🔥 Doomsday Drama 🔥

🔥 Diddy's former protégé Aubrey O'Day breaks silence on whether she will testify at rapper's sex trafficking trial

Aubrey O'Day revealed whether she will be testifying at her former mentor Sean 'Diddy' Comb's sex trafficking trial.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result

A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw.

SKY

🌩️ At least 7 people dead and widespread damage left in the wake of severe Midwest storms

The storms were part of a severe weather system Friday that caused damage in Missouri, left hundreds of thousands without power in the Great Lakes region and brought a heat wave to Texas.

NPR

🤖 Former FBI director Comey questioned over social media ‘threat’ to Trump

The Secret Service has interrogated the former FBI chief after he posted an Instagram image that Donald Trump said he believed was calling for his assassination.

SMH

🤖 Disneyland quietly makes changes to golden figure that appeared to resemble Donald Trump

A golden figure of famed creator Walt Disney at California's Disneyland appears to have been modified after it gained notice for somewhat resembling Donald Trump.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman... then walked free from jail

A 15-year-old illegal immigrant who killed 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver in a 90mph crash has walked free after a Colorado DA offered a probation-only plea deal.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Penny Wong attacks ‘sham’ 13-year Russian prison sentence for Oscar Jenkins

The 33-year-old Australian was captured last year while serving in Ukraine’s military, sparking diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Canberra.

SMH

⚖️ Oklahoma superintendent lashes out at reporter as briefing descends into spectacle of insults

Ryan Walters, who called the impromptu media briefing after lawmakers rejected several of his proposed budget requests, quickly found himself in a tense clash with reporters.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Gunfire in Gaza as Israel Says Its Troops Are Mobilizing

The shots were heard in central Gaza early Saturday, hours after the Israeli military said its troops were preparing for a major advance into the territory.

NYTIMES

🔥 Bill Maher defends Marjorie Taylor Greene for saying Catholic bishops are 'controlled by Satan'

The MAGA firebrand had made the remark in a statement after calls for her to be censured for a tweet she sent out after Pope Francis died.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Trump Administration News: Supreme Court Extends Freeze on Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations

NYTIMES

🤖 In Spain, a homelessness crisis unfolds in Madrid's airport

Madrid's international airport has for months been the site of homeless encampments amid a growing housing crisis in Spain, where rental costs have risen especially fast in the country's capital and also in Barcelona

ABC

🤖 Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen faces showdown against 'the world.' Will it end in a draw?

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is playing a single game against 140,000 people worldwide

ABC

🌩️ Dust storm warning for Chicago as apocalyptic skies shroud the windy city and visibility falls to zero

What began as a typical spring day in the Windy City quickly morphed into a catastrophic weather event, leaving residents dazed as the landscape disappeared beneath a thick veil of dust.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ How to watch and vote in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest

Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest

ABC

🇨🇳 UK overtakes China as second-largest US Treasury holder

Fall in recorded Chinese holdings highlights Beijing’s push to diversify its reserves away from America

FT

🤖 Seven Louisiana inmates roam free after three arrests... as new footage emerges of desperate prison break

Law enforcement caught three of the ten fugitives who escaped a Louisiana jail early this morning. Shocking video footage reveals how they did it.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Knicks fans swarm the streets as historic NBA playoff win over Celtics sparks joyous scenes in New York City

A stretch of Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan turned into a scene of chaotic jubilation as thousands of New York Knicks fans came streaming out of Madison Square Garden.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful

ABC

🌪️ Tornadoes Strike Missouri, Killing at Least Seven

Widespread damage was reported, including toppled trees and power lines. The tornadoes were part of a larger weather system that threatened numerous states.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 At least 66 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza - women and children among dead, medics say

At least 66 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, medics say.

SKY

🇮🇱 At least 100 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, says health ministry

At least 100 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to Gaza's health ministry.

SKY

🇮🇱 'Complete families' killed in Israeli bombardment of Gaza - as 'more than 100 die' in latest strikes

At least 103 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to hospitals and medics.

SKY

🔥 The View hosts launch into slanging match over explosive new book on Biden in chaotic segment

On Friday's episode, the bigger story wasn't the book but the five-way verbal brawl that ensued on live television.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Timothee Chalamet and Ben Stiller in dreamland as Knicks destroy Celtics to seal best NBA playoff run for 25 years

In front of a Madison Square Garden crowd jam-packed with celebrities and stars, the New York Knicks secured their first Eastern Conference Finals berth in 25 years.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukraine-Russia political theatrics underscore stark realities on the ground as war grinds on

Ukrainian officials and analysts say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire against Vladimir Putin, while depending on Europe’s support

ABC

🔥 They once lived the 'gangster life.' Now they tackle food insecurity in Kenya's slums

Young men who once lived the “gangster life” in Kenya's capital have become farmers with a social mission

ABC

⚔️ Beyonce and Blue Ivy's blunder on stage at Cowboy Carter tour... but what happened next stunned fans

Beyonce and Blue Ivy suffered an awkward mishap on stage during a Chicago stop on the Cowboy Carter tour.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Piece of Me! Inside the fight for Britney Spears as viral TikTok lookalikes battle for biopic

It's a long road until the Britney Spears biopic hits screens. But Kylie Schultz and Mia Marcuzzi are desperately trying to get the singer's attention and land themselves the coveted role.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Target worker exposes MASSIVE tariff price hike for popular items: 'Kinda scared'

Consumer advocates and CEOs have been warning that prices will rise for months. Now, at Target, employees are seeing the first big shifts.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Disneyland quietly makes changes to figure that appeared to resemble Donald Trump

A golden figure of famed creator Walt Disney at California's Disneyland appears to have been modified after it gained notice for somewhat resembling Donald Trump.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Nine killed in Russian attack on civilian bus, Ukraine's military says

A Russian attack on a civilian bus in Ukraine's northeast Sumy region has killed nine people and injured four others, the Ukrainian military has said.

SKY

🌧️ Deadly Russian attack on civilian bus 'a cynical war crime', says Ukraine

A Russian attack on a civilian bus in Ukraine's northeast Sumy region has killed nine people and injured seven others, Ukrainian officials have said.

SKY

🤖 Passenger makes disgusting discovery in Spirit Airlines plane cabin

The appalling incident, which occurred on Sunday, was captured in a video shared online. The footage quickly went viral, sparking outrage and disbelief among viewers disturbed by the unsettling sight.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Inside Rachael Ray's tragic journey... from her health woes to the man who 'beat' her with a GUN

Amidst the latest worry for the star, FEMAIL has recapped the many devastations that she's had to overcome over the years.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 How will Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration unfold? The symbols and rituals to watch for

Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration on Sunday.

SMH

🌪️ Tornado Strikes St. Louis, Killing at Least Five

Widespread damage was reported, including toppled trees and power lines. The tornado was part of a larger weather system that threatened numerous states.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trump Deportation Plan Using Wartime Law

The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport Venezuelans under the law while the matter is being litigated in a federal court, the justices ruled.

NYTIMES

🤖 Beauty influencer admitted she was scared she was going to be killed minutes before she was gunned down

Disturbing new details have now emerged after a beauty influencer was shot and killed while recording a TikTok livestream.

DAILYMAIL

💨 Inside Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: Adulation and Not a Whiff of Protests

At every step of President Trump’s whirlwind tour, he has been treated with the kind of honor and respect he has long desired.

NYTIMES

🔥 Under Fire From Trump’s Tariffs, Ammo Makers in a Balkan Valley Hunker Down

Companies that make ammunition in the Bosnian city of Gorazde fear they may not survive the tariffs imposed on the goods that they send to their biggest market — the United States.

NYTIMES

👨‍⚖️ Wisconsin judge's case is rare but not unprecedented. There's another near Boston

Massachusetts Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade authorities more than seven years ago. Her case is still unresolved.

NPR

📉 The ‘Taco’ factor has spurred markets higher

The notion that Trump Always Chickens Out on difficult policy resulted in a strange, shaky rally

FT

⚔️ How India’s most notorious gangster declared war on a Bollywood legend

The tentacles of the Bishnoi gang reach from India to Canada

FT

⚔️ BT nears deal to sell TNT Sports stake to Warner Bros Discovery

Deal could be announced as early as next week that would bring telecoms group’s involvement in sports rights to a close

FT

🏛️ What management theory tells us about Trump’s ‘team of rivals’

Elected for a second time on the promise of corporate-style government, the US president is already recasting his cabinet

FT

🤖 U.A.E. Is Pouring Money Into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power

As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth.

NYTIMES

📰 Science news this week: 2025's biggest solar flare and Yosemite's 'ghost' volcano

May 17, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LIVESCIENCE

🎥 Kevin Bacon hit with shock career blow

The Bondsman, starring Golden Globe-winning actor Kevin Bacon, has been cancelled by Prime Video after one season.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Cassie's husband Alex Fine breaks silence on Diddy trial as he shares emotional statement in support of wife

Cassie Ventura's testimony during the trial painted a harrowing picture of her years with Diddy, describing the emotional and physical abuse she allegedly endured.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Julia Roberts reveals devastating family loss in emotional post

Julia Roberts revealed a devastating family loss as she broke the news in an emotional post this week on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Audio of Special Counsel Interview Adds to Renewed Debate of Biden’s Fitness as President

A 2023 audio recording released by Axios comes on the heels of other recent disclosures that have prompted recriminations among Democrats over their handling of the matter.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,178

These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

ALJAZEERA

🌐 I showed my dad how to use the internet... then three men were found murdered execution-style

While most children's fathers talk about how proud they are of their daughters, for Tonya Beasley her father did it with a more sinister motive. To lure in his next victims to kill.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 I begged my husband to have an affair with his COLLEAGUE. It electrified our marriage... until one email changed everything

After 27 years of marriage, Leah and Charley Fisher came to a somewhat unconventional arrangement.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Bill Belichick finally breaks silence on Jordon Hudson beach yoga photo after dodging question in CBS interview

After dodging questions about a particular beach photo op with girlfriend Jordon Hudson, North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick is talking about the famous picture of him lifting her up.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Shocking details of NBA star Rudy Gobert's bitter split with his pregnant girlfriend emerge amid playoff run

Gobert, 32, was seen embracing Julia Bonilla and young child Romeo after the Timberwolves' final regular-season game against the Utah Jazz on April 13.

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Cassie Ventura tells Diddy trial she would give back $20m to undo freak-offs

The rapper's ex-girlfriend rejects defence suggestions that her accusations were financially motivated.

BBC

🇺🇸 Cassie Ventura tells Diddy trial she would give back $20m to undo 'freak offs'

The rapper's ex-girlfriend rejects defence suggestions that her accusations were financially motivated.

BBC

🌩️ After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Supreme Court makes major ruling on deportation of Venezuelan migrants

The Supreme Court on Friday made a major ruling on Donald Trump's attempt to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump Officials in Talks with Duck Dynasty Producer for Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing a pitch for a reality television show titled “The American,” proposed by Rob Worsoff, a Canadian-born producer known for his work on A&E’s Duck Dynasty and Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker. The show would feature immigrants competing in various “American” challenges, with the winner receiving fast-tracked U.S. citizenship. […]

ENDTIMES

🛢️ 'To Easy LoL' - New Orleans jail break may have been inside job

The inmates ripped a toilet from the wall and escaped through a hole before running across a highway.

BBC

🤖 Sean Combs trial: Cassie concludes four days of testimony

On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said.

NPR

🤖 Billionaire mogul David Geffen, 82, divorces former male go-go dancer, 32, with NO prenup

Billionaire David Geffen has filed fro divorce from his much younger husband David Armstrong after less than two years of marriage. 

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Rep. LaMonica McIver repeatedly ignores journalist questions about assaulting ICE agents: Criminal investigation looms

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, who infamously body rammed federal agents at the Delaney Hall Detention Center last week when she and her Democrat colleagues stormed the ICE facility, ignored questions from The Gateway Pundit multiple times throughout the day on Thursday. McIver, who has come within the scope of a federal investigation announced by US Attorney Alina Habba this week, was fittingly sporting a prison orange suit as she faces potential felony charges. Democratic New Jersey Congressmen LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Robert Menendez stormed into the facility in Newark, New Jersey, where aliens are being housed, without following protocols. A rowdy confrontation with police then ensued.

SOTT

🤖 Rory McIlroy was dealt a major blow before the PGA Championship as Masters winner only just makes the cut

MAX WINTERS AT QUAIL HOLLOW: The Masters champion made the cut on the number after a bogey on the final hole when he drove left beyond a creek against corporate tents.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Audio emerges of Biden 'poor memory' interview with investigator

Recordings of the then-president's interviews with special counsel reveal he struggled to recall key details from his life.

BBC

🌩️ Two dead after severe storms blast Northern Virginia

Severe storms with damaging wind gusts led to the deaths of two people in the Washington, D.C. area on Friday, as falling trees caused fatalities and widespread power outages. Over 200,000 outages were reported across Fairfax and Alexandria counties.

FOXWEATHER

💲 Pop singer says she saw Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs repeatedly abuse former girlfriend

Dawn Richard tells the New York trial that she often witnessed the rap mogul beating and emotionally abusing his then-girlfriend.

SMH

🤖 Walton Goggins' wife breaks silence on Aimee Lou Wood relationship speculation

Walton Goggins' wife, Nadia Conners, has addressed the relationship speculation involving both her husband and his White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Malaysia’s ‘fish hunters’ target invasive species, one catch at a time

Invasive species are an issue the world over, and waterways in mega-biodiverse Malaysia are threatened by imported fish.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 US loses last perfect credit rating amid rising debt

Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.

BBC

⚔️ Supporters of Bolivia's ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacy

Street clashes have erupted in Bolivia's capital of La Paz as hundreds of supporters of ex-President Evo Morales marched toward the country's top electoral court to push for their leader’s candidacy in presidential elections later this year

ABC

🔥 Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner swap in first direct talks since war, but ceasefire hopes stall

The first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv have ended in a commitment to release 1000 prisoners soon, but no agreement on a temporary truce.

SMH

🌩️ Dust Storm Warning issued for Chicago as skies turn apocalyptic

The skies over Chicago became an apocalyptic scene Friday as a dust storm raced through the Windy City.

