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Disney faces $5 million lawsuit over use of facial recognition technology LA Times
Volvo has agreed to pay $197 million to settle allegations that its heavy-duty truck engines released excessive pollution across California. LA Times
By the power of Grayskull, this Los Angeles drone show had the power — to break a world record. New York Post
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"Mamdani's decision to snub the Israeli Day Parade demonstrates his deep disdain and hatred of the Jewish community," New York Post
VOA VIEW: How long will Mamdani stay as Mayor of NYC?
Kura markets the experience as “eater-tainment,” combining traditional Japanese dishes with arcade-like elements. New York Post
Carmen Lineberger, who worked in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, faces charges including theft of government property and concealment of government records. New York Post
VOA VIEW: He should be prosecuted to the fullest.
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Cuba is looking for trouble.
The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes. New York Times
VOA VIEW: This back and forth is getting stupid.
The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year. New York Times
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A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook. New York Times
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.” New York Times
VOA VIEW: WHO is untrustworthy.
The post of surgeon general has remained empty since President Trump took office last year. New York Times
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted the former President of Cuba, Raúl Castro, in connection with his alleged involvement in the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. OANN
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Both U.S. Senator Tommy "Coach" Tuberville (R-Ala.) and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) won their respective primaries and will face off in November for Alabama governor. OANN
According to preliminary data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), violent crime rates plummeted across the United States from 2024 to 2025, marking the sharpest single-year decline in violent crime and homicides since 1937. OANN
President Trump told U.S. Coast Guard graduates on Wednesday they will play a critical role in protecting and serving the U.S. at a "great time" for the "hottest country in the world." Washington Times
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The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home while others stayed in sweltering classrooms. Washington Times
The U.S. imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen people, a Mexican restaurant and a security firm linked to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel and its fentanyl trafficking activities. Washington Times
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration's recent caps on federal student loans, arguing the limits will make it harder for students pursuing certain healthcare degrees to attain the necessary training and education. Washington Times
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation's oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: They lost their mind.
A prosecutor in the trial of a former assistant principal facing criminal charges over a 2023 school shooting said she dismissed concerns about a gun in a student's bag. CBS
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Raúl Castro is being indicted on charges related to Cuba's deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue. CBS
A survivor of a recent plane crash near Florida was allegedly found with roughly $30,000 inside a bag labeled with the name of a Bahamian politician. CBS
The Supreme Court's term is set to end around the end of June, with decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans and gun rights still to come. CBS
VOA VIEW: Why is taking so long.
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Many Americans are signaling disapproval of the technology amid fears that it will eclipse already competitive entry-level jobs. CBS
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday threatened to extend the Middle East conflict "beyond the region" if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It is time to distroy them.
Mortgage rates continued to rise last week, causing more borrowers to head to adjustable-rate loans, which are cheaper but considered riskier. CNBC
Vice President JD Vance said at the White House on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump both support banning congressional stock trading. CNBC
More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers will begin a strike on Thursday after wage negotiations between the company and its union broke down. CNBC
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday welcomed a provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods. CNBC
Federal officials criticize California sanctuary policies after ICE agents arrest an illegal immigrant charged in a felony hit-and-run crash that injured a little boy. FOX News
VOA VIEW: CA officials are fools.
The Pentagon announced it is reducing Brigade Combat Teams in Europe from four to three as the Trump administration pressures NATO allies on defense. FOX News
VOA VIEW: NATO caused their own problems.
Canadian national Sunny Manhertz allegedly voted illegally in federal and state elections from 2008 to 2024 while living in Massachusetts as a lawful permanent resident. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He should be jailed.
The Trump administration is expected to release a second wave of declassified UAP files very soon as part of its PURSUE transparency program. FOX News
Democrats in the U.S. Senate has advanced legislation seeking to curb President Donald Trump's ability to engage in conflict with Tehran. UPI
VOA VIEW: Shear stupidity.
An American missionary physician working in the Democratic Republic of Congo has contracted Ebola, and is being transferred to Germany. UPI
Farmer Ed Gallrein defeated Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky on Tuesday night, one of several high-profile primary races on Tuesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Going against Trump was stupid.
China deployed an aircraft carrier strike group into the Western Pacific for military exercises days after summit between Chinese and U.S. in Beijing. UPI
VOA VIEW: A China powder play.
President Donald Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, for Senate on Tuesday, calling Paxton a "MAGA Warrior" and citing his loyalty. UPI
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, at a hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and sexual perpetrators. UPI
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As about a dozen cases involving missing or deceased American nuclear scientists have come to light, a retired high-level FBI official says some of them fit a pattern that he considers suspicious. The disappearances are highly suspect.
"The missing [and] disappearance thing is suspicious inherently," said Chris Swecker, who served as assistant director of the FBI. "What they were working on would certainly, without a doubt, be a target of a hostile foreign intelligence service like Russia or China. It could be Iran, could be Pakistan." Swecker believes the six deaths that have been widely reported don't have much in common, and he doesn't believe they're connected.
While Swecker isn't convinced that there's a conspiracy afoot even among the missing scientists, he agrees that authorities should be looking for links in the disappearances, given the high-value, sensitive technology that they all worked with or near. The disappearance of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland earlier this year set off the cascade of theories about the missing and dead scientists. He was the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, and had connections to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where top-secret nuclear research is conducted.
He vanished in New Mexico after leaving his home with only a pair of boots and a handgun. He left his phone, keys and glasses behind. "I'm just saying that ... the FBI would have interest in anything that happened to them because of what they were working on," he said. "And, in fact, [with] McCasland, the FBI showed up uninvited that very afternoon. '
