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Trump Administration To Pay $5 Million Settlement To Family Of Jan. 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-5-million-ashli-babbitt-jan-6-rioter-who-was-killed/
 
New Orleans Jail Worker Arrested For Allegedly Aiding Mass Inmate Escape
https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-orleans-jail-employee-arrested-accused-helping-mass/story?id=121956268
 
Reddit Bans Anti-Natalist Group After Palm Springs Explosion Sparks Controversy
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/reddit-bans-anti-natalists-palm-springs-explosion-rcna207677
 
Nancy Mace Displays Nude Photo Of Herself During House Committee Hearing
https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-mace-shows-nude-photos-house-subcommittee-hearing-2074881
 
White Sox Honor Pope Leo XIV With New Ballpark Installation Celebrating World Series Cameo
https://apnews.com/article/white-sox-pope-2a19d1779f969786964138c4d691de92
 
NFL Owners Approve Player Participation In 2028 Olympic Games
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/nfl-players-2028-olympics-rcna207994
 
FDA Considers Restricting Future Covid-19 Shots To Seniors And High-Risk Groups
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/health/covid-vaccine-fda-changes
 
George Wendt, Beloved ‘Cheers’ Actor Who Played Norm, Dies At 76
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/george-wendt-cheers-dies-76-rcna208080
    
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Today's Rundown:
Former President Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer
https://apnews.com/article/biden-cancer-prostate-be18c98abe341cd91277e1d3b75d5cd5
 
NJ Transit And Union Reach Deal To End Strike, Service To Resume Tuesday
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/new-jersey-nj-transit-strike-negotiations/6269236/
 
FBI Investigating California Fertility Clinic Explosion As Possible Act Of Terrorism
https://apnews.com/article/california-explosion-palm-springs-eb8887fbe5877a20a40916aba86554ea
 
Mexican Tall Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge, Killing Two Crew Members
https://apnews.com/article/brooklyn-bridge-collision-mexican-navy-ship-ca335dc85ebfbf981bc38516985461c8
 
Maryland Governor Vetoes Slavery Reparations Study, Says State Should Focus On Action
https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/maryland-gov-wes-moore-vetoes-slavery-reparations-study-121894278?amp_js_v=0.1&_gsa=1#webview=1
 
Idaho Judge Calls For Leak Probe In Bryan Kohberger Murder Trial
https://apnews.com/article/idaho-university-students-killed-trial-leak-ad94ce46b35614332d7ae13063ec874c
 
WNBA Investigates Racist Comment Allegations During Clark-Reese Game
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/18/wnba-caitlin-clark-angel-reese-investigation
 
Foo Fighters Part Ways With Drummer Josh Freese To ‘Go In A Different Direction’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/05/16/foo-fighters-fire-drummer-josh-freese/83677692007/?tbref=hp
 
Mark Cuban Says Goodbye To ‘Shark Tank’ After Longtime Run
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/05/16/mark-cuban-final-shark-tank/83683344007/?tbref=hp
 
Moody’s Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating Over Soaring National Debt
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-credit-rating-downgraded-by-moodys-loses-aaa-status/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag9b
   
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Today's Rundown:
Walmart Plans Price Hikes Citing Tariff Costs Despite Strong First Quarter Sales
https://apnews.com/article/walmart-earnings-tariff-consumers-inflation-773f7de5081c40a98c98fbb293fa5f96
 
Mexican Beauty Influencer Shot And Killed During TikTok Live Stream
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/14/mexican-beauty-influencer-killed-tiktok
 
Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Helping Man Evade Federal Immigration Agents
https://apnews.com/article/dugan-wisconsin-judge-arrested-trump-immigration-plea-ba8ef8e5cc1d0f66d4319e4f36f08766
 
FEMA Found ‘Not Ready’ For Hurricane Season In Internal Government Review
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fema-ready-hurricane-season-internal-review-finds/story?id=121837637
  
New Poll Shows Americans Divided Over DEI Programs On College Campuses
https://apnews.com/article/dei-race-higher-education-diversity-equity-inclusion-29e6d46c36e5eae6323551ca2f9c00ce
 
