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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down Qatar-funded Al Jazeera after Israel's parliament passed a law granting the government power to ban foreign news networks deemed a national security risk. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

Former Pres. Donald Trump's Social Media company Truth Social hit the stock market Tuesday under the ticker symbol DJT, with shares jumping as high as 59% and closing 16% higher than their initial price on its first day of trading. wsj.com...

It has been reported by Reuters that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote at 2PM ET on Friday on a resolution recommending Palestine be admitted as a member of the international organization. reuters.com (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

Harvard University has announced that it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century book kept in its library since the 1930s. Sky News...

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday turned down an appeal from DeRay Mckesson, a Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist, who is facing a lawsuit from Louisiana police officer John Ford. Reuters (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

After the US House voted to impeach Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in February and sent the articles to the Senate on Tuesday, the Senate on Wednesday began proceedings over whether to hold a vote on removing him from office, rapidly killing the articles of impeachment. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

According to a Mayo Clinic study, biological males who take puberty blockers could suffer detrimental effects — which may be long-term or permanent — on the development of their testicles and sperm production. FOX News (LR: 4 CP: 4)...

A dozen news outlets have released a joint statement calling for "candidates who expect to meet the eligibility criteria" for November's US Presidential Election to publicly state their intention to commit to debates scheduled for this fall. twitter.com...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has responded skeptically to French Pres. Emmanuel Macron's call for a break in global conflicts during this year's summer Olympics, which is being hosted by Paris. Reuters.com (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

According to an analysis by the Resolution Foundation, a British think tank, the UK is in the middle of the longest sustained rise in the number of working-age adults who are economically inactive due to sickness. Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

According to an Axios report, Federal Election Commission documents show that Pres. Joe Biden has been donor funds to pay legal bills. This comes as Biden has levied criticism at former Pres. Donald Trump for engaging in the same practice. ABC News...

Leaders of EU member states on Thursday discussed a plan to use billions of euros of profits from frozen Russian assets to buy weapons and ammunition for Ukraine. Reuters (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

The US met a Tuesday deadline to submit assurances requested by the British High Court to move forward with the extradition case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, setting up a May 20 hearing to determine if he can be sent to America. FOX News (LR: 4 CP: 4)...

Pres. Joe Biden announced a new student debt forgiveness plan on Monday during a campaign visit to Wisconsin, building on his previous policies to cancel the debt of millions of borrowers. ABC News...

According to NBC News, both former Pres. Donald Trump and the independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have considered the former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii as their running mate. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)...

A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) claims that in a "worst-case scenario" 7.9M UK jobs could be lost to artificial intelligence (AI) with no impact on gross domestic product (GDP) in a "second wave" of job replacement. IPPR...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that more than 170 militants have been killed so far this week during its raid in and around Gaza's main al-Shifa hospital, adding that soldiers found "terrorism infrastructure" and weapons. New York Post (LR: 5 CP: 5)...

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) has unanimously elected the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to chair the organization's 69th session in 2025. twitter.com...

Former Pres. Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social is set to go public after shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) — a special purpose acquisition company — approved a merger with Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth. ABC News...

The US government has in recent days quietly approved billions of dollars worth of fighter jets and bombs for delivery to Israel, according to two sources who spoke to the Washington Post. Washington Post (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina's Social Debt Observatory has claimed that the middle class has declined in the country, as the poverty rate increased to nearly 60%, from 49%, allegedly during the period since Pres. Javier Milei took office. France 24...

Former Pres. Donald Trump attended the wake of Jonathan Diller, a New York City police officer who was killed in the line of duty, on Thursday, where he expressed his condolences and reiterated the need for “law and order.” ABC News...

The US Dept. of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple in a New Jersey federal court on Thursday for allegedly abusing its dominance in the smartphone market to artificially drive prices up for consumers and box out competitors. Wall Street Journal (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

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Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, former Pres. Donald Trump's social media company that began trading last week under the ticker "DJT," Monday slumped by more than 20% after the company's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing worried some investors. New York Times (LR: 2 CP: 5)...