Trump's $16 Billion Farmer Trade Aid Package Leaves Few Happy
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Trump Gives Farmers $16 Billion in Aid Amid Prolonged China Trade War
· New York Times · 2h ago · The Trump administration announced an aid package for farmers on Thursday to mollify an important political constituency hurt by a trade clash with China.
Trump offers $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by trade war with China
· USA Today · 3h ago · The financial assistance is designed to help farmers offset losses triggered by the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Missouri Tornadoes Live Updates: Violent Storms Kill 3
New York Times · 1h ago · A tornado killed at least three people in southwestern Missouri, while another caused “extensive” damage in Jefferson City, the state capital.
Door-to-door checks after tornado damage in Missouri capital
· Fox News · 2h ago · A tornado has caused heavy damage in Missouri's capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, causing three deaths and trapping dozens of people in the wreckage of their homes.
Tornado flattens Jefferson City car dealership
· USA Today · 3h ago · A car dealership in Jefferson City, Missouri suffered extensive damage after a tornado tore through the capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight. (May 23)
Amazon is reportedly working on an emotion-tracking Alexa wearable
TechCrunch · 3h ago · Amazon probably knows everything else about you at this point, so why not let it track your emotions, too? The company is said to be working on a wearable wellness device said to be able able to determine a user’s emotional state.
Amazon Device to Read Human Emotions
· Bloomberg · 6h ago
Amazon is reportedly working on an Alexa-powered wearable that reads human emotions
· USA Today · 8h ago · Amazon might be working on a wearable that can track how you're feeling. It's reportedly an Alexa-powered device. It's unclear how far along it is.
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ trailer: Linda Hamilton is back and badass
Los Angeles Times · 4h ago · Linda Hamilton is back in “Terminator: Dark Fate,” and you do not want to get in this woman’s way — not any more than you did in her previous outings as Sarah Connor, fighting for humanity against the onslaught of the machines.
Linda Hamilton is back and buff as ever in Terminator: Dark Fate trailer
· Ars Technica · 7h ago · New film touted as a sequel to the original Terminator and T2: Judgement Day.
Sarah Connor returns in the teaser trailer for ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
· TechCrunch · 7h ago · Oh boy, there’s another Terminator movie on its way. I haven’t watched any of the franchise’s big-screen installments since “Terminator 2” — not “Rise of the Machines,” “Salvation” or the hilariously-named “Genisys.” But I rem
The first trailer for 'Star Trek: Picard' is full of mystery and wine
USA Today · 1h ago · Patrick Stewart brings his beloved Jean-Luc Picard back for CBS All Access's "Star Trek: Picard," and we just got a mysterious look at the series.
New ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Teaser Hints at Starfleet Captain’s Future
· Rolling Stone · 3h ago · Picard appears to own a vineyard now
Sir Patrick Stewart returns in 'Star Trek: Picard' first teaser trailer
· Fox News · 3h ago · Sir Patrick Stewart has returned as his beloved characterJean-Luc Picard in the upcoming TV series, "Star Trek: Picard."
Star Trek: Picard's First Teaser Hints at Jean-Luc's Tragic Place in Starfleet History [Updated]
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Chicago White Sox turn triple play, hit grand slam in same game
Fox News · 7h ago · The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday turned the first triple play of the 2019 season.
Jiménez hits 2 HR, White Sox turn triple play to beat Astros
· ABC News · 16h ago · Eloy Jiménez homered twice and the Chicago White Sox turned the first triple play in the majors this season during a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros
WATCH: White Sox turn first triple play of the 2019 season
· CBS News · 20h ago · The triple play marked the 34th in franchise history
Jiménez hits 2 HR, White Sox turn triple play to beat Astros
· USA Today · 17h ago
Chimpanzees eat tortoises after smashing them open on tree trunks
New Scientist · 7h ago · A group of chimpanzees in Gabon has figured out how to eat tortoises by cracking open their shells against tree trunks — further evidence of the apes’ ingenuity
Chimpanzees spotted cracking open tortoises for meat
· Washington Post · 7h ago · Scientists say they have observed wild chimpanzees tucking into an unusual snack: tortoises, whose hard shells they cracked against tree trunks before scooping out the meat
Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunks
· Science Daily · 8h ago · Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in the Loango National Park, Gabon, eating tortoises. They describe the first observations of this potentially cultural behavior where chimpanzees hit tortoises against tree trunks until the tortoises' shells break open and then feed on the meat.
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Senate Passes $19.1 Billion Relief Package for Natural Disasters
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Senate Passes $19.1 Billion Deal on Disaster Aid
· Wall Street Journal · 41m ago
Disaster deal very much in doubt as recess looms
· Politico · 21h ago
Trump's $16 Billion Farmer Trade Aid Package Leaves Few Happy
Bloomberg · 41m ago
Trump Gives Farmers $16 Billion in Aid Amid Prolonged China Trade War
· New York Times · 2h ago · The Trump administration announced an aid package for farmers on Thursday to mollify an important political constituency hurt by a trade clash with China.
Trump offers $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by trade war with China
· USA Today · 3h ago · The financial assistance is designed to help farmers offset losses triggered by the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
Banker Indicted for Allegedly Giving Loans to Paul Manafort for Help Getting Trump Job
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Bank CEO allegedly tried to buy Trump post with loans to Manafort
· CBS News · 3h ago · Authorities said Calk committed the crime while serving as CEO of The Federal Savings Bank based in Chicago
Federal Savings Bank CEO charged with soliciting Manafort for Trump admin job
· NBC News · 3h ago · Calk approved millions in "high-risk loans in an effort to secure a personal benefit," prosecutors said.
Banker charged with lending millions to Paul Manafort in exchange for Trump job
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India's Modi Poised for Second Term With Outright Majority
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Modi poised to secure resounding victory in India elections
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Kevin Durant injury update: Warriors star unlikely to return for start of NBA Finals due to calf strain
CBS News · 1h ago · DeMarcus Cousins, who was also re-evaluated on Thursday, should return at some point in the Finals as well
Kevin Durant won't return in time for Game 1 of NBA Finals
· ABC News · 1h ago · Kevin Durant hasn't progressed to on-court work as he recovers from strained right calf; Warriors expect he'll play at some point in Finals
Durant, Cousins unlikely for start of Finals
· ESPN · 2h ago · Kevin Durant still has not been cleared for on-court activities and is unlikely to be ready at the start of the NBA Finals, while DeMarcus Cousins' return depends on his progress.
Factbox: U.S. companies warn Trump's tariffs could hit results
Reuters · 1h ago · A host of U.S. consumer companies have warned that costs related to tariffs on goods imported from China would weigh on their results.
Trump's latest China tariffs to cost typical U.S. family $831 a year
· CBS News · 2h ago · Tally does not include president's threat to tax another $300 billion in Chinese consumer goods like clothing and shoes
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With 17 New Counts
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Julian Assange hit with 18 federal charges in new indictment
· CBS News · 1h ago · The indictment alleges that Assange "engaged in real-time discussions regarding Manning's transmission of classified records"
U.S. Charges Julian Assange With 18 Counts Over Classified Leaks
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Trump announces new subsidies for farmers
CBS News · 1h ago · The president is speaking in support of American farmers and ranchers
Trump announces new $16 billion aid package for American farmers hit in trade war
· Washington Post · 2h ago · Farm aid package is bigger than last year's $12 billion in emergency aid for farmers and ranchers caught in tariff showdowns.
Judges fast track court fight over Trump financial records
Politico · 1h ago · An appeals court scheduled oral arguments for July 12 in the case, which pits the president’s attorneys against House Democrats.
House panel, Trump lawyers agree on appeals schedule in financial records case: statement
· Reuters · 22h ago · The House Oversight Committee has reached an agreement with President Donald Trump's attorneys to seek an expedited appeal in a court case in which lawmakers are seeking the U.S.
2020 Democrats Join McDonald’s Workers Striking Over Wages and Harassment
New York Times · 2h ago · As McDonald’s held its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, several presidential candidates joined striking workers demanding a $15 minimum wage.
McDonald's workers say they feel unsafe on the job
· CBS News · 21h ago · As McDonald's holds its annual meeting, employees across the country protest the restaurant chain's working conditions.
McDonald's facing harassment allegations
· CNN · 22h ago · McDonald's is taking a lot of heat from workers' rights groups leading up to its annual shareholder meeting Thursday.
Nancy Pelosi: ‘The White House is just crying out for impeachment' – video
The Guardian · 2h ago · The Democratic speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said the White House was “crying out for impeachment” and called for Donald Trump’s family to intervene in the president’s wellbeing “for the good of the country”.
House Speaker Pelosi urges Trump family 'intervention' with president
· Reuters · 2h ago · U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that President Donald Trump threw a temper tantrum at a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders a day earlier and that she wished his family or staff would conduct "an intervention" with him for the good of the country.
House Speaker Pelosi says Trump's family or staff should do an 'intervention'
· CNBC · 4h ago · "This time, another temper tantrum, again. I pray for the president of the United States," Pelosi said. "I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country."
Congress reaches deal on disaster aid: California gets funds, Trump’s border request doesn't
Los Angeles Times · 2h ago · Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a $19.1-billion package to help states recover from natural disasters, including the California wildfires.
Lawmakers strike deal on $19 billion disaster relief bill that excludes Trump's border funding
· NBC News · 2h ago · The bill excludes the $4.5 billion in border funding that the White House and Republicans have demanded.
U.S. lawmakers reach $19 billion deal on disaster aid: senators
· Reuters · 3h ago · U.S. House of Representatives and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that has President Donald Trump's support, lawmakers from both parties said on Thursday.
Congress Reaches Deal on Long-Deferred Disaster Relief Package
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Donald Trump, put on your billionaire britches and act like a president
USA Today · 2h ago · Who's afraid of Nancy Pelosi? By walking out on House speaker and Sen. Schumer, the 'leader' of the free world looks weak and outmatched: Our view
Kellyanne Conway fires back at ‘rich’ Pelosi after clash: ‘Treats me like’ her ‘maid’
· Fox News · 6h ago · Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway accusedNancy Pelosi of treating her like her "maid," as she fired back at the House speaker Thursday following atense encounter at the White House.
Democrats Should Keep Impeachment Threat Hanging Over Trump
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Democrats' Wall Funding Lawsuit Runs Into a Skeptical U.S. Judge
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Judge Voices Caution on House Border Wall Lawsuit
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Trump concedes border wall construction is replacement and 'pure renovation'
· Politico · May 22, 2019
Amid tensions with Iran, White House considers U.S. military request to send more forces to the Middle East
Washington Post · 2h ago · The military has taken steps in recent weeks to boost its presence in the region.
German envoy visits Iran to mediate as tensions rise
· Reuters · 10h ago · A senior German diplomat was in Tehran on Thursday for meetings with Iranian officials to try to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and cool tensions in the region, a German diplomatic source told Reuters.
AP: DOD considering 10,000 additional troops in Middle East amid tensions with Iran
· MSNBC · 21h ago · The Associated Press reported that, "The Pentagon will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more American troops to the Middle East to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats."
Trump pays respect to military dead at Arlington ahead of Memorial Day
Fox News · 2h ago · President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday ahead of Memorial Day to pay their respects to the members of the U.S. military who died in service.
Trump visits Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day
· CBS News · 2h ago · The president is making a surprise trip ahead of Memorial Day
Trump makes unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery
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Zuckerberg dismisses calls to break up Facebook
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Facebook: Another three billion fake profiles culled
· BBC · 2h ago · Mark Zuckerberg hits back at calls to break up Facebook, as it reveals it removed a record number of hateful posts.
House Democratic Caucus Isn’t on Path to Impeachment, Pelosi Says
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Pelosi Says Democrats Are ‘Not on the Path to Impeachment’—Yet
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NFL to keep combine in Indianapolis, but league does make one big change to annual event
CBS News · 2h ago · The NFL combine will be undergoing one major change
Dream Big: How Would You Change Transportation In Your City?
· Politico · 12h ago · Tell us one thing you’d do—if you could do anything—to change transportation for the better.
Homeless trans women could face stark choice under HUD proposal
NBC News · 3h ago · A rule proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development may allow single-sex shelters to turn away trans people.
Homeless shelters could deny transgender people under proposed Trump administration rule
· USA Today · 17h ago · A Trump administration proposal could allow federally-funded homeless shelters to deny services to transgender people.
Two Senior Aides to Leave the White House
· New York Times · May 21, 2019 · Johnny DeStefano, a counselor to the president, and Shahira Knight, the White House legislative affairs director, announced their departures.
American who joined the Taliban released from prison
MSNBC · 3h ago · The man known as the “American Taliban” is now free, but some officials fear he still holds extremist views. NBC’s Ken Dilanian joins Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi to discuss why John Walker Lindh was still released from prison – early.
'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh released from prison after 17 years
· CNBC · 7h ago · Lindh had been sentenced to 20 years after he reached a plea deal that spared him from more than three life terms.
'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh released from prison after 17 years
· NBC News · 8h ago · Lindh, who U.S. officials say could still be a potentially violent extremist, will be under strict probation terms for three years.
Buttigieg goes nuclear: Mayor Pete claims Trump faked disability to avoid draft, rips Biden
Fox News · 3h ago · Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigiegraised the volume Thursday on his criticism of President Trump, accusing him ofusing his “privileged status to fake a disability” decades ago in order to avoid military service in the Vietnam War.
Pete Buttigieg says Trump faked a disability to avoid serving in the Vietnam War
· USA Today · 4h ago · Buttigieg, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, made the comments in response to a question on whether Trump should have served in Vietnam.
Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the draft
· NBC News · 5h ago · The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president's conduct resulted in someone else going to war in his place.
Taco Bell Going Big In India
Bloomberg · 3h ago
Taco Bell Plans Expansion in India With 600 New Locations
· Wall Street Journal · 8h ago
Trump planning more restrictions on tech exports to China
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China Response, Pessimistic Outlook, Fed Patience: Eco Day
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Beyond May—The Tory Rivals Jostling to Be U.K. Prime Minister
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U.K. Lawmakers Raise Pressure on Prime Minister to Specify When She Will Quit
· Wall Street Journal · 8h ago
Explainer: Can anyone force British PM May to resign?
· Reuters · May 22, 2019 · British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing widespread pressure to quit but can her lawmakers actually force her from office?
Outrage as Trump delays putting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill until 2026
The Guardian · 4h ago · As a candidate Trump called planned replacement of Andrew Jackson with anti-slavery activist ‘pure political correctness’Donald Trump’s administration is facing criticism for delaying a move to put the anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman on th
New US $20 bill with anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman delayed
· BBC · 21h ago · The Trump administration says the new redesign, due next year, has been postponed until 2028.
Harriet Tubman $20 bill delayed until 2028, Mnuchin says
· NBC News · May 22, 2019 · The Harriet Tubman $20 bill was intended to be unveiled as part of next year's 100th anniversary of women's right to vote.
Sanders’s Education Plan Renews Debate Over Charter Schools and Segregation
New York Times · 5h ago · With a bold critique of charter schools, Mr. Sanders entered a highly charged debate within the Democratic Party.
Bernie Sanders wades into Nevada's acrimonious charter school debate
· CBS News · 23h ago · The Vermont senator's stand against charter schools may not do him many favors in the early caucus state
Ocasio-Cortez, Warren Question Mnuchin
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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez press Mnuchin for answers on Sears bankruptcy
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Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting
CBS News · 5h ago · Critics of the ban said an increase in the elephant population was hurting farmland – and even humans
Botswana overturns ban on elephant hunting
· Washington Post · 5h ago · The southern African country is home to the world's largest population of elephants.
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting, to some anger
· ABC News · 7h ago · Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting, bringing anger from wildlife protection groups
Bank CEO charged in Manafort bribery scheme to get Trump administration post
Reuters · 5h ago · The head of a Chicago-based bank was charged in an indictment unsealed on Thursday with bribery and accused of corruptly approving high-risk loans to President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in a scheme to land a top Trump administration post such as secretary of the U.S.
Bank CEO charged with approving loans for Manafort to score senior Trump post
· Politico · 6h ago · The indictment is the latest reverberation of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation but is not one of the criminal referrals made during the probe.
John Walker Lindh, Known as the ‘American Taliban,’ Is Freed From Federal Prison
New York Times · 5h ago · Mr. Lindh, who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001, was released on probation after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence for providing support to the Taliban.
'American Taliban' To Be Released From Prison Thursday
· NPR · 12h ago · John Walker Lindh will be set free from prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence. His release tests how the government will deal with extremists who have served their time.
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Set for Release After 17 Years
· Wall Street Journal · 18h ago
Buttigieg likens Trump to a 'crazy uncle'
Politico · 5h ago · The South Bend mayor also accused of him of using a 'fake' injury to avoid Vietnam.
President Pete? One-on-One With Buttigieg
· New York Times · 12h ago · An interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend on his 2020 presidential campaign
Samarco Is Said to Postpone Talks Over $3.8 Billion of Debt
Bloomberg · 7h ago
Treasury to Sell $203 Billion in Debt
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John Walker Lindh: Anger as 'American Taliban' freed
BBC · 7h ago · US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says John Walker Lindh's early release is "unconscionable".
'American Taliban' militant John Walker Lindh released from prison
· Fox News · 9h ago · The Islamic militant who became known as the infamous "American Taliban" member was released from a U.S. federal prison Thursday despite lawmakers' concerns about the “security and safety implications” of freeing an unrepentant terrorist who o
Pompeo slams release of "American Taliban" as unconscionable: Fox
· Reuters · 10h ago · U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the pending release on Thursday of John Walker Lindh, the American captured in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, and said he believed the decision needed to be reviewed.
Pompeo says Huawei CEO lying over ties to China government: CNBC
Reuters · 7h ago · U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the chief executive of China's Huawei Technologies was lying about his company's ties to the Beijing government, and he believed more American companies would cut ties with the tech giant.
Secretary of State Pompeo: Huawei isn't telling Americans the truth about China government ties
· CNBC · 9h ago · "For them to say that they don't work with the Chinese government is false," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells CNBC.
Trump lashes out at Rex Tillerson for saying Putin out-prepared him
NBC News · 7h ago · Trump claimed Tillerson "made up" the story.
Trump calls Rex Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' after claims about Putin meeting
· Fox News · 8h ago · President Trump mocked Rex Tillersonas "ill prepared" and“dumb as a rock” as he disputed his former secretary of state's claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more prepared than himduring a 2017 summit.
