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US--POLICE-SHOOTING-MICHIGAN

No verdict, mistrial declared, in trial of Michigan police officer who killed Congolese immigrant

SUMMARY: A judge has declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict in the second-degree murder trial of a Michigan police officer who shot a Black man following a traffic stop in 2022. Christopher Schurr could face another trial. The prosecutor hasn’t decided. Patrick Lyoya was lying facedown underneath Schurr when the officer shot the 26-year-old in the back of his head. Schurr’s attorneys argued he acted in self-defense after Lyoya resisted arrest. The shooting sparked weeks of protest in the city about 150 miles northwest of Detroit.

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US--SCHOOL SHOOTING-WISCONSIN

Police arrest father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school

SUMMARY: The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting has been arrested in connection with the case, an official told The Associated Press. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison last December, and police planned a press conference Thursday to discuss the investigation. A Madison city official briefed on the case but not authorized to speak ahead of the press conference confirmed the arrest of Jeffrey Rupnow. His daughter, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, killing a teacher and a 14-year-old student before killing herself. Two other students were critically injured.

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US--AVIATION SAFETY

Overhaul of the troubled US air traffic control system will revolutionize the industry, Trump says

SUMMARY: Amid safety concerns from a spate of plane crashes and near misses, President Donald Trump says a planned massive overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system will revolutionize the air industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to reveal details of the multibillion-dollar plan Thursday afternoon. The proposed changes come after recent deadly crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network. The president says the U.S. is in the market to buy a brand-new system. Trump is promising to fix what he calls an old, broken system and to tackle the nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers.

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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN

Ex-model tearfully tells jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16

SUMMARY: A former model has testified that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola told jurors at Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial on Thursday that the onetime movie honcho put his hand inside her underwear and made her touch his genitals at a Manhattan apartment in 2002. Weinstein is not charged with any crime in connection with the alleged assault. Sokola is testifying because Weinstein is charged with forcing oral sex on her at a Manhattan hotel four years later. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and denies sexually assaulting anyone.

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US--TRUMP-GRANT CONDITIONS LAWSUIT

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s new transit and homelessness grant conditions

SUMMARY: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new transit and homelessness grant conditions. The conditions were on millions of dollars worth of mass transit grants for the Seattle area. They also included homelessness services grants for Boston, New York and San Francisco. The lawsuit was filed last week by eight cities and counties. It said the new conditions were designed to further President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate DEI policies and assist mass deportation efforts. The judge in Seattle wrote in her decision Wednesday that the local governments had shown they were likely to win the case.

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US--TYRE NICHOLS-THINGS TO KNOW

Things to know about the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

SUMMARY: The acquittal of three former Memphis police officers of state charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is the latest development in a case that prompted renewed calls for police reforms in the U.S. and led to a quest for justice by his family that persists more than two years after the 29-year-old Black man’s death. An out-of-town jury from a majority-white county took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty Wednesday on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis, which is majority-Black.

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US--REAL ID

Most airports are operating smoothly on the first day of the REAL ID requirement

SUMMARY: Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to move through security easily. Those without the IDs were given flyers informing them that going forward they would need to present “REAL ID or other acceptable form of identification for your next flight or you may expect delays.” REAL ID requirements for those flying within the U.S. began Wednesday after more than 20 years of delays. Many airports reported security checkpoint wait times of a few minutes on their websites.

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US--TYRE NICHOLS

3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop

SUMMARY: Three former Memphis officers have been acquitted of all state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop. An out-of-town jury from a majority-white county found Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a trial in Memphis state court. The three defendants still face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted last year of some federal charges and acquitted on others. Nichols fled a 2023 traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper-sprayed and hit with a Taser. Five officers who are also Black caught up with him and then fatally beat him.

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US--KAREN READ TRIAL-THINGS TO KNOW

Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

SUMMARY: Prosecutors in Karen Read’s second murder trial focused most of the day on the timing of a critical search of woman’s phone who was with the defendant when they found her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors say Read backed her SUV into John O’Keefe outside the home of a fellow officer and left him to die in the snow in January 2022. Defense attorneys say she was a victim of a police conspiracy and have suggested he was killed by someone inside the home. A mistrial was declared last year after jurors were at an impasse. Read’s retrial on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene is now in its third week.