FOXWEATHER

🤖 Scooter Braun hits out at 'disgraceful' Justin Bieber... but this high-stakes feud is not all that it seems

Insiders close to Scooter, 43, have explained why the former manager is giving Justin, 31, as much grace as possible.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Joe Biden's troubling interview with special counsel Robert Hur is revealed in bombshell leaked audio

Newly-released recordings of Joe Biden speaking to special counsel Robert Hur in 2023 show the declining president's memory lapses as he struggles to remember when his son Beau died.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Kellie Pickler slammed as 'callous' by in-laws amid legal battle after husband's death

Kellie Pickler continues to have a contentious relationship with parents-in-law Sharon and Reed Jacobs two years after her husband Kyle Jacobs' death.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Golf legend Phil Mickelson suffers humiliating meltdown that eliminates him from PGA Championship

LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson had a hole to forget during this week's PGA Championship as the lefty golfer finished round two well below the cut line.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ ICC prosecutor Karim Khan steps aside pending outcome of sexual misconduct investigation

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stepped down temporarily pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct

ABC

🔥 After decades of red wine, no exercise and 15 cigarettes a day, these are the super-easy lifestyle tweaks that gave me a scientifically proven biological age of 20 - at 61: SANDRA PARSONS

For more than 25 years, I smoked 15 cigarettes a day. I loved smoking. It was the one thing in a busy, stressful life of work and motherhood that gave me a little 'me time'.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Scottie Scheffler swaps jail for a shot at PGA Championship glory one year on from his shock arrest

MAX WINTERS AT QUAIL HOLLOW: This time around he strolled into Quail Hollow without attracting the attention of law enforcement and had exactly the day he would have wanted.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Brutal moment Yankees fans turn their backs on Juan Soto after booing former star on return with the Mets

The four-time All-Star starred for the Yankees last season as the team reached the World Series, but bolted across town in the winter to sign a mammoth $765million contract with the Mets.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ New mom is dealt shocking health blow just days after giving birth to baby boy

A new mom was enjoying her time at home with her baby and husband, a few weeks after giving birth, when she received a call from her doctor notifying her of the unthinkable.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Audio Clip of Biden Special Counsel Interview Is Released, Showing Verbal Stumbles

Republicans have long sought to make public a recording of the 2023 interview, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.

NYTIMES

🤖 Diddy trial hears shocking claims about what he was planning to do the SAME day he was arrested

Special Agent Yasin Binda testified to what the feds discovered in room 2115 at the Park Hyatt Hotel on September 16, 2024, the day Combs was taken into custody.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Melania Trump Statue Vanishes in Slovenia

The bronze sculpture, erected near Ms. Trump’s hometown in eastern Slovenia, was chopped off at the feet and stolen, the police said.

NYTIMES

🥳 Bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez looks incredible in white as she and A-list pals Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry enjoy cruise on the Seine on day two of her Paris bachelorette party

The bride-to-be, 55, who is engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, showcased her jaw-dropping figure in a white midi dress as she left her hotel.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Seething Travis Kelce slams Trump over comments about Taylor Swift's looks and vows fierce retaliation

Travis Kelce is seething about Donald Trump's attack on Taylor Swift, a source close to the NFL star has told the Daily Mail.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump’s Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research

The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration’s broader pressure campaign against the university.

NYTIMES

🛂 The US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons.

ALJAZEERA

🛂 US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons.

ALJAZEERA

🌪️ Tornado Strikes St. Louis, Killing at Least Four

Widespread damage, including toppled trees and power lines, were reported. The tornado was part of a larger severe weather system that threatened numerous states.

NYTIMES

🔥 As deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says ‘people are starving’

Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday, local health authorities say, as progress towards any new ceasefire appears stalled.

SMH

🏛️ Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings from Aaa to Aa1, marking the first time the U.S. has lost its top-tier credit rating from all three major credit rating agencies—Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), and Fitch Ratings. This downgrade, driven by over a decade of rising government debt, increasing interest […]

ENDTIMES

⚔️ Angelina Jolie oozes elegance in an chic white gown whilst Halle Berry stuns in an off-shoulder number at Cannes Film Festival's Chopard Trophy Awards ceremony

Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry were the epitome of elegance as they led the stars at Cannes Film Festival's Chopard Trophy Awards ceremony on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 NBA team Phoenix Suns at center of 'extortion' claims as shocking allegations emerge

Yet another Phoenix Suns employee is suing the team alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation. However, the team says they're being 'extorted' by the worker's lawyer.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Ex-FBI boss interviewed by Secret Service over Trump seashell post

Comey voluntarily participated in the questioning and was not being held in custody, sources told US media.

BBC

🛡️ Rebel Wilson SLAMS the lead star of her own film in scathing social media post

Rebel Wilson is once again shining light on the conflicts surrounding her stalled film The Deb.

DAILYMAIL

🇫🇷 Pedro Pascal, 50, fuels plastic surgery rumors as fans are convinced he's had cosmetic procedure

Pedro Pascal sparked plastic surgery speculation as he touched down at the airport in Nice, France on Friday for the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Cher Wants a Better Home for L.A.’s Elephants. Not Tulsa.

A lawsuit is seeking to stop Los Angeles Zoo officials from shipping their two surviving elephants to another zoo in Oklahoma. Cher and other advocates want them to go to an animal sanctuary.

NYTIMES

🤖 Secret Service Questions Comey Over ‘86 47’ Social Media Post About Trump

Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Moody’s strips US government of top credit rating

Moody's cited rising debt saying US had repeatedly failed to end the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and interest.

ALJAZEERA

⚖️ U.S. Takes Defiant Stance in Court, Saying Abrego Garcia Deportation Was Lawful

A Justice Department lawyer mirrored Trump officials’ aggressive position in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador in March.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating over failure to rein in debt

Moody’s is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal government’s credit. Standard & Poor’s downgraded federal debt in 2011 and Fitch Ratings followed in 2023.

PBS

🤖 US Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration’s use of Alien Enemies Act

The court majority once again upheld a ruling that migrants were entitled to due process before their deportations.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says

A recent study found surprisingly low levels of harmful microplastics in the sediments of Texas bays that are notorious for plastic pollution. This led researchers from the University of Texas at Austin to conclude the microplastics were being swept out to sea.  “They move around much easier than we thought,“ said study co-author Cornel Olariu, […]

ICN

👽 Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administration’s effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally.

PBS

👔 Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt

Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump’s agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party’s signature legislation.

NYTIMES

🌧️ 'He's the chosen one': Meet the 14-year-old British boxer now fighting for Bahrain

Only the most ardent followers of boxing will know of Jayden Price, the 14-year-old from Gloucester.

SKY

🤖 Couple Imprisoned Girl for 7 Years and Kept Her in Dog Cage, Police Say

Investigators, who did not identify the teenager, now 18, said they believed she had been sexually abused by her stepfather.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Russia-Ukraine peace talks fall flat with few signs of progress

In highly anticipated peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners, the war’s largest swap. While they agreed to keep talking, there was no breakthrough for peace and the two sides seemed even further apart. Nick Schifrin reports and Amna Nawaz speaks with former State Department official Andrew Weiss for perspective on the state of negotiations.

PBS

👽 Supreme Court Sends Case Concerning Venezuelan Migrants to Lower Court

The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act while the matter is being litigated, the justices ruled.

NYTIMES

🔥 Rihanna's new song branded 'unlistenable' by angry fans as 'god awful' single draws savage backlash

After all the buildup, the public was in for a bitter disappointment, slamming every aspect of Friend Of Mine from the vocals to the tune - and pouring particular scorn on the repetitive lyrics.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ NFL owners considering radical shake-up that would dramatically change the shape of the football season

Team owners will vote on the proposed change, which has been put forward by the Detroit Lions, when they get together in Minneapolis next week.

DAILYMAIL

📰 News Wrap: Israel strikes two Houthi-controlled ports and unleashes new barrage on Gaza

In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Defense Forces struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen and launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza, a transit strike in New Jersey forced 350,000 people to make alternative plans, group of GOP lawmakers blocked President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and New Orleans police say ten inmates who escaped from jail may have had help from the inside.

PBS

🤖 Scooter Braun rages at 'disgraceful' Justin Bieber... but this high-stakes feud is not all that it seems

Insiders close to Scooter, 43, have explained why the former manager is giving Justin, 31, as much grace as possible.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Donald Trump Junior steps out with his glam girlfriend Bettina Anderson, 38, for black-tie event in Portsmouth - as America's First Son rubs shoulders with a beaming Nigel Farage

Wearing a dark suit, Donald Trump Jr proudly strode along the streets of Portsmouth, arms linked with his Palm Beach socialite girlfriend Bettina Anderson, earlier this evening.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Huge fire engulfs historic plantation house in Louisiana

Flames ripped through Nottoway House, destroying much of structure, which was built in 1859.

BBC

🏛️ Trump Officials Plan to Release Audio of Biden Special Counsel Interview

Republicans have demanded that the government release the recording of a 2023 interview in a classified documents inquiry, arguing that it might offer evidence of a decline in Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s mental acuity.

NYTIMES

💨 Trump business deals revive questions about his family profiting off the presidency

This week, President Trump visited three Middle Eastern nations where his family has deep business ties. Over the past month, billions of dollars have poured into Trump-owned companies. It has revived longstanding questions about whether the financial windfalls are influencing policy. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

PBS

💉 Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder

Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the world’s first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its potential with Dr. Peter Marks. He oversaw gene therapy treatment and vaccine safety and approval for the FDA before he left in March.

PBS

⚔️ Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom

After his high-profile foreign tour, the president comes home to a ratings downgrade and warnings on inflation

FT

👔 Has Donald Trump taken US-Gulf relations to a new era?

US President Donald Trump has concluded his three-nation tour of the Gulf region.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Middle East policy shifts

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to the Middle East and his policy shifts in the region, Qatar’s luxury plane gift, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship hearing, talks of an immigration reality show and the administration investigating James Comey.

PBS

🌊 In ‘The Emperor of Gladness,’ Ocean Vuong explores chosen family and acts of kindness

He’s a writer who mines his own history to look deeply at broader currents of working-class American life. In his new novel, Ocean Vuong crafts a narrative that weaves together themes of grief, healing and resilience. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with Vuong to discuss "The Emperor of Gladness" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

PBS

🤖 Brooks Nader claims she may 'switch teams' and date women after shock revelations about her love life

The 28-year-old model, who turned heads in a sexy, skintight outfit during a recent outing, made the shocking admission as she dished about her love life at a New York City event.

DAILYMAIL

👔 As Trump Departs the Middle East, He Takes Aim at Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen

President Trump went on a social media posting spree after four days overseas, where he basked in the kind of lavish praise that so delights him.

NYTIMES

✊ Chaos in Congress as HIV-positive disabled woman is wheeled out after wild Trump health policy meltdown

Protesters descended on Capitol Hill as lawmakers weighed $880B in Medicaid cuts that could strip coverage from millions. 'You will kill me!' shouted Olga, an HIV-positive Ohioan.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ European leaders consult Trump to align response to Russia

European leaders speak to Zelenskyy and Trump after Russia-Ukraine talks fail to achieve major breakthrough.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ European leaders consult Trump to align response to Russia-Ukraine talks

European leaders speak to US president after Russia-Ukraine talks fail to achieve major breakthrough.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Nine violent inmates roam free after jaw-dropping prison break as shocking details emerge on how the were able to break out

Nine dangerous inmates remain at large after a shocking escape from a Louisiana prison, where authorities say the group may have received help from someone inside the facility.

DAILYMAIL

💻 Experimental gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can someday help millions who have been left behind by genetic medicine because their diseases are so rare.

PBS

⚔️ Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Moody’s strips US of top-notch triple-A credit rating

Agency warns of strains caused by rising government debt and a widening budget deficit

FT

🤖 Secret Service Questioning Comey Over Social Media Post About Trump

Administration officials had said the post — a picture of seashells forming the numbers “86 47” — amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

NYTIMES

📰 A Queasy Comedy About Male Loneliness

From the daily newsletter: a dark twist on the buddy comedy. Plus: Trump’s Mideast safe space; and Morgan Wallen goes back to God’s country.

NEWYORKER

🌩️ A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.

NYTIMES

🤖 Real Housewives vet Sonja Morgan explains how she ended up in an ambulance in Palm Beach

The 61-year-old blonde star from Albany, New York, looked distressed as she laid back on a gurney with straps over her legs and her purse on her lap.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Moody's downgrades US credit rating citing rising debt

Moody's said successive US administrations had failed to reverse ballooning deficits and interest costs.

BBC

🔥 Is Qatar’s Shiny Plane a White Elephant?

A closer look at Trump’s acquisitions in the Middle East.

FP

🏛️ Four obstacles for Republican rebels in Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill

Government-funded welfare programmes have become a major point of contention in Trump's tax bill.

BBC

✊ Planned water reserve intended to ease shortages in the Panama Canal fuels river protest

Dozens of boats carrying around 200 people traveled along the country’s central Indio River on Friday in protest against a planned reservoir in the Panama Canal intended to solve water shortages in the waterway that have threatened international trade ...

ABC

🔥 Donald Trump risks the wrath of daughter Ivanka and granddaughter Arabella after latest Taylor Swift insult

Donald Trump could be in hot water with his daughter and granddaughter over his continued targeting of Taylor Swift.  

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Woman Charged in Telemundo Reporter’s Murder Gets 25 Years in Another Case

Danette Colbert, who is awaiting trial in the death of Adan Manzano before the Super Bowl, had her probation revoked in a 2021 case under Louisiana’s repeat offender law.

NYTIMES

🤖 Brock Purdy on verge of signing huge $275m deal with San Francisco 49ers

With this deal, this quarterback now moves into the top ten among the highest paid players in the NFL by average annual salary.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ ‘I cannot stand by’: Former ambassador denounces Ukraine shift under Trump

Bridget Brink has written an op-ed accusing Trump of putting 'pressure on the victim', Ukraine, instead of Russia.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Cassie ends Diddy testimony by revealing her $10 MILLION pay day from viral hotel beating

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' attorneys are expected to conclude their cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ New Jersey transit strike cripples rail service: 'Nightmare'

New Jersey was hit by its first statewide transit strike in over 40 years early Friday morning, as 450 unionized locomotive engineers walked off the job amid a contract dispute about pay. The strike brought NJ Transit's rail network to a halt and disrupted service for 350,000 commuters. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) announced the strike late Thursday night on X, sharing a post that included a link detailing the breakdown in contract negotiations between its negotiators and NJ Transit negotiators over terms of the new contract for locomotive engineers.

SOTT

🌩️ Katy Perry narrowly avoids risque wardrobe malfunction at Lauren Sanchez's star-studded bachelorette party

Katy appeared to ditch her bra for the big night out on the town, opting for a figure-hugging Alexander Wang $650 bandeau catsuit that was hanging on for dear life while she took Paris by storm.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What the Pope Was Like as a Kid

Bobby was a good guy. But sometimes he’d do weird shit like put his hand on my head, unprompted, which was annoying.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Below Triple-A

The downgrade means that each of the three major credit rating firms no longer gives the United States its best rating.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 ‘No soap, no morphine’: Gaza volunteer on life under intensified bombing

Gaza volunteer calls Israel’s intensified bombardment “shocking” as Palestinians face severe food and medical shortages.

