused many of their most punishing tariffs, for the time being, while they try to reach a larger deal. It's a major thaw in the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. Lisa Desjardins reports.

PBS

🌧️ Fans outraged as 'fake' Meghan Trainor flaunts Barbie makeover after weight loss and plastic surgery

Meghan Trainor shocked longtime fans over the weekend after debuting a radically new look at KIIS FM's Wango Tango concert.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ What’s next for Trump’s trade war after pausing tariffs with China

As the U.S. and China announced a surprising pause on tariffs, we're taking a look at what's behind it and where things go in the weeks ahead. To discuss the trade negotiations, Geoff Bennett spoke with Derek Scissors of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, who closely follows the Chinese economy and U.S.-China relations.

PBS

🤖 Justin Bieber sparks outrage after 'vile' Mother's Day outburst

Justin Bieber has sparked outrage over a concerning outburst about Mother's Day - despite wife Hailey Bieber celebrating her first.

DAILYMAIL

📰 News Wrap: PKK will disarm and disband in peace deal with Turkey

In our news wrap Monday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party says it's laying down its weapons and disbanding after reaching a peace deal with Turkey, the prime minister of India is warning Pakistan that his country will retaliate against any further attacks and California Gov. Newsom is putting pressure on local governments across the state to clear homeless encampments.

PBS

🤖 Proxy adviser ISS backs Elliott in fight against Phillips 66

Endorsement gives hedge fund a leg-up in campaign to overhaul refiner’s board

FT

👔 Last living American hostage released by Hamas as Netanyahu plans for Gaza’s reoccupation

The final living American hostage held by Hamas is free. Edan Alexander entered Israel from Gaza in a deal made directly between Hamas and the United States. His release came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went further than before on his plans for Gaza, calling for its reoccupation. Nick Schifrin reports.

PBS

🔥 US-Israeli hostage reunites with family after being freed by Hamas

Edan Alexander, 21, is the first hostage to be released by Hamas since a ceasefire ended in March.

BBC

🔥 UN urges calm as heavy fire, clashes erupt in Libya’s Tripoli

Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Heavy gunfire, clashes in Libya’s Tripoli after killing of militia leader

Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ Qatar gifting Trump $400M luxury jet raises ethical and legal concerns

President Trump says the U.S. government is poised to accept an airplane from Qatar valued at nearly $400 million. He claims the 747 aircraft will replace the 40-year-old Air Force One. But the announcement has raised ethical and national security concerns. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kathleen Clark, a government ethics expert and professor at Washington University School of Law.

PBS

⚔️ The Astonishing Threat to Suspend Habeas Corpus

The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law. Ruth Marcus asks whether this is bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse.

NEWYORKER

🌧️ What to expect after Trump signs order demanding lower prices from drug companies

In the U.S., pharmaceutical companies set the prices of drugs with few restraints. In many cases, Americans pay a lot more compared to Canadians or Europeans. President Trump signed an executive order directing that Americans will pay the lowest price available worldwide on prescription drugs. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

PBS

🏛️ Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project

The Federal Railroad Administration has brought in the tunneling company to help with a multibillion-dollar rail project.

NYTIMES

🔥 What Kennedy Gets Right About the Chemicals in Our Food

A handshake deal with the food industry will never be enough.

NYTIMES

🏦 Palestinian Authority Lifting Ban on Al Jazeera in West Bank

The authority offered scant information about why it issued the ban in January, and it maintained that stance in announcing that it was rescinding it.

NYTIMES

🏛️ White South Africans arrive in U.S. after receiving refugee status from Trump

Nearly 60 white South Africans were admitted into the U.S. as part of President Trump’s resettlement program. Afrikaners, largely descendants of Dutch and French colonial settlers, led the apartheid government until it ended. The White House claims a new South African law is racist and the white minority is being persecuted. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Bill Frelick of Human Rights Watch.

PBS

🔥 Jordon Hudson has been approached to appear on Dancing With The Stars amid high-profile Bill Belichick romance

Hudson, 24, has become a household name since beginning her romance with Belichick, 49 years her senior, and TV execs are now rushing to sign her up for shows.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Islamic State fighters who return to the UK 'must face justice'

Islamic State fighters who return to the UK after killings, terror attacks and persecuting minorities must face justice, a committee of MPs and peers has said.

SKY

⚖️ At Trump’s Justice Dept., Bondi Embraces Role of TV Messenger

Attorney General Pam Bondi has adopted a conspicuously performative approach, willing to execute White House directives with little fuss.

NYTIMES

📰 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s tariff negotiations

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a pause in President Trump's trade war with China and the president's trip to the Middle East.

PBS

👔 Trump Uses Sam Snead Analogy to Justify Plan for Qatari Plane

President Trump invoked the golfing great Sam Snead to justify a plan to accept a $400 million plane from Qatar to use as Air Force One.

NYTIMES

👔 Craig Steinley, VP of Appraisal Institute, to Step Away After Harassment Claims

Several women said Craig Steinley, the vice president of the Appraisal Institute, touched them inappropriately — a pattern of allegations that industry insiders say was ignored by the influential trade group.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 Gaza parents desperate as children face starvation under Israeli blockade

The BBC's Fergal Keane reports on the rise of malnutrition in Gaza's children.

BBC

🎥 Telling sign son of notorious drug lord 'El Chapo' has FLIPPED on brutal Sinaloa Cartel in US plea deal

Video allegedly showed multiple adults and children holding their luggage as they met with the FBI - the latest sign that drug lord Ovidio Guzmán has flipped on the Sinaloa Cartel.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 3 people killed in Washington State climbing accident

Authorities said a tragedy befell a group of climbers who were scaling the North Early Winters Spire in Washington State over the weekend.

FOXWEATHER

🤖 Diddy jury watches hotel video, gets 'freak-off' details as sex-trafficking trial begins

The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

BBC

⚽ Diddy used fame and violence to abuse women, trial hears

The rapper has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

BBC

👔 Trump's order on US drug prices: What's in it, and will it work?

The president promises sweeping price cuts "almost immediately", but experts say these are unlikely.

BBC

📰 Morale at the Washington Post Has “Never Been Lower”

From the daily newsletter: what, exactly, is happening at the paper that brought down Richard Nixon. Plus: the economic foreshadowing in Warren Buffett’s retirement.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Hamas releases US hostage in ‘goodwill gesture’ towards Trump administration

The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

SMH

🤖 I'm an air traffic controller. Here's the REAL reason radar blackouts keep happening... an essential safety net is almost gone

For 90 seconds on Friday, planes approaching one of the world's busiest airports were flying blind.

DAILYMAIL

🆘 Dozens of white South Africans land in US under Trump refugee plan

Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.

BBC

🤖 Ex-MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck's cause of death revealed after his shock passing at age of 53

Months after his sudden and tragic passing, details about the death of former baseball pitcher Scott Sauerbeck have been revealed.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Midwest Grapples With Wildfires Amid Record Heat and Dry Conditions

A large swath of Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and Nebraska was on high alert on Monday. Temperatures were expected to approach 100 degrees in some places.

NYTIMES

🤖 Baby boom in iconic seaside city known for retirees is getting new lease on life

A city in Florida that is commonly home to retirees has become the new spot for young families to raise their children.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 REVEALED: Elon Musk's ancient masculine obsession driving him to sire 'legions' of offspring

If America is truly headed for civilizational collapse, Elon Musk surely sees his role as the 'deus ex machina.'

DAILYMAIL

🌌 'Predatory indoctrination': Parents outraged by trans film for kids at Museum of Natural History

The Museum of Natural History shocked even liberal Upper West Side parents last week by showcasing an animated film featuring a drag-performing fox and a trans kid with an identity crisis - alongside an exhibit "about sea animals." The eight-minute stop-motion animation short titled "Dragfox" - featuring a "charismatic" fox in drag voiced by Sir Ian McKellen — played last weekend on a loop inside the august Milstein Hall in the shadow of the famed 94-foot long blue whale. In one scene 11-year-old Sam twirls around with his sister's pink dress, eventually wearing it. The flamboyant fox, "Ginger Snap," snatches it and breaks into a drag musical number as the duo embark on a "magical journey" in the attic. "What on Earth is this doing playing in the Natural History Museum? No connection whatsoever to space, the ocean, anything," blasted one stunned museum-member mom in an online parents group. "There's a time and place for drag queens but the AMNH isn't it," added the mom about the...

SOTT

🇨🇳 Trump Backed Down on China Tariffs

Also, witnesses took the stand at Sean Combs’s trial. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

NYTIMES

🤖 Greedy Airbnb owners get nasty shock after driving up property prices in pretty Texas coast town

Homeowners have realized they are unable to make a quick buck by renting out vacation property in a stunning coastal Texas town.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Blake Lively blatantly contradicts Taylor Swift's claim about It Ends With Us involvement amid subpoena drama

Resurfaced interviews of Blake Lively and the It Ends with Us cast claiming Taylor Swift was allegedly involved with the project have emerged on social media.

DAILYMAIL

👔 ‘MAGA Accounts’ and No Tax on Tips: Republicans Plan to Inject Trump Into Tax Code

House Republicans on Monday outlined their plans for a far-reaching tax bill that would deliver on several of President Trump’s campaign pledges — for now.

NYTIMES

🏦 Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar sentenced to 32 years in jail for bank robbery rampage

The infamous Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as 'ChiefsAholic' has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for a brazen bank robbery rampage across seven US states.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Rapper Tory Lanez stabbed in California prison

The Canadian hip-hop artist is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion.

BBC

👔 Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff

The president named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, as the acting librarian. But staff members refused access to two department officials he chose for key roles at Congress’s main research arm.

NYTIMES

🤖 Diddy's son Christian Combs remembers late mom Kim Porter hours before rapper's sex trafficking trial

Diddy's son Christian Combs paid poignant tribute to his late mother Kim Porter on Mother's Day Sunday - just hours before his father's sex trafficking trial began..

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump’s China Deal Frees Up Shipping. Will Goods Pour Into the U.S.?

The temporary lowering of tariffs may compel some U.S. businesses to order goods that they had held off buying after President Trump raised them to 145 percent.

NYTIMES

🔥 Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea

A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Hollywood Groups Call for Tax Changes After Trump’s Tariff Threat

“Returning more production to the United States will require a national approach and broad-based policy solutions,” the groups said in a letter to the White House.

NYTIMES

🤖 A Biden-era ‘junk fee’ rule is now in effect. Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly

As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping.

PBS

🤖 Walton Goggins' receding hairline hailed as 'sexy' by fans... as expert weighs in on what it means for men

Goggins, who has been in the industry for quite some time now, recently won over a whole new legion of fans following his role as Rick Hatchett on the third season of White Lotus.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Michael Jordan's NBC role revealed… as network execs tap him to be the 'Oprah of the NBA' in shock new gig

It's an announcement that will shake the world of sports broadcasting. Michael Jordan will be on the NBC airwaves when the network returns to airing the NBA next season.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Promising young schoolgirl, 18, made terrible mistake that killed her days before graduation

Averiee Osmundson, 18, from Davis, Oklahoma, was killed instantly when her SUV veered off the road before rolling over 'an unknown amount of times.'

DAILYMAIL

🇯🇵 Trump Mistakenly Thinks Japan Is a Soft Target

Tokyo is ready to play hardball in trade negotiations

FP

🛡️ PKK to Disband, End Insurgency in Turkey

The Kurdish group’s announcement concludes one of the longest conflicts in the region.

FP

⚔️ Terrifying plane crash warning as department mapping deadly obstacles across America is SLASHED

FAA workers from the Obstacle Data Team fear President Trump's sweeping DOGE cuts could have deadly implications for the skies as their team shrinks by more than half.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Biden’s Gaza “Aid” Pier Operation Caused Dozens of Injuries, Millions in Damages

At least 62 soldiers were injured amid the pier operation, with one later dying to his injuries.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Texas Lottery faces scrutiny amid jackpot controversies and leadership shakeup

The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.

NPR

🗳️ Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV.

PBS

🇦🇺 The activist, Elon Musk and Trump’s free speech gripe with Australia

Lawyers spent days going back and forth about a post on X earlier this year. Now the case has caught the attention of the Trump administration.

