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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Michael Sussmann found not guilty of charge brought by Special Prosecutor John Durham
Michael Sussmann was found not guilty of making a false statement to the FBI, a defeat for special prosecutor John Durham.
Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces in a “frenzied push” have seized half of Sievierodonetsk, the eastern Ukrainian city that is key to Moscow’s efforts to complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region, the mayor said Tuesday.
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House begins to move on sweeping gun control legislation
The House measure would raise the age for purchasing semiautomatic centerfire rifles from 18 to 21 and ban large-capacity magazines.
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Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Diane Murray struggled with her decision all the way up to Election Day. But when the time came, the 54-year-old Georgia Democrat cast a ballot in last week's Republican primary for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
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Here's what the Donbas means to Putin — and why fighting has intensified in the region
The European Union agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year, the leaders of the European Council announced on Monday.
Biden lays out plan to fight inflation
President Biden laid out a three-part plan on Tuesday for combating high inflation, which has been a major strain on his job approval rating. “We now have a chance to build on a historic recovery w…
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POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump takes false fraud claims to the GOP
And Michael Sussmann is acquitted in a case brought by special counsel John Durham.
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Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Josie Albrecht drove frantically from house to house, retracing the school bus route she drives twice a day, delivering Uvalde’s children safely to and from school. When she’d picked them up, hours earlier, they wore giddy grins, excited for summer break just days away...
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Georgia attorney general subpoenaed in Trump investigation | CNN Politics
An Atlanta-area prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has subpoenaed state Attorney General Chris Carr, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by CNN.
GOP lawmakers torch Biden over suggested ban on 9mm pistols
Biden turned heads Memorial Day when he claimed there was "no rational basis" for Americans to use 9mm handguns, including for hunting or "protecting themselves."
John Durham continues investigating 2016 campaign and Trump, Russia accusations. What has he found?
Special counsel John Durham's investigation of the 2016 presidential campaign has resulted in charges for three people.
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As Jan. 6 subpoena deadline looms, Jordan, McCarthy mull options
Letters from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanding documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is a surpr…
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Ukraine identifies 600 Russian war crime suspects: Prosecutor
Kyiv’s top prosecutor says Ukraine has started prosecuting dozens of Russian war crime suspects.
Spiking temperatures could cause more blackouts this summer. They won't be the last.
This summer’s anticipated tight grid conditions are just the tip of the iceberg as weather grows increasingly unpredictable and the U.S. aims to electrify more high-emitting sectors of the economy.
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Democratic crossover helped Trump foe Raffensperger win renomination in Georgia
Democrats in Georgia who voted in the Republican primary last week helped Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger win the Republican primary against former President Donald Trump's wishes.
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GOP bill would criminalize Supreme Court leaks
Republicans are responding to the bombshell leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections by aiming to criminalize leaks of non-public Supreme Court informatio…
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Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.
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High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s groundbreaking decision to ban nearly all oil from Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine is a blow to Moscow’s economy, but its effects may be blunted by rising energy prices and other countries willing to buy some of the petroleum...
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Florida Democrats sense opportunity against DeSantis over soaring housing costs | CNN Politics
Democrats in Florida, struggling to energize liberals while bleeding support among Latinos, have settled on a message to galvanize voters heading into the midterm elections: It's too expensive here.
Russia controls ‘most’ of Ukraine’s Severodonetsk: Governor
Latest Ukraine news from May 31: Luhansk governor says Russian forces are set to take over the eastern Ukrainian city.
Texas school shooting: Crucial week for possible gun control bill after decades without major federal action
If there's insufficient progress on a gun control compromise by the end of this week, Democrats say, they'll force Senate votes on the issue.
Russia is about to shut off some of Germany's gas | CNN Business
Russia is about to shut off its natural gas supplies to Shell's German customers.
Asian shares mixed after stocks retreat on Wall Street
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street closed out a month buffeted by worries about a possible recession, inflation and rising interest rates. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 27,472.49.
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'Full of victims': Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom
Video from last week's Texas shooting appears to capture a 911 dispatcher telling officers they were receiving calls from children inside the classroom during the attack.
Top Gun takes aim at China with Taiwanese flag on Maverick's jacket
Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell has never been afraid of a dogfight, and, now, it looks like he's taking on communist China.
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Nine killed and over 60 injured in Memorial Day weekend mass shootings
The Gun Violence Archive said it recorded at least 14 mass shootings, in which four or more victims were shot or killed, across the country over the long weekend.
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Liz Cheney's 'uphill' path to re-election runs through Trump
Amid a full-on political war with former President Donald Trump, it's getting trickier for Rep.
Jan. 6 rioter, turned in by ex he called 'a moron,' pleads guilty to a felony
“If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron,” Richard Michetti texted a former romantic partner on Jan. 6.
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Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking
For four years under President Donald Trump, the United States all but stopped trying to combat climate change at the federal level. Trump is no longer in office, but his presidency left the country far behind in a race that was already difficult to win. A new report from researchers at Yale and...
Inside a Biden White House adrift
Amid a rolling series of calamities and sinking approval ratings, the president’s feeling lately is that he just can’t catch a break — and that angst is rippling through his party.
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Turkey says Nordics should amend laws to meet its NATO demands
Ankara reiterates threat to block Nordic countries’ joining of the security alliance over alleged support for ‘terror’.
Ukraine applauds EU ban on most Russian oil imports; fighting rages in strategic Donbas city
The European Union has agreed on a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports as part of new punitive measures against the Kremlin.
Ohio teenager gets college degree before graduating high school
A teenager in Ohio went viral after she received her associate's degree before her high school diploma.
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California Has America's Toughest Gun Laws, and They Work
The grotesque toll of gun violence is again being debated in Congress. States are not holding their breath. Particularly California: In ways that have tended to be underreported, the state has significantly lowered gun deaths, Dr. Garen J. Wintemute, an emergency room doctor and longtime firearm...
