Valerie Mahaffey, actress in "Desperate Housewives" and "Northern Exposure," dies at 71
CBS News · 8h ago · Valerie Mahaffey died in Los Angeles Friday after battling cancer, her publicist said.
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CBS News · 8h ago · Valerie Mahaffey died in Los Angeles Friday after battling cancer, her publicist said.
· ABC News · 10h ago · Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey is dead at age 71 after battling cancer
NBC News · 12h ago ·
Valerie Mahaffey of ‘Northern Exposure' and ‘Desperate Housewives’ Dies at 71
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Valerie Mahaffey, known for playing Eve in the '90s TV series "Northern Exposure," has died. She was 71.
BBC · 15h ago ·
Desperate Housewives star Valerie Mahaffey dies aged 71
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The star died in California on Friday after being diagnosed with cancer, her publicist says.
Variety · May 30, 2025 ·
Valerie Mahaffey, Emmy-Winning Actor Known for ‘Northern Exposure,’ ‘Big Sky’ and ‘Sully,’ Dies at 71
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Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-winning actor known for such TV series as “Northern Exposure,” “Big Sky” and “Desperate Housewives” and films including “Sully” and “Seabiscuit,” has died.
Bloomberg · 10h ago
· The Verge · May 30, 2025 · Elon Musk may have understated the “small amount” of ketamine that he said he was using in a Don Lemon interview last year, according to sources for The New York Times.
Rolling Stone · May 30, 2025 ·
Elon Used So Much Ketamine He Couldn’t Pee Right: Report
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The New York Times reports that the billionaire experienced some negative effects from frequent drug use while stumping for Trump last year
CBS News · 17h ago · U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.
· NPR · 17h ago · At an international forum in Singapore Saturday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth outlined a reorganization of the U.S. military in Asia.
NBC News · 22h ago ·
Hegseth says U.S. will stand by Indo-Pacific allies against 'imminent' threat of China
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they won't be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.
CNBC · May 30, 2025 ·
Pentagon chief says ready to 'fight and win' against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending
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While playing up the U.S.'s enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, Hegseth took swipes at the absence of China's defense minister Dong Jun.
CBS News · 9h ago · Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who has close ties to Elon Musk, was President Trump's pick to serve as NASA administrator.
· Politico · 10h ago · Jared Isaacman has a long-running relationship with Elon Musk.
BBC · 13h ago · Donald Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50% from Wednesday.
· CNBC · 14h ago · President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was raising tariffs on steel imports from 25% to 50%.
Washington Post · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump says he will double steel tariffs to 50 percent
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Trump said he would increase steel import tariffs to 50 percent, a move expected to impact U.S. manufacturers and trade relationships with Canada and China.
Politico · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump says he'll double steel tariff to 50 percent
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The president spoke in Pennsylvania Friday evening at a U.S. Steel facility.
NBC News · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump says U.S. will double steel tariffs to 50%
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President Donald Trump told U.S. steelworkers on Friday that he will double tariffs on steel imports to 50%.
Business Insider · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump announces plans to increase tariffs on steel imports from 25% to 50%
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President Donald Trump on Friday announced during a steel facility in Pennsylvania that tariffs on steel would increase from 25% to 50%.
Bloomberg · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump Says He’ll Increase US Steel Import Tariffs to 50%
CBS News · May 30, 2025 ·
Trump to visit U.S. Steel mill in Pennsylvania as Nippon deal finalized
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The president has framed the agreement as "an investment" that will be "controlled" by the U.S.
ABC News · May 29, 2025 ·
Trump holding Pennsylvania rally to promote deal for Japan-based Nippon to 'partner' with US Steel
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President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Pennsylvania on Friday to celebrate a details-to-come deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel
BBC · 52m ago · John Miller and Chinese man Cui Guanghai are in custody in Serbia facing a US extradition request.
