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NATIONAL

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US--NEW ORLEANS-INMATES-ESCAPE

New Orleans’ jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an audacious escape

SUMMARY: The recent jailbreak in New Orleans followed decades of dysfunction in the city’s jail system and recent warnings that conditions were ripe for catastrophe. Among the most memorable scandals was a series of jailhouse videos showing inmates chugging Budweiser, snorting drugs and ejecting bullets from a handgun. That footage fueled a sweeping 2013 court order intended to reform one of the most violent jails in the U.S. But much of that makeover remains unfulfilled despite federal oversight and the 2015 opening of the state-of-the-art Orleans Justice Center. An independent jail monitor has warned for months of “extremely inadequate” staffing levels and dangerously lax supervision.

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US--PLANE CRASH-SAN DIEGO

Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood

SUMMARY: The music agency Sound Talent Group says three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood on Thursday. The music agency says the dead include Dave Shapiro, the agency’s co-founder. Shapiro is listed as the owner of the plane and has a pilot’s license. Sound Talent Group has represented artists including Hanson, Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton. The agency didn’t share the names of the other two employees who were killed. The private jet crashed early Thursday into a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing in San Diego during foggy weather, igniting at least one home and numerous vehicles parked on the street.

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US--COLUMBIA-ANTISEMITISM INVESTIGATION

Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students

SUMMARY: The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus. The finding was announced late Thursday by the Health and Human Services Department. It marked the latest blow for an Ivy League school already shaken by federal cutbacks and sustained government pressure to crackdown on student speech. A spokesperson for Columbia said the university is currently negotiating with the government about a resolution to its findings. The announcement did not include new sanctions against Columbia.

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US--MAHMOUD KHALIL DETAINED

Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite government objections

SUMMARY: Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been allowed to hold his 1-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider. Thursday’s visit came ahead of a scheduled immigration hearing for Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia University graduate who has been held in a Louisiana jail since March 8. The government had sought to block Khalil from what’s known as a “contact visit,” only allowing him to meet with his wife and son from behind a barrier.

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US--PLANE CRASH-SAN DIEGO-THINGS TO KNOW

What we know about a private plane’s fatal crash into a San Diego neighborhood

SUMMARY: Authorities say a private plane clipped power lines before slamming into a home in San Diego. The crash killed the co-founder of a music talent agency and two of its employees and ignited cars in a neighborhood of U.S. Navy-owned housing. The Sound Talent Group said co-founder Dave Shapiro died in the crash. He is listed as the plane’s owner and has a pilot’s license, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The talent agency did not provide the names of the other employees. Authorities said several people were injured while trying to flee as flames raced down a single street after the crash, and others were treated for smoke inhalation.

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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY

Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke into his home

SUMMARY: Rapper Kid Cudi has testified that he was sure Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his home in 2011 after learning he was dating Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. Speaking Thursday at Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York, Cudi also said that a few weeks after the break-in, someone set fire to his car in his driveway. Cassie testified last week that Combs threatened to blow up Cudi’s car. The Grammy-winning Cudi said Combs denied involvement in the car fire at the time. Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering. Cudi left the courthouse without commenting after his testimony.

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WASHINGTON/POLITICS

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US--TRUMP-TARIFFS

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America. The threats were delivered over social media on Friday. They reflect Trump’s ability to disrupt the global economy with a burst of typing, as well as the reality that his tariffs aren’t producing the sufficient trade deals he’s seeking or the return of domestic manufacturing he’s promised to voters.

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US--CONGRESS-TAX CUTS-SENATE

What issues to watch as ‘big, beautiful bill’ moves to the Senate

SUMMARY: House Republicans are jubilant about muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators are more cautious. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more than that who have problems with it. Like the House, he will have to balance the concerns from moderate and conservative members of his conference. Republicans’ aspirational deadline is July 4, ahead of a potential debt default. Thune said groups of senators had already been meeting to discuss the legislation.