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US--IMMIGRATION-TUFTS STUDENT DETAINED

Appeals court orders ICE to return detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont

SUMMARY: A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be released. A judicial panel of the New York-based U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied a government request to delay the transfer of Rumeysa Ozturk. Lawyers presented arguments at a hearing Tuesday. Ozturk has been detained for six weeks. She was surrounded in Massachusetts on March 25 and briefly confined in Vermont before she was taken to Louisiana. The government argued the immigration court has jurisdiction over Ozturk’s request for release.

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US--TRUMP-PROSECUTOR

Trump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump said that he will pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, after a key Republican senator said he could not support him for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters. “We have somebody else that will be great,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday when asked about the status of Martin’s confirmation. He said it was disappointing, but “that’s the way it works sometime.” Martin stirred up a chorus of critics during his brief but tumultuous tenure leading the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office. He fired and demoted subordinates who worked on politically sensitive cases.

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US--JOHN FETTERMAN-DEMOCRATS

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say

SUMMARY: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved. Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and slamming his hands on a desk. That’s according to two people who were briefed about the meeting and insisted on anonymity to discuss it. Fetterman says in a statement through his office that he and the officials “had a spirited conversation” and he will always support teachers. The interaction adds to the questions being raised about the Democratic senator’s mental health and behavior barely three years after he survived a stroke and two years after being treated for depression.

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US--CONGRESS-TAX CUTS

GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks bill

SUMMARY: As Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, dozens of more moderate Republicans from contested congressional districts have positioned themselves at the center of the negotiating table. The GOP centrists warn fellow Republicans they won’t vote for steep Medicaid cuts or rollbacks to several Biden-era green energy tax breaks. Some want to revive and bump up a deduction that allows taxpayers to write-off a portion of their state and local taxes, called SALT. It comes amid growing unease over Trump’s economic policies. And it’s complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to pass the bill from the House by Memorial Day.

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US--AP POLL-SOCIAL SECURITY

More older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds

SUMMARY: A poll finds that as the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans, particularly Democrats, aren’t confident the benefit will be available to them. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll from April shows the share of older Americans who are “not very” or “not at all” confident has risen somewhat since 2023. That shift looks very different depending on older Americans’ political party. There has been a substantial decrease in confidence among older Democrats. But older Republicans have become more confident Social Security will be there for them.

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US--TRUMP-TRADE DEALS

The more Trump talks about making trade deals, the more confusing the tariff picture gets

SUMMARY: The more President Donald Trump talks about his efforts to reach deals with America’s trading partners, the more confusing the tariff picture gets. His team seems good with that, saying Trump is using “strategic uncertainty” to his advantage. Trump says the U.S. doesn’t have to sign any deals, but he also says the U.S. could sign 25 of them right now. He says he’s looking for fair deals on all sides, but also that he doesn’t care about other countries’ markets. He says his team can sit down to negotiate the terms of a deal, and that he might just impose a set of tariffs on his own. He says he’ll be announcing a major trade deal Thursday.

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US--TRUMP-SURGEON GENERAL

Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that Means has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” – referring to the “Make America Healthy Again” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and well-being of Americans. Trump withdrew former Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat from consideration for the job, marking at least the second health-related pick from Trump to be pulled from Senate consideration.

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US--TRUMP-DEPORTATIONS-LIBYA

Some migrants were told they’d be sent to Libya, attorneys say as they try to block the deportations

SUMMARY: U.S. authorities have informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations. That’s according to attorneys in court filings Wednesday. A judge said those migrants can’t be deported without a chance to challenge such a move in court. The legal scramble comes as the Trump administration is pushing forward with plans to carry out mass deportations, including efforts to send migrants to a country where they are not a citizen. The most controversial example of so-called third-country removals has been sending Venezuelans to a notorious El Salvador prison.