SMH

💥 Despite Problems in and out of State, Horne LLP Is Again Chosen by N.C. Officials to Run Disaster Relief Efforts

A company whose earlier disaster recovery contract in North Carolina was marked with serious communications problems will return to run North Carolina’s disaster recovery program in western counties flattened by Hurricane Helene. The N.C. Department of Commerce on May 9 awarded a project management contract to Horne LLP, worth $81.5 million over the next three […]

ICN

👮 Family of four found dead in suburban horror killing in Montana home

Nicholas Olson-Hartley made a chilling 911 call before police discovered he had fatally shot his wife, two young children, and himself inside their suburban home.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Ryan Seacrest, 50, makes SHOCK claim about being single

Ryan Seacrest has admitted that he's feeling 'depressed' about being single nearly one year after he broke up with his longtime girlfriend, model Aubrey Paige.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What to know about food poisoning illnesses caused by listeria

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S.

PBS

⚔️ Dow leaps 1,100 points following a 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war

U.S. stocks rallied after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. The S&P 500 jumped 3.3% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1,100 points, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 4.3%.

PBS

🌧️ How Trump Can Reset His Failed Ukraine Policy

More pressure on Russia could end the war.

FP

🤖 Leonardo DiCaprio, 50, reveals who the most important woman in his life is as he gifts her flowers... and it's not Vittoria

Leonardo DiCaprio kept a low profile as he took his mom out on Mother's Day. The 11th Hour producer looked lovely in a long sleeve floral dress. Her shoulder length blonde hair was styled straight.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Pakistan claims it has 'upper hand' over India

Pakistan has "the upper hand", according to the country's minister of information and broadcasting.

SKY

🤖 Bethenny Frankel, 54, makes relatable comments about the pain of being a 'lonely introvert' since COVID-19

'It started with the [COVID-19] pandemic, which gave me license to be the introvert and insular person that everyone is surprised that I am,' said the star. She could be 'home for days.'

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Yeshiva University Reverses Itself and Bans L.G.B.T.Q. Club

The Orthodox Jewish university had reached a settlement with the club in March but said the group had violated the agreement by “operating as a pride club under a different name.”

NYTIMES

🏚️ Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees to the US

Move comes as administration largely closes refugee admissions from countries experiencing widespread violence, poverty.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Apple to pay out nearly $100m over claims phones listened in on users' conversations... how to get a payout

According to the lawsuit, iPhones and other devices may have secretly recorded their users' private conversations after the devices unintentionally activated Apple's voice assistant Siri.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump Is Bending the Refugee Program to Fit His White Nationalist Agenda

Trump is using the baseless claim of “white genocide” promoted by the likes of Elon Musk to grant asylum to Afrikaners.

TRUTHOUT

🤖 Trump’s Executive Order to Lower Drug Costs Has No Clear Enforcement Mechanism

The administration is seeking to lower costs by obtaining “most favored nation” status among pharmaceutical companies.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Coming Out of the Closet Was a Liberation. Why Are Some Peeking Back In?

Long a place of hiding and shame, it’s now being reconsidered in queer culture — and beyond.

NYTIMES

👔 The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

NPR

🌐 Tariff Truce With China Demonstrates the Limits of Trump’s Aggression

President Trump’s triple-digit tariffs on Chinese products disrupted global trade — but haven’t appeared to result in major concessions from Beijing.

NYTIMES

🎖️ US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander reunites with family after release

Video from the Israeli military showed the moment of US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander reuniting with his family.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Oscar-winning A-list star unrecognizable as she almost trips taking the NYC subway

The critically-acclaimed actress was just like anyone else as she waited for the train to come to a complete stop before entering the train.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 ‘Horrific act’: Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN aviation body rules

The decision marks a landmark ruling in a case brought by Australia and the Netherlands against the Russian Federation over the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, killing all 298 people on board.

SMH

⚔️ Iran calls latest nuclear talks with US 'difficult' but both sides agree negotiations will continue

The latest round of high-stakes nuclear talks between Iran and the US have ended, with Tehran calling them difficult but with both sides agreeing to further negotiations. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed on X that the talks had concluded, saying they were "difficult but useful to better understand each other's positions and to find reasonable & realistic ways to address the differences." A senior Trump administration official gave a more positive assessment, telling CNN the discussions "were again both direct and indirect" and lasted over three hours, calling them encouraging. "Agreement was reached to move forward with the talks to continue working through technical elements," the official said, adding that the US side was "encouraged by today's outcome" and looks forward to their next meeting "which will happen in the near future." No date has been agreed for the next round although Baqaei said it would be announced by mediator Oman. Omani Foreign...

SOTT

🇷🇺 Middle-aged Pennsylvania mother's astonishing actions that ended with two dead

Tonya Dupree, 57, had a shocking meltdown just before her husband's dead body was found in inside their King of Prussia home on Saturday morning. Less than an hour later, another body was found.

DAILYMAIL

💱 S&P 500 notches third-biggest jump of past 5 years on trade deal hopes

Equities, dollar and oil advance in afternoon trading after world’s biggest economies reduce punitive levies

FT

🤖 Zac Efron showcases shock new look as fans notice major hair transformation

The 37-year-old actor is currently filming the upcoming Judgement Day movie, alongside Will Ferrell, Regina Hall, Jimmy Tatro, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

DAILYMAIL

📰 'Honey, he's had enough of you': Trump's Mideast moves increasingly seem to sideline Israel

On Friday, a popular Hebrew X account called "News From a Year Ago" tweeted a short video of Donald Trump, then running for US president, from May 2024. "If any Jewish person voted for Joe Biden, they should be ashamed of themselves," Trump said in the video. "He's totally abandoned Israel and nobody can believe it." One year later, if there's a president many Israelis are viewing with disbelief, it's Trump himself. Trump — who campaigned on his record of good relations with Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — has spent the past month building out a vision for US policy in the Middle East that appears to be sidelining the country and its leader.

SOTT

🤖 ‘He called himself the king’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking trial begins in New York

A federal prosecutor painted a disturbingly violent, sadistic and long-running pattern of the rapper coercing women into having sex with male escorts while he watched and recorded videos – which he then used to blackmail them.

SMH

⚔️ Wall Street stocks soar on US-China tariff reprieve

Deal stokes optimism among investors that Donald Trump will de-escalate trade war

FT

⚔️ Shark Tank star Lori Greiner issues stark safety warning when it comes to money

Shark Tank star Lori Greiner has issued a stark safety warning to her millions of social media followers - and it's especially important as the weather gets warmer.

DAILYMAIL

🇫🇷 Gérard Depardieu faces verdict in sexual assault trial seen as #MeToo test

Women's rights advocates say the case is about whether France's justice system is truly ready to reckon with sexual violence.

NPR

🏛️ Trump Administration Considers Large Chip Sale to Emirati A.I. Firm G42

The firm, which the U.S. government scrutinized for its ties to China, is angling for hundreds of thousands of advanced artificial intelligence chips in a deal that could be finalized this week.

NYTIMES

👔 Who der Leyen: The EU has a major, unfixable problem with its foreign policy

It must be quite a burn for Brussels elites when Washington says their most vaunted quality is not as good as they try to make it look. This one stings. When asked how the EU might dodge US President Donald Trump's tariff hammer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent replied: "My observation... goes all the way back to [former US Secretary of State] Henry Kissinger's statement: 'When I call Europe, who do I call?' So, we're negotiating with a lot of different interests." Translation: You can't sit with us until you stop fighting at your own lunch table. Sure, the continent is tripping over its own policies and tumbling down an economic staircase, but at least everyone's falling in sync. Brussels tightens the "unity" straitjacket, and they all cheer, or risk getting whacked back into line. Unity is the brand. Unity is the product. Unity is the hashtag.

SOTT

🤖 Kate Gosselin looks unrecognizable eight years after reality show went off air as she drinks BOOZE with her kids

The 50-year-old media personality - whose estranged son Colin recently revealed a new career venture - took to Instagram to share rare snaps of the kids.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Newsom’s Model Ordinance Pushes Homeless Sweeps Across California

The proposed ordinance would restrict repeated camping and block encampments on sidewalks.

TRUTHOUT

🏈 College football star Nathaniel Bernard Jennings, 19, shot dead in Florida

The 19-year-old was killed in Downtown Melbourne following an argument. The suspected shooter, former college basketball player Stephan Dieujuste, has been charged with manslaughter.

DAILYMAIL

📰 CBS insiders reveal how spooked bosses are dealing with tanking Evening News revamp

CBS is staying with its dual-anchor 'Evening News' setup despite waning ratings, according to a new report.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Mourner riding home from dad's funeral on motorbike met horrific fate at hands of Karen in a Subaru

Jay Guido (pictured), 53, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while going for a motorcycle ride after his father's funeral.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Hamas Releases Israeli American Soldier, Seeking to Reopen Ceasefire Talks

The White House reportedly negotiated with Hamas without Israel’s participation for the captive release.

TRUTHOUT

🌧️ Trump signs executive order to bring down prescription drug prices

President makes push to bring down drug prices that have long been a source of financial strain for US patients.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 India-Pakistan ceasefire holds for a 2nd day

The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.

NPR

⚖️ Officials Are Denied Access to Library of Congress After Trump Names New Boss

A brief standoff unfolded on Capitol Hill after library workers turned away two top Justice Department officials installed by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, who has been named acting librarian.

NYTIMES

💨 Hatred spreads from Israel to Pakistan

In 1915, two years before the Balfour Declaration announcing the creation of a "Jewish national home" in Palestine, Sir Herbert Samuel, then an employee of the British Foreign Office, called for the creation of a Jewish state in order to mobilize the diaspora in the service of His Majesty's Empire. He specified that this state should never be able to provide for its own security and should always be dependent on military support from London. The same Herbert Samuel, who had become His Majesty's High Commissioner to Mandatory Palestine, chose the anti-Semite Mohammed Amin al-Husseini as Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, while he sent his own son, Edwind Samuel, to serve in the Jewish Legion of the revisionist Zionist Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky. This policy continues today when the "revisionist Zionist" Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister and son of Jabotinsky's private secretary, made sure to provide Hamas with $2.7 billion between 2012 and 2023 (cf. VIN 2505), i.e. to prepare for the...

SOTT

👔 MAHA Hugger Mugger

"Those who perpetrated the greatest ruse in American presidential history by staging the Biden presidency will never tell us what their ultimate agenda was" — Victor Davis Hanson One baseline truth in current American life is that our bodily well-being gets worse as the so-called health care industry gets ever-larger — it is now 17.6-percent of the economy (GDP). This is clearly the basis of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) campaign that attached itself to the Trump 2.0 program. You hear almost no arguments against MAHA itself, even from the Party of Hustles and Hoaxes, but plenty of calumny and objurgation against MAHA's chief advocate, Robert Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Trump's initial nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, was pulled last week just before her scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. Her credentials looked a bit sketchy — med school on the tiny Caribbean island of St. Maarten (say, what. . . ?) and other irregularities — which she confabulated about anyway....

SOTT

⚔️ BEST OF THE WEB: MAHA Hugger Mugger: Fighting The Biomedical War On The American Public

"Those who perpetrated the greatest ruse in American presidential history by staging the Biden presidency will never tell us what their ultimate agenda was" — Victor Davis Hanson One baseline truth in current American life is that our bodily well-being gets worse as the so-called health care industry gets ever-larger — it is now 17.6-percent of the economy (GDP). This is clearly the basis of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) campaign that attached itself to the Trump 2.0 program. You hear almost no arguments against MAHA itself, even from the Party of Hustles and Hoaxes, but plenty of calumny and objurgation against MAHA's chief advocate, Robert Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Trump's initial nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, was pulled last week just before her scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. Her credentials looked a bit sketchy — med school on the tiny Caribbean island of St. Maarten (say, what. . . ?) and other irregularities — which she confabulated about anyway....

SOTT

🤖 Cleveland Browns star Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, 25, announces he will miss entire 2025 season

Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah's future in the NFL has suddenly become clouded by the neck injury he suffered late last season against Baltimore.