Biden pledges to meet with Congress on guns
President Biden on Tuesday pledged to meet with lawmakers about enacting gun legislation in response to recent mass shootings. “I will meet with the Congress on guns, I promise you,” Biden t…
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Live updates | Biden explains providing Ukraine with rockets
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said in a guest essay Tuesday evening in The New York Times that he’s decided to provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield.
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Tom Cotton's rigid conservatism
He doesn't say “no” when asked about 2024. But the Arkansan does rule out giving ground on much — from immigration to criminal justice to foreign policy.
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Attorney with ties to 2016 Clinton campaign acquitted in first Durham special counsel trial
Michael Sussmann was accused of lying to investigators during meeting about now-debunked information linking the Trump Organization and Russia's Alfa Bank.
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Supreme Court won’t shield Texas legislators from testifying in redistricting lawsuit
The Justice Department is seeking the testimony of three GOP legislators in a suit alleging discrimination against minorities in the state's new congressional and legislative maps.
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Pope may meet Patriarch Kirill at September Kazakh meeting
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday that Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan in September for an interfaith conference, a meeting that may give him a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Rising cost of living hurts U.S. consumer confidence; house prices soar
U.S. consumer confidence eased modestly in May as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates force Americans to become more cautious about buying big ticket items, including motor vehicles and houses, which could curtail economic growth.
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Green group sues State Department, escalating feud over energy diplomat
An environmental group sued the State Department for information about a senior official and former energy executive to determine whether he is serving the interests of the oil and gas industry in helping Europe acquire more fossil fuel supplies.
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4,000 illegal immigrants crossed border over Memorial Day weekend in Rio Grande Valley sector alone
More than 4,000 migrants illegally crossed the southern U.S. border over Memorial Day weekend, Fox News has learned.
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Key Senate antitrust bill hangs in the balance
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is pushing for a summer vote on a key antitrust bill targeting tech giants, but updates to the language released last week may do little to quell concerns from Democrat…
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US consumer confidence slips in May amid stubborn inflation
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence edged lower in May as Americans' view of their present and future prospects dimmed in the midst of persistent inflation. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 106.4 in May — still a strong reading — from...
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Supreme Court paves way for DOJ to subpoena Texas lawmakers in Voting Rights Act challenge to redistricting maps | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency request from three Texas state legislators seeking to quash subpoenas from the US Justice Department and voting rights groups related to a challenge to state legislative maps.
Biden praises prime minister of New Zealand who offers condolences on US mass shootings
President Joe Biden met with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning.
US supreme court clerks may be required to hand over phone records – report
Some clerks reportedly considering retaining legal counsel as investigation into Roe v Wade opinion draft widens
'Slaughter of innocents': Biden and New Zealand leader discuss domestic extremism
President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed shared concerns about “domestic extremism” in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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Denmark's Orsted to source gas from European market after Russia cuts supplies
Danish energy group Orsted said on Tuesday it would be able to source natural gas form the European gas market, after Russian state gas firm Gazprom announced it would suspend gas supplies to Denmark.
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House Democrats look to pass gun control legislation by early June
House Democrats will try to advance a raft of gun control bills on Thursday in the wake of two mass shootings that rocked the nation earlier this month.
In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy
LONDON (AP) — After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain's former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers.
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Biden recounts his visit to Uvalde: 'The pain is palpable' | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the pain was "palpable" when he met with grieving families in Uvalde, Texas, this weekend following a mass shooting at an elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain
The White House is historically diverse. But there are concerns internally about a wave of departures and the current culture.
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Jill Biden says she, president settle arguments by 'fexting'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disagree, they don't hash it out in front of other people. Instead, she says, they argue by text — “fexting” as they call it. Jill Biden also told Harper's Bazaar magazine in an interview that her divorce from her first...
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Biden kicks off anti-inflation summer messaging push
President Joe Biden stepped up his anti-inflation messaging on Monday, calling it his “top economic priority” and laying out a three-part program to combat decades-high price rises that the White House said would mark a focus going into the summer.
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The Memo: Guns and abortion threaten to become midterm issues
Two huge cultural issues — guns and abortion — are suddenly dominating the national conversation just five months out from midterm elections that were expected to be defined by the economy. A …
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House panel calls emergency meeting to advance gun violence prevention bills
The Judiciary Committee plans to meet Thursday to advance a package of gun control proposals after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Senators are holding separate talks.
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Factbox: Who is buying Russian crude oil and who has stopped
Here is the response by countries and companies regarding purchases of Russian oil since the war in Ukraine started on Feb. 24.
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Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI, in blow to Durham investigation
Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI, in the first trial of special counsel John Durham's investigation.
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Tunisia union announces strike against proposed spending cuts
The powerful trade union to strike on June 16 to demand wage increase and oppose President Saied’s privatisation plans.
Jury's duty in Depp-Heard trial doesn't track public debate
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A seven-person civil jury in Virginia will resume deliberations Tuesday in Johnny Depp's libel trial against Amber Heard . What the jury considers will be very different from the public debate that has engulfed the high-profile proceedings.
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Group bankrolled by Netflix CEO's wife pours six figures into efforts to save far-left San Fran DA from recall
Patty Quillin, wife of Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, bankrolls a California group that dropped six figures into efforts to save San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin from recall election.
Jailed Putin rival Alexei Navalny faces additional 15 years behind bars
Putin critic Alexei Navalny says he could face an extra 15 years in prison if found guilty of wrongdoing in a fresh criminal case.
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She was sure her son's death was a war crime. But the investigation is more painful than she expected.
Olga Kotenko had to bury her son twice as war crimes investigators across the country work to hold Russian forces accountable for alleged atrocities.
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Schools dismiss students early amid dangerous heat
Break out the sunscreen, hats and water bottles: record high temperatures are possible in the Northeast Tuesday afternoon.