ALJAZEERA

🇧🇷 My boyfriend called me 'fat and old'... then secretly gave me Ozempic while I slept

A Brazilian influencer revealed her former boyfriend applied a weight loss medication to her body while she slept because he was not happy with her physical appearance.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇱 More than 100 Palestinians are killed in Gaza in a day of Israeli airstrikes

It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

NPR

🗳️ Report finds more than 500 alleged attacks on US Catholic churches since 2020

There have been more than 500 alleged attacks on Catholic churches in the United States since May 2020, according to CatholicVote, a faith advocacy organization. The latest attack happened May 6 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. Police said a man was seen on surveillance video lighting an explosive on an altar inside a Catholic church, WFMZ reported. The priest of St. Teresa of Calcutta Church said the suspect placed a quarter stick of dynamite on the altar, which exploded and caused thousands of dollars in damage. "I don't know what was going through his head or his mind," Rev. Kevin Gallagher told WFMZ. "But it was something he had planned out." So far in 2025, there have been 22 alleged attacks on Catholic churches.

SOTT

👔 What’s inside the House GOP’s budget bill? Here’s a look

House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to President Donald Trump himself.

PBS

🤖 Inmates facing murder charges among 10 escapees from New Orleans prison

The prisoners, who are considered "armed and dangerous", were reported missing from the Orleans Parish Jail during a headcount on Friday morning.

BBC

🤖 How Diddy's lawyers used freak-off texts against Cassie

The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains what happened when the text messages were brought up in court.

BBC

🤖 How Diddy's lawyers used 'freak off' texts against Cassie

The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains what happened when the text messages were brought up in court.

BBC

🔥 Jordon Hudson hits back at claims Bill Belichick's family are suspicious of her after ferocious CBS fallout

The 24-year-old has come under fire in recent weeks over her relationship with the legendary NFL coach, 73, who recently took over the UNC Tar Heels.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Paramedic faces jail after spiking lover with abortion drug

A paramedic who secretly gave his pregnant lover an abortion drug, killing her unborn child, has been told he faces a lengthy jail sentence.

DAILYMAIL

🌡️ 150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa.

LIVESCIENCE

⚔️ Justices Extended Block on Deportations Under Wartime Law

Also, a New Jersey Transit strike left commuters scrambling. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

NYTIMES

🤖 DOJ may drop case against Boeing over deadly 737 Max crashes, despite families' outrage

Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after the crashes of two 737 Max jets, in 2018 and 2019, that killed 346 people. But a federal judge <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/05/nx-s1-5217960/court-rejects-boeing-plea-deal-737-max-crashes"target="_blank" >rejected that proposed plea deal</a>.

NPR

📰 Kash Patel announces FBI ditching DC headquarters, relocating 1,500 agents around the country

FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the bureau is leaving its longtime DC headquarters in the J. Edgar Hoover Building and transferring 1,500 employees to locations around the country. "This FBI is leaving the [J. Edgar] Hoover Building because this building is unsafe for our workforce," Patel told Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo in an interview set to air on Fox News Channel's "Sunday Morning Futures." "We want the American men and women to know if you're going to come work at the premier law enforcement agency in the world, we're going to give you a building that's commensurate with that, and that's not this place," the FBI chief added.

SOTT

🔥 Surprising reason why Pope Leo's childhood home is up for sale in 'luxury auction'

Newly-elected Pope Leo's childhood home in Chicago is up for sale via a 'luxury private auction,' with a reserve price of $250,000 and an auction date set for June 18.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ New Pope offers Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia - after talks in Istanbul appeared to break down after just an hour and a half

A spokesman for the leader of the Catholic Church said the new Pontiff was hopeful he could provide an 'opening for peace'.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is on leave amid a sexual misconduct investigation

Facing allegations of sexual misconduct, Karim Khan has temporarily stepped aside as a U.N. investigation enters its final stage, the International Criminal Court announced Friday.

NPR

⚖️ Venezuelan deported from US using gang 'points system', lawyers say

Andry Hernández was identified for removal due to the tattoos on his wrist, but insists he is not a gang member.

BBC

💬 As Comey social media post triggers a row, what does '86' mean?

The former FBI director has been accused of encouraging violence simply with a string of numbers - why?

BBC

🔥 Connecting the dots on DOGE

It's been six months since President Trump first announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, which has dramatically shrunk parts of the federal government. And with so many individual stories about federal workers losing their jobs around the country, the big picture can sometimes look blurry.<br><br>A team of NPR reporters has been looking at agencies — from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters and more — and today, we'll connect some of the dots on how DOGE cuts have impacted workers, and hear how Americans far beyond Washington may feel the effects of these cuts. <br><br>For sponsor-free episodes of <em>Consider This,</em> sign up for C<em>onsider This+</em> via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="https://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. <br><br>Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis.npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a>.

NPR

🎉 90s child star is unrecognizable on Cannes red carpet 32 years after hit Disney film... can you guess who?

One of the biggest child stars of the '90s made a dazzling return to the Cannes Film Festival - nearly 32 years after casting a spell on audiences in Hocus Pocus. 

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it's not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.

NPR

🇮🇱 Has Trump Soured On Netanyahu?

Israel’s economy minister insists that Trump and Netanyahu remain “very, very close.”

FP

🔥 Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.

Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Grammy-nominated rock band SPLITS with lead singer as he battles rare health condition

Grammy-nominated rock band I Prevail shared a sad message with their fans on social media. They've split with co-lead vocalist Brian Burkheiser.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ Democrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement

With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.

NYTIMES

🤖 Panic as ELEVEN violent criminals escape southern jail... and remain on the run

Eleven violent inmates escaped a Louisiana prison, with one having been recaptured and 10 still on the loose.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Storms Bring Risk of Tornadoes and Floods, From Texas to New Jersey

Trees were toppled and power lines were down in the city as a larger severe weather system threatened numerous states.

NYTIMES

🔥 Foo Fighters FIRE band member in shock decision... 8 months after Dave Grohl's secret affair rocked the group

The Foo Fighters have fired a key band member in a shock decision eight months after Dave Grohl 's affair rocked the group.

DAILYMAIL

📰 Trump administration working on plan to relocate one million Palestinians to Libya

Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration is exploring a plan to permanently relocate up to one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya. This proposal has sparked significant attention due to its scale, geopolitical implications, and potential humanitarian concerns. This report synthesizes information from credible news sources to outline the details of the [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Cassie ends Diddy testimony by revealing her $10 MILLION pay day from viral hotel beating: Live trial updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' attorneys are expected to conclude their cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

📰 What would help families have more babies? Here&#8217;s what readers said

PBS News asked readers to share their thoughts on having children and incentivizing childbirth &mdash; and more than 900 people responded. Here's what they said.

PBS

👽 Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Extends Freeze on Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations

NYTIMES

👔 Democrats Move to Block Over $3 Billion in Weapons Sales to Qatar and U.A.E.

The lawmakers introduced resolutions as anger erupted over a series of deals involving the president, businesses linked to his family and several countries.

NYTIMES

🤖 Rising Democrat star is blasted as a hypocrite after truth about her lifestyle emerges that's VERY different to her policies

A Democrat exploring a run for Congress in New Hampshire has already hit snags with her political plans after details of her seemingly luxurious life have leaked online.

DAILYMAIL

📉 Ozempic boss axed in battle of the fat jabs

The shake-up follows Novo Nordisk's leading position in the fat jab market coming under threat.

DAILYMAIL

🌩️ Damage reported after St. Louis metro rocked by tornado-warned storm

Damage was reported Friday after a tornado-warned storm ripped through the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ At least 10 injured in St. Louis metro after tornado-warned storm causes extensive damage

At least 10 people were injured Friday after a storm caused significant damage in the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ At least 4 killed in St. Louis metro after tornado-warned storm causes extensive damage

At least four people were killed and dozens of others were injured Friday after a storm caused significant damage in the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ At least 5 killed in St. Louis metro after tornado-warned storm causes extensive damage

At least five people were killed and dozens of others were injured Friday after a storm caused significant damage in the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ At least 7 killed in Missouri after tornado-warned storm causes extensive damage

At least seven people were killed and dozens of others were injured Friday after a storm caused significant damage in Missouri, significantly impacting the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ 7 killed in Missouri after tornado-warned storm causes extensive damage

At least seven people were killed and dozens of others were injured Friday after a storm caused significant damage in Missouri, significantly impacting the St. Louis metro area.

FOXWEATHER

⛽ The Disneyland of gas stations continues aggressive expansion push across NINE states

Buc-ee's, Gen Z's favorite gas station, is planning to open a series of new locations across nine different states. 

DAILYMAIL

🛢️ 10 New Orleans Inmates Escape Jail Through Cell Wall Where Toilet Was Removed

The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the inmates, one of whom was captured, should be considered “armed and dangerous.”

NYTIMES

⚕️ Inside Michael J Fox's miraculous Parkinson's turnaround... but it marks a troubling new health milestone

Michael J Fox, 63, will make an extraordinary return to acting after three decades with Parkinson's disease, which is surging in the US and has reached a troubling milestone this year.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Ukraine, Russia agree to mass POW swap

Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war’s largest — at direct peace talks in Istanbul.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 FA Cup Final 2025: Guardiola sees win as ‘massively important’ to Man City

Pep Guardiola admits FA Cup is not the first choice but final is &#039;massively important&#039; to Man City.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ CNN black sheep's very surprising response to Trump Qatar plane freebie that's angered liberals and conservatives

The exchange came toward the end of Thursday's show, during some serious talks about Trump's controversial commitment.

DAILYMAIL

🔬 NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on?

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9.

LIVESCIENCE

🌧️ New Jersey Transit Engineers Strike, Idling Trains and Upending Commutes

Wages continued to be a sticking point as New Jersey’s first statewide transit strike in 40 years began Friday morning.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Up to a million Palestinians could be 'permanently relocated' to war-torn Libya under US plans

Up to a million Palestinians could be permanently relocated from devastated Gaza to war-torn Libya under plans being worked on by Donald Trump's administration, it has been reported.

SKY

🤖 In the U.S., a Summer Travel Slump Looms

Many airlines, hotels and analysts are forecasting a downbeat tourism season in America, as threats of tariffs and unpopular policy decisions take their toll.

NYTIMES

🇸🇾 World Bank says Syria eligible for new loans after debts cleared

Saudi and Qatari payments settle Syria’s arrears, allowing World Bank and IMF to re-engage.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at a crucial juncture

The bill proposes sweeping changes, including Trump&#039;s 2017 tax cuts and enacting deep cuts to social programmes.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Paris Hilton offers a rare glimpse inside her $1M purse closet as she models one of her pink Barbie looks

Paris Hilton has offered a rare glimpse inside her purse closet stuffed to the gills with an estimated one million dollars worth of hand bags.

DAILYMAIL

🎉 Pedro Pascal's sister Lux steals the spotlight in daring silk gown as she supports her brother at Eddington premiere in Cannes

Pedro Pascal's younger sister Lux ensured all eyes were on her, as she joined her famous brother at the Eddington premiere during Cannes Film Festival on Friday night.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Selling Off Our Public Lands Is a Bad Idea

Selling off public lands threatens more than a century of progress for one of America’s most vital and popular shared experiments.

NYTIMES

🌋 Massive underwater volcano to blow at any moment and release millions of tons of lava

Researchers are watching the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest and now say that the volcano is swelling up like a balloon full of lava.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 How Much Power Does the Aga Khan Have, Really?

The billionaire Muslim leader is a religious figure—and a global powerbroker.

FP

🔥 Trump fires back at 'dumb as rocks' Bruce Springsteen after his jab calling the president 'treasonous': Live updates

It came as he left the Middle East to return to the United States after a four-day trip

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Mets-Yankees Subway Series Clash Will Compete for Knicks Fans’ Attention

The first game of the annual regular season event coincides with a crucial Friday night Knicks playoff game against the Celtics.

NYTIMES

❄️ Five key takeaways from US President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip

The president has secured massive investments deals, appeared to snub Israel and scolded US interventionists.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Putin’s peace theatre keeps Trump watching — and Kyiv waiting

Russia’s president slow rolled negotiators and failed to attend talks. But his gamble met little US resistance

FT

🔥 Cartoon Highlights: 1966-1975

A collection of classic gags from the fifth decade of The New Yorker.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Direct Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Fail to Secure a Cease-Fire

With both sides unwilling to concede, Kyiv is calling for more Western pressure on Moscow.

FP

💥 FEMA will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states, acting chief says

In comments that cemented the Trump administration's intent to bring about a major shift in the agency's mission, David Richardson said FEMA's intent for the 2025 &ldquo;disaster season&rdquo; will be to strengthen states' abilities for response and recovery while coordinating federal assistance &ldquo;when deemed necessary.&rdquo;

PBS

🤖 Inmates facing murder charges among 11 escapees from New Orleans prison

The prisoners, who are considered "armed and dangerous", were reported missing from the Orleans Parish Jail during a headcount on Friday morning.

BBC

❗ American Airlines flight makes emergency diversion at Nashville Airport

Flight 1884 landed in the Tennessee capital just 1 hour and 29 minutes after departing Chicago O'Hare on Friday morning.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Boeing May Avoid Guilty Plea With DOJ Over Deadly 737 Max Crashes

A decision by the Justice Department not to pursue a guilty plea from Boeing would be the latest about-face in a long effort to hold the plane maker accountable for the crashes of two 737 Max jets.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Trump's threat to his closest ally Marjorie Taylor Greene killing her plans for Senate run

President Donald Trump has reportedly warned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., off of a potential run for Senate.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Can Trump end birthright citizenship? The US Supreme Court could decide

Al Jazeera’s Joseph Stepansky explains how the US Supreme Court may decide whether birthright citizenship stays or goes.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Just 3 spoonfuls of 'healthy' carb could raise risk of brain damage and CANCER

Eating just three spoonfuls of this health food every day could raise your risk of a multitude of conditions.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 A Century-Old Romance That Gave the Pope His Family Name

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

NYTIMES

🔥 Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States

For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in Washington are now threatening to penalize states that continue them.

NYTIMES

🏛️ DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. They refused

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.

NPR

🏛️ DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.

NPR

🤖 Golfer's terrified reaction as huge snake forces delay at PGA Championship

MAX WINTERS AT QUAIL HOLLOW: Shaun Micheel, a surprising winner of this tournament in 2003, looked terrified as he looked up and saw the reptile approaching him.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Walter Frankenstein, Who Hid from the Nazis All Over Berlin, Dies at 100

With his wife and infant sons, he took refuge in unlikely places, including an opera house, an abandoned car and a subway station converted to a bunker.

NYTIMES

🔥 NASA rover Perseverance observes first aurora at Mars visible to the human eye

This was the first time an aurora had been reported from the surface of a planet other than Earth, the researchers noted.

PBS

💬 Boxcar, a Private Bus Company, Sees Opportunity in NJ Transit Strike

With quirky social media videos, Boxcar, which was founded in 2017, is seeking to elevate its profile as commuters look for alternative ways to reach Manhattan.

NYTIMES

🤖 Border ranchers sound alarm on terrifying new hotspot where migrant crossings are exploding

Despite claims by the Trump administration of having the ' most secure border in history,' one area of Texas is still seeing a major spike in illegal immigrant traffic.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 The Second Life of ‘Sicario’

What a 2015 thriller about chaos on the border has to do with present-day Washington.