DAILYMAIL

🎵 Gwen Stefani, 55, brutally SHAMED over performance at pop music festival in California

Gwen Stefani has divided fans following a performance at the KIIS FM Wango Tango pop concert over the weekend. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Ivanka Trump flaunts her trim pins as she soaks up the sun in floral mini dress to celebrate Mother's Day in Miami

The first daughter, 43, slipped into a stylish tropical print mini dress for the occasion - which appeared to be Farm Rio's $185 ruffle dress - as she set sail on a boat before tucking into brunch.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Dozens of white South Africans flee for the US as refugees months after Trump said Afrikaners faced 'racial discrimination'

The 49 Afrikaners -  a white minority group in South Africa - will be relocated across the US after the White House fast-tracked their applications.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Joe Rogan makes stunning admission about Jesus’ resurrection

(OPINION) Joe Rogan, a self-described atheist, has questioned the logic of the Big Bang theory, saying the resurrection of Jesus Christ seems more believable. On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience with TikTok personality Cody Tucker, Rogan said he does not buy the idea that the universe began from a tiny, dense point […]

ENDTIMES

🔥 John Cena, 48, reveals how he changed his life after he was diagnosed with cancer

John Cena is sharing advice and what he wished he'd known before he was diagnosed with skin cancer.

DAILYMAIL

💼 Trump's small business guru reveals true extent of Elon Musk's power

Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler praised Musk for uncovering massive fraud, waste and abuse and bringing an entrepreneur's mindset to the White House.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ One in five people in Gaza face starvation, famine watchdog warns

The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas in Gaza

The 21-year-old is the first hostage to be released since a ceasefire came to an end in March.

BBC

🔥 Timothee Chalamet fans SLAM 'creep' Shia LaBeouf for taking a swipe at the young actor

Timothee Chalamet fans have blasted 'creep' Shia LaBeouf for taking a swipe at the young actor in a barbed new interview.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Poland Prepares for War

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's efforts to change the U.S. relationship with Europe and NATO have caused some European countries to rethink their own defense. One example is Poland, which shares a 500-mile border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.

NPR

🌧️ Airlines take steps to ensure they keep flying even after outbreak of nuclear war

Airlines are taking steps to ensure that they can keep flying even after the outbreak of a nuclear war. Jets could continue to fly following an atomic blast under special insurance policies being drawn up to address the possibility of conflicts escalating in Ukraine and Kashmir. Current policies that date back to the 1950s would […]

ENDTIMES

🎵 Criminal trial of rapper Sean Diddy Combs begins in New York

The criminal trial of rapper Sean Diddy Combs is underway in the US, where the music mogul is accused of sex trafficking.

SMH

🔥 Republicans Want Budget Cuts, but Not the Political Consequences

With a crucial week looming in the House, the G.O.P. is groping for ways to achieve savings without provoking a political backlash. It’s a little tricky.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump Heads to the Gulf With Deals on the Table

The U.S. president’s trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE has billions of dollars at stake—sometimes with troubling implications.

FP

🇮🇱 Hamas releases final American hostage

Hamas releases American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander who had been in captivity for more than 18 months.

SMH

⚖️ Catholic Church will excommunicate priests who follow a new Washington state law

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement – even in the privacy of a confession booth. Priests in Washington have always had something similar to attorney-client privilege when hearing confessions, but the new law — which Gov. […]

ENDTIMES

💲 Celtics fans Dave Portnoy and Bill Simmons in bitter escalating feud with ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson

Diehard Celtics fans Dave Portnoy and Bill Simmons were both put on blast by ESPN NBA analyst and former Boston rival Richard Jefferson amid their escalating feud with the network.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Protesters rally against Israel’s participation in Eurovision

Protesters in Basel condemned Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ New dire crash warnings over FAA workers who map deadly obstacles like buildings and power lines for pilots

FAA workers from the Obstacle Data Team fear President Trump's sweeping DOGE cuts could have deadly implications for the skies as their team shrinks by more than half.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Airlines Collect Passenger Data and Sell It to ICE, Other Federal Agencies

Data includes full flight itineraries, passenger name records and financial details which are otherwise hard to obtain.

TRUTHOUT

🇨🇳 The macho fantasy driving Elon Musk to father countless children... and why so many men are turned on by it too

If America is truly headed for civilizational collapse, Elon Musk surely sees his role as the 'deus ex machina.'

DAILYMAIL

👔 With immigration limits, the U.K. vows to end a 'failed experiment in open borders'

Taking a page from President Trump's playbook, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced visa restrictions, using language his critics said was dangerous.

NPR

👨‍⚖️ The very snooty way women in city with America's oldest moms treat younger women who have children

In the city with the oldest first-time moms in America, younger women say they're being judged, excluded, and quietly shamed for having kids 'too soon.'

DAILYMAIL

👔 Albanese set to land in a changed and changing Indonesia

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former military man.

SMH

👔 Mexico says US suspension of beef imports because of screwworm is unfair

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has described as “unfair” the decision by the Trump administration to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days due to the detection of screwworm in shipments

ABC

📰 Newsom urges California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging California’s local governments to begin clearing homeless encampments, escalating the state’s efforts to ban makeshift camps that line streets up and down the state.

PBS

🤖 Ethics experts worry about the implications of Trump accepting Qatar's luxury plane

Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.

NPR

🏛️ Stephen Miller’s Argument for Suspending Habeas Corpus Is Legal Garbage

Suspending the right to challenge the legality of one’s detention in court would shred a core tenet of the Constitution.

TRUTHOUT

💱 Trump Family Bitcoin Company Announces Plan to Go Public

American Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency firm co-founded by Eric Trump, said it was merging with a company traded on the Nasdaq, the latest expansion of the family’s investments in crypto.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Urgent warning over popular health food that's riddled with toxins linked to autism, cancer

Consumer Reports investigated the levels of four toxic heavy metals in more than 27 products that are part of the new health and wellness trend.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why Burger King is banned from one small town in Illinois

Burger King restaurants have been banned from a small Illinois town and areas within 20 miles of it.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 India-Pakistan ceasefire brings hope and uncertainty

A ceasefire between India and Pakistan is currently holding, bringing relief to civilians who fled after recent attacks.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ The twisted 'urges' that drive female teachers to sleep with teenage boy students

I'm sitting across from an attractive, well-spoken, successful career woman. An award-winning teacher.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Scientists reveal exact date universe will end: 'Sooner than we feared'

Scientists have discovered that the universe is decaying much faster than they thought, and have pinpointed exactly when it will perish.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Can Istanbul talks pave way to end the war in Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to meeting proposed by Vladimir Putin - if he attends in person.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇳 Who blinked first? How the US and China broke their trade deadlock

Secret meeting in IMF basement paved way for tariff deal seen on both sides as a victory

FT

🏛️ Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

NPR

🔥 E.U. Leaders Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Cease-fire by End of Day

European leaders threatened new sanctions unless Moscow accepted a cease-fire right away. President Trump seemed to endorse the idea of a meeting between Ukraine’s and Russia’s presidents, and said he might take part.

NYTIMES

🌩️ Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.

PBS

🔥 Virginia homeowner reveals why he shot dead a teenage boy playing 'innocent' doorbell prank

The devastated family of a popular high school senior shot dead during a disastrous TikTok prank that turned deadly have spoken out about their grief.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Fed Official Still Bracing for Economic Slowdown Despite China Tariff Pause

Austan D. Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed, said there was still a risk of higher consumer prices and slower growth amid elevated uncertainty about the White House’s trade policy.

NYTIMES

🔥 Inside Trump's controversial $400m 'palace in the sky' jumbo jet gifted from Qatar

The private 747 comes with a master bedroom, a guest bedroom, two full bathrooms, nine lavatories, five small kitchens, and a private office.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Hamas frees US-Israeli soldier as Gaza faces bombardment, risk of famine

Hamas frees Edan Alexander as Israel presses on with its Gaza assault and 71-day blockade of all aid.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇱 Hamas frees soldier Edan Alexander as Gaza faces bombardment, famine risk

Hamas frees Edan Alexander as Israel presses on with its Gaza assault and 71-day blockade of all aid.

ALJAZEERA

⚖️ US Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder arrested for 'engaging in prostitution' with undercover officer

The incident took place at a hotel in Ohio, where the Olympic gold medalist was accused of trying to pay an undercover law enforcement officer for oral sex. He allegedly brought cash to the meeting.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Popular Philadelphia rapper LGP Qua shot and killed aged 30

LGP Qua, a famed Philadelphia rapper, was tragically shot dead at the age of 30 on Sunday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 India and Pakistan Hold Talks Aimed at Extending Cease-Fire

Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.

NYTIMES

📉 US's No 2 hotel chain sparks fury by cancelling room and selling it back to customer for 4x the price: 'Fraud'

A customer was stoked to find below-market-rate prices for his upcoming Super Bowl trip. But he says the company rescinded the unbelievable offer.

DAILYMAIL

👔 First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically reshaped refugee program

The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

NPR

👔 First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program

The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

NPR

🌩️ Violent storms wreak havoc across France - 10,629 lightning strikes recorded on May 10

Flights were also diverted from major Paris airport due to heavy rain A trail of damage was left in the wake of the weekend's storms that battered France from north to south. Several areas of southern France saw powerful storms descend over the weekend, leaving flooding and hailstorms in the Occitanie and Nouvelle Aquitaine regions.

SOTT

🌨️ George Clooney ridiculed for 'snowflake' outfit during baseball game

George Clooney may be hitting it out the park with his Broadway play titled Good Night, and Good Luck - but fans have ridiculed him for his recent baseball attire.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Newark Airport Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays

The delays are the latest problem to plague the airport, where radar and radio communications have recently malfunctioned.

NYTIMES

🔥 LIZ JONES: The startling truth about Meghan and Harry's relationship after their big night out - and why it's a lesson for Charles and the royals

Meghan's Instagram treated us to a whole carousel of happy selfies late on Friday night.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Cuomo Loses $622,000 Over Concerns of Improper Super PAC Coordination

The New York City Campaign Finance Board withheld the funds after concluding that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo most likely coordinated ad language with a super PAC.

NYTIMES

🏥 Tory Lanez 'STABBED' in prison amid 10-year sentence for Megan Thee Stallion shooting

TMZ reports Lanez was rushed to the hospital after he was stabbed by another inmate in the yard of the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on Monday morning.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Perplexity nears second fundraising in six months at $14bn valuation

Artificial intelligence search start-up backed by Accel in $500mn round

FT

🤖 Perplexity nears second fundraising in 6 months at $14bn valuation

Artificial intelligence search start-up backed by Accel in $500mn round

FT

⚔️ Bengals star Trey Hendrickson goes to war with team in furious statement about collapse in contract talks

The Cincinnati Bengals' off-season spending spree didn't include a new deal for Trey Hendrickson and now the All-Pro defensive end says communications with the team have broken down completely.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Meteor fireball sighted in four cities in Brazil on May 10

Clima ao Vivo cameras recorded a meteor that occurred during the night of Saturday (10), which streaked across the sky of 4 cities in Brazil.

SOTT

🏥 At least 10 people hospitalized after catching deadly superbug Listeria from popular SANDWICHES

At least 10 people in California and Nevada have been hospitalized with a vicious food-borne illness.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ Kurdish militant group PKK will disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey

The PKK Kurdish militant group says it will disband and end its armed struggle as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict.

PBS

🔥 1,000 Measles Cases in the US, But Few Solutions From RFK Jr.

Three people have died so far in the US, the highest number of yearly deaths since 1992.

TRUTHOUT

🇷🇺 Russia found responsible for downing of MH17, UN aviation body says

The decision marks a landmark ruling in a case brought by Australia and the Netherlands against the Russian Federation over the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight.

SMH

🏥 Listeria outbreak that hospitalized 10 linked to California company's ready-to-eat products

A likely source of contamination has been identified in an ongoing Listeria outbreak affecting California and Nevada.

LIVESCIENCE

🇷🇺 Russia found responsible for downing of MH17 by top UN aviation body

The decision marks a landmark ruling in a case brought by Australia and the Netherlands against the Russian Federation over the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight.

