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NATIONAL

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US--IMMIGRATION-PALESTINIAN STUDENT DETAINED

Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence

SUMMARY: A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship is accusing Columbia University of eroding democracy with its handling of protests against the Israel-Hamas war. Mohsen Mahdawi spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday, a day after Pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with campus security guards inside the university’s main library. Mahdawi led anti-war protests at the Ivy League school in the past. He says Columbia is supporting the Trump administration’s agenda and punishing students. Mohsen spent 16 days in a Vermont prison before a judge ordered him released last week. On Friday, an appeals court denied the government’s request to halt the order releasing Mahdawi on bail.

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US--NEWARK AIRPORT-RADAR OUTAGE

Air traffic controllers for Newark airport briefly lose radar access again

SUMMARY: The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s similar to what happened on April 28. That first radar outage led to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed at the Newark airport in the past two weeks after the FAA slowed down traffic at the airport to ensure safety.

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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--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN

Defense begins quizzing ex-model who accuses Harvey Weinstein of sex assaults during her teens

SUMMARY: Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are seeking to raise doubts about a former model’s allegation that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. Defense lawyer Mike Cibella began questioning Kaja Sokola on Friday at Weinstein’s retrial. Among other things, Cibella pointed to differences in the details of her testimony this week and what she told a grand jury last year. Weinstein is facing charges including a criminal sex act count that’s based on Sokola’s allegation that he forced oral sex on her in 2006, when she was 19. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and denies ever sexually assaulting anyone.

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US--NEW POPE-LEO XIV-CHICAGO

Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope

SUMMARY: Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced that a native son, Cardinal Robert Prevost, had been elected pope. The first American elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago before his career ministering in Peru. Many Chicagoans said they hope Pope Leo XIV continues Francis’s legacy and carries on their city’s tradition of social justice and compassion for immigrants.

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US--NEW POPE-LEO XIV-BROTHER

Leo XIV’s brother recalls feeling of ‘disbelief’ over his sibling becoming pope

SUMMARY: When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois and watched in awe as his brother’s name was announced. He said Thursday that he was in “disbelief” and then felt an incredible sense of pride that his brother, Cardinal Robert Prevost, had become the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV. That makes the Chicago-born missionary the first U.S. pope. John Prevost described his brother as being very concerned for the poor and those who don’t have a voice. He said he expects him to be a “second Pope Francis.”

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US--MOTHER DAUGHTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

Daughter says mom ‘gave me life twice’ with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school together

SUMMARY: Two years after a Louisiana mother donated her kidney to her daughter, the duo graduated together from nursing school. Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold after being bedridden during dialysis to address a life-threatening kidney disease. Her mother, Nija Bulter, stepped in and donated one of her healthy kidneys. The two both attended nursing school in Baton Rouge together following the surgery. They both graduated with their registered nurse licenses last month.

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US--SCHOOL SHOOTING-WISCONSIN

Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges

SUMMARY: The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting has been charged with felonies in connection with the case. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison last December. The shooter’s father, Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, of Madison, was charged Wednesday, but the counts weren’t unsealed until he had been taken into custody Thursday. He faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a child and two counts of providing a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 resulting in death. Rupnow’s 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

White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’

SUMMARY: The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the plan calls for six new air traffic control centers, along with technology and communications upgrades at all of the nation’s air traffic facilities over the next three years. How much it will all cost wasn’t immediately revealed. Officials want to add fiber, wireless and satellite technology at more than 4,600 locations, replace 618 radars and increase the number of airports with systems designed to reduce near misses on runways.

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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--OBIT-SOUTER

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85

SUMMARY: Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has died at age 85. The ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican became a favorite of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench. The court says Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire. Souter retired from the court in June 2009, giving Democratic President Barack Obama his first Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s first Latina justice. Souter was appointed by Republican President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Souter was a reliably liberal vote on abortion, church-state relations, freedom of expression and the accessibility of federal courts.

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US--TRUMP-TARIFFS-CHINA

Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of meeting as he looks to deescalate trade war

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to deescalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland. It will be the first major talk between the nations since Trump sparked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports. An 80% tariff on Chinese goods would still be an extremely high import duty that could create supply chain problems and push up prices.

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US--TRUMP-IMMIGRATION-PAROLE

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation. The emergency appeal filed Thursday asks the justices to halt a lower-court order keeping in place legal protections for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The Republican administration argues the decision wrongly intrudes on the Department of Homeland Security’s authority. The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked the administration from putting an early end to the immigrants’ temporary legal status. Solicitor General John Sauer says the judge is wrong on the law.

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US--TRUMP-PIRRO

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job. He made the announcement in a post Thursday on Truth Social. Pirro cohosts the show “The Five” on Fox on weekday evenings. She was elected as a judge in New York’s Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county’s elected district attorney. Trump tapped Pirro to lead the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office after pulling his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. for the position.