FP

🔥 Frantic search for missing Oregon boat after it fired five flares... then vanished

A frantic search has been launched off the coast of Oregon after a boat is feared to have sunk overnight.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Taylor Swift's 'intimate' private texts describing Travis Kelce and ex lovers: Truth about messages Blake Lively 'threatened to leak'

After months of swirling speculation, a bombshell legal letter this week finally shed light on the explosive threats that shattered former besties Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's longtime friendship.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ MAHA Chief Medical Advisor demands mRNA COVID jab moratorium

British cardiologist and author Dr. Aseem Malhotra, the newly appointed Chief Medical Advisor to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, says there is "overwhelming evidence" to ban the COVID-19 mRNA shots. Dr. Malhotra is a former U.K. government and long-time ally of MAHA leaders like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and NIH head Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. He's campaigned for taxes on sugary drinks, worked to lower the amount of Brits taking statins unnecessarily, and worked with government leaders to remove ultraprocessed foods from hospitals and schools, per The Daily Mail. Though Malhotra is not formally employed by the federal government, he will serve as a leading voice of the movement and work closely with grassroots groups to advance its policy agenda.

SOTT

👔 Legendary actor shockingly comes out in support of Donald Trump with space plea

A legendary actor has taken a surprising turn to the right and is calling on President Trump to make Pluto great again.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Cool?

"I'm very concerned for [the president's] life. And James Comey, in my view, should be held accountable and put behind bars for this." — DNI Tulsi Gabbard "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," Jim Comey, former FBI Director wrote on Instagram about the message "86 47" laid out in seashells on the sand that he came across, innocently. You'd have to ask yourself: what was "cool" about that, exactly? Especially if, as Mr. Comey claimed on X soon after, that he didn't know what it meant. Are things that you don't understand "cool"? Is it just "cool" to learn that you can spell stuff out with seashells? (Who knew?) Maybe he was surprised to learn that people other than Jim Comey fans might see his cute coded clip and conclude that it wasn't such an innocent little gag. "47," of course, refers to Donald Trump in the cavalcade of US presidents. Among the not-strrictly-fans was DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who went on TV hours later and said that Mr. Comey should go to prison for it — in so many...

SOTT

🔥 Washington ready to resume Russia-NATO security talks - Bloomberg

The US has proposed resuming long-stalled security talks under the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) framework as part of efforts to negotiate a peace deal in the Ukraine conflict, Bloomberg has reported. The report comes ahead of direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations. The NRC, a forum created in 2002 for dialogue between the US-led military bloc and Moscow, effectively ceased practical operations in 2014. That year, Crimea joined the Russian Federation after holding a referendum following a Western-backed armed coup in Kiev. The council met to discuss the situation in Ukraine 11 times, until the conflict's escalation in 2022, after which NATO cut off all communication. The US has reportedly offered to revive the NRC format as part of its efforts to talk Russia into freezing the Ukraine conflict. Last month, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and reportedly attempted to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire that would...

SOTT

📰 Imagine if Gaza was Jewish and the people bombing it were Muslims

Gaza just endured one of its worst days of bombing since the beginning of Israel's genocidal onslaught, with the IDF ramping up aggressions as it prepares for the full military capture of the enclave. On Thursday the United Nations rejected the US-Israeli plan for delivering aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. The plan has been slammed as a transparent attempt to use food to lure Gaza's starving population southward into a concentrated area to prepare them for deportation, i.e. ethnic cleansing. If Gaza was populated by Jews and the people massacring its inhabitants were Muslims, nobody would have any trouble calling this thing what it is. The words "genocide" and "Holocaust" would've been appearing in the news every single day for the last 19 months.

SOTT

👔 What Trump Got Right in the Middle East

The U.S. president’s olive branch to Iran could mark a paradigm shift in Washington’s foreign policy.

FP

⚖️ US May Drop Guilty Plea Deal With Boeing Over 737 Max Crashes, Lawyers Say

A decision to not pursue a guilty plea from Boeing would be the latest about-face in a long effort to hold the plane maker accountable for the crashes of two 737 Max jets.

NYTIMES

🌌 Is our universe trapped inside a black hole? This James Webb Space Telescope discovery might blow your mind

Without a doubt, since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revolutionized our view of the early universe, but its new findings could put astronomers in a spin. In fact, it could tell us something profound about the birth of the universe by possibly hinting that everything we see around us is sealed within a black hole. The $10 billion telescope, which began observing the cosmos in the Summer of 2022, has found that the vast majority of deep space and, thus the early galaxies it has so far observed, are rotating in the same direction. While around two-thirds of galaxies spin clockwise, the other third rotates counter-clockwise. In a random universe, scientists would expect to find 50% of galaxies rotating one way, while the other 50% rotate the other way. This new research suggests there is a preferred direction for galactic rotation.

SOTT

🤖 Diddy's lawyers reveal explosive Cassie confession about wanting to freak off 'forever': Live trial updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' attorneys are expected to conclude their cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Diddy's lawyers plan to argue "mutual violence." Will that strategy work?

"Mutual abuse" is a term you may have heard in celebrity abuse trials - here's how to make sense of it.

NPR

🤖 A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said the agency was happy to review “out-of-the-box pitches.”

NYTIMES

🌧️ The hidden ingredient in your food and clothes that explains rise of dementia in US

An alarming new study discovered toxic substances in the human brains, raising serious concerns about their role in the rising cases of dementia in the US.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Caleb Williams brutally attacked by Boomer Esiason as book says he didn't want to play for Chicago Bears

Extracts from a new book by ESPN reporter Seth Wickersham this week detailed fears Williams had about being picked by Chicago - claiming his preferred choice was Minnesota Vikings.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ KENNEDY's furious reaction to day four of the Diddy trial... and the nauseating courtroom moment that'll be impossible for this jury to ignore

What type of person would even be capable of such violent perversions? Perhaps one who welcomes six of his children to watch his trial from the gallery?

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Gulf States Pay Off $15.5 Million Syrian Debt to World Bank

The move was the latest victory for Syria’s new government as it attempts to stabilize the nation after a long civil war and decades of dictatorship.

NYTIMES

🔥 US and EU break impasse to enable tariff talks

Brussels and Washington exchange negotiating documents after weeks of deadlock

FT

👔 Here are 5 takeaways from Trump's first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.

NPR

🎬 Amber Valletta, 51, was a '90s model who starred in a movie with Michelle Pfeiffer... see her now

Amber Valletta was a major 1990s supermodel who worked for Versace and DKNY. She had her first major film role as a poltergeist in Robert Zemeckis's supernatural thriller What Lies Beneath.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 The tragic truth about gaunt Sharon and how Ozzy is 'too ill' to fly home to the UK for his final days, desperately worried friends tell KATIE HIND

When Sharon Osbourne was a judge on The X Factor, she had a reputation for straight talking.It got her into a lot of trouble at times - but also made her a lot of fun.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Conservatives Imperil G.O.P. Megabill That Would Fulfill Trump’s Agenda

Conservatives are demanding deeper cuts in federal spending, including the elimination of clean energy tax credits and work requirements for Medicaid recipients to start earlier.

NYTIMES

🔥 Why the Russia-Ukraine peace talks are doomed

Diplomatic tensions are rising once again. Just days ago, the focus was on Moscow's 80th anniversary Victory Day parade. Now, all eyes are suddenly on Istanbul, where direct talks between Russia and Ukraine - the first since the spring of 2022 - could take place as early as Thursday. The significance of these prospective talks has snowballed. What began with Russian President Vladimir Putin responding to a Western call for a 30-day ceasefire starting May 12 has now escalated into a high-stakes international spectacle. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky initially appeared ready to reject the proposal outright, but after pressure - bordering on an ultimatum - from Donald Trump, he reversed course. Zelensky, however, introduced his own conditions. He demanded that talks be held at the highest level immediately, or not at all, and threatened new sanctions against Russia if his terms were ignored.

SOTT

🇺🇸 Why hundreds of thousands of seniors are losing a chunk of their Social Security

Hundreds of thousands of older Americans are at risk of having vital benefits cut.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Jets-Stars turns into chaotic NHL line brawl with massive cheap shot from Dallas' captain

The NHL playoff game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars turned into a chaotic line brawl during a third-period dust-up that saw a massive cheap shot from the Dallas captain.

DAILYMAIL

🇩🇪 Germany detains patriots over remigration summit

Banned from flying, bound to report daily — eight Germans punished for thinking dangerously in the age of managed decline. At the gate of departure, the regime tightens its grip. Not some distant land of sand and rifles — Germany, that hollow hall of bureaucracy and buried völkisch memory, now eats its own like Kronos gorging on the gold-eyed children of the future empire. Six German men and two German women, citizens still on paper, rose to leave their homeland for a congress of European minds, the so-called "Remigration Summit" in Italy, a gathering meant to discuss the restoration of harmony between land and lineage. Before the metal birds could lift, before passports opened and boots stepped into Mediterranean light, the German authorities blocked them — detained them — seized their liberty not in some dusky alley of dictatorship but in gleaming chrome airports supposedly belonging to a self-proclaimed "democratic" state. No charges. No threats issued. No crimes committed. The...

SOTT

👔 Five House Republicans stall Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill

Lawmakers from the president's own party joined all Democrats to reject a key domestic bill, demanding deeper budget cuts.

BBC

🤖 Report: RFK Jr to end routine COVID vaccine guidance for children, pregnant women

The Trump administration is backing away from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to vaccinate children and pregnant women against COVID-19, according to a new report. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is planning to pull federal recommendations that these groups get the COVID vaccine as a routine measure, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The CDC currently recommends that everyone aged 6 months and older get vaccinated, but that guidance may be scrapped in the coming days.

SOTT

📰 A third of Americans are concerned about manipulated news

Almost half of the people surveyed in the United States as part of a Statista Consumer Insights survey actively try to keep up to date with world events and politics. However, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, about a third of survey participants also fear that news in the so-called mainstream media is being manipulated. Americans' trust in the media is therefore under pressure.

SOTT

🤖 Terrifying moment at PGA Championship as Aaron Rai nearly strikes fan from close range after disastrous shot

The world No 29 was taking a shot from the rough during his second round, with a bunch of spectators gathered to his right. A giant tree stood between Rai and his target.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future

Author Ibram X Kendi on what still needs to be learned about Malcolm X’s legacy and race in the United States.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises more strikes if the group continues to launch attacks on Israel.

ALJAZEERA

⚖️ Boeing could avoid US justice department prosecution over 737 Max crashes

Attorneys for families of victims of two fatal crashes express outrage over potential DoJ deal with the plane maker

FT

🔥 She killed Apple exec, his wife and children with her Mercedes...but what she's accused of doing next is truly evil

Mary Fong Lau, 79, is accused of mowing down Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, Matilde Ramos Pinto, 38, and their two children with her SUV in San Francisco last year.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Cassie confirms Trump hotel shooter Jonathan Oddi's 'sex slave' claims at Diddy trial

Cassie Ventura has admitted that she and Sean 'Diddy' Combs had sexual relations with Jonathan Oddi, a former porn star who fired shots at Trump's Doral Miami resort in 2018.

DAILYMAIL

🇨🇳 World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees

Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided. The oldest star chart in the world was made in China more than 2,300 years ago, a hotly debated preprint study finds. Researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories analyzed the "Star Manual of Master Shi," the oldest surviving star catalog in China, using a novel digital image processing technique. The method, called Generalized Hough Transform, uses a type of artificial intelligence known as computer vision to find and mitigate significant errors between similar images. They found that the ancient star chart actually dates to 355 B.C. — 250 years earlier than previously thought — and that it was later updated around A.D. 125. This would make it the oldest-known star catalog of its kind in the world, predating a star chart by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus by more than 200 years. "I think this is pretty definitive,"said David Pankenier, a professor emeritus of Chinese...

SOTT

🤖 Federal Judge Strikes Down LGBTQ Protections Against Workplace Discrimination

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling marks one of the most alarming judicial rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in recent memory.

TRUTHOUT

🏛️ Flatter or confront? How world leaders are dealing with Trump

Four months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, governments are still agonising over how to approach an erratic, unpredictable American president

FT

⚡ Breaking down a deadly week in Gaza as Israel kills hundreds

More than 370 Palestinians have been killed by Israel this week, as the UN continues to warn of imminent mass starvation

ALJAZEERA

👔 Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline and Its Coverup

The journalists’ reporting shows that the 2024 Presidential debate between Biden and Donald Trump was not an anomaly but the unravelling of a scheme orchestrated by top aides and family.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Where Have All the Geostrategists Gone?

The life and meaning of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

FP

🌊 The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years

New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

LIVESCIENCE

🎉 Angelina Jolie exudes glamour in an elegant cream gown as she joins Natalie Portman, Julia Garner and Emma Stone at the Eddington premiere during Cannes Film Festival

Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Julia Garner and Emma Stone led the stars attending the premiere of Eddington at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Fact checking Trump&#8217;s claim that prescription drug price drops could happen &#8216;almost immediately&#8217;

Experts said Trump&rsquo;s action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order&rsquo;s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix.

PBS

🤖 Fact-checking Trump&#8217;s claim that prescription drug price drops could happen &#8216;almost immediately&#8217;

Experts said Trump&rsquo;s action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order&rsquo;s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix.

PBS

⚔️ James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean?

The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.

NPR

⚔️ US prepares for long war with China that may strike its bases and homeland

Recent developments indicate that the United States is actively preparing for a potential prolonged conflict with China, particularly centered around a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan. Military officials and strategic reports highlight the risk of disruptions to U.S. bases and the homeland, driven by China&#8217;s rapid military buildup and escalating tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🇺🇸 NJ Transit workers go on strike after wage increase talks stall

The strike leaves hundreds of thousands of commuters in New Jersey and New York without rail access.

ALJAZEERA

🎥 Kendall and Kylie Jenner are 'drunk' on vodka as they model tiny bikinis while frolicking on the beach

On Thursday, Kylie took to Instagram to share a video of her and her older sister scantily clad in tiny, string bikinis as they played on the beach with their friends.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Federal Reserve to slash staff by 10% over several years

Chair Jay Powell says US central bank is seeking to ensure it is a ‘responsible steward of public resources’

FT

🔥 American Airlines under fire after Black traveler claims she is the ONLY one not served food in first class

Flying in first class typically means lots of extra leg space, complimentary champagne, and a delicious meal. But for one influencer this wasn't the case.

DAILYMAIL

🕵️ Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 ICE Barbie Kristi Noem's purse snatcher used her credit card to spend just $15 at an unusual location

The criminals who stole Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem's bag took off and decided to purchase something rather odd.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Common ingredient found in energy drinks have been linked to blood cancer growth

Recent research has raised concerns about taurine, a common ingredient in energy drinks, and its potential role in promoting the growth of leukemia cells. Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid naturally produced in the human body and found in foods such as meat, fish, and eggs. It is widely used in energy drinks like Red [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Panic as world's deadliest disease hits US school

Officials confirmed the case in an American middle school and blood tests will be offered in the coming weeks.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Katy Perry shows what not to do when a friend is accused of abuse

Katy Perry stood by Dr. Luke after his sex abuse lawsuit — but what would you do if it were your colleague?