No verdict in Depp, Heard defamation cases as jury ends day's deliberations
Jurors considering the opposing lawsuits from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard deliberated for hours on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation fight that aired unsettling details about their troubled marriage.
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New Hampshire court adopts congressional redistricting map
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court adopted a congressional redistricting plan Tuesday, one day before the filing period opens for candidates in the upcoming elections. New Hampshire was the last state to adopt a plan as required every 10 years to reflect population changes...
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Mass shootings renew efforts to target gun manufacturers’ legal shield
Efforts to hold firearms manufacturers legally liable for gun violence could become a new battleground in the nationwide debate over gun control after a series of fatal mass shootings. Democratic s…
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Biden says inflation is top priority after meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The president said that the Federal Reserve will play a key role in lowering the highest inflation in decades but that he wouldn’t “interfere with their critically important work.”
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UK Conservatives growing restive over Johnson's leadership
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it’s time for the government to “move on” after months of scandal. Some of his Conservative Party colleagues think it’s time he moved on instead.
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Why we can expect more hacking of politicians’ phones
Increasing discoveries of spyware infections on the devices of politicians and government officials highlight a hard-to-solve tradeoff.
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Texas newsrooms go silent for 21 minutes for Uvalde victims
Leading news organizations in Texas observed 21 minutes of silence on social media on Tuesday to honor the 21 lives lost during a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde last week. “T…
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Ukraine's 'unicorn' LGBTQ soldiers head for war
As volunteer fighters Oleksandr Zhuhan and Antonina Romanova pack for a return to active duty, they contemplate the unicorn insignia that gives their uniform a rare distinction - a symbol of their status as an LGBTQ couple who are Ukrainian soldiers.
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LA mayoral candidate calls police 'watchdog' of White supremacy amid surging crime, homelessness
Los Angeles left-leaning mayoral candidate Gina Viola said in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times that police are the "watchdog" of White supremacy.
Inspectors ask for authority to go after more COVID fraud
Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday. The agencies watchdogs' authority to administratively prosecute fraudsters is limited to fraud of $150,000 or less from...
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Cornyn and Murphy to meet virtually to attempt "basic framework" for gun proposals
The White House is looking to Congress for action.
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Sri Lanka court suspends pardon to ex-MP close to Rajapaksas
Duminda Silva, a former legislator convicted of murder, was granted a pardon last year by President Rajapaksa.
White House denies Biden irked by aides walking back his comments
President Joe Biden is said to be unhappy with his team regularly cleaning up after his comments as the White House denies doing so without his permission.
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New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 bln in crypto still in plea talks
A New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex are still negotiating a possible plea deal while reviewing more than 1.1 gigabytes of evidence in the case, prosecutors said.
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Experts: Iran disrupts internet; tower collapse deaths at 36
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran disrupted internet access to the outside world as angry demonstrators rallied over the collapse of a tower in the nation's southwest that has killed at least 36 people, experts said Tuesday as outrage and grief continued to grow.
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In Texas and beyond, many politicians receive mega donations from pro-gun supporters
Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, whose state was the site of last week's deadly school shooting, are among Congress' top recipients of contributions from pro-gun donors.
Indiana woman whose pastor had sex with her at 16 describes years of ‘grooming,’ finally opening up to family
Bobi Gephart, an Indiana native and married mother of four, revealed earlier this month that her longtime pastor had sex with her when she was 16, and had been grooming her for years.
Americas summit agenda takes shape, but who will show up?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is putting final touches on an agenda for next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, but it's still unclear if Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will attend.
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House committee eyes Thursday vote for wide-ranging gun control legislation | CNN Politics
The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote as soon as Thursday on wide-ranging gun control legislation after a number of mass shootings in America, including at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were killed.
Off-duty CBP agent recalls racing from barbershop to Uvalde elementary school to save wife, daughter
Jacob Albarado said that despite intense scrutiny of the law enforcement response to the May 24 shooting, "I believe everyone there was doing the best they could."
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U.S. Senator Warren plans bill to crack down on blank check deals
Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is planning a bill to crack down on the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, industry after a "proliferation" of bad deals that have often resulted in huge losses for investors, according to a report to be released Tuesday seen by Reuters.
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Behind Joly's plan to modernize Canadian diplomacy
Cabinet minister says Canada's foreign service needs to keep up to a rapidly changing world.
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Senate GOP reelection arm takes aim at Democrat Beasley in battleground North Carolina’s key Senate race
The Senate GOP reelection arm is taking aim at Democrat Cheri Beasley in North Carolina’s Senate race, saying the former state Supreme Court chief justice won't "protect our families"
No verdict yet in Depp-Heard trial; jury to return Wednesday
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard over their volatile and unhappy marriage.
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Russia-Ukraine war in maps and charts: Live Tracker
The Russian offensive enters its 390th day, we track where battles are taking place and the human cost of war.
Possible tornado destroys half of Minnesota city: "I've never seen nothing like this"
City officials estimate up to 100 buildings and homes were demolished in Forada, Minnesota.
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Maine AG rules police justified in fatally shooting man
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — The Maine Attorney General's Office has ruled that the fatal shooting of a man in Waterville by police last year was justified. Waterville police responded in February 2021 to reports of Eric Porter, 32, armed with a knife and threatening people outside a hotel.
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House Dems' gun package to raise age limit for semi-automatic rifle purchases, ban 'high capacity' magazines
Democrats are lining up a gun control package with a series of bills that would be a major step to suppressing gun ownership.
UK plans 1st Rwanda migrants flight, but challenge likely
LONDON (AP) — The British government said Tuesday that it plans to send a first group of asylum seekers to Rwanda in two weeks under a controversial deal with the east African country. But legal challenges mean it is far from certain whether the flight scheduled for June 14 will take place.
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HHS announces new office of environmental justice
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced an Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) within the department to address climate-related health issues particularly affecting…
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Bipartisan Senate group meeting to address gun violence
Republican and Democratic senators will have a Zoom meeting on Tuesday in which they will discuss possible legislative measures to address gun violence.