Trump calls former secretary of state Rex Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' – live
· The Guardian · 8h ago · Comment comes after reports that Tillerson testified this week that Putin was more prepared than president for their 2017 meetingSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.20pm BST Trump’s former secretary of state Rex Tillerson told a
US stocks sink at the open on renewed trade tension
Financial Times · 8h ago · Sell-off extends monthly decline that is on track to be worst since December plunge
Global Stocks Dip Amid Political, Trade Tensions
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Oil Extends Losses on Rising U.S. Inventories and Trade Tension
· Bloomberg · 19h ago
WATCH: Atlanta police officer tases mother in front of daughter during arrest
NBC News · 8h ago · An Atlanta police officer has been fired for using unnecessary force when arresting a mother in front of her 4-year-old daughter. The officer tased the woman and appeared to slam her on the ground.
Lawmaker arrested after allegedly punching his wife
· CBS News · 23h ago · Rep. Doug McLeod was arrested after deputies said he punched his wife in the face and bloodied her nose
US lawmaker 'punched wife for not undressing quickly enough'
· BBC · May 22, 2019 · A Mississippi lawmaker allegedly left his wife with a bloody nose in an argument over sex.
Did the delay of the Harriet Tubman $20...
MSNBC · 8h ago · Did the delay of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill have something to do with Trump? By some accounts, yes.
Mnuchin: $20 bill redesign with Tubman on hold
· USA Today · 10h ago · Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that a decision by his predecessor, Jacob Lew, to put African-American abolitionist leader Harriett Tubman on the $20 bill would be delayed and will not happen in 2020. (May 22)
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says New $20 Bill Won't Come Out Until 2028
· NPR · 12h ago · Steven Mnuchin confirmed Wednesday that an Obama-era plan to put the image of anti-slavery campaigner Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, would not be enacted during the Trump administration.
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Mika: Why don't we know about these children?
MSNBC · 8h ago · A previously unreported sixth migrant child died in U.S. custody last year, authorities said Wednesday. The 10-year-old El Salvadoran girl, who entered U.S. care in March 2018, died in September of fever and respiratory distress.
10-year-old migrant girl died in U.S. custody 8 months ago, HHS confirms
· CBS News · 9h ago · CBS News has confirmed that a sixth migrant child is known to have died after crossing into the U.S. The Health and Human Services Department said Thursday that the 10-year-old girl died eight months ago. Omar Villafranca reports.
US border: Sixth death of migrant child in custody
· BBC · 18h ago · A 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died under US care in September in a previously unreported case.
Sixth migrant child's death was undisclosed for eight months
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Trump storms out of meeting with Pelosi and Schumer, demands end of probes
NBC News · 10h ago · President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traded public jabs after the president stalked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders. Trump said he will not work with Democrats until they drop investigations into him.
Maxine Waters: I never trusted Trump to get infrastructure done
· MSNBC · 22h ago · Speaker Pelosi expressed disappointment the President wouldn't work with Democrats on infrastructure. Congresswoman Maxine Waters says that she never trusted Trump to get infrastructure done.
Pelosi: Trump 'took a pass' on infrastructure
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump "took a pass" on working together with Democrats to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure. (May 22)
Joe Biden’s back-to-the-future campaign is flawed
Financial Times · 10h ago · US President Donald Trump has a strategic reason for elevating ‘Sleepy Joe’
House Democrats Take on Trump Through High-Stakes Litigation
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Fact-checking President Trump’s wild jabs at Joe Biden
· Washington Post · 14h ago · Armed with misleading claims, the president seeks to take a Democratic rival down a notch.
Trump Is Trying to Blackmail Congress
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Trump’s Point Man on China Trade Is Still Trying to Close the Deal
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New York state legislature votes to make Trump tax returns available
· Reuters · May 22, 2019 · New York state's legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would make it easier for U.S. congressional committees investigating President Donald Trump to get access to his state tax returns.
New York Legislature passes bill to share Trump’s state taxes with Congress
· Politico · May 22, 2019
Official: Beijing open to trade talks with US
ABC News · 11h ago · China says it's open to restart of trade talks with US, but only with 'sincerity, mutual respect'
China says trade talks can't continue unless US addresses its 'wrong actions'
· CNBC · 12h ago · A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson does not single out any U.S. action, but it's been a tense couple of weeks for the trade war.
China says U.S. needs to correct wrong actions to continue trade talks
· Reuters · 14h ago · The United States needs to correct its wrong actions if it wants to continue negotiations with China to end a damaging tariff war, China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, adding that talks should be based on mutual respect.
'We'll fight to the end': China's media ramps up rhetoric in US trade war
The Guardian · 11h ago · Voices within Chinese state and private media grow more strident as tensions mountOver the last week, China’s state media outlets have called the US government delusional, compared it to apes shouting on a river bank, and offered to teach the Ameri
Pelosi-Trump war paralyzes government; 'American Taliban' to be released from prison
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Collateral Damage Of The Trade War, Farmers Want Chinese Market Reopened
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · American farmers rely heavily on selling their goods overseas. As the trade war heats up again, many Midwest soybean farmers have huge surpluses and are receiving government aid.
Head of Virginia governor's medical school knew about racist photo but kept quiet
Fox News · 12h ago · A probe into VirginiaGov.Ralph Northam's Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook -- which featured a racist photo of a man in blackface standing next to someone in Ku Klux Klan garb -- revealed that the school's president, who donated to the Democ
Probe inconclusive on gov.’s racist yearbook pic
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · An investigation ordered up by a Virginia medical school failed to determine whether Gov. Ralph Northam is in a 1984 yearbook photo of a man in blackface next to someone in a Ku Klux Klan hood. (May 22)
School Knew About Racist Photo In Va. Governor's Yearbook Years Before Scandal Broke
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · The investigation into who appears in the racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook page was inconclusive, but school officials did know of the photo years earlier and did not go public.
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Trump Loses Another Bid To Prevent Congress From Seeing His Financials
NPR · 12h ago · A federal judge in New York has rebuffed President Trump's request to block Deutsche Bank, his longtime bank, from handing over financial records to two House committees.
Trump’s Financial Secrets Move Closer to Disclosure
· New York Times · 21h ago · A federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to block banks from complying with congressional subpoenas, and New York lawmakers voted to let Congress obtain his state tax returns.
Second Federal Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block Subpoenas of Financial Documents
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Texas moves to arm more teachers to prevent school shootings
ABC News · 17h ago · Texas lawmakers moved the state closer to putting more armed teachers in schools
State lawmakers look to equip teachers, librarians with Narcan
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Backing Trump impeachment seems a requirement for 2020 Dem nomination, Lindsey Graham says
Fox News · 18h ago · NoDemocratcanwin the party's 2020 presidential nomination withoutsupporting President Trump's impeachment, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham.
2020 Democrats on Impeachment: What the Candidates Have Said
· New York Times · 23h ago · Here’s a look at what each of the candidates for the Democratic nomination has said about impeaching President Trump.
2 film productions quit Georgia over restrictive abortion law
USA Today · 19h ago · "Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar," starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, and Amazon series "The Power" will relocate production out of Georgia.
2 film productions quit Georgia after abortion law is signed
· ABC News · 21h ago · Two film projects have pulled production from Georgia after the governor signed the so-called "heartbeat bill," which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected
First TV and film productions leave Georgia over abortion law
· CBS News · May 21, 2019 · Location scouts were in the state for an Amazon show and were promptly pulled out
North Korea calls Biden ‘fool of low IQ’ over Kim criticism
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North Korea calls Biden ‘fool of low IQ’ over Kim criticism
· Washington Post · 20h ago · North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a “fool of low IQ” and an “imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being” after the Democratic presidential hopeful called Kim Jong Un a tyrant
Biden campaign, unfazed by N. Korea insults, says it's 'no surprise' rogue nation prefers Trump
· Fox News · May 22, 2019 · Joe Biden’s campaign said Wednesday it was "no surprise" North Korea prefers President Trump in response to scathing criticism from the rogue nation’s state-run media agency earlier this week in which it questioned his intelligence and called h
Putin out-prepared Trump in key meeting, Rex Tillerson told House panel
Washington Post · 20h ago · “There was a discrepancy in preparation and it created an unequal footing,” committee aide said.
Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump
· CNN · 22h ago · Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson quietly met with the top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday for an interview that focused primarily on his time in the Trump administration, a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the discussion confirmed to CNN.
Rex Tillerson tells House panel about time as secretary of state: reports
· Fox News · May 22, 2019 · Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with House lawmakers on Tuesday to discuss his tenure inthe Trump administration, according to reports.
There's a lot of talk about impeachment. Here's what you need to know.
USA Today · 20h ago · Pressure is building in the Democratic Party to begin impeachment proceedings, while Republicans (and the president) have called on all probes to end.
The Political Logic Behind Nancy Pelosi’s Go-Slow Strategy on Impeachment
· New Yorker · 21h ago · John Cassidy writes about Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, and her decision to refrain from impeaching President Donald Trump despite pressure from other congressional Democrats.
House Speaker Pelosi Urges Caution As Democrats Push For Impeachment Proceedings
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · A faction within the Democratic party has become more vocal in seeking to impeach President Trump.
Can Congress stop war with Iran?
MSNBC · 21h ago · Sen. Chris Murphy pushed for an amendment barring the Trump administration from an unauthorized military action -- but Republicans voted it down.
Trump administration may use Iran threat to sell bombs to Saudis without Congress' approval: senator
· Reuters · 21h ago · U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to use a loophole and rising tensions with Iran to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia, even though Congress blocked such sales for months over concerns about civilian deaths in the war in Yemen, Senator Chris Murphy said on Wednesday.
Top Democrat cancels event for anti-abortion House colleague
Washington Post · 21h ago · Under pressure from the left, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said she won’t attend a fundraiser for Rep. Daniel Lipinski.
DCCC chief cancels fundraiser in snub to anti-abortion Democrat
· Politico · 22h ago
Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion?
· New York Times · 23h ago · After pressure, a top Democratic Party official will no longer host an event for the anti-abortion Representative Daniel Lipinski of Illinois.
Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress
MSNBC · 22h ago · The disclosures come as a federal judge ruled Wednesday that two other banks — Deutsche Bank and Capitol One — can give financial documents to Congress.
Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress
· NBC News · 22h ago
Trump seems to be transparently mad
Washington Post · 22h ago · His tantrum in the Rose Garden shows that he thinks the walls are closing in on him.
Nancy Pelosi on Donald Trump blowup in the Rose Garden: 'He had a temper tantrum'
· USA Today · 23h ago · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of having a "temper tantrum" and suggested his Rose Garden blowup was about politics.
Trump Seems To Be Goading Democrats To Impeach: Sink (Radio)
· Bloomberg · May 22, 2019
House Dems must 'urinate or get off the pot' when it comes to impeaching Trump: Sen. John Kennedy
Fox News · 23h ago · Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., offered up some colorful advice for top House Democrats on Wednesday.
Full Kennedy on impeachment: 'Urinate or get off the pot'
· MSNBC · 23h ago · Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says the people of America who care about impeachment "are the well-intentioned crank wanks," but most Americans expect Congress to accomplish more.
Are Americans as interested in impeachment as the media is?
· Washington Post · May 22, 2019 · A look at media metrics -- and what regular people are doing.
Sen. John Kennedy on Congress: ‘We have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.’
· Politico · May 22, 2019
Natura to Buy Avon Products for About $2 Billion in Stock
Bloomberg · 23h ago
Natura Announces $2 Billion Deal for Avon
· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago
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Fed’s Kaplan Says He Is ‘Agnostic’ About Whether Next Rate Move Is Up or Down
Wall Street Journal · 44m ago
BlackRock Says Market Is ‘Too Aggressive’in Pricing in Rate Cut
· Bloomberg · 7h ago
Missouri Tornadoes Live Updates: Violent Storms Kill 3
New York Times · 1h ago · A tornado killed at least three people in southwestern Missouri, while another caused “extensive” damage in Jefferson City, the state capital.
Door-to-door checks after tornado damage in Missouri capital
· Fox News · 2h ago · A tornado has caused heavy damage in Missouri's capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, causing three deaths and trapping dozens of people in the wreckage of their homes.
Tornado flattens Jefferson City car dealership
· USA Today · 3h ago · A car dealership in Jefferson City, Missouri suffered extensive damage after a tornado tore through the capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight. (May 23)
Pot backers ask Maine to put locals, small businesses first
ABC News · 1h ago · Maine's marijuana enthusiasts used a public hearing to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of the state's budding cannabis industry
Pot backers ask Maine to put locals, small businesses first
· Fox Business · 1h ago · Marijuana enthusiasts in Maine used a public hearing Thursday to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of its budding cannabis industry.
Inmate acquitted of guard's slaying in Delaware prison riot
Fox News · 2h ago · A jury has acquitted an inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage.
Jury acquits inmate accused of leading Delaware prison riot that left guard dead; charges included murder, kidnapping
· ABC News · 2h ago · Jury acquits inmate accused of leading Delaware prison riot that left guard dead; charges included murder, kidnapping
Trudeau exonerates Cree chief of 1885 treason charge
BBC · 1h ago · Chief Poundmaker is now remembered as a peacemaker who prevented violence during a time of unrest.
Canada's Trudeau exonerates Cree chief wrongly imprisoned in 1885
· Reuters · 1h ago · Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been criticized by some indigenous communities, on Thursday apologized and posthumously exonerated a Cree chief unjustly imprisoned for treason more than 130 years ago.
Why cold offices may have a chilling impact on women
CBS News · 1h ago · Women perform better in warmer rooms, an issue for offices where temperatures are set to men's metabolic rates
‘Battle of the Thermostat’: Cold Rooms May Hurt Women’s Productivity
· New York Times · May 22, 2019 · In a new study, women scored better on tests they took in warmer rooms.
Room Temperatures Set for Men's Comfort May Disadvantage Women, Study Finds
· Discover · 10h ago · Researchers say women are worse at math and word-based tasks at cooler room temperatures. (Credit: ESB Professional/Shutterstock)“The women’s winter is here.
Unlike men, women's cognitive performance may improve at higher room temperature
· Science Daily · May 22, 2019
AP Was There: The roots of the 'American Taliban'
ABC News · 2h ago · AP Was There: The roots of the 'American Taliban'
'American Taliban' Freed
· Bloomberg · 2h ago
Jail calls: Suspect, ex laughed at Tennessee church shooting
ABC News · 1h ago · Jurors have heard jail calls in which a suspect charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church in September 2017 laughs about the incident with his then-girlfriend
Jail calls: Suspect, ex laughed at Tennessee church shooting
· Fox News · 2h ago · Jurors have heard jail calls in which a suspect charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church in 2017 laughs about it with his then-girlfriend.
New Orleans Police: Woman accused of killing Danish tourist
ABC News · 2h ago · Police say a 36-year-old woman is accused of the killing of a Danish tourist who was found shot in the head May 18 in eastern New Orleans
New Orleans Police: Woman accused of killing Danish tourist
· Fox News · 2h ago · A 36-year-old woman is accused of the killing of a Danish tourist in New Orleans.
Ohio State coach pleads guilty to sexual battery of underage diver
Los Angeles Times · 2h ago · A former diving coach at Ohio State has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery involving an underage student-athlete. William Bohonyi, 33, was accused of coercing Estee Pryor to engage in sex acts when she was 16.
Ex-Ohio State coach pleads guilty in sexual battery case
· ABC News · 3h ago · A former Ohio State diving club coach has pleaded guilty to charges related to allegations that he had sex with a diver when she was a teenager
Ex-Ohio State coach pleads guilty in sexual battery case
· Fox News · 3h ago · A former Ohio State diving club coach has pleaded guilty to charges related to allegations he had sex with a diver when she was a teenager.
5 indicted in Wisconsin accused of forced immigrant labor
ABC News · 2h ago · Federal prosecutors indicted five people accused of forcing 14 Mexican immigrants to work in farms in Wisconsin 'by means of serious harm and threats of serious harm.'
5 indicted in Wisconsin accused of forced immigrant labor
· Fox News · 2h ago
Camps harden vaccine rules amid US measles outbreak
Fox News · 2h ago · As the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, summer camps are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against the disease.
Swimming, s'mores and shots: Camps harden vaccine rules in U.S. measles outbreak
· Reuters · 11h ago
Clotilda: Last US slave ship discovered among gators, snakes
ABC News · 2h ago · The wreck of the final U.S. slave ship has been found in coastal waters infested with alligators and poisonous snakes
Clotilda wreck: 'Last US slave ship' found in Alabama
· BBC · 12h ago · The wreck of the Clotilda, which smuggled slaves to the US, is found after a year-long search.
Police search for driver suspected in Utah highway killing
ABC News · 2h ago · Police in Idaho are searching near a small town for a man suspected of shooting and killing a motorist along a desolate stretch of interstate highway in Utah
Police search for driver suspected in Utah highway killing
· Fox News · 2h ago · Police in Idaho were searching Thursday near a small town for a man suspected of shooting and killing a motorist along a desolate stretch of interstate highway in Utah.
Jussie Smollett’s Case File Is Unsealed by Judge
New York Times · 2h ago · A group of media organizations, including The New York Times, asked the court to unseal the records regarding the actor’s case, citing a need for more transparency.
After Jussie Smollett's charges were dropped, a judge sealed his case file. Now, it will be made public
· CNN · 4h ago · After weeks of wrangling, an Illinois judge Thursday decided to unseal the case file in the Jussie Smollett case.
Records in Jussie Smollett case to be unsealed, judge rules
· NBC News · 4h ago · On the same day the charges were dismissed in late March, Smollett's defense team requested that the evidence and records in the case be immediately sealed.
Memorial held for Texas woman shot by officer
ABC News · 3h ago · Community leaders and relatives of a Houston-area woman with mental illness who was fatally shot by a police officer say her death must be a call to action
Memorial held for Texas woman shot by officer
· Fox News · 3h ago · The Latest on the Houston area woman who was shot and killed by a police officer (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Community leaders, elected officials and relatives of a Houston-area woman shot and killed by a police officer say her death must be a call to action.
Forecasters predict up to 8 hurricanes in 'near-normal' 2019 Atlantic hurricane season
USA Today · 2h ago · The federal government predicts a near-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic Basin, expecting four to eight hurricanes.