SALON

🤖 'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters

More than 15 billion miles from home, Voyager 1's ailing thrusters were threatening to abort the craft's mission. Until NASA engineers brought them miraculously back to life.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Slain Mexican TikTok influencer remembered at funeral

A funeral was held for 23-year-old Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez, who was shot dead during TikTok livestream.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Suspect in attack on author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Lawyers for New Jersey resident Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Attacker who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Lawyers for New Jersey man Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Police say 2 people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba

The central province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency in its eastern regions to intensify firefighting, evacuation and relief efforts to all affected people and areas. Canadian federal police say two people were killed near the small community of Lac de Bonnet in the central Canadian province of Manitoba on Thursday. The bodies of an adult man and woman were found as the province battles a massive wildfire which broke out on Tuesday. Assistant Deputy Minister of Manitoba, Kristin Hayward, says the fires remained out of control all of Wednesday and most of Thursday. Officials say there are currently 21 fires still burning in the province. According to local media, there were 80 active fires across Canada as of Thursday. The fires have spread quickly due to unusually hot, dry and windy conditions.

SOTT

⚡ DJ Vance is the heart of "Hacks" that Deborah Vance can't stop breaking

Kaitlin Olson turned the funniest punching bag on "Hacks" into the truest measure of who Deborah Vance really is

SALON

⚡ DJ Vance is the heart of &#8220;Hacks&#8221; that Deborah Vance can&#8217;t stop breaking

Kaitlin Olson turned the funniest punching bag on "Hacks" into the truest measure of who Deborah Vance really is

SALON

🤖 As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

NYTIMES

🏛️ Children die after USAID funding cuts end lifeline for displaced communities fleeing violence

For years, the United States Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide food, shelter and healthcare to millions of people. But this year, the Trump administration cut more than 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall assistance around the world.

PBS

🔎 ICC prosecutor to step aside until probe into alleged misconduct ends

ICC says Karim Khan will take a leave of absence pending the conclusion of UN-led investigation.

ALJAZEERA

🌊 5 dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods

Five people have died and more than a hundred were injured as heavy rain caused flooding in several regions of Algeria, the country's civil defence service said on Thursday. In Djelfa, some 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of the capital Algiers, three people died when a bus was stuck and submerged in flood waters. The civil defence, who reported the deaths taking place over a 24-hour period, said a 13-year-old died from injuries he sustained after being struck by large hailstones. A fifth person was swept away by floodwaters, and authorities say search efforts are ongoing for another individual still missing. Heavy downpours continued on Thursday in parts of both northern and southern Algeria, Africa's largest country. The Algerian national meteorological office had warned of up to 90 millimetres of rainfall prior to the floodings.

SOTT

🔥 Charter Communications to buy rival Cox for $21.9bn

The proposed merger, which would create the largest cable provider in the US, could face antitrust hurdles.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 DHS Is Reportedly Considering “Reality” Show for Immigrants to Win Citizenship

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has frequently been criticized for &ldquo;photo ops and costume changes&rdquo; since taking on the role.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Bro-country has curdled

Morgan Wallen and his imitators are here for a long time, not a good time

SALON

🤖 Famous actor reveals shocking marriage secrets as he's arrested over bizarre argument with wife

Cuban actor Pedro Moreno has been released from a Miami jail during the early hours Friday following fight with his wife of 17 years over an alleged infidelity.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ Cassie used Prince Harry's favorite trauma therapy to get over Diddy freak-offs and beatings

Cassie Ventura told Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial that she received mental health care at the Willow House treatment facility in 2023.

DAILYMAIL

💵 Apple Pay is DOWN across the US as users report issues with purchases

A major digital payment app is down across the US. Users report issues with making purchases and sending and receiving money.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Jealous Cassie's bitter texts about Diddy's dead 'soulmate' Kim Porter: Live trial updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' attorneys are expected to conclude their cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting

DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.

NPR

🗳️ Annoying Dem lawmaker who wants to impeach Trump makes hugely embarrassing gaffe on camera

Congressman Shri Thanedar was filmed making an error that's unlikely to go down well with local voters who are fast tiring of his antics.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ House Republicans stall spending package for steeper cuts to Medicaid and green energy

The hard-right lawmakers are insisting on steeper spending cuts to Medicaid and the Biden-era green energy tax breaks, among other changes, before they will give their support to President Donald Trump's "beautiful&rdquo; bill. They warn the tax cuts alone would pile onto the nation's $36 trillion debt.

PBS

🌧️ Experts pinpoint number of hours of sleep that could raise risk of dementia

We have all been warned about the dangers of not getting enough sleep, but getting too much sleep can also put our brain health at risk, new research shows.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Buff Tom Brady goes totally naked at mansion opposite ex Gisele Bundchen... as insiders cheekily reveal: 'He knows what he's doing'

Tom Brady stripped down for a naked sunbathing session on the roof of his Miami mansion this week.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Pepe Mujica’s Long Revolution

For the Uruguayan leader, a longtime icon of the Latin American left, economic fairness was inseparable from human decency.

NEWYORKER

🛢️ Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral land stalls

Peru&rsquo;s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups

ABC

🔥 Trump Administration Live Updates: Right-Wing House Members Who Want Deeper Cuts Block Domestic Policy Bill

NYTIMES

🌟 AMANDA PLATELL: Meghan will eat Nicola up and spit her out. This is what's REALLY going on - and why Peltz should run a mile from her new 'bestie'

Learning that her beloved son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz had enjoyed a cosy celebrity soiree in Montecito with Meghan and Harry must have been a dagger through Victoria Beckham's heart.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ In Istanbul, Russia plays chess while the West is stuck in make-believe

The war can only end on Moscow’s terms. The West’s inability to accept this harsh reality keeps Ukraine bleeding.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Senate Republicans block Democratic push for transparency over Trump&#8217;s deportations to El Salvador

The resolution blocked by Republicans would force administration officials to report to Congress about what steps it is taking to comply with courts that have ruled on the deportations. Democrats have highlighted the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the Central American country and who a Maryland judge has said should be returned to the U.S.

PBS

🌩️ An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast

After early signs of drought from Georgia through Virginia this spring, a slow-moving storm brought flooding rain to the Southeast this week. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell in parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.&#160; The Potomac River, from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., flooded, and like many of the rivers between [&#8230;]

ICN

🤖 The tragic truth about why Sharon Osbourne is so gaunt and the chilling impact Ozempic has had on her - as concerned friends tell KATIE HIND they are desperately worried for her health

When Sharon Osbourne was a judge on The X Factor, she had a reputation for straight talking.It got her into a lot of trouble at times - but also made her a lot of fun.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Woke Daily Show host shares patronizing 'wisdom' after meeting young MAGA men

The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper shared some strange insight about the young male supporters of Donald Trump in an interview with Variety Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🇧🇷 Chemical spill turns Brazilian lake blue and kills fish

A chemical spill in the city of Jundiaí has turned a lake bright blue, killing fish and dyeing local wildlife.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Shark Tank fans react in horror after beloved cast member announces he has QUIT

After 15 seasons of as serving as a guest panelist on Shark Tank, one beloved cast member is moving on from the show.

DAILYMAIL

🛂 Is Trump Keeping His Promise on Immigration?

Janet Napolitano on why the system looks broken—and what to do about it.

FP

🤖 Huge Britney Spears rumor finally put to bed after 25 years

Fans of the singer have finally learned the truth behind her iconic Oops!... I Did It Again album cover.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 Legendary US rocker, 75, shocks onlookers as he's spotted sunbathing in Manchester before arena gig - so do you know who it is?

The American icon, 75, was seen stretched out on the balcony of a city centre hotel, making the most of the rare UK sunshine.

DAILYMAIL

🌍 California rocked by multiple earthquakes along fault line poised for 'The Big One'

California has experienced three earthquakes in the last 24 hours, sparking fears that a major quake could soon strike.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Retirees Are Filing for Social Security Earlier. Why?

An additional 276,000 people filed for Social Security benefits so far this fiscal year, up 13% from a year ago. Anxiety appears to be a driver.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert

Three 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals' ancestors.

LIVESCIENCE

👮 Police investigate missing Melania Trump statue

A life-size statue of Melania Trump has gone missing from her hometown in Slovenia.

SKY

🔥 Pope Leo XIV says family is &#8216;between a man and a woman&#8217; and asserts the dignity of the unborn

Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps.

PBS

💲 Republican Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’ spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Oscar Jenkins sentenced to 13 years in Russian prison after fighting for Ukraine

The Australian has been sentenced to more than a decade in a Russian maximum-security prison, sparking diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Canberra.

SMH

🔥 Urgent recall of Costco, Target and Dick's product that's chopping off people's fingers

More than 1.1 million of the summer essential product have been recalled.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Joe Rogan humiliates archaeologist in blistering showdown over Egyptian pyramid's secret chambers: 'Worst guest ever!'

A top archaeologist was left 'humiliated' while speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast as the two men discussed the hidden structures found beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration 11,000 years ago of a prehistoric people to far northern Scotland

Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed. The discovery of submerged stone circles and Stone Age tools on the Isle of Skye reveals that humans occupied what is now northern Scotland about 11,000 years ago. The finding indicates that these people braved a volatile landscape of glaciers and fluctuating coastlines in northern Scotland, venturing much farther north than experts once believed. "This is a hugely significant discovery which offers a new perspective on the earliest human occupation yet known, of north-west Scotland," Karen Hardy, a prehistoric archaeologist at the University of Glasgow, said in a statement. Hardy and colleagues published a study of two archaeological sites on the Isle of Skye in the Journal of Quaternary Science in April.

SOTT

🤖 At the Cannes Film Festival, the Mood Is Uncertain and Unsettled

The threat of tariffs and the struggles of Hollywood have dampened what is usually an international party. Even the early standouts are somber.

NYTIMES

📉 Blue-collar city quietly becomes hottest US housing market... and it has the most passionate sports fans

What was once a gritty steel town in steep decline is now one of the hottest housing markets in the country.  It also boasts the most passionate sports fans in the US.

DAILYMAIL

🎄 New Netflix romcom dubbed a 'must watch' rockets up charts - but it has viewers divided

Eight-part series, The Royals, delves into the tale of a regal family who turn their palatial home into a luxury holiday resort.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Victoria Beckham shares snaps from dinner with her close friends of 20 years while estranged son Brooklyn teases latest project amid their ongoing feud

The fashion designer, 51, proved the importance of long lasting relationships with her sweet Instagram tribute to her pals.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Trump&#8217;s big bill faces next hurdle in Congress as GOP conservatives warn they may vote against it

Conservatives are holding out for steeper cuts to Medicaid and other programs to help offset the costs of the tax breaks. But at the same time, lawmakers from high-tax states including New York are demanding a deeper tax deduction, known as SALT, for their constituents.

PBS

🤖 Netflix quietly adds 'one of the best films ever' and 'a modern classic' to its streaming service

The 2008 historical drama (pictured), features James Bond actor Daniel Craig and the star of American crime drama Ray Donovan, Liev Schreiber.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Hadi Matar, Salman Rushdie’s Attacker, Sentenced to 25 Years

Hadi Matar, the defendant, said he believed Mr. Rushdie to be a hypocrite. His attack left the acclaimed author blind in one eye.

NYTIMES

💱 Pittsburgh Steelers linked with sensational Chris Olave trade move amid ongoing Aaron Rodgers standoff

The Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting to find out if Aaron Rodgers is going to become their quarterback for the upcoming 2025 season. But they are keeping busy.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Golf star Patton Kizzire withdraws from PGA Championship midway through second round

He endured a nightmare start to his second round, hitting four bogeys and a double bogey in his first 10 holes, before pulling out.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What Democrats can learn from Trump’s approach to the Middle East

The willingness to challenge received wisdom can yield results without political costs

FT

🔥 The quiet genius of purées

All it takes is a blender and a little curiosity

SALON

🇮🇱 'A shortage of everything except death': How Israel has escalated Gaza bombing campaign

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.

SKY

🇮🇱 How Israel has escalated Gaza bombing campaign

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.

SKY

🇮🇱 Nurse killed with his wife and five children as Israel escalates bombing campaign in Gaza

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.

SKY

🇮🇱 How Israel has escalated Gaza bombing campaign - as nurse killed with his wife and five children

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.

SKY

🤖 Yiyun Li’s New Book Is No Ordinary Grief Memoir

Only by writing could the acclaimed novelist Yiyun Li grapple with the suicides of her two sons. But her new book is no ordinary grief memoir.

NYTIMES

🗳️ US consumer sentiment sinks to second-lowest level on record

Drop comes as jolt of enthusiasm among Republicans in wake of Donald Trump’s election wanes

FT

🤖 Salman Rushdie's knife attacker is jailed for 25 years for shocking assault that left the Satanic Verses author blind in one eye

The man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022, leaving the prizewinning author blind in one eye, was sentenced Friday to serve 25 years in prison.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Terrifying moment passenger plane's engine breaks apart in mid-air

Shocking footage shows the metal panel of the ATR 72-600 aircraft flapping violently, exposing the internal engine components.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Measure in GOP Bill Incentivizes School Privatization Funders With Tax Breaks

It allows individuals to avoid paying capital gains tax as a reward for funneling public funds into private schools.

TRUTHOUT

🇮🇱 Now Free, Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Discusses His Experience in ICE Jail

He says there’s an “interconnectedness between injustices,” as family members have been incarcerated in Israeli jails.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 L.A. Fire Victims Move Away From Altadena and Pacific Palisades to Start Over

Fire victims from Altadena and Pacific Palisades have moved across Los Angeles and the country looking for firm footing to start over.

NYTIMES

🤖 KENNEDY's damning Diddy verdict: Sean Combs is guilty... of committing a nauseating offense against his own daughters

What type of person would even be capable of such violent perversions? Perhaps one who welcomes six of his children to watch his trial from the gallery?

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Supreme Court Divided on Injunction Question in Birthright Citizenship Case

The case involves judges' blocks of Trump's order to redefine the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 First Russia-Ukraine talks for years agree POW swap - but last less than two hours

Russia and Ukraine failed to agree to a ceasefire in their first direct talks since 2022 - as European leaders called Moscow's approach "unacceptable" after the discussions lasted less than two hours and Vladimir Putin stayed away.

SKY

🔥 In surprise move Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk ousts CEO amid sagging sales

Days earlier, Novo Nordisk cut its sales and profit forecast for first time since the launch of Wegovy four years ago.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap as talks end in less than two hours

Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, heads of delegations say.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Russia, Ukraine agree prisoner swap as talks end without major breakthrough

Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, heads of delegations say.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.

NPR

🤖 I ate only foods that contain cancer-causing ingredient as a test... here's the terrifying effect it had on me

Michael Alves, a hunky 6ft 5in San Diego fitness star, embarked on a wild three-day experiment where he only ate foods laced with a controversial coloring agent.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ The Ukraine-Russia talks were symbolically important - but revealed a stark reality

It was the first face-to-face meeting between Ukrainian and Russian government officials since 2022 - and it lasted barely two hours.