The Guardian · 2h ago · ‘Prior associations’ appear to cost billionaire the chance to be Nasa administrator, as US president says new nominee ‘will be mission aligned’The White House has withdrawn Jared Isaacman as its nominee for Nasa administrator, abruptly yankin
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The Guardian · 4h ago · At Singapore summit, US defense secretary says Beijing could be preparing to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. Key US politics stories from Saturday 31 May at a glancePete Hegseth has called on Asian countries to increase their military
CBS News · 4h ago · Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, called the response from the militant group Hamas to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal "totally unacceptable," adding that it "only takes us backward." Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv.
NBC News · 3h ago · New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century.
· NPR · 6h ago · A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.
ABC News · 12h ago ·
New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research
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New Orleans celebrated the repatriation and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century
CBS News · 9h ago · The new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, mNexspike, is made in a way that allows for a lower dose.
· ABC News · 11h ago · The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it
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NBC News · 2h ago · The badly burned body of a young man was found Saturday in Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, authorities said.
CBS News · 3h ago · West bakes under blistering heat, Midwest contends with wildfire smoke;14 million honeybees escape after truck rollover in Washington state
CBS News · 3h ago · Mike Sisco and his girlfriend Karen Harkness were gunned down in her Topeka, Kansas, home in 2002. Authorities believed it was a crime of passion. Sisco's daughter set out to help prove it was her mother, Dana Chandler, who was responsible.
ABC News · 3h ago · President Donald Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to lead NASA
NPR · 3h ago · It would be the first NBA title for either of the two energetic fan bases and their exciting young teams. The Thunder, led by newly minted league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, is the early favorite.
ABC News · 3h ago · Trans high school athlete wins girls high jump in California track-and-field championships
CBS News · 4h ago · About 14 million honeybees escaped when a commercial truck overturned in Washington state Friday, near the border of Canada. More than two dozen beekeepers rushed in to help with the rescue effort.
Financial Times · 10h ago · IAEA findings raise new concerns over country’s capabilities amid nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington
· Christian Science Monitor · 10h ago · The International Atomic Energy Agencysays Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.Saturday's report comes at a sensitive time as Tehran and Washington have been holding several rounds of talks over a possible nuclear deal that U.S.
BBC · 15h ago ·
Iran significantly growing uranium stockpile, warns UN nuclear agency
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium at 60% purity.
Financial Times · 12h ago · Israel says Ramallah conference would have promoted the establishment of a Palestinian state
ABC News · 15h ago · Thousands Bulgarians have protested government plans to adopt the euro and are demanding a referendum on the new currency
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Financial Times · 2h ago · Investors’ concerns about US policymaking and Fed independence weigh on greenback and bonds
Financial Times · 2h ago · The English-speaking, trash-talking Scattered Spider gang is a leader in the growing criminal ransomware industry
Financial Times · 2h ago · After 17 years, the government has returned a very different bank to private ownership. This is how it happened
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Financial Times · 2h ago · Pro-EU mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski is polling neck-and-neck with his rightwing Maga rival, Karol Nawrocki
ABC News · 6h ago · Trump is withdrawing nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA.
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CBS News · May 30, 2025 · The pair of former titleholders headline an event in separate bouts hoping to make a fight later this year
· Forbes · May 30, 2025 · Caleb Plant headlines PBC's May 31 card on Prime Video, with Jermall Charlo and rising stars like Curmel Moton also featured.
Forbes · 41m ago · This is always dangerous — even when it seems real.
Forbes · 55m ago · I've been watching the UFC for more than 30 years and I've never seen a main event canceled this close to the fighters taking the Octagon.
Forbes · 2h ago · America is in the middle of a chronic disease crisis. Over 60% of adults suffer from at least one chronic condition such as diabetes, hypertension, or obesity.
Forbes · 3h ago · Brands are increasing marketing spend on influencer marketing. To unlock the full value, brands must navigate influencer fatigue, creator-owned brands and deinfluencing.
Washington Post · 3h ago · It was unclear what prompted the move to pull selection of the billionaire entrepreneur, who has ties to SpaceX and Elon Musk.