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US--CONGRESS-PUBLIC LANDS

House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West

SUMMARY: House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. The proposal prompted outrage from Democrats and environmental groups who called the plan a betrayal that could lead to increased drilling, mining and logging in the West. The plan would sell thousands of acres of public lands in the two states, and calls for some of the parcels to be considered for affordable housing projects. It’s now part of Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts that is moving through Congress.

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US--ELECTION 2024-NORTH CAROLINA-SUPREME COURT

Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

SUMMARY: The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has conceded last November’s election to the Democratic incumbent. Jefferson Griffin said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday that he would not appeal a federal judge’s decision favoring Associate Justice Allison Riggs. Griffin’s decision sets the stage for Riggs to be officially elected to an eight-year term as an associate justice. It would end the nation’s last undecided race from the 2024 general election. The federal judge said disputed ballots challenged by Griffin must remain in the final tally and ordered results to be certified to show Riggs is the winner by 734 votes.

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US--VANCE-FOREIGN POLICY

Vance says Russia was ‘asking for too much’ in its initial Ukraine peace offer

SUMMARY: Vice President JD Vance says Russia was “asking for too much” in its initial peace offer as the United States looks to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. The vice president spoked Wednesday at a Washington meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference, and didn’t elaborate on the Moscow’s terms. But Vance said he wasn’t pessimistic about the possibility of a peace deal. By contrast, President Donald Trump has expressed skepticism that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war. Vance said the U.S. would like the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to sit down directly to negotiate a long-term settlement.

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US--CONGRESS-MEDICAID CUTS

House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

SUMMARY: House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into resistance from more centrist GOP lawmakers opposed to ending health care coverage for their constituents back home. This is as a new report out Wednesday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office shows millions of Americans would lose Medicaid coverage under the various proposals being circulated by Republicans as cost-savings measures. House Republicans are scrounging to come up with as much as $1.5 trillion in cuts to health care, food stamps and other programs, to offset the revenue lost for some $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.

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INTERNATIONAL

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies US minerals deal

SUMMARY: Russia and Ukraine have both reported attacks on their forces on the first day of a 72-hour ceasefire called by President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of violating its own ceasefire 734 times between midnight and midday Thursday. He described the ceasefire as a “farce.” Meanwhile, the Ukrainian parliament unanimously approved a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. The ratification is a key step in setting the deal in motion. It would allow Washington access to Ukraine’s largely untapped minerals, deepen strategic ties and create a joint investment fund with the U.S. for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

SUMMARY: Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The new pope is expected to make his first public appearance Thursday and impart a blessing from the same loggia. The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers, priests made the sign of the cross and nuns wept as the crowd shouted “Viva il papa!” after the white smoke wafted into the late afternoon sky

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EU--VE DAY-EXPLAINER

The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here’s what to know

SUMMARY: Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces. The surrender didn’t end World War II because the war against Japan continued in the Far East, but it was a moment of celebration for the servicemen and women who battled Adolf Hitler’s armies, as well as civilians across Europe who had been bombed, invaded and subjugated since the invasion of Poland in 1939.

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EU--EUROPE-VE DAY

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread

SUMMARY: Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent was on Thursday. Hitler’s Nazi Germany had finally surrendered on May 8, 1945, after a half-decade of invading other European powers and propagating racial hatred that led to genocide, the Holocaust and the murdering of millions. There was an explosion of hope for a better life. And it is being celebrated with parades in London and Paris and towns across Europe. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict in Ukraine.

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AS--PAKISTAN-INDIA

India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise

SUMMARY: Pakistan’s authorities said Indian attack drones killed two civilians and wounded four soldiers. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own attack, as tensions soar between the nuclear-armed rivals. India acknowledged Thursday that it targeted Pakistan’s air defense system, and Islamabad said it shot down several of the drones. India said it “neutralized” Pakistan’s attempts to hit military targets. It was not possible to verify all of the claims. The exchanges came a day after Pakistani officials said Indian missiles struck several locations in Pakistan, killing 31 civilians. New Delhi said it was retaliating after gunmen killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir last month.