Atlantic Could Spawn 8 Hurricanes in 2019, U.S. Government Says
· Bloomberg · 6h ago
Disabled Woman Who Gave Birth At Care Facility May Have Been Impregnated Before
NPR · 2h ago · New medical documents filed on Wednesday say the woman was sexually assaulted multiple times. An exam after the birth of the child in December indicated she may have been pregnant before.
Incapacitated woman in Arizona who gave birth may have been impregnated before, family claims
· NBC News · 4h ago · The woman, in long-term care since she was 3, gave birth to a boy in December although no one at her health care facility knew she was pregnant.
Barges strike dam on Arkansas River in Oklahoma
USA Today · 2h ago · Two barges that broke loose on the swollen Arkansas River have struck a dam in Oklahoma, and at least one sank into the river. Near Crescent, erosion left several homes hanging over the Cimarron River.
Oklahoma towns evacuated after runaway barges break loose, threaten to hit dam
· Fox News · 14h ago · Several towns in Oklahoma and Kansas were evacuated Wednesday after two barges broke loose, floated down the swollen Arkansas River, and threatened to hit a dam, authorities said.
Oklahoma town urges evacuation due to rising river
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Oklahoma is bracing for more rain, with parts of the state already flooded following days of severe weather that's blamed for at least three deaths after also battering Iowa, Kansas and Missouri
US forecasters: Expect near normal Atlantic hurricane season
ABC News · 2h ago · Federal weather officials say this summer, the Atlantic hurricane season should be slightly weaker than normal years
NOAA: Expect a slightly weaker hurricane season
· USA Today · 4h ago · The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted nine to 15 named storms. It says four to eight of them will become hurricanes and two to four of those major hurricanes with 111 mph winds or higher. (May 23)
Prosecutor to decide if police who shot kids can be charged
ABC News · 2h ago · A prosecutor is reviewing an investigative report to determine if two police officers who shot three children and a robbery suspect in southeast Oklahoma should be criminally charged
Prosecutor to decide if police who shot kids can be charged
· Fox News · 3h ago · A prosecutor is reviewing an investigative report to determine if two police officers who shot into a truck injuring three children and a robbery suspect in southeast Oklahoma should face criminal charges.
Boycott Over Abortion Law Threatens Georgia’s Film Industry
Wall Street Journal · 3h ago
Hollywood Invested Big in Georgia. A New Abortion Law Is Causing Some Tensions.
· New York Times · 12h ago · While some actors and directors have called for a boycott of the state, the film industry as a whole is treading carefully on the issue.
Slain CIA officer's daughter slams Lindh release
ABC News · 3h ago · The daughter of a CIA officer killed in Afghanistan after interrogating John Walker Lindh in 2001 wrote President Donald Trump urging him to block the early release of the so-called "American Taliban."
Early release of "American Taliban" slammed by daughter of slain CIA officer
· CBS News · 8h ago · John Walker Lindh was interrogated by CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann, who was killed shortly thereafter in a prison uprising
NTSB: Plane veered back and forth before stopping in river
ABC News · 3h ago · A chartered jet that ran off a runway and into a river at a Florida military base earlier this month touched down to the right of the runway's centerline, returned to the centerline and then veered again to the right
NTSB: Plane veered back and forth before stopping in river
· Fox News · 3h ago
Giant asteroid with its own moon to pass by Earth this weekend
CBS News · 4h ago · The asteroid will be visible until May 27
Giant asteroid with its own moon to pass by Earth this weekend
· USA Today · 7h ago · Asteroid 1999 KW4 and its companion moon will approach Earth at a whopping 48,000 mph.
Prisoner charged in cellmate's death has killed twice before
ABC News · 3h ago · A South Carolina prisoner already convicted of killing someone behind bars has been charged with murder in the death of his cellmate in April
Prisoner charged in cellmate's death has killed twice before
· Fox News · 3h ago · A South Carolina prisoner recently charged with murder in the death of a cellmate last April killed another inmate 17 years ago and was sent away for life for the fatal stabbing of his roommate in 1999.
He climbed the tallest mountain on each continent, then died as he descended Mount Everest
USA Today · 3h ago · Don Cash, 55, a sales executive from Sandy, Utah, collapsed Wednesday as his expedition was returning from Mount Everest's summit.
Utah man dies on Mount Everest
· NBC News · 7h ago · “He taught us that nothing was impossible,” said the daughter of mountaineer Don Cash, who died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest.
Woman who helped put away serial killer awaits his execution
ABC News · 3h ago · Ahead of his execution, a survivor recalls her time with a Florida serial killer before he was arrested in a 1984 murderous spree
Woman who helped put away serial killer awaits his execution
· Fox News · 3h ago · Lisa Noland was 17 when she said she wrote a suicide note, planning to end her life after years of being raped by her grandmother's boyfriend.
Healthy dog euthanized in Virginia because owner wanted it buried with her
NBC News · 3h ago · Woman's will called for Emma, a healthy Shih Tzu mix, to be put down.
Healthy dog put down to be buried with owner in Virginia, US
· BBC · 11h ago · Employees of a US animal shelter tried to find an alternative after the dog owner died.
Healthy dog euthanized for burial with owner, sparks debate
· ABC News · 23h ago · Veterinarians and funeral homes in Virginia are rejecting the idea that pets should be buried with their owners after a recent case in which a dog was euthanized so it could lie next to her owner
Virginia woman has healthy dog euthanized as a part of her will, official says
· Fox News · May 22, 2019
China’s Supply of Minerals for iPhones and Missiles Could Be a Risky Trade Weapon
New York Times · 3h ago · The country dominates production of the rare earths used in myriad technologies, but tangled global supply chains make it hard to hit the U.S. directly.
China has more weapons in US tariff war _ but do they work?
· Fox Business · 16h ago · Looking for ways to hit back at Washington as a tariff fight escalates, President Xi Jinping and his economy czar visited a Chinese factory that processes rare earths — exotic minerals used in electric cars, mobile phones and other technology.
62,000 pounds of raw beef cuts recalled due to E. coli risk
CBS News · 4h ago · Numerous cuts of raw beef are involved in the recall, including short ribs, brisket and ribeyes, USDA warns
Over 62,000 pounds of raw beef recalled over E. coli concerns
· Fox News · 7h ago · An Illinois company issued a recall for over 62,000 pounds of beef ahead of what’s largely considered the kick-off to grilling season over concerns about E. coli contamination.
E. coli risk leads to recall of more than 62,000 pounds of raw beef products
· USA Today · 17h ago · Days ahead of Memorial Day weekend, an Illinois company is recalling 62,112 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
Wreckage of last known ship to bring slaves to America is found
CBS News · 4h ago · The Clotilda sailed for less than half a year in 1860 but illegally transported 110 enslaved people from Benin, Africa to Mobile, Alabama
Alabama Historians: The Last Known Slave Ship Has Been Found
· New York Times · 17h ago · A found shipwreck fits the exact dimensions of the Clotilda, which carried 110 Africans to the U.S. in 1860, more than a half-century after importing slaves was declared illegal.
Alabama Historians Say The Last Known Slave Ship Has Been Found
· NPR · 20h ago · The Clotilda carried 110 people from present-day Benin to the shores of Mobile in 1860, despite the import of slaves being illegal. Researchers told their descendants about the discovery first.
Tree of Life massacre suspect wants plea deal, lawyer says
NBC News · 5h ago · Prosecutors in Pittsburgh have previously indicated their intent to seek the death penalty against Robert Bowers, but a final decision rests with the U.S. attorney general.
Lawyer: Synagogue massacre suspect wants plea deal
· ABC News · 5h ago · A lawyer for the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre says he still wants to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence
U.S. prosecutors weigh death penalty for accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
· Reuters · 11h ago · The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a federal courtroom on Thursday, as prosecutors weigh whether to pursue the death penalty against him.
Serial killer Bobby Joe Long scheduled to be executed in Florida for 1984 killing spree
NBC News · 5h ago · "Every time you went home at night, you would think about if we don't catch this guy, someone else is going to be murdered," one investigator said.
Florida to execute man convicted of abducting, killing eight women in 1984
· Reuters · 10h ago · A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida's most notorious serial killers who was convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
Engineer falsified reports on critical SpaceX parts, prosecutors say
Los Angeles Times · 5h ago · A New York employee of a now-defunct aerospace-machining supplier has been charged with falsifying at least three dozen quality-assurance reports for parts that went into SpaceX rockets, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Engineer charged with faking inspection reports for parts used in SpaceX rockets
· The Verge · 8h ago
SpaceX Rockets Were Imperiled by Falsified Reports, Prosecutors Say
· Wall Street Journal · 20h ago
'I'm gay': Mormon Republican lawmaker in Utah comes out
NBC News · 7h ago · “You can be gay and a Republican ... you need to trust that people will love you for who you really are,” Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie said.
Mormon county commissioner in Utah comes out as gay
· ABC News · 22h ago · Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie has publicly come out as gay in a video posted to Facebook Wednesday
Ralph Nader, whose grandniece died in latest 737 Max crash, says the FAA is in Boeing's pocket
CNBC · 7h ago · Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling on federal aviation regulators to recall Boeing's 737 Max jets.
China’s Biggest Airlines Seek Damages From Boeing
· Bloomberg · 20h ago
Boeing Faces Compensation Demand From China’s Biggest Airlines
· New York Times · May 22, 2019 · The carriers, Air China, China Eastern and China Southern, which are all state-controlled, grounded dozens of 737 Max jets after a crash in Ethiopia in March.
Oklahoma, Missouri Pummeled by Record Flooding, Multiple Tornadoes
Bloomberg · 8h ago
Severe weather threat continues in Great Plains following deadly tornadoes, widespread flooding
· NBC News · 23h ago · Oklahoma has been hit by catastrophic flooding - whole towns submerged and waterways overflowing - as the threat of severe weather in the region continues.
Flooding a concern in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Severe storms that churned up tornadoes have prompted flooding concerns in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
Dogs involved in fatal attack on teen to be euthanized
ABC News · 8h ago · Five dogs authorities say attacked and killed a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy who regularly took care of them will be euthanized
Five dogs that mauled Massachusetts teen to death to be euthanized: officials
· Fox News · 10h ago · The five dogs suspected of mauling a Massachusetts teen to death earlier this month were ordered to be euthanized Wednesday night, officials said.
Tornado tears through Jefferson City, Mo.
USA Today · 9h ago · A violent tornado tore through Missouri's capital late on May 22, 2019 leaving some people trapped, others injured and buildings damaged.
Missouri Tornado Kills Three, Just After ‘Shelter Now’ Tweeted
· Bloomberg · 10h ago
8Th Grader From Texas Wins 2019 National Geographic Bee
NPR · 12h ago · Three finalists competed Wednesday to take home the title at the National Geographic Bee. The winner is Nihar Janga of Texas, who was a GeoBee finalist in 2018.
Texas 8th-grader wins National Geographic contest
· ABC News · 19h ago · Nihar Janga, an eighth-grader from Austin, Texas, with an already impressive array of awards, has taken top honors in the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee, an elite test of geographic knowledge
Texas 8th-grader wins National Geographic contest
· Fox News · 19h ago · Nihar Janga, an eighth-grader from Austin, Texas, with an already impressive array of awards, took home top honors Wednesday in the 31st annual National Geographic GeoBee, an elite test of geographic knowledge.
Today on Fox News, May 23, 2019
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· ABC News · 17h ago · Today in History
Today in History for May 23rd
· USA Today · 17h ago · Today in History for May 23rd
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China seeks Asian neighbors' support in trade fight with US
Fox News · 13h ago · China is seeking to support from some of its Asian neighbors and Russia in its escalating tariff fight with the U.S. Speaking Wednesday at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said representatives
China seeks Asian neighbors' support in trade fight with US
· ABC News · 13h ago · China seeks support from Central Asian neighbors, Russia in trade fight with US
Canada Agrees to Take Back Trash Sent to Philippines Years Ago
New York Times · 14h ago · The garbage, which was mistakenly shipped to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014, had been the subject of a diplomatic dispute and outrage from President Rodrigo Duterte.
Philippines’ Duterte Moves to Forcibly Send Garbage Back to Canada
· Bloomberg · 19h ago
Philippines' Duterte orders rubbish sent back to Canada
· BBC · May 22, 2019 · A spokesman for the president says the Philippines is ready to dump the rubbish off Canada's shores.
Florida infant dies after being left in hot van outside day care center, co-owner arrested: police
Fox News · 16h ago · A 4-month-old girl died Wednesday after she was left in a scorching hot van outside a Florida day care center for nearly five hours, authorities said.
Sheriff: Baby girl dies after 5 hours in Florida daycare van
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Authorities say an infant died after being left in a van at a Florida daycare
Baby dies after being left in van for 5 hours
· NBC News · May 22, 2019 · The girl was discovered inside a van at Ewing's Love & Hope Preschool and Academy in Jacksonville.
Legal experts: California reporter did not commit crime
ABC News · 16h ago · Media law experts pushed back against the San Francisco police chief who said a freelance journalist conspired to steal a police report, saying that it is not a crime to disclose a public record
Legal experts: California reporter did not commit crime
· Fox News · 16h ago · Media law experts say a San Francisco journalist whose home was raided did not commit a crime because it's not illegal to disclose a public record.
San Francisco Police Call Freelancer Possible ‘Co-Conspirator’ in Report Leak
· New York Times · May 22, 2019 · After a judge ordered the return of the property police seized from Bryan Carmody during a raid, the department ratcheted up its attack.
Illegal killings endanger two wolves species
USA Today · 16h ago · Illegal killings and political resistance have endangered two species of wolves despite more than $80 million in government spending. (May 23)
Politics, killings stifle wolf recovery amid hefty price tag
· ABC News · 16h ago · Illegal killings and political resistance have undercut the return of two species of endangered wolves despite more than $80 million in government spending
New Jersey man tried aiding Hamas, threatened to bomb Trump Tower, feds say
Fox News · 18h ago · A New Jersey manallegedly sought to help the terror group Hamasand threatened to bomb Trump Tower in New York City as well as"shoot everybody" at a pro-Israel demonstration, federal investigators alleged.
New Jersey man charged with threatening to bomb Trump Tower
· Reuters · 21h ago · A 20-year-old New Jersey man accused of threatening on social media to "shoot everybody" at a pro-Israel march and bomb the Trump Tower skyscraper in New York City was arrested on Wednesday on a string of federal charges, prosecutors said.
New Jersey man arrested for threatening to blow up Trump Tower
· NBC News · May 22, 2019 · The 20-year-old regularly documented his threats on social media and supported Hamas.
Feds: Man aided Hamas, threatened to kill Israel supporters
· ABC News · May 22, 2019
Arizona prison officials won't let inmates read book that critiques the criminal justice system
USA Today · 19h ago · Arizona prison officials have banned inmates from reading "Chokehold," a critically-acclaimed critique of the American criminal-justice system.
Arizona Prisons Urged To Reverse Ban On 'Chokehold' Book
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · State officials view the book as being potentially "detrimental to the safe, secure and orderly operation" of prison facilities. The book looks at how the criminal justice system affects black men.
Arizona prisons ban book that's critical of justice system
· NBC News · May 22, 2019 · The American Civil Liberties Union called on the Arizona Department of Corrections this week to rescind the ban on "Chokehold: Policing Black Men."
A 10-year-old from El Salvador is the 6th migrant child to die in US custody in 8 months
USA Today · 19h ago · The death toll of migrant children in U.S. custody rose to six after federal authorities acknowledged that a 10-year-old girl died eight months ago.
Girl, 10, 6th known child to die after US border detention
· ABC News · 22h ago · U.S. authorities say a 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died last year after being detained by border authorities in a previously unreported case
Girl, 10, 6th known child to die after US border detention
· Fox News · 22h ago
California police defend using spit mask on 12-year-old boy
ABC News · 20h ago · Police defended their use of a clear mesh "spit mask" on a combative 12-year-old boy as irate bystanders videotaped the tense encounter in Sacramento while objecting that the boy was being detained
California police defend using spit mask on 12-year-old boy
· Fox News · 20h ago · Police on Wednesday defended their use of a clear mesh "spit mask" on a combative 12-year-old boy as irate bystanders videotaped the tense encounter in Sacramento while objecting that the boy was being detained.
Trump awards highest honor for bravery to public safety officers
Fox News · 20h ago · President Trump awarded the Medal of Valor to 14 public safety officers on Wednesday; the medal is the nation’s highest honor for bravery by a public safety officer.
Trump honors officers with Medal of Valor awards
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · Fourteen public safety officers were awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery from President Donald Trump on Wednesday, including eight who responded to a mass shooting on Election Day 2016 in southern California. (May 22)
Trump awards Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
· CBS News · May 22, 2019 · The president is holding the ceremony after his impromptu Rose Garden statement
FAA chief says flying public will regain faith in Boeing jet
ABC News · 20h ago · FAA set to tell regulators from other countries what it's doing to ensure that changes will make troubled Boeing jet safe
FAA chief says flying public will regain faith in Boeing jet
· Fox Business · 20h ago · Public confidence in Boeing's 737 Max jet is "maybe" shaken after two deadly crashes but that will eventually change, said the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bankruptcy judge approves $105M PG&E fund to help wildfire survivors
Fox News · 21h ago · A federal judge on Wednesday approved a plan for Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. to establish a $105 million relief fund to assist survivors of recent California wildfires caused by its power lines.
Judge approves $105M fund for California wildfire survivors
· ABC News · 23h ago · Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has received approval to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California wildfires started by the utility's power lines
Judge approves $105M fund for California wildfire survivors
· Fox Business · 23h ago · Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. received approval on Wednesday to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California wildfires started by the utility's equipment.
PG&E wins court approval to set up $105 million wildfire assistance fund
· Reuters · May 22, 2019
NTSB warns about floatplane safety after third deadly crash
CBS News · 21h ago · The National Transportation Safety Board is warning about the safety of floatplanes. Three crashed since last week in Alaska, killing nine people. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.
Pilot reports flash just before fatal mid-air Alaska plane collision
· Reuters · 22h ago · The surviving pilot in last week's fatal mid-air plane collision in Alaska saw a flash just before the two planes collided with a "large, loud impact," according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report issued on Wednesday.
Report: Pilot saw flash just before Alaska midair collision
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · A preliminary report says a pilot saw a flash on his left side just before his plane collided another plane in Alaska, killing six people
Cannes 2019: Frankie, Parasite, Matthias & Maxime
Roger Ebert · 22h ago
Ford's Package-Carrying Robot
· Bloomberg · May 22, 2019
Ford's delivery robot walks like a human
· CNN · May 22, 2019 · Ford, best known for its cars, pick-up trucks and SUVs, is experimenting with something totally different: a package-carrying robot.