The Verge · 4h ago · Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season finally has a premiere date. During its live Tudum event, Netflix announced that Stranger Things‘ fifth season will actually be split into three parts.
Forbes · 4h ago · Here are the release dates for Stranger Things season 5, plural, along with the first trailer with some new footage.
The Verge · 5h ago · After months of teasing the arrival of a certain human-reindeer hybrid in the next season of its live-action One Piece adaptation, Netflix has finally revealed its take on Tony Tony Chopper and the actress who will be bringing him to life.
Variety · 4h ago · Adam Sandler is back on the green! Netflix released a full-length trailer for the upcoming sequel “Happy Gilmore 2” during its Tudum presentation Saturday.
· Deadline Hollywood · 4h ago · The full trailer for Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2 has arrived. In the new film, arriving July 25, the former hockey player turned golfer played by Adam Sandler returns to the green alongside Julie Bowen as Virginia Venit, Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin with newcomers Bad Bunny and more.
Variety · 5h ago · Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” feature film. The streamer gave audiences a first look at the twisted new take on the classic Hollywood monster during its Tudum live event Saturday night.
· Gizmodo · 5h ago · Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, and Mia Goth star in the Netflix film, out in November.
The Verge · 5h ago ·
Netflix showed off new trailers for Knives Out 3 and del Toro’s Frankenstein
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At its now-annual Tudum event, Netflix revealed new trailers for some of its more anticipated feature films. That includes the very first teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s live-action take on Frankenstein, which stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia G
Deadline Hollywood · 5h ago · No syllabus, just chaos. The return to Godolkin University has been set. The second season of Gen V, spinoff series of The Boys, will arrive on Prime Video September 17 with the first three episodes, followed by one episode per week until the season finale arrives on Wednesday, October 22.
· Variety · 5h ago · Amazon has set a release date for the second season of its college-set “The Boys” spinoff series, “Gen V,” and released the first teaser trailer for the new installment.
Variety · 5h ago · “One Piece” Season 2 will set sail on Netflix in 2026 with actor Mikaela Hoover joining the live-action series as the voice of fan-favorite character Tony Tony Chopper.
· Gizmodo · 5h ago · Mikaela Hoover will provide the voice and facial mocap for the Straw Hat's doctor in the Netflix adaptation's sophomore season.
Deadline Hollywood · 6h ago · Despite having “always been pitched as an anthology,” True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto said the show is perhaps not quite done with Season 1’s Cohle and Hart.
· Forbes · 17h ago · True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has said that there’s an idea that may reunite Matthew McConaughey’s Rust Cohle and Woody Harrelson’s Marty Hart.
Variety · May 30, 2025 ·
‘True Detective’ Creator Says ‘I Have Another Story’ for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Return: ‘We’ve Talked About Doing It. I Think the Guys Are Open to It’
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“True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto recently appeared on the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast and revealed he has an idea for a new story that would bring back the characters of Rust Cohle and Marty Harty, memorably played by Matthew McConau
Variety · 7h ago · Renée Victor, an American actress best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney animated film “Coco” and her performance as Lupita on the Showtime drama “Weeds,” has died.
· Deadline Hollywood · 9h ago · Renée Victor, the actress best known for her voice role as Abuelita in the beloved animated film Coco and arc as Lupita on Showtime’s Weeds, died surrounded by her family at her Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Deadline Hollywood · 7h ago · After two seasons as the Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa is leaving the TARDIS behind, seemingly handing over the keys to a familiar face in Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler, the companion to the Ninth (Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth Doctors (David Tennant) who first appeared on the show in 2005.
· Variety · 9h ago · Ncuti Gatwa is exiting the Tardis. In the climax of Saturday’s Finale of “Doctor Who” Series 14, Gatwa’s Doctor regenerates into Billie Piper, who previously played companion Rose Tyler in Series 1 (2005) and Series 2 (2006).
Deadline Hollywood · 18h ago · Valerie Mahaffey, whose career on TV and film spanned half a century, has died aged 71, her family has announced. Mahaffey had been ill with cancer. Her husband, Joseph Kell, said in a statement, “I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses.