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US--TRUMP-BRITAIN-TRADE

Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States. Thursday’s announcement provides a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a degree of validation for Trump’s claims his turbulent approach on trade may be able to rebalance the global economy on his preferred terms. Yet the terms of the deal have yet to be completed so it can be signed. The Republican president says the final details “are being written up.” Trump says the agreement would lead to more beef and ethanol exports to the U.K.

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EU--BRITAIN-ECONOMY

Bank of England cuts interest rates and welcomes word of US-UK trade deal

SUMMARY: The Bank of England is cutting its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration. The decision comes ahead of a trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K., which will likely lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Thursday that a deal due to be announced at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) will be a “full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come.”

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA-BURNS

Burn patients face excruciating recovery as medicines dwindle under Israeli blockade of Gaza

SUMMARY: For burn patients, shortages of medicines in Gaza are particularly excruciating under Israel’s blockade of the territory, now in its third month. Burns are painful and very susceptible to infection, but hospitals are short on painkillers, anesthetics, wound dressings and hygiene materials, aid workers say. At the same time, the number of burn patients has surged after Israel renewed its bombardment in Gaza in mid-March, with Nasser Hospital — the biggest in southern Gaza — seeing a fivefold increase in cases.

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AS--NEW ZEALAND-SHEEP NUMBERS

Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

SUMMARY: New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people. But the human population is catching up, according to official figures. With an economy driven by agricultural exports, the country is particularly known for its sheep numbers -- which have long been the subject of jokes faced by New Zealanders abroad. Tuesday’s figures show the gap has narrowed. In the 1980s, there was a flock of 22 sheep for each New Zealander but that’s shrunk to 4.5 sheep per person. Farmers say cratering wool prices and the conversion of grasslands to pine forests are behind the shift.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know on the second day of the conclave to elect the next pope

SUMMARY: Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round of voting resulted in black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke signals that no pope was chosen. One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are trying again Thursday. Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful across the world.

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AS-KOREAS TENSIONS

South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles toward its eastern waters

SUMMARY: North Korea has fired various types of short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, which was analyzing whether the tests were linked to the North’s weapons exports to Russia amid the prolonged aggression in Ukraine. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said multiple missiles were launched from the area around the eastern port city of Wonsan, with the farthest traveling about 800 kilometers. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escalated in recent months as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continues to accelerate the development of his nuclear and missile program and supply weapons and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-YEMEN

Fighter jet goes overboard from USS Harry S Truman. Yemen’s Houthis assess Sanaa airport damage

SUMMARY: An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard. A defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the two pilots were forced to eject. The official said that the incident happened Tuesday. The two pilots on board were later rescued by a helicopter and suffered minor injuries in the incident. None of the crew members on board the Truman were injured. There appeared to have been an issue with the “arrestment” device that catches aircraft upon landing.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know about the conclave to elect the next pope

SUMMARY: One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The chosen one will be the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The conclave is being held to find a new pope after Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. The cardinals are locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside interference. The longest conclave in history lasted nearly three years, but it’s reasonable to assume that this conclave will be much, much shorter.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS

Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

SUMMARY: Officials say Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, one the father of a newborn. Two strikes on Wednesday targeted a crowded area in central Gaza City near a busy market, while one earlier at a second school killed 16, hospital officials said. An attack Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians killed 27 people. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes. This came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday there is “doubt” about the survival of three hostages previously believed alive in Gaza.

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RACE AND ETHNICITY

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US--TYRE NICHOLS-RACIAL JUSTICE

Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform

SUMMARY: After three former Memphis police officers were acquitted in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, community and civil rights leaders are expressing outrage over another disappointment in the long push for police reform. Nichols’s death more than two years ago sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls for systemic change as the first post-George Floyd case that revealed the limits of an unprecedented reckoning over racial injustice in Black America. Now, Wednesday’s acquittals again show the need for reforms at the federal level, civil rights leaders say.

