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#01Prepare for half term queues at Dover due to EU border process, port says
📍 BBC News
It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.
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#02The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran
📍 NY Times World
Decision making in the country is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
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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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#04American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
📍 NPR
Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.
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#05US Senate pushes back against Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
📍 Al Jazeera
The Senate delayed a vote on immigration enforcement funds in a rare show of dissent ahead of its Memorial Day recess.
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#06Several people watched San Diego attack live on video calls, recordings show
📍 CBS News
At least three people watched a livestream as gunmen filmed their deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. One viewer urged another to alert law enforcement, but it is not clear if anyone did.
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#07NASCAR community and beyond pays tribute to race car legend Kyle Busch
📍 ABC News
A statement from Kyle Busch's family on Thursday said that the NASCAR champion died suddenly after undergoing treatment due to a "severe illness."
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#08Czechia: Uproar over Sudeten German gathering in Brno
📍 DW News
The first gathering of Sudeten Germans in Czechia since World War II is set to go ahead this weekend despite a political backlash that has exposed tensions over one of Central Europe's most painful historical legacies.
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#09Rubio questions Cuba diplomatic path as Trump raises prospect of military action
📍 France 24
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday renewed suggestions of possible military action against Cuba, a threat amplified by Washington's criminal charges a day earlier against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Trump said US presidents had long considered interventi...
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#10Mother arrested after two French boys found abandoned in Portugal, police say
📍 Euronews
The boys were reported missing from their hometown of Colmar, in eastern France, by their father around 10 days ago.
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#11Electric Bills Could Be 2026 Election Shocker
📍 ZeroHedge
Electric Bills Could Be 2026 Election Shocker Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If all politics is local, as former House Speaker Tip O'Neill said in tying politicians' fortunes to constituents' pocketbooks, then a voter's electricity bill is about as local as an issue...
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#12Israel saved missiles while US burned through its stocks during Iran war – WaPo
📍 RT News
Israel conserved its air defenses, while the US expended a large part of its stockpile during the Iran war, the Washington Post has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13Germany at the Crossroads: Revanchism Versus Diplomacy
📍 Sputnik
Amid the conflict in Ukraine, voices in the German establishment increasingly call for strengthening the armed forces to counter the perceived Russian menace.
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#14Netanyahu’s “hair was on fire†after tense Trump call on Iran deal
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) Trump delayed a planned strike on Iran after a tense hour-long call with Netanyahu. Netanyahu pushed for resumed military action but Trump chos...
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#15Senate Abandons Trump's ICE, Border Funding Bill for Early Vacation; Thune Admits Paxton Endorsement Played Role
📍 Breitbart
The Senate is heading home until June without finishing a reconciliation bill, after Republican tensions over the package coincided with President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). The post Senate Abandons Trump’s ICE...
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#16N.M.: 3 dead and 18 first responders quarantined after exposure to ‘unknown substance’
📍 OANN
New Mexico authorities announced that three people have died and 18 first responders were quarantined on Wednesday after being exposed to an "unidentified substance" at a rural residence in the state.
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#17The Secularisation Thesis, by Edward Dutton
📍 UNZ Review
Secularisation is the theory that across time, in the West, religion will become less important and will be replaced by reason and science. But there’s something about it which seems to induce an aspect of religion — fervent belief — in the sociologists who explore it. In 1999, American sociologi...
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#18DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all
📍 The Intercept
As the DNC blamed the author for the report’s shortcomings, a source who participated in the research said the author seemed to grasp that Gaza "clearly" hurt Harris. The post DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all appeared first on The Intercept.
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#19Why Is the African Dish, Shakshuka So Popular In Israel?
📍 Veterans Today
Why Is the African Dish, Shakshuka So Popular In Israel? Shakshuka is an African-inspired dish with a rich history as it spread its influence to another country a long time ago, Israel. The Ottoman Empire and other North African nations enhanced the original influence of the traditional shakshuka...
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#20Powerless by Harry Turtledove – Film, Literature and the New World Order
📍 Corbett Report
This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, James discusses the Prometheus Award-nominated Powerless with author John C. A. Manley.
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#21‘Bitcoin transactions can be monitored’: Ray Dalio explains why central banks won’t touch BTC
📍 Activist Post
Ray Dalio joins the privacy debate, saying Bitcoin’s full transparency makes it less likely to be adopted by central banks. What to know: Bitcoin’s transparency was once considered one of its greatest strengths. Now, Ray Dalio says, it may be the very reason central banks won’t adopt it as a […] ...
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#22The Roast of Kevin Hart Was a Bizarre Hollywood Humiliation Ritual
📍 VigilantCitizen
The Roast of Kevin Hart left many feeling awkward and uneasy, as if they had the gut feeling they had witnessed something deeply foul. Part of it might be because the roast was less about comedy and more about humiliating Kevin Hart and normalizing the fact that the crowd is full of pedos. Here's...
