Trump, reciting songs and praising cannibals, draws yawns and raises eyebrows (www.yahoo.com)
Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert (abcnews.go.com)
With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into the United States, prompting Minnesota officials to issue the state’s first air quality alert of 2024....
Importance of Self-Control in Trading (xauusdfreesignalstop.blogspot.com)
Importance of sel-control in Trading
Jury selection to begin in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (apnews.com)
ury selection was scheduled to start Monday in the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat charged with accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would aid three New Jersey businessmen....
CIA chief offers information about Yahya Sinwar to Israel for halting Rafah operation - The Statesman (www.thestatesman.com)
The chief of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns has offered intel on Hamas military head Yahya Sinwar in exchange of Israel halting its ground invasion in the Rafah region....
Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story (apnews.com)
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood....
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry (apnews.com)
A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling....
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday in a case pushed by Democrats to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state....
French government says Kristi Noem lied about cancelling meeting with Macron (www.theguardian.com)
A French official said there is no record of a scheduled meeting with the South Dakota governor – nor had they invited her...
Texas man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old (www.theguardian.com)
Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November...
IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million (www.propublica.org)
Mercedes workers in Alabama face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election (www.theguardian.com)
United Auto Workers union sees two of German-owned carmaker’s plants as key in effort to unionize industry in southern US...
No 'credible plan': U.S.' Blinken issues harshest criticism yet of Israel's operations in Gaza (www.cnbc.com)
More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
There are few things more heartwarming than videos of children with deafness gaining the ability to hear, showing them happily turning their heads at the sound of their parents’ voices and joyfully bobbing to newly discovered music. Thanks to recent advances in gene therapy, more kids are getting those sweet and triumphant...
Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Among world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe...
Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise effect on well-being (www.nature.com)
A survey of more than 2.4 million people finds that being online can have a positive effect on welfare.
NBC Meet the Press - May 12 - Sec. Blinken, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Lindsey Graham (yewtu.be)
Michael Cohen Was Paid to Fix Trump’s Problems. Now He’s One of Them. (www.nytimes.com)
Team Trump Says Classified Docs Judge Aileen Cannon Is a 'Godsend' (www.rollingstone.com)
The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless (fortune.com)
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke (www.independent.co.uk)
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry (www.bbc.com)
Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing (www.nbcnews.com)
Emergency room doctor Terrence “Terry” O’Connor connected awe-inspiring adventure to a greater sense of altruism through his podcast and a Tedx Talk....