UnitedHealth Under Criminal Investigation For Potential Medicare Fraud, Report Says
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-under-criminal-probe-possible-231729983.html
 
Ohio Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Limit Ohio State Football’s Noon Kickoffs
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/05/15/ohio-state-football-bill-noon-kickoffs-fox/83647870007/?tbref=hp
 
Scientists Successfully Turn Lead Into Gold—But Only For A Split Second
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-turn-lead-gold-1st-time-split/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com/abcnews/library/media/531988028&id=121762241
  
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Today's Rundown:
Mexican Security Chief Says Trump Administration Allowed Cartel Family Members To Enter U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/el-chapo-sinaloa-cartel-trump-border-harfuch-86572a31c88a216da7cd5f33006a0011
  
Deported Inmates Mock Matt Gaetz And GOP Delegation During El Salvador Prison Tour For OAN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/deported-inmates-taunt-and-mock-matt-gaetz-and-gop-delegation-visiting-el-salvador-mega-prison-for-oan-show/ar-AA1EHl3C?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=8070d08fbfb146b3e782f7975210e8ea&ei=28
 
Harvard President Alan Garber Takes 25 Percent Pay Cut Amid Budget Struggles
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/14/garber-pay-reduction/
 
Over 1,000 Starbucks Workers Strike Over Controversial New Dress Code
https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-dress-code-baristas-strike-3a39bbf41247d2090afa9b487ccf3d97
 
Warner Bros. Discovery Rebrands 'MAX' Back To 'HBO Max' In Major Streaming Reversal
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5299899-warnerbros-discovery-hbo-max-rebrand/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKRtltleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPMVV1N3EwOHdKQTZZclRVAR5Kx7E-xFq45NOXoKj5idWnW0GntKN5-6QD6vw8si1X1uiXyh-WKuZA3n4K2w_aem_Lznu6huZ4hUlXv8nqk8sBQ
 
Drug Overdose Deaths Drop To Pre-Pandemic Levels Despite Ongoing Fentanyl Crisis
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/14/drug-overdose-deaths-drop-pre-pandemic-levels/83608477007/?tbref=hp
 
Halle Berry Changes Cannes Outfit After Red Carpet Dress Code Clash
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/05/14/halle-berry-cannes-dress-red-carpet-fashion-rules-nudity-train/83619590007/?tbref=hp
 
Journalist Michael Wolff Says Donald And Melania Trump Are Essentially Separated
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-biographer-truth-him-melania-174158215.html
 
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Today's Rundown:
US and China Agree To Drastically Roll Back Tariffs 90 Days in Major Trade Breakthrough
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-china-reach-deal-slash-071924582.html
 
Mexico Sues Google Over Controversial ‘Gulf of America’ Label Change
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-sues-google-over-gulf-212546833.html
 
Trump-Backed Vivek Ramaswamy Wins GOP Endorsement For Ohio Governor’s Race
https://www.13abc.com/2025/05/09/trump-endorsed-vivek-ramaswamy-wins-ohio-republican-partys-endorsement-2026-governors-race/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKLMlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWelY1QmJvZzNjY0w4TXp1AR6nIc2Omgi0qu45dprzD13RvVAROTsl5iE6ufQ9hzsi5KFroi54-020nDDUpw_aem_M1iCQJSnOYcWZMSwL_nkcw
 
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Won’t Challenge Jon Ossoff In Georgia Senate Race
https://apnews.com/article/mtg-greene-ossoff-georgia-senate-6df53b2ef8bf9d49272a4b4359abad21
 
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake In Tennessee Shakes Homes As Far Away As Atlanta
https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-tennessee-atlanta-north-carolina-cb5a05028a43145bed6aa2d887d93c07
 
Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner Raises Millions For New Biotech Startup Despite Controversy
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/10/nx-s1-5393950/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-billy-evans-blood-testing
 
GoFundMe Removes Campaigns For Man Accused Of Killing Deputy After His Son Was Shot By Police
https://thegrio.com/2025/05/09/gofundme-removes-fundraisers-for-rodney-hinton-jr-man-accused-of-killing-a-deputy-after-officers-killed-his-son/#google_vignette
 