SMH

⚔️ Diddy list of accomplices will be named and shamed as prosecutor warns 'he didn't act alone': Live updates

Opening statements in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court will happen on Monday after jury selection was delayed.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 World's largest rubber duck is deflated early after 'malfunctioning'

The world's largest rubber duck made a sudden exit from Myrtle Beach after an unplanned deflation, cutting short a water safety campaign that had just begun.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Pittsburgh Can’t Vote on Whether to Divest From Genocide in May Election

Legal challenges killed the referendum effort, and a group is suing grassroots organizers for legal costs.

TRUTHOUT

⚔️ Sharpe James, Revitalizing Newark Mayor Convicted of Corruption, Dies at 89

He presided over a rebirth of Newark’s downtown but was found guilty after leaving office of conspiring to sell city-owned properties to a former companion for a fraction of their value.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Democratic Sen. Gallego of Arizona reveals immigration reform and border security plan

Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is putting forward a plan aimed at reforming the U.S. immigration system and beefing up border security.

PBS

🌧️ Pope Leo's first meeting with God mainly about heaven parking arrangements

AS PART OF his onboarding process in his new job, Pope Leo XIV has held his first meeting with his new boss, God, which focused less on long term strategy and Q3 and Q4 targets than the Pope had expected. "I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to leave the spaces either side of my Bugatti Veyron free, I don't think I need to tell you what scratching it would do for your employment status here," God cautioned the Pope, who also mentioned there would be mandatory training on how to lift a box correctly at the end of the day. Expecting ambitious discussions of converting non-believers and increasing church collection plate revenues, Leo instead listened intently to God's fixation on the parking arrangements.

SOTT

🤖 Trump puts his overweight buddy on blast for being on the 'fat shot drug' sparking wild speculation

Donald Trump savaged a 'seriously overweight' friend of his who he claims is taking the 'fat shot drug.'

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface

By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid water to flood the planet with an ocean thousands of feet deep.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 'Ozempic tongue' is latest bizarre side effect of weight-loss drug... as celebs reveal the impact

It's not just your dress size that could change on Ozempic. Ozempic tongue is the latest side effect to plague users.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin rejects 30-day ceasefire proposal

Ukraine's air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks.

PBS

🤖 Meghan Markle's Mother's Day post includes a detail that proves she isn't the relatable mother-of-two she likes to seem

The image Meghan Markle posted for US Mother's Day yesterday contains a telltale detail that proves her life really isn't one most parents could hope to emulate.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Mutant rice and Bill Gates's lab rats: Grand experiments in India's fields

In late 2024, Bill Gates sparked outrage in India after describing the country as "a kind of laboratory to try things" during a podcast with Reid Hoffman. Gates emphasised the nation's stability as a "testing ground" for global initiatives. His remarks were widely condemned. Social media erupted, with many Indians accusing Gates of reducing their nation to a mere experimental ground for Western interests. Social media users labelled Indians as "guinea pigs" in Gates' laboratory and questioned the ethics and motives behind such experimentation. A widely reported response on X captured the sentiment: "India is a laboratory, and we Indians are Guinea Pigs for Bill Gates. This person has managed everyone from the Government to opposition parties to the media. His office operates here without FCRA, and our education system has made him a hero! I don't know when we will wake up!" (FCRA refers to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, which regulates foreign contributions to ensure...

SOTT

📰 NFL star Puka Nacua reveals his girlfriend Hallie Aiono is expecting their first child

The couple announced the news on Mother's Day, confirming they will have a baby boy via a photoshoot and video on her Instagram account.

DAILYMAIL

🆘 First group of white South Africans lands in US under Trump refugee plan

Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.

BBC

🏛️ Diddy's girlfriend Dana Tran makes surprise appearance at court on first day trial

Dana Tran, who has a two-year-old daughter with the disgraced rapper named Love Sean, strolled into the Southern District of New York Federal Court on Monday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Dishwasher, 64, faces deportation after making wrong turn into most unfortunate place possible

Ana Camero (pictured), 64, who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, in facing deportation after making a wrong turn while driving home from work.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 "Friendship" shouldn't be this stressful

In Andrew DeYoung's debut film, Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd hysterically grapple with the male friendship recession

SALON

🔥 Hamas releases American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration

The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

SMH

🔥 Hamas releases US hostage in goodwill gesture towards Trump administration

The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

SMH

🔥 “Friendship” shouldn’t be this stressful

In Andrew DeYoung's debut film, Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd hysterically grapple with the male friendship recession

SALON

👨‍⚖️ The very snooty way women in San Francisco, the city with America's oldest moms, treat younger mothers

In the city with the oldest first-time moms in America, younger women say they're being judged, excluded, and quietly shamed for having kids 'too soon.'

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Amber Heard fuels speculation over who father of her twins is as fans guess it's ex Elon Musk

Heard, 39, revealed she welcomed two children into her brood on Sunday, a daughter named Agnes and son Ocean.

DAILYMAIL

🌋 Fuego Volcano in Guatemala - great night time eruptions on May 11

Fuego Volcano in Guatemala is back doing good eruptions at night, here is a compilation of 3 of the best.

SOTT

🤖 Naomi Watts' model kid Kai Schreiber is seen in denim shorts in NYC...  after dad Liev talked about her being trans

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber's trans daughter Kai looked every inch the budding model she is. The shirt featured the Coca-Cola logo in white except it said Ciao Bella instead.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end blockade, experts warn

Food security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign.

PBS

🌊 Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten From Florida to Virginia

Forecasters warned of flash flooding from Florida to Virginia amid a slow-moving system that is expected to bring heavy rainfall through midweek.

NYTIMES

🛡️ India’s Modi says fighting ‘only paused’ in wake of conflict with Pakistan

Modi vows India will 'retaliate on its own terms' if there is any future 'terror' attack on the country.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Is there a volunteer in your life worth spotlighting? NPR wants to know

<em>All Things Considered</em> wants to highlight volunteers who are going above and beyond. Want to nominate someone, a group or share how volunteerism has made a difference in your life? Let us know.

NPR

🇨🇳 US stocks soar on US-China tariff reprieve

Equities, dollar and oil advance in afternoon trading after world’s two biggest economies reduce punitive levies

FT

🔥 Are you honoring a loved one this Memorial Day? Tell us about them

Have you lost a loved one in service to the U.S.? Share your story with NPR for Memorial Day.

NPR

🔥 Former atheist Joe Rogan makes stunning admission about Jesus' resurrection

Joe Rogan has flip-flopped between being a believer and non-believer, and recently admitted something about Jesus' resurrection that left his guest speechless.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 In the apocalypse, good taste dies last

Pleasure survives the end of the world, sometimes in the shape of a perfect saucepan

SALON

✊ Woman mauled to death by street dogs in Karnataka, India

A 53-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs at Cholin Oni here on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Prema Sharanappa Cholin. The street dogs pounced on her when she was plucking flowers from trees grown in the compound of her house in the early hours. She suffered multiple bites and was rushed to a community healthcare centre in the town, where she failed to respond to treatment and died. The family members of the deceased woman, joined by the locals, staged a protest in front of the hospital expressing their anguish against the town municipal council's (TMC) apathy in addressing the street dog menace. The agitators blocked the highway for a while.

SOTT

🤖 Trump defends plan to use Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One

Trump says he'd be "stupid" to not accept the aircraft "free of charge", after Qatar denied it amounted to a gift.

BBC

👔 Trump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it's unclear how it would work

President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.

NPR

⚔️ Gaza Facing “Critical Risk of Famine” Experts Warn Amid Full Israeli Blockade

Roughly 500,000 Palestinians are experiencing “catastrophic” hunger levels, the latest food insecurity report finds.

TRUTHOUT

⚔️ Gaza Faces “Critical Risk of Famine” Due to Full Israeli Blockade, Experts Warn

Roughly 500,000 Palestinians are experiencing “catastrophic” hunger levels, the latest food insecurity report finds.

TRUTHOUT

💨 Ultra-rare whirlwind tears through garden center and destroys it

The freak weather hit Ruggiero's Ace Hardware in Spokane, Washington, knocking over displays and throwing plants across the asphalt as Store worker Max could only watch helplessly.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 AOC teases White House run in 2028 as she takes cheap shot at ICE Barbie Kristi Noem

Progressive 'Squad' leader Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who spent her weekend attacking the Trump admin, is considering a potential White House bid, a new report claims.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Secret tunnel discovered beneath US Capitol floorboards as its sinister purpose is revealed

A US congressman has revealed a secret tunnel beneath the Capitol building. The passageway features an eerie spiral staircase.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Full breakdown of Diddy's relationship with Cassie Ventura as trial begins

As Sean ' Diddy ' Combs faces charges of sex-trafficking, his relationship with the singer Cassie is at the center of the horrific allegations.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia

The militant group in Yemen was still firing at ships and shooting down drones, while U.S. forces were burning through munitions.

NYTIMES

🔥 Witnesses stunned as meteor fireball lights up sky over parts of Western Australia on May 11

A bright light that lit up the sky over parts of Western Australia was most likely from a small meteor, according to experts. Many early risers from Perth to the Goldfields took to social media on Sunday morning to report seeing a "fireball" tear through the sky just before 6am. The appearance of the light was recorded by surveillance cameras operated by the Perth Observatory. "It looks like it may have entered the atmosphere over the Central Wheatbelt heading from the north to the south around 5:57 am," the observatory's Matthew Woods said. "It's most likely an iron meteor that's been orbiting within the inner Solar System." Mr Woods said said the meteor would have heated up because of the friction caused when it came through the atmosphere.

SOTT

🔥 Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones'

McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

NPR

🇮🇱 Hamas says it has released Israeli-American hostage

Handover of Edan Alexander comes ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to the Gulf

FT

💵 Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, who defended Trump in hush money trial, named acting Librarian of Congress

Blanche is a former federal prosecutor who was a key figure on Trump's defense team in his New York hush money trial, which ended in a conviction on 34 felony counts.

PBS

🏦 Major bank with 1,100 branches sparks alarm as it plans to shutter 38 locations in weeks

America's seventh biggest bank will shut 38 branches in the coming weeks.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Hamas Frees Edan Alexander, American Hostage Held in Gaza, in Deal With U.S.

Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli American national, was released following pressure from President Trump, who is set to travel to the region.

NYTIMES

🇷🇺 Ringleader in Russian spy ring gets more than 10 years in UK prison

A Bulgarian man who was the ringleader of a Russian spy ring in the U.K. has been sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in prison

ABC

🔥 UK police investigate overnight fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house in London

British police are investigating an overnight fire that damaged the door of Prime Minister Keir Starmer&rsquo;s house in north London

ABC

🔥 Bright light over Taitung, Taiwan on May 9 was likely a meteor fireball

A bright light that lit up the sky over the Pacific Ocean off Taitung County on Friday night was most likely a fireball, experts said Saturday. Many residents throughout the southeastern county reported seeing the bright light at around 11:47 p.m. Friday, indicating that it was visible from Nantian Village in the south of the county to Changbin Township in the north, a distance of over 170 kilometers. The appearance of the light in the night sky was recorded by coastal surveillance cameras operated by the Taitung County government and the East Coast National Scenic Area Administration.

SOTT

👔 Denmark takes over as chair of the Arctic Council at a time when Trump eyes Greenland

Denmark takes over the Arctic Council&rsquo;s rotating chairmanship from Norway at a time when Arctic security tensions are fraught and U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to annex Greenland

ABC

📰 Trump rips into 'fake' ABC for questioning Qatar's $400M private plane gift and reveals whether he'll accept it

President Donald Trump continued to defend accepting a gift of a luxury 747-8 airplane from Qatar on Monday, tearing into an ABC News reporter for questioning his decision.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 A power outage disrupts London's subway network

Multiple lines on the London Underground network are suspended or disrupted because of a power outage

ABC

🤖 WATCH LIVE: White Afrikaners from South Africa arrive at Dulles airport to seek U.S. resettlement

Many in South Africa are puzzled by claims that Afrikaners are persecuted and meet the requirements to be relocated as refugees.

