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Today's Top News Compilation - Sunday, May 10, 2020

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Liberal mayor Dan beats nationalist in tense race for Romanian presidency

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nicusor Dan fights off a strong challenge from a right-wing nationalist after months of political turbulence.
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Key House committee advances Trump agenda bill after appeasing conservatives

  • News source: Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Kyle Stewart and Syedah
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The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy package Sunday night, two days after a group of conservatives voted to reject it.

The vote was 17-16 along party lines, with the four Republicans who opposed the bill in committee Friday voting "present."

The outcome is a positive sign for the massive party-line bill after a significant setback Friday, but it will still need changes before it secures the votes to pass the full House. And if it does, it will face plenty of challenges in the Senate...
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' passes key House hurdle after GOP rebel mutiny

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump’s "one big, beautiful bill" survived a key hurdle in the House of Representatives on Sunday night, putting it one step closer to a chamber-wide vote later this week.

It comes after a rebellion by four House conservatives upended plans to advance the bill on Friday morning.

Lawmakers on the House Budget Committee were summoned back to Washington for a 10 p.m. meeting to vote on advancing the legislation. It passed the panel in a nearly party-line vote, 17 to 16, with four Republicans voting "present."

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Portugal PM's party wins snap election but falls short of majority

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The ruling right-of-centre Democratic Alliance of PM Luís Montenegro wins elections, amid a far-right surge.
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Afghan Christian pastor pleads with Trump, warns of Taliban revenge after admin revokes refugee protections

  • News source: FOX News
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As the Trump administration has moved to end protections for thousands of Afghan nationals, faith leaders and advocates are sounding the alarm over the potential deportation of Christian converts, who, they say, face severe persecution under Taliban rule.

Pastor Behnam Rasooli, known as Pastor Ben, leads the Oklahoma Khorasan Church in Oklahoma City, a congregation primarily composed of Afghan Christian refugees. In an interview with Fox News Digital, he shared harrowing accounts of the dangers he says his Christian community faces."If any of these...
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Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday. Dr. David Agus has more on the diagnosis.
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Trump expected to speak with Putin and Zelenskyy

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump is expected to speak Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a move aimed at bringing an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Willie James Inman reports.
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Feds fighting child exploitation also face public reluctance to discuss crisis

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Three years after her son's suicide, Pauline Stuart said she now has a better perspective on who her real friends are.

Stuart's son, Ryan Last, was 17 and a high-achieving high school student in a close-knit family when he took his own life in 2022. He did so shortly after becoming the victim of a criminal "sextortion" plot.

Four men were charged last week in connection with a scheme to target and extort Stuart's son. But there is another pernicious problem Stuart is trying to combat: a public aversion to acknowledging and talking about America's...
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What to know about Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis.

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer at age 82. The former president's office said he has an "aggressive form" of the cancer, which has spread to his bones.

His cancer was categorized as having a Gleason score of 9, which places him in Grade Group 5, the most severe category.

Here's what to know about the disease, its symptoms and treatments:

Most men are diagnosed with prostate cancer before they start showing symptoms, as early warning signs of prostate cancer are rare, according to Johns Hopkins...
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Austrian Eurovision winner JJ receives hero's welcome at Vienna airport

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The 24-year-old took the title at the Eurovision competition with the song Wasted Love.
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Bruce Springsteen ignores question about Trump feud while signing autographs: video

  • News source: FOX News
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Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, also known as "The Boss," ignored a question regarding his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump, while signing autographs for fans.

Sporting a Deus Ex-Machina jacket and Ray-Ban sunglasses, "The Boss" worked his way down a line of fans hoping to get his signature on a piece of memorabilia when he was asked if he had a message for Trump.

Rather than answer, Springsteen could be seen chuckling for a moment before raising his hand, and then moving onto the next fan.

Springsteen tore into Trump on Wednesday...
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Political world reacts to former President Biden's 'aggressive' cancer diagnosis: 'Incredibly difficult'

  • News source: FOX News
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Sympathetic messages rolled in from across the country after former President Joe Biden's team announced that the 82-year-old was diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.

In a statement, Biden's team said that the former politician "was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms."

"On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone," the statement added.

"While this represents a more aggressive form of...
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Trump wishes Biden 'fast and successful recovery' after prostate cancer diagnosis

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump said he and the first lady were "saddened" after learning that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, wishing him a "fast and successful recovery."

"Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery."

Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also weighed in on the former president’s diagnosis.

In a post on X, Trump Jr. shared another...
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Reactions pour in after former President Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Well wishes are pouring in for former President Joe Biden after his office revealed on Sunday he'd been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Biden was diagnosed with "prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone," according to the statement. His office said it is a "more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management."

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle responded to the news on Sunday. Here's what they had to...
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House GOP tries again to push Trump's budget package forward after setback

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The House Budget Committee plans to return late Sunday to attempt for a second time to move President Trump's domestic policy bill closer to the finish line after conservatives rebelled Friday over concerns the legislation does not contain steep enough spending cuts.

Five Republicans — Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania — voted against advancing the legislation when the committee met Friday to stitch together the various parts of...
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