Israel says Iran spied on nuclear inspectors two decades ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it has proof that Iran stole classified documents from the U.N. atomic energy agency nearly two decades ago and used them to conceal its nuclear activities from international inspectors.
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U.S. can offer 'comfort letters' to help Russia grain, fertilizer exports - U.S. envoy
The United States is prepared to give "comfort letters" to shipping and insurance companies to help facilitate exports of Russian grain and fertilizer, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Supreme Court leak stirs abortion passions in Africa
When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing by helping her conclude an unwanted and dangerous pregnancy.
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Japan OKs $21B extra budget to tackle rising prices
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted a 2.7 trillion yen ($21 billion) extra budget on Tuesday to tackle soaring fuel and food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The extra budget is for the current fiscal year that started April 1 and will fund part of a 6.2 trillion yen ($48...
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022 | CNN Politics
The month of May brought the first Senate primaries of the year. Ohio voted first, followed by a near weekly stream of contests that are shaping the midterm campaign for control of the chamber. At the close of the month, the general election matchups in almost half of this year's most...
Japan court: Nuclear plant's tsunami safeguards inadequate
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of inadequate tsunami safeguards, backing the safety concerns of residents at a time the government is pushing for more reactors to resume power generation after pledging to ban imports of...
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Hutchinson raises minimum purchase age, ‘AR-15-style weapons’ for ‘conversation’ in gun reform negotiations
Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson expressed his willingness for a “conversation” on raising the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21 and “AR-15-style …
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Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping a NATO defense minister
A Russian politician said Monday that his country should capture a NATO defense minister and bring them to Moscow as Putin's invasion of Ukraine continues
Group urges ICC to probe alleged use of mines in Libya war
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of the use of landmines in 2019 by Russian paramilitaries fighting in Libya. According to the New York-based watchdog, new data has emerged from Libyan demining groups linking...
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Sanctioned Abramovich files lawsuit at EU general court
BRUSSELS (AP) — Roman Abramovich has filed a lawsuit at the EU's general court against the European Union Council, which imposed sanctions on the former Chelsea owner as part of measures targeting Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s close allies.
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Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee: 7 memorable moments from her 70-year reign
Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee in the U.K. this weekend.
Hit by pandemic curbs, India's quarterly growth slows to 4%
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economic growth, hit by pandemic curbs and price increases, slowed to 4.1% in the January-March quarter, according to figures released Tuesday by the government. It was the slowest pace in the financial year that ended in March, following 5.4% growth in the previous quarter.
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"Cold-blooded whim": Authorities make arrest in 1984 killing linked to notorious mobster Whitey Bulger
Michael Lewis, 61, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the 1984 fatal shooting of Brian Watson.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver arrested on DUI charge
Travis Zion Jonsen, who was signed to the team's practice squad last year, was pulled over after officers observed him driving erratically, police said.
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The 4 most interesting kinds of House primaries in 2022 | CNN Politics
Fewer competitive House districts means that some of 2022's most consequential congressional elections are happening well before November. The real action in many districts is this spring and summer as Republican and Democratic candidates jockey for their parties' nominations.
Texas school shooting: Border Patrol agent reveals 'chaos' of responding to Robb Elementary
An off-duty Border Patrol agent, whose wife is a teacher at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, where his daughter also attends, speaks about school shooting
European Rights Court: Turkey unlawfully jailed Amnesty head
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey unlawfully detained the head of the country's of Amnesty International branch for 14 months, the European Court of Human Rights said in a judgement Tuesday. Taner Kilic was imprisoned following his arrest in June 2017 on suspicion of belonging to the group Ankara accuses...
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Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Make Maternal Mortality Even Worse
The U.S. already has a higher rate than other wealthy countries.
Justice Democrats-backed candidate drops NY primary bid after redistricting
Rana Abdelhamid, a Justice Democrats-backed candidate, suspended her bid for New York’s 12th Congressional District, citing the state’s newly drawn House map. “Today, I am formally ending my bid fo…
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Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial: Inside the key allegations
The jury in Virginia’s Fairfax County Circuit Court begin deliberating on Friday.
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Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann found not guilty of lying to FBI, in blow to Durham investigation | CNN Politics
Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI, in the first trial of special counsel John Durham's investigation.
Distress in Singapore as Malaysia bans chicken export
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diners in Singapore are bracing for prices of their national chicken-and-rice dish to soar as neighboring Malaysia prepares to block exports starting Wednesday to increase supplies in its own markets and hold down surging prices.
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Serb president pledges EU course, hints Russia sanctions
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Aleksandar Vucic was sworn in for his second term as Serbia’s president Tuesday, pledging to keep the Balkan country on its European Union membership path and hinting that a new government might consider joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.
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Man looking for Frisbees killed in apparent alligator attack at Florida park, police say
After the incident at John S. Taylor Park in Largo, trappers found an alligator, which was euthanized.
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'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief.
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Biden sees chance of 'rational' Republican approach on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school shooting, there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman.
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Russia takes most of Sievierodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine said on Tuesday that Russia had taken control of most of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a bombed-out wasteland whose capture Moscow has made the principal objective of its invasion.
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Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Josie Albrecht drove frantically from house to house, retracing the school bus route she drives twice a day, delivering Uvalde’s children safely to and from school. When she’d picked them up, hours earlier, they wore giddy grins, excited for summer break just days away...
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Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe
The state’s so-called trigger law, which would take effect 30 days after a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe, includes the nation’s harshest criminal penalties on abortion.
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What we know about the Uvalde victims who were hospitalized
The casualties from last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas extended beyond two dozen deaths to 17 survivors who were injured. Of those 17, six remained hospitalized as o…
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'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's homegrown police chief.