PBS

🤖 WATCH: White Afrikaners from South Africa arrive at Dulles airport to seek U.S. resettlement

Many in South Africa are puzzled by claims that Afrikaners are persecuted and meet the requirements to be relocated as refugees.

PBS

🌧️ Trump says he could join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

US president urges sides to agree to a deal ‘immediately’

FT

🌧️ Trump could join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey

Zelenskyy welcomes prospect of US president participating in event in Istanbul

FT

👔 Fox & Friends share the two fascinating 'clues' that top Democrat is running for president in 2028

The hosts of Fox & Friends rattled off an array of Democrats they say could muster up a White House run on Monday - but it was the mention of one man that raised eyebrows.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Modi says India has only &#8216;paused&#8217; military action and will retaliate against further attacks

The escalating hostilities between the two nuclear-armed rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir had threatened regional peace.

PBS

💱 NFL star George Pickens blames AI for viral comments ripping his old team after huge trade

A wide receiver went viral on Sunday for allegedly slamming the Steelers - but the new Cowboys receiver has claimed the purported comments are AI.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Donald Trump Jr.'s ex Kimberly Guilfoyle looks unrecognizable in makeup-free throwback snaps

Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle looked unrecognizable in bare-faced snaps shared in honor of Mother's Day.

DAILYMAIL

🌋 Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests

A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million years.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Russia is 'completely ignoring' international calls for a 30-day ceasefire and attacking 'all along' frontline, Ukraine warns

Kyiv 's main European allies have tried to set Moscow an ultimatum to either agree to the cessation of hostilities or face 'massive' new sanctions.

DAILYMAIL

🌌 A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

NPR

⚔️ Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Speaks Out After His Arrest for Visiting ICE Jail

Meanwhile, a DHS spokesperson warned that the New Jersey congressmembers at the scene may still face arrest.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Trump seeks to lower US drugs prices with tariff threat to Europe

White House sets out plans for price targets and eliminating ‘middlemen’ in executive order

FT

🔥 White House pushes lower US drugs prices with tariff threat to Europe

Trump sets out plans for price targets and eliminating ‘middlemen’ in executive order

FT

👔 Congressman reveals hidden secret passageway from America's founding under Capitol floorboards

'Construction started in the 1700s and there are all sorts of little hidden passages,' Rep. Moore said in a viral video of the secret passageway Under the floorboards of the U.S. Capitol lie hidden staircases and passageways left over from the iconic building's original construction in the 18th century, a viral video posted by Republican North Carolina Rep. Tim Moore shows. "Construction started in the 1700s and there are all sorts of little hidden passageways. As you saw, I just pulled this cover up, and you can see," Moore said in a video posted to his official congressional X account on Friday, showing a secret door in the floor of the Capitol. The U.S. Capitol's construction was commissioned in 1793, with President George Washington laying the cornerstone that same year. The original building was completed in 1826, with various expansions made across the decades, such as a visitor center that opened in 2008.

SOTT

👔 Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices

The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.

NYTIMES

🗳️ DOJ Voting Rights Unit Shifts Focus From Ballot Access to Investigating “Fraud”

Voter fraud is incredibly rare, despite the president repeatedly claiming otherwise.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Spark Debate Over U.S. Trade: Does the U.S. Need Canada?

President Trump seems to think not. The industries he constantly mentions when he pushes his case, including autos, energy and lumber, beg to differ.

NYTIMES

💼 Floyd Mayweather Jr. gives scathing response to claims he's bankrupt amid lawsuit over $400m real estate deal

Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't facing financial issues and the 48-year-old boxing legend is ready to take on anyone who says otherwise, according to a recent lawsuit filed against Business Insider.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 WATCH: Trump claims white farmers are target of genocide in South Africa

The administration has sought to halt refugee admissions from many other countries undergoing political upheaval.

PBS

👔 Trump to sign executive order he says will slash drug prices by up to 80%

Trump calls out Democrats and announces plans to drop prices of prescription drugs 'almost immediately' President Donald Trump announced he plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will reduce the cost of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals "almost immediately, by 30% to 80%." Trump made the announcement on Truth Social Sunday. "For many years the World has wondered why Prescription Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in the United States States of America were SO MUCH HIGHER IN PRICE THAN THEY WERE IN ANY OTHER NATION, SOMETIMES BEING FIVE TO TEN TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SAME DRUG, MANUFACTURED IN THE EXACT SAME LABORATORY OR PLANT, BY THE SAME COMPANY???" Trump wrote. "It was always difficult to explain and very embarrassing because, in fact, there was no correct or rightful answer.

SOTT

🏛️ Trump, Pressed on Qatari Jet, Says Only ‘Stupid’ People Reject Gifts

The president grew angry when questioned about the ethical implications of accepting a luxury jetliner from a foreign government.

NYTIMES

🔥 LIZ JONES: Meghan has won. Harry's interview and the couple's Beyonce night out prove that she has got everything she has ever wanted - and this is why I admire her

Meghan's Instagram treated us to a whole carousel of happy selfies late on Friday night.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 My organs are failing and I could die at any moment... the cause is a habit followed by millions of Americans

Loyda Cordero Galiero, 39, and from New York, thought she had made the switch to the healthier option. She was horrified by what came next.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Jordon Hudson Competes in Miss Maine USA Pageant

Jordon Hudson’s relationship with Bill Belichick has caused quite a stir, and it brought a huge amount of attention to the Miss Maine USA contest this weekend.

NYTIMES

🇨🇳 U.S. and China Announce Big Tariff Rollback

In a joint statement, the two sides took a step back from the cliff.

FP

🗳️ Diddy trial live updates: Horrifying detail involving Cassie and male prostitute revealed by prosecution

Opening statements in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court will happen on Monday after jury selection was delayed.

DAILYMAIL

🎾 Tennis star Peyton Stearns caught in sickening act moments after thrilling win over Naomi Osaka in Italy

An American tennis player earned a huge win on Monday at the Italian Open - but it came at a price as she became sick after the match.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 The damning photo that led to governor having her visa revoked by Trump

A photograph with a notorious figure may be behind the Trump administration's refusal to grant a top international politician a visa to enter the United States.

DAILYMAIL

🗽 Michael Jordan lands sensational role in NBA coverage next season

As part of the league's new media rights deal, NBA games will be broadcast on NBC starting in the fall - just as was the case during Jordan's reign with the Bulls.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Cuomo Loses $622,000 in Campaign Funds for Coordinating With Super PAC

The New York City Campaign Finance Board withheld the funds after concluding that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo likely coordinated ad language with a super PAC.

NYTIMES

⚔️ FBI issues urgent warning over new medical scam: If you receive this call, hang up NOW

The FBI is warning against a new medical scam sweeping the nation.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump jets off to Middle East without Ivanka and Jared Kushner or son Eric as kids take quiet advisory roles

President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One and is headed to the Middle East for the first substantial trip abroad of his second term.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Pope Leo calls for release of jailed journalists, notes their courage

The new pontiff talks of witnesses &#039;who report on war even at the cost of their lives&#039;.

ALJAZEERA

🌡️ Trump’s Race for Green Energy Resources Isn’t About Climate — It’s About Greed

The Apache have been fighting a legal battle over the future of Oak Flat, which has been targeted for mining.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Former Modern Family child star looks unrecognizable as she shares harsh realities of growing up in spotlight

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, now 17, became a massive star after she made her acting debut as Lily Tucker-Pritchett on the beloved ABC sitcom at only four years old.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Trump says US will raise tariffs on China if deal is not reached in 90 days

US stocks jump in morning trading while oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

FT

🤖 When Getting Out of Jail Means a Deadly Walk Home

Nearly every day in Santa Fe, N.M., people released from jail trudge along a dangerous highway to get back to town. Jails often fail to offer safe transport options for prisoners.

NYTIMES

🔥 Eagles to host Cowboys in 2025 NFL season opener

The Philadelphia Eagles, who were Super Bowl winners at the start of the year, will host NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL's 2025 season opener.

BBC

🌊 Only 0.001% of deep ocean has ever been explored by humans — an area equal to the size of Rhode Island

Despite the deep ocean floor coating some 66% of our planet's surface, we haven't explored 99.999% of it, study finds.

LIVESCIENCE

👔 WATCH: Asked about Qatar&#8217;s gift of luxury 747, Trump says &#8216;We give free things out, we&#8217;ll take one, too&#8217;

President Donald Trump on Monday defended Qatar&rsquo;s gift of a plane as a &ldquo;gesture of good faith.&rdquo;

PBS

🛡️ PKK disbands, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Brutal weather set to cause PGA Championship mayhem this week at one of Rory McIlroy's favorite courses

There won't be any spectators for Monday's practice rounds at the PGA Championship in North Carolina , where a week of rain promises to complicate things for players at Quail Hollow.

DAILYMAIL

📊 Rob Sand, Iowa’s Only Democrat in Statewide Office, to Run for Governor

To win, Mr. Sand would have to buck trends that have favored Republicans in Iowa for a decade.

NYTIMES

🤖 Bill Belichick's ex-girlfriend's links to Jordon Hudson's rival at Miss Maine beauty pageant revealed

Belichick made a high-profile appearance at the event with the 73-year-old NFL legend supporting his young girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, who finished third.

DAILYMAIL

📰 HHS halts work at Fort Detrick's high-risk infectious disease lab following reports of repeated safety violations

Research pause stemmed from poor safety culture at high-risk infectious disease lab, HHS official says The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a pause on research at one of the nation's most highly secure research labs, following repeated safety incidents that a source familiar told Fox News Digital have been occurring since the Biden administration. An HHS official confirmed the pause at Fort Detrick's Integrated Research Facility, which conducts risky research on deadly infectious diseases like COVID-19, began Tuesday at 5 p.m. The facility, which is one of only a handful across North America, is part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and is located at the U.S. Army base Fort Detrick, outside Washington, D.C. The research there studies treatment and prevention of deadly, "high-consequence" diseases such as SARS-COV-2, the Ebola virus, Lassa Fever and Eastern equine encephalitis.

SOTT

🤖 House Republicans have unveiled proposed Medicaid cuts. Democrats say millions will lose coverage

Republicans insist they're rooting out "waste, fraud and abuse" to generate health care savings.

PBS

🌧️ Why is Putin massing troops on the border of Finland? Military build-up similar to the prelude to Ukraine war sparks alarm in NATO

Moscow is building troop accommodation, aircraft deployment infrastructure and other facilities at key military bases, analysts have said.

DAILYMAIL

🌊 Miami faces significant flood threat Monday as tropical moisture fuels heavy rain across South Florida

The Miami metro area and most of South Florida are under a Flood Watch through Tuesday morning, as heavy tropical moisture moves over the Sunshine State, bringing repeated rounds of rain.

FOXWEATHER

🌊 Miami roads flood after tropical moisture shatters daily rain record

Miami shattered a daily rain record Monday, as rounds of heavy rain flooded streets in the metro area and across large portions of Central and South Florida.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Stardom in the Ring, but an Early Death for Wrestlers Like Sabu

The causes are varied, but many well-known wrestlers have died young.

NYTIMES

🔥 The TRUTH about Pamela Anderson's sexual chemistry with her 'mysterious' A-list costar

Pamela Anderson is no stranger to intimate scenes in a good old-fashioned on-screen romance - she's been in the industry for more than 30 years after all.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Dave Portnoy celebrates wild profits as stock market surges after Donald Trump's shock trade deal with China

The US economy has experienced a turbulent few months after Trump announced sweeping tariffs. But the two superpowers have agreed to significantly cut import tariffs on each other.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 People are only just realising what 'scuba' stands for

Despite the word being coined in the early 1950s, people are still only just realizing what 'scuba' stands for.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Corpse of Saint Teresa goes on display for the first time in a century, just months after her body was deemed 'a miracle' because of how well preserved it is after 440 years

Saint Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Avila, died 440 years ago in 1582 and was exhumed from a church in Spain in August, leaving experts stunned at how well preserved her body was.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Ivory Coast opposition leader resigns but vows to still fight for victory

Tidjane Thiam&#039;s campaign has been halted because presidential candidates are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.

