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• Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America - NPR

  1. Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America  NPR
  2. Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV — 'He's one of us'  Chicago Sun-Times
  3. Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color  The New York Times
  4. Pope Leo asks cardinals to make themselves ‘small’ in first Mass as pontiff as cardinals deny he’s a ‘counterweight’ to Trump  CNN
  5. Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics  NPR

• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center - The New York Times

  1. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center  The New York Times
  2. Dem Congress members storm New Jersey ICE prison to conduct 'oversight visit': 'People deserve dignity'  Fox News
  3. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested during ICE detention centre protest  Al Jazeera
  4. Baraka arrested outside Delaney Hall as battle with immigration authorities escalates  New Jersey Globe
  5. New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says  CNN

• Trump administration mulling end to habeas corpus, legal right to challenge one’s detention - The Guardian

  1. Trump administration mulling end to habeas corpus, legal right to challenge one’s detention  The Guardian
  2. The WH says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. What would that mean?  ABC News
  3. White House considering suspending habeas corpus, Stephen Miller says  Axios
  4. Trump administration 'looking at' suspending habeas corpus for migrants, Stephen Miller says  CNBC
  5. White House ‘actively looking’ at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown  The Hill

• Trump floats 100% tariff on Barbies while his UK trade ‘deal’ shields super-luxury cars like Rolls-Royce - CNN

  1. Trump floats 100% tariff on Barbies while his UK trade ‘deal’ shields super-luxury cars like Rolls-Royce  CNN
  2. Trump admin live updates: Stephen Miller says admin 'actively looking' at suspending habeas corpus  ABC News
  3. Poll shows big problem for Trump’s trade deal: It’s Trump  Politico
  4. Inside the Roller-Coaster Negotiations for the US-UK Trade Deal  The New York Times
  5. The U.S.-U.K. deal shows the trade war is here to stay  Axios

• US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm - BBC

  1. US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm  BBC
  2. U.S. ambassador says Gaza aid plan is Trump’s “initiative,” as effort lags  The Washington Post
  3. Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza  The New York Times
  4. Israel plans to initially only feed 60% of Gazans, as they endure ‘extreme deprivation’  The Times of Israel
  5. US foundation eyes takeover of Gaza aid  Al Jazeera

• First white South Africans to arrive under US refugee plan as soon as next week - Reuters

  1. First white South Africans to arrive under US refugee plan as soon as next week  Reuters
  2. South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees  BBC
  3. Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaners to U.S. as Refugees Next Week  The New York Times
  4. US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say  The Guardian
  5. First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.  NPR

• Lawmakers did not seek Hayden’s firing as Librarian of Congress - Politico

  1. Lawmakers did not seek Hayden’s firing as Librarian of Congress  Politico
  2. President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  NPR
  3. Former Baltimore colleagues react to abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  CBS News
  4. Heinrich Reacts to Trump’s Firing of Librarian of Congress  Senator Martin Heinrich (.gov)
  5. 'Outrageous action': Marylanders on congressional librarian's ouster  WBAL-TV

• Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk has been released after spending six weeks at a Louisiana detention center - CNN

  1. Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk has been released after spending six weeks at a Louisiana detention center  CNN
  2. Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk freed from detention, pending immigration proceedings  The Boston Globe
  3. Judge Orders Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained by ICE  The New York Times
  4. Judge orders release on bail of Tufts student battling deportation order  The Guardian
  5. Tufts University student detained by ICE granted bail by federal judge  Fox News

• Menendez brothers' resentencing hearing will be next week; risk assessment says they pose moderate risk if released - ABC News

  1. Menendez brothers' resentencing hearing will be next week; risk assessment says they pose moderate risk if released  ABC News
  2. Menendez brothers resentencing battle heats up as Los Angeles judge weighs risk  Fox News
  3. Menendez brothers: Attorneys rescind motion to have LA County DA Nathan Hochman kicked off resentencing case  ABC7 Los Angeles
  4. Defense pulls motion to remove DA’s Office from Menendez case  KTLA
  5. Menendez Brothers: Attorneys withdraw motion to remove LA DA Hochman from case  FOX 11 Los Angeles

• Trump's "weak tea" tax on the rich - Axios

  1. Trump's "weak tea" tax on the rich  Axios
  2. Trump floats raising taxes on the rich to pay for his sweeping tax and spending cuts package  CNN
  3. Live updates: Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich  The Washington Post
  4. Trump says he's OK with taxing the rich but warns of political fallout  Reuters
  5. Trump eyes tax hike on wealthy—here’s how a 39.6% top rate compares to historic levels  CNBC

• Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India - The Guardian

  1. Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: India and Pakistan trade blame as conflict spirals  CNN
  3. Recently upgraded air defence guns take down Pak drones  The Hindu
  4. India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours  BBC
  5. Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as Pakistan conflict escalates  Reuters

• 'No option left other than full blown war', says Pakistan's Khawaja Asif amid escalating tensions with India - Firstpost

  'No option left other than full blown war', says Pakistan's Khawaja Asif amid escalating tensions with India  FirstpostView Full Coverage on Google News

• Ukraine to host 'coalition of willing' leaders Saturday, Zelenskiy says - Reuters

  1. Ukraine to host 'coalition of willing' leaders Saturday, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  2. First Joint Visit of Four European Leaders to Ukraine  The New York Times
  3. Western leaders head to Kyiv to demand Putin agrees ceasefire  politico.eu
  4. Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support  The Guardian
  5. European leaders travel to Kyiv in push for 30-day ceasefire  Financial Times

• Russia holds Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany - ABC News

  1. Russia holds Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany  ABC News
  2. Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia's Red Square on Victory Day  BBC
  3. Putin Enlists Russian Pride for War in Ukraine During Moscow Parade  The New York Times
  4. Russia exudes confidence at parade marking 80 years since Nazi defeat  The Washington Post
  5. Victory Day for World War II, 2025  The White House (.gov)

• Newark Airport radar outage strikes again, delaying more flights - The Verge

  1. Newark Airport radar outage strikes again, delaying more flights  The Verge
  2. Another Newark air traffic control outage confirmed, FAA lifts construction-related ground stop  Fox Business
  3. Air traffic controllers lose radar and radio contact with planes approaching and departing Newark for 90 seconds – again  CNN
  4. Newark Airport problems: Radar went black for air traffic controllers at EWR again early Friday  ABC7 New York
  5. I'm nervous about running into delays and other issues at Newark airport. BI's aviation reporter made me feel better.  Business Insider

• Market At Key Levels, Eyes China Talks; Tesla, Palantir In Focus - Investor's Business Daily

  1. Market At Key Levels, Eyes China Talks; Tesla, Palantir In Focus  Investor's Business Daily
  2. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end volatile week lower as Wall Street braces for US-China talks  Yahoo Finance
  3. US-China tariffs: The countries are finally talking but why now?  BBC
  4. Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Falls On Trump Signal As China Tariff Talks Near; Tesla Jumps As Nvidia Slides  Investor's Business Daily
  5. Markets News, May 9, 2025: Stocks Close Little Changed as Investors Await News From US, China Trade Talks; Major Indexes Post Losses for the Week  Investopedia

• How this ‘Trump trade’ almost crashed the $29 trillion Treasury market in April - MarketWatch

  1. How this ‘Trump trade’ almost crashed the $29 trillion Treasury market in April  MarketWatch
  2. It was remarkably resilient repo wot won it  Financial Times
  3. NY Fed Plans to Offer Regular Early Repo Operations, Perli Says  Bloomberg.com
  4. New York Fed plans to offer morning repo operations soon  Seeking Alpha
  5. Fed official lauds market resilience amid April stress, plans to enhance liquidity tool  Investing.com India

• Manufacturers Say Trump Has Made Opening U.S. Factories Impossible - Yahoo

  Manufacturers Say Trump Has Made Opening U.S. Factories Impossible  YahooView Full Coverage on Google News

• Get ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages with our Pre-Launch Checklist - Bethesda.net

  1. Get ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages with our Pre-Launch Checklist  Bethesda.net
  2. Doom: The Dark Ages Review  IGN
  3. ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ has problems but also some great demon killing  The Washington Post
  4. Doom: The Dark Ages review – id Software gets medieval in a dramatic rewrite of the shooter’s rules  The Guardian
  5. The melee-heavy Doom: The Dark Ages is extremely my thing — but it might not be yours  Polygon

• Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 - TechCrunch

  1. Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16  TechCrunch
  2. How to watch the Android Show ahead of Google I/O 2025  Engadget
  3. Surprise Android boost confirmed by Google and it’s coming this month  Daily Express
  4. Google I/O 2025: Android 16, Android XR, Gemini-AI Updates, Material 3 Expressive, More On The Cards  NDTV Profit
  5. Google I/O 2025: What to expect with Gemini, Android 16, and Project Astra  Mashable

• Mafia: The Old Country minimum PC specs basically require a PS5-level GPU - Eurogamer

