2 killed, 3 others injured in shooting at [Philadelphia Suburb] Chester linen company; suspect in custody (www.inquirer.com)
MAGA Lawyer Gets Dismantled by His Own Damning Trump Emails (www.thedailybeast.com)
Consumers are so demoralized by inflation and high rates they've given up on saving for the American Dream and are spending money instead, economist says (fortune.com)
Bump stock ruling could trigger booming rapid-fire marketplace [Clayton Vickers | 05/21/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Julian Assange wins right to appeal against extradition to US (www.theguardian.com)
Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets and will be able to challenge assurances from American officials on how a trial there would be conducted....
These Child Sex Abuse Victims Had an Opportunity to Get Justice. The Louisiana Supreme Court Took It Away. (www.motherjones.com)
Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico (www.vox.com)
When an Abortion Ban Is Not Enough: Louisiana Seeks to Add Abortion Pills to List of Controlled Dangerous Substances (msmagazine.com)
ShotSpotter Showdown Set in Chicago Amid Fierce Debate Over Value of Gunshot Detection System (news.wttw.com)
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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Hamas And Israeli Leaders (www.forbes.com)
2 teens die in suspected drownings after accepting dare, jumping off bridge into lake (www.usatoday.com)
Dow hits 40,000 for the first time as bull market accelerates (www.cbsnews.com)
It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees (apnews.com)
Exclusive: Tesla doing damage-control, discounts for European fleet buyers (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is working to appease some European leasing companies after the automaker’s repeated retail price cuts tanked their fleets’ value and its slow service and expensive repairs alienated their corporate customers....
Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals (apnews.com)
Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending....
New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive (www.thecentralvirginian.com)
For days, they monitored the latest news – which brought alarming reports of six dead and hundreds injured – while struggling to get help from Australian consular staff....
Matthew Perry: Los Angeles police launch investigation into actor’s death (www.theguardian.com)
Houston storm: At least 5 killed, more than 600,000 without power (abcnews.go.com)
Suffolk teen rapper 'Rylo Huncho' dies from accidental self-shooting in viral social media video (www.13newsnow.com)
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Feds say MAGA-aligned mogul had “opportunity and motive to start” apartment fire. (www.motherjones.com)
ChatGPT suspends Scarlett Johansson-like voice as actor speaks out against OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
'Jubilant' Giuliani was mocking prosecutors seconds before they found him at party (www.rawstory.com)
Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing (www.rawstory.com)
