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At least 3 dead, 5 hurt after large explosion destroys Dallas apartment building, officials say - CBS News

The number of victims could change as details continue to unfold and crews search through the debris.

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Breaking News1 day ago

Live Updates: Vance says it's "still TBD" whether Trump will sign a U.S.-Iran deal, as both sides try to extend truce - CBS News

The vice president says the U.S. and Iran are "very close" to a deal, but are "not there yet." Meanwhile, the U.S. struck Iran, which retaliated against a U.S. base.

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Politics

Politics17 hours ago

White House Releases Results of Trump’s Latest Physical Exam

The report by President Trump’s physician said he was in “excellent health.” It showed that he had gained weight and that neurological and heart tests had come back “normal.”

Politics18 hours ago

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

Politics21 hours ago

Homelessness Declined in 2024, According to Delayed Federal Report

The modest drop marked the first decrease in homelessness in nearly a decade. The Housing and Urban Development report was published months later than usual.

Politics23 hours ago

Actually, Most Immigrants Won’t Need to Leave U.S. to Get Green Cards, D.H.S. Says

But details remained scant after officials said last week that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must first leave the country.

What We Know (and Don’t) About the E. Jean Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry

Prosecutors would face substantial hurdles in potentially pursuing charges against Ms. Carroll, who twice won cases against Donald Trump, or the billionaire who helped pay her lawyers.

Judge Reopens Trump’s I.R.S. Suit and Questions His ‘Weaponization’ Fund

The ruling was a blow to both President Trump, who had voluntarily dismissed the suit last week, and to the Justice Department, which used the suit to establish a fund likely intended for Trump allies.

Bondi, Pressed Over Epstein Files, Places Responsibility on Blanche and Patel

Her remarks, delivered during a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee, were a candid admission of her own powerlessness.

Journalist Favored by Trump Is in Talks to Join White House in Temporary Role

John Solomon said he was being vetted for a role as a “special government employee,” a status given to part-time, outside advisers to the federal government.

Economy

Oil only accounts for half the cost of a gallon of gas. Here's where the rest comes from. - CBS News

U.S. gas prices are surging as the Iran war drives up the global cost of oil. But what exactly accounts for what you pay at the pump?

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Elon Musk Is Dipping Into the Rejected Candidates Pile After Admitting xAI 'Was Not Built Right' - Gizmodo

We're all trying to find the guy who did this.

3 min read

Canada sheds more than 100,000 jobs in first two months of year - BBC

February saw the sharpest drop in Canada's employment totals since the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly due to the US tariff squeeze

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Stock Market Today: Dow Fades On Inflation, GDP Surprise; Nvidia Turns Lower (Live Coverage) - Investor's Business Daily

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose early but retreated Friday after surprise inflation and GDP data. Adobe plunged on earnings.

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices - AP News

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs. Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier…

4 min read

Starbucks union sent the company a proposed contract. Here's what baristas want - CNBC

Discussions between Starbucks and the union representing about 6% of its company-owned U.S. stores hit a wall last year.

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Southwest Airlines to discontinue flights to Chicago's O'Hare airport in June, continue service to Midway - ABC7 Chicago

Southwest Airlines said Friday it will discontinue service to Chicago's O'Hare airport in June.

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Amazon Prime Video nearly doubles the price to go ad-free and stream 4K video - The Verge

Amazon Prime Video is raising the price of its ad-free plans from $2.99 to $4.99 per month and removing 4K streaming from Prime subscribers who don’t pay extra.

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Technology

Technology1 day ago

Blue Origin and Amazon Had Momentum. Then Came the Fireball.

Jeff Bezos was gaining ground on Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink. Thursday’s rocket explosion on a launchpad creates a major setback.

Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up

Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.

A.I. Is Making Scams Hard to Spot. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.

Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World

The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and shared beliefs with Argentina’s right-wing leader.

I Tried to Sell My House With a Chatbot

Over five frantic days, I gambled my family’s life savings on a hunch that A.I. could outperform a real estate agent.

Technology3 days ago

Teachers’ Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time

The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.

Technology3 days ago

Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman.

What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads.

Technology3 days ago

Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos

A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.

Health

Health18 hours ago

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

Health1 day ago

Frank Hayden, Who Led Global Growth of the Special Olympics, Dies at 96

His research showing the positive effects of athletics on intellectually disabled children led Eunice Kennedy Shriver to ask him to help stage the Games.

Health1 day ago

Kenyan Court Suspends Plans for Ebola Quarantine Unit for Americans

The order came after U.S. officials said that a 50-bed facility was being established in the African country to house American citizens exposed to the virus.

Health1 day ago

Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent

The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently.

Health2 days ago

What Happens When Your Employer Knows the Diseases You Might Get?

As predictive medicine advances, legal scholars warn that decades-old federal guidelines could set up a potential clash between your genes and your job.

Health2 days ago

Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B

Most people recover from the infection, but it poses great risks for those who don’t. A new drug may cure 1 in 5 of these patients.

Health3 days ago

KFF’s Chief Executive to Retire

Drew Altman, who transformed KFF from a little-known family foundation to a major source of U.S. health policy research, will step down at the end of the year.