  1. Mafia: The Old Country minimum PC specs basically require a PS5-level GPU  Eurogamer
  2. Mafia: The Old Country Launching August 8, 2025; Debuts Official Gameplay Trailer and Developer Insights Video  Business Wire
  3. Mafia: The Old Country promises a return to the old ways — and less open-world bloat  Polygon
  4. Mafia: The Old Country uncovers the origins of organized crime on August 8  PlayStation.Blog
  5. Mafia: The Old Country - Here’s What Comes in Each Edition  IGN

• Jony Ive’s next product is driven by the ‘unintended consequences’ of the iPhone - The Verge

  1. Jony Ive’s next product is driven by the ‘unintended consequences’ of the iPhone  The Verge
  2. Jony Ive kept design simple at Apple. He's now embracing his 'ornament era.'  Business Insider
  3. Jony Ive Can’t Save Us From the iPhone Addiction He Helped Create  Gizmodo
  4. Jony Ive talks about minimalism, taste, and Apple's design group  AppleInsider
  5. Jony Ive was a guest at the Stripe Session event yesterday discussing Apple as an original thinker, design and more  patentlyapple.com

• Sean Combs' lawyer says rapper admits to 'domestic violence' in relationship - NBC News

  1. Sean Combs' lawyer says rapper admits to 'domestic violence' in relationship  NBC News
  2. Is Diddy’s gray court look a sign of stress or strategy?  NewsNation
  3. Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie will be among first witnesses in hotly anticipated sex trafficking trial  New York Post
  4. Judge Delays Sean Combs Jury Selection, Concerned About ‘Cold Feet’  The New York Times
  5. A music executive says women forced to pick 'survival' over consent in music industry  NPR

• Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, Alan Jackson is honored - Hays Post

  1. Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, Alan Jackson is honored  Hays Post
  2. Lainey Wilson Wins Entertainer of the Year at Academy of Country Music Awards: The Complete Winners’ List  Variety
  3. ACM Awards 2025: Go Inside the Winners' Portrait Studio! (Exclusive)  People.com
  4. Nicole Kidman Favors Edgy Flair, LeAnn Rimes Goes Sheer and More ACM Awards 2025 Red Carpet Arrivals Photos, Live Updates  WWD
  5. ACM Awards 2025 red carpet fashion photos: See all the looks  New York Post

• ‘Suits LA’ Canceled After One Season at NBC - Variety

  1. ‘Suits LA’ Canceled After One Season at NBC  Variety
  2. ‘Suits LA’ Canceled By NBC After One Season  Deadline
  3. NBC Cancels Suits LA and 4 Other TV Shows  Yahoo
  4. ‘Suits LA’ Canceled Ahead of Season One Finale  The Hollywood Reporter
  5. ‘Suits LA’ Canceled at NBC: What Would Have Happened in Season 2?  TV Insider

• Kendrick Lamar and SZA Bring Storms and Celebrations to the Stadium Stage - The New York Times

  1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA Bring Storms and Celebrations to the Stadium Stage  The New York Times
  2. On Kendrick Lamar and SZA's tour, hating Drake is still a rallying cry  Yahoo
  3. Kendrick Lamar, SZA bring the hits and more to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford: Review  Asbury Park Press
  4. Will weather impact Kendrick Lamar and SZA concert at MetLife Stadium? Here's the forecast  Bergen Record
  5. Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Chemistry Shines on the Grand National Tour: Live Review  Pitchfork

• UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school - ESPN

  1. UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school  ESPN
  2. North Carolina says Jordon Hudson is "welcome" at the football facilities  NBC Sports
  3. Jordon Hudson isn’t banned from football facilities, UNC says, despite report  Raleigh News & Observer
  4. With Jordon Hudson drama still swirling, Bill Belichick's actual job as UNC coach feels like an afterthought  Yahoo Sports
  5. Bill Belichick's family worried that Jordon Hudson could be 'detrimental' to his legacy: report  Fox News

• Kevin Stefanski: Don’t read anything into who takes first QB reps at practice - NBC Sports

  1. Kevin Stefanski: Don’t read anything into who takes first QB reps at practice  NBC Sports
  2. Stefanski downplays Gabriel getting first QB reps  ESPN
  3. Browns make Joe Flacco decision after Shedeur Sanders' first NFL setback  The Mirror US
  4. Browns announce jersey numbers for 2025 draft class and free agent additions  Cleveland Browns
  5. What it means that Shedeur Sanders went 2nd to Dillon Gabriel on the 1st day of Browns rookie minicamp, and h  Cleveland.com