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US--ISRAELI-EMBASSY-STAFFERS-KILLED-GUNMAN

Suspect in shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers railed against Gaza war in online posts

SUMMARY: In the years before he was accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees, the suspect in the fatal shootings was an active participant in Chicago’s left-wing protest scene, speaking out against police violence and a proposed Amazon headquarters. Then the war in Gaza ignited his fury into violence. Thirty-one-year-old Elias Rodriguez was charged Thursday with the murder of foreign officials and other crimes in connection with the deaths of Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, an American, as they left an event at a Jewish museum. The couple had plans to become engaged. Court papers said he told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”

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US--TRUMP-CRYPTO DINNER

Trump hosts top crypto investors as some industry leaders fear he’s putting personal profits first

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has hosted top investors for one of his cryptocurrency projects at his luxury golf course in Northern Virginia. By one measure, the dinner marked the ascendance of an industry that has been eager to establish its influence. Once a crypto skeptic, Trump has become a big fan and a powerful player. However, even some pro-Trump crypto enthusiasts fear that the president’s involvement is undermining their credibility. Trump’s family business is profiting from the sale of the $TRUMP meme coin, raising concerns about how investors can buy access to the president.

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US--ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS KILLED

Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’

SUMMARY: The man charged with fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington as they were leaving an event at a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.” That’s according to court documents released Thursday charging 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez with the Wednesday night attack. The documents say the shooting was captured on surveillance video outside the museum. Authorities say the footage showed Rodriguez firing at the victims several times after they fell to the ground. Rodriguez faces charges of murder of foreign officials and other crimes, and additional charges are likely.

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US--DEATH OF THE PENNY

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

SUMMARY: The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out. That word comes from a Treasury Department official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the news. An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the official. In February, President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered his administration to cease production of the 1-cent coin. The Treasury says there are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States — that’s $1.14 billion — but they’re greatly underutilized.

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US--CONGRESS-CALIFORNIA-EMISSION-RULES

Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

SUMMARY: The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Lawmakers on Thursday have passed three resolutions to roll back the state’s vehicle emissions standards. They now head to the White House. The other measures would block rules curbing tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. California’s attorney general says the state plans to sue over the way that Republicans passed the measures. California has significant power to shape purchasing trends, especially because about a dozen states follow California’s lead on curbing air pollution.

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US--TRUMP-MAHA REPORT

RFK Jr.’s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

SUMMARY: A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The much-anticipated “Make America Healthy Again” report, led by Kennedy and other top Trump administration officials, was released on Thursday. It calls for increased scrutiny of the childhood vaccine schedule, a review of the pesticides sprayed on American crops, and describes the nation’s children as overmedicated.

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US--SUPREME COURT-PUBLIC RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. Thursday’s outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The school would have been the nation’s first religious charter school. The outcome leaves the issue unresolved nationally. Only eight justices participated, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett sitting it out. The court’s one-sentence notice didn’t provide a vote breakdown. But based on arguments last month, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to be the key, and the outcome suggests he went with the court’s three liberals to make it 4-4.

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INTERNATIONAL

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in first phase of a major exchange

SUMMARY: Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange, swapping hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the first phase of an exchange that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the 3-year-old war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first phase of the exchange brought home 390 Ukrainians, including soldiers and civilians, with further releases expected over the weekend that will make it the largest swap of the war. Russia said it had received the same number from Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow agreed in Istanbul last week to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side in their first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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EU--GERMANY-STATION STABBING

Several people injured in stabbing at Hamburg train station, police say

SUMMARY: Police in the German city of Hamburg say that several people have been injured by a person with a knife at the central railway station. A suspect in the attack Friday has been arrested, police said in a post on social network X on Friday evening. They didn’t immediately give details of the number or severity of the injuries

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS

At least 60 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

SUMMARY: Gaza’s health ministry says at least 60 people were killed by Israeli strikes in a 24-hour period as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip. The dead included 10 overnight in the southern city of Khan Younis, four in the central town of Deir al-Balah and nine in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north. Israel is facing mounting international criticism for its latest offensive and pressure to let aid into Gaza amid a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The strip has been under an Israeli blockade for nearly three months, according to the United Nations. Experts have warned that many of Gaza’s 2 million residents are at high risk of famine.

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ML--IRAN-US

Iran-US talks made ‘some but not conclusive progress,’ mediator Oman says

SUMMARY: Mediator Oman says Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. The remarks by Badr al-Busaidi Friday suggest the negotiations between the two longtime enemies would continue even as the talks run up against their toughest challenge. That’s trying to find middle ground between American demands that Iran stop enriching uranium while Tehran insists its program must continue. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that al-Busaidi presented ideas “without creating any commitments for either side.”