Dump truck falls through concrete above parking garage
CNN · 22h ago
Truck plummets through New Jersey parking garage's upper level
· Fox News · 23h ago · Dramatic video showed a truck after it fell through the upper level of a parking garage in northern New Jersey, although no injuries have been reported.
Truck falls through upper level of NJ garage
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · A truck has fallen through the upper level of a parking garage in northern New Jersey. The accident happened shortly before noon Wednesday at a parking facility in North Bergen township, some 9 miles west of New York City. (May 22)
Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack wants to pull guilty plea
ABC News · 22h ago · The man accused of buying the rifles a husband and wife used to kill 14 people in the San Bernardino terrorist attack in 2015 will ask to withdraw his guilty plea
Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack wants to pull guilty plea
· Fox News · May 22, 2019
Philadelphia district attorney wants new trial for Meek Mill
CBS News · 23h ago · District Attorney Larry Krasner said the court "abused its discretion when it imposed" its sentence on the 32-year-old rapper
Philadelphia D.A. says Meek Mill should get a new trial because judge has been biased
· USA Today · 23h ago · Philadelphia's district attorney says the former judge who sentenced Meek Mill abused her discretion and has been biased against the rapper.
District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Philadelphia's District Attorney's office wants a new trial with a new judge for rapper Meek Mill
Most exhibits from Minneapolis cop's trial can be copied
ABC News · 23h ago · A judge is granting access to most of the exhibits from the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot an unarmed woman in 2017
Most exhibits from Minneapolis cop's trial can be copied
· Fox News · 23h ago
US says Trump coal moves hasten but don't increase emissions
ABC News · 23h ago · Federal officials say the Trump administration's decision to lift a moratorium on coal sales from public lands could hasten the release of more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gasses
US says Trump coal moves hasten but don't increase emissions
· Fox News · 23h ago
Army veteran indicted in California bomb plot against rally
ABC News · 23h ago · A U.S. grand jury has indicted an Army veteran in a plot to plant a bomb at a rally by white supremacists in California
Former U.S. Army soldier indicted for planning to bomb rally: Justice Department
· Reuters · May 22, 2019 · A U.S. combat veteran was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for allegedly planning to bomb a rally in Long Beach, California, last month, the Justice Department said.
United CEO vows to be aboard 737 Max when its cleared to fly
ABC News · 23h ago · CEO Oscar Munoz says he will be aboard United Airlines' first flight on a Boeing 737 Max once regulators agree to let the aircraft fly again
United CEO promises to re-book passengers concerned about 737 MAX
· Reuters · May 22, 2019 · United Airlines Chief Executive Oscar Munoz promised on Wednesday to reaccommodate any passengers concerned about flying Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets once regulators deem the aircraft safe to fly again.
SpaceX’s Starhopper moves closer to its first flight
· The Verge · May 21, 2019
United CEO vows to be aboard 737 Max when its cleared to fly
· Fox Business · 23h ago
Wife thanks doctors as trooper goes home after shooting
ABC News · May 22, 2019 · A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being shot three times was released from a Utah hospital after his wife gave emotional thanks to the medical team and supporters
Wife thanks doctors as trooper goes home after shooting
· Fox News · May 22, 2019 · A Montana Highway Patrol trooper who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being shot three times was released Wednesday from a Utah hospital after his wife gave emotional thanks to the medical team and supporters.
Business
Amazon is reportedly working on an emotion-tracking Alexa wearable
TechCrunch · 3h ago · Amazon probably knows everything else about you at this point, so why not let it track your emotions, too? The company is said to be working on a wearable wellness device said to be able able to determine a user’s emotional state.
Amazon Device to Read Human Emotions
· Bloomberg · 6h ago
Amazon is reportedly working on an Alexa-powered wearable that reads human emotions
· USA Today · 8h ago · Amazon might be working on a wearable that can track how you're feeling. It's reportedly an Alexa-powered device. It's unclear how far along it is.
Nearly 40% of Americans can't cover a surprise $400 expense
CBS News · 1h ago · Although the U.S. economic tide continues to rise, Fed data show that millions of Americans are barely treading water
Almost 40% of Americans Would Struggle to Cover a $400 Emergency
· Bloomberg · 5h ago
Overlooked Europe ETFs Merit Consideration
Fox Business · 2h ago · This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com.
China’sTeapot Oil Refiners Are Scaling Back
· Bloomberg · 11h ago
Dow falls 350 points on worries of prolonged trade standoff
ABC News · 2h ago · The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 350 points as investors worry that the U.S. and China are headed for a long standoff in their costly trade dispute
Dow tumbles more than 400 points on trade concerns
· Los Angeles Times · 2h ago · The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 400 points Thursday as investors worried that the U.S. and China were headed for a long standoff in their costly trade dispute.
Dow falls 350 points on worries of prolonged trade standoff
· Washington Post · 2h ago
Bitcoin Shows Strength By Bouncing Back After Breather
Forbes · 2h ago · Bitcoin prices enjoyed a modest recovery today, rising more than 5% from their daily low of less than $7,500. Is this the latest sign that bitcoin is in a bull market?
US manufacturing activity dives to more than 9-year low on trade war worries, survey shows
· CNBC · 7h ago · U.S. manufacturer growth hit new lows in May, the latest sign that the economic slowdown accelerated amid the ongoing trade war.
China has more weapons in US tariff war - but do they work?
ABC News · 2h ago · China has an array of options for retaliating for Washington's latest tariff hike in the two countries' escalating trade battle
Wall Street opens lower on fears of broader trade spat with China
· Reuters · 8h ago · U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday, as investors feared that the U.S.-China trade spat could spiral into a technology cold war between the two countries, with no signs of a resolution in sight.
Stocks open lower on developments in China trade war
· Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2019 · Stocks are opening lower Wednesday on Wall Street as investors eye developments in the U.S.-China trade dispute and absorb a key ruling in an antitrust case involving chipmaker Qualcomm.
Casino Parent Rallye IsPlaced in Creditor Protection
Bloomberg · 2h ago
Shares in Casino and parent Rallye suspended in Paris
· Financial Times · 12h ago · Companies request suspension after Rallye stock closed at record low
Tokyo-Vegas investment chief gets 50 years in Ponzi scheme
ABC News · 2h ago · The former head of a Tokyo and Las Vegas investment firm has been sentenced to 50 years in a U.S. prison for bilking thousands of Japanese victims in what prosecutors called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme
Tokyo-Vegas investment chief gets 50 years in Ponzi scheme
· Fox Business · 2h ago
Scientists found a billion-year-old fungus, and it could change our understanding of how life migrated to land
Business Insider · 2h ago · Corentin Loron/University of Liege/ReutersScientists discovered fossils of the oldest known fungus in the Canadian arctic. Fungi include mushrooms, yeasts, and molds.The billion-year-old fungus, called Ourasphaira giraldae,provides clues about how li
How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
· New York Times · May 22, 2019 · A cache of microscopic fossils from the Arctic hints that fungi reached land long before plants.
Billion-year-old fossils may be early fungus
· Ars Technica · 23h ago · Shrooms' relatives beat us to multicellularity by a healthy margin.
Calk lawyer: He's done 'nothing wrong'
Fox Business · 3h ago · The latest on the charges against bank CEO Stephen Calk (all times local): 2:45 p.m.
U.S. Charges Banker Stephen Calk Over Request for Trump Job
· Bloomberg · 7h ago
Treasury Yields Fall to Lowest Level Since 2017 Amid Worries on Growth, Trade
Wall Street Journal · 3h ago
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Yield Drops to Lowest Level Since 2017
· Bloomberg · 7h ago
African swine fever threatens French deli meats producers
Reuters · 8h ago · French deli meats makers are being squeezed by a surge in pork prices linked to an African swine fever epidemic that has decimated the pig herd in China, they said on Thursday, warning of potential bankruptcies in the sector.
African Swine Fever Threatens Pig Farms
· Bloomberg · 14h ago
US food and restaurant chains hit by rising pork prices
· Financial Times · 3h ago · Chipotle shares among those affected as African swine fever prompts hog cull
Chipotle downgraded because of rising pork price due to African swine fever
· CNBC · 9h ago
Global Aviation Regulators Meet To Consider Timetable For Boeing's 737 Max
NPR · 4h ago · Global aviation safety officials are meeting in Dallas to discuss how they will certify Boeing's 737 MAX as airworthy, and how soon the troubled plane can fly again.
Boeing 737 Max: FAA says no fixed timetable for grounding to be lifted
· BBC · 8h ago · US aviation regulator says he is "not tied to a timetable" over when the Boeing jet can fly again.
Boeing 737 Max won't be rushed back to flight, FAA chief says
· CNET · 20h ago · Federal regulators are reviewing the aircraft maker's proposed remedy to issue linked to two fatal crashes.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: L Brands, Copart, Chipotle & more
CNBC · 4h ago · Names on the move ahead of the open.
Stocks to Watch: Avon Products, L Brands, NetApp, Synopsys, Shoe Carnival
· Wall Street Journal · 11h ago
Fossil Discovery Pushes Back the Origin of Fungi by Half a Billion Years
Smithsonian · 5h ago · Ancient fungus helps rewrite what we know about evolution and the tree of life
Fed Pushes Back Against Rate Cuts That Markets Continue to Seek
· Bloomberg · 23h ago
Fed Minutes Show Comfort With Make-No-Moves Interest Rate Stance
· Wall Street Journal · May 22, 2019
Best Buy warns of higher prices for shoppers due to tariffs
ABC News · 5h ago · Best Buy 1Q profit beats Street, but outgoing CEO warns of higher prices for shoppers due to tariffs
Best Buy CEO says more China tariffs will impact U.S. shoppers
· Reuters · 9h ago · Best Buy Co Inc warned on Thursday that price increases from another possible round of tariffs on Chinese imports will be felt by U.S. shoppers.
Best Buy beats quarterly same-store sales estimates
· CNBC · 10h ago · Best Buy beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly same-store sales on Thursday, as the consumer electronics retailer sold more wearables and tablets and signed up more people to its subscription-based tech support services.
FAA acting head: Airlines don't need to extend Boeing 737 Max flight cancellations
CNBC · 5h ago · The FAA's acting chief says airlines don't need to make more changes to their schedules after removing the the Boeing 737 Max from service through August. The FAA will review Boeing's software and training changes after two of the planes crashed.
FAA’s Acting Chief Won’t Predict When Boeing 737 MAX Will Return to Flight
· Wall Street Journal · 19h ago
Read Tesla CEO Elon Musk's email to employees: Company averaged 900 Model 3s per day this week
CNBC · 6h ago · The e-mail's optimistic tone helped Tesla shares turn positive for the first time in seven days.
Tesla produced 900 Model 3 cars per day this week: Musk
· Reuters · 7h ago · Tesla Inc hason an average produced 900 Model 3 cars per day this week, bringing the company closer to its target of making 7,000 cars per week, according to an email from Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk to employees that was widely posted on socia
David Tepper Is Planning to Return Outside Money to Investors
Bloomberg · 6h ago
Hedge Fund Titan David Tepper Is Planning to Return Investors’ Money
· Wall Street Journal · 8h ago
ECB Officials Warned Eurozone Economy May Not Rebound as Expected
Wall Street Journal · 9h ago
Some ECB Officials Saw Inflation as ‘Uncomfortably’ Low in April
· Bloomberg · 9h ago
Hawaii’s Kailua Beach tops 2019 'best beach' list
USA Today · 7h ago · In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you would expect from a beach in the Hawaiian Islands.
U.S. New-Home Sales Fell in April
Wall Street Journal · 7h ago
US new-home sales slumped 6.9% in April; sales of homes deemed affordable for middle class source of decline
· ABC News · 7h ago · US new-home sales slumped 6.9% in April; sales of homes deemed affordable for middle class source of decline
U.S. New-Home Sales Drop From 11-Year High as Prices Increase
· Bloomberg · 7h ago
India's ruling party claims victory with wide lead in votes
ABC News · 8h ago · Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party claims it won reelection with a commanding lead
India's ruling party claims victory with wide lead in votes
· Fox News · 8h ago · Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party claimed it won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the head of the main opposition party conceded a personal defeat that signaled the end of an era for modern India's main political dynasty.
India PM Modi looks set for electoral win
· NBC News · 10h ago · Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were on course to win 298 seats of the 542 available, up from the 282 it won last time.
New York's Brake-Pulling Subway Supervillain Has Delayed More Than 740 Trains
Gizmodo · 8h ago · Jerrylee Heath almost caught him. He was standing right there. Read more...
MTA Investigates Subway Surfers Pulling Train Brakes
· Wall Street Journal · 22h ago
Former Nissan chairman Ghosn in court ahead of misconduct trial
USA Today · 9h ago · Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn appeared in a Japanese courtroom Thursday for a hearing ahead of his trial on accusations of financial misconduct.
Former Nissan chairman Ghosn appears in Tokyo court
· ABC News · 12h ago · Nissan ex-chairman Ghosn appears in Tokyo court
Former Nissan chairman Ghosn appears in Tokyo court
· Fox Business · 15h ago · Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has appeared in a Japanese courtroom for a hearing ahead of his trial on accusations of financial misconduct.
U.S. Jobless Claims Decreased Last Week
Wall Street Journal · 9h ago
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Five-Week Low Amid Tight Labor Market
· Bloomberg · 9h ago
Tesla’s ‘extreme’ success in Norway becomes a double-edged sword
Los Angeles Times · 9h ago · In one of Tesla Inc.’s biggest markets, it’s been stung by its own success. The company has struggled to build up operations to match sales in Norway, which leads the world in electric vehicles per inhabitant.
Tesla's ‘Extreme’Success in Norway Becomes Double-Edged Sword
· Bloomberg · 22h ago
DOJ's Delrahim still open to Sprint-T-Mobile deal: CNBC
Reuters · 10h ago · The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, is still open to T-Mobile US Inc's $26 billion acquisition of smaller rival Sprint Corp, CNBC reported on Thursday.
Sprint shares jump as DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim remains open to potential T-Mobile deal
· CNBC · 10h ago · Makan Delrahim still has not made up his mind and appears to remain open to the potential $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.
Justice Department staff has urged rejection of Sprint-T-Mobile merger
· Washington Post · May 22, 2019 · Justice Department staff reviewing the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint had recommended that the U.S. government sue to block the $26 billion deal. The recommendation came before the two companies offered a set of concessions this week.
Deutsche Bank CEO Signals 'Far-Reaching Changes' at Annual Meeting
Bloomberg · 10h ago
Deutsche Bank CEO Signals More Cuts to Investment Bank
· Wall Street Journal · 12h ago
10 things you probably didn't know about Berkshire
The Telegraph UK · 10h ago
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
· Bloomberg · 11h ago
5 things to know before the bell
· CNN · 11h ago · Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day.
Trump’s Huawei ban — and the risk of retaliation — threatens the global tech industry
Los Angeles Times · 10h ago · The world-changing technology of the last 40 years has been spun from the strands of supply chains crisscrossing the Pacific. But that system is at risk of fraying after the Trump administration’s decision to blacklist Huawei, China’s largest tel
Panasonic 'suspends transactions' with Huawei after US ban
· BBC · 18h ago · US restrictions on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei are having a ripple effect across the tech industry.
Deutsche Bank ready for 'tough cuts' as share price sags
ABC News · 10h ago · The CEO of Deutsche Bank is saying he is ready to make "tough cuts" as he aims to strengthen the struggling bank's profitability and raise what he called a "disappointing" share price
Deutsche Bank ready for more cuts as share price sags
· Fox Business · 12h ago · The CEO of Deutsche Bank says he is ready to make "tough cuts" as he aims to strengthen the struggling bank's profitability and raise a "disappointing" share price.
Police say 7 died in Indonesia election rioting
ABC News · 10h ago · Police say seven people have died in election violence in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta
Indonesia Election Result Set for Court Challenge After Riots
· Bloomberg · 18h ago
Police say 7 died in Indonesia election rioting
· Fox News · 11h ago · Seven people have died in election violence in the Indonesian capital, police said Thursday, as calm returned to the city and the losing presidential candidate prepared the challenge the result in court.
Indonesia’s national police chief says 6 people have died in post-election rioting in the capital Jakarta
· Washington Post · May 22, 2019
Germany's Bosch fined $100 million over diesel scandal
ABC News · 10h ago · German prosecutors have fined auto components and technology company Robert Bosch GmbH 90 million euros ($100 million) over its role in the diesel emissions scandal that erupted at Volkswagen in 2015
Prosecutors fine Bosch 90 million euros for emissions cheating role
· Reuters · 10h ago · Automotive supplier Bosch has agreed to pay a 90 million euros ($100.21 million) fine for lapses in supervisory duties which enabled carmakers to engage in emissions cheating, German prosecutors in the city of Stuttgart said on Friday.
Bosch Settles German Diesel-Engine Probe for $100 Million
· Bloomberg · 12h ago
Germany's Bosch fined $100 million over diesel scandal
· Fox Business · 11h ago
Do You Know Which Nations Own Your Data? The U.S. Government Doesn’t
Bloomberg · 11h ago
U.S. Dollar Falls as Housing Data Disappoints
· Wall Street Journal · 17h ago
India Begins Counting Votes
Bloomberg · 14h ago
Vote counting begins in India, Modi expected to hold power
· Fox News · 18h ago · Indian election officials have begun counting votes that were cast in the country's mammoth general elections.
Asian shares slip as US-China spat takes center stage
ABC News · 15h ago · Asian markets slip as traders brace for impact of U.S.-China spat
Asian shares slip as US-China spat takes center stage
· Fox Business · 15h ago · Asian markets were broadly lower on Thursday as traders focused on tensions between the U.S. and China and braced for the impact of their tariff hikes.
Shares of Saudi shopping mall giant slip in major IPO launch
· CNBC · May 22, 2019 · Shares of Saudi shopping mall operator Arabian Centres were trading at 24.5 riyals ($6.53) just after markets opened in Riyadh.
Bath & Body Works closing 24 stores while opening 46 new locations
USA Today · 18h ago · Bath & Body Works is closing 24 stores, open 46 and renovating 175 in 2019, according to parent company L Brands.