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Fact check: Debunking false viral tweets about Abbott and Cruz after Texas mass shooting | CNN Politics
In the wake of the Tuesday mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Twitter users went viral by making false claims about two of the state's most prominent politicians: Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, both Republicans.
Presidents ranked from worst to best
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush – how do the presidents of our era compare with those who came before?
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A 'terrible nightmare': Treating Ukraine's wounded civilians
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — In wheelchairs and on stretchers, in ambulances and on train station platforms, they wait. Medical workers pull out ramps and wheel the patients onto the specially equipped train that will carry them westwards, away from the fighting raging in eastern Ukraine.
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Biden honors fallen service members in Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery, saying they "chose a life of purpose"
President Biden honored America's fallen service members by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Hurricane Agatha makes landfall in Mexico
This is the earliest a Category 2 storm has made landfall along Mexico's Pacific Coast.
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Kremlin eyes political prize in rubble of Ukraine's Sievierodonetsk
The capture of a sleepy Soviet-era factory town in Ukraine's industrial heartland has become the focus of Russia's invasion as President Vladimir Putin seeks to rebuild momentum after a failed attempt to take the capital Kyiv.
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Barr says Durham uncovered 'seditious' activity
Former Attorney General William Barr said he believes special counsel John Durham is uncovering "seditious" activity.
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Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro subpoenaed by grand jury | CNN Politics
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department -- the first indication the department is acting on the criminal referral from the House of Representatives to hold Donald Trump's one-time trade adviser in contempt of Congress for his refusal to...
Hurricane Agatha kills 11, leaves 20 missing in south Mexico
SAN ISIDRO DEL PALMAR, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca said Tuesday. Gov.
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The Putinologist: CIA chief’s long history with Putin gives him special insight
Burns’ extensive experience in Russia makes him a singular figure among President Joe Biden’s aides.
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Students accuse lecturer of sharing Russia war lies
Academics have been criticised for spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media.
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Duckworth pays three-day visit to Taiwan amid China tension
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) landed in Taipei on Monday for a three-day visit to meet top officials about issues affecting the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. The Taiwan Foreign Ministry revealed the pr…
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A dad's anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Javier Cazares raced to his daughter’s school when he heard there was a shooting, leaving his truck running with the door open as he ran into the school yard. In his rush, he didn't bring his gun.
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Supreme Court may soon expand gun rights amid roiling debate
The Supreme Court will soon issue its first major Second Amendment opinion in more than a decade, coming after a pair of recent mass shootings sent the nation reeling and reignited a tense debate o…
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Ukraine war: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov denies Putin illness
Sergei Lavrov says the Russian president appears in public daily and no sane person would think him ill.
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Latvian PM: ‘Russia has to lose’
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš says ‘the only way to get a lasting peace and security is by Russia losing.’
Rising US traffic deaths put focus on one Philadelphia road
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the curb. The thought haunts Latanya Byrd years after a driver racing down Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia struck and killed her 27-year-old niece, Samara Banks, and three of Banks’ young sons as they crossed the...
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Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote
A central figure in the scheme to reverse the 2020 election is mobilizing grass-roots activists into an “army of citizens” trained to aggressively monitor elections.
Governor’s mansion used state funds for party costs
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office tapped into a taxpayer-funded expense account to pay for a political event at the governor’s mansion in October, prompting her
Sen. Roger Marshall aids migrant suffering from heat exhaustion during dramatic border trip
Sen. Roger Marshall lent assistance to a migrant suffering from heat exhaustion on a recent trip to the southern border, showing the "unsustainable humanitarian crisis" at the border.
Five things to watch for in next year’s ‘climate’ Farm Bill
Jostling has already started over the 2023 Farm Bill and both progressive and conservative activists told The Hill it will focus heavily on climate change and sustainability. “We’re expecting it wi…
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Asian shares mixed after stocks retreat on Wall Street
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street closed out a month buffeted by worries about a possible recession, inflation and rising interest rates. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 27,472.49.
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Inflation and gas prices are the top concerns in swing House districts: Poll
Voters in swing House districts are fixated on rising inflation and rising gas prices, according to fresh Republican polling, highlighting the difficult political challenges confronting Democrats ahead of midterm elections.
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Trump-appointed federal court judges end Ohio's redistricting battle, side with GOP
Nearly nine months after Ohio was supposed to have legislative maps for the 2022 election, a decision by a federal district court Friday evening gave Republicans the green light to use twice-rejected unconstitutional legislative maps.
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Uvalde county commissioner says community needs answers but needs to focus on "healing" now
Commissioner Ronald Garza said he agreed with Rep. Joaquin Castro that the FBI should investigate the response to the shooting.
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AP PHOTOS: In Ukraine, living in fear of death from above
A black-and-white wedding photo lay among wood scraps and other debris in the aftermath of an airstrike in Kramatorsk, testament to happier times. A woman in Kharkiv knelt next to her husband’s body, surrounded by a pool of blood after he was killed by shelling.
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Biden to meet with Fed chairman on inflation, Korean pop supergroup BTS on Asian inclusion
President Biden will meet with Powell to discuss crushing inflation, and with massively popular South Korean band BTS to discuss Anti-Asian hate crimes
May 31, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
The European Union agreed to ban 90% of Russian oil imports by the end of the year, the leaders of the European Council announced on Monday.
Live updates | Zelenskyy says Russia hopes for famine crisis
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraineian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian blockade of Ukrainian sea ports prevents Kyiv from exporting 22 million tons of grain. In his nightly address Monday, Zelenskyy said the result is the threat of famine in countries dependent on the grain and could create...
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NATO looks to 'historic' Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says next month’s NATO summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Stoltenberg spoke
As Putin health rumors swirl, Lavrov denies Russian leader is seriously ill
It’s at least the third time the Kremlin has been forced to deny rumors of the president’s ill health.
U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness
North Dakota farmer Dwight Grotberg wanted to plant more wheat this spring to capitalize on soaring prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine cut grain exports and left the world short of millions of tonnes of wheat supply.