NBC News · 10h ago · Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event premieres on the streaming platform May 31, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
Variety · 17h ago · The 2025 UEFA Champions League Final feature two clubs for a chance to hoist the UEFA Cup. It features Paris Saint-Germain F.C. taking on Inter Milan at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on Saturday, May 31 at 3 p.m.
· CBS News · May 29, 2025 · The biggest game in club soccer arrives on Saturday, and here are our picks for best bets
Gizmodo · 17h ago · Looking for a way to watch the Champions League final? We’ve got you covered with a free channel that lets you stream the PSG vs Inter Milan match live from anywhere.
· Rolling Stone · 17h ago · PSG and Inter face off today in this year’s Champions League Final. Here’s how to stream the soccer match in the U.S.
CBS News · 19h ago ·
PSG vs. Inter live stream: Where to watch 2025 Champions League final, TV channel, odds, game pick, prediction
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One will be looking to lift the trophy for the first time in club history, while the other seeks their first UCL trophy since 2010
ABC News · 20h ago ·
PSG and Inter Milan face off in the Champions League final
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Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan go head-to-head in the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday
ESPN · May 30, 2025 ·
Ranking the 30 players who will decide the UEFA Champions League final
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Who from PSG and Inter Milan will decide which team wins the UEFA Champions League?
Rolling Stone · 17h ago · The MLS and Liga MX teams will go head-to-head for the final spot in an early taste of the Club World Cup
· ESPN · 23h ago · LAFC will host Club América in a high-stakes play-in match on Saturday night for the final spot in the expanded FIFA Club World Cup.
ABC News · May 30, 2025 ·
LAFC, Club América are anticipating their 'massive' play-in match to join Club World Cup field
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The stakes are extraordinary when Los Angeles FC hosts Club América this weekend
ABC News · 6h ago · The Pilots' perfect season ended with a 13-7 victory over Southeastern (Florida)
· CBS News · 9h ago · The Pilots overcame an early deficit to beat Southeastern University in the NAIA championship on Friday night
ESPN · 9h ago ·
LSU Shreveport baseball finishes perfect 59-0
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LSU Shreveport became the first college baseball team on record to go unbeaten, finishing 59-0 when it won the NAIA championship in Lewiston, Idaho.
CBS News · 6h ago · Enrique's daughter Xana died aged nine in 2019 after a battle with bone cancer, and the manager and his family have honored her memory in many ways since
· BBC · 8h ago · Following their Champions League final win over Inter Milan the Paris St-Germain fans unveil a tifo paying tribute to manager Luis Enrique's daughter Xana, who passed away at the age of nine.
BBC · 8h ago · Paris Saint-Germain win their first UEFA Champions League title with a dominant 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the final at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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ESPN · 9h ago · Yordan Alvarez's hand injury is worse than originally thought. The Astros slugger felt pain in his right hand while hitting, and a small fracture that was previously believed to be a muscle strain was discovered. The fracture is about 60% healed.
· CBS News · 12h ago · Alvarez had been nearing his return from a strained muscle
ESPN · 9h ago · Coco Gauff fought through a shaky second set against Czech Marie Bouzkova to earn a 6-1, 7-6 (3) victory Saturday and advance to Week 2 at the French Open.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Coco Gauff has moved into the French Open's fourth round for the fifth consecutive year with a 6-1, 7-5 (3) victory over Marie Bouzkova
ESPN · 9h ago · Lewis Hamilton labelled the clampdown on Formula 1's bending front wings "a waste of money" after seeing McLaren's advantage remain untouched out in front.
· BBC · 11h ago · Lewis Hamilton says the introduction of a new rule clamping down on front wing flexibility at the Spanish Grand Prix was "a waste of money".
CBS News · 11h ago · Betts told reporters he suffered the injury late on Wednesday night
· Los Angeles Times · 23h ago · Mookie Betts sustained a fractured toe while walking to the bathroom at home in the dark. The Dodgers shortstop hopes to return to the lineup soon.