SKY

🇸🇾 World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt

The World Bank says that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enabling Damascus to take out new loans

ABC

🌧️ Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine

Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Who Took the ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo?

Questions about the credit for a famous photograph from the Vietnam War have divided the photojournalism community for months.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians as it escalates attacks in Gaza

Israel has killed at least 100 Palestinians in what’s reported to be some of the heaviest bombing since the war began.

ALJAZEERA

🇨🇦 Canada's iconic Hudson Bay brand to survive after sale to competitor

The company, which applied for creditor protection, is selling its intellectual property to Canadian Tire.

BBC

🇨🇦 Canada's iconic Hudson's Bay brand to survive after sale to competitor

The company, which applied for creditor protection, is selling its intellectual property to Canadian Tire.

BBC

🚨 Arrested for Singing While Female, in “My Orange Garden”

In Anna-Sophia Richard’s short documentary, a woman sentenced to prison for singing in public in Iran both grapples with repression and longs for home.

NEWYORKER

🚨 Man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

During the trial, the 77-year-old author was the key witness, describing how he believed he was dying when a masked attacker plunged a knife into his head and body more than a dozen times as he was being introduced at the Chautauqua Institution to speak about writer safety.

PBS

🔥 Michael J. Fox sparks outpouring of emotion from fans after making shock announcement amid Parkinson's battle

After taking a significant step back from acting since his 1991 Parkinson's diagnosis, Michael J. Fox is making a comeback.

DAILYMAIL

💨 OpenAI Unveils Codex, a New Tool for Computer Programmers

The tool, Codex, will be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time, the company said. OpenAI is also in talks to acquire a coding tool called Windsurf for $3 billion.

NYTIMES

🤖 Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 16th

She shoots! He scores!

NEWYORKER

🎥 Disgusting elderly abuse caught on camera in senior living home

Authorities rescued 10 elderly men and women and shut down a retirement home in San Luis Potosi, Mexico on Thursday after leaked videos showed the abuse of at least three seniors.

DAILYMAIL

⛔ The US can help Syria with “democratic political transition”

Lifting sanctions in Syria has rare bipartisan support in the US, according to Richard Weitz at Nato Defense College.

ALJAZEERA

💻 Apple is working on a bizarre CURVED iPhone design to mark 20 years since its first ever handset, report claims

The tech giant is preparing a radical new design for one of its upcoming handsets, according to Apple tipster Mark Gurman.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.

NPR

🏈 NFL star reveals 'grimy' girlfriend trick he'd use to provoke players before big games

An NFL star has revealed his 'grimy' girlfriend trick he pulled during his college football days to provoke opposing players before big games years after he moved on to the professional ranks.

DAILYMAIL

🛡️ Another Clash Over Kashmir Is Coming

Pakistan’s army needs conflict with India to justify its own existence.

FP

🇬🇧 American woman living in the UK reveals Brits have called her 'rude' for her typical US habits

The woman, who goes by @ yorkshireyank on TikTok , often speaks about the cultural differences between America and the UK.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Chris Brown named in Diddy trial along with mystery NFL player Cassie had affair with: Live updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs' attorneys are expected to conclude their cross-examination of his ex-girlfriend and main accuser Cassie Ventura on Friday.

DAILYMAIL

🥳 Lauren Sanchez stuns in ab-flashing co-ord as she joins Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner for day two of her Paris bachelorette party

Lauren, 55, ensured all eyes would be on her as she headed into L Avenue restaurant in Paris dressed in a striking floral co-ord.

DAILYMAIL

🚨 Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Sir Salman was on a New York lecture stage, when he was stabbed multiple times in the face and neck leaving him partially blinded.

BBC

📰 Federal judge will hear Trump administration&#8217;s argument to withhold information about returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia&rsquo;s lawyers contend the Trump administration hasn&rsquo;t shown &ldquo;the slightest effort&rdquo; toward retrieving him after his mistaken deportation. And they point to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s interview last month with ABC News, in which he said he could bring Abrego Garcia back but won&rsquo;t.

PBS

📰 WATCH LIVE: Attorneys may react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing

Kilmar Abrego Garcia&rsquo;s lawyers contend the Trump administration hasn&rsquo;t shown &ldquo;the slightest effort&rdquo; toward retrieving him after his mistaken deportation. And they point to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s interview last month with ABC News, in which he said he could bring Abrego Garcia back but won&rsquo;t.

PBS

🏛️ WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration&#8217;s explanation &#8216;inadequate&#8217;

A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government&rsquo;s reasoning for withholding information as &ldquo;take my word for it.&rdquo;

PBS

🔥 Trump bizarrely claims he's the reason why Taylor Swift is 'no longer hot'

President Donald Trump has fired off a new barrage ridiculing megastar Taylor Swift.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump calls on Iran to ‘move quickly’ on nuclear proposal

The US president has repeatedly threatened to unleash air strikes targeting Iran’s programme if a deal isn’t reached.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie - leaving author blind in one eye - jailed

A man convicted of stabbing Salman Rushdie, leaving the author blind in one eye, has been jailed for 25 years.

SKY

🔥 Who's in and who's out of Lauren Sanchez's girl squad: The surprise stars who missed out on her bachelorette bash - and the loyal celebs who celebrated with her in Paris

The journalist, who is set to wed Jeff Bezos in June, was surrounded by her A-list pals for bash, which saw them kick off the festivities with dinner at Lafayette restaurant.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine Stop After Short Meeting

Expectations were low for the discussions in Istanbul. Discussions between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators lasted an hour and 40 minutes.

NYTIMES

🔥 Private Equity Took Over 1,000+ Disability, Elder Care Providers in Recent Years

People have suffered abuse, neglect and even death in the care of private equity-owned providers, according to a report.

TRUTHOUT

👔 Military commanders told to identify troops for medical checks under Trump administration&#8217;s transgender ban

A senior defense official laid out what could be a complicated and lengthy new process aimed at fulfilling President Donald Trump&rsquo;s directive to remove transgender service members from the U.S. military.

PBS

🤖 NBC anchor's shock confession about viral clip that cost him his job

Leon Harris, 63, finally revealed the sad reason he's been axed by NBC Washington following an on-air incident during Thanksgiving 2024.

DAILYMAIL

🇧🇷 Brazil confirms first bird flu outbreak in commercial poultry

Brazil has confirmed the country's first outbreak of bird flu in a commercial poultry

ABC

📰 Man City vs Crystal Palace: FA Cup final – preview, team news, kickoff

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at England&#039;s showpiece cup final as Man City look to end a terrible year on a high.

ALJAZEERA

📰 FA Cup final 2025: Man City vs Crystal Palace – Start time, team news, form

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at England&#039;s showpiece cup final as Man City look to end a terrible year on a high.

ALJAZEERA

💼 Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills

Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security”

An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 Pope's inauguration to draw huge crowds - and reveal clues about the papacy to come

Around a quarter of a million people are expected to pack into St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Sunday to watch the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

SKY

🤖 Netflix will start showing AI ADVERTS midway through streams - as users threaten to cancel, saying 'no one wants this garbage'

Netflix has revealed that it will be introducing adverts made with 'generative AI' from 2026.

DAILYMAIL

💒 Wedding guest sparks outrage over 'crazy' outfit choice for black tie dress code

An influencer has been slammed for her take on 'black tie' dress codes for wedding guests - after suggesting a sheer outfit is appropriate attire.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ NJ Transit Engineers Are on Strike. Here’s What to Know.

Rail service is stopped dead after the engineers who run New Jersey Transit’s commuter trains walked out Friday just after midnight. Here’s what to know about the strike, and how to access New York.

NYTIMES

🤖 Trump says Iran has a proposal from the U.S. on its rapidly advancing nuclear program

One major sticking point remains Iran's enrichment of uranium, which Tehran insists it must be allowed to do and the Trump administration increasingly insists the Islamic Republic must give up.

PBS

🤖 Experts sound alarm over cancer-causing chemicals hidden in food packaging - even 'eco-friendly' containers are a risk

Researchers from Switzerland said the potential of chemicals linked to cancer and infertility leeching into food from packaging was a hidden public health crisis.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ France leading West's 'party of war' - Russia

Moscow has slammed President Emmanuel Macron's push for more sanctions over Ukraine. France has emerged as one of the leaders of the "hybrid war" against Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. She made her remarks after the EU agreed to its 17th package of sanctions. France, together with the United Kingdom, proposed the 'Coalition of the Willing' to take a more proactive role supporting Ukraine in its fight with Russia in February 2025 after the new administration of US President Donald Trump moved to adopt a more conciliatory stance towards resolving the conflict. "It is common knowledge that since 2022, Paris has been one of the most uncompromising participants in the West's hybrid war against our country," Zakharova said during a press call on Thursday.

SOTT

👔 Trump's fiery six-word response to 'child' James Comey's post calling for his 'assassination'

President Donald Trump said former FBI director James Comey knew 'exactly' what it meant when he posted an image of '86 47' on his Instagram account.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ ‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation

When it comes to wildlife and plant conservation, “pretty privilege” is pervasive.&#160; Data shows that people put the bulk of their donation dollars toward supporting the animal kingdom’s most charismatic species, like elephants and tigers. While protecting these animals is crucial, less visually appealing critters like dull-colored rodents or drab lizards often get just a [&#8230;]

ICN

📰 Pastor of Jim Bakker’s Morningside Church accused of rap**g multiple children over decades

NBC News has conducted an extensive investigation regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against Joseph Lyle Campbell, the pastor of Morningside Church, led by Jim Bakker. This investigation, titled &#8220;The Children&#8217;s Pastor,&#8221; reveals that five women have accused Campbell of sexually assaulting them during the 1970s and 1980s. Campbell, who is currently 67 years old, has [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🌐 Cable Giants Charter and Cox to Merge in $34.5 Billion Deal

The combination, which must pass muster with antitrust authorities, would create one of the biggest TV and internet providers in the United States.

NYTIMES

🌧️ 3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Leftists Fight for Labor Rights Under Martial Law

Ukrainian leftists face a double bind, caught between anti-labor governance in Ukraine and military attacks from Russia.

TRUTHOUT

🔥 My Father in Gaza Was Yearning for Our Reunion. When That Hope Died, So Did He.

This is how we grieve under occupation: digitally, remotely, alone. Our mourning, like our lives, is fragmented.

TRUTHOUT

🇬🇧 UK has not asked about asylum return hubs, other Balkan countries say

Two other Balkan countries seen as potential destinations for UK migrant returns say they have not been asked by the UK.

SKY

🌧️ WATCH LIVE: Gov. Phil Murphy reacts to NJ Transit strike

New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike, leaving train terminals quiet for Friday's rush hour and an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home.

PBS

📰 WATCH: Gov. Phil Murphy reacts to NJ Transit strike

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri appeared Friday alongside Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy at a news conference. They said they got close to what the union was seeking on wages but raised concerns about the longer-term fiscal health of the transit agency.

PBS

🇺🇸 Best telescopes for kids 2025: A stargazing introduction for budding astronomers

The best telescopes for kids that we recommend are not toys but usable instruments, based on how easy they are to use for younger astronomers who want to gaze at the heavens.

LIVESCIENCE

📈 Novo Nordisk to Replace C.E.O. After Losing Edge in Weight-Loss Drugs

The Danish drugmaker, which makes Ozempic and Wegovy, has seen its stock tumble as competition in the weight-loss drug market has grown fiercer.

NYTIMES

🏛️ France is tackling a crypto kidnapping wave denting its image and a potential presidential contender

For-ransom hostage takings targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in France are blowing up into a political issue for the government of President Emmanuel Macron and particularly for one of his ministers who could possibly challenge for France&rsquo;s top jo...

ABC

🇷🇺 Girl, 13, is killed after javelin thrown during PE lesson goes through her eye

The freak incident occurred on May 3 in the village of Priblizhnaya, a rural locality in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

DAILYMAIL

🗳️ MAGA gets the Middle East treatment — and exposes why Republicans love Trump's lavish lifestyle

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

SALON

🗳️ MAGA gets the Middle East treatment — and exposes why Republicans love Trump&#8217;s lavish lifestyle

Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively

SALON

💍 Seventy-seven years after the Nakba, we are naming our new ruin

What began in 1948 has become something even darker. On this anniversary, we call it al-Ibādah - the Destruction.

ALJAZEERA

💲 Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95

He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from Richard Nixon.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Ukraine-Russia peace talks end after less than two hours, officials say

The talks came after more than three months of diplomacy kickstarted by U.S. President Donald Trump, who promised during his campaign to end the devastating war swiftly.

PBS

🤖 Wife slices off her husband's penis and COOKS it in bean stew after catching him watching porn

The woman is said to have added part of her husband's sex organs to the meal and eating it after ending his life in a revenge attack when she caught him watching porn.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Plastic surgeons reveal secrets behind Miley Cyrus' facial transformation

Miley Cyrus was recently spotted in a midriff-baring black skirt set at this year's Met Gala. However it was her face that stole the show...

DAILYMAIL

🇺🇸 Trans activist arrested for threatening to KILL pro-Trump crusader Nancy Mace and her kids

The most outspoken lawmaker on transgender issues will be attending a court hearing on Friday for a trans activist that threatened to kill her.

DAILYMAIL

💥 Jet carrying 200 passengers flies for ten minutes with NO PILOT when first officer collapses in cockpit while captain was in the toilet on flight to Spain

The flight, from Frankfurt to Seville, appeared to be running smoothly and was cruising when disaster almost struck.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Urgent warning as Newark airport is hit by world's most contagious disease with untold number infected

Health officials are sounding the alarm at a US-based airport after the world's most infectious disease was detected in a passenger who traveled through there

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Rising Democrat star blasted as hypocrite for 'hiding' millionaire lifestyle, Ferrari pics from social media

A Democrat exploring a run for Congress in New Hampshire has already hit snags with her political plans after details of her seemingly luxurious life have leaked online.

DAILYMAIL

🏅 Flying taxis could be coming to LA Olympics in 2028 as organizers try to beat notorious traffic

A fleet of flying taxis to help fans beat the relentless Los Angeles area traffic at the 2028 Summer Olympic Games are being planned to be deployed for a stunning low price.

DAILYMAIL

⛽ Travis Kelce reveals precious gift from Taylor Swift as he joins Patrick Mahomes in Las Vegas

Travis Kelce has revealed a precious gift from Taylor Swift that she donated to a charity auction to benefit Patrick Mahomes' charity, 15 and the Mahomies, with it being sold on Thursday night.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Former FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump’s life

Former FBI Director James Comey became the subject of a federal investigation following a now-deleted Instagram post that some Trump administration officials and supporters interpreted as a potential threat against President Donald Trump. The post, which featured a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers &#8220;8647&#8221; with the caption &#8220;Cool shell formation on my [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🔥 Baby gets world's first personalised gene therapy treatment

A baby born with a rare genetic disease is "growing and thriving" after getting bespoke gene therapy.