• NCAA eyes coach's challenges to speed up game - ESPN

  1. NCAA eyes coach's challenges to speed up game  ESPN
  2. Men’s Basketball Rules Committee proposes changes to enhance the flow of the game  NCAA.org
  3. College basketball considering coach’s challenge, whether to use quarters for men  The New York Times
  4. Coach’s challenge, fewer replay reviews coming to college basketball  MLive.com
  5. NCAA Considering College Basketball Coach's Challenge, Move from Halves to Quarters  On3.com

• Steelers’ Omar Khan: George Pickens trade ‘happened quickly,’ search for new WR2 ‘not even close’ to ’24 - TribLIVE.com

  1. Steelers’ Omar Khan: George Pickens trade ‘happened quickly,’ search for new WR2 ‘not even close’ to ’24  TribLIVE.com
  2. Steelers' GM Khan: Pickens trade 'made sense for everyone'  ESPN
  3. Spagnola: Let’s chant, ‘Just give Pickens a chance’  Dallas Cowboys
  4. Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Lessons learned from 10-team half-PPR exercise  Yahoo Sports
  5. Report: Cowboys looked into a trade for Rashod Bateman  NBC Sports

• World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant - Live Science

  1. World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant  Live Science
  2. CERN scientists turn lead into gold (briefly)  SWI swissinfo.ch
  3. Large Hadron Collider Physicists Turn Lead into Gold—For a Fraction of a Second  Scientific American
  4. Scientists Witness Lead Literally Turn Into Gold in The Large Hadron Collider  ScienceAlert
  5. Alchemist's Dream Realized As Lead Turned Into Gold at Large Hadron Collider  Newsweek

• Part of Soviet-era spacecraft to crash to Earth this weekend - The Guardian

  1. Part of Soviet-era spacecraft to crash to Earth this weekend  The Guardian
  2. 50-year-old Soviet spacecraft expected to crash on Earth this weekend  NPR
  3. A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years is expected to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth any day now.  Yahoo
  4. Track Soviet Spacecraft Cosmos 482 Reentry, Set To Crash Land In Hours  Forbes
  5. Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.  Live Science

• Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti - Space

  1. Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti  Space
  2. NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole  Ars Technica
  4. 'Space Jaws': NASA Reveals Roaming Monster Black Hole That's Eating Stars  Newsweek
  5. Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Discovered 600 Million Light-Years Away  Sci.News

• Space agencies grapple with potential changes to Artemis - SpaceNews

  1. Space agencies grapple with potential changes to Artemis  SpaceNews
  2. Billions wasted, mysteries unsolved: The missions NASA may be forced to abandon  The Planetary Society
  3. Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions  CNBC
  4. Elon Musk Set to Win Big With Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget  The Intercept
  5. What Trump's NASA Budget Cuts Mean for the Space Agency  Time Magazine

• Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country : Shots - Health News - NPR

  1. Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country : Shots - Health News  NPR
  2. The U.S. has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with outbreaks: Where the virus is spreading  NBC News
  3. Texas’ measles outbreak is nation’s largest since 2000  The Texas Tribune
  4. US surpasses 1,000 measles cases for 1st time in 5 years: CDC  ABC News
  5. Worsening measles outbreak crosses 1,000 cases in U.S.  Axios

• FDA approves first cervical cancer screening device that can be used at home, company says - CNN

  1. FDA approves first cervical cancer screening device that can be used at home, company says  CNN
  2. F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear  The New York Times
  3. FDA approves at-home HPV test to screen for cervical cancer  NBC News
  4. Startup Teal Health wins FDA approval for at-home test for cervical cancer screening  CNBC
  5. Great News for People Who Hate Getting Pap Smears  The Cut

• Shingles vaccine reduces risk of heart disease by 23%, study of one million people finds - CNN

  1. Shingles vaccine reduces risk of heart disease by 23%, study of one million people finds  CNN
  2. Shingles vaccine has unexpected effect on heart health  Fox News
  3. Shingles vaccine recipients see lower cardiac event risk over time  CIDRAP
  4. Shingles vaccine may lower heart disease risk by up to 8 years  Medical News Today
  5. Live Zoster Vaccine May Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Events by 23%, Study Finds  Pharmacy Times

• Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds - NPR

  1. Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds  NPR
  2. ‘Known Carcinogen’ Found in Popular Beauty Products for Women  People.com
  3. How everyday beauty products could pose a toxic health threat  The Washington Post
  4. Formaldehyde releasers found in common personal care products used especially by Black and Latina women  Medical Xpress
  5. Alarming number of women’s shampoos, lotions and body soap found to have this cancer-causing chemical  New York Post