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#01Free bus trips for children in England this August as part of Reeves's cost-of-living plan
📍 BBC News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free bus scheme designed to relieve cost-of-living pressures.
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#02Mira Nair Finds a New Audience as Mother of Zohran Mamdani
📍 NY Times World
“I feel like we have given him to the world,” the filmmaker said in a conversation with The New York Times. Her next movie is about one of India’s greatest artists.
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#03Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts
📍 The Guardian
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and UgandaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was “a little late” in identifying the deadly Ebola outbreak in the the Democratic Republic...
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#04Morning news brief
📍 NPR
Republicans work to pass reconciliation bill but ballroom money may get left out, Trump says Gulf allies persuaded him not to resume attacks on Iran, U.S. indicts Cuba's former President Raúl Castro.
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#05Mohamed Salah to captain Egypt as squad announced for FIFA World Cup 2026
📍 Al Jazeera
Versatile Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed is a significant omission from the 27-man preliminary squad.
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#06Trump says Netanyahu will do "whatever I want him to do" on Iran
📍 CBS News
Asked what he said to Israel's leader about a decision to hold off on new Iran strikes, Trump said Netanyahu will "do whatever I want him to do."
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#07Iran live updates: Tehran issues Strait of Hormuz control map, Trump hints at strikes
📍 ABC News
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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#08Montenegro at 20: EU ambitions and Serbian ties
📍 DW News
Twenty years after seceding from the state union with Serbia, Montenegro is seen as a Western Balkan frontrunner for EU membership but remains marked by corruption, unresolved divisions and Serbia's political influence.
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#09‘French Banksy’ JR starts wrapping Paris’s Pont Neuf bridge in inflatable ‘cave’
📍 France 24
The Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, vanished from sight overnight Thursday as French artist JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" began enveloping the historic structure in an inflatable giant cave. The artwork, "La Caverne du Pont Neuf", is a tribute to a Parisian artistic legend Christo and his...
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#10Jeanette revives cult film anthem "Por qué te vas" in Cannes event
📍 Euronews
Jeanette, the voice behind the iconic song Porque te vas from 1976’s Cría Cuervos, led celebrations in Cannes as France marked the film’s 50th anniversary with a restored screening and live performance at the Cannes Film Festival.
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#11UK Leads European Nations In Hiring Over-50s
📍 ZeroHedge
UK Leads European Nations In Hiring Over-50s Over the past two decades, ageing populations, rising retirement ages and higher education levels have contributed to rising employment rates among workers aged 55 and over across OECD countries. Yet many workplaces are still designed around shorter ca...
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#12Trump decries ‘ridiculous’ US icebreaker gap with Russia
📍 RT News
US President Donald Trump has lamented Russia’s dominance in icebreaker capacity Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13Ukraine Allowed Construction of Biolabs to Draw US Into Conflict With Russia - Ex-Diplomat
📍 Sputnik
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Ukraine's willingness to host American biological laboratories on its territory directly indicates Kiev's desire to involve the United States in a conflict with Russia, former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told Sputnik.
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#14The Inferno Agenda: How the California fires were engineered to incinerate a city and a nation’s trust
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) The fires were not natural disasters but acts of man, driven by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass cutting the fire department budget by $17.6 million�...
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#15Trump: Castro Indictment 'Very Big Moment for' Cuban Americans
📍 Breitbart
President Donald Trump called the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro a "very big moment" for Cuban Americans, who he believes "appreciate" the indictment. The post Trump: Castro Indictment ‘Very Big Moment for’ Cuban Americans appeared first on Breitbart.
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#16Mamdani refuses to attend Israel Day parade, breaks decades-long mayoral tradition
📍 OANN
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing intense criticism from Jewish organizations over his refusal to attend the city's historic Israel Day Parade, a decision that comes as the Big Apple grapples with record levels of antisemitism.
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#17A Religious Reason the Saudis Are Blocking a New Attack on Iran, by Larry C. Johnson
📍 UNZ Review
The HAJJ. The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam — the core religious obligations that define Muslim practice. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able is required to perform the Hajj at least once in their lifetime. Th...
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#18Ebola Outbreak Rages After Trump Gutted Global Health Safeguards
📍 The Intercept
“The outbreaks of Ebola and hantavirus in the past two weeks show why international threats need an international response.” The post Ebola Outbreak Rages After Trump Gutted Global Health Safeguards appeared first on The Intercept.
