Trump’s China summit shows toll of a difficult year for the president - The Washington Post

1. Trump’s China summit shows toll of a difficult year for the president  The Washington Post
2. Trump returns to the U.S. from China with pressure over rising inflation  PBS
3. President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump  fmprc.gov.cn
4. A state banquet, selfies with Musk and Huang's noodle run: The spectacle of Trump's Beijing visit  CNBC
5. Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.  The New York Times

Cassidy defiant as Trump's revenge campaign closes in - Politico

1. Cassidy defiant as Trump's revenge campaign closes in  Politico
2. Trump’s drive for political revenge faces a key test in Saturday’s Louisiana Senate primary  CNN
3. Live results: Cassidy fights for political life in Louisiana Senate GOP primary  The Hill
4. Trump disparages incumbent Sen. Cassidy and tries to propel his challenger in Louisiana GOP primary  PBS
5. This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?  NPR

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission - AP News

1. Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission  AP News
2. US and Nigerian forces kill senior ISIS commander, Trump says  CNN
3. Trump says top Islamic State leader was killed in Nigeria strike  The Washington Post
4. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki: ISIL’s shadow commander in West Africa  Al Jazeera
5. Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint U.S.-Nigerian mission  NPR

Israel Kills Hamas’s ‘Ghost’ After Years of Failed Attempts - WSJ

1. Israel Kills Hamas’s ‘Ghost’ After Years of Failed Attempts  WSJ
2. Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike  The New York Times
3. Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: Israel  WAVY.com
4. Israel says it killed the leader of Hamas' military wing  NPR
5. Israel kills Hamas armed wing leader Haddad in Gaza strike  Reuters

Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move - The New York Times

1. Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move  The New York Times
2. Why Taiwan became the defining issue in the Trump-Xi talks  CNBC
3. Lawmakers press Trump for military support for Taiwan after Xi summit  CBS News
4. Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi  BBC
5. Trump's comment about negotiations on Taiwan heightens concerns over China  PBS

Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats - WTOP

1. Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats  WTOP
2. At Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump  The New York Times
3. Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps  NPR
4. US Supreme Court tosses longshot appeal from Virginians to use new congressional map that would benefit Democrats  CNN
5. Va. governor concerned redistricting battle could make voters reluctant to cast ballot this fall  WTOP

Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree. - Reuters

1. Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree.  Reuters
2. Column | Trump’s bridezilla approach to Americans’ financial struggles  The Washington Post
3. Trump says Iran war worth economic pain and these rural voters agree  USA Today
4. Trump’s Latest Gaffes Could Hurt the GOP  The Atlantic
5. ‘Perfect statement’: Trump defends saying he isn’t thinking about Americans’ finances amid Iran talks  NBC News

Texas Children's must open country's first "detransition clinic" - Axios

1. Texas Children's must open country's first "detransition clinic"  Axios
2. Hospital Will Open First ‘Detransition’ Clinic in Legal Settlement With Texas  The New York Times
3. Largest children’s hospital in US to open ‘detransition clinic’ after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state  Fox News
4. A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it  AP News
5. Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement, AG says  Houston Public Media

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend - NPR

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend  NPR

Colorado governor faces backlash over clemency for 2020 election denier Tina Peters - BBC

1. Colorado governor faces backlash over clemency for 2020 election denier Tina Peters  BBC
2. Lauren Boebert suggests Trump withheld funds to Colorado over prosecution of election denier  The Guardian
3. Colorado governor commutes Trump ally Tina Peters' prison sentence for voting machine tampering  CBS News
4. Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early  NPR
5. Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist  Politico

USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro's capture - AP...

1. USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro's capture  AP News
2. US aircraft carrier returns home after record deployment that included Iran war, Maduro capture  CNN
3. First Service Dog aboard Navy ship returns amid historic homecoming  WAVY.com
4. Navy Aircraft Carrier Completes Longest Deployment Since Vietnam  The New York Times
5. USS Gerald R. Ford strike group returns home to Norfolk after record deployment  13newsnow.com

A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers - NBC News

1. A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers  NBC News
2. Maldives suspends search for remains of 4 Italians who perished in scuba accident after military diver dies  CBS News
3. Maldives suspends search for 4 Italians in underwater cave after military diver dies  Dallas News
4. Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather  AP News
5. Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives  BBC

Damaging wind, hail and tornado threats from ‘multiple rounds’ of storms in Minnesota - Bring Me ...