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US--TRUMP-PROSECUTOR

Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has pulled 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 Martin for the job due to his defense of Jan. 6 rioters. Instead, Martin will be tapped as an associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney, putting him in the position of recommending pardons for a slew of defendants involved in the violent insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump says Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, will lead the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office on an interim basis.

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US--TRUMP-TRANSGENDER-MILITARY BAN

Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

SUMMARY: The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify. That’s happening under a new directive issued Thursday. Buoyed by Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on transgender individuals in the military, the Defense Department will then begin going through medical records to identify others who haven’t come forward. Department officials have said it’s difficult to determine exactly how many transgender service members there are, but medical records will show those who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, who show symptoms or are being treated. Those troops would then be involuntarily forced out of the service.

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EU--RUSSIA-VICTORY DAY

Victory Day parade in Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

SUMMARY: Russia has celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, with President Vladimir Putin presiding over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops through Red Square. He welcomed over two dozen world leaders — the most since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Victory Day is celebrated in Russia on May 9, the country’s most important secular holiday. The Red Square parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its power and cement the alliances it has forged while seeking a counterbalance to the West amid the 3-year-old conflict in Ukraine. The festivities were overshadowed by reports of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow, disrupting service at the capital’s airports.

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AS--PAKISTAN-INDIA

Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire

SUMMARY: Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff. Police in Pakistan say an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir. In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. A woman was reported killed and two other civilians were injured.

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AS--INDIA-PAKISTAN-CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS

India’s clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones, and more

SUMMARY: India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader calling the attacks an act of war. Claims on exactly what was hit and where have differed widely, with neither India nor Pakistan releasing many specific details. Making the ongoing conflict even more confusing, researchers say the internet has been flooded with disinformation, false claims, and manipulated photos and videos.

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REL--VATICAN CONCLAVE-NEW POPE NAME

What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals a commitment to social justice

SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV’s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry. Pope Leo XIII laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought, most famously with his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed workers’ rights and capitalism at the dawn of the industrial age. He criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching. Natalia Imperatori-Lee, chair of religious studies at Manhattan University, said that the name “is a deep sign of commitment to social issues — I think it is going to be exciting to see a different kind of American Catholicism in Rome.″

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LT-MEXICO-MEASLES-OUTBREAK

Vaccine teams in Mexico scramble over measles outbreak rippling out from Mennonite community

SUMMARY: Vaccination teams are part of an effort by health authorities across Mexico to contain the country’s biggest measles outbreak in decades. Cases are climbing not only in Mexico, but in the U.S. and Canada. Mexico’s cases have been concentrated in the Mennonite community in the northern border state of Chihuahua. It’s a community long skeptical of vaccines and distrustful of authorities. Officials say results of the campaign alongside Mennonite leaders are mixed. They cite tens of thousands of vaccinations in Chihuahua. But infections have ballooned, spreading past the community to Indigenous and other populations. Vaccination teams say door-to-door efforts are helping, even if not everyone is open to the shot. Some ask questions and follow up later. Others won’t even open the door.

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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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NEW-POPE-LEO-XIV-PHOTO COLLECTION

PHOTO COLLECTION: Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

SUMMARY: Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, he emphasized peace, dialogue and missionary evangelization. Prevost had been a leading candidate despite a long-standing taboo against a U.S. pope. But he’s also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop. He was elevated to the senior ranks of cardinals in January. The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers when his election was announced.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA AID

A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel’s

SUMMARY: A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by Israel. The Associated Press obtained a proposal from the newly created group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, to implement a new aid distribution system supplanting the current one run by the U.N. and other international aid agencies. The U.N. and aid groups have rejected Israel’s moves to control aid distribution. It wasn’t immediately clear if the new proposal would ease those concerns. Israel has blocked food, fuel, medicine and all other supplies from entering Gaza for 10 weeks, worsening a humanitarian crisis for 2.3 million Palestinians.

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US--TRUMP-BRITAIN-TRADE

Trump keeps 10% tariffs on UK but cuts taxes on British autos, steel and aluminum with trade deal

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on British autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal. But the Republican on Thursday played down the possibility of other nations receiving similarly favorable terms on his import taxes, which are roiling the global economy. The announcement provides a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a degree of validation for Trump’s claims that his turbulent approach on trade may be able to rebalance the global economy on his preferred terms. Terms of the deal have yet to be completed so it can be signed. Trump says the agreement would lead to more beef and ethanol exports to the U.K.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE NEW POPE PROFILE

Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor

SUMMARY: Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people. People also remember him as the bishop who spearheaded the life-saving purchase of oxygen production plants during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, he became Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old had to overcome the taboo against an American pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the U.S. in the secular sphere.

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ML--MIGRATION-LIBYA-US-DEPORTATIONS

Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

SUMMARY: Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya. Migrants in Libya are routinely arbitrarily detained and placed in squalid detention centers where they are subjected to extortion, abuse, rape and killings. The International Organization for Migration estimates that Libya has some 800,000 migrants and refugees seeking work or who have fled war in their home countries. A U.N.-backed independent fact-finding mission found evidence that crimes against humanity had been committed against migrants in Libya. Authorities from rival administrations in Libya have denied signing a deportation deal with the Trump administration.