Victoria’s Secret Owner L Brands Buoyed by Bath & Body Works
· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago
Shares of Victoria's Secret-owner L Brands spike nearly 11% after beating earnings expectations
· CNBC · May 22, 2019 · Shares of L Brands, the owner of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, rose nearly 11% in aftermarket trading Wednesday after the company reported it beat revenue and earnings expectations.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for underground “people mover” in Las Vegas
TechCrunch · 20h ago · The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling and transportation startup, has landed a $48.7 million project to shuttle people in an underground Loop system around the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Las Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop
· Wired · 21h ago · Which means Elon Musk’s “mass transit” tunneling company has its first official customer.
Elon Musk company to build underground transit system for Las Vegas Convention Center
· Los Angeles Times · 21h ago · Billionaire Elon Musk finally has a chance at completing a commercial tunneling project after his Boring Co. secured a $48.7-million contract to build a transit system for Las Vegas’s expanding convention center.
Panasonic halts component shipments to Huawei
Financial Times · 20h ago
Panasonic suspends some component shipments to Huawei amid U.S. blacklist
· Reuters · 22h ago · Japan's Panasonic Corp said on Thursday it has stopped shipments of certain components to Huawei Technologies to comply with U.S. restrictions on the Chinese company.
While NCAA stalls, game publisher forms college esports body
ABC News · 23h ago · A month after the NCAA voted to table a discussion regarding esports, "League of Legends" publisher Riot Games has launched a governing body for its college and high school competitive video game activities
Riot Forms Scholastic Association to Oversee School Esports Efforts
· Variety · May 22, 2019 · “League of Legends” developer Riot Games is forming a new governing body for its college and high school esports activities called the Riot Scholastic Association of America, it announced on Tuesday.
While NCAA stalls, game publisher forms college esports body
· Fox Business · 23h ago
Technology
NASA picks Maxar to build the first piece of its lunar space station
New Scientist · 1h ago · NASA chose Maxar Technologies to build the power and propulsion element of the Gateway lunar space station, which will be an outpost for going to the moon and Mars
NASA chooses technology firm Maxar for lunar platform project
· Reuters · 1h ago · NASA has picked space technology company Maxar Technologies Inc as the first contractor to help build its Gateway platform in lunar orbit, a crucial outpost for America's mission to relay astronauts to the moon in 2024, the U.S.
NASA picks satellite maker Maxar to build the first crucial piece of its new lunar space station
· The Verge · 3h ago
Loot Box Bill Moves Forward With Bipartisan Support
Variety · 1h ago · A bill seeking to ban exploitative video game loot boxes and pay-to-win scenarios that target children is moving forward in the U.S. with bipartisan support.
Bill to ban the sale of loot boxes to children presses forward with bipartisan support
· The Verge · 11h ago
Facebook's fake accounts doubled in 6 months
CBS News · 2h ago · About 5% of its users — some 120 million accounts — are fake, according to new estimates from the social network
Facebook says it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous 6 months
· ABC News · 5h ago · Facebook says it removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous 6 months
Self-driving startup Aurora to buy lidar company Blackmore
Reuters · 2h ago · Self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation Inc said on Thursday it would buy Montana-based Blackmore, a company that develops a detection system known as lidar, used in self-driving technology.
Self-Driving Startup Aurora Buys Speed-Sensing Lidar Company
· Wired · 2h ago · Aurora is buying Blackmore, whose “Doppler lidar” system can determine how far away an object it, and its speed.
Amazon wants to 3D-scan volunteers’ bodies for a $25 gift card
The Verge · 2h ago
Amazon Wants to Help With Your Emotions
· Bloomberg · 5h ago
Amazon reportedly wants to 3D-scan your body for a $25 gift card
· CNET · May 22, 2019 · Amazon wants to learn about your body, but you won't be allowed to talk about what happens.
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s reelection spells more frustration for US tech giants
TechCrunch · 3h ago · Amazon and Walmart’s problems in India look set to continue after Narendra Modi, the biggest force to embrace the country’s politics in decades, led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a historic landslide re-election on Thursday, rea
It Appears India's Prime Minister Is Poised For Election Win
· NPR · 10h ago · Votes are being counted in India after elections that lasted six weeks. Early results show a landslide for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatijya Janata Party.
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ trailer: Linda Hamilton is back and badass
Los Angeles Times · 4h ago · Linda Hamilton is back in “Terminator: Dark Fate,” and you do not want to get in this woman’s way — not any more than you did in her previous outings as Sarah Connor, fighting for humanity against the onslaught of the machines.
Linda Hamilton is back and buff as ever in Terminator: Dark Fate trailer
· Ars Technica · 7h ago · New film touted as a sequel to the original Terminator and T2: Judgement Day.
Sarah Connor returns in the teaser trailer for ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
· TechCrunch · 7h ago · Oh boy, there’s another Terminator movie on its way. I haven’t watched any of the franchise’s big-screen installments since “Terminator 2” — not “Rise of the Machines,” “Salvation” or the hilariously-named “Genisys.” But I rem
Google brings DoorDash and Postmates to Assistant, Maps, and search results
Venture Beat · 4h ago · Google is bringing food delivery from Postmates, DoorDash, and others to Google Assistant, Google Maps, and Google search results.
Google integrates food delivery services into Search, Maps and Assistant
· TechCrunch · 4h ago · Google today announced that it is launching the ability to order food delivery directly from Google Search, Maps and the Assistant. Google itself isn’t getting into the delivery game, though.
Ottawa Senators hire D.J. Smith, former Maple Leafs assistant, as new head coach
CBS News · 5h ago · The 42-year-old replaces interim Marc Crawford, who also interviewed for the position
Google Assistant gets NYC subway arrival times ahead of MTA Google Pay support
· TechCrunch · 7h ago · Next week, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority will be adding contactless payment support for Google Pay. In the meantime, Google’s getting ready by bringing a key new commuting feature to Android.
Equifax Is Finally Getting Kicked in the Money Bags Due to Its Disastrous 2017 Hack
Gizmodo · 5h ago · Two years ago exactly, someone began hacking Equifax. Today, it’s starting to feel some pain.Read more...
Alex Trebek had a classic response to James Holzhauer's 'two dimes' wager on Jeopardy
· USA Today · 9h ago · James Holzhauer is getting close to breaking the record for most money won on "Jeopardy," and he's been comfortable on the cameras from the start.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton Reprise Iconic Roles in ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Trailer
Rolling Stone · 5h ago · Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalia Reyes also star in Tim Miller-directed sequel
'Terminator: Dark Fate' Trailer: Linda Hamilton Has a Big Gun
· Wired · 5h ago · Also, Arnold Schwarzenegger is, uh, back.
Linda Hamilton picks right up where she left off in 'Terminator: Dark Fate' trailer
· USA Today · 7h ago · Watch the trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate," the first film to reunite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton since 1991's "Judgment Day."
Denver e-commerce company acquired by San Antonio scale-up firm
Business Journals · 7h ago · The goal is to continue growing the company, which is "well on the path to $10 million" in revenue.
Scaleworks acquires AI ecommerce search provider SearchSpring
· Venture Beat · 10h ago · Venture capital company Scaleworks has acquired Colorado-based ecommerce search provider SearchSpring for an undisclosed sum.
Huawei Executive Accused of Starting a Spy Mission Against Rival
Bloomberg · 21h ago
Huawei executive accused of helping steal trade secrets
· The Verge · May 22, 2019
Huawei executive accused of stealing trade secrets from chipmaker backed by Microsoft, Dell
· CNBC · May 22, 2019 · CNEX, backed by Microsoft and Dell, filed new allegations in a Texas suit accusing China's Huawei and an executive of trade secrets theft.
U.S. smartphone financing tech startup PayJoy raises $20 million
Reuters · 8h ago · PayJoy, a startup that has developed smartphone technology to facilitate access to credit in emerging markets, has raised $20 million from venture capital firm Greylock Partners, the company said on Thursday.
Fyusion raises $3 million from Itochu for 3D imaging and machine learning
· Venture Beat · 14h ago · Fyusion has raised $3 million in funding from Itochu to expand its tech that combines 3D imaging, computer vision, and machine learning.
Samsung’s new AI can create talking avatars with a single photo
The Next Web · 12h ago · Samsung’s research center at Moscow has developed a new AI that can create talking avatars of photos and paintings without using any 3D modeling. A paper posted by the research team suggests that while traditionally researchers have used a large nu
Samsung’s AI animates paintings and photos without 3D modeling
· Venture Beat · 23h ago · Researchers from Samsung's AI Center in Moscow made a model that animates talking heads with few-shot learning and other methods.
U.S. lobbies South Korea to reject Huawei goods
Venture Beat · 14h ago · The U.S. is lobbying South Korea not to use Huawei products, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday, amid a wider push by Washington.
U.S. urges South Korea to reject Huawei products, citing security risks: Chosun Ilbo
· Reuters · 21h ago · The U.S. government is lobbying South Korea not to use Huawei Technologies Co Ltd products, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday, amid a wider push by Washington to get its allies to reject the Chinese tech firm's goods.
Chinese travel site Mafengwo raises $250 million in Tencent-led funding round
Reuters · 17h ago · Chinese travel site Mafengwo said it has raised $250 million in a funding round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd as it expands in the booming online travel market.
Tencent Leads $250 Million Round in Chinese Travel Site Mafengwo
· Bloomberg · 20h ago
Chinese Man Guilty of Defrauding Apple Out of 1,500 iPhones
Bloomberg · 21h ago
Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
· ABC News · 22h ago · Chinese national in Oregon obtained almost 1,500 new iPhones from Apple in exchange for fake ones, and now faces prison and a fine after pleading guilty
Entertainment
"143 Day" honors Mister Rogers with kindness
CBS News · 59m ago · Pennsylvanians celebrated "143 Day" by showing their neighbors a little extra kindness
Won't you be my neighbor?
· Amazon Book Review · 4h ago · Celebrating Mister Rogers with "143 Day" and a lovely illustrated collection of 75 of his very special songs and poems.
‘Booksmart’ Review: A Joy, Cover to Cover
Wall Street Journal · 1h ago
Booksmart
· Roger Ebert · 3h ago
5 returning TV shows to obsess over this summer, from 'Big Little Lies' to 'Stranger Things'
USA Today · 1h ago · This summer is packed with returning shows that you should pay attention to, including "The Handmaid's Tale," "Veronica Mars" and "Stranger Things."
Here’s What to Watch on TV This Summer
· New York Times · 4h ago · From ‘Veronica Mars’ to ‘Stranger Things,’ 22 new and returning TV shows to put on your calendar.
Actors who play Central Park Five in new Netflix series discuss real life case
ABC News · 1h ago · The 'When They See Us' actors discuss the case and working with Ava DuVernay.
'When They See Us' actors revisit the Central Park Five case
· USA Today · 4h ago · The case of so-called Central Park Five is coming to Netflix this month. The four-part series, directed by Ava DuVernay, premieres May 31. (May 23)
Boyfriend of actress Hayden Panettiere ordered to stay 100 yards away from her
USA Today · 1h ago · Brian Hickerson, 30, pleaded guilty to a felony domestic violence charge involving the "Nashville" actress and was ordered to stay 100 yards from her.
Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, faces charges of felony domestic violence
· Fox News · 4h ago · Hayden Panettiere‘s boyfriend could face jail time following his arrest earlier this month for allegedly attacking the actress.
The first trailer for 'Star Trek: Picard' is full of mystery and wine
USA Today · 1h ago · Patrick Stewart brings his beloved Jean-Luc Picard back for CBS All Access's "Star Trek: Picard," and we just got a mysterious look at the series.
New ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Teaser Hints at Starfleet Captain’s Future
· Rolling Stone · 3h ago · Picard appears to own a vineyard now
Sir Patrick Stewart returns in 'Star Trek: Picard' first teaser trailer
· Fox News · 3h ago · Sir Patrick Stewart has returned as his beloved characterJean-Luc Picard in the upcoming TV series, "Star Trek: Picard."
Star Trek: Picard's First Teaser Hints at Jean-Luc's Tragic Place in Starfleet History [Updated]
· Gizmodo · 6h ago
Judge orders file in Jussie Smollett criminal case to be unsealed
CBS News · 2h ago · Smollett wanted the case sealed, saying that he had "the right to be left alone"
Jussie Smollett criminal case file to be unsealed, judge orders
· USA Today · 2h ago · A judge in Chicago has ordered the file in the Jussie Smollett criminal case unsealed.
Judge: Actor didn't appear to be seeking privacy
· ABC News · 3h ago · A judge that ordered the file from Jussie Smollett's criminal case unsealed says the actor's actions did not appear to be those of someone seeking to maintain his privacy
Fox Nation announces new shows hosted by Tyrus, Kat Timpf, Tammy Bruce and Lawrence Jones
Fox News · 2h ago · Fox News contributors Tyrus, Kat Timpf, Tammy Bruce and Lawrence Jones will host new shows on Fox Nation, the on- demand, subscription-based streaming service, the network announced Thursday.
Fox Nation Rolls Out New Slate Featuring Tyrus, Kat Timpf, Tammy Bruce, Lawrence Jones
· Deadline Hollywood · 3h ago · Fox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service, will roll out a slate of programs including new shows with Fox News Channel contributors Tyrus, Kat Timpf, Tammy Bruce and Lawrence Jones.
Rolling Stones Give ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ Songwriter Royalties to the Verve’s Richard Ashcroft
Variety · 2h ago · Nearly 22 years after the Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” was released, the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have assigned to Richard Ashcroft the songwriter royalties and rights from the song, which samples one of their compositions, and removed their writing credits.
The Bittersweet Symphony dispute is over
· BBC · 5h ago · Richard Ashcroft says Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have relinquished their claim on the song.
‘Gentleman Jack’: HBO & BBC Renew Sally Wainwright’s Suranne Jones-Fronted Period Drama For Season 2
Deadline Hollywood · 2h ago · HBO and BBC period drama Gentleman Jackhas been handed a second season. Sally Wainwright’sSuranne Jones-fronted series will return for another eight-part run.
‘Gentleman Jack’ Renewed for Season 2 at BBC, HBO
· Variety · 2h ago · “Gentleman Jack” will return to TV screens on both sides of the Atlantic after the BBC and HBO ordered a second season of the period drama. The series is based on a true story and stars Suranne Jones as Anne Lister, a lesbian, and the proprietor of her family’s coal mines.
Jane Austin Running For SAG-AFTRA President As “Candidate of Change”
Deadline Hollywood · 3h ago · SAG-AFTRA national secretary-treasurer Jane Austin has joined the race for president of the 160,000-member union, saying that she is “the candidate of change.” The veteran stuntwoman will face off against Gabrielle Carteris – who’s running fo
SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Jane Austin Running for President
· Variety · 3h ago · Jane Austin, the National Secretary-Treasurer of SAG-AFTRA, has become the third candidate for the presidency of the performers union, joining incumbent Gabrielle Carteris and Matthew Modine.
John Waters, the Man Who Brought Us Divine and Loves Brown Art
New York Times · 3h ago · “I always think that art is mistakes,” said Mr. Waters, who has a new book out, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder.”
Henry Rollins on the road with John Waters’ memoir, ‘Mr. Know-It-All’
· Los Angeles Times · 5h ago · John Waters’ new collection of essays, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom Of A Filth Elder,” explores the edgy filmmaker’s many decades of experience in the business, brushes with mainstream acceptance, and life as an aging counterculture celebrity.
'Real Housewives' star Joe Giudice can stay in US as he appeals deportation ruling
USA Today · 4h ago · Perhaps Teresa Giudice's confidence is growing after a victoryin Joe Giudice’s battle to stay in the United States.
'Real Housewives' husband wins reprieve in deportation fight
· ABC News · 5h ago · A federal court has ruled that the Real Housewives' husband can stay in the U.S.
Renee Zellweger has an indecent proposal in Netflix's 'What/If': 'I would never!'
USA Today · 4h ago · Renee Zellweger heads to Netflix Friday playing as an imposing venture capitalist with an indecent proposal in Netflix's "What/If."
Renee Zellweger Holds Court in Netflix's Soapy Series What/If
· Roger Ebert · 7h ago
Tom Hanks was warned about 'Toy Story 4' ending
CNN · 6h ago · Grab the Kleenex, because it sounds like "Toy Story 4" will have you blubbering.
Tim Allen warned Tom Hanks about 'tough' ‘Toy Story 4’ ending: ‘It was emotional’
· Fox News · 21h ago · Tim Allen apparently warned Tom Hanks about the “tough” ending of “Toy Story 4” before the actor recorded his part.
Tom Hanks says he was warned about emotional ending of 'Toy Story 4'
· NBC News · May 22, 2019 · Saying goodbye to Woody, Buzz and the "Toy Story" world was not easy for the Oscar winner.
Daniel Craig injured while filming 'Bond 25'
CNN · 7h ago · Daniel Craig is set to undergo ankle surgery after sustaining an injury during the filming of "Bond 25."
Daniel Craig will have surgery on ankle he injured filming latest Bond movie
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · James Bond is out of commission. Daniel Craig is undergoing ankle surgery after sustaining an injury while filming the 25th installment in Jamaica.
Daniel Craig to undergo ankle surgery after 'Bond' on-set injury
· Fox News · May 22, 2019 · Daniel Craigwill need surgery followinghis recent ankle injuryon the set of the upcoming James Bond film.
Kris Jenner reveals inspiration behind Kim and Kanye's new baby name
NBC News · 7h ago · The proud grandmother explains why the name Psalm is "so perfect" for the newest member of her family.
Kris Jenner explains inspiration for 'Psalm West'
· CNN · 9h ago · There was some head-scratching with Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West naming baby No.4 "Psalm," but it all makes sense if you think about it.
George Clooney thought he broke his neck in 2018 motor vehicle crash
USA Today · 8h ago · “Split my helmet in half. It knocked me out of my shoes," George Clooney said giving details of the crash that happened in Italy.
George Clooney reveals he thought he'd die after motorcycle crash in Italy: 'OK well, that's my neck'
· Fox News · 9h ago · Actor George Clooney says he briefly thought he was going to die after his July motorcycle crash in Italy.
Four new women accuse Tony Robbins of sexual misconduct in BuzzFeed News investigation
USA Today · 8h ago · Self-help guru Tony Robbins is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct in a new report published Wednesday by BuzzFeed News.