ALJAZEERA

😷 The brutal new reality faced by once-pampered white collar workers

Bosses have cracked down on employees, revoking many of their pandemic-era perks and demanding more form them.

DAILYMAIL

💼 Private prison firm CoreCivic sees Trump's mass deportation agenda as "catalyst" for growth

CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger told investors that he expects big business in the coming months

SALON

🔥 Trump makes historic move to slash prescription drug prices including for weight loss 'fat shots'

Donald Trump took a major action on Monday to significantly reduce the cost Americans pay for pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 THE DIDDY JURY: Meet the four women and eight men who could put Diddy behind bars for life

The jurors who hold the fate of Sean 'Diddy' Combs in their hands have finally been selected and are ready to get down to deciding the fate of the multi-millionaire rap mogul.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Is Trump abandoning Israel? Not really

US president may have excluded Israel from his pursuit of megadeals in the Gulf, but he remains a committed supporter

ALJAZEERA

💥 Another major airport hit with massive delays after system outages and equipment failures at Newark and Atlanta

The incidents are the latest in a long line of disasters that the Trump administration blames on 'antiquated' FAA systems.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Blue Ivy forced to step in after Beyonce 'FORGETS' Cowboy Carter stage routine as 'flop' tour continues

During the 43-year-old's song Protector, daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi, seven, joined her onstage for the performance. But it did not go to plan.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Renewed RSF shelling killed several in Sudan’s el-Fasher, army says

The latest attacks come as the African Union rejects any &#039;interference&#039; in the civil war, which has killed over 20,000.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Diddy trial live updates: Jury selected in music mogul's case

Opening statements in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court will happen on Monday after jury selection was delayed.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

LIVESCIENCE

👔 Kai Trump raises eyebrows with birthday video as she turns 18

Kai Trump, the eldest grandchild of President Donald Trump, rang in her 18th birthday with her friends as she posted a video of them posing to a cheeky song on TikTok.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Surveillance footage shows notorious road rage Tesla driver up to his old tricks after early jail release

New surveillance footage shows a notorious Tesla driver allegedly attacking a mother and daughter in a Hawaii road-rage incident, just months after being released from prison in California.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump Heads to the Middle East Focused on Business Deals, Not Diplomacy

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

NYTIMES

🤖 House Republicans Unveil Legislation to Kick Millions Off Medicaid

The bill text is a section of the budget reconciliation package that the GOP hopes to complete as soon as Memorial Day.

TRUTHOUT

🌐 Tariffs are a bet on the free market rather than free trade

Innovation has stalled in a globalised era dominated by state-sponsored national champions

FT

🔥 Julia Roberts, 57, is seen in VERY rare photo with all three of her kids... but only ONE looks like her

Julia and Danny wed in 2002 on her 82-acre ranch in Taos, New Mexico. Together they have twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 20, and Henry, 17.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 The jobs that pay $100k without a college degree... including one in serious demand

As college becomes ever more expensive and lucrative white collar jobs become harder to find, thousands of students are ditching six-figure student debt for earning the same amount without a degree.

DAILYMAIL

🚔 Jury selected for Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs&#8217; sex trafficking trial, opening statements to begin

Lawyers for the three-time Grammy winner say prosecutors are wrongly trying to make a crime out of a party-loving lifestyle that may have been indulgent, but was not illegal.

PBS

💼 As sex trafficking trial begins, defense concedes &#8216;Diddy&#8217; had violent outbursts but says no crimes occurred

A federal prosecutor says the public knew Sean &ldquo;Diddy&rdquo; Combs as a larger-than-life cultural icon and business mogul, but in private he was coercing women into drug-fueled sexual encounters and using violence to control them for years.

PBS

🚨 Pope Leo XIV urges freedom for imprisoned journalists

Pope Leo XIV urged the release of imprisoned journalists across the world.

ALJAZEERA

📰 Newsom Asks Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments, Escalating Crackdown

“There are no more excuses,” the California governor said in pushing for municipalities to address one of the most visible byproducts of homelessness.

NYTIMES

🔥 India’s Strikes in Kashmir and Pakistan: Photos and Video

After a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and Pakistan traded volleys of attacks. The two sides said they had agreed to a cease-fire on Saturday.

NYTIMES

⚡ Team of archaeologists claim they have discovered the tomb of Jesus

In a groundbreaking excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, archaeologists from Sapienza University of Rome have uncovered evidence that aligns remarkably with the biblical description of Jesus Christ&#8217;s tomb. The findings, led by Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla, include remnants of an ancient garden with olive trees and grapevines, corroborating the Gospel [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🏛️ Disturbing new bodycam reveals Kentucky sheriff's outburst moments after he shot judge best friend dead in his chambers

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines gunned down Judge Kevin Mullins inside the county courthouse in Kentucky on September 19, and was arrested moments later.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs globally, reports say

Nissan is set to announce a leap in its cost-cutting plans that will see 20,000 jobs go globally, according to reports in Japan.

SKY

🏈 The checkered driving history of college football star Adarius Hayes revealed after crash that killed two kids

The college football star who was behind the wheel in a crash that killed a woman and two children has had several previous run-ins with cops over his driving, it has emerged.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Pentecostal Preacher has dark secret of sleepovers, p**n, and s** abuse that dates back decades

Joseph Lyle Campbell, a 67-year-old Pentecostal preacher, has been accused by multiple women of sexually abusing them as children during the 1970s and 1980s. An NBC News investigation revealed a troubling pattern of ignored allegations and institutional failures spanning decades, allowing Campbell to continue his ministry despite serious accusations. Five women have come forward to [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🏛️ UK Labour government toughens immigration plans as far right gains support

PM Starmer&#039;s shift to the right on immigration risks alienating Labour&#039;s large base of left-of-centre supporters.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Virginia Giuffre 'was "extremely distressed" about losing her multi-million pound Prince Andrew payout two weeks before her suicide'

Ms Giuffre was being sued by artist Rina Oh for falsely describing her as a girlfriend of Epstein and one of the convicted sex offender's recruiters.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 Trump says US ‘not looking to hurt China’ and plans to speak to Xi

US stocks jump in morning trading while oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

FT

⚔️ Pope Leo XIV calls for release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.

PBS

⛽ NFL player handed career lifeline by Tom Brady after last playing in 2023

A veteran NFL linebacker has been given a chance by Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a new report.

DAILYMAIL

🎖️ Can the U.K.’s Military Spending Push Revive Its Small Towns, Too?

Britain is spending billions of pounds more on defense, but wants the money to go beyond nuclear submarines to improve local jobs and prosperity. Barrow-in-Furness may be the model.

NYTIMES

🌐 US-China Tariff Pause Spurs Stock Market Surge

U.S. markets joined a global rally after talks between American and Chinese officials signaled a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

NYTIMES

🌐 Stocks Surge After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs

U.S. markets joined a global rally after talks between American and Chinese officials signaled a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

NYTIMES

📰 Karoline Leavitt hits back over Trump's $400 million 'flying palace' Air Force One gift from Qatar

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to concerns about news of a Qatari gift of a luxury 747 to the United States for President Donald Trump's use.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ US shuts southern border to livestock imports to stop spread of deadly flies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through southern border ports of entry due to the rapid northward spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. This decision, led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, aims to protect the U.S. livestock industry [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Trump visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE: What to know

Economic deals and security top the agenda on Trump trip to Middle East, the first state visit of his second term.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump will visit Gulf Arab states this week as pressing crises flare in Gaza and Iran

President Donald Trump will focus his attention on three energy-rich nations home to existing or planned Trump-branded real estate projects &mdash; places where he aims to leverage American economic interests to do what he personally revels in: making business deals.

PBS

⚔️ Stephen Miller came prepared for war — and he won't back down

Donald Trump's most trusted adviser still wants to deport millions — and doesn't intend to let courts stop him

SALON

⚔️ Stephen Miller came prepared for war — and he won&#8217;t back down

Donald Trump's most trusted adviser still wants to deport millions — and doesn't intend to let courts stop him

SALON

🌧️ This Week Will Begin A Process That Will Either Lead To Peace Or World War 3

(OPINION) Are we about to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting across from each other at a negotiating table in Turkey? It looks like that could actually happen this week. If both leaders show up, peace negotiations will start in Turkey on Thursday. But will these negotiations lead to peace, [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🗳️ Race to lead D.C. lawyers' association grows heated amid attacks on law firms

More than 30,000 people have already voted in the election for the president of the D.C. Bar Association, more than triple the previous record set in 1990.

NPR

🤖 Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 12th

I said I’m fine.

NEWYORKER

🌐 U.S. and China reach temporary deal to reduce sky-high tariffs for 90 days, plan more talks

Stock markets rose sharply as the globe's two major economic powers took a step back from a clash that has unsettled the global economy.

PBS

🗳️ Diddy trial live updates: Jury selected in music mogul's trial

Opening statements in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court will happen on Monday after jury selection was delayed.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ What We Know About How the 4-Day India-Pakistan Clashes Unfolded

Some details are clouded by contradictory statements and disinformation. But a pattern of rapid escalation brought the conflict to the brink of catastrophe.

NYTIMES

💻 Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain ahead of Trump visit

Riyadh’s latest multibillion-dollar push will bring new focus to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s tech ambitions

FT

🇨🇳 Stocks soar after U.S. and China agree to temporarily slash tariffs

Stocks soared — and businesses breathed a sigh of relief — as the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash their triple-digit tariffs.

NPR

🤖 Mum-of-two, 34, charged with conspiracy to murder former partner who died after acid attack appears in court

A mother accused of being involved in a suspected acid attack against her former lover appeared in court yesterday - just over a week after the victim died.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ What does the US-China tariff deal mean?

The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

BBC

🔥 American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander expected to be released by Hamas

An American-Israeli soldier taken captive and held for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip is expected to be released on Monday, as part of a goodwill gesture for the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire between the warring sides.

PBS

🇮🇱 Hamas says it has released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander

Israel says 59 hostages including Alexander remain in captivity, with about 24 of them said to be alive.

PBS

⚔️ China has come to the table - but this fight is far from over

Beijing can claim its defiance has delivered a battle victory in the trade war.

BBC

⚔️ How the Oct. 7 Attack on Israel Sank the Palestinian Cause

The war in Gaza galvanized sympathy for Palestinians but little more.

FP

🇦🇺 See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago

Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these plant remains.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ Video shows arrest of Mayor of Newark at US detention centre

Police bodycam footage shows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka being arrested outside a detention centre in New Jersey

ALJAZEERA

🔥 India-Pakistan ceasefire celebrations despite lingering tensions

People in Pakistan and India have been celebrating a ceasefire after the most serious fighting between the two nations.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Alonso to replace Ancelotti as Real Madrid manager: Reports

Bayer Leverkusen&#039;s Xabi Alonso poised to replace Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, according to media reports.

ALJAZEERA

🇧🇷 Alonso to join Real Madrid after Ancelotti takes Brazil job: Reports

Bayer Leverkusen&#039;s Xabi Alonso poised to replace Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, according to media reports.

ALJAZEERA

🏛️ Qatar and US in talks over offer of luxury plane to use as Air Force One

Democrats and good government advocates say it is unethical and likely unconstitutional for Trump to accept.

ALJAZEERA

🎵 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: Who is going to testify, what are the charges?

The trial resumes on Monday in which the American music mogul faces charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Was it a stone tool or just a rock? An archaeologist explains how scientists can tell the difference

With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did — and learn to recognize the signs of a deliberately made tool.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ The depraved mind of the seductive female pedo: Sex predator expert reveals the twisted urges of these 'harmless' women... and the signs your child is at risk

I'm sitting across from an attractive, well-spoken, successful career woman. An award-winning teacher.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Museum opens at former Czech factory where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the World War II is coming back to life

ABC

🎖️ An airstrike in central Myanmar kills up to 22 people at a bombed school, reports say

Witnesses and independent media reports say that an airstrike by Myanmar&rsquo;s military on a village in the country&rsquo;s central Sagaing region has hit a school

ABC

🤖 Elon Musk's latest failure triggers phenomenon that's never been seen before

Scientists are outraged after Elon Musk's latest rocket failure created a phenomenon never seen before.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura to testify as other witness goes 'missing'

Opening statements in Sean ' Diddy ' Combs sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court will happen on Monday after jury selection was delayed.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Zelenskyy challenges Putin to face-to-face meeting in Turkiye

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will be waiting to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Turkiye to talk.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇳 Stock market goes berserk on China trade deal as S&P 500 set to wipe out Liberation Day losses: Live updates

Donald Trump is sure to send the stock market rebounding after a flurry of major announcements on Sunday. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Sabu, Pro Wrestler and ‘Hardcore’ Pioneer, Dies at 60

Mr. Brunk rose to fame with the Extreme Championship Wrestling Circuit, pioneering a wrestling style that made use of props like tables and chairs.

