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According to a 30-year study published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday, a higher intake of ultra-processed food is linked to a slightly elevated risk of early death. thehill.com...

A three-judge panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday announced it would hear former Pres. Donald Trump's appeal of a lower court's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis to continue leading the prosecution in the case involving Trump's alleged election interference. New York Times (LR: 2 CP:...

A Virginia school board voted for two public schools to revert to their original Confederate names early Friday. BBC News...

Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden on Thursday released bodycam footage of a sheriff's deputy shooting 23-year-old Roger Fortson, a Black US airman who later died of his injuries. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose alleged sexual encounter with former Pres. Donald Trump is at the center of Trump's New York criminal trial, Thursday was back on the stand for a second day. New York Times (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

Large Argentine trade unions engaged in a 24-hour strike Thursday, bringing transportation and other services to a halt in protest of libertarian Pres. Javier Milei’s sweeping reforms. Dw.Com...

North Macedonia's right-wing opposition won both the parliamentary elections and the presidential run-off held on Wednesday in the Balkan country, home to 2M people. Reuters...

More than two years into the war in Ukraine, Russian forces opened up a new front by launching an offensive towards the northeastern city of Kharkiv in the early hours of Friday. RTE.ie...

US federal prosecutors have said Ippei Mizuhara — former interpreter for Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Shohei Ohtani — has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges related to an alleged sports betting scandal that robbed Ohtani of nearly $17M. CBS (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

Israeli singer Eden Golan has qualified after a public vote for the Eurovision Song Contest final, which will take place Saturday, despite being booed in the semifinal on Thursday and during dress rehearsals. BBC News...

Amid India's ongoing general election, the country's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail until June 1 to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a key rival to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was arrested in a corruption case in March. Scroll.in...

On Thursday, a chartered Air Senegal Boeing 737-300 skidded off the runway during takeoff in Dakar, injuring 10 people. The same day, a Corendon Airlines 737-800 in Turkey needed to be evacuated after its tires burst during landing. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution on Friday calling on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine as a UN member state "favorably," stressing that “the State of Palestine is qualified for membership in the United Nations.” CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping ended his three-day visit to Hungary on Friday, concluding his five-day European tour that included stops in France and Serbia. ABC News...

After launching a fresh offensive in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region in the early hours of Friday, Russian forces have so far captured four villages, according to Ukrainian media. Ukrainska Pravda (a)...

A State Department report to Congress released on Friday has assessed that Israel may have violated international humanitarian and human rights law in Gaza using US-supplied weapons. reuters.com...

Police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists and cleared protest tent encampments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania on Friday. Reuters...

A study published in Nature Medicine on Monday reports that individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene are "almost guaranteed" to develop Alzheimer's — if they live long enough. reuters.com...

Chad held its first presidential elections in more than three decades on Monday, marking the first presidential vote in the African Sahel region following a wave of military coups. BBC News...

Israeli forces captured Gaza's Rafah Crossing early on Tuesday after calling for the evacuation of eastern Rafah on Monday. After the evacuation orders were given, Hamas announced that it would accept a cease-fire proposal, but Israel said it did not fulfill its core demands. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

A major data breach has occurred at the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), resulting in the unauthorized access and theft of personal information belonging to military personnel. Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)...

US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on Monday his intentions to run for a fourth consecutive term in the Senate this year, ending speculation over his potential retirement. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

Republicans in the US House say they're set to move forward with contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland on May 16 for refusing to turn over audio of Pres. Joe Biden's interview with the special counsel during Biden's classified docs investigation. Associated Press (LR: 3 CP: 5)...

Social media app TikTok on Tuesday sued the US government over a law Pres. Joe Biden signed last month to force parent company ByteDance to sell the app to a non-Chinese entity or face a ban. New York Times (LR: 2 CP: 5)...