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EU--FRANCE-KARDASHIAN-HEIST

Kim Kardashian robbery case nears end as Paris court prepares verdict

SUMMARY: It’s been nearly a decade since robbers stormed Kim Kardashian’s luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint. A Paris court will decide on Friday the verdict in one of the most audacious celebrity heists in modern French history. Nine men and a woman stand accused of carrying out or aiding the crime during Paris Fashion Week in 2016. Masked men dressed as police entered Kardashian’s Paris home, bound her with zip-ties and vanished with $6 million in jewels. At the heart of the trial is Aomar Aït Khedache, a veteran of Paris’ criminal underworld. Prosecutors have asked for a 10-year sentence. The loot was never found.

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AS--TRUMP-HARVARD-CHINA

China criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students

SUMMARY: The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents overseas fretted over what would come next. Chinese students accounted for 1,203 of Harvard’s 6,703 international students in 2024. Among the two largest parts of the international student community in Harvard are Chinese and Indian students. The university enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the school’s data, with 1,203 of those coming from China, and 788 coming from India.

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AS--KOREAS-TENSIONS-WHAT TO KNOW

North Korean leader furious over failed destroyer launch, vows to arrest those responsible

SUMMARY: North Korea has begun steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for a failed launch of its second naval destroyer this week. The North Korean statement Friday came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by “criminal” negligence. North Korea earlier said the 5,000-ton-class warship was damaged during a launching event on Wednesday. Satellite imagery on the site show the vessel lying on its side, with most of its hull submerged and draped in covers. North Korea said Friday that investigations have found the severity of damage to the warship is “not serious.”

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AS--AUSTRALIA-FLOODS

Record floodwaters in eastern Australia leave 4 dead and 1 missing

SUMMARY: Officials say record floodwaters on Australia’s east coast have left four people dead and one missing as rain eased over the disaster area. Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state north of Sydney after days of heavy rain. The low-pressure weather system that brought the deluge had moved further south on Friday. Four bodies have been retrieved from floodwaters in New South Wales since Wednesday. Three of the victims had driven into floodwaters, while a man’s body had been found on the veranda of his flooded home.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-THE LATEST

Live updates: Israel lets food into Gaza even as its forces attack a hospital, Palestinians say

SUMMARY: Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli tanks and drones have attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage. Videos taken by a health official at Al-Awda Hospital show walls blown away and thick black smoke billowing from rubble. The Israeli military said its forces were operating “adjacent” to Al-Awda Hospital, but said only that, “The circumstances of the fire are still under review.” Pressure on Israel from close allies is mounting after its nearly three-month blockade of supplies into Gaza led to famine warnings. Even the United States, a staunch ally, has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis.

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US--ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS KILLED-THE VICTIMS

Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues’ lives cut short by gunman

SUMMARY: Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were colleagues, and they were a couple, days away from a marriage proposal. But their interwoven lives were brutally cut short Wednesday evening, when the two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot while leaving a young diplomats’ reception at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. Milgrim was an American from Kansas. Those who knew her say she devoted her burgeoning career to bringing people together to look for ways to promote peace and combat climate change. Lischinsky was an Israeli citizen who spent some of his childhood in Germany. He had a deep attachment to the Jewish state and an interest in bridging cultural and religious divides.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-GAZA MALNUTRITION

Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition

SUMMARY: The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year. Experts also warn the territory could plunge into famine if Israel doesn’t stop its military campaign and fully lift its blockade. The blockade was in place for more than two months, preventing all food, medicine and other goods from entering the territory that is home to some 2 million Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israel has carried out waves of airstrikes and ground operations. Palestinians in Gaza rely almost entirely on outside aid to survive because Israel’s offensive has destroyed almost all the territory’s food production capabilities.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Trump’s latest tariff threats knock Wall Street, European stocks and Apple lower

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are falling after President Donald Trump threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union that could begin in a little more than a week. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Friday and was on track for its worst week in the last seven. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 189 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7%. The losses were sharper in Europe after Trump said trade talks were going nowhere. Apple was one of the heaviest weights on the S&P 500 after Trump threatened a 25% tariff on its products if it doesn’t shift production of iPhones to the United States.

