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Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties
The New York Times - 6 May 2025 03:58
The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration's rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.
NYC flash flood threat grows as Northeast is hammered by thunderstorms
New York Post - 6 May 2025 16:55
The threat of flash flooding is growing in the Northeast due to relentless rounds of rain and some thunderstorms fueled by a stubborn Omega blocking pattern over the U.S.
Trump, Canada's Carney to hold high-stakes meeting amid tariff war, takeover threat
ABC News - 6 May 2025 15:19
President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet at the White House amid tensions between the U.S. and Canada over trade and other issues.
Trump's meme coin business racks up fees as buyers jump for access to president
ABC News - 6 May 2025 02:50
President Donald Trump on Monday promoted a dinner he’s set to attend later this month that’s open to almost anyone who buys enough of his meme coin
Ukraine war briefing: Second night of Moscow drone raids, Kursk substation hit
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 02:27
Ukrainian forces reportedly smash back across border into Kursk, where Syrski says offensive has achieved most of its goals. What we know on day 1,168 Ukraine has launched drones at Moscow for the second night in a row, ...
Whistleblower lawyer sues Trump administration to restore revoked security clearance
ABC News - 6 May 2025 02:19
After having his security clearance revoked by President Trump, whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid has filed a lawsuit seeking to have his security clearance restored.
India fires several missiles at 'terrorist infrastructure' in Pakistan, India says
ABC News - 6 May 2025 23:50
The Pakistani army said India attacked Kotli, Muzaffaabad and Bahawalpur.
Child-rapist migrant who fled Brazil found living at Massachusetts daycare home: 'Terrifying'
New York Post - 6 May 2025 18:52
"[It's] terrifying ... that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and not only disappear into the fa...
FBI 'butchered' 2017 congressional baseball shooting probe, downplayed anti-GOP motives of gunman, blistering report concludes
New York Post - 6 May 2025 16:03
The FBI botched its investigation of the 2017 congressional baseball shooting that wounded six -- downplaying the gunman's anti-GOP motives despite having handwritten evidence, a blistering House report found.
Israel attacks main airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa
BBC - 6 May 2025 15:21
Three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base were hit, reports say.
Killer fungus forecast to spread to UK
Sky News - 6 May 2025 15:05
A killer fungus that infects millions of people a year in hotter climes may soon spread through Europe and into the UK as the world warms further, according to a new study on how climate change spreads disease.
'The pain was worse than giving birth': why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 11:00
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here's what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project One by one, 29 women sat before Dr Laura Abbott in simila...
This BPS teacher was attacked by her student. The district has left her behind, she says.
Boston - 6 May 2025 23:59
Maya Jones has been on medical leave with PTSD since October of last year after a student repeatedly punched her in the face, she said. The post This BPS teacher was attacked by her student. The district has left her beh...
Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168m defeat for spyware firm
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 23:54
Damages awarded after earlier ruling found NSO unlawfully exploited a bug in WhatsApp to spy on users Meta Platforms won a $168m verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said on Tuesday, capping a s...
Frattesi fires Inter into final as Barcelona fall short in seven-goal instant classic
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 23:52
Fittingly, after three-and-a-half hours, the 13 goals and the three invasions from the substitutes' bench, the heavens opened: a downpour that also felt like a kind of baptism. Inter and Barcelona had drained themselves ...
Canada PM's 'elbows-up' defense keeps Trump at bay as both parties play it cool at summit
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 23:52
But divisions over tariffs and Trump's desire to annex northern neighbor simmer under surface as leaders meet Five takeaways from the Carney-Trump meeting There were two main tensions during Donald Trump's meeting in the...
Trump teases 'very, very big announcement' ahead of Middle East trip
New York Post - 6 May 2025 23:49
Carney played along, telling the president when asked to speak that he was "on the edge of my seat."
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
The New York Times - 6 May 2025 23:49
Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be "de-prioritized and eliminated," according to documents and a recording.
'Really Good Builder' Trump Tees Off On Obama's Library In Bizarre Rant
The Huffington Post - 6 May 2025 23:42
During a meeting with Canada's prime minister, the president claimed his predecessor "didn't use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers."
Friedrich Merz warns the US to 'stay out' of Germany's politics
The Guardian - 6 May 2025 23:41
Germany's new chancellor cautions after far-right AfD receive strong backing from Donald Trump allies Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to "stay out" of his country's politics after the far-right ...
Tensions between these two nuclear-armed powers are at their worst - the world should be worried
Sky News - 6 May 2025 23:38
The world needs to fear the increased tensions between these two nuclear-armed neighbours with decades of hostility.
Missile attack on Pakistan comes after mood of 'retribution' and 'punishment' in India
Sky News - 6 May 2025 23:38
India's attack on Pakistan-controlled territory comes amid a mounting feeling that "retribution" and "punishment" were needed for a deadly attack a fortnight ago, says Sky's India reporter Neville Lazarus.