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China sends 30 warplanes into Taiwan air defence zone
The incursions come days after US President Joe Biden issued a strong warning to China over Taiwan.
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Taiwan may get economic deal with US after exclusion from IPEF
Economic agreement similar to new IPEF would underline US commitment to self-ruled democracy, analysts say.
Russia controls ‘most’ of Ukraine’s Severodonetsk: Governor
Latest Ukraine news from May 31: Luhansk governor says Russian forces are set to take over the eastern Ukrainian city.
German federal court mulls bid to remove antisemitic relic
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Monday mulled a Jewish man's bid to force the removal of a 700-year-old antisemitic statue from a church where Martin Luther once preached, and said it will deliver its verdict in the long-running dispute next month.
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As Putin health rumors swirl, Lavrov denies Russian leader is seriously ill
It’s at least the third time the Kremlin has been forced to deny rumors of the president’s ill health.
Sailors from sunken navy ship recognized as 'buried at sea' after 77 years | CNN Politics
For most of his life, Edward Salinas never knew he had a great uncle who served in World War II. The 26-year-old grew up in Edinburg, Texas, just north of the border with Mexico, thousands of miles away from where his relative was a crew member on one of the Navy's most famous sunken ships.
Why Trump Isn’t to Blame for the Nation’s Toxic Political Tribalism
The man who wrote the definitive work on how Americans have become splintered by their politics says the problem has only gotten worse. But there is a solution.
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Biden grieves with Texas town as anger mounts over school shooting
President Joe Biden tried to comfort families in the south Texas town of Uvalde on Sunday after the nation's deadliest school shooting in a decade as federal officials announced they would review local law enforcement's slow response to the attack.
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Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 2013, the first of more than 200 workers who labored to clean up the nation's worst coal ash spill filed a suit against the contractor , blaming Jacobs Engineering for illnesses they believe were caused by exposure to heavy metals and radioactive particles in the ash.
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FDA presses pause on trial for OTC version of anti-impotence drug Cialis
The U.S. health regulator has put on hold a trial designed to evaluate switching the prescription-only erectile dysfunction drug Cialis to an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment, French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday.
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Canada's Trudeau announces bill to cap sales, transfers and imports of all handguns in the country | CNN
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada. The move would mean that Canadians will no longer be able to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns "anywhere in Canada," Trudeau said.
Dutton to lead Australia opposition, says China is top issue
Former Defense Minister Peter Dutton has been chosen to lead Australia’s conservative opposition following his party’s election defeat nine days ago. Dutton was elected unopposed to lead the Liberal Party,
Australia's Labor Party wins enough seats to govern alone
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s center-left Labor Party secured enough seats Tuesday to hold an outright majority in the House as vote counting from an election 10 days ago continued. That means new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his party will be able to govern alone — although...
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Turkey says Nordics must change laws if needed to meet its NATO demands
Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win its backing for their bid to join NATO, the Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday, doubling down on a threat to veto an historic enlargement of the alliance.
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Australia election: PM Anthony Albanese secures majority government
The results in many seats had been unclear after a record vote for independents and minor parties.
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Driving under the influence: Pelosi's mega-millionaire husband could have saved thousands by calling an Uber
Paul Pelosi, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing his car in California on Saturday night.
Life in Ukraine's post-siege Mariupol: barter markets and Russian TV
People are slowly starting to return to the streets of the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, pummeled by weeks of shelling from Russian forces and now fully under Russian control.
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Hong Kong's next leader receives official appointment letter
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s next leader, John Lee, received an official letter of appointment from Beijing on Monday, a month before he is to take over the leadership of the semi-autonomous city. Lee received his letter of appointment from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who congratulated him on...
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Biden sees chance of 'rational' Republican approach on guns
President Joe Biden said Monday that the “Second Amendment was never absolute” and that, after the Texas elementary school shooting, there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman. "I think things have gotten so bad that...
What did the May primaries teach us about the future of the US Senate?
In May Senate primaries, GOP newcomers with ties to former President Donald Trump replaced more establishment Republicans running for Congress.
Russia offers foreign debt payment system similar to gas one
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Monday it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts. The Vedomosti business daily quoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying that Russia will offer the holders of its Eurobond...
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Tributes to fallen soldiers pour in from politicians on Memorial Day
Tributes to fallen American soldiers poured in on Monday from politicians on both sides of the aisle as the country solemnly commemorates Memorial Day.
Monkeypox kills 9 in Congo; first death in Nigeria in 2022
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nine people have died of monkeypox in Congo in 2022 while Nigeria has recorded its first death from the disease this year, the countries' health authorities said, even as at least 20 countries continue to grapple with sudden outbreaks not seen in years.
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EU leaders agree to Russian oil ban after compromise with Hungary
EU says deal will effectively cut 90 percent of oil imports by year-end, cutting off key source of Moscow’s war funding.
Canada to cap the market for handguns with new law
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns. “We are capping the number of handguns in this country,” Trudeau said.
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Blair and former PMs should not act as political ‘figureheads’, says Ed Balls
Ex-Labour minister tells Hay festival that the involvement of former leaders in the ‘next phase of politics’ may not be sensible
US will bring home and identify remains of unknown soldiers from only American cemetery in Africa | CNN Politics
The US is set to bring home and identify the remains of unknown World War II soldiers from the only American cemetery in Africa, the US Embassy in Tunisia said on Monday, Memorial Day.
Crown Resorts: Casino firm fined over illegal China dealings
Australia's Crown Resorts acknowledged its "historic failings" and promised to work on reforms.
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Aspiring actor, tourists among 22 killed in Nepal plane crash
All 22 onboard Tara Air flight killed as Nepal orders an investigation into the crash amid questions over air safety.
Agatha hits southern Mexico coast as strongest May hurricane
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Agatha, the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, swept ashore on a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns Monday, then weakened moving inland over the mountains of southern Mexico.