NYTIMES

🔥 Man is mauled to death and EATEN by pet lion days after buying the beast to keep in his back garden

A resident of Najaf, southern Iraq , was horrifically attacked by the predator before it consumed most of his body on Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas

Hamas has released Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship, as part of ongoing efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire with Israel.

SKY

🎖️ Expired ammunition explodes during disposal in Indonesia, killing 13 people

Indonesian military officials say an explosion during the disposal of expired ammunition in West Java province has killed at least 13 including four soldiers

ABC

⚔️ Inside the depraved minds of female pedos: Sex predator expert reveals twisted urges driving seemingly harmless women and the warning signs your child is at risk

I'm sitting across from an attractive, well-spoken, successful career woman. An award-winning teacher.

DAILYMAIL

👔 WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to sign order that U.S. pays same drug prices as other nations

President Donald Trump says he'll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications &mdash; reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he's talked up since even before becoming president.

PBS

🤖 WATCH: Trump says he&#8217;ll set 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug prices

If a deal is not reached, a new rule will kick in that will tie the price of what the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.

PBS

🇮🇱 Hamas to release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander from Gaza

Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander and confirms direct talks with the US.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Large Hadron Collider turns lead into gold... for a fraction of a second

The giant atom smasher has achieved something that, for hundreds of years, alchemists could only dream of. For centuries, alchemists around the world ...

UM

🔥 2 small children die in Mediterranean migration voyage, charity says

A German charity says four people, including two small children, have died during a migration voyage in the Mediterranean

ABC

🔥 New picture emerges of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's family meal at exclusive Philadelphia restaurant

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoyed a family day out in Philadelphia on Sunday, as the power couple finally broke cover after months without being seen.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 Famine stalking across Gaza, 500,000 face starvation: Analysis

All 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip at critical risk if Israeli blockade persists, says report.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 NFL confirms 2025 season opener as Philadelphia Eagles will begin Super Bowl defense against Dallas Cowboys

The Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl defense will begin at home in Lincoln Financial Field against one of Nick Sirianni's team's biggest rivals, the NFL has revealed.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language

In his first audience with the press as pontiff, Leo renewed his pleas for a more peaceful world and quoted his predecessor, Pope Francis, who had called for communication that is free from aggression.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Could a planet really develop a brain?

"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness."

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts

Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine,” UN-backed&nbsp;food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies.

UN

🌊 Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.

UN

🔥 UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries.&nbsp;

UN

📰 World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge

The UN expressed deep concern on Monday over the impact of ongoing drone attacks on civilian infrastructure across Sudan.

UN

🌐 UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness.

UN

🔥 Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave.&nbsp;

UN

🚨 Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the &ldquo;precious gift of free speech and the press.&rdquo;

ABC

🇮🇳 Why did Virat Kohli retire from Tests and what does 269 mean?

Batting star Virat Kohli has retired from Tests, ending the career of the most important Indian player of his era.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Diplomatic spat ignites as Poland accuses Russia of sabotage

Russian ambassador summoned, consulate closed, as probe confirms Moscow&#039;s involvement in Warsaw shopping centre fire.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Prince Harry's childhood priest tells him to 'stop being a victim' and calls out his claims to have 'forgiven' his family

Angela Tilby, who attended the funeral of his mother Princess Diana , believes the Duke of Sussex, 40, has warned him that his own actions have 'worsened his alienation from his family'.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack blamed on Moscow

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says is ordering the closure of Russia&rsquo;s consulate in the southern city of Krakow after Polish authorities said Russia was responsible for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year

ABC

🔥 Catholics at Villanova University, where Pope Leo XIV once attended, celebrate Mass

Pope Leo XIV once attended Villanova University. Catholics packed the St. Thomas of Villanova church to celebrate Sunday Mass and the new pope.

NPR

⚔️ US retreats from full-scale trade war with China

Beijing and London’s deals with Trump leave the future exceedingly uncertain

FT

🇨🇳 Trump’s China deal leaves world exposed to trade policy lottery

Beijing and London’s pacts with US create exceedingly uncertain future

FT

🔥 New pope breaks with Francis to support Kyiv and ceasefire push

Days after his election as head of Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV calls Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

FT

⚔️ Insiders reveal why Trump should NOT speak of his lavish Gaza 'riviera' plans during crucial Middle East trip

President Donald Trump pitched a bold plan to turn the wartorn Palestinian territory of Gaza into the 'Riviera of the Middle East.'

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Why Trump blinked in US-China trade war

Of all the fronts in Donald Trump's trade war, none was as dramatic and economically threatening as the sky-high tariffs he imposed on China.

SKY

🇮🇱 Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza, Edan Alexander

Alexander, a 21 year-old Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is the last remaining U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 and held in Gaza, who is believed to still be alive. The bodies of four other Americans are still held in Gaza, according to the U.S.

NPR

🇮🇱 Hamas has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, held in Gaza since 2023

Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Four other Americans' bodies are still held in Gaza.

NPR

🇮🇱 Hamas has released Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander, held in Gaza since 2023

Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Four other Americans' bodies are still held in Gaza.

NPR

⚔️ Israeli siege tipping Gaza into famine, UN panel says

Report warns that half a million people are starving with conditions to worsen if Israel does not ease blockade

FT

🔥 Pope Leo XIV asks journalists to use communication as a tool for peace

The remarks come just one day after the pope called for a ceasefire and access to humanitarian aid in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine.

NPR

🔥 I lost over 3 stone on Mounjaro and went from a size 18 to a 10 - here's the terrifying truth about what REALLY happened after my last jab: CLAUDIA CONNELL

The date has been looming for weeks. The words 'LAST JAB' are written in huge letters on my iPhone calendar.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 India, Pakistan and the fight for Kashmir

Attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir had India and Pakistan on the brink of an all-out war before a ceasefire took hold.

ALJAZEERA

🌡️ Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help

Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.

NPR

📰 Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Flood threat increases from Helene-ravaged North Carolina to Miami

Top weather news for Monday, May 12, 2025: The flash flood threat increases today for Helene-ravaged western North Carolina and the Miami metro in South Florida. Meanwhile, Texas is forecast to climb to 100 degrees by midweek, and Chicago is in the bull&apos;s-eye for severe weather on Thursday.

FOXWEATHER

🇯🇵 Japan’s Support for Women’s Equality Doesn’t Extend to Domestic Reform

Anxieties around imperial succession have exposed the nation’s lack of gender parity.

FP

🤖 Why there's a big twist coming in the Premier League, the Man United star whose future is in danger and the wizard top clubs will be all over this summer

Mail Sport picks out five of the most interesting talking points to emerge from the Premier League's latest round of matches.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ I sat in my basement for 18 years injecting myself with snake venom. This is why I did it - and why everyone should thank me

Slowly, Tim moves the snake's head towards his left arm - until it delivers a single bite. 'Thanks for watching,' he says as he holds up his arms to the camera, one of them now streaked with blood.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What are neural processing units (NPUs) and why are they so important to modern computing?

Neural processing unts (NPUs) are the latest chips you might find in smartphones and laptops — but what are they ard why are they so important?

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Airport Chaos

It’s been a scary few months for American air travel. How did we get here?

NYTIMES

🔥 Texas to sizzle in potentially historic early-season heat wave

The southern tier of the U.S. is about to enter the deep fryer as temperatures are expected to soar into the triple-digits in some spots this week.

FOXWEATHER

⚡ Significant heat wave expected this week across Texas potentially breaking all-time May records

The southern tier of the U.S. is about to enter the deep fryer as temperatures are expected to soar into the triple-digits in some spots this week.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Significant heat wave expected across Texas could break all-time May records

The southern tier of the U.S. is about to enter the deep fryer as temperatures are expected to soar into the triple-digits in some spots this week.

FOXWEATHER

🔥 Extreme heat wave expected across Texas could break all-time May records

The southern tier of the U.S. is about to enter the deep fryer as temperatures are expected to soar into the triple-digits in some spots this week.

FOXWEATHER

🤖 As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.

NPR

⚔️ The U.S. and China cut tariffs. And, what's expected from Trump's Middle East trip

The U.S. and China ease the trade war with a significant cut to recently imposed tariffs. And, President Trump's trip to the Middle East is expected to involve a lot of commerce and cultural exchanges.

NPR

🆘 First group of white South African Afrikaner refugees due to arrive in U.S.

The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration enroute to U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.

NPR

🆘 First group of Afrikaners granted refugee status are on their way to the U.S.

The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration enroute to U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.

NPR

🔥 In India and Pakistan, Signs of Normalcy After Weekend Cease-Fire

Civilian flights were returning to normal, and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt fighting was holding.

NYTIMES

🔥 Trump and the art of the international peace deal

When you’re running a superpower, you can’t just ignore the outside world

FT

🌧️ Ex-UK home secretary: Trump unlikely to yield peace between Ukraine, Russia

Charles Clarke and another Cambridge University expert argue Europe could replace a failing US as Ukraine&#039;s guarantor.

ALJAZEERA

📉 Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market?

These bellwether artworks in the spring auctions this week may indicate whether a recovery is likely, after years of declining profits and high rollers.

NYTIMES

🔥 Horror as bodybuilder, 30, collapses and dies during competition

Dad-of-two Wanderson da Silva Moreira, 30, suffered a suspected heart attack on Saturday while competing in the annual Pantanal bodybuilding championship.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Helene-ravaged western North Carolina faces 'first noteworthy flood threat' since catastrophic hurricane

Areas of western North Carolina still in recovery mode due to the deadly destruction caused by Hurricane Helene last year were again on alert for flash flooding as a potent storm system brought rounds of torrential rain and thunderstorms to communities across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Flooding rain drenches Helene-ravaged western North Carolina, tornado causes damage in South Carolina

Areas of western North Carolina still in recovery mode due to the deadly destruction caused by Hurricane Helene last year were again on alert for flash flooding as a potent storm system brought rounds of torrential rain and thunderstorms to communities across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Flood threat wanes in Helene-ravaged western North Carolina; tornado causes damage in South Carolina

The flood threat across portions of Helene-ravaged western North Carolina is starting to wane on Tuesday morning after the region was put on alert due to torrential rain and severe weather that also produced a tornado in South Carolina.

FOXWEATHER

🇨🇳 US and China agree to 90-day tariff pause after trade talks

The US and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on punitive trade tariffs

ALJAZEERA

🌐 For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

NYTIMES

🗽 Texas GOP wants to ban kids from playing dress-up: Yes, really

Lone Star Republicans propose ban on "non-human behavior" in school — it's another stealth attack on LGBTQ rights

SALON

⚔️ A Breakthrough on U.S.-China Tariffs, and a New Summer Air Travel Warning

Plus, For Sale: The pope’s childhood home.

NYTIMES

🔥 Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language

Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.

NPR

🔥 Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Three Faces of American Capitalism: Buffett, Musk, and Trump

As the Sage of Omaha announces his retirement, the Trump family’s crypto ventures and Musk’s DOGE cuts illuminate darker aspects of the system.

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Crossword: Monday, May 12, 2025

Home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: four letters.

NEWYORKER

⚖️ Play Laugh Lines No. 19: Law and Order

Can you guess when these New Yorker cartoons were originally published?

NEWYORKER

🌡️ Why End Energy Star?

Many of the Trump Administration’s proposed rollbacks of climate policies run counter to its own goals.

NEWYORKER

👮 Spare a Thought for the Snitch

In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

NEWYORKER

💲 Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post?