1. Damaging wind, hail and tornado threats from ‘multiple rounds’ of storms in Minnesota  Bring Me The News
2. Severe Weather Outbreak, Including Tornadoes, Possible Beginning This Weekend In The Plains  The Weather Channel
3. Severe storms charging over Plains, Midwest with hail, tornado, damaging wind threat  Yahoo
4. Iowa weather: Multiple rounds of severe storms through Monday  KCCI
5. Isolated severe storms today, hot weekend  WKRN News 2

2 men dead after alleged drunk driver hits pedestrians and cars on Upper West Side - Gothamist

1. 2 men dead after alleged drunk driver hits pedestrians and cars on Upper West Side  Gothamist
2. Two Killed as Car Slams Into Crowd on Sidewalk in Manhattan  The New York Times
3. Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC horror crash was just 2 blocks away from his home: cops  New York Post
4. Upper West Side pedestrians struck: 2 dead after driver loses control in Manhattan  ABC7 New York
5. Suspected drunk driver kills 2, injures others in Manhattan: NYPD  PIX11

Rotting remains found behind Texas home belong to 6-year-old allegedly killed by abusive mother -...

1. Rotting remains found behind Texas home belong to 6-year-old allegedly killed by abusive mother  New York Post
2. Remains of 6-year-old found years after he went missing  USA Today
3. Remains of missing 6-year-old Texas boy found years after his alleged murder  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
4. In letters to judge, mom indicted in Everman boy’s killing writes of ‘mind reader’  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
5. North Texas community responds after confirmation of 6‑year‑old Noel Rodriguez‑Alvarez’s rem  Yahoo

Fears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast - The New York Times

1. Fears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast  The New York Times
2. Southern District of New York | Iraqi National Arrested And Charged With Providing Material Support To Iranian-Backed Terrorist Organizations And Directing Attacks Targeting U.S. Citizens And Interests  Department of Justice (.gov)
3. Iraqi militant leader ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say  CNN
4. Arrest of Iraqi terror suspect with alleged links to Iran’s Quds Force is astonishing but not surprising  The Guardian
5. US charges Iraqi with plots to target Jews in cities from London to LA  BBC

Timmy the humpback whale found dead off Danish coast - NPR

1. Timmy the humpback whale found dead off Danish coast  NPR
2. Timmy, the stranded humpback whale, found dead off Danish coast  CNN
3. Whale found dead in Denmark after private German rescue operation  BBC
4. 'Timmy,' the whale that captivated Germany, confirmed dead off Denmark  Yahoo
5. What the fate of Timmy the whale says about conservation  The Guardian

Man ploughs car into crowd in Italy before trying to stab them - BBC

1. Man ploughs car into crowd in Italy before trying to stab them  BBC
2. Four bystanders tackle knife-wielding driver after car plows into crowd in Italy  CNN
3. Seven people injured after man drives car into pedestrians in northern Italy  The Guardian
4. Several injured after car plows into Italy crowd, driver stabs passerby: report  Fox News
5. Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8  The New York Times

A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight - The Inter...

1. A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights Fight  The Intercept
2. Opinion | Mifepristone and the Supreme Court Shadow Docket  WSJ
3. Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue  The New York Times
4. The week at SCOTUS: Maps, mifepristone and more divide justices on the shadow docket  MS NOW
5. Analysis | A split on the right: Ban abortion nationwide or leave it to the states?  The Washington Post

With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook - The New York Times

1. With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook  The New York Times
2. US planning to criminally indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro  BBC
3. US Justice Department working to indict former Cuban president Raul Castro  CNN
4. Indicting Raúl Castro could set up US military action in Cuba  USA Today
5. The 1996 incident at the root of expected Raul Castro indictment  Reuters

Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump’s trip to Beijing - AP News

1. Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump’s trip to Beijing  AP News
2. China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit  The New York Times
3. Days after Trump's summit in Beijing, Putin will meet with China's Xi  CBS News
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit China from May 19 to 20  news.cgtn.com
5. Russia’s Putin to visit China following Trump’s trip  Al Jazeera

Evacuation orders in place, Highway 61 still closed due to wildfire near Two Harbors - MPR News

1. Evacuation orders in place, Highway 61 still closed due to wildfire near Two Harbors  MPR News
2. Homes feared lost as Stewart Trail Fire burns in Lake County  Duluth News Tribune
3. Raw video shows wildfire destruction near Two Harbors, Minnesota  Yahoo
4. Crews work to contain wildfires in northern MN  kare11.com
5. Wildfire burns around 100 acres in northeastern Minnesota; evacuations advised  CBS News

Long Beach cancels Pride Festival the day before event starts, citing lack of permit - Los Angele...

1. Long Beach cancels Pride Festival the day before event starts, citing lack of permit  Los Angeles Times
2. Long Beach Pride Festival canceled, parade to proceed  ABC7 Los Angeles
3. Long Beach Pride Festival cancelled over safety permit issues  KTLA
4. Long Beach Pride festival canceled amid finger-pointing over permits. Parade still on.  Long Beach Post
5. Long Beach Pride Festival cancelled amid safety permit issue; parade to carry on as usual  Long Beach Press-Telegram

Trump’s New Grift Is His Most Brazen … Ever? - Slate

1. Trump’s New Grift Is His Most Brazen … Ever?  Slate
2. Trump administration to create $1.776B 'Truth and Justice Commission' to compensate allies: Sources  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
3. Trump’s IRS suit may end with a $1.7 billion compensation fund  Fortune
4. Trump may settle his lawsuit against IRS for $1.7bn fund to compensate allies  The Guardian
5. Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden  The New York Times

They Fled to Safety in Palestinian Territory, Then Settlers Attacked Again - The New York Times

1. They Fled to Safety in Palestinian Territory, Then Settlers Attacked Again  The New York Times
2. Settlers Torch Cars in West Bank Village of Shuqba, Palestinians Say  Haaretz
3. Several Palestinians reported injured during settler attacks in past few hours  The Times of Israel
4. 'The settlers are in control': How the West Bank is being ethnically cleansed  Middle East Eye
5. Special Focus: Advancing Annexation: Violent Settler Attacks and Arson on Palestinian Property  Al-Haq

Iran war day 78: Trump, Tehran signal talks as Lebanon truce extended - Al Jazeera

1. Iran war day 78: Trump, Tehran signal talks as Lebanon truce extended  Al Jazeera
2. Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as Washington talks conclude  Reuters
3. Trump’s Lebanon Negotiations Are Breaking the Country  Foreign Policy
4. New round of Lebanon-Israel talks kicks off as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues  NBC News
5. In Talks with Israel, Lebanon is Walking a Thin Line  War on the Rocks

China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit - Reuters

China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit  ReutersSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

One dead, at least 10 people injured in explosion, fire at Robbins Lumber Mill in Searsmont - Mai...

1. One dead, at least 10 people injured in explosion, fire at Robbins Lumber Mill in Searsmont  Maine Public
2. UPDATE: 1 dead, several in critical condition after explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont  WABI
3. Hundreds honor fallen firefighter killed in Searsmont lumber yard disaster  Bangor Daily News
4. Maine governor urges residents to stay clear after fiery lumber mill explosion in Searsmont  Fox News
5. ‘We take care of each other’: Midcoast community rallies for victims, first responders after mill explosion  The Portland Press Herald

Trump Denies Knowing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Contractor, Says 'Interior' Handled $13.1 M...

