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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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#02In Berlin, Cars Are a Culture War Flashpoint
📍 NY Times World
With municipal elections approaching, conservatives and progressives are sparring over congestion in the city center and how to fix it.
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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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#04Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
📍 NPR
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
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#05What options do the US and Iran have left to bring war to an end?
📍 Al Jazeera
What options do the US and Iran have left to bring war to an end?
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#06Colbert hosts "The Late Show" one last time tonight as franchise ends
📍 CBS News
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
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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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#09Clinical Aston Villa outclass Freiburg to win Europa League
📍 France 24
Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia scored stunning goals as Aston Villa outclassed Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to end a 30-year wait for silverware and earn their coach Unai Emery a record-extending fifth win in the competition.
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#10EU cuts 2026 growth forecast as Strait of Hormuz crisis pushes inflation up
📍 Euronews
The EU has downgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast after the Strait of Hormuz crisis sent energy prices sharply higher earlier this year. With no end to the conflict in sight, rising energy costs are fuelling tensions among member states calling for additional fiscal support measures.
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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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#13Western Businesses Submitting Applications to Attend SPIEF – Russian Foreign Ministry
📍 Sputnik
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western businessmen are submitting their applications to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), but they are keeping it under wraps, Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of Economic Cooperation, 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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#1744 Black-On-White Homicides in April 2026, by Kenn Gividen
📍 UNZ Review
The youngest victim was only one year old. The oldest was 75. One-year-old Logan Soposki died as a Nigerian crashed his semi into stopped traffic. Logan’s parents were also killed. 75-year-old Barbara Bates was shot and killed while on the phone with 911 reporting a domestic shooting in her apart...
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#18Pennsylvania Results: Chris Rabb to Join the Squad in Congress as Bob Brooks Tries to Flip Key Seat
📍 The Intercept
The electoral left won a marquee primary in Philadelphia, while the establishment and progressives united around a firefighters’ union chief in the Lehigh Valley. The post Pennsylvania Results: Chris Rabb to Join the Squad in Congress as Bob Brooks Tries to Flip Key Seat appeared first on The Int...
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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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#21THE LEDGER OF SHADOWS: INSIDE AMERICA’S QUIET FINANCIAL ERASURE AND THE RISE OF A SURVEILLANCE-DRIVEN ECONOMY
📍 Activist Post
First take a look at one of the most shocking videos in the world! This video actually shows us what the secret of the Trump family is related to their expressive health!!! –FULL VIDEO HERE EDITORIAL NOTE This document reconstructs, in journalistic narrative form, publicly documented trends, acad...
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#22The Many Things That Were Off At the White House Correspondent’s Dinner
📍 VigilantCitizen
What happened at the White House Correspondents' dinner was qualified as "surreal" by many, and they were right. Here's a look at the numerous bizarre things that defied logic at this event. The post The Many Things That Were Off At the White House Correspondent’s Dinner first appeared on Vigilan...
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#23President Trump says he thinks the Iran War is “very popular” despite “everyone” telling him “it’s unpopular.”
📍 David Icke
President Trump says he thinks the Iran War is “very popular” despite “everyone” telling him “it’s unpopular.” Trump says he “had to” start the war so Iran wouldn’t get “nuclear weapons that could take out Los Angeles.” pic.twitter.com/AiKPFis1VY — The American Conservative (@amconmag) May 19, 2026
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#24South Africa: Cape Town Approves Inner-City Housing Project - South African News Briefs - May 21, 2026
📍 AllAfrica
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#25Louisiana v. Callais and the Black Vote
📍 Black Agenda
Louisiana v. Callais and the Black Vote Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 05/08/2026 - 06:07 The Supreme Court ruling in the case Louisiana v. Callais eliminated a majority Black congressional district in the state of Louisiana and put such districts at risk acros...
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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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#28Sayers’ charity goes from over a dozen staff on $120,000-plus, to none
📍 The Klaxon
The charity of estranged Melbourne power couple Luke and Cate Sayers — which in 2023 had more than a dozen staff earning average salaries of over $120,000 — reports it now has none. The post Sayers’ charity goes from over a dozen staff on $120,000-plus, to none 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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#30How journalism can serve the greater good
📍 Conversation AU
Can you support The Conversation in 2026?
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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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#32Chinamperos de Xochimilco: Una línea de batalla contra el combate del Covid-19.
📍 Subversiones
En tiempos de la pandemia del Covid-19 que acecha a los pueblos originarios del país, los chinamperos de Xochimilco continuan en la línea de batalla.
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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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#34Jóvenes elevan sus preocupaciones y denuncias como resultado de Medioscopio
📍 Periodismo Inv.
El proyecto de alfabetización mediática para jóvenes tuvo su actividad de cierre el pasado sábado en el Centro de la Cultura Cacique Comerío en ese mismo pueblo.
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#35IC Magazine is now on Substack
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 18, 2026 As IC continues expanding its coverage of Indigenous rights, climate justice and conservation, we are launching a new space dedicated to IC’s original reporting. The IC Magazine Substack will feature all of our exclusive articles and additional noteworthy stories not ...
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#36Największe mity historii – 4 – Społeczeństwo
📍 WolneMedia
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