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US--RACIST PLAYGROUND VIDEO-VIRAL FUNDRAISER

A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars

SUMMARY: A video showing a Minnesota woman at a playground admitting to using a racist slur against a Black child has garnered millions of views. But what’s been equally appalling for some is that the Rochester woman has amassed $700,000 online for relocation expenses after saying she and her family have been harassed. The local NAACP, in turn, drew over $340,000 for a 5-year-old boy. The flurry of monetary contributions has reignited debates, such as whether racist language and attacks are becoming more permissible. Experts say this reaction is evidence of people being more open about racist beliefs and wanting to hit back at so-called cancel culture.

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BUSINESS

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US--PHILANTHROPY-BILL GATES

Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years

SUMMARY: Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation. Today, that would be worth an estimated $107 billion. He also announced the foundation will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. The pledge is among the largest philanthropic gifts ever. The Gates Foundation’s announcement Thursday promises steady support over the next 20 years to its grantees and partners, particularly in global health and education in the U.S. But it also signals an eventual end to the foundation’s immense worldwide influence.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street rallies on hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are rallying after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs and restrictions between the two countries. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% Thursday and was on track for an 11th gain in the last 13 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 566 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.8%. Stocks got a big boost after President Donald Trump gave potentially encouraging updates on upcoming talks with China. Bitcoin jumped above $101,000, crude oil prices climbed and the price of gold eased back as investors felt less need for safety.

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US--TRUMP-TARIFFS-GEODUCKS

How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world’s largest burrowing clam has been harvested for centuries by Pacific Northwest tribes. In recent years, it’s become a lucrative American seafood export to China. Pre-tariff costs were as high as $100 per pound in restaurants but escalating tariffs are effectively shutting down the U.S. market. Washington state typically sends 90% of its geoducks to China. The sweet but briny mollusk is sliced raw for crisp sashimi out west while Chinese consumers prefer it chewy in stir-fries or hot pot soups. It is generally reserved for special occasions like Chinese New Year, or to celebrate a business gathering.

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US--FEDERAL RESERVE

Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment

SUMMARY: The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen. The Fed kept its rate at 4.3% for the third straight meeting, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year. Many economists and Wall Street investors still expect the Fed will reduce rates two or three times this year, but the sweeping tariffs imposed by Trump have injected a tremendous amount of uncertainty into the U.S. economy and the Fed’s policies.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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SCI--EGG DROP

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side, according to science

SUMMARY: New experiments show eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side. It’s commonly thought that eggs are strongest at their ends because the arc-shaped bottom redirects the force of the impact and softens the blow. But when scientists ran simulations and dropped nearly 200 eggs horizontally and vertically from three short heights, eggs broke less when they landed on their side. Scientists discovered that the egg’s equator was more flexible and absorbed more of the energy of the fall before cracking. The new research was published Thursday in the journal Communications Physics.

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US-MED--CANCER-EARLY ONSET

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

SUMMARY: A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50. The findings were published Thursday in the journal Cancer Discovery. Scientists from the National Cancer Institute looked at data that included more than 2 million cancers diagnosed in people ages 15 to 49. They found the largest increases in early-onset cancers were in breast, colorectal, kidney and uterine cancers. About 63% of the early-onset cancers were among women. Explanations will take more research, but the rise in obesity is one leading theory.

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SPORTS

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HKN--UTAH MAMMOTH TEAM NAME

Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City

SUMMARY: The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise’s permanent name Wednesday after more than a year of fan input and voting. Mammoth replaces the inaugural season placeholder name Utah Hockey Club, which was also one of the three finalists, along with Outlaws. Yeti was taken out of consideration when the cooler company bearing that name could not come to a copyright agreement with Utah ownership. The Mammoth are maintaining the same black, light blue and white color scheme and the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.

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BKN--WARRIORS-CURRY

Warriors sideline Curry for at least a week with hamstring strain, putting rest of series in flux

SUMMARY: The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota. An MRI on Wednesday confirmed a mild strain of the star guard’s left hamstring. The Warriors said Curry would be sidelined at least a week after the injury forced him out early in the second quarter of the Game 1 win. He had 13 points in 13 minutes to help Golden State take home-court advantage away from the Timberwolves. Game 2 is Thursday. The earliest return for Curry appears to be Game 5 on May 14.

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