1. Trump Denies Knowing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Contractor, Says 'Interior' Handled $13.1 Million No-Bid Deal  Yahoo
2. Trump Claims Reflecting Pool Makeover Is ‘Ahead Of Schedule’—After Report Suggests It Won’t Be Done In Time  Forbes
3. What we saw behind black fence hiding National Mall's reflecting pool  USA Today
4. Trump changes story on Reflecting Pool contractor  The Hill
5. Trump Administration Sued for Painting Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 'Theme Park' Blue  People.com

Pope approves creation of Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence - Vatican News

1. Pope approves creation of Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence  Vatican News
2. Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical  AP News
3. The Catholic Church's response to AI — so far  EWTN News
4. Pope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI  Axios
5. From Rerum Novarum to Today: Pope Leo XIV Prepares to Add His Voice to the Church’s Social Teaching  EWTN Vatican

At least eight killed, 35 injured as train hits bus in Bangkok - Al Jazeera

1. At least eight killed, 35 injured as train hits bus in Bangkok  Al Jazeera
2. At least eight dead, 32 injured in Thailand after freight train hits bus  Reuters
3. Train Crashes Into Bangkok Traffic, Killing at Least 8  The New York Times
4. Freight train and bus crash kills at least eight in Bangkok  BBC
5. A cargo train hits a public bus at a Bangkok rail crossing, killing at least 8  AP News

Texas mom charged with capital murder after kids found dead in burnt car - NBC News

1. Texas mom charged with capital murder after kids found dead in burnt car  NBC News
2. Bodies of 2 children found inside burning car in San Antonio  FOX 7 Austin
3. Mother accused in deaths of Adrian Akeel, Aleeza Elena held on $2.1M bond as memorial grow  WOAI
4. Relatives of mom charged with killing her kids say they warned authorities she was unwell  San Antonio Express-News
5. Edinburg mom issued $2.1M bond in capital murder case after children found dead in San Antonio car fire: Records  ValleyCentral.com

Top Drug Regulator Is Fired From the F.D.A. - The New York Times

1. Top Drug Regulator Is Fired From the F.D.A.  The New York Times
2. RFK Jr. promised a health overhaul led by outsiders. Now many are gone.  The Washington Post
3. FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired  The Guardian
4. FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up  MS NOW
5. Opinion | Another Trump Appointee Learns It’s Easier to Be a Critic Than a Leader  The New York Times

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo - NPR

1. A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo  NPR
2. DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80  Al Jazeera
3. New York doctor who survived Ebola says he fears for healthcare workers treating the virus  CBS News
4. Uganda confirms Ebola case in man from neighboring Congo who died in Ugandan capital  PBS
5. Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80  NBC News

County Council approves $7.9B spending plan in straw vote - Bethesda Magazine

1. County Council approves $7.9B spending plan in straw vote  Bethesda Magazine
2. ‘Do your job!’: Jeers as Montgomery County Council members delay a budget vote  WTOP
3. MCPS: Deepest Budget Cuts Avoided, But Reductions Still Coming  The MoCo Show -
4. Crowd concerned about cuts jeers council as Montgomery County postpones budget meeting  WJLA
5. ‘Enough? I know it’s not’: Montgomery County Council signs off on budget plan  thebanner.com

The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Here’s where things stand now. - St...

1. The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Here’s where things stand now.  Stateline
2. Voters in Louisiana Head to the Polls, Uncertain but Determined  The New York Times
3. A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act  NPR
4. Louisiana senate passes new U.S. House map that would eliminate majority-Black district  PBS
5. Redistricting map 2026: tracking the new congressional districts  The Times

UW community mourns death of student Juniper Blessing as memorials grow on campus - KOMO

1. UW community mourns death of student Juniper Blessing as memorials grow on campus  KOMO
2. Victim in deadly UW stabbing identified after suspect's arrest  KING5.com
3. UPDATE: Man Arrested in Connection to University of Washington Homicide  Seattle.gov
4. Judge sets $10M bail for man accused in UW student's murder inside laundry room  KOMO
5. Community Grief and Healing Event Planned After Stabbing of Juniper Blessing, a 19-Year-Old Trans UW Student  thestranger.com