Health3 days ago

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

Science

Eos: Earth And Space Science News

NASA Announces “Realignment” Toward Human Spaceflight

NASA announced an agencywide realignment that includes combining related mission directorates to sharpen the agency’s focus on human spaceflight.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Better protecting consumers against fake reviews with a new training method

Online reviews play an important role in consumers' purchasing decisions. Yet many consumers struggle to recognize fake reviews, even though these are specifically designed to influence opinions and buying behavior. In her Ph.D. research at the University of Twente, Michelle Walther investigated how consumers evaluate online reviews, which cues they use to identify fake reviews, and how these skills can be improved.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

AI will not take your job, it can transform it—but only if you trust it, says researcher

The rise of generative AI has sparked widespread concern about job security and the future of human work. In his doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland, Zhe Zhu reveals that when employees trust the system and see it as a helpful partner rather than a threat, AI can actually increase work engagement and help build more sustainable careers.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Coral refuges in Western Australia resist 2025 bleaching through record marine heat

The team of scientists from James Cook University, University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University surveyed coral reefs in the West Australian Houtman Abrolhos group of islands (HAI), publishing their findings on the extraordinary heat resilience of its corals in the journal Current Biology.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Chimpanzees' unusually protracted and vulnerable adolescences

For all the diversity of the human condition, one experience is almost universally painful: adolescence. It's also unusual. Most other species pass from puberty to adulthood quickly, but humans linger for years in a transitional state, not quite children but not quite adults, either.

Live Science: The Most Interesting Articles

Seal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals.

Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought to be the work of sharks or boat propellers, but new research confirms a different cause.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Hi-res microscopes give biologists petabytes of data. Scientists are creating an AI assistant to make sense of it

In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army knife for high-resolution imaging—operate around the clock gathering data that will help train a game-changing technology for the field of biology: AI.

Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology

Q&A: What can plant evolution teach people about breeding better crops?

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for developing crops that are resilient or resistant to extreme weather and other threats to their health, according to Jesse Lasky, associate professor of biology at Penn State.

World News

Third anniversary: Tough reforms ended forex, subsidy rackets, says Tinubu

President Tinubu marks three years in office, stating tough reforms ended N18.4bn daily fuel subsidy and N8tn forex arbitrage rackets. Read More: https://punchng.com/third-anniversary-tough-reforms-ended-forex-subsidy-rackets-says-tinubu/

The Punch

US trains for World Cup at new $250 million, 200-acre, 19-field complex south of Atlanta

Jozy Altidore says the U.S. Soccer National Training Center is far different from where he trained with the national team a decade ago

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Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones

An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees

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Full-service flights from Germany to Singapore from €575

Whether you're a foodie, nature lover, or city explorer, Singapore offers a dynamic mix of modern marvels and rich traditions! Book discounted Gulf Air flights starting at €575 for a round trip.

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‘This Is His Moment’ – Andy Roddick Explains What Jannik Sinner’s Loss Means for Alexander Zverev at French Open

Jannik Sinner’s incredible 30-match unbeaten streak ended on Thursday with an unexpected second-round exit at the French Open. With both Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s dominant shadows lifted from the draw, the men’s draw is now wide open.

Pro Football Network

Show HN:Gliding Horse – a Rust Agent OS with CPU-Like Memory Architecture

Article URL: https://github.com/doiito/gliding_horse Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48319699 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

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IPL 2026: Anil Kumble lauds Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's consistency

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is impressing Anil Kumble with his IPL performance. The 15-year-old has smashed a record 65 sixes this season. He leads the tournament in runs and holds the Orange Cap. Kumble notes Sooryavanshi's consistent hitting has put pressure on hi…

The Times of India

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Unveils $45 Million Investment Plan in the Local Creative Industry by 2028

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere announced a 225 million real ($45 million) investment package through 2028 that includes public policies, grant programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening the local cultural sector and film and TV indu…

Variety

Opinion

NPA to appeal magistrate’s orders in Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni case

NPA to appeal magistrate’s Orders in Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni case In the latest dramatic twist in the Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni extortion case, the director of public prosecutions in Mpumalanga has filed an application for leave to appeal against a series of orders issued earlier this week by Chief Magistrate Madam T. Tonjeni. National Prosecuting Authority […]The post NPA to appeal magistrate’s orders in Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni case appeared first on Sunday World.

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Moment Dominic Russo’s Mom is Told He Died After Mackenzie Shirilla Crash, Video

Newly resurfaced body cam footage captures the devastating moment police officers arrived at Dominic Russo’s family home to tell his mother her son had died in the high-speed crash involving his girlfriend, Mackenzie Shirilla. Warning: the…

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Prince William admits he's 'hoping' to get an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

The Duke of Cornwall was asked by presenters Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston if he had 'received an invite yet' to the US star's wedding, rumoured to be held on July 3 in New York.

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Armed police shoot motorist, 20, who drove directly at them while trying to flee

Officers from Greater Manchester Police attempted to stop the motorist who drove his car towards them as they tried to get away.

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WATCH: This museum exhibit features Pokémon and real fossils

The "Pokémon Fossil Museum" exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum brings together the worlds of Pokémon and paleontology.

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Pak Army Chief Leaves For Tehran As Peace Process Picks Up Pace

The schedule for Munir's arrival in the Iranian capital is exceptionally compressed, unfolding against a backdrop of severe global warnings that have heightened the stakes of the mission

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Is a new portal model coming for our listing inventory?

Google pilot is live in 8 markets, routing listing leads via ComeHome, raising questions on broker data use and future fees.

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The DOJ Just Admitted to Weaponizing a Prosecution Against Trump’s Foes

A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility.

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