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Biden and New Zealand leader air shared concern about China's Pacific ambitions
The U.S. president and New Zealand's prime minister aired shared concern about China's bid to expand its influence in the Pacific on Tuesday and a senior U.S. official said they discussed the need for in-person engagement with Pacific island leaders.
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Samuel Kanu: Kidnapped Nigerian Methodist Church leader freed
Samuel Kanu was kidnapped in the south-east where separatists have been agitating for a breakaway state.
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First cargo ship leaves Mariupol since Russia took the city - separatist leader
A ship has left the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia took the city and is headed east to Russia with a load of metal, the Russian-backed separatist leader of the Ukrainian breakaway region of Donetsk said on Tuesday.
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China falls short on big Pacific deal but finds smaller wins
SUVA, Fiji (AP) — China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns.
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Uvalde school district police chief won't be sworn in to city council at special meeting, which is postponed for funerals | CNN
With funerals for victims of last week's school shooting now taking place in Uvalde, Texas, the city's mayor has postponed a city council meeting at which new members -- including school district police chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo -- were to be sworn in.
Biden is 'going to continue to push' for gun compromise as White House says it's up to Congress
Joe Biden said Monday he spent hours with survivors and families of victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting as he was going to "push" for a gun control compromise
Iraqi deadlock continues with elites unable to form government
Iraq’s Sadrists, the biggest grouping in parliament, have been unable to form a government since October’s elections.
Peter Navarro, former Trump aide, announces lawsuit against House subpoena for testimony about Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Peter Navarro, a former Donald Trump aide, will fight in federal court a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Capitol attack Jan. 6, 2021.
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German parties reach deal to move ahead with defense boost
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing coalition and the main opposition party have reached a deal to move ahead with a big increase in defense spending that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced three months ago.
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Hurricane Agatha strikes Mexico with sustained winds of 105 mph
Agatha is the strongest May storm to hit Mexico's Pacific coast since record-keeping started in 1949.
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In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal
After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer’s decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate — and of democracy itself.
Russian oil: EU agrees compromise deal on banning imports
The latest round of EU-wide sanctions excludes pipeline oil imports after Hungary opposed a total ban.
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More than $2.7 million has been raised for the children of a Uvalde teacher
Irma Garcia was one of two teachers killed at Robb Elementary last week. Then, two days later, her husband of 24 years died of a heart attack, leaving their four children without parents.
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Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air buys 50 Boeing 737 aircraft
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Monday said it had reached an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 737 MAX 8 aircraft, saying the planes are due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028, at a schedule closely corresponding to current aircraft lease expirations.
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Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens
For Oleg Kechin, owner of a chain of barbershops, forecasts that Russia will be plunged into its deepest economic crisis in a generation feel overdone.
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China mocks Biden’s economic pact for failing to lower tariffs
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accuses Washington of attempting to ‘politicise and weaponise economic affairs’.
China threatens to downgrade ties with Israel after newspaper publishes Taiwan interview
China is threatening to downgrade relations with Israel after a newspaper published an interview with Taiwan's foreign minister
1 billion pills seized: East, SE Asia hits ominous drug peak
BANGKOK (AP) — The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region and the challenges of fighting it, the U.N.
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Meeting John Lee, China’s Xi welcomes ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong
Lee is the first security chief to hold Hong Kong’s top job with previous leaders mostly business tycoons.
Analysis: How the Ukraine conflict is reshaping global oil markets
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reconfigured the global oil market, with African suppliers stepping in to meet European demand and Moscow, stung by Western sanctions, increasingly tapping risky ship-to-ship transfers to get its crude to Asia.
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Boat capsizes on Colorado lake; 1 dead, 1 missing, 11 hurt
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A boat capsized on a Colorado lake Sunday night, leaving one woman dead, 11 people hospitalized and one man missing. Eight adults and five children were on the large, flat boat near a picnic area at Lake Pueblo State Park over the Memorial Day holiday weekend when high winds...
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Arizona Cardinals' Jeff Gladney dies in an SUV crash at age 25
The cornerback from Texas was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, who said those who knew him on the field "are mourning his life lost much too soon."
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Nepal recovers bodies of all 22 victims of plane crash, voice recorder found
Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight's voice recorder.
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A man in a wig was detained after throwing a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa
A man who was apparently disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair was detained after throwing a piece of cake at the Mona Lisa.
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2 killed, 20 injured after car barrels into Nebraska crowd
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two people were killed and 20 others were injured after a crash that sent two cars careening into a crowd of bystanders while an annual Memorial Day weekend “cruise” night was wrapping up in Nebraska’s capital, police said Monday.
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Global refiners falter in efforts to keep up with demand
Refiners worldwide are struggling to meet global demand for diesel and gasoline, exacerbating high prices and aggravating shortages from big consumers like the United States and Brazil to smaller countries like war-ravaged Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
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Let’s Be Civil: Talking and Listening Across the Political Divide — Detroit Jewish News
Rabbi Asher Lopatin sees the work of the Civility Project as congruent to the mission of JCRC/AJC because advocacy for the concerns of the Jewish community depends on relationships.
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Talk of 2024 alternative spurred by Biden’s age and political headwinds
The White House insists President Biden will run in 2024, but speculation is rampant that he will pass the baton to someone on the Democratic bench.
Cops: Gunfire at Phoenix house party kills 1 and injures 5
Phoenix police say gunfire erupted over the weekend at a house party, killing a young man and injuring five teenagers
Storm Agatha kills 3 in southern Mexico; heavy rainfall to continue
At least three people were confirmed dead and at least five others reported missing on Tuesday after record-breaking storm Agatha battered southern Mexico, local authorities said on Tuesday.
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Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues in ancient necropolis
Egypt has uncovered 2,500-year-old wooden coffins and bronze statues in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, the country announced on Monday.