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in - Reuters

1. Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in  Reuters
2. Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make  CNN
3. China's position on the Hormuz Strait: What 'open' really means  Responsible Statecraft
4. Trump says China's Xi Jinping offered to help end Iran conflict  Fox News
5. Trump, Xi Project Hormuz Alignment Despite No Iran Progress  Bloomberg.com

Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car - The New York Times

1. Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car  The New York Times
2. Cornell Trustees Conclude Review of Kotlikoff Incident  Finger Lakes Daily News
3. Cornell trustees clear president of wrongdoing after driving over student’s foot, but student group unconvinced  WSYR
4. Kotlikoff Faces Calls to Resign Following Car Incident  The Cornell Daily Sun
5. Alumnus Present at Kotlikoff Car Incident Issued Persona Non Grata, 3-Year Ban From Campus  The Cornell Daily Sun

Court fight over Ron DeSantis’ new congressional map kicks off in Florida - NBC News

1. Court fight over Ron DeSantis’ new congressional map kicks off in Florida  NBC News
2. Florida defends new congressional map, says it lacks 'signs' of partisan gerrymandering  Politico
3. ‘Staggering’ evidence of partisanship: Florida court hears arguments for blocking GOP gerrymander  Democracy Docket
4. Rally, sit-in held at Leon Co. courthouse and Capitol over Florida’s new congressional map  WCTV
5. Judge weighs effort to block new Florida congressional map  Politico

He’s king of the AI boom. Why do former colleagues say he can’t be trusted? - The Washington Post

1. He’s king of the AI boom. Why do former colleagues say he can’t be trusted?  The Washington Post
2. ‘Billionaires versus billionaires’: Inside the bizarre scenes of the OpenAI trial  NBC News
3. Is Microsoft a Must-Have or a Must-Sell? Hedge Funds Take Sides.  Barron's
4. What Musk v. Altman revealed about tech’s rich and famous  The San Francisco Standard
5. The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI  vox.com

Here’s What Science Tells Us About the Risks of Hantavirus - WSJ

1. Here’s What Science Tells Us About the Risks of Hantavirus  WSJ
2. Osterholm on hantavirus: We’re missing ‘main point of this outbreak’  cidrap.umn.edu
3. What counts as 'close contact'? Why the risk of hantavirus transmission is tricky to define  Live Science
4. Could hantavirus spread like COVID-19?  University of California
5. Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks  The New York Times

Feds request ‘summer surge’ of National Guard troops in DC - Politico

1. Feds request ‘summer surge’ of National Guard troops in DC  Politico
2. Ahead of U.S. 250th Anniversary, More National Guard Troops to Arrive in D.C.  The New York Times
3. Curfew citations for parents, more National Guard in feds' DC summer plans  NBC4 Washington
4. Expect more National Guard members and Park Police in DC for America 250  WTOP
5. Trump admin launches 'summer surge' of feds to make DC safest city in America ahead of 250th anniversary  Fox News

Cuba's biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates - CBS News

1. Cuba's biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates  CBS News
2. CIA chief visits Cuba as energy crisis worsens  BBC
3. CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes  Reuters
4. C.I.A. Director Visits Cuba as Tensions Rise and Island Runs Out of Oil  The New York Times
5. The US and Cuba intensify negotiations as the island’s collapse deepens  EL PAÍS English

An Incoming ‘Super El Niño’ May Bring California a Wet, Hot Winter - KQED

1. An Incoming ‘Super El Niño’ May Bring California a Wet, Hot Winter  KQED
2. A super El Niño wiped out millions of people in 1877. Are we better prepared now?  The Washington Post
3. I Can't Take This 'Super El Niño' Seriously, And I Blame Chris Farley  Yahoo
4. El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong  CNN
5. 'The biggest El Niño event since the 1870s': 'Super' El Niño is now the most likely scenario by the end of this year — and the humanitarian cost could be huge  Live Science

Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia - BBC

1. Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia  BBC
2. A shark fatally mauls a spearfishing diver off Australia's Rottnest Island, police say  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
3. Australia: Man dies after shark attack off holiday island  DW.com
4. Man, 38, Fatally Attacked by 13-Foot Great White Shark at Tourist Hotspot  People.com
5. Man dies after second fatal shark attack in Australia  Sky News

Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii - The Guardian

1. Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii  The Guardian
2. Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial  AP News
3. Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues  The New York Times
4. FBI Director Kash Patel took VIP snorkel trip around USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Navy says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
5. Keystone Kash Caught in Secret ‘VIP Snorkeling’ Excursion at Sacred Site  The Daily Beast

Deery wins race for Indiana District 23 by 3 votes over Trump-backed challenger - WFYI

1. Deery wins race for Indiana District 23 by 3 votes over Trump-backed challenger  WFYI
2. Recounts possible for 2 Indiana races with Trump-endorsed candidates  IndyStar
3. CAREFUL, DELIBERATE RECOUNTS: Morales says he’ll remain commission chair for any proceedings  the indiana citizen
4. Weekly open thread  The Downballot
5. Deery's 3-count primary lead stands in Tippecanoe Co.; recount expected  Journal & Courier

The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the spea...

1. The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian  NPR
2. White House to host 9-hour prayer festival focused on Christian roots of U.S.  The Washington Post
3. A year of Trump is backfiring on the religious right  vox.com
4. Everything to know about Rededicate 250, the Trump admin's prayer event  USA Today
5. The government shouldn’t be organizing prayer for America 250  The Hill

White House amps up pressure on House Republicans to support Senate housing bill - Politico

1. White House amps up pressure on House Republicans to support Senate housing bill  Politico
2. Frustrations erupt as Senate, House Republicans clash over housing  The Hill
3. GOP can't agree on key part of Trump's housing affordability push as infighting continues  Fox News
4. House looks to cut limits on investor-owned homes from housing bill  AJC.com
5. The Fragile Coalition Behind House Republicans’ Housing Bill Is Breaking  News of the United States - NOTUS

Judge Bars Kars4Kids From Broadcasting ‘Misleading’ Ads in California - The New York Times

1. Judge Bars Kars4Kids From Broadcasting ‘Misleading’ Ads in California  The New York Times
2. Why the infuriatingly catchy Kars4Kids jingle got yanked off the air in California  Los Angeles Times
3. Kars4Kids jingle pulled from California airwaves by Orange County judge for false advertising  ABC7 Los Angeles
4. Earworm Kars4Kids jingle yanked from California airwaves for false advertising  The Guardian
5. Earworm Kars4Kids ad banned in California. Here's why  CBC

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ payments land at last: $58 million to hit Florida next week - Florida Phoenix

1. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ payments land at last: $58 million to hit Florida next week  Florida Phoenix
2. Florida Plans to Close ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Vendors Are Reportedly Told  The New York Times
3. ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says  CNN
4. ‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close  The Guardian
5. Florida's controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' expected to close  PBS

Atlanta suburb sues DHS over planned ICE facility that could hold 10,000 people - NBC News

1. Atlanta suburb sues DHS over planned ICE facility that could hold 10,000 people  NBC News
2. A Georgia city, slated for a massive immigration warehouse, sues ICE  Georgia Public Broadcasting
3. City of Social Circle sues federal government over immigration detention center plan  WABE
4. Social Circle sues Trump administration to stop warehouse conversion  AJC.com
5. Georgia town sues over ICE plan for vast immigration detention center  The Guardian

Would-be sponsor balked at paying for Sean Duffy’s tour across America - Politico

1. Would-be sponsor balked at paying for Sean Duffy’s tour across America  Politico
2. Boeing, Toyota Donated $1 Million Each to Transportation Secretary’s Road-Trip Show  WSJ
3. Sean Duffy Wants You to Take a Road Trip While Gas Prices Skyrocket  The Atlantic
4. The Family Branding of Sean Duffy’s Road Trip Reality Show  The New York Times
5. A MAGA Politician Made a Reality TV Show. The Funding Source Is … Suspicious.  Slate