BuzzFeed News issued cease-and-desist letter from woman in Tony Robbins scandal
· Fox News · 22h ago · BuzzFeed News has been accused of using illegal and unethical means to obtain some information used in its recent bombshell accusing self-help guru Tony Robbins of sexual wrongdoings, according to a cease-and-desistletter obtained by Fox News -- butBuzzFeed is standing by its reporting.
Wallenda Family Members Will Attempt Times Square Highwire Walk For ABC
Deadline Hollywood · 9h ago · Nik Wallenda and his sister, Lijana, seventh-generation members of the Wallenda family highwire act, will attempt a walk of approximately 1,300 feet long and 25 stories above street level across New York City’s iconic Times Square.
Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square
· ABC News · 9h ago · For his next trick daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York's Times Square _ without his feet touching the ground
'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' author Judith Kerr dies at 95
USA Today · 9h ago · Judith Kerr's story of the tea-drinking tiger has been shared by parents with young children since it was first published in 1968.
'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' author Judith Kerr dies at 95
· ABC News · 10h ago · HarperCollins chief executive Charlie Redmayne announced her death Thursday
Tiger Who Came To Tea author Judith Kerr dies
· BBC · 10h ago · Tributes flood in for the hugely popular children's author, who has died at the age of 95.
Busy Philipps stars in ACLU ad for #YouKnowMe abortion access campaign
Fox News · 9h ago · In the wake ofrevealing to “Busy Tonight” viewersthat she had had an abortion — and creating the #YouKnowMe hashtag on social media —Busy Philippsis teaming up with theACLUon a “You Know Me” ad campaign meant to rebut recent legislation in several states that restrict access to abortion.
ACLU, Busy Philipps Take on Abortion Bans With #YouKnowMe Ad Campaign
· Variety · 12h ago · In the wake of revealing to “Busy Tonight” viewers that she had had an abortion — and creating the #YouKnowMe hashtag on social media — Busy Philipps is teaming up with the ACLU on a “You Know Me” ad campaign meant to rebut recent legisla
Review: ‘The Name of the Rose’
Los Angeles Times · 10h ago · It may be a coincidence that a new television adaptation of Umberto Eco's 1980 medieval ecclesiastic detective novel "The Name of the Rose" begins the same week that HBO's "Game of Thrones" finished its business, just as it may be mere happenst
What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Name of the Rose’ and ‘Elementary’
· New York Times · 16h ago · John Turturro stars in a new adaptation of the Umberto Eco novel. And “Elementary” begins its final season on CBS.
Zombie Comedy ‘Zomboat!’ Sets Sail for ITV and Hulu
Variety · 12h ago · The zombie apocalypse is coming to the U.K. and will be seen on British and U.S. TV after ITV and Hulu greenlit “Zomboat!” The upcoming comedy will star Leah Brotherhead (“White Gold”), Hamza Jeetooa (“Doctor Who”), Ryan McKen (“White D
Hulu & ITV2 Set Sail On Zombie Apocalypse Comedy ‘Zomboat!’
· Deadline Hollywood · 12h ago · Hulu and ITV have partnered on a new zombie apocalypse comedy set on a canal board in Birmingham, England. The digital platform and youth skewing network ITV2 have ordered Zomboat!, a six-part comedy from ITV-owned Noho Film & Television, the company
'Star Wars' actor Adam Driver credits the military for acting success: ‘It gives you a lot of confidence'
Fox News · 12h ago · Adam Driver credits the military for his rise to stardom in Hollywood.
Adam Driver credits the military for the courage to act
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · Adam Driver, who is Tony nominated for his work in “Burn This,” credits his military service with providing him with enough courage to become an actor. Driver joined the Marines shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks. (May 22)
Adam Driver credits the military for the courage to act
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · While his roles are diverse, the foundation for Adam Driver's success centers on his military service
Ayesha Curry shuts down commenter who body-shamed her 10-month-old son: ‘Excuse you?’
Fox News · 14h ago · Ayesha Curry appeared good-natured when questioned about her weight on a Tuesday Instagram post, but drew the line when the comments began body-shaming her 10-month-old son.
Ayesha Curry slams body-shamer who suggested putting her 10-month-old son on a diet
· USA Today · 19h ago · Ayesha Curry candish out criticismjust as well as she can takeit, but she's drawing the line on any negative comments directed towardher children.
Writers Guild agrees to resume talks with talent agencies
Los Angeles Times · 16h ago · In a sign of a possible detente in a bitter conflict, the Writers Guild of America has agreed to resume talks with talent agencies following a stalemate that has lasted more than a month.
Writers Guild Agrees to Resume Meetings With Talent Agencies
· Variety · 18h ago · The Writers Guild of America has agreed to resume negotiations with Hollywood’s talent agents, six weeks after talks between the two sides cratered. WGA West President David A.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Will Show “Touching” Carrie Fisher Moments, J.J. Abrams Says
Deadline Hollywood · 19h ago · Director J.J. Abrams is out and talking about his new Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, and one big reveal is that the new film will feature a significant appearance by Carrie Fisher, who died in December 2016.
Billie Lourd and late mom Carrie Fisher will reunite in 'Rise of Skywalker'
· Fox News · 21h ago · Billie Lourd and her late mother, "Star Wars" icon Carrie Fisher, are going to reunite in the movie's upcoming finalinstallment.
J.J. Abrams reveals how Carrie Fisher is incorporated in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'
· CNN · 23h ago · Disney knew it wouldn't recast Princess Leia in the new movie "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." And a digital version of the late Carrie Fisher wouldn't do her or the character justice. But the director found another option.
Film News Roundup: ‘Super Pets’ Movie Moves Back a Year, Avoiding ‘John Wick 4’
Variety · 20h ago · In today’s film news roundup, “Super Pets” has moved back to 2022, “Into the Ashes” gets bought and veteran executive David Gale has a new gig.
Warner Bros’ ‘DC Super Pets’ Animated Movie Moves To 2022
· Deadline Hollywood · 21h ago · Warner Bros has pushed back the release of DC Super Pets, its animated film based on the kids cartoon franchise. The studio said the pic, previously due to hit theaters in May 2021, will now open a year later, on May 22, 2022.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio Talk Tarantino, Stardom and What Might Have Been
New York Times · 21h ago · At the Cannes Film Festival, they reminisced about what it’s like being alone in Hollywood and working with the director on their new movie, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.”
Fashion Watch: Old-school 'Hollywood' glamour
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · The stars of Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" - Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie - bring high wattage glamour to the Cannes red carpet. (May 22)
Sir Elton John's best movie moments
BBC · 22h ago · As Rocketman is released in UK cinemas we give a brief history of Sir Elton on the big screen.
Elton John: Taron Egerton is 'wonderful'
· USA Today · May 22, 2019 · At the London premiere of "Rocketman," Elton John and star Taron Egerton talk about their friendship and the film's long road to the big screen. (May 21)
Sports
Putintseva beats Friedsam after 3-hour match in Nuremberg
ABC News · 58m ago · Top-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan edged Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) in their Nuremberg Cup quarterfinal in the longest match of the season so far on Thursday
Putintseva beats Friedsam after 3-hour match in Nuremberg
· USA Today · 1h ago
Indianapolis 500 officials will offer measles vaccine at race
NBC News · 1h ago · IndyCar medical director said that a "very limited supply" of vaccines will be available to fans at the race.
Indianapolis 500 officials to offer measles vaccine at race
· ABC News · 4h ago · Some fans attending Sunday's Indianapolis 500 will be able to get measles vaccines at the track's infield medical center
Valls Puts ‘Identity’ at Center of Barcelona’s Mayor Race
· New York Times · 11h ago · France’s former premier wants to get elected Sunday in the Spanish city where he was born. Is he a carpetbagger, or a new kind of European politician?
Pirates slug 4 homers, beat Rockies 14-6
ABC News · 1h ago · Josh Bell, Bryan Reynolds and Starling Marte each homered in the seventh inning as the Pirates offense broke out to beat the Colorado Rockies 14-6 on Thursday
Pirates slug 4 homers, beat Rockies 14-6
· USA Today · 1h ago
Maryland physicians to be employed outside athletics
ABC News · 1h ago · The University of Maryland will have medical staff tending to the school's sports teams employed outside of the athletics department
Maryland physicians to be employed outside athletics
· USA Today · 1h ago
Schedule of WNBA season openers this weekend
Los Angeles Times · 2h ago · The WNBA opens its 23rd season on Friday night with a pair of games. The Los Angels Sparks close out the season-opening weekend on Sunday in Las Vegas.
A wide open title race, Liz Cambage in Las Vegas and more: 19 reasons to be excited about the 2019 WNBA season
· CBS News · 5h ago · The season tips off on Friday night with a doubleheader featuring the Wings vs. the Dream and the Fever vs. the Liberty
Nadal opens bid for 12th French Open title against qualifier
ABC News · 2h ago · Rafael Nadal will start his campaign for a record-extending 12th title at the French Open against a qualifier
Spoiler alert: Is Dominic Thiem ready to finally win the French Open?
· ESPN · 5h ago · The focus is on the Big Three, but last year's French Open runner-up is primed for his big breakthrough at Roland Garros.
Gómez HR sinks Nats after Martinez ejection, Mets sweep
ABC News · 2h ago · Carlos Gómez hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, helping the New York Mets overcome a rally started by Washington manager Dave Martinez's heated ejection to beat the Nationals 6-4 and cap off a four-game sweep
Mets Wait Out Max Scherzer and Rally Against the Nationals’ Bullpen
· New York Times · 17h ago · Juan Lagares hit a go-ahead, three-run double off Washington closer Sean Doolittle, and Rajai Davis capped the six-run eighth inning with a three-run homer in his first at-bat for the Mets.
Davis speeds to NY as Mets stun Nationals in 8th for 6-1 win
· USA Today · 17h ago · Juan Lagares hit a go-ahead, three-run double off Washington closer Sean Doolittle, Rajai Davis capped the six-run eighth inning with a three-run homer in his first at-bat for the Mets and New York rallied to beat the Nationals 6-1
Agent Scott Boras criticizes MLB as amateur prospect Carter Stewart skips draft for Japan
USA Today · 4h ago · Agent Scott Boras says MLB was a detriment to Carter Stewart's situation, so the pitcher will skip the amateur draft and sign long-term deal in Japan.
Scott Boras says Carter Stewart's decision to pick Japan contract over MLB Draft 'will have a great impact on baseball'
· CBS News · 5h ago · The 2018 Braves first-rounder recently agreed to a six-year contract in Japan
Carter Stewart, 19, Chooses Japan Over the M.L.B. Draft
· New York Times · 20h ago · Stewart, who was drafted by the Braves last year but did not sign, has chosen to start his career abroad, which would allow him to become a major league free agent more quickly.
Fab Five could reunite thanks to Michigan's hiring of Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose says
Fox News · 5h ago · Michigan hiring Juwan Howard to be its next men’s basketball coach could end the feud between members of the iconic Fab Five team, Jalen Rose said Thursday.
Rose: Howard hiring heals Fab Five wounds
· ESPN · 7h ago · Former Fab Five member and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose said that the hiring of Juwan Howard at Michigan resolves ongoing tensions between the former teammates and with the school.
NCAA Division III school being booted from conference over athletic dominance
Fox News · 6h ago · An NCAA Division III powerhouse is set to be booted from the conference they helped found with six other schools in 1920 for being too successful in athletics.
Division III school 'involuntarily removed' from conference because it won too much
· USA Today · 9h ago · The University of St. Thomas is being kicked out of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference because of "athletic competitive parity."
St. Thomas wins too much, kicked out of MIAC
· ESPN · May 22, 2019 · St. Thomas was involuntarily removed from the MIAC because its dominance had upset the competitive balance in the league.
Division III football powerhouse 'involuntarily removed' from conference for simply being too good
· CBS News · May 22, 2019
Monaco Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two in practice
BBC · 7h ago · Lewis Hamilton edges Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes dominate second practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton fastest for Mercedes in 1st practice for Monaco GP
· USA Today · 10h ago · Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix
Chicago White Sox turn triple play, hit grand slam in same game
Fox News · 7h ago · The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday turned the first triple play of the 2019 season.
Jiménez hits 2 HR, White Sox turn triple play to beat Astros
· ABC News · 16h ago · Eloy Jiménez homered twice and the Chicago White Sox turned the first triple play in the majors this season during a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros
WATCH: White Sox turn first triple play of the 2019 season
· CBS News · 20h ago · The triple play marked the 34th in franchise history
Jiménez hits 2 HR, White Sox turn triple play to beat Astros
· USA Today · 17h ago
Mississippi State walks off LSU in record-setting game in SEC Tournament
USA Today · 8h ago · Mississippi State beat LSU in longest SEC Tournament baseball game -- in six hours and 43 minutes.
Mississippi State outlasts LSU 6-5 in 17 innings at 3 am
· ABC News · 13h ago · Gunner Halter hit a run-scoring single in the bottom of the 17th inning and Mississippi State beat LSU 6-5 just after 3 a.m. CDT to end the longest game by time in Southeastern Conference Tournament history at 6 hours, 43 minutes.
Drake's sideline antics draw ire of Milwaukee Bucks coach, rapper responds to criticism
Fox News · 8h ago · Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was less than enthused about Drake’s antics on the sidelines during the team’s Eastern Conference Finals game against the Toronto Raptors.
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer blasts Drake during conference call
· CBS News · 21h ago · The Bucks head coach has an issue with Drake's antics during games
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer isn't a fan of Drake's NBA playoff sideline antics
· USA Today · 21h ago · Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer was asked about Drake's sideline behavior during the Eastern Conference finals. Budenholzer is not a fan.
Budenholzer miffed by Drake antics; rapper replies
· ESPN · May 22, 2019
Olympic officials reassure sports federations about cuts
ABC News · 8h ago · An Olympic official has made a guarantee that should please the heads of world sports federations that are concerned that Tokyo Games organizers might be cutting things they see as "decoration" but federations view as "essential"
Olympic officials reassure sports federations about cuts
· USA Today · 8h ago
PSG boss Al-Khelaifi charged with athletics corruption
BBC · 10h ago · A French judge is investigating Qatar's bid to host the world athletics championships.
PSG president targeted by French corruption probe
· ABC News · 10h ago · A French judicial official says Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been placed under investigation for suspected corruption
BeIN Media Group CEO Charged in Corruption Probe in France
· Bloomberg · May 22, 2019
NFL Draft headed to Cleveland in 2021, Kansas City in 2023
Fox News · 11h ago · The NFL's draft road show is headed to Cleveland and Kansas City.
NFL draft headed to Cleveland in 2021, KC in '23
· ESPN · May 22, 2019 · The NFL draft is heading to Cleveland in 2021 and Kansas City in 2023. A site for 2022 has been delayed because about 20 cities are interested in hosting that year.
NFL draft headed to Cleveland in 2021, Kansas City in 2023
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · The NFL's draft road show is headed to Cleveland and Kansas City. To celebrate the Browns' 75th anniversary, the 2021 draft will be held in Cleveland
Michigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coach
Fox News · 11h ago · Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan.
Michigan Hires Juwan Howard as Basketball Coach
· New York Times · 19h ago · Howard was officially hired by his alma mater on Wednesday, accepting a five-year deal starting at $2 million annually.
Sources: Howard in talks to be Michigan coach
· ESPN · May 22, 2019 · Juwan Howard is in talks with Michigan to become the next head coach at his alma mater, sources told ESPN.
Duke wins a thriller for 7th NCAA women's golf title
Fox News · 11h ago · Trailing in four of five matches on the back nine, Duke knew there was plenty of time in what became the longest day in the NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
Duke wins a thriller for 7th NCAA women's golf title
· USA Today · 20h ago · Duke wins a thriller as Miranda Wang wins the last of 3 matches that go overtime
Duke wins thriller to reach NCAA final against Wake Forest
· ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Duke wins a thriller and faces Wake Forest in NCAA women's championship match
Seeking more respect, superstar Hegerberg out of World Cup
Fox News · 11h ago · With a no-nonsense look etched on her face, Ada Hegerberg stares straight into the camera and says: "Now it's time for action."
Seeking more respect, superstar Hegerberg out of World Cup
· ABC News · 15h ago · Ada Hegerberg is the best player in women's soccer but she will not be at the Women's World Cup
Seeking more respect, superstar Hegerberg out of World Cup
· USA Today · 15h ago
LEADING OFF: Cano exits after grounder, JD Martinez out
USA Today · 15h ago · LEADING OFF: Cano exits after running out grounder, JD Martinez ailing, Nola pitching better
LEADING OFF: Cano exits after grounder, JD Martinez out
· ABC News · 21h ago
WNBA's new season ready to tip off
ABC News · 15h ago · It's been a busy offseason for the WNBA with big names changing places, a new commissioner and sadly a few injuries to some of the games' greatest players
WNBA's new season ready to tip off
· USA Today · 15h ago
FRENCH OPEN '19: How much do you know about the Paris Slam?
ABC News · 15h ago · FRENCH OPEN '19: See how much you know about the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament by taking this AP quiz
FRENCH OPEN '19: How much do you know about the Paris Slam?
· USA Today · 15h ago
Faces of concussions: NHL's head-on battle with an epidemic
ABC News · 15h ago · Faces of concussions: Carcillo, Lindros and NHL's head-on battle with an epidemic hockey is still confronting
Faces of concussions: NHL's head-on battle with an epidemic
· USA Today · 15h ago
Hamels gets a no-decision against Phillies, Cubs win 8-4
ABC News · 16h ago · Cole Hamels struggled in his first start against his original team, Albert Almora Jr. hit his first career grand-slam and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early three-run deficit with three homers, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night
Hamels no decision against old club, Cubs top Phillies 8-4
· USA Today · 17h ago
Swanson, Freeman go back-to-back as Braves beat Giants 9-2
ABC News · 16h ago · Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, when Atlanta scored six unearned runs after San Francisco botched a double play, and the surging Braves beat the Giants 9-2
Swanson, Freeman go back-to-back as Braves beat Giants 9-2
· USA Today · 16h ago
Mets call-up Rajai Davis arrives late via Uber, gets lost in stadium, then hits home run
USA Today · 17h ago · Rajai Davis had himself quite the Wednesday. It started with him getting ready for a minor-league game and ended with hitting a home run for the Mets.
MLB veteran Rajai Davis helps Mets win after 2-hour Uber ride to ballpark
· Fox News · 17h ago · It was quite a night for Rajai Davis of the New York Mets: It started with batting practice in Pennsylvania and ended with him smacking a three-run home run in New York to cap a Mets victory.