ESPN · May 30, 2025 ·
L.A.'s Betts day-to-day after stubbing toe in mishap
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Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts, out of Friday's lineup against the Yankees, was undergoing X-rays and is day-to-day after stubbing his left toe at home Wednesday night.
ESPN · 18h ago · Shohei Ohtani homered twice as the Dodgers overcame an Aaron Judge homer and a four-run deficit to beat the Yankees in the first game of their World Series rematch.
· Los Angeles Times · May 30, 2025 · Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge each hit home runs, but the Dodgers surge late to beat the New York Yankees 8-5 in a rematch of the 2024 World Series.
ABC News · May 30, 2025 ·
Judge and Ohtani light up the first inning with historic homers in Yankees-Dodgers rematch
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Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted historic home runs in the first inning as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met in a rematch of last year’s World Series
Los Angeles Times · 41m ago · Norco defeats El Modena 3-0 to win the 2025 Southern Section Division 1 softball championship. Long Beach Poly wins the Division 4 title.
CBS News · 51m ago · Blanchfield did not hold back her feelings after her main event spot was canceled at the last possible second
NBC News · 5h ago · A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 30, after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as "illegal interference."
· BBC · 6h ago · Another 30 people are reportedly injured after the train derailed following the bridge collapse.
ABC News · May 30, 2025 ·
Death toll from quarry collapse in Indonesia rises to 14
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Officials in Indonesia’s West Java province say at least 14 people are dead after a quarry collapsed the previous day
NBC News · 7h ago · Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, blasted Hamas on Saturday after the Palestinian militant group responded to the U.S. proposal to pause fighting with Israel and reach a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
· BBC · 10h ago · The response is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor clear acceptance of the proposal, but US envoy Steve Witkoff has branded it "unacceptable".
Washington Post · 10h ago ·
U.S. blasts Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire plan: ‘Totally unacceptable’
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Hamas said it sought a permanent ceasefire and a withdrawal of the Israeli military, prompting a rebuke from Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy.
Washington Post · 10h ago · Israel announced Saturday it had killed Mohammed Sinwar, the chief commander of Hamas’s military wing and younger brother of slain militant leader Yahya Sinwar.
NBC News · 11h ago · Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand was crowned Miss World on Saturday in India, where the international pageant was held this year.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand has been crowned Miss World at a glittering contest that was held in India
BBC · 13h ago · Thousands have already evacuated Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
CBS News · 16h ago · The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
· NBC News · 17h ago · Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday.
ABC News · 19h ago ·
Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
CBS News · May 30, 2025 · Communities along the banks of the Niger and Benue Rivers often face seasonal floods.
· ABC News · May 30, 2025 · An official says at least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State on Thursday
NBC News · 22h ago ·
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
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Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in northern Nigeria, officials said, predicting the death toll would grow.
BBC · May 30, 2025 ·
Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
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Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.
NPR · 50m ago · Hamas said it was seeking last minute changes to a 60-day ceasefire plan backed by the U.S. and approved by Israel. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff dismissed the changes as "totally unacceptable."
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Science Daily · May 30, 2025 · Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its damage-detecting 'skin.'
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Science Daily · May 30, 2025 · Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers.
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NBC News · May 30, 2025 · A new study found that if every state in the U.S. gets rid of programs to add fluoride to water, kids could get 25 million more cavities in five years.
NPR · May 30, 2025 · The team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers who use the data say it's an important tool for understanding behavioral health.
NPR · May 30, 2025 · The National Health Service in England is rolling out blood tests for lung cancer screening.
NBC News · May 30, 2025 · Penn Medicine is no longer offering gender-affirming surgical procedures to patients under the age of 19, the health system confirmed to NBC Philadelphia.
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Christian Science Monitor · May 29, 2025 · Shaun Walker interviewed former Soviet agents for “The Illegals,” a highly readable account of Russian operatives and their missions in the West.
Christian Science Monitor · May 29, 2025 · Michelle Young’s biography of Rose Valland examines how a museum archivist was able to strike a blow against Nazis' art looting in occupied France.
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