Israel Refuses Iran’s Demand To End Striking Hezbollah
Tehran’s new equation is ‘unacceptable,’ Netanyahu says.
By BENNY AVNI
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Bankman-Fried Petitions for Pardon To Overturn ‘Captain Ahab’ Judge Who Condemned Him to 25 Years in Prison
The category of clemency to which the jailed crypto mogul applied kicks in only after a sentence is served.
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Lawsuit Threatens UFC Freedom 250 at White House as Fight Week Arrives
Plaintiffs contend the Trump administration violated National Park Service rules by approving the sporting event.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Hegseth Reverses Snub After Offending Utah Lawmakers With Exclusion of Mormons From ‘Christian’ List
Senator Mike Lee protested the Pentagon’s removal of the Latter-day Saints from a list of Christian denominations as Mormons point out, ‘it’s in the name of our church.’
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
|Screwworm Cases Expand to Second State as USDA Declares ‘War’ on ‘Little Pest’
One new case of the invasive parasite once eradicated in America involves a New Mexico dog.
By LUKE FUNK
|Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Linked to 30 Percent Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk, New Study Finds
Early studies also suggest possible benefits for cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, esophagus, ovaries, and uterus.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Andrew Giuliani’s Political Future May Ride on a Peaceful World Cup
Trump warns golf buddy and head of FIFA Task Force, ‘You Better Do Well.”
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Walz Administration Knew of Billion-Dollar Fraud Scheme and Did Nothing, Congressional Report Finds
At the center of the scandal is Feeding Our Future, a now-defunct nonprofit that operated a network of fake meal sites.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Where Is Mamdani’s Antisemitism Tsar?
‘It’s like there isn’t an office to combat antisemitism,’ the minority whip of the New York City Council, Inna Vernikov, tells the Sun.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Italy’s Largest Bank Launches $35 Billion Bid for World’s Oldest Bank, Eyeing Eurozone Banking Crown
Should the deal proceed, the merged institution would become the eurozone’s second-largest banking group by market value.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Afghan Girls Are Being Sold to Buyers That Nobody Names
Coverage of the crisis, when it surfaces at all, tends to center on the sellers who are struggling with poverty, Taliban policy, and other societal woes.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|President Xi’s Tryst With Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang Is a Bigger Deal for China Than Beijing Summits With Trump and Putin
India’s leading newspaper says, ‘Beijing is growing increasingly uncomfortable with Pyongyang’s warming ties with Moscow.’
By DONALD KIRK
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President, Insisting He Is Close to Peace Deal, Urges Restraint by Israel After Iran Lobs Ballistic Missiles
Israeli Defense Forces intercept missiles that Tehran says it launched in retaliation for Israeli actions against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Drunken Revelries in France Accused of Being Fronts for Right-Wing Political Rallies
Giant banquets of partygoers celebrating French republicanism set off opponents who demand they be banned.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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China’s Xi, Courting North Korea’s Kim Jong-un at Pyongyang, Is Likely To Play Moscow Against Washington
Experts disagree on whether Xi will press Kim to agree to another summit with Trump.
By DONALD KIRK
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Paxton Impeachment Attorney Backs Talarico for Senate
Dan Cogdell says the attorney general has ‘lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.’
By MATTHEW RICE
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Trump’s Desire To Restart ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Imperils Immigration Enforcement Funding Bill
The president defended the fund during a combative on-camera interview with NBC News.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Pratt Falls Into Third Place in LA Mayor’s Race, Likely Pitting Incumbent Bass Against Progressive Councilwoman
President Trump and others allege ‘fraud’ as late ballots push Pratt out of the second-place spot.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Democrats Dig In on Blocking Reauthorization of Warrantless Spy Powers, Citing Pulte’s Installation as Intelligence Chief
‘This bill was on a path to, I think, getting passed,’ the top Senate Democrat on the Intelligence Committee says.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Platner Accuser Blasts New York Times, Says It ‘Twisted’ Her Story Into ‘Gift’ for His Campaign
Contrary to the article, the Senate candidate’s ex-girlfriend says she offered the Times reporters sources who could corroborate her account.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Why Bari Weiss Must Succeed in Her Shakeup of CBS News
By JOSH HAMMER
Spencer Pratt’s Rise at Los Angeles Showcases Need for More Open Elections at New York City
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Constitutional, Legal Doubts Grow Over Ranked-Choice Voting
By KEN CUCINELLI
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Suzette Charles Releases Her Debut Album, 34 Years in the Making
Having toured with Frank Sinatra and perfomed with Stevie Wonder, a New York singer finally gets to make a record of her own.
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A Novelist’s Deep Dive Into Sylvia Plath Pays Off
Several novels have depicted the doomed marriage of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, but none quite like Helen Bain’s ‘The Daffodil Days.’
By CARL ROLLYSON
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Tony Awards Go Pink, but Musicals Fade to Gray
‘Liberation,’ ‘Death of a Salesman,’ John Lithgow, and Lesley Manville triumphed at theater’s equivalent of the Oscars — but where was the singing spark?
By ELYSA GARDNER
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Trump Administration Cites Forced Labor For New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries
A U.S. Trade Representative investigation finds 54 countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia in violation of laws banning goods produced with forced labor.
By LUKE FUNK
|AI Advocates Warn the Growing Resistance to Data Centers Threatens America’s Future
America and China are in a race for global dominance in artificial intelligence but the construction of more data centers is crucial.
By LUKE FUNK
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Elevated Inflation Could Force Interest Rate Increases
Chairman Kevin Warsh could struggle to find support for rate cuts that President Trump desires.
By LUKE FUNK
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High Gas Prices Have Cost American Drivers Extra $25 Billion, Study Finds
With record numbers hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend, the national average for regular gasoline has skyrocketed by 51.6 percent since the Iran war began.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Spanberger Removes Virginia Tech Rector for Alleged Ethics Violations as She Moves To Reshape University’s Governing Body
The shake-up comes amid a search for a new president of the public university.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Harvard Faculty Vote to Cap A Grades Despite Strong Student Opposition
The dean of undergraduate education described the result as ‘consequential.’
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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American Bar Association Panel Calls for End to DEI Requirement at Law Schools
Facing loss of its status as the nation’s sole law school accreditor, the association’s council on legal education and bar admissions is promoting compliance with anti-discrimination laws instead.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the BBC Could Expose Details of His Role on January 6
The 47th president is resisting the broadcaster’s request to pry open the Donald J. Trump Trust.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Trump, Eyeing Supreme Court Appeal, Wins Delay in Ruling Holding Him Responsible for January 6
Judge Mehta ruled that the president’s role in the riot at the Capitol extended beyond the ‘perimeter’ of the presidency.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Begins One Year After Fatal Stabbing at Track Meet
The selection process has been criticized by Mr. Anthony’s defense team because there are no black jurors.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Trump Nemesis John Bolton Agrees to Plea Deal in Classified Documents Case: Report
The former national security adviser reportedly will plead guilty to one count of illegal retention of classified information in a deal that still requires judicial approval.
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