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#01Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
📍 BBC News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.
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#02Fire Destroys Sacred Buddhist Hall in Japan that Housed ‘Eternal Flame’
📍 NY Times World
The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more than 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and moved to a different site.
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#03Macron says France must address issue of reparations for its role in slave trade
📍 The Guardian
French president’s use of term comes as demand grows for formal discussion on addressing legacies of enslavementEmmanuel Macron has said reparations for France’s role in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people is an issue that should be addressed, but he stopped short of making clear p...
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#04Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback
📍 NPR
The Commission of Fine Arts gave the arch design its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components. The president said Thursday that he doesn't need approval from Congress.
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#05Board of Peace envoy warns ‘permanent’ Gaza divide under current status quo
📍 Al Jazeera
UN Security Council urged to press for Israeli obligations and Hamas disarmament under Gaza 'ceasefire' roadmap.
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#06NASCAR star Kyle Busch hospitalized with severe illness, family says
📍 CBS News
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has been hospitalized with a severe illness and won't compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, his family said.
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#07Senate goes on break amid GOP plan to curtail Trump 'anti-weaponization' funding
📍 ABC News
President Trump’s new "anti-weaponization fund" and ballroom project may both get pushback from Senate Republicans in the yet-to-be-released updated version of the bill.
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#08Turkey: DW's Alican Uludag released, but trial continues
📍 DW News
A Turkish court has allowed DW reporter Alican Uludag to leave detention as his contentious trial opens. He is accused of having "insulted" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which in Turkey can carry a jail sentence.
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#09Trump to deploy 5,000 US troops to Poland after earlier plan was canceled
📍 France 24
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing an earlier decision to cancel the deployment as Washington presses Europe to shoulder more of its own defence burden.
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#10Bad Bunny arrives in Barcelona as Spain's biggest tour of the year gets under way
📍 Euronews
The Puerto Rican artist kicks off his 'Debí tirar más fotos world tour' this Friday at the Estadi Olímpic, with tickets from €73 and over 600,000 spectators expected nationwide.
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#11Daily Wire Names New CEO As Audience, Revenue Challenges Mount
📍 ZeroHedge
Daily Wire Names New CEO As Audience, Revenue Challenges Mount The Daily Wire announced Tuesday that CEO Caleb Robinson is stepping down effective immediately and transitioning to a board role while retaining significant ownership in the company. Mike Richards, who joined as President and Chief C...
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#12Merz proposes limited EU status for Ukraine – media
📍 RT News
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested giving Ukraine a limited “interim” status within the EU, while Kiev demands full membership Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13U.S. Crude Inventories Fall 9.1 Million Barrels, Nearly Three Times Larger Than Expected
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) The American Petroleum Institute estimated that U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 9.1 million barrels in the week ending May 15, according to a repor...
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#14Nolte: Stephen Colbert Exits Stage Left In an Orgy of Self-worship
📍 Breitbart
There is no one Stephen Colbert loves more than Stephen Colbert, and his final week hosting "The Late Show" is more proof of that. The post Nolte: Stephen Colbert Exits Stage Left In an Orgy of Self-worship appeared first on Breitbart.
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#15Harvard: ‘A’ grades to be capped at 20% to combat grade inflation
📍 OANN
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday that the number of “A” grades awarded to undergraduates will be strictly capped, marking one of the most ambitious efforts by an Ivy League institution to curb decades of grade inflation.
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#16Mob Democracy At Work, by Paul Craig Roberts
📍 UNZ Review
The British House of Lords lost its power to mob democracy gradually, but the Parliament Act of 1911 turned the House of Lords into the Roman Senate under the Caesars by stripping the House of Lords of veto power over legislation. This eliminated the Lords’ power over spending and taxation. By 18...
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#17False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Wants to Kill Him Anyway.
📍 The Intercept
Carruthers’s murder conviction hinged on the claims of paid informant, who has repeatedly recanted his testimony. The post False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Wants to Kill Him Anyway. appeared first on The Intercept.
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#18Might The Polls Be Wrong?
📍 Veterans Today
Every poll published so far in the British General Election campaign has shown Labour well in the lead, with margins of between roughly 15 and 25 per cent over the hapless Tories. Some of these have been MRP mega-polls with over 20,000 people contacted. The Tories are in full retreat, restricting...
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#19Butlerian Jihad When? – #SolutionsWatch
📍 Corbett Report
The AI uprising has begun. But what kind of uprising will it be? Will it be a Butlerian Jihad? A neo-Luddite movement? Or something else entirely? Let's find out...