Meet the Preakness Stakes horses running in the 2026 race - CBS News

1. Meet the Preakness Stakes horses running in the 2026 race  CBS News
2. 2026 Preakness Stakes predictions, odds, field, location, track, time: Picks by proven horse racing expert  CBS Sports
3. Preakness runs in Laurel for first time in decades, offering glimpse of racing’s future  WJLA
4. The new venue, the front-runners and one reason to bet every horse in the 2026 Preakness Stakes  ESPN
5. What time is the Preakness? Post time, betting odds and more  Los Angeles Times

How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare - The New York Times

1. How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare  The New York Times
2. Hantavirus ship passenger speaks about Nebraska quarantine experience  WOWT
3. CDC tightens home monitoring guidance for high-risk hantavirus contacts  The Washington Post
4. What it's like for passengers isolating in hantavirus quarantine in Nebraska  BBC
5. Hantavirus countdown: U.S. cruise passengers settle in for 42 days of waiting  NPR

American Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schools - Reuters

1. American Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schools  Reuters
2. ABA Legal Ed council votes to repeal diversity and inclusion standard  ABA Journal
3. Law School Professors, Deans Urge ABA to ‘Retain and Strengthen’ Diversity Accreditation Standard  Stanford Law School
4. Trump Pressure Forces ABA Weakening of Law School DEI Standard  Bloomberg Law News
5. ABA advances plan to end law school diversity standard--three observations  Derek T. Muller | Substack

LIRR strike shuts down nation's busiest commuter train line, union says 'we're far apart' - Gotha...

1. LIRR strike shuts down nation's busiest commuter train line, union says 'we're far apart'  Gothamist
2. LIRR Labor Strike Shuts Down Busiest U.S. Passenger Rail Service  The New York Times
3. LIRR Labor Strike Means Longer Commutes, Messy Alternatives  Bloomberg.com
4. Officials outline contingency plans ahead of midnight LIRR strike deadline  Spectrum News NY1
5. LIRR strike traffic report and cost data  Newsday

Republicans revise ballroom security funding after parliamentarian meeting - Live Updates - Politico

1. Republicans revise ballroom security funding after parliamentarian meeting - Live Updates  Politico
2. Democrats frame Trump ballroom as symbol of Republican disconnect from voters' affordability woes  Reuters
3. Fact-check: Are Republicans seeking $1B in taxpayer funds for Trump's White House ballroom?  WRAL
4. Senate Republicans move ahead with $1B for Trump's ballroom security as Democrats pledge to fight  AP News
5. Who’s Paying for the White House Ballroom?  FactCheck.org

Swatch shuts stores after crowds queue for new watch - BBC

1. Swatch shuts stores after crowds queue for new watch  BBC
2. A $400 Swatch Watch Is Driving Fans Insane  WSJ
3. Swatch stores shutter amid long lines for highly-anticipated collaboration release  NBC News
4. Large crowd at Troy's Somerset Mall prompts police response during watch release  FOX 2 Detroit
5. 3 arrested after Austin Police disperse crowd at The Domain Swatch store  KXAN Austin

Are You Aware of Kyle Schwarber’s INSANE Home Run Pace This Year? - Bleacher Nation

1. Are You Aware of Kyle Schwarber’s INSANE Home Run Pace This Year?  Bleacher Nation
2. Kyle Schwarber stays on heater, clubs 2 HRs in Phillies win  ESPN
3. Rock bottom for the bullpen? The Pirates blow a 6-0 lead in Friday's loss to the Phillies  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
4. Schwarber becomes 1st player to 20 HRs, making Phils history along the way  MLB.com
5. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper power Phillies to an 11-9 comeback victory over Pirates in extras  Inquirer.com

FA Cup final - Chelsea 0-1 Man City: Antoine Semenyo seals fairytale - BBC

1. FA Cup final - Chelsea 0-1 Man City: Antoine Semenyo seals fairytale  BBC
2. Chelsea 0-1 Man City (May 16, 2026) Game Analysis  ESPN
3. If this was Guardiola’s last big Wembley moment, Semenyo was a fitting match-winner | Barney Ronay  The Guardian
4. Manchester City win the FA Cup, with beaten Chelsea to appoint Xabi Alonso as new manager: Live updates, reaction  The New York Times
5. Rodri starts as City make five changes for FA Cup final  mancity.com