SKY

🤖 Full truth about Trump's 'stumbles' and THOSE health rumors revealed by insiders, after viral 'sleepy' video

When Donald Trump sat down on stage at a special welcome ceremony in his honor in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, he leaned back into his plush gold chair and shut his eyes… seeming to briefly nod off.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild

Government forces retook the capital city from rebel troops in April. Now comes the task of rebuilding what was once a bustling metropolis on the Nile.

NPR

🌧️ Putin fails to show at peace talks with Ukraine and Russia. Trump says he will set up a meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to take part in the talks as President Donald Trump pressed for the leaders to find a solution to the war, ongoing since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned the call to meet face-to-face with Zelenskyy.

PBS

⚽ Legendary US rocker looks almost unrecognisable as he competes in a triathlon in Western Sydney

He's the US punk rocker that is known more for his onstage persona than his sporting ability.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ Court records reveal Robert Morris asked Gateway Church for millions in retirement pay

Recent court documents filed in 2025 reveal that Robert Morris, the disgraced founder and former senior pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, demanded millions of dollars in retirement compensation from the megachurch following his resignation in June 2024. The demands come amid serious allegations of child sexual abuse from the 1980s, which led to [&#8230;]

ENDTIMES

🤖 Omar El Akkad: Gaza genocide and the failure of US liberalism

Marc Lamont Hill speaks with author Omar El Akkad on Gaza and the failure of Western liberalism.

ALJAZEERA

⚔️ Critics applaud new Prime Video comedy series with an outstanding 92% Rotten Tomatoes score - as they warn 'binge responsibly'

The eight-part American series (pictured), which only dropped on the platform yesterday, follows a closeted football player and frat boy named Benny as he starts university.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 What does 8647 mean? The disturbing Trump Assassination movement as MAGA calls for FBI director's arrest

A disturbing movement calling for Donald Trump 's assassination appeared to get a high-profile nod from former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Chris Brown remanded in custody over alleged club attack

The American singer was arrested on Thursday over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023.

BBC

🌐 Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather: UN

More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook &#039;bleak&#039; due to funding cuts for aid efforts.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Has India offered Trump zero tariffs? What we know and why it matters

President Trump said India has made an offer to drop tariffs on US goods as part of ongoing trade negotiations.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Trump Administration Live Updates: Republicans’ Sweeping Domestic Policy Bill Is in Peril

NYTIMES

🤖 Will Artificial Intelligence replace teachers in classrooms?

Will AI transform education for the better, or will it come at the cost of human connection and critical thinking?

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Spectrum broadband owner Charter agrees $34.5bn cable tie-up with Cox

Deal would combine two of the largest US groups in the sector as they face competition from streamers

FT

🔥 Jordon Hudson's new nemesis: Bill Belichick's girlfriend, 24, replaced at his side for GMA interview

It went better than the CBS horror show that saw the scrutiny on the 49-year age gap between the couple dramatically intensify - but how could it not?

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Hunky doctor, who is on trial for Diego Maradona's death, wins a BODYBUILDING event in a break from case where football legend's daughters accuse him of medical negligence

Two months after the trial commenced in Buenos Aires, Luque competed in the Rock Hard Physique Championship sanctioned by the Argentinian National Bodybuilding Committee.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Trump rips into major problem with Air Force One amid Qatar plane gift row as he leaves Middle East: Live updates

It came as he left the Middle East to return to the United States after a four-day trip

DAILYMAIL

⚖️ Sabrina Carpenter's makeup essentials: How to get her signature look

Sabrina Carpenter may be a busy woman all the time - but she's never too busy to have a flawless face on, complete with her signature classic, glowing makeup look.

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Why We’re Unlikely to Get Artificial General Intelligence Anytime Soon

The titans of the tech industry say artificial intelligence will soon match the powers of humans’ brains. Are they underestimating us?

NYTIMES

👔 Inside the Rift Over Trump’s A.I. Deals in the Gulf

The president’s Middle East visit produced multibillion-dollar technology investments by the Saudis and Emiratis. But they face political pushback at home.

NYTIMES

🇷🇺 Hiker or Russian Spy? Latvia Advises Its People How to Be on the Lookout.

A Latvian security agency tells people to note radio gear and provocative questions, but some signs of espionage that it cites — like fit, unkempt backpackers — could apply to hikers and tourists.

NYTIMES

⚔️ Trump Says ‘People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

Humanitarian support has collapsed in the enclave, which has been under total Israeli blockade for more than two months. Aid groups warn that the territory is on the brink of famine.

NYTIMES

🎬 Kim Kardashian's daughter North West, 11, debuts shock new look in Calabasas amid her mother's $10million jewellery heist trial in Paris

The 11-year-old nepo baby caught a movie in Calabasas on Wednesday with two equally black-clad chaperones

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump drops one final $1 trillion Middle East deal and heads home to see daughter Tiffany's baby

President Donald Trump announced one final $1 trillion deal on the last day of his Middle East trip and then said he was headed home to see his new grandson.

DAILYMAIL

🇬🇧 UK court orders singer Chris Brown held in custody over 2023 nightclub fight

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown has been held in custody after being charged with seriously injuring a music producer in a London nightclub in 2023

ABC

⚔️ Trump’s visit to UAE sends the message, “You are part of our camp”

“The United States has come forward and said [to the UAE], You can count on us, we won’t put you in the enemy camp.”

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Prince William and King Charles appear at rare joint engagement in united front after Prince Harry's bombshell interview

The Prince of Wales, 42, stood in solidarity with his father, 76, during a rare joint appearance at the historic church - just weeks after Harry revealed his fragmented relationship with the king.

DAILYMAIL

⚕️ State with squeaky clean image grappling a VERY surprising addiction epidemic... it's not fast food or drugs

YouTuber Tyler Oliveira decided to investigate the effect that this addiction crisis is having on the population and what inspired the unhealthy craze.

DAILYMAIL

🤖 Sydney Sweeney fans stunned by star's 'brave' transformation as she ditches makeup to play a dowdy waitress

Sydney Sweeney has sparked a strong reaction from fans after changing up her look for her latest film, Americana.

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 As the WNBA season tips off, here are 4 of our biggest questions

Will a new-look Indiana Fever contend in Caitlin Clark's second year? Will A'ja Wilson win a record 4th MVP? And the biggest question of all: Can the league as a whole build on last season's success?

NPR

🇬🇧 New UK UFO disclosure group to debut with screening of 'King of UFOs'

The group will be calling for the release of the UK's UFO files and other information relating to the phenomenon. According to the press release, the ...

UM

🛢️ Ryan Reynolds and Conan O'Brien poke fun at Meghan Markle and As Ever and joke she is a 'middleman for jars of jam'

The 48-year-old actor, who has been embroiled in Blake Lively 's legal battle with Justin Baldoni , was a guest on Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast.

DAILYMAIL

🇦🇺 Court rejects Australian soldier’s defamation appeal over Afghan killings

Decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith failed to have reports that he &quot;murdered four Afghan men&quot; quashed.

ALJAZEERA

🌌 Scientists issue update on the massive 'bird wing' eruption from the sun - as incredible video shows the dramatic expulsion of solar material hitting Earth

Incredible video from the European Space Agency reveals just how close Earth was to a direct hit from the 'bird wing' solar eruption.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Novo Nordisk ousts boss as Ozempic maker battles slump

Danish maker of obesity drugs to replace Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, saying new leadership is needed

FT

🔥 What to make of Donald Trump’s “historic” tour of the Middle East

From multi-billion-dollar deals to diplomatic agreements, Donald Trump had a lot going on during his Middle East trip.

ALJAZEERA

🇯🇵 Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan's largest bust of ketamine

Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine

ABC

🇨🇳 Latin American Economies Look to China as U.S. Slashes Aid

In Beijing this week, Colombia joined the Belt and Road Initiative, and Brazil notched key investment pledges.

FP

🏛️ “No more Souters”

In memoriam to an abandoned Supreme Court standard bearer

SALON

🔥 North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart

The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.

LIVESCIENCE

🚨 Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From December until now, famine has been&nbsp;confirmed in five other areas of the war-torn country. A further 17 areas are at risk.&nbsp;

UN

🇮🇱 Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade.

UN

🇮🇱 End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.&nbsp;

UN

⚔️ Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter

A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.

UN

🎖️ UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.

UN

🌡️ ‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt

The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.

UN

📰 World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises

The United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye.

UN

🌩️ Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same

As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Their voices are just a few among millions that show why this moment matters.

UN

🔥 Meghan lands a special guest for new season of her Netflix show... but there will be no sign of Harry this time round, reveals ALISON BOSHOFF

ALISON BOSHOFF: The much-hyped launch of With Love, Meghan on Netflix was quickly followed by confusion over which friends, exactly, the Duchess was inviting over to share the love.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump says Iran has a proposal from the US on its rapidly advancing nuclear program

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has an American proposal over its rapidly advancing nuclear program as negotiations between the two countries go on

ABC

👔 ‘Trump Can’t Escape Political Gravity’: 3 Writers on Trump’s Polling

What we can learn from polls about the president’s action-filled second term so far and how Democrats are looking.

NYTIMES

🔥 My daughter was so desperate to be a mum at 26 that she delayed life-saving cancer treatment. The chemo went well and we were optimistic - until she got these strange symptoms and was given just weeks to live

Sammy-Jo Brandon was so desperate to be a mother that she delayed life-saving cancer treatment to undergo the first stage of IVF. (Pictured with a friend's child.)

DAILYMAIL

🌧️ Japan retrieves remains of 1 of 2 service members whose training plane crashed

Japanese defense officials say they recovered the remains of one of two crew members who were missing since their military training aircraft crashed earlier this week

ABC

🌧️ Russia and Ukraine Begin First Direct Peace Talks Since 2022

Expectations are low for the discussions in Istanbul, the first direct peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv since early 2022.

NYTIMES

🎂 I'm a parenting expert, this is why I won't send my kids to birthday parties

Emily Oster, 45, from the US, appeared on the We Met At Acme podcast to discuss motherhood, there admitting she doesn't allow her children to attend birthday parties.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Chad opposition party says former prime minister Masra 'abducted' from his home

Chad&rsquo;s opposition leader Succ&egrave;s Masra was taken into custody by security forces on Friday in what his party called an &ldquo;abduction.&rdquo;

ABC

⚖️ "A court captured by far-right conspiracy theories": How the GOP drove the Supreme Court off a cliff

In her new book "Lawless," law professor Leah Litman chronicles the collapse of reason at the highest court

SALON

⚖️ &#8220;A court captured by far-right conspiracy theories&#8221;: How the GOP drove the Supreme Court off a cliff

In her new book "Lawless," law professor Leah Litman chronicles the collapse of reason at the highest court

SALON

🔥 Little-known change to your FINGERTIPS is an early sign of deadly cancer that's on the rise, experts say

Well-recognised signs of the deadly disease include a persistent cough and breathlessness, but experts have now flagged a lesser-known, unusual symptom that affects the fingers.

DAILYMAIL

✊ Serbian anti-graft protests clash with riot police as political tensions persist

Skirmishes have erupted for the second day in a row during a court protest in Serbia with political tensions persisting in the Balkan country more than six months after the start of massive anti-corruption demonstrations

ABC

📰 Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Significant severe weather targets 140M, after tornadoes rake Wisconsin

Top weather news for Friday, May 16, 2025: An even more intense day of severe weather is forecast for the Midwest and Ohio valley after tornadoes and damaging wind gusts took out power for hundreds of thousands across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region on Thursday.

FOXWEATHER

🌩️ Waterspout spotted over river in southern Vietnam

A waterspout formed over a river in Tra Cu District, Tra Vinh Province, southern Vietnam on Thursday afternoon, the provincial meteorological agency said on Friday. Video footage recorded by local residents and shared widely on social media showed a rotating funnel cloud in contact with the river surface in the Ben Ba area. No casualties or property damage were reported. According to the Tra Vinh Hydrometeorological Station, waterspouts and similar phenomena may occur more frequently during seasonal transitions and the onset of the rainy season, when thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds become more common.

SOTT

💲 The Beckhams' astronomical net worth is revealed in the latest Rich List amid their ongoing feud with eldest son Brooklyn and wife Nicola Peltz

The Beckhams' astronomical net worth has been revealed after the Sunday Times dropped their annual Rich List highlighting the wealthiest stars of 2025.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 Was ex-FBI chief Comey’s ’86 47′ post calling for Trump assassination?

Critics say Comey&#039;s use of an old restaurant term referring to sold out or removed items is a call to violence.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 Man charged in fires targeting UK prime minister's properties held in custody

A Ukrainian man charged with setting fire to the personal home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been held in custody after his first court appearance

ABC

👔 Trump says US will set new tariff rates for scores of countries

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

FT

👔 Trump says US will set tariff rates for scores of countries in 2 to 3 weeks

President says Washington lacks capacity to strike deals with every nation

FT

🚨 Renewed severe weather outbreak threatens over 140 million with giant hail, strong tornadoes and extreme gusts

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 143 million individuals under alert.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Renewed severe weather outbreak threatens over 146 million with giant hail, strong tornadoes and extreme gusts

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 146 million individuals under alert.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Tornado Watch issued in heartland as 146 million face threat of life-threatening storms

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 146 million individuals under alert.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Tornado-warned storm races through St. Louis as severe weather threatens millions

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 146 million individuals under alert.

FOXWEATHER

🚨 Tornadoes rip through heartland leaving paths of destruction, half a million without power

A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Friday, placing more than 146 million individuals under alert.

FOXWEATHER

👮 Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's statue in her native Slovenia

Police in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of U.S. first lady Melania Trump that was sawed off and carried away from her hometown

ABC

🤖 What is Moore’s Law and does this decades-old computing prophecy still hold true?

Moore's Law was an off-hand prediction that came to be one of the prevailing laws of modern computing — but what did it predict, and can we still rely on it?

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 (TP11) review: A summer must-have or an overpriced fan?

The Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 is a great fan-air purifier combo, but it lacks the 'wow' factor that would justify its high price.

LIVESCIENCE

🤖 The Courts’ Power

We explain an argument over judicial power at the Supreme Court.

NYTIMES

💥 Furious family of chef killed in Bayesian superyacht disaster lash out at crew for their response to storm forecasts and raise concerns over 'series of failures' for the tragedy

Cook Recaldo Thomas, 59, was one of the seven people who died in the disaster last August aboard the luxury yacht owned by British tech billionaire Mike Lynch.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ SCOTUS divided over birthright citizenship. And, a recap of Diddy's trial

The U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments over birthright citizenship yesterday. And, week one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial featured testimony from witnesses and alleged victims.

NPR

🌧️ The surprising signs of my deadly brain cancer that I've ignored since childhood - now I live on a knife's edge

The 20 year-old was diagnosed with the disease after suffering symptoms that began in childhood, and she claims doctors have dismissed for years.

DAILYMAIL

🏛️ ‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback

Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Russia targeting journalists in Ukraine hotel strikes: Report

Reporters Without Borders and Truth Hounds found that Russia&#039;s attacks on hotels intended to &#039;discourage&#039; war coverage.

