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Republican-backed bill to limit Chinese property ownership gains ground in Texas
Measure also targets nationals from Iran, North Korea and Russia as it gives the stateβs governor broad powers to include more countries.
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'Pod Save America' host: Democrats have to 'rip the fβββing Band-Aid off' on Biden
"Pod Save America" host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to βrip the fβββing Band-Aid offβ and say that former President Biden shouldn't have run last year. βThe answer is, he shouldn't have run for a second term. And when he did run for a second term, he should...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:βDA POPE!β Leo XIVβs Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humour
White Sox barbs, The Bear references and jokes about βdeep-dish communion wafersβ mark the election of the first American pontiff.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Ballistic Missile Fired from Yemen Toward Occupied Palestine Triggers Air Raid Alarms Across Israel
A ballistic missile launched from Yemen toward occupied Palestine set off air raid sirens in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other Israeli regions, causing panic and airport closures. Related: U.S. Airstrikes in Yemen Fail to Halt Houthi Operations Amid Ongoing Support for Palestine A ballistic missile was launched from Yemen toward occupied Palestine, triggering air raid [β¦]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:World could be witnessing βanother Nakbaβ in Palestine, UN committee warns
Israel's priority is a 'wider colonial expansion', the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:African investors pitch Trump tumult as potential turning point
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. β African investors see opportunity in the chaos of President Trumpβs return to the White House, despite the pain caused by his foreign aid cuts and whiplash tariff decisions. That was the message from Vice Adm. Issah Adam Yakubu, the former chief of staff of Ghanaβs navy, who spoke at the Milken...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Trump reinstating commercial fishing in northeast marine monument
President Trump is reinstating commercial fishing in a national marine monument after the practice was blocked by his Democratic predecessors. Trump is expected to issue a proclamation Friday reinstating commercial fishing access in all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which is located off the coast of Massachusetts. The...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The string of 'missed opportunities' before fatal Bondi Westfield stabbing
A lost email concerning Joel Cauchi's declining mental health, an overlooked emergency assessment and a briefly-empty CCTV security room are all being considered "missed opportunities" in the Bondi Junction stabbing inquest.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' label change
Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters Friday that a suit was filed against Google but did not provide further details, The Associated Press...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Hill Roundtable: What's next for AI infrastructure
The following is an executive summary from a roundtable breakfast that focused on discussing roadblocks and solutions surrounding the integration and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into our everyday lives. Participants cautioned against oversimplifying AI as "magic" and emphasized the importance of understanding its actual capabilities and limitations. It was held under Chatham House Rules,...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Measles roars back in the US, topping 1,000 cases
The surge comes as US Health Secretary RFK Jnr continues to undermine confidence in the highly effective MMR vaccine.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Cuban President Miguel DΓaz-Canel Concludes Successful Visit to Russia: Strengthening Diplomatic Ties
Cuban President Miguel DΓaz-Canel concluded his official visit to Russia with a significant meeting in Moscow with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Related: Cuban President Diaz-Canel Highlights Biotech Cooperation During Visit to Russia Strengthening Ties: DΓaz-Canel Meets Xi Jinping in Moscow This meeting not only highlighted the excellent state of relations between Cuba and China [β¦]
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:What is 'Gideon's Chariots', Israel's latest plan for Gaza?