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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. Bank Gov. Andrew Bailey says inflationary pressures have continued to ease, paving the way for the fourth quarter-point rate cut since August. Some of economic uncertainty lifted Thursday when the U.S. and U.K. outlined details of a trade deal. Though U.S. President Donald Trump has kept the 10% baseline tariffs on U.K., he agreed to reduce the levies on British autos, steel and aluminum.

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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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ML--ISRAEL-UN SCHOOLS

Israel closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem

SUMMARY: Israel has closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem, forcing students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800 students into question. Last month, heavily armed Israeli police and Education Ministry officials ordered six schools in east Jerusalem to close within 30 days. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, called UNRWA, runs the six schools. UNRWA also runs schools in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which continue to operate.

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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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CHINA-ECONOMY

China’s exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade

SUMMARY: China’s exports to the United States have tumbled while its trade with other economies surged in April. Data released Friday showed China’s total exports rose 8% last month from a year earlier, much faster than most economists had been expecting. Exports to the U.S. sank 21% as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese exports rose to as high as 145%. But China’s total exports remained resilient, with exports to Latin America, India and Southeast Asia expanding at a double-digit pace in the first four months of the year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other senior trade officials are due to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva for talks this weekend.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

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

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks rose after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs between the two countries. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Thursday for its 11th gain in the last 13 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.1%. Stocks got a 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 as investors felt less need for safety. Treasury yields rose as traders pared expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

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SCI--CHIMPANZEE DRUMMING

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication

SUMMARY: A new study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks. Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee drumming demonstrates that the chimps clearly play their instruments -- the tree trunks -- with regular rhythms. This suggests that the ability to produce rhythm predates the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees, dating back more than 6 million years. Scientists believe that the drumming is a form of long-distance communication. The research was published Friday in the journal Current Biology.

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US--CLIMATE-NOAA-DATABASE

US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. Scientists say these events are worsening with climate change. The move is the latest change targeting the weather agency. The move is also yet another of President Donald Trump’s efforts to remove references to climate change and the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on the weather from the federal government’s lexicon and documents.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-POPE

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in the conclave

SUMMARY: Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope. Freed from their conclave, cardinals began describing the hours and days leading up to the final ballot Thursday afternoon that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed. Many marveled that the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary in Peru reached the threshold so quickly, given the vast diversity of voters and the traditional taboo against a U.S. pope because of the secular power the country wields. Leo said Friday in his first Mass that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing.

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REL--VATICAN-NEW POPE-RELIGIOUS ORDER

New pope led Order of St. Augustine dedicated to the poor and service

SUMMARY: Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order. Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine. The religious order was formed in the 13th century as a community of “mendicant” friars — dedicated to poverty, service and evangelization. The requirements and ethos of the order are traced to the fifth century St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the theological and devotional giants of early Christianity.

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US--AP POLL-HIGHER EDUCATION

Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll finds

SUMMARY: A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s approach on higher education, while about 4 in 10 approve, in line with his overall job approval. Trump has tried to force change at universities he says have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism. The poll shows a disconnect between Trump’s targeting of universities and an American public that sees them as key to scientific research, new ideas and innovative technology.

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ENT--MUSIC-ACM AWARDS

Lainey Wilson rules the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards once again, Alan Jackson is honored

SUMMARY: Lainey Wilson has taken home the top prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards — the title of entertainer of the year — for a second year in a row. And that was after she cleaned house, taking home trophies for both female artist and album of the year. The 60th annual edition of the ACM Awards also saw Alan Jackson honored with an inaugural lifetime achievement award. Reba McEntire once again hosted. There were a few duets, including the Backstreet Boys with Rascal Flatts, Jelly Roll with Shaboozey and Brooks & Dunn with Cody Johnson.

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ENT--SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW-GUIDE

Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

SUMMARY: Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with Friday’s release Marvel’s “Thunderbolts(asterisk).” May also brings big studio releases like a live-action “Lilo & Stitch,” “Mission: Impossible 8” and a new Wes Anderson film. June heats up with race cars in “F1,” adventure in “How to Train Your Dragon,” zombies in “28 Years Later” and a New York love triangle. July is supercharged with “Jurassic World Rebirth,” “Superman” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” And August closes out the season with comedies, horror and a lighthearted body-swap in “Freakier Friday.”

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Joel Quenneville hired by Anaheim Ducks for his 1st head coaching job since Blackhawks abuse scandal

SUMMARY: Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. The 66-year-old Quenneville was hired by Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek for his first coaching job since his resignation from the Florida Panthers 3 1/2 years ago in the wake of his handling of the sexual assault scandal during his tenure with the Chicago Blackhawks. Before his departure, Quenneville spent parts of 25 NHL seasons behind the benches of St. Louis, Colorado, Chicago and Florida.

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