UNC Confirms Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Is Still Welcome Despite Rumors
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45068251/unc-says-bill-belichick-girlfriend-welcome-school?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
 
Taylor Swift Subpoenaed In Legal Fight Involving Blake Lively And Justin Baldoni
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/taylor-swift-subpoenaed-in-blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-legal-dispute/ar-AA1Ev9X6?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=249f8a19f5334113f600702c9bcbbd03&ei=15
 
Amber Heard Reveals She Secretly Welcomed Twins In Mother’s Day Surprise
https://www.eonline.com/news/1412667/amber-heard-welcomes-twins-is-now-a-mother-of-3
     
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Today's Rundown:
America Gets Its First Pope As Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/new-pope-conclave-day-two-05-08-25
 
Trump Strikes New Trade Deal With U.K. Amid Market Concerns Over Tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389973/trump-trade-deal-uk-tariffs
 
Trump Administration Invokes State Secrets In Controversial Immigration Case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-invokes-state-secrets-privilege-kilmar-abrego-garcia-case/
 
Lawyers Say Man Executed By Firing Squad Lived For A Minute After Shots Missed
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/firing-squad-execution-bullets-missed-target-lawyers-south-carolina/
 
Kari Lake Announces Media Alliance Between OAN And Voice Of America
https://www.yahoo.com/news/voice-america-planning-partnership-oan-133513490.html
 
House approves Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill renaming Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-renaming-gulf-of-mexico-gulf-of-america-house-vote/
 
Biden Says He Takes Blame For Trump’s Win And Denies Cognitive Issues On 'The View'
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-jill-biden-join-view-1st-joint/story?id=121555828
 
Mother's Day Spending Drops 14 Percent As Tariffs Force Families To Cut Back
https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/mothers-day-tariffs-survey/
    
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Today's Rundown:
Trump to Announce U.S. Will Refer to Persian Gulf as Arabian Gulf
https://apnews.com/article/trump-persian-gulf-saudi-arabia-ce30874c27bc01426d93ad3c65a18844
 
‘Les Mis’ Cast Members Plan Boycott Over Trump’s Upcoming Kennedy Center Visit
https://keyt.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2025/05/07/exclusive-some-les-mis-cast-members-plan-to-boycott-trumps-attendance-at-kennedy-center-performance-next-month/
 
Trump’s World Cup Task Force Warns Fans Not to Overstay Their Visas
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ll-home-trump-world-cup-234939116.html
 
Second Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea After Failed Landing on USS Harry S. Truman
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/another-fighter-jet-lost-sea-falling-harry-s-truman-aircraft-carrier-rcna205266?cid=eml_mrd_20250507
 
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Occupy Columbia University Library Room
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-palestinian-protests-resurface-columbia-days-israel-announces-plan-ta-rcna205486
 
Former Police Officers Found Not Guilty in Tyre Nichols Death
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/07/ex-police-officers-not-guilty-tyre-nichols/83392038007/
 
Chaos Unfolds at Baltimore Book Festival as Fantasy Ball Turns Into Fyre Fest
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/million-lives-book-festival-booktok-fyre-fest-rcna204954?cid=eml_mrd_20250507
 
Raccoon With Meth Pipe Found in Car During Traffic Stop Drug Bust
https://www.the-sun.com/news/14181702/raccoon-meth-pipe-drug-bust-traffic-stop/
   
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Today's Rundown:
Trump Administration Offers $1,000 to Undocumented Immigrants Who Voluntarily Leave
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-says-pay-immigrants-145104484.html
 
Trump Says He Plans to Reopen Alcatraz Prison
https://apnews.com/article/trump-alcatraz-prison-fabe3385415ae03829d44e50efb3c1fb
 
Trump Announces 100% Tariff on All Foreign Movies
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/04/media/movies-tariff-trump
 
TikTok Gets Temporary Relief as Trump Considers Extending Ban Deadline
https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-presidential-lifeline-trump-considers-deadline-extension-2067842
 
Pentagon to Cut 20% of Four-Star Generals and Admirals Under New Order
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-20-reduction-four-star-generals-admirals/
 