Opinion: The NRA isn't the main obstacle in US gun politics anymore | CNN
Even if the NRA went away tomorrow, gun politics in the US would not change, writes Nicole Hemmer. In many ways, the NRA has already won: It has fundamentally transformed the Republican Party, gun jurisprudence and conservative political identity.
Israel signs major free trade deal with Gulf state UAE
Israel and the UAE established ties in September 2020 in a U.S. brokered deal that broke with decades of Arab policy that had called for a Palestinian state before ties with Israel.
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Uvalde Shooting Upsetting Politics, Texas Governor's Race
Still mourning a Texas mass shooting, Democrat Beto O’Rourke gave his long-shot campaign a jolt by imploring a national audience that it was finally time for real action to curb the proliferation of high-powered guns in his home state and across America.
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Midterm elections: Which House, Senate and governor's races are tossups
The midterm outlook for House Democrats is bleak.
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Indian rapper Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead at 28
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in northern India's Punjab state.
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Omaha chemical plant fire extinguished; evacuations end
Authorities say a large fire that raged through a Nebraska chemical plant was extinguished and nearby residents who were initially evacuated were allowed to return to their homes
China's foreign minister visits Tonga after Pacific islands delay regional pact
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday signed agreements in Tonga for police equipment and fisheries cooperation on a tour through the Pacific islands region where Beijing's ambitions for wider security ties has caused concern among U.S. allies.
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Ukraine's courage against Russia shows free world how to stand up to Putin and Xi
President Biden returned from a trip to Asia last week after meeting with leaders of Japan, India, Austraila. The summit show how free nations should oppose Chinese, Russian dictators to preserve peace.
COLUMN: Is the United States Heading Toward Radical Political Change? - HS Today
Growing levels of social discomfort and increasing political polarization have opened the door for the emergence of an autocrat.
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Kansas father and son honored for saving 4-year-old boy with autism from drowning
A father and son from Lawrence, Kansas, were honored on Thursday for saving a 4-year-old boy who has autism from drowning in their apartment complex's pool.
Taiwan's political divide fueled a gunman's rage. It also splits my family
As the offspring of a mixed marriage, I understand the divide that probably defined the gunman's life, as it has defined my parents’ lives.
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Opinion | Political Narratives Are the Media’s Default in Times of Tragedy
Every bad event can supposedly be fixed by a new government tax, program or regulation.
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Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19
For low-income countries, 'pandemic preparedness' means more than fighting the next virus. It’s about building the capacity necessary to keep entire health systems from crumbling.
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Bill would ban vaccination proof to enter civic facilities
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State and local governments and educational institutions in Louisiana could not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for entry into government facilities under legislation advanced by a state Senate committee Tuesday.
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Ranking Republicans demand answers from Garland on COVID-19 fraud
Ranking House Republicans demand answers about the Biden administration's investigation into billions of dollars of alleged COVID-19 relief funds fraud.
U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer's Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned that symptoms can recur after people complete a course of the drug, and that they should then isolate a second time.
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Twins' Correa put on COVID-19 IL, a day after positive test
DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Correa was placed on the COVID-19 injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, a day after the team said the shortstop had tested positive. Correa missed 11 games at the beginning of May while on the 10-day IL with a bruised right middle finger.
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Medical experts expect COVID-19 cases to rise over the summer
Medical leaders said that the rise in cases is nothing compared to the height of cases during the pandemic.
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Shanghai starts dismantling fences ahead of COVID lockdown end
Shanghai’s residents will have to take regular COVID-19 tests and follow strict rules even when lockdown is lifted.
'Hard to believe it's actually happening': Shanghai to lift COVID lockdown
Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings before the lifting of a two-month lockdown in China's largest city at midnight.
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Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown
SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has set back the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes.
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China announces detailed stimulus measures to support virus-hit economy
China's cabinet announced a package of 33 measures covering fiscal, financial, investment and industrial policies on Tuesday to revive its pandemic-ravaged economy, adding it will inspect how provincial governments implement them.
www.reuters.com
Monkeypox wasn’t created in a lab - and other claims debunked
Conspiracies and memes shared during the Covid pandemic are cropping up again.
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As UK Covid cases fall to lowest level for a year, what could the future look like?
With confirmed cases dropping as testing falls away, will the disease continue to remain in the background?
N.Y.C. Companies Are Opening Offices Where Their Workers Live: Brooklyn
As workers return to the office, some companies have relocated to ease the commute.
Paxlovid Becomes Household Name for Covid-19 Patients
Pfizer’s antiviral drug sees an uptick in prescriptions, as more doctors order patients take it over the Merck-Ridgeback pill called Lagevrio.
www.wsj.com
Study reveals COVID-19's collateral damage on global cardiovascular services
A major study has revealed the "global collateral damage" caused by the disruption to cardiac services from the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.news-medical.net
Covid-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified discrimination against most marginalized groups
New report highlights uneven impact on groups including LGBTI+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, and those experiencing homelessness
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Expect ‘chronic’ COVID, yearly booster shots, Fauci says
The country’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday he hopes the virus will reach "a level low enough that it doesn’t disrupt us to the extent that it has over the past couple of years.”
Lionel Messi reveals his behind-the-scenes Covid-19 struggle | CNN
Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has revealed the difficulties he faced after contracting Covid-19. The 34-year-old contracted the virus in early January, as reported by CNN.
CDC warns of COVID-19 "rebound" after taking Paxlovid, but says drug still beneficial
Rebound symptoms have been reported to occur two to eight days after a patient initially recovers.
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Beijing man breaks COVID rules, tests positive, lands thousands of neighbors in quarantine
It came even as virus restrictions began to be eased in city, with authorities re-opening parks, museums and cinemas and declaring the outbreak under control.
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‘We rocked it.’ How USPS pulled off delivering 380 million COVID-19 tests | Federal News Network
The rollout of this operation has won praise from the Biden administration and the public, but USPS behind the scenes went to great lengths to make the program a success.
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