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#20Oracle and the Rise of the AI Surveillance State Under Trump
📍 Activist Post
While Peter Thiel’s firm Palantir has rightfully gained the ire of the American public, Larry Ellison’s Oracle is also steadily becoming entangled with the US government—and that should worry all Americans. The month of March saw tech giant Oracle affirm its already tight relationship with the US...
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#21Symbolic Pics of the Month 05/26
📍 VigilantCitizen
In this edition of SPOTM: The K-Pop industry keeps churning out Illuminati pawns; Rihanna brings her baby to a highly symbolic photoshoot, and did Bill Gates know about all Hantavirus several years ago? The post Symbolic Pics of the Month 05/26 first appeared on Vigilant Citizen.
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#22AI can finally pass the Turing Test better than a human, study warns
📍 David Icke
Artificial intelligence systems can now pass the Turing Test – better than a human being, a study has found. The Turing Test – founded by the pioneering mathematician, who called it the Imitation Game – is an experiment that is intended to check whether a machine can show the same intelligence as...
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#23Nigeria: How We Plotted to Access Presidential Villa to Capture Tinubu - Coup Suspect
📍 AllAfrica
[Premium Times] Mr Umoru says those planned for recruitment included soldiers, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) and Julius Berger staff.
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#24Ahmed Kaballo on the France Africa Summit
📍 Black Agenda
Ahmed Kaballo on the France Africa Summit bareditors Wed, 05/20/2026 - 02:55 Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Ahmed Kaballo
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#25Tea’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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#26Albanese open to changes on trusts — but not on capital gains plan
📍 Crikey
The prime minister has expressed a willingness to tinker with some aspects of Labor's new tax proposals. Meanwhile, the US and Iran continue to negotiate a possible end to the three-month conflict. The post Albanese open to changes on trusts — but not on capital gains plan appeared first on Crikey.
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#27NSW Police and LECC close ranks over anti-Herzog rally “secrecy notices”
📍 The Klaxon
NSW Police and its watchdog have closed ranks over "secrecy notices" issued by the Police Commissioner over Sydney's anti-Herzog protest. The post NSW Police and LECC close ranks over anti-Herzog rally “secrecy notices” appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#28Green light for ‘globally significant’ rare earths mine
📍 Michael West
Federal government backing has been crucial in the decision to build Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths project, the company's CEO says.
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#29Friday essay: I modelled myself on my sister – but why are storytellers obsessed with sisterhood?
📍 Conversation AU
Some of our most loved stories centre on sisters, from fairytales like Snow White and Rose Red to Little Women. Edwina Preston reflects on why sisters matter so much.
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#30Guarumo: Cepeda se mantiene en el 37%, Abelardo con 27% y Paloma 21%
📍 La Silla Vacía
La medición para El Tiempo muestra que en un escenario de segunda vuelta, el aspirante de derecha radical le ganaría al senador del Pacto Histórico. The post Guarumo: Cepeda se mantiene en el 37%, Abelardo con 27% y Paloma 21% appeared first on La Silla Vacía.
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#31Consolation Street, Las Tunas, Cuba – Photo of the Day
📍 Havana Times
Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: "Consolation Street", in Las Tunas, Cuba. The post Consolation Street, Las Tunas, Cuba – Photo of the Day appeared first on Havana Times.
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#32Boletín de prensa. Caravana nacional por una vida digna para los pueblos indígenas.
📍 Subversiones
A las mujeres que luchan por la vida Al Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional A los pueblos zapatistas Al Congreso
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#33Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It?
📍 InSight Crime
Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It? Since the capture and extradition of Nicolás Maduro in early January by United States military forces, Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has been trying to balance the demands of her US overlords with those of her criminal alliances...
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#34Fuera de control los aumentos en las primas de los planes médicos en Puerto Rico
📍 Periodismo Inv.
Las cifras de la Oficina del Comisionado de Seguros revelan que las primas mensuales han aumentado en promedio entre 100%, y hasta 1,400% en el caso de los retirados del Gobierno en los pasados 10 años. Los costos se han vuelto inaccesibles para muchas personas.
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#35Costa Rica to Offer No-Appointment Driver’s Tests at National Stadium
📍 Tico Times
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport will hold a special no-appointment driving test event at the National Stadium on Wednesday, June 17, in an effort to reduce waiting times for one of our country’s most in-demand license services. The event will run from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. i...
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#36Nickel Mining Is Poisoning Indigenous Bajau Communities on Indonesian Island
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 19, 2026 A new report by the environmental advocacy group Mighty Earth is warning that Indonesia’s booming nickel industry is inflicting severe environmental and health harms on the Indigenous Bajau peoples of Kabaena Island, despite a constitutional court ruling that banned m...
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#37Urodzony zwycięzca
📍 WolneMedia
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