New Study Finds Companies Prioritize Vibes Over Skills in Hiring Decisions
https://www.hrdive.com/news/companies-tend-to-hire-based-on-vibes-not-skills/746596/
 
Temu Halts U.S. Shipments After End of Tariff Exemption for China Imports
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/temu-halts-shipments-to-us-from-china-de-minimis-tariffs/
 
Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey Welch Announces Career Rebrand After Crypto Scandal
https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/hawk-tuah-girl-crypto-fail-rebrand-announcement-715015-20250505
 
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Today's Rundown:
Trump Proposes Renaming Veterans Day to Victory Day for World War I
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-wants-rename-veterans-100916881.html
 
Trump Declares Himself the New Pope in Bizarre Truth Social Post
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-anoints-himself-pope-bonkers-133142336.html
 
Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie Law Firm
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-issues-permanent-block-trump-executive-order-targeting/story?id=121415580
 
Elon Musk’s Starbase Becomes Official City and SpaceX Headquarters in Texas
https://www.fox7austin.com/election/starbase-texas-elon-musk-spacex-city
 
United Airlines Slashes Newark Flights Amid Tech Failures and FAA Shortages
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-air-space/united-airlines-cutting-flights-newark-disruptions-tech-issues-faa-staffing-shortages
 
Prince Harry Wants Family Reunion After Court Battle With His Father
https://apnews.com/article/prince-harry-appeal-court-decision-security-detail-630e8b9fe427b300125da396ea37c4da
 
Brazil Arrests Two in Bomb Plot Targeting Lady Gaga Concert in Rio
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-concert-lady-gaga-bomb-plot-arrests-f280b304d3a2793c2ab48be07b44a964
 
Warren Buffett to Step Down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO After 55 Years
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/warren-buffett-step-down-ceo-berkshire-hathaway-end-year
 
USDA Won’t Freeze Maine Funds Over Rules for Transgender Athletes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/02/usda-maine-transgender-athletes-funding-settlement/83415577007/?tbref=hp
 
Kamala Harris Considers Run for Governor or Another Presidential Campaign
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-california-governor-or-presidential-bid/
         
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Trump Picks Mike Waltz as UN Ambassador After NSA Exit Rumors
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nsa-head-mike-waltz-deputy-150028210.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
 
Kamala Harris Criticizes Trump on Economy and Democracy in Return Speech
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/01/kamala-harris-assails-trump-economy-democracy-san-francisco-speech-00320592
 
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione Push to Dismiss State Murder Case
https://abcnews.go.com/US/luigi-mangione-attorneys-seek-dismissal-state-murder-case/story?id=121378320
 
Historic Limestone University to Close After Fundraising Drive Falls Short
https://apnews.com/article/limestone-university-closing-six-million-south-carolina-d4851555bd0fb360a92dee84a2d93140
 
Tyrese Haliburton’s Father Banned From Pacers Games After Giannis Incident
https://www.on3.com/pro/news/tyrese-haliburton-father-banned-from-pacers-games-for-the-foreseeable-future-after-giannis-antetokounmpo-incident/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKAwi5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFIMlRRTnZFR2tDbVNKaVV3AR7-48OrZ1QwunOw1BDPq2UiA88I-M0YZWxbaumd3i80zlfEjz3t4P4INPyQGQ_aem_weurd2UY5MRp1rffKMDclQ
 
Ex-NFL Star Steve Smith Sr. Sued Under ‘Homewrecker Law’ Over Alleged Affair
https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/ex-panthers-great-steve-smith-sued-under-homewrecker-law-for-alleged-affair-with-ravens-marching-band-member-172848397.html
 
Trump Says He’d Support Stephen A. Smith Running for President
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-d-love-see-stephen-005029440.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
 
Alabama Man Arrested After Carrying Rocket-Propelled Grenade in Public
https://www.wsfa.com/2025/04/30/cowarts-man-arrested-found-with-replica-rpg/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKAmypleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFyR0hvU0VHUUxYcVJjMHA4AR4L8Lin2KbISUEgQLScdZwxqWCxDWdndFdkdEKkH-H8TV6xuvWrK-MiNhxrGw_aem_VpGISByQvQ8CDP-EN-OLmw
        
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