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#19How to Identify GI Bill Fraud
📍 Veterans Today
How to Identify GI Bill Fraud The US government offers incentives and benefits for veterans who have served their country. Many of these benefits, including those under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, are tied to higher education and the costs associated with pursuing a degree. These benefits are designed...
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#20What is The Great Replacement? – Questions For Corbett
📍 Corbett Report
I'm not sure if you've heard, but everyone's talking about The Great Replacement these days. So, what is the theory?
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#21Square Crosses 1 Million Bitcoin-Enabled Merchants as Real-World Adoption Continues to Grow
📍 Activist Post
Block, Inc.’s Square has auto-enabled roughly 1 million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network, letting customers pay in BTC while merchants automatically receive USD settlements with near-instant conversion in the background. Block Inc.’s (XYZ) Square has crossed a t...
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#22The Disturbing Links Between Celeste Rivas’ Death and D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Video
📍 VigilantCitizen
You probably don’t know the singer D4vd for his music, but rather for the murder of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez. On September 8th, in Hollywood, D4vd’s Tesla was towed to a pound after being abandoned. Shortly after, yard employees began noticing an unbearable smell coming from the front of ...
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#23Ukrainian drone strike wipes out Russian pilot training school with dozens of soldiers inside
📍 David Icke
Among those killed was the head of the school Operators of the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), struck a facility belonging to the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences, where UAV pilots were trained, and ammuniti...
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#24Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives First Batch of U.S. Migrant Deportees
📍 AllAfrica
[allAfrica] Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive migrants deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
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#25Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026
📍 Black Agenda
Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 05/08/2026 - 06:31 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026 In this week’s segment, we discuss a military attack carried out by Western-backed insurgents against the African nation Mali an...
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#26Tea’s Future Depends on Its Farmers
📍 IPS News
The tea in your cup this morning began its journey in someone else’s hands. Hands whose work most of us never think about. Almost certainly, those hands belonged to a smallholder farmer tending a small plot of land, plucking leaves by hand beneath long mornings of mist and rain. Two leaves and a ...
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#27Geriatric media searches for young investors to prop up boomer privilege
📍 Crikey
The media's campaign against the government's tax changes relies heavily on anecdotes. And there's no better source of anecdotes than young investors whingeing about change. The post Geriatric media searches for young investors to prop up boomer privilege appeared first on Crikey.
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#28No police charged over anti-Herzog brutality
📍 The Klaxon
Almost three months after Sydney’s Town Hall anti-Herzog rally, where police were filmed punching and attacking attendees, not one officer has faced any action. The post No police charged over anti-Herzog brutality appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#29Hanson lashes gas tax ‘vandalism’, reveals energy plan
📍 Michael West
Australia should look to Norway to shore up sovereign wealth through gas, One Nation says, as the coalition urges the resources industry to "fight like hell".
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#30Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave
📍 Conversation AU
The Albanese government has found itself on the thorny end of a social media campaign post-budget as it watches One Nation ride a wave.
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#31RaiNao – Song of the Day
📍 Havana Times
Today we feature the Puerto Rican artist RaiNao and her band in a live NPR Tiny Desk Concert on May 19, 2026. The post RaiNao – Song of the Day appeared first on Havana Times.
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#32«No vamos a permitir que no seamos escuchados»: Plantón de Familiares de Desaparecidas y Desaparecidos en México
📍 Subversiones
Ante la sordera fingida del gobierno, familiares de desaparecidas y desaparecidos decidieron instalarse frente a Palacio Nacional en un plantón que crece día con día, el cuál está integrado por alrededor de 100 personas de diferentes colectivos, organizaciones y grupos de búsqueda de distintos es...
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#33What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade
📍 InSight Crime
What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade Beyond its massive size, a recent cocaine bust in Spain illustrates some notable recent changes in the drug's supply chain. The post What Spain’s Record Cocaine Bust Says About the Drug Trade appeared first on InSight Crime.
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#34Ad Agency Digimedia’s Disputes Extend From Courtrooms to Government Agencies
📍 Periodismo Inv.
A judge ordered Puerto Rico’s Treasury Department to explain why it awarded an $8.7 million Lottery Bureau advertising contract to another agency, despite Digimedia receiving the highest score in the bidding process.
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#35Indigenous Peoples Face Disproportionate Violence as Attacks on Land Defenders Reach a Record High
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 18, 2026 Indigenous and human rights defenders opposing corporate abuses faced a record number of attacks in 2025, with Indigenous Peoples disproportionately targeted despite making up only a small fraction of the global population, according to a new report by the Business & ...
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#36Największe mity historii – 4 – Społeczeństwo
📍 WolneMedia
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