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The judge presiding over the bombshell trial over the future of artificial intelligence titan OpenAI has apparently had it with Elon Musk’s favorite line over the last three days – “You just can’t steal from a charity” – and reminded him that he was “not a lawyer.” New York Post
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York Times
Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said. New York Times
The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight. New York Times
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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish “new legal frameworks” for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities. New York Times
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East. New York Times
Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Thos involved should pay heavily, if and when they are caught.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments on Wednesday related to the Trump administration's efforts to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals. OANN
VOA VIEW: Scotus should approve Trump's request.
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A panel spokesperson announced that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before Congress on May 29th on the Epstein files. The announcement came as committee Democrats introduced a resolution that would hold Bondi in contempt. OANN
VOA VIEW: Dames do not have the power to find Bondi in contemp.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday as they finished out the last day of their historic trip to the United States. OANN
Republican members of the United States House of Representatives have passed a Senate-approved bill to fund federal immigration enforcement agencies through the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. OANN
VOA VIEW: It's about time.
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The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a regulatory overhaul of the federal student-loan system, streamlining the repayment system and pressuring universities to lower costs by setting borrowing limits on graduate degrees based on earnings potential. Washington Times
Popular GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss are suppressing people's appetite for more than just food: Health experts warn that they're also dulling some patients' desire for sex and socializing. Washington Times
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled below 200,000 last week despite a number of economic headwinds, including the war in Iran. Washington Times
Animal refuge groups said Wednesday that they have agreed to buy nearly 1,500 beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business that was the site of a violent clash earlier this month between activists trying to break in and police who repelled them with tear gas and pepper spray. Washington Times
The sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa killed 131 people, making it the largest loss of life on any U.S. combat ship during the war. CBS
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Federal investigators have also determined that the suspected gunman, 31-year-old Cole Allen, fired his shotgun, the sources said. CBS
VOA VIEW: And the truth is .....
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The U.S. government has charged the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment. CBS
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a letter — first reported by CNBC — to the CFTC asking for stricter rules for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket. CNBC
The Supreme Court's decision on Wednesday to weaken a provision of the Voting Rights Act strikes down a Democrat-held, majority-Black district in Louisiana. CNBC
Federal authorities recovered 15 stolen industrial drones capable of dispersing liquid chemicals, but a former DHS official says key questions remain. FOX News
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell warns Los Angeles is not prepared to secure the 2028 Olympics, citing staffing shortages and a lack of dedicated funding. FOX News
Louisiana Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted on 30 counts, including obstruction of justice and malfeasance, stemming from a major New Orleans jailbreak. FOX News
Ex-MMA fighter who founded an anti-violence nonprofit focused on gun crime was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a man in Colorado. FOX News
Zachary Jackson Jr. faces murder charges after allegedly killing his mother and flushing her remains in a Natchez, Mississippi home, authorities say. FOX News
An alleged ISIS-K militant was convicted of a terrorism conspiracy charge tied to the 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. FOX News
A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal of an $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll UPI
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed a former Pennsylvania homelessness official, Erin Dalton, to head the New York City Department of Social Services — following the sudden departure of the agency’s commissioner earlier this month. Mamdani is a loser.
Dalton comes from the Pittsburgh area, where she served as director of Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services. The Mamdani administration heralded her efforts there to get homeless people off the streets without using the threat of jail, as well as her implementation of a county mobile response team that sent out mental health workers on 911 calls.
“Erin Dalton has spent decades proving that government can and must work better for people who rely on it most,” Mamdani said. “She has expanded access to housing, strengthened social services and protected our most vulnerable neighbors.” The post was left vacant by Molly Wascow Park, a holdover of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, who abruptly resigned in the wake of the historic cold snap that left at least 19 New Yorkers dead on the streets, the majority of them from hypothermia.
The Mamdani administration faced weeks of backlash over its handling of the fatally frigid mayor — with critics saying the fresh-faced Democratic socialist mayor failed to do enough to get homeless people off the streets.