Mets' Rajai Davis homers in first at-bat following crazy day that included two-hour Uber ride from Pennsylvania to New York
· CBS News · 17h ago · Davis didn't reach the Mets dugout until the game was halfway over
Mets second baseman Robinson Canó strains left quadriceps
ABC News · 17h ago · Criticized for not running hard, Mets second baseman Robinson Canó strained his left quadriceps hustling up the first base line
Mets' Robinson Cano suffers apparent injury running out grounder days after being criticized for not hustling
· CBS News · 21h ago · Cano left the Mets game against the Nationals after pulling up lame
Mets second baseman Robinson Canó strains left quadriceps
· USA Today · 17h ago
Devers HRs for 3rd straight game, Boston tops Jays 6-5 in 13
ABC News · 17h ago · Devers joins exclusive club of young Red Sox sluggers by homers for 3rd straight game, Chavis hits tiebreaking blast in 13th, Red Sox beat Jays 6-5
Devers HRs for 3rd straight game, Boston tops Jays 6-5 in 13
· USA Today · 17h ago
Yankees Blast 5 More Homers Against the Orioles
New York Times · 17h ago · Gleyber Torres hit two of the Yankees’ five home runs, and the team survived a shaky outing from C.C. Sabathia in a victory over Baltimore.
Orioles announcer Gary Thorne wasn't happy after Yankees' Gleyber Torres hit more homers
· USA Today · 17h ago · New York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres' home run binge against the Baltimore Orioles made team announcer Gary Thorne quite unhappy.
Torres hits 2 of Yankees' 5 HRs in 7-5 win over Orioles
· ABC News · 18h ago · Gleyber Torres hit two of New York's five home runs off Baltimore's beleaguered pitching staff, and the New York Yankees survived a shaky outing from CC Sabathia in a 7-5 victory over the Orioles
Yanks' Torres ups season HR total vs. O's to 10
ESPN · 17h ago · Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres hit two home runs against the Orioles on Wednesday, bringing his season total against Baltimore to 10.
Yankees' Gleyber Torres records fourth multi-homer game against the Orioles this season
· CBS News · 20h ago · Torres has homered 12 times this season, 10 of those versus Baltimore
Bell's splash HR not enough; Rockies cruise past Pirates 9-3
ABC News · 17h ago · Josh Bell reached the Allegheny River on the fly for the second time in two weeks, the only notable blemish for the Colorado Rockies in a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates
Bell's splash HR not enough; Rockies cruise past Pirates 9-3
· USA Today · 17h ago
Kiermaier, Garcia lead Rays to 8-1 win over Dodgers
ABC News · 17h ago · Avisail Garcia and Kevin Kiermaier each hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to power the Tampa Bay Rays past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1
Watch Alex Verdugo throw out Kevin Kiermaier at third
· Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2019 · Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier thought he had a good chance of turning a double into a triple Tuesday night when his hard-hit ball skipped past Dodgers center fielder Alex Verdugo and off the wall.
Kiermaier, Garcia lead Rays to 8-1 win over Dodgers
· USA Today · 17h ago
Gobert, George, Giannis headline NBA All-Defensive teams
ABC News · 21h ago · Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team
2018-19 NBA All-Defensive Team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George headline first team
· CBS News · 22h ago · Rudy Gobert, Marcus Smart and Eric Bledsoe round out the first team
Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs headline 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame class
CBS News · 22h ago · Bobby Labonte, Buddy Baker and Waddell Wilson round out the group of five
Stewart, Gibbs, Labonte elected to NASCAR Hall of Fame
· ABC News · 23h ago · Tony Stewart headlines a Joe Gibbs racing trio elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Opinion: Tony Stewart's first ballot selection to NASCAR Hall of Fame a no-brainer
· USA Today · 23h ago · Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart is joined in the class of 2020 by Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Buddy Baker and Waddell Wilson.
Howard returns to Michigan as new hoops coach
ESPN · 22h ago · Michigan has found its replacement for John Beilein, agreeing to a five-year deal with former Wolverines star Juwan Howard.
Michigan hires former Fab Five player Juwan Howard to be the next coach of the Wolverines
· CBS News · 22h ago · Michigan has reached back in its proud history to lead its future in basketball
Michigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coach
· ABC News · 23h ago · Michigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coach on five-year deal
Michigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coach
· USA Today · 23h ago
Lauer throws 7 impressive innings, Padres beat D'backs 5-2
ABC News · 22h ago · Left-hander Eric Lauer pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in seven starts and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2
Lauer throws 7 impressive innings, Padres beat D'backs 5-2
· USA Today · 22h ago
Bizarre double play helps Grandal, Brewers outlast Reds 11-9
ABC News · 23h ago · Yasmani Grandal homered during a big rally, then started a bizarre double play on a pitch that got past him and bounced to the backstop, helping the Milwaukee Brewers outlast the Cincinnati Reds 11-9
Bizarre double play helps Grandal, Brewers outlast Reds 11-9
· USA Today · 23h ago
World
Netherlands wants tribunal to try some Islamic State members
Washington Post · 1h ago · The Netherlands is calling for the establishment of a tribunal to prosecute members of the Islamic State extremist group responsible for “mass atrocity crimes”
Netherlands wants tribunal to try some Islamic State members
· ABC News · 2h ago · The Netherlands is calling for the establishment of a tribunal to prosecute members of the Islamic State extremist group responsible for "mass atrocity crimes"
Netherlands wants tribunal to try some Islamic State members
· Fox News · 3h ago
Exit poll for the Dutch shows fractured European Parliament vote: Labor gets 5 seats, populists get 4 out of 26 total
Washington Post · 2h ago · Exit poll for the Dutch shows fractured European Parliament vote: Labor gets 5 seats, populists get 4 out of 26 total
Exit poll for the Dutch shows fractured European Parliament vote: Labor gets 5 seats, populists get 4 out of 26 total
· ABC News · 2h ago
French far-right tops poll, EU vote turns into Le Pen/Macron duel
Reuters · 2h ago · Support in France has risen for both Marine Le Pen's far-right party and President Emmanuel Macron's candidates three days before voting in the European parliament elections, an opinion poll showed.
Macron woos green vote in European elections
· Fox News · 11h ago · The Latest on the European Parliament elections (all times local): 12 noon French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to prove that he's really a green-friendly guy.
Holocaust victims laid to rest after mass grave found
CBS News · 3h ago · The mass grave was discovered by construction workers in Belarus earlier this year
Belarus reburies over 1,200 Jews unearthed in Nazi-era mass grave
· Reuters · 8h ago · Belarus on Wednesday buried more than 1,200 Jewish Holocaust victims whose remains were unearthed this year after builders stumbled across a Nazi-era mass grave beneath a construction site in a residential area.
More Than 1,000 Holocaust Victims Are Buried In Belarus After Mass Grave Discovered
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · The remains emerged at a construction site in January. "I think it's very late, but better late than never," said Marcel Drimer, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.
Cuba to renovate site known for hosting rally against US
ABC News · 3h ago · The Cuban government says it is renovating the Anti-Imperialist Tribune, a massive stage that was known for being an iconic site of its ideological battle with the United States.
Cuba to renovate site known for hosting rally against US
· Fox News · 3h ago · The Cuban government says it is renovating one of the iconic sites of its ideological battle with the United States.
Central African Republic massacres leave more than 50 dead
Washington Post · 3h ago · More than 50 people were reportedly killed in an attack by a militia on several villages in the Central African Republic’s volatile northwest near the border with Chad, the United Nations said Thursday.
Central African Republic massacres leave more than 30 dead
· ABC News · 10h ago · Authorities say more than 30 people are dead after a militia attacked several villages in Central African Republic
Central African Republic massacres leave more than 30 dead
· Fox News · 10h ago
Italy's Catholic bishops 'morally obliged' to report abuse
ABC News · 3h ago · Italy's Catholic bishops now 'morally obliged' to report clergy sex abuse
Italy's Catholic bishops 'morally obliged' to report abuse
· Fox News · 5h ago · The Italian Catholic Church hierarchy says it has approved guidelines establishing a "moral obligation" to report cases of clergy sex abuse to police.
India election 2019: Narendra Modi thanks voters for 'historic mandate'
BBC · 4h ago · The prime minister hails his party's commanding success at the polls as "a victory for India".
India's Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
· ABC News · 11h ago · India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu nationalist party has declared victory in parliamentary elections, has carefully cultivated his image as a pious man of the people
India's Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power
· Fox News · 11h ago · The man in the saffron robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, back to the wall of a cave framed by the Himalayas.
Malawi's president in the lead for re-election
ABC News · 4h ago · Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has taken a lead in the election with more than 75 percent of votes counted from the Tuesday poll
President Mutharika takes lead in Malawi election with 75% of votes counted
· Reuters · 9h ago · Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has so far taken 40.44% of votes cast in the May 21 presidential election, with 75% of the vote counted, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday.
Malawi's president in the lead for re-election
· Fox News · 4h ago
North Macedonia lawmaker resigns over taped conversation
ABC News · 4h ago · North Macedonia lawmaker resigns over illegally taped conversation about cannabis oil
North Macedonia lawmaker resigns over taped conversation
· Fox News · 4h ago · A lawmaker in North Macedonia is resigning after an illegally taped phone conversation in which he appeared to be ordering cannabis oil from a private dealer was posted on social media.
Wildfires sweep across Israel as heatwave grips region
ABC News · 5h ago · Israeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave
Wildfires sweep across Israel as heatwave grips region
· Fox News · 7h ago
EU elections primer: How they work, what could happen
ABC News · 6h ago · Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries head to the polls May 23-26 to choose their representatives at the European Parliament for the next five years
EU elections primer: How they work, what could happen
· Fox News · 6h ago · European voters started heading to the polls Thursday to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years.
Car bomb kills 2 in western Iraqi village near Syrian border
ABC News · 6h ago · Iraqi security official says a car bomb has exploded in a western village near the Syrian border, killing two people and wounding two others
Car bomb kills 2 in western Iraqi village near Syrian border
· Fox News · 6h ago
Chimpanzees eat tortoises after smashing them open on tree trunks
New Scientist · 7h ago · A group of chimpanzees in Gabon has figured out how to eat tortoises by cracking open their shells against tree trunks — further evidence of the apes’ ingenuity
Chimpanzees spotted cracking open tortoises for meat
· Washington Post · 7h ago · Scientists say they have observed wild chimpanzees tucking into an unusual snack: tortoises, whose hard shells they cracked against tree trunks before scooping out the meat
Wild chimpanzees eat tortoises after cracking them open against tree trunks
· Science Daily · 8h ago · Researchers have observed wild chimpanzees in the Loango National Park, Gabon, eating tortoises. They describe the first observations of this potentially cultural behavior where chimpanzees hit tortoises against tree trunks until the tortoises' shells break open and then feed on the meat.
Make antivenom more available for snake bites, WHO urges
NBC News · 7h ago · The WHO is publishing its first-ever snake bite strategy, aiming to halve the number of people killed and disabled by snakes by 2030.
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
· Reuters · 11h ago · The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost efforts to contain a 10-month epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 1,200 people.
UN health agency issues 1st strategy to address snake bites
· ABC News · 12h ago · The World Health Organization is publishing its first-ever global strategy to tackle the problem of snake bites, aiming to halve the number of people killed and disabled by snakes by 2030
Thai court blocks anti-junta politician from joining House
Washington Post · 8h ago · A Thai court has blocked the leader of a new anti-junta political party from taking his seat in Parliament while it determines whether he violated election rules
British Prime Minister Theresa May could reportedly resign within days
CNBC · 15h ago · British Prime Minister Theresa May could announce her resignation in the next few days, according to U.K. media reports.
Members Of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Party Join Calls For Her To Resign
· NPR · May 22, 2019 · The leader of Britain's House of Commons has quit — the latest sign of growing pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to step down amid deep dissatisfaction with her handling of Brexit.
Theresa May hunkers down as premiership enters its end stage
· Washington Post · 8h ago · British Prime Minister Theresa May is hunkered down with close allies as she considers whether to give in to relentless pressure to resign, or fight on to save her Brexit plan and her premiership
Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive
Washington Post · 8h ago · In Greece, traditional campaigning methods make a comeback as impact of Europe’s fast-aging electorate is felt across the EU
Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive
· Fox News · 8h ago · As balloting for the European Parliament gets underway Thursday, voters over 55 are emerging as a powerful bloc on a rapidly aging continent where younger voters are staying away from the polls in growing numbers.
Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive
· ABC News · 8h ago
Egypt frees Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016
Fox News · 9h ago · An Egyptian court has ordered the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation.
Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news
· ABC News · 9h ago · Egyptian court orders release of Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, detained since 2016 for spreading false news
Indian opposition Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi concedes loss of his parliamentary seat in Modi's BJP election sweep
ABC News · 9h ago · Indian opposition Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi concedes loss of his parliamentary seat in Modi's BJP election sweep
India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliamentary seat in family bastion
· Reuters · 9h ago · Rahul Gandhi, the president of India's opposition Congress party, said he had lost his own parliament seat in a family borough in a northern state in the biggest upset of the election on Thursday.
Modi’s BJP Set for Another Parliamentary Majority in India
· Bloomberg · 13h ago
2 migrants die after found hiding in truck tank in Serbia
ABC News · 9h ago · 2 migrants die after found hiding in truck tank in Serbia; 2 others in serious condition
2 migrants die after found hiding in truck tank in Serbia
· Fox News · 10h ago · Serbian authorities say two migrants are dead and two others are in serious condition after hiding in a truck tank in a bid to reach Western Europe.
Russian court upholds guilty verdict for Jehovah's Witness
ABC News · 9h ago · Russian court upholds guilty verdict for Danish Jehovah's Witness, who faces 6 years in prison
Russian court upholds guilty verdict for Jehovah's Witness
· Fox News · 9h ago · A court in Russia has ruled that a Danish Jehovah's Witness must stay in prison for the next six years.
D-Day veteran committed to saving France's honor
USA Today · 10h ago · Among the tens of thousands of Allied soldiers who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, was a hardened group of elite French commandos who ensured that France had D-Day exploits to be proud of, too. (May 23)
‘War is ugly’: For French vet, D-Day’s lessons are timeless
· Washington Post · 15h ago · Among the tens of thousands of Allied soldiers who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, was a hardened group of elite French commandos who ensured that France had D-Day exploits to be proud of, too
'War is ugly': For French vet, D-Day's lessons are timeless
· Fox News · 15h ago · There were countless times on D-Day and in the fighting in Normandy that followed when Leon Gautier could have been killed or grievously wounded.
'War is ugly': For French vet, D-Day's lessons are timeless
· ABC News · 15h ago
Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army
ABC News · 10h ago · Sudanese protest leaders call for mass rally in Khartoum as talks with ruling military council deadlocked
Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army
· Fox News · 10h ago · Sudan's protest leaders are calling for mass rallies across the country amid deadlocked negotiations with the ruling military over its handover of power.
Sudanese protesters plan mass rally as talks stall with army
· Washington Post · 10h ago
Austria: 3 women found dead in Vienna apparently starved
Washington Post · 11h ago · Austrian police say that a woman and her two daughters who were found dead at their Vienna apartment earlier this week appear to have starved to death
Brexit not on EU's mind as bloc eyes future: Commission
Reuters · 11h ago · The European Union is focusing on positive agenda and "all the rest" in not on its mind, the spokesman for the bloc's executive said on Thursday when asked about Brexit.
Five things to know about Europe’s surprisingly dramatic parliamentary elections
· Washington Post · 11h ago · The results will affect the future of the European Union and the bloc’s dealings with the rest of the world.
Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks
ABC News · 11h ago · German envoy in Tehran to press Iran to continue to abide by the landmark nuclear deal despite US pullout, sanctions
Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks
· Fox News · 12h ago · A senior German diplomat is in Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from Washington.
Syria officials: Power station bombed by insurgents repaired
ABC News · 11h ago · Syrian officials: Power station close to rebels' last stronghold repaired after insurgents bombed it
Syria officials: Power station bombed by insurgents repaired
· Fox News · 11h ago · Syrian government officials say a power station close to the rebels' last stronghold in the country's northwest has been repaired after insurgents bombed the facility the night before, kicking it off line.
EU high court rejects compensation bid on Greek bond losses
ABC News · 11h ago · An EU high court has rejected a bid for compensation from the European Central Bank by some private owners of Greek bonds clobbered at the height of the country's debt crisis seven years ago
EU high court rejects compensation bid on Greek bond losses
· Fox News · 11h ago · An EU high court has rejected a bid for compensation from the European Central Bank by some private owners of Greek bonds who suffered losses at the height of Greece's debt crisis seven years ago.
What’s at stake as Argentina’s Fernández goes on trial
Financial Times · 11h ago · How legal cases against ex-president could complicate her bid for a political comeback
AP Explains: Corruption trial against Argentina’s Fernández
· Washington Post · 17h ago · AP Explains: Corruption trial against former Argentine President Cristina Fernández as she seeks to return to power
AP Explains: Corruption trial against Argentina's Fernández
· Fox News · 17h ago · Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández was in court this week for the first in a string of trials charging her with corruption.
Animal rights activists score win at Barcelona zoo
ABC News · 12h ago · Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the breeding of zoo animals unless they are destined to be reintroduced into the wild
Animal rights activists score win at Barcelona zoo
· Fox News · 12h ago · Animal rights activists in Barcelona are celebrating a victory after the Spanish city ordered its municipal zoo to restrict the reproduction of captive animals unless their young are destined to be reintroduced into the wild.
Modi Lead Signals Single-Party Majority in India’s Vote Count
Bloomberg · 15h ago
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has commanding lead as votes counted
· USA Today · 12h ago · The final tally was expected by Thursday evening at the earliest.
India PM Modi's party set to win thumping majority in election
· Reuters · 13h ago · Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was set for a historic victory as India on Thursday counted hundreds of millions of votes from its general election.
2 US warships sail through Taiwan Strait, draw China protest
Fox News · 12h ago · Taiwan's defense ministry says two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the latest apparent move by Washington to challenge China's claims in the region.