How the paper that brought down Richard Nixon is struggling to survive the second term of Donald Trump.

NEWYORKER

🤖 What to Know About the P.K.K. and Its Fight Against Turkey

The Kurdish group waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Pam Bondi escalates disturbing war on reporters – but the public is “choosing to look away”

AG's policy could suppress reporting by seeking journalists' phone records and forcing their testimony

SALON

📰 France blasts Russian 'fake news' after Macron is accused of 'hiding cocaine' in photo op with Starmer - as truth behind it is revealed

France has responded to a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photo with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend. 

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Trump Tariffs: What to Know About the China Talks

The United States and China said Monday they would temporarily slash tariffs in an effort to reduce global trade tensions.

NYTIMES

⚔️ China and US agree to ease tariffs for 90 days as trade war talks extended

Some &#039;reciprocal&#039; tariffs and duties are being rolled back in favour of &#039;mutually beneficial&#039; talks.

ALJAZEERA

🐾 Is intelligence a human construct? “Octopus!” suggests its time to think differently about animals

Seeing ourselves in animals could limit what we find out about them. Not seeing ourselves in them could, too

SALON

🔥 Ukraine says Russia fired barrage of drones amid calls for ceasefire

Ukrainian authorities say ceasefire proposals are being &#039;ignored&#039; as new drone attacks damage civilian infrastructure.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Ukraine says Russia fired barrage of drones amid calls for ceasefire, talks

Ukrainian authorities say ceasefire proposals are being &#039;ignored&#039; as new drone attacks damage civilian infrastructure.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Ukraine says Russia launches barrage of drones amid calls for truce, talks

Ukrainian authorities say ceasefire proposals are being &#039;ignored&#039; as new drone attacks damage civilian infrastructure.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says

Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Virginia Giuffre 'was 'extremely distressed' about losing her multi-million pound Prince Andrew payout two weeks before her suicide'

Ms Giuffre was being sued by artist Rina Oh for falsely describing her as a girlfriend of Epstein and one of the convicted sex offender's recruiters.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 We're pausing before purchasing in Trump's tariff era

Shoppers are staying online — and some are spending less — amid Trump's erratic policies

SALON

🤖 Fans point out wild detail in photos of Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth's $50m Byron Bay home

Fans are going crazy over Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky's Byron Bay pad - and here's why.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Pope Leo calls for end to polarising 'war of words' in address to media

Pope Leo has called for an end to a polarising "war of words" as he hosted an audience with international media for the first time.

SKY

⚔️ US, China slash tariffs for 90 days in de-escalation of trade war

The outcome, though temporary, represents a more substantial retreat from the brink than many were expecting.

SMH

🇮🇱 Gaza’s hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients

Patients struggle to feed themselves as Israel’s blockade deepens the food and aid shortage.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity

When the bidding stops Monday, the top buyers of a Trump family crypto coin will win a tour of the White House.

NYTIMES

⚔️ A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril

Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy.

NYTIMES

👔 Walz to Speak at 2 Democratic Events, as Jockeying for 2028 Begins

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee last year, will attend state party conventions in South Carolina and California on May 31.

NYTIMES

👔 For Trump, It’s a New Era of Deal-Making With Tech’s Most-Coveted Commodity

As the president heads to the Middle East, America’s dominance over A.I. chips has become a powerful source of leverage for the president.

NYTIMES

💲 In Illinois Senate Race, Old Grudges and a Test of Pritzker’s Power

Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence looms large.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump Heads to the Middle East With a Single Goal: Deals, Deals, Deals

President Trump has always viewed the presidency as a worldwide hunt for deals. And there is no better place for that than the Gulf, where a few men wield absolute authority over vast wealth.

NYTIMES

🗳️ Josh Hawley: Don’t Cut Medicaid

Republicans should embrace their working class voters.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.

President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.

NYTIMES

🔥 Kennedy Is Right About the Chemicals in Our Food

A handshake deal with the food industry will never be enough.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump is looking to use the IRS for his own political ends. Nixon tried it too

President Trump is looking to use the IRS to achieve some of his political goals. Some experts see parallels with Nixon's efforts to interfere with the agency.

NPR

🔥 Why Has the Closet Taken on a New Allure?

Long a place of hiding and shame, it’s now being reconsidered in queer culture — and beyond.

NYTIMES

🔥 Ozempic Comes for the Group Dinner

As the use of GLP-1s soars in popularity, diners are wrestling with new restaurant etiquette dilemmas — and adjusting accordingly.

NYTIMES

🌧️ There's a secret superfood in white rice and pasta: Here's how to unlock it

When it comes to rice and pasta, dieticians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.

NPR

⚕️ Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons? Here's the scoop

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.

NPR

🤖 Is AI the future of America's foreign policy? Some experts think so

Large language models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek are increasingly being looked at for their potential to help make decisions in high-stakes situations.

NPR

🤖 The future of student loan repayment, explained

A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.

NPR

🔥 What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

LIVESCIENCE

🌡️ Northeastern States Unveil New Grid Planning Strategy in Attempt to Regain Control Over Energy Future

Maryland and eight other Northeastern states last month released a first-of-its-kind transmission action plan. Experts view it as a direct response to years of frustration with regional grid operators over stalled clean energy projects and surging electricity costs that states say undercut their climate mandates and reflect the outsized influence of private utility interests. Known [&#8230;]

ICN

👔 The koala has crashed the party – and London’s elite are paying attention

A black-tie gala in honour of Australia’s beloved marsupial is drawing aristocrats, expats and ex-prime ministers to the cause of wildlife conservation, thanks to one passionate Australian.

SMH

🗳️ Should Pittsburgh’s Water Stay Public? Residents Will Get to Vote on It

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—In a state where far more people get their drinking water from private companies than the national average, Pittsburgh voters will decide this month whether to ensure their water and sewer service remains publicly owned and operated. The referendum, on the ballot as part of the May 20 mayoral primary elections, would amend the [&#8230;]

ICN

⚔️ US-China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days

The temporary deal is a bid to defuse a trade war showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.

SMH

🌐 US-China tariff deal fuels global market rally

Stocks, oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

FT

🇨🇳 S&P 500 surges 2.9% at open after US-China tariff deal

Stocks, oil and dollar rise as countries reverse punitive levies

FT

🇺🇸 Secret Epstein footage that could show Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre is set to be released in the US

The FBI has been reviewing 'tens of thousands of videos' of paedophile Epstein, according to US Attorney-General Pam Bondi.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Israel committed to ‘intensified’ Gaza operation despite US captive release

Israeli PM says negotiations with Hamas will continue &#039;under fire&#039;, with just a pause for Edan Alexander&#039;s release.

ALJAZEERA

🇸🇾 Remains of 30 people believed killed by IS militants found in Syria

The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by the militant Islamic State group have been found in a remote Syrian town in a search led by Qatari search teams along with the FBI

ABC

🔥 What is Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with and how will his trial unfold?

The jury in the federal sex trafficking trial will be sworn in on Monday before opening statements are delivered.

BBC

🌐 Global Stocks Jump After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs

A temporary reduction in punishing tariffs, agreed after weekend talks between American and Chinese officials, signaled a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

NYTIMES

🔥 What is Sean 'Diddy' Combs charged with and how long will his trial last?

The jury in the federal sex trafficking trial will be sworn in on Monday before opening statements are delivered.

BBC

🔥 Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, after the Kremlin rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than 3-year war

ABC

🇨🇳 U.S. and China Reach Deal to Temporarily Slash Tariffs

The 145 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods will come down to 30 percent under the deal. The U.S. Treasury secretary said “neither side wanted a decoupling.”

NYTIMES

⚔️ The U.S. and China announce a deal to cut tariffs, temporarily easing trade war

American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.

NPR

🇷🇺 Six Bulgarians who ran Russian spy ring out of guesthouse on east of coast of England jailed

Six members of a Russian spy ring run from a guesthouse in Great Yarmouth have been jailed for running espionage operations across Europe.

SKY

⚖️ Brooklyn no longer sees his old friends and 'does whatever Nicola Peltz asks', insiders tell KATIE HIND, as they reveal how David and Victoria are horrified at their daughter-in-law's 'plans' for their son and the Beckham name

It was just a few months after their wedding that Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attended a launch event staged by American fast food giant Wendy's.

DAILYMAIL

🇷🇺 Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack

Poland orders closure of Russian consulate in Krakow, citing arson attack blamed on Moscow

ABC

⚔️ Trade war breakthrough as US and China agree to slash tariffs by 115% for 90 days

Speaking in Geneva, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both countries would slash their reciprocal tariffs by 115 per cent for 90 days.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ Kurdish militant group PKK says it will disband and end Turkey conflict

Historic announcement could bring a close to four-decade insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people

FT

🥳 PKK to formally disband and lay down its weapons

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket

In the end of an era for Indian Test cricket, Virat Kohli follows fellow batting star Rohit Sharma into retirement.

ALJAZEERA

🇮🇳 Virat Kohli announces retirement from India Test cricket team

It&#039;s the end of an era for Indian Test cricket as Virat Kohli follows fellow batting star Rohit Sharma into retirement.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ US-China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days

The temporary deal is a bid to defuse a trade war showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.

SMH

🔥 How Meghan Markle didn't even let Prince Harry finish his proposal before saying YES!

Prince Harry asked Meghan Markle to marry him on a 'typical' night at Nottingham Cottage, his home in Kensington Palace, on November 4, 2017.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Australian prime minister names new Cabinet that drops Israel critic

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his new Cabinet

ABC

🤖 Findings of major new study into the nature of consciousness revealed

Two competing theories of consciousness were pitted against one another as part of a multi-year research effort. The research, which was conducted cou...

UM

🇺🇸 A timeline of the rise and fall of French movie star Gérard Depardieu

For over half a century, G&eacute;rard Depardieu stood as a towering figure in French cinema, a titan known for his commanding physical presence, instinct, sensibility and remarkable versatility. A bon vivant who overcame a speech impediment and a turbulent youth, Depardieu rose to prominence in the 1970s and became one of France&rsquo;s most prolific and acclaimed actors, portraying a vast array of characters, from volatile outsiders to deeply introspective figures. In recent years, however, Depardieu&rsquo;s illustrious career has been overshadowed by multiple allegations of misconduct. He has been accused publicly or in formal complaints by more than 20 women, but so far only a sexual assault case has proceeded to court. Some others were dropped because of a lack of evidence or the statute of limitations. In March, the Paris public prosecutor requested an 18-month suspended prison sentence over accusations that he sexually assaulted two women on a film set. A decision is expected on Tuesday. Here...

ABC

🇨🇳 China and US agree to slash tariffs

Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers

FT

🇮🇳 India great Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket

India great Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket.

SKY

🇮🇳 Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket

India great Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket.

SKY

🌧️ Putin proposes unconditional peace talks with Ukraine (FULL SPEECH)

Moscow is "set on serious negotiations" with Kiev to bring a "long-term lasting peace," the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed starting peace talks with Ukraine without any preconditions as soon as Thursday. The president made the remarks early on Sunday as he addressed the media at the conclusion of celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. Russia hosted numerous foreign dignitaries over the days surrounding the celebrations, including the leaders of China, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Putin offered to start unconditional talks with Ukraine "without delay" on May 15 in Istanbul, where "they were held earlier and where they were interrupted," referring to the negotiations held in Türkiye during the early phase of the conflict in 2022. Moscow is "set on serious negotiations" with Kiev and aims to "eliminate the root causes" of the conflict in order to achieve a "long-term lasting peace," Putin stated. Here is the president's speech in...

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🤖 Tributes paid to two teenagers who died off the coast of Ireland

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal.

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🛡️ The PKK Kurdish militant group will disband, disarm in peace initiative with Turkey

A Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades of armed conflict

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💼 How 40 Manhattan Businesses Are Adapting to Congestion Pricing

An informal survey along Bleecker Street surfaced complaints about higher delivery costs, but most businesses are making do, even if they do not like it.

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🛡️ The PKK Kurdish militant group will disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey

The Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm, after four decades of armed conflict. It comes days after it convened a party congress in northern Iraq.

NPR