Spencer Pratt Trades Insults With Chelsea Handler Over His L.A. Mayoral Run - TMZ

1. Spencer Pratt Trades Insults With Chelsea Handler Over His L.A. Mayoral Run  TMZ
2. Spencer Pratt Fires Back at Chelsea Handler After She Says He’s Not a ‘Legitimate Political Candidate’  Yahoo
3. Spencer Pratt torches Chelsea Handler with Epstein dinner party jab after she mocks his mayoral run  Fox News
4. Chelsea Handler SLAMMED Spencer Pratt’s LA Mayor Bid, And Holy Sh*t This Is Brutal  BuzzFeed
5. Chelsea Handler ignites feud with Spencer Pratt in Trump-comparison profanity-laced attack  New York Post

Eagles News: Philadelphia among teams hurt by NFL schedule makers most in 2026 - Bleeding Green N...

1. Eagles News: Philadelphia among teams hurt by NFL schedule makers most in 2026  Bleeding Green Nation
2. A Game-By-Game Look at the San Francisco 49ers 2026 Schedule Release  San Francisco 49ers
3. 2026 NFL game schedules: Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars  Yahoo Sports
4. Fantasy football: Weighing the impact of each of the nine bye weeks in 2026 (watch out for Weeks 6 and 11)  ESPN
5. Ranking the 2026 ‘Monday Night Football’ games: Bills-Rams, Eagles-Bears, Mahomes’ return?  The New York Times

A stillbirth and Facebook post expressing her grief landed her in prison for over 2 years. Expert...

A stillbirth and Facebook post expressing her grief landed her in prison for over 2 years. Experts say it’s part of a pattern  CNN

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life - The Verge

1. Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life  The Verge
2. Mixtape All Started With One Song  Kotaku
3. You aren't supposed to 'like' the hero of Mixtape  Polygon.com
4. Remembering Being A Teenager  Aftermath
5. Mixtape's song licenses were paid in perpetuity, so don't expect licensing issues to lead to a delisting  GoNintendo

'Menacing and threatening atmosphere' forced Hearts exit - BBC

'Menacing and threatening atmosphere' forced Hearts exit  BBCSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

Clay Holmes Has Fractured Fibula, Will Be Out "For A Long Time" - MLB Trade Rumors

1. Clay Holmes Has Fractured Fibula, Will Be Out "For A Long Time"  MLB Trade Rumors
2. Mets pitcher Clay Holmes suffers broken leg after getting hit with 111 mph line drive: 'A huge blow'  Fox News
3. Mets say Clay Holmes (leg) could return to pitch this season  ESPN
4. Holmes sustains fractured fibula on 111.1 mph comebacker  MLB.com
5. Mets’ Clay Holmes fractures fibula, to be out ‘a long time’  The New York Times

The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final with pop and protests - NPR

1. The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final with pop and protests  NPR
2. Eurovision reaches its grand final in Austria clouded by politics and protests  CBS News
3. From Italy, a disco anthem about the joys of marriage.  The New York Times
4. Thousands protest at Eurovision final as five countries boycott over Israel  Al Jazeera
5. I’m a Eurovision superfan, but this year’s contest brings only sadness. I won’t be tuning in  The Guardian

Bryson DeChambeau claimed to be in 'meltdown mode' following LIV developments as he misses the cu...

1. Bryson DeChambeau claimed to be in 'meltdown mode' following LIV developments as he misses the cut at Aronimink  hitc.com
2. Bryson DeChambeau among several big names to miss PGA Championship cut  The New York Times
3. PGA Championship Cut Rule Explained: Who Makes the Weekend at Aronimink  PGA Championship
4. PGA Championship: Bryson DeChambeau, once the toast of golf, is in real trouble now  Yahoo Sports
5. Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland headline notables to miss cut at PGA Championship  PGA Tour