Taiwan says 2 US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
· Washington Post · 17h ago · Taiwan’s defense ministry says two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the latest apparent move by Washington to challenge China’s claims
Taiwan says 2 US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
· ABC News · 17h ago · Taiwan's defense ministry says two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in the latest apparent move by Washington to challenge China's claims
Hunger-striking Greek extremist wins new hope of jail leave
ABC News · 12h ago · A lawyer for a Greek far-left extremist jailed for 11 murders says Greece's supreme court has ordered lower judges to reconsider his request for new temporary leave from prison, which had earlier been rejected
Hunger-striking Greek extremist wins new hope of jail leave
· Fox News · 12h ago
Italian hostage freed after 3 years in Syria returns home
ABC News · 13h ago · Italy's defense minister says an Italian who had been held hostage in Syria for three years has been released and returned to Italy
Italian man set free after almost three years captivity in Syria
· Reuters · May 22, 2019 · An Italian man held hostage in Syria for almost three years has been freed, the Italian prime minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Italian hostage freed after 3 years in Syria returns home
· Fox News · 13h ago
Pakistan says it has test-fired nuclear-capable missile
ABC News · 13h ago · Pakistani military says it's test-fired long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warhead
Pakistan says it has test-fired nuclear-capable missile
· Fox News · 13h ago · Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Amid calls for Theresa May to resign, her party is expected to flounder in European elections
Washington Post · 14h ago · If the polls are correct, arch-euroskeptic Nigel Farage’s newly-formed Brexit Party is on course to blow the competition out of the water.
Nigel Farage blasted by rivals as they face thrashing from Brexit Party at European elections
· Fox News · 21h ago · Desperate Tory and Labour chiefs attacked Nigel Farage in a last-ditch bid to stop him trouncing them at the euro elections, as the nation goes to the polls tomorrow.
Dutch polls open, setting in motion 4 days of voting in European Union member states to elect the bloc’s parliament.
Washington Post · 16h ago · Dutch polls open, setting in motion 4 days of voting in European Union member states to elect the bloc’s parliament.
Dutch polls open, kicking off 4 days of European elections
· Fox News · 16h ago · Dutch polls have opened in elections for the European Parliament, starting four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc that pits supporters of deeper integration against populist Euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments.
Dutch polls open, setting in motion 4 days of voting in European Union member states to elect the bloc's parliament.
· ABC News · 16h ago
Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court
Washington Post · 17h ago · The defeated candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election is expected to file a court challenge as calm returned to the capital following a spasm of apparently orchestrated violence
Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court
· Fox News · 17h ago · The defeated candidate in Indonesia's presidential election is expected to file a court challenge to the result as calm returned to the capital Jakarta following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.
Indonesian protesters, police clash in second night of post-election unrest
· Reuters · 21h ago · A clash between Indonesian security forces and protesters angry over the result of last month's presidential election raged for a second night on Wednesday, turning central Jakarta into a battlefield of tear gas, rubber bullets, rocks and firecrackers.
6 Brazilian tourists die of carbon monoxide in Chile
ABC News · 20h ago · Chilean authorities say six Brazilian tourists died of carbon monoxide poisoning while staying in an old apartment in central Santiago
6 Brazilian tourists die of carbon monoxide in Chile
· Washington Post · 21h ago
Dutch prime minister, populist leader clash in Europe debate
ABC News · 22h ago · The Dutch prime minister has clashed with the leader of a right-wing populist party over immigration and whether the Netherlands should remain in the European Union in a debate on the eve of European Parliament elections
New UK PM may be needed to deliver Brexit: Northern Irish DUP's Dodds
· Reuters · May 21, 2019 · The deputy leader of the Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government said on Tuesday he thought Brexit would be delivered, but that it might require a new prime minister to do so.
UN: ex-German president resigned UN job for health reasons
Washington Post · 23h ago · The U.N. says former German president Horst Kohler has resigned from his role as the secretary-general’s personal envoy for the disputed Western Sahara for health reasons
UN: ex-German president resigned UN job for health reasons
· Fox News · 23h ago · The U.N. says former German President Horst Kohler has resigned from his role as the secretary-general's personal envoy for the disputed Western Sahara for health reasons.
UN: ex-German president resigned UN job for health reasons
· ABC News · 23h ago
Brazil's Natura announces purchase of Avon Products
ABC News · 23h ago · The Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura has announced that it is buying Avon Products in an all-stock deal
Brazil’s Natura confirms $2bn deal to buy Avon
· Financial Times · 23h ago · Direct-selling pioneer stumbled as social media disrupted cosmetics industry
Brazil’s Natura announces purchase of Avon Products
· Washington Post · 23h ago
Brazil: Man who killed 3 at Baptist church was 'incoherent'
ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Brazilian authorities say a man was disoriented and speaking "incoherent phrases" when he shot three people to death at a Baptist church, before being seriously wounded by military police
Brazilian fatally stabs girlfriend, shoots 3 dead at church
· Washington Post · May 21, 2019 · Authorities in Brazil say a man knifed his girlfriend to death in her home then went to a Baptist church and opened fire with a pistol, killing three more people
Brazil: Man who killed 3 at Baptist church was 'incoherent'
· Fox News · May 22, 2019
Nicaragua warns banks of sanctions if they join strike
ABC News · May 22, 2019 · Nicaragua's finance minister has warned banks that the government will sanction those that participate in a general strike scheduled for Thursday to pressure for the freeing of political prisoners
Nicaragua warns banks of sanctions if they join strike
· Fox News · May 22, 2019 · Nicaragua's finance minister warned banks Wednesday that the government will sanction those that participate in a general strike scheduled for Thursday to pressure for the freeing of political prisoners.
Science
To Fight Deadly Candida Auris, New York State Proposes New Tactics
New York Times · 1h ago · The state health department calls on hospitals to do more to fight Candida auris, a mystery germ spreading the globe.
Australia Has Several New Dragon Lizard Species—And One May Already Be Extinct
Smithsonian · 2h ago · A new study shows the endangered grassland earless dragon is actually four separate reptile species—and one hasn't been seen since 1969
Ortolans, Songbirds Enjoyed as French Delicacy, Are Being Eaten Into Extinction
Smithsonian · 2h ago · Hunters illegally catch some 30,000 of the 300,000 ortolans that pass through southwestern France every migration season
The tiniest fish are the most important for healthy coral reefs
New Scientist · 2h ago · It turns out that tiny fish are crucial to supporting larger animals on and around a healthy coral reef
Women are less likely than men to be diagnosed with minor stroke
Science Daily · 3h ago · A new study find women experiencing a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) are less likely to be diagnosed with a stroke compared to men -- even though they describe similar symptoms in emergency departments.
Dissolving protein traffic jam at the entrance of mitochondria
Science Daily · 3h ago · Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism that ensures obstacle-free protein traffic into the powerhouse of the cell.
Seeing Red in the Fossil Record
New York Times · 3h ago · A discovery in a fossilized mouse could help scientists work out the true colors of dinosaurs and other creatures from prehistory.
The healing power of fish skin for a dog named Stella
Science Daily · 3h ago · Veterinarians used a creative approach to treat the burns of Stella, a 1-year-old Rottweiler puppy, who escaped a house fire. Smoke inhalation prohibited Stella from being sedated for skin grafts, so the team used cod fish skins to help heal Stella's burns.
Climate change may make the Arctic tundra a drier landscape
Science Daily · 3h ago · With climate change, the Arctic tundra is likely to become drier. Lakes may shrink in size and smaller lakes may even disappear according to a new study.
Function of liver cancer genes in mini-organs
Science Daily · 3h ago · Researchers have developed a human model in which they use organoids, or mini organs, to study the function of specific genes that are mutated in liver cancer.
Health
GOP, Democrats team up to address surprise medical bills
ABC News · 59m ago · Senior senators from both parties release draft legislation to address 'surprise medical bills'
'Smart' hearing aids would identify speakers in crowded room
Reuters · 2h ago · - People wearing hearing aids often struggle to differentiate between speakers in a crowded environment, but a small experiment suggests that brain-controlled assistive hearing devices would be able to detect which voice the user is paying attention to, and enhance it.
My Miscarriage Cured My Fear of Childbirth
New York Times · 2h ago · It was a heartbreaking yet galvanizing preview of what the human body can endure — physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Woman claims tight-fitting underwire bras caused giant cyst, gaping 'hole'
Fox News · 2h ago · A woman claims wearing tight-fitting underwire bras led her to develop a cyst that, when removed, left a “hole” in her chest.
How to Pack a First Aid Kit for Extended International Travel
New York Times · 2h ago · We talked to travel health experts and our own 52 Places Travelers to learn what products and medicines should go in your first-aid kit.
Lens replacement because of cataracts may improve sleep
Reuters · 3h ago · - Seniors who get new lenses implanted during cataract surgery may not only see better but also experience better sleep, suggests a new study of how light entering the eye regulates the body's internal clock.
UnitedHealth: We’re Still Working On Closing DaVita Deal
Forbes · 4h ago · UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit is still working with regulators to close its acquisition of DaVita Medical Group, a purchase first announced in December of 2017.
Treadmill classes are calling: Bring on the sweat, rain or shine
Los Angeles Times · 4h ago · Los Angeles has has so many great places to run outdoors. So why are so many people paying to run indoors? That piece of gym equipment that everyone loves to hate is now at the center of one of the hottest boutique fitness trends: treadmill running classes.
GSK's shingles vaccine approved for use in China in adults aged 50 and above
Reuters · 4h ago · GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday its shingles vaccine had been approved for use in China in adults aged 50 and above.
US sanctions Argentina-based online pharmacy
ABC News · 5h ago · Trump administration is sanctioning Goldpharma, an Argentina-based online pharmacy
Books
Choosing Not to Cancel 'War and Peace'
New York Times · 58m ago · The writer and artist Anya Ulinich illustrates her life-long and changing relationship with Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece.
Picture Books About Babies’ Favorite Subject — Themselves
New York Times · 2h ago · Babies love to look at other babies. These adorable books give them plenty to stare at, laugh at and learn from.
DanceAfrica Celebrates Rwanda and a ‘Living Sense of Grace’
New York Times · 3h ago · The festival’s artistic director says his mission is to balance contemporary and tradition with a certain kind of artistic momentum.
The 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award winner
Amazon Book Review · 3h ago · Casey Plett wins the Amazon Canada First Novel award for Little Fish.
Two L.G.B.T.Q. Memoirs Sow the Seeds of Progress
New York Times · 3h ago · Jacob Tobia’s “Sissy” and Samantha Allen’s “Real Queer America” speak from outside the stereotypes of trans narratives.
New York Art Galleries: What to See Right Now
New York Times · 5h ago · Alex Israel goes to Hollywood; artists with disabilities talk back; Wendy Red Star’s parade riders merge past and present; and more.
Virgil Abloh Has Designs on High Culture
New York Times · 5h ago · He bridged the worlds of streetwear and high fashion. Can he conquer an art museum next?
The many reconfigurations of "Rabbits for Food"
Amazon Book Review · 5h ago · Binnie Kirshenbaum's latest follows a writer succumbing to crippling depression, who is then institutionalized. Hilarious, right?! Actually, it is. Here, Kirshenbaum describes her process for piecing a book together, including this acerbic literary treat.
Leonardo da Vinci drawings go on display at Buckingham Palace
Reuters · 6h ago · Leonardo da Vinci's thumbprint and preparatory sketches for some of his most famous works are going on display to the public at Buckingham Palace, in what is being billed as the biggest exhibition of the artist's work in more than 65 years.
'The Queen' Reveals The Story Of The Woman Who Became A Symbol Of Welfare Fraud
NPR · 7h ago · Linda Taylor rose to infamy during the 1970s, when prize-winning reporter George Bliss brought her criminal activity to light — and then-candidate Ronald Reagan turned her into the Welfare Queen.
Lifestyle
Uber Launches Submarine Rides to Great Barrier Reef
Bloomberg · 3h ago
Hail an Uber submarine, scUber, and have your driver take you to the Great Barrier Reef
· USA Today · 8h ago · Uber announced a ride-share submarine – aptly named scUber – for riders to explore Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef inside an underwater craft.
US close to banning swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins
ABC News · 6h ago · Federal officials in final review stages for rules to ban swimming or boating near Hawaiian spinner dolphins
U.S. Close to Banning Swimming With Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
· Bloomberg · 6h ago
General Mills Pushes Agencies With Pitch Terms, But Will Agencies Push Back?
Forbes · 2h ago · Traditional advertising agencies are getting it from every direction. But as General Mills is the latest to prove, the biggest pressure agencies are feeling is coming from clients in the form of pitches with ever-more-difficult terms attached.
Jenny Holzer, Richard Prince, Among Six Artists Curating 60 Years Of Radical, Risk-Taking Guggenheim
Forbes · 2h ago · First artist-curated exhibition ever mounted at the Guggenheim on view until Jan. 12 includes 300 works (88 never before on display), unearthed from storage and culled from the world-renowned collection by Jenny Holzer, Cai Guo-Qiang, Paul Chan, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince, and Carrie Mae Weems.
In Wine Country, Dogs Are Sniffing Out Threats to $325 Cabernet
Bloomberg · 3h ago
Serve These Trendy Batch Cocktails For Memorial Day 2019
Forbes · 3h ago · MDW, as PR people seem to have dubbed it, is the unofficial start to day-drinking season. Mix up a trendy pink drink with Singani 63, a crushable Pimm's Cup with artisanal gin, a classic rum swizzle or a bubbly cocktail-- any one of these will make you everyone's favorite party guest.
5 Things You Probably Don't Know About Coffee
Forbes · 5h ago · Sixty-three percent of American adults enjoy a cup of coffee every day, according to the National Coffee Association. Coffee has become more complex and more drinkers are demanding more transparency about their morning drink of choice.
Thirty Or Fewer Hours In San Francisco
Forbes · 5h ago · The Bijou has thoughtfully placed comfortable, rubber earplugs on the night table to ward off most evil spirits.
Indy 500 Champion Only Gets Recognized for ‘Dancing With Stars’
Bloomberg · 6h ago
As US Wine Sales Are Expected To Decline, One Wine Brand Defies The Trend
Forbes · 8h ago · While much of the US wine industry contends with lagging growth, Josh Cellars exhibits impressive gains year after year. While Josh’s success has wine industry insiders scratching their heads, one must take into account research showing that wine lovers crave an authentic story and connection.
Travel
Plans proceed to build new bus terminal in New York
ABC News · 1h ago · Plans to build a new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York are moving forward
Impeccable Italy: The Ostuni Art Resort in Puglia
Forbes · 2h ago · Puglia is one of those places where “the clock stops, the beat slows, and the senses awaken”…a place that seems to have always been there, “that the soul recognizes, even though the consciousness is barely aware of it.”
More Than One Million Ticks Make Up This Cringe-Worthy Collection in Georgia
Smithsonian · 3h ago · The U.S. National Tick Collection is the largest continuously curated collection of ticks in the world
New Jersey beach smoking ban in place for start of summer
ABC News · 3h ago · Smoking will be banned on nearly every public beach in New Jersey this summer, under tougher new restrictions
Creating Custom-Made Perfume in Grasse, France
Forbes · 5h ago · Creating a custommade perfume in Grasse, France -- the perfume capital of the world -- is a scent-sational experience.
Champions and Europa League: Desperate football fans chartering £25k private jets to get to European finals
The Independent UK · 5h ago · Surge of bookings reported to Baku and Madrid
Post-Brexit UK Is Safe, Thanks To Its Legendary Ravens
Forbes · 5h ago · Four healthy raven chicks have hatched for the first time in 30 years at the Tower of London, according to Ravenmaster, Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife
Which is the world's most visited country?
The Telegraph UK · 5h ago
The quirkiest indoor snow centres and ski slopes around the world
The Telegraph UK · 5h ago
Living with ghosts: Meet the last residents of Engilchek, Kyrgyzstan's eeriest town
The Telegraph UK · 6h ago
Opinion
Ignore Victoria’sSecretHot Mess at Your Peril
Bloomberg · 4h ago
The College-Admissions Mess
· Wall Street Journal · 23h ago
The Trade War’s Impact Comes inAll Shapes and Sizes
Bloomberg · 45m ago
What Biden gets wrong about the Trump economy
Washington Post · 1h ago · You almost have to feel sorry for Joe Biden, running against such compelling economic success.
Maybe Companies Will Get Rid of CDS
Bloomberg · 1h ago
Trump is a known liar. Cover-ups are exactly what he does: Today's talker
USA Today · 2h ago · 'Trump's claim that government cannot function while the investigations continue simply does not hold water,' says Karen Hobert Flynn of Common Cause.
Americans don’t want Congress to impeach, but Democrats aren’t listening
Washington Post · 2h ago · If Democrats don’t listen to the people, they could hand Trump a second term.
Has Trump’s Anti-Rural Agenda Handed Democrats an Opening in Red America?
New York Times · 2h ago · The G.O.P. has left soybean fields littered with $20 bills for enterprising Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up.
San Francisco police try to criminalize legitimate newsgathering
Washington Post · 3h ago · A reporter refused to tell police the identity of a source. Then they raided his house.
Can Bond Traders Snooze Through Trade-War Alarm?
Bloomberg · 4h ago
Trump Is Using His Pardon Power to Reward Violence and Cruelty
New York Times · 4h ago · His vision of how to act “tough” extends from war crimes to police brutality and doesn’t stop there.
Features
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Give Me a Love Song"
Longform · 3h ago · Scenes and thoughts from an affair.
An Even More Inconvenient Truth
Longform · 5h ago · Why carbon credits for forest preservation may be worse than nothing.
Rapper on the Run
Longform · 7h ago · When Spanish authorities sentenced this provocative musician to prison for “glorifying terrorism,” his dedicated fans helped him make a daring escape across the border.
Optimizing Meat 2.0
Longreads · 8h ago · Can Impossible Foods' meat facsimiles save us from our carnivorous appetites?
How Sackler Became the Most Toxic Name in Philanthropy
Longform · 9h ago · A profile of Joss Sackler.
America Is Still Hard To Find
Longreads · 9h ago · Kathleen Alcott’s latest novel is a dramatic reenactment of the ethical dilemmas posed in antiwar activist Father Daniel Berrigan’s '60s manifesto.
How Refugees Die
Longreads · 11h ago · Wars and heightened border security have created a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean.
Billionaires, Bombers, and Bellydancers
Longform · 22h ago · On a century of Muslim misrepresentation in Hollywood.
Longform Podcast #344: Emily Bazelon
Longform · May 22, 2019 · Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and a co-host of Political Gabfest. Her latest book is Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration.“I'm pretty convinced that if everybody w
The Artist Who Gave Up Her Daughter
Longform · May 22, 2019 · Camille Billops abandoned her four-year-old to become the artist she knew she was meant to be. Twenty years later, her daughter wanted to know: why did you leave me?