ALJAZEERA

🇬🇧 You've been storing your soy sauce all wrong! Experts reveal the common mistake that makes the condiment lose flavour

It's a popular condiment that most people will have in their kitchen. However, it turns out that countless UK households might be storing their soy sauce incorrectly.

DAILYMAIL

👔 Trump Wraps Up Middle East Tour Full of Lavish Receptions and Business Deals

President Trump’s four-day trip yielded a remarkable turnabout with Syria and announcements of multibillion-dollar agreements for U.S. companies.

NYTIMES

🎖️ Trump’s Billion-Dollar Tech Deals, and a Military Buildup at the Border

Plus, the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment.

NYTIMES

🌐 Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump's Mideast tour

President Donald Trump has used the first major foreign trip of his second term to outline a vision for restoring global stability that is grounded in pragmatism and self-interest rather than values

ABC

🔥 TikTok brings in new initiative for teenagers scrolling at night

TikTok will now show teenagers guided meditation sessions if they're scrolling past 10pm.&#160;

SKY

🤖 Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

Police in Thailand&rsquo;s capital Bangkok have rescued two baby orangutans and arrested an alleged trafficker

ABC

🔥 TikTok's new initiative to stop teenagers' late-night doomscrolling

TikTok will now show teenagers guided meditation sessions if they're scrolling past 10pm.&#160;

SKY

🔥 Fire at a former UK military base kills 2 firefighters and a civilian

Two firefighters and a civilian have been killed in a blaze at a former British military base

ABC

🤖 Another whale found stranded on German North Sea island

Another dead whale has been found stranded on a German island in the North Sea. The minke whale washed up on the east side of the uninhabited island of Minsener Oog, a spokesman for the Wadden Sea National Park said on Thursday. It is still unclear why the 6.5-metre-long marine mammal died. The dead animal was discovered on Tuesday evening and reported on Wednesday, said the national park spokesman. Experts will attempt to take samples from the whale and examine them over the next few days to determine the cause of death.

SOTT

🔥 Royal Caribbean unveils 'perfect beach day' resort for cruise passengers - with world's longest lazy river and tallest water slide tower in the Americas

Perfect Day Mexico will launch in 2027, and promises Western Caribbean passengers six swim-up bars, a vast waterpark and 12 Mexican themed dining areas.

DAILYMAIL

🔥 For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump

Once drawn to American universities as havens, some students from abroad are finding the United States is not the bedrock of free speech they had expected.

NYTIMES

🔥 This solar-powered Garmin watch is a perfect companion for this triathlon season and it is now $152 cheaper

The Garmin Instinct 2X Solar delivers excellent value for budget-conscious outdoor enthusiasts and it is now even cheaper at Walmart and Amazon.

LIVESCIENCE

👔 Overthrown Gabon President Bongo and his family arrive in Angola, officials say

The former president of Gabon who was ousted in a 2023 coup has been allowed to leave the country and has flown to Angola with his family

ABC

⚔️ Gaza death toll passes 53,000 as Israel drives towards ‘conquest’

Israel intensifies its bombardment of enclave as threatened, as curtain comes down on Trump&#039;s Middle East tour.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Tycoon charged over fatal Bangkok tower collapse

A Thai construction tycoon is among 17 people charged following the collapse of a high-rise tower block in Bangkok, which killed at least 92 people.

SKY

🌧️ NJ Transit’s Buses to Run as Usual During Strike

Supplemental chartered buses will begin running on Monday, but officials warned they can accommodate only about 20 percent of train riders.

NYTIMES

🔥 Scientists have figured out why flamingos are such weird eaters

Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.

NPR

🌩️ The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar storms.

LIVESCIENCE

🔥 Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers

Also: The great Malian photographer Malick Sidibé, East L.A. Latinas in “Real Women Have Curves,” a Maria Callas look-alike contest in a cemetery, and more.

NEWYORKER

🤖 The Mini Crossword: Friday, May 16, 2025

Actress Sawai who won an Emmy for “Shōgun”: four letters.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Building Drones—for the Children?

The influential venture capitalist Katherine Boyle is making the case that creating things for America—from weapons to rockets to nuclear-energy plants—is pro-family.

NEWYORKER

💼 Donald Trump’s Culture of Corruption

How right-wing populism fights graft at the bottom and nurtures it at the top.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Barry Blitt’s “Soft Landing”

Only a “stupid person” would turn down a free plane, Donald Trump says.

NEWYORKER

🤖 In Defense of Despair

The feeling is most commonly framed as an end point, a level of despondency that cannot be overcome. But it doesn’t have to be so.

NEWYORKER

🔥 The Real Audience for Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Spectacles

A plan to deport people to countries that aren’t their home is cruel, performative politics—whether it works or not.

NEWYORKER

🎵 On “I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen Goes Back to God’s Country

The country singer presents himself like some guy you ran into at Home Depot. But he may be the most commercially successful musician of his era.

NEWYORKER

🔥 Eurovision 2025 Final: Time, Running Order and How to Watch

It has never been easier, no matter where in the world you are.

NYTIMES

🇮🇳 Q&A: India’s Neeraj Chopra on mental pressure, social media and 90m barrier

Chopra talks to Al Jazeera about the pressure of being a high-profile athlete in India and the 2025 season.

ALJAZEERA

👔 Trump says ‘a lot of people starving’ in Gaza

The US president says he is looking for a solution to ‘bad things’ happening in Gaza, including starvation.

ALJAZEERA

🌡️ Did it snow on Mars? New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth

It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give us clues

SALON

🇩🇪 Germany must have a larger army than Britain, chancellor says

Friedrich Merz has outlined plans to create Europe’s largest fighting force in his first major speech as chancellor.

SMH

🇩🇪 Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, chancellor says

Friedrich Merz has outlined plans to create Europe’s largest fighting force in his first major speech as chancellor.

SMH

🌧️ Ukraine and Russia to hold first peace talks in three years

Istanbul meeting between lower-ranking officials comes after Vladimir Putin snubbed Volodymyr Zelenskyy

FT

🇫🇷 Who Are the Favorites to Win Eurovision?

KAJ, representing Sweden with an ode to the sauna, is the bookmakers’ favorite, but singers from France, Austria, the Netherlands and Finland are also causing a stir.

NYTIMES

🔥 The world's most walkable city revealed as European gem tops the list

A new ranking by the walking experts at GuruWalk, has revealed the globe's easiest cities to explore on foot. So, where is the world's most walkable city?

DAILYMAIL

🇮🇳 Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest

An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds more are attempting to scale the world's highest peak

ABC

🌧️ Delegations from Russia and Ukraine set to hold their first peace talks in 3 years

Russia and Ukraine are due to hold their first direct peace talks in three years Friday

ABC

🇷🇺 Hiker or Russian Spy? Latvia Advises Its People How to Be on the Lookout

A Latvian security agency tells people to note radio gear and provocative questions, but some signs of espionage that it cites — like fit, unkempt backpackers — could apply to hikers and tourists.

NYTIMES

🥳 How the Democratic Party Closed Its Eyes to Biden’s Decline 

More than lying to the public, too many Democrats were lying to themselves.

NYTIMES

👔 Trump’s Visit Makes a Splash in Saudi Arabia

Many Saudis say they are big fans of President Trump, calling him a “straight shooter” who shares their values. Others were not impressed.

NYTIMES

🤖 Nuggets and Thunder set up winner-take-all NBA showdown in Game 7

Julian Strawther provides the spark off the bench, and even loses a tooth, as Nuggets force Game 7 against Thunder.

ALJAZEERA

🗳️ Poland presidential election 2025: From migration to EU, what’s at stake?

The two main contenders may disagree on the EU, but they have both embraced anti-migrant sentiment.

ALJAZEERA

🤖 Judge to Press Trump Administration Over Return of Wrongly Deported Man

Justice Department lawyers are scheduled to appear in Federal District Court in Maryland to defend their latest effort to avoid disclosing details about several key aspects of the proceeding.

NYTIMES

🤖 Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?

Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”

NYTIMES

👔 ‘This Is Less Like Governing and More Like a Really Nauseating Amusement Park Ride’: 3 Writers on Trump 2.0

What we can learn from polls about the president’s action-filled second term so far and how Democrats are looking.

NYTIMES

🔥 Two officials fired by Trump return to court to challenge his power

Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.

NPR

👔 Trump denounces 'activist' judges. He's not the first president to do so

Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role.

NPR

🤖 Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past

Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration.

NYTIMES

🔥 2 officials fired by Trump return to court to challenge his power

Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue that President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.

NPR

🔥 Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

NYTIMES

🌧️ Silicon Valley’s Elusive Fantasy of a Computer as Smart as You

The titans of the tech industry say artificial intelligence will soon match the powers of humans’ brains. Are they underestimating us?

NYTIMES

🔥 What Trump administration move puzzled scientists? Find out in the quiz

This week's quiz features real-life alchemy, nudity bans, expensive gifts, curriculum changes, and the new pope. Good luck!

NPR

⚔️ Historical precedent: Courts wrestle with White House's 'invasion' claim

Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration's use of a wartime deportation authority.

NPR

📈 Why UnitedHealth's terrible year is dragging down the Dow

The health care giant's shares are down more than 50% in the last month. That's hurting the powerful U.S. stock-market index.

NPR

🌌 New to your queerness? Here's how to find a supportive community in your area

It can be intimidating to enter a new queer space, especially if you're starting to explore your gender and sexuality. Organizers share advice on how to find a support network with confidence.

NPR

🔥 Why so many clinics that provide abortion are closing, even where it's still legal

New financial pressures on clinics that provide abortion are forcing some to close their doors, even in states that protect the right to abortion.

NPR

📰 Chubb No Longer Insuring Gulf Coast LNG Project That Faces Sustained Opposition Over Health Concerns

The global insurance giant Chubb is no longer providing property insurance for a contested liquefied natural gas export project in southwest Louisiana, according to documents obtained by the Rainforest Action Network and shared with Inside Climate News. The Calcasieu Pass project, owned by LNG company Venture Global, has faced heavy opposition from residents in Cameron [&#8230;]

ICN

🔥 Something appears to be moving beneath the surface of Venus

Scientists now believe that the subsurface of Venus might be a lot more active than previously thought. With surface temperatures exceeding 860 degree...

UM

🇨🇦 Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed 'Mosura' breathed through big gills on its butt

Researchers have discovered an ancient moth-like sea predator in a treasure trove of museum fossils in Canada. The half-a-billion-year-old creature, Mosura fentoni, reveals that Cambrian arthropods were more diverse than previously thought.

LIVESCIENCE

🛢️ Fifteen Years After Largest U.S. Offshore Oil Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs

April 20 marked 15 years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, releasing 134 million gallons of oil off the coast of Louisiana in the country’s largest oil spill. Oil gushed for nearly three months, covering an area on the surface of the water the size of Oklahoma. The spill devastated fisheries, seabirds, turtles, whales and [&#8230;]

ICN

🔥 Moving in? Sutton Foster leaves Hugh Jackman's New York apartment as he carries in boxes and belongings

It appears that Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster could be preparing for a major relationship milestone.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 Nepal hosts environment conference as Himalayan glaciers melt

An environment conference has opened in Nepal to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan peaks where snow and ice are melting

ABC

🔥 At least 20 killed in fresh Gaza strikes as Trump-backed truce hopes fade

More than 130 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in recent days, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, despite hopes of a renewed ceasefire.

SMH

📸 Influencer shot live on TikTok: How rampant is femicide in Mexico?

Mexico has the fourth-highest rate of femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean. Valeria Marquez is the latest victim.

ALJAZEERA

🔥 After 55 years, a Vietnam veteran gets his high school diploma

As a teenager, Joseph Bond fought in Vietnam. Later he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, there was something he needed — to finish high school.

NPR

🗳️ ‘New paradigm’: A fractured Portugal votes again, amid corruption cloud

Housing is unaffordable. Migrants are a flashpoint issue. The far right is here to stay. And Portugal is deeply divided.

ALJAZEERA

🎵 Justin Bieber finally breaks silence on Diddy abuse allegations to deny he is a victim as rapper stands trial for sex trafficking

Justin Bieber has broken his silence on explosive rumors connecting him to Sean 'Diddy' Combs just days after the disgraced music mogul's sex trafficking trial began.

DAILYMAIL

🌐 The Global Happiness Curve Is Collapsing. What Does That Mean?

For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve: Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise again as they grew old. But recent surveys suggest that curve is starting to flatten. Christina Caron, a Well reporter, explains.

NYTIMES

🇰🇷 ‘It’s All About Trump’s Tariffs’: Asia Flocks to U.S. Trade Official

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation nations, staring down U.S. tariffs, jockeyed for time with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a gathering in South Korea.

NYTIMES

🌍 Construction magnate surrenders to police over Bangkok tower collapse in earthquake

Ninety-two people were confirmed dead in the rubble of the building. The building was the only one in Thailand to collapse in the earthquake that was centered in neighboring Myanmar.

NPR

🎖️ Fighting India Helps Revive the Pakistani Military’s Popularity

As Pakistan declares victory, confidence in the troubled country’s state institutions is re-emerging, at least for now.

NYTIMES

🚔 Peru arrests suspect in gold rush massacre

&#039;Cuchillo’ (Knife) accused of organised crime, aggravated kidnapping and homicide over murder of 13 miners.

ALJAZEERA

🌧️ Russia and Ukraine to Begin First Direct Peace Talks Since 2022

Expectations are low for the talks in Istanbul, the first direct peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv since early 2022.

NYTIMES

🇮🇱 At least 70 killed in northern Gaza after Israeli strikes

Israeli strikes have killed at least 70 people in northern Gaza, according to local medics.

SKY

🇮🇱 At least 82 killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes

Israeli strikes have killed at least 82 people in Gaza, according to local medics.

SKY

🇮🇱 At least 93 killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes

Israeli strikes have killed at least 93 people in Gaza, according to local medics.

SKY

🇮🇱 'At least 93 killed' in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Friday

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 93 people and injured hundreds on Friday, according to local medics.

SKY

⚽ Is this outfit too revealing for sport? Glamorous athlete sets off fiery debate with one simple video

A successful athlete has sparked furious debate on social media after she was accused of wearing too little while she was competing.

DAILYMAIL

⚔️ I'm a psychologist - if you say this toxic phrase to your partner it will destroy your relationship

Relationship psychologist Dr Mark Travers warned that couples could ruin their union by saying a 'toxic' phrase, which he described as 'more damaging than you think' in an article for CNBC.

DAILYMAIL

📊 Some NY Democrats Deride Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ‘Inflation Refund’ Checks as a Gimmick

The checks, at a cost of $2 billion, are a political move that the state cannot afford, some lawmakers say. They will be distributed to millions of New Yorkers this fall.

NYTIMES

🔥 NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage

The Trump administration says it is ending a lease in the Columbia building that houses Tom’s Restaurant. The university says the rent is still due.

NYTIMES