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#23David Icke Remembering The Great Northern Railway- Melton Mowbray To Bottesford – The Walk | EP 239
📍 David Icke
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#24Liberia: Liberia Rated Among World's Worst in Education
📍 AllAfrica
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has rated Liberia among the worst-performing education systems globally.
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#25Deed Theft and Black Communities
📍 Black Agenda
Deed Theft and Black Communities Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 05/22/2026 - 03:06 Leah Goodridge, a New York City-based attorney, housing advocate, and writer, is a member of the City Planning Commission. She joins Black Agenda Report from New York to discuss ...
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#26TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’
📍 IPS News
CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and information around the world. On 29 April – days before RightsCon, the key global gathering of digital ...
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#27Donald Trump’s taxes, a $1.7 billion slush fund and a smashed Overton window
📍 Crikey
This week saw one of Trump's most brazenly audacious schemes come to fruition — the permanent sealing of his family's tax returns. The post Donald Trump’s taxes, a $1.7 billion slush fund and a smashed Overton window appeared first on Crikey.
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#28Independent newsrooms unite for national campaign
📍 The Klaxon
A movement of independent digital news publishers unite for a weeklong crowdfunding initiative, calling on communities across Australia to support the future of public interest journalism. The post Independent newsrooms unite for national campaign appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#29Second ‘ISIS bride’ group leaves Syrian refugee camp
📍 Michael West
Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.
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#30The far right is surging in France, Germany and parts of Europe. What will this mean for Ukraine?
📍 Conversation AU
There are long-term questions regarding support for Ukraine if far-right populists win more power in the EU’s most powerful states.
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#31One Must Know How to Be Grateful
📍 Havana Times
I often lose track of time. It used to happen before, but now it’s worse, as the hours pass without electricity or internet access. The post One Must Know How to Be Grateful appeared first on Havana Times.
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#32Huelga de hambre de presos mapuche: un llamado a la solidaridad
📍 Subversiones
Más de ochenta días de huelga de hambre lleva el preso político mapuche machi Celestino Córdova, la exigencia inmediata es la aplicación del Convenio 169 de la OIT que le permita en tiempos de pandemia un arresto domiciliario para volver a su rewe (territorio sagrado). Junto a él 26 presos mapuch...
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#33On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations
📍 InSight Crime
On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportation, Colombian Elections, and Sinaloa Cartel Investigations Could Alex Saab Become a Key Witness in US Court Cases? We explain this — and other organized crime stories shaping the region — in this week’s On the Radar. The post On the Radar: Alex Saab’s Deportatio...
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#34Decenas de personas narran sus experiencias sobre la falta de servicios obstétricos
📍 Periodismo Inv.
Los inquietantes relatos llegaron por las redes sociales de Todas y del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, luego de la publicación de la investigación sobre los desiertos de servicios de cuidado materno.
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#35Panama Suspends Energy Sales to Costa Rica After Criticism
📍 Tico Times
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced Thursday that his government has suspended plans to sell electricity to Costa Rica.He linked the decision directly to recent public statements by Costa Rican President Laura Fernández amid a longstanding trade dispute over agricultural products. Mul...
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#36A Sacred River Under Siege: Ecuador’s Saloya Faces Destruction in the Name of Green Energy
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 18, 2026 The Saloya River is a living ancestor that is facing a death sentence from a harmful industrial development known as the San Jacinto Hydroelectric Project. This projected 49-megawatt hydroelectric dam threatens to choke this pristine river in the Ecuadorian cloud fore...
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#37Całus w lustro
📍 WolneMedia
🌤️ Weather · 20 Cities
Strand: 14°C ☁️Clear 💧77% 💨6km/h
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Saint-Merri: 13°C ☁️Clear 💧94% 💨6km/h
Shikinejima: 16°C ☁️Light Rain Shower 💧94% 💨55km/h
Pyrmont: 17°C ☁️Shower In Vicinity 💧83% 💨24km/h
Москва: 19°C ☁️Clear 💧73% 💨7km/h
Beijing: 17°C ☁️Light Rain, Mist 💧100% 💨13km/h
Barr Dubayy: 29°C ☁️Clear 💧48% 💨14km/h
Los Angeles: 27°C ☁️Sunny 💧39% 💨17km/h
Lome: 27°C ☁️Light rain shower 💧89% 💨12km/h
Berlin: 14°C ☁️Clear 💧82% 💨8km/h
Madrid: 22°C ☁️Clear 💧31% 💨6km/h
Lapa: 19°C ☁️Light Rain 💧94% 💨4km/h
Cairo: 20°C ☁️Clear 💧53% 💨14km/h
Clifton: 15°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧91% 💨5km/h
Toronto: 12°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧50% 💨8km/h
Mexico City: 19°C ☁️Overcast 💧64% 💨11km/h
Ban Khlong Pha Ong: 29°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧89% 💨9km/h
Singapore: 27°C ☁️Partly cloudy 💧94% 💨11km/h
Hong Kong: 29°C ☁️Partly cloudy 💧75% 💨18km/h