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US--TRUMP-TARIFFS-IPHONE-REALITY CHECK

Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US

SUMMARY: Unhappy that Apple intends to source nearly all of its U.S. iPhones from India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant moves production to the United States. But Apple has seen little incentive in the past to manufacture domestically. It would take several years and cost billions of dollars to build new plants in the U.S. and shift its supply chain. Combined with current economic forces, the price of an iPhone could triple, threatening to torpedo sales of Apple’s marquee product.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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US-MED--VACCINES-FDA MEETING

FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations

SUMMARY: Government advisers are split on whether drugmakers should update their COVID-19 vaccines to better protect Americans this fall and winter. Thursday’s meeting by Food and Drug Administration experts came days after a new Trump administration policy cast uncertainty over who may qualify for shots going forward. The lack of a clear recommendation means FDA leaders will likely decide whether COVID-19 shots will be updated or target the same viral strain as last year. FDA officials at the meeting repeatedly sidestepped questions about whether changing the vaccine formula would trigger restrictions under the new Trump policy.

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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

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US--CLIMATE-WILDFIRES-HELI-HYDRANTS

Urban fires can mean long trips for helicopters to get water. One firefighter had a better idea

SUMMARY: Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it’s like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he’s battling a blaze on the ground. Before retiring from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, he worked to develop the Heli-Hydrant – a small, open tank that can be located in urban areas to give helicopters a much closer water source than when they have to fly to natural sources such as lakes and rivers. The Heli-Hydrants are drawing interest from officials eager to boost their preparedness for wildfires, especially in the West. One was used nearly 40 times last fall in a fire near San Diego.

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US--HURRICANE SEASON-FORECAST

Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

SUMMARY: With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024. Last year was the third-costliest season on record, with killer storms Beryl, Helene and Milton. Thursday’s hurricane season outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects a 60% chance for an above-normal season, a 30% chance it will be near normal and only a 10% probability it will be quieter than average. The forecast calls for 13 to 19 named storms with six to 10 becoming hurricanes. It projects three to five of those will reach major status, which means winds of more than 110 mph.

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EDUCATION

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US--TRUMP-HARVARD

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard

SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students. The temporary restraining order stops the government from pulling Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows the school to sponsor international students as they obtain visas to study in the U.S. Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday. In its lawsuit, Harvard said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.”

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US--TRUMP-EDUCATION

Judge blocks Trump’s orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. The administration said it would challenge the ruling. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction Thursday stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans announced in March that sought to work toward Trump’s goal to dismantle the department. It marks a setback to one of the Republican president’s campaign promises. The ruling came in two consolidated lawsuits that said Trump’s plan amounted to an illegal closure of the Education Department.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT--CANNES-THINGS TO KNOW

What’s happened at the Cannes Film Festival so far — and what’s still to come

SUMMARY: This year’s Cannes Film Festival is almost over and has been an attention-grabbing affair from the start with new rules for its red carpets, nerves about potential U.S. tariffs and the return of Tom Cruise. And that says nothing about the strong slate of films at a time that Cannes is seen as increasingly important to Oscar best picture hopefuls. Cannes has seen honorary Palmes d’Or for Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington, the latter a surprise. Tom Cruise took the spotlight with the latest “Mission: Impossible” installment sans stunts. Jennifer Lawrence is getting Oscar buzz and Kristen Stewart has premiered her directorial debut.

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ENT--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY-KID CUDI

What to know about Kid Cudi, the rapper testifying at the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

SUMMARY: Rapper Kid Cudi is the latest celebrity to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs′ sex trafficking trial. The popular melodic rapper told jurors Thursday about a 2012 firebombing of his car that prosecutors say was connected to Cudi’s brief relationship with Combs’ ex-girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie. She testified that the relationship sent Combs into a rage, and he beat her when he learned of it. The Cleveland born-and-raised, Grammy-award-winning rapper has long been celebrated for his alternative hip-hop. His game-changing single “Day ‘n’ Nite (Nightmare)” is easily one of the most influential rap records of the last two decades.

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LIFESTYLE

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US--NO MOW MAY

Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long

SUMMARY: Whether it’s No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns. Supporters say the taller grass and flowers provide a habitat for pollinators and insects during crucial spring months, while also improving water retention in the soil. The No Mow May trend also has its detractors who say it’s a temporary help if done only once a year and invasive weeds are likely to take over if not pruned back. In Nashville, homeowner Brandon Griffith said he was just tired of mowing when he stopped and waited to see what came up in his yard. Now his wild yard is full of insects, lizards, birds and butterflies, along with flowers and grasses.

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