What is 'Gideon's Chariots', Israel's latest plan for Gaza? TheIsraeliarmy is planning to seize complete control of theGaza Strip, displacetheentire population to a small area of land in the south and provide Palestinians with only enough food so they don't starve to death, as part of an expanded military operation ominously called "Gideon's Chariots". Israel's security cabinetunanimouslyapprovedthe planlate on 4 May,...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:US-China trade talks in Switzerland are unlikely to yield breakthrough: analysts
Instead, top officials are expected to focus on frameworks, minutiae and setting boundaries with an agreement merely to meet again.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Woman charged with murder of her two grandsons
The bodies of the boys, aged six and seven, were found inside a home at Coonabarabran on Monday.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Brumby cull makes way for 'magical landscape change' in national park
Native vegetation returns in abundance to Victoria's Barmah National Park in an "amazing" rebound an ecologist says has never been witnessed before.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: White House asked about Pope Leo XIV’s past criticism of Trump administration
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said having an American pope is βa great thing for the United States of America and the world, and we are praying for him.β
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Social media erupts after Indian media falsely claims destruction of Pakistan's Karachi Port
Social media erupts after Indian media falsely claims destruction of Pakistan's Karachi Port Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Fri, 05/09/2025 - 15:22 On Twitter, users are both propagating and debunking fake news that India's Navy has destroyed the Port of Karachi Indian news outlet India Today announces a supposed attack, later debunked, on Pakistan's Karachi by the Indian Navy (Screengrab X/India Today) Off In what...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Mohsen Mahdawi tells Al Jazeera why he refuses to be afraid
Palestinian peace activist Mohsen Mahdawi recounted his arrest and imprisonment to Al Jazeeraβs Kristen Saloomey.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:No feed, no water and no money β drought smashes farmers on all fronts
Farmers running out of feed and water are being forced to sell livestock in huge numbers as drought conditions roll on in southern Australia.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Mali Opposition Politicians Feared Forcibly Disappeared
Click to expand Image People protesting the junta's decision to ban political parties at the Palais de la Culture in Bamako, Mali, April 29, 2025. 2025 Private In Mali on Thursday, two political opposition leaders went missing, sparking fears they may have been forcibly disappeared.Abba Alhassane, 68, is the secretary general of the opposition party Convergence for the Development of Mali (Convergence pour le...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Gunmen kill 30 during βviciousβ attack in southeast Nigeria: Rights group
Attack in Imo State 'shows callous disregard for the sanctity of life', rights group Amnesty International says.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Sleepy coastal towns becoming 'next Sunshine Coast' as development booms
Thousands of blocks are hitting the market in Queensland's Wide Bay as communities grapple with population growth and changing identities.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:US grants dozens of white South Africans refugee status
US grants dozens of white South Africans refugee status Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/09/2025 - 19:33 The Afrikaners, or descendants of Dutch colonisers in South Africa, are set to arrive in the US this month South African farmer Tewie Wessels addresses a group of white South Africans who support US President Donald Trump and South African and US tech billionaire Elon Musk, in front of the US embassy in Pretoria,...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Advice to Tokyo about that US debt weapon: Use at your own risk
Japanβs hint at selling US debt may be a bluff β but pulling the trigger would still mean collaborating with China against Americaβs position. Japan holds over $1 trillion in United States Treasurydebt. Or, in other words, the US owes Japan a trillion dollars, borrowed to fund Americaβs profligate spending. Last week, Japanβs finance minister,Katsunobu [β¦] The post Advice to Tokyo about that US debt weapon: Use at your...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:UN must 'urgently intervene' as Palestinians starve, Gaza authorities say
UN must 'urgently intervene' as Palestinians starve, Gaza authorities say The Gaza Media Office on Friday called on the United Nations to "urgently interveneto end the blockade and the policy of starvation" by Israel in the strip. "Famine is rapidly ravaging tens of thousands of families, amid a complete lack of food," the statement read."Most medicines and medical supplies are missing due to the blockade imposed by...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:How do you keep a groundbreaking film relevant, three decades later?
Before Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet was one of the most groundbreaking films of the 90s, particularly for queer Asian-Americans. So how do you re-imagine such a classic, while keeping it relevant to a modern audience? We asked its director.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Trump doesn't want Netanyahu to spoil his Gulf visit. And it's causing tension
Trump doesn't want Netanyahu to spoil his Gulf visit. And it's causing tension Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 05/09/2025 - 18:26 Trump has taken several decisions in the lead up to his Gulf visit that have ignored Israeli interests US President-elect Donald Trump joins sword-wielding dancers at welcome ceremony ahead of banquet at Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 20 May 2017 (Mandel Ngan/AFP) Off US...
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht
A salvage operation is under way to recover the Bayesian which sank off the Italian coast last August.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Judge orders release of Tufts student detained by U.S. immigration for op-ed on Gaza
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release aTuftsUniversity student from Turkey who has been held for over six weeks in a Louisiana immigration detention facility after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school's response toIsrael's war in Gaza.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Tufts student detained by U.S. immigration for op-ed on Gaza is released
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey who was held for over six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana after co-writing an opinion piece criticizing her school's response to Israel's war in Gaza, was released from custody on Friday after a federal judge granted her bail.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is ‘actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus
Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Merz in Brussels: 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine possible within days, decision lies with Moscow
Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by US mediators in Saudi Arabia in March, but so far Russia has refused to sign, instead presenting counter demands.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:Judge releases Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, allowing her to return to her studies.
Published on: May 09, 2025 | Source:The CIA Is Making a New Push to Recruit Chinese Officials. Will It Work?
Despite its bold recruitment pitch, the CIA is unlikely to make significant gains amid the intensification of the China-U.S. intelligence war.
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