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NATIONAL

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US--YELLOWSTONE CRASH-FOREIGN TOURISTS

International tourists killed in vehicle crash were among millions drawn to the Yellowstone area

SUMMARY: The deaths of at least six foreign nationals in a fiery van crash in eastern Idaho are a reminder that many visitors to two of the busiest U.S. national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and nearby areas come from around the world. The van collided with a pickup truck Thursday near Henrys Lake State Park in northeastern Idaho. Tourists from Italy and China were among those killed. Both vehicles caught fire, and police say survivors were taken to hospitals with injuries.

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US--BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY-SHAREHOLDERS EARNINGS

Warren Buffett’s profits fall on wildfire losses as thousands line up to listen to him Saturday

SUMMARY: Warren Buffett’s company reported just over one-third of last year’s profit Saturday morning just as thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders streamed into an Omaha arena to listen to the revered investor answer questions. The profit numbers were weighed down by a major drop in the value of its investments and $860 million in insurance losses related to policies that Geico and its other insurance companies wrote before the devastating Southern California wildfires. But Buffett’s comments will be the main attraction Saturday. Investors will be looking for him to explain why Berkshire is now sitting on $347.7 billion cash.

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US--STAR WARS DAY

Here’s why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy

SUMMARY: May the 4th be with you. “Star Wars” fans around the world are celebrating the space epic and its surrounding franchise this weekend through an unofficial, fan-made holiday. A sly nod to one of the most popular catchphrases in the films, May the 4th is known as Star Wars Day and has been embraced by businesses and communities over the years. The May the 4th phrase appeared as early as 1979 in a British political ad and has exploded in recent years. The day is being marked with events ranging from special bobbleheads to a daylong celebration in a town sharing the first film’s name.

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US--YELLOWSTONE FATAL CRASH-TOUR GROUP

7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

SUMMARY: Idaho State Police say seven people were killed and eight others injured after a pickup truck and a tour van with foreigner visitors, including two people from Italy and five from China, collided on a highway in eastern Idaho that leads to Yellowstone National Park. Police say the crash happened Thursday evening near Henry’s Lake State Park. The driver of a Dodge Ram pickup died, along with six people inside the Mercedes passenger van. Idaho State Police identified the pickup driver as 25-year-old Isaih Moreno of Humble, Texas. Authorities haven’t said what caused the crash. The truck was traveling west while the van was headed east toward Yellowstone.

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US-ASSASSIN’S CREED-CONFRONTING TROLLS

Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness

SUMMARY: A Dartmouth College professor who worked as a consultant on the latest Assassin’s Creed video game ended up getting harassed by gamers. But she fought back with kindness, reaching out to the haters and engaging them in conversation. Sachi Schmidt-Hori is an associate professor of Japanese literature and culture. When the trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows came out last year, gamers who objected to having a Black man as a protagonist in a game set in 16th century Japan came after her, even though the character is based on a historical figure and she wasn’t involved in his selection. She responded by contacting her harassers, some of whom apologized and took down their negative posts.

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US--TRUMP-PUBLIC RADIO

NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters

SUMMARY: After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge trying to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio. And as they stood in line for water or food, the latest news they’d heard on the station was a frequent topic of conversation. Now, public radio stations are being targeted for cuts by President Donald Trump, who this week signed an executive order aimed at slashing public subsidies to NPR and PBS, alleging “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.

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US--ALABAMA STUDENT DETAINED

Iranian students at the University of Alabama say immigration crackdown echoes repression at home

SUMMARY: Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks. Doroudi’s detention has instilled fear in the small Iranian community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he and his fiancee are doctoral students. Doroudi’s visa was revoked in 2023, but he wasn’t given a reason. His fiancee says he was told that he was legally allowed to stay in the U.S. as long as he remained a student. Now, one Iranian doctoral student says the fear in her community “feels like we’re returning back to Iran again.” The student spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because she fears retaliation.

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US--TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS

AmeriCorps cuts leave people who serve and community organizations scrambling for alternatives

SUMMARY: A nonprofit organization based in rural Brazoria County outside of Houston, Mosaic in Action, came around years after Hurricane Harvey to help a homeowner with roof repairs and mold remediation. He’s one of over 450 homeowners that have benefited from their work, which relies on a now-suspended AmeriCorps program. President Donald Trump’s administration has unraveled the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service that sends 200,000 corps members and hundreds of millions of dollars out to communities across the country. The cuts leave communities across the country scrambling amid uncertainty of how to sustain afterschool programs, keep up with veterans’ services and respond to natural disasters, among other initiatives.

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US--SEXUAL-MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN

Weinstein accuser insists in tearful outburst: ‘He did that to me’

SUMMARY: One of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers has broken down in tears and cursed on the witness stand as a defense lawyer questioned her. It happened Friday as Miriam Haley was in her fourth day of testifying. She alleges the former Hollywood mogul forced oral sex on her nearly two decades ago. Judge Curtis Farber promptly halted questioning and sent jurors out of the courtroom for a short break. Haley, her eyes red and face glistening, didn’t look at Weinstein as she left the witness stand and exited through a side door. Weinstein has denied the allegations, and his lawyers argue that his accusers had consensual encounters with him.

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US--MARYLAND DEPORTATION ERROR

Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022

SUMMARY: Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He’s the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Body-camera footage shows a calm exchange between the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Abrego Garcia. He was speeding in a vehicle with eight passengers. Officers suspected human trafficking. But he was never charged and was allowed to drive on. President Donald Trump’s administration faces a court order to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. But it claims he’s an MS-13 gang member. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers deny the accusation and say he’s never been charged with a crime.

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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: Jurors in Karen Read’s second murder trial heard more testimony from Jennifer McCabe, who was with Read the morning she found her Boston police officer boyfriend dead in the snow. Prosecutors say Read backed her SUV into John O’Keefe outside the home of a fellow officer in January 2022 and left him to die in the snow. Defense attorneys say she was a victim of a conspiracy involving the police 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 wrapped up its second week Friday.

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US--TRUMP-COMMUNISM-EXPLAINER

Trump brands his opponents as ‘communists,’ a label loaded with the baggage of American history

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is once more calling opponents “communists” as his administration wages policy fights on trade and in the courts. His use of the term continues a strategy from the 2024 presidential campaign, when he called Democratic rival Kamala Harris “comrade Kamala.” But experts say there’s little connection between communism, the system, and the American judges and others Trump now calls communists. Experts tell The Associated Press that Trump is using the term as a rhetorical tool to erode the legitimacy of his opponents. Trump came of age though during the Cold War, during a period of intense fear that communists could overtake the United States.

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US--TRUMP-JUSTICE DEPARTMENT-ELECTIONS

Justice Department will switch its focus on voting and prioritize Trump’s elections order, memo says

SUMMARY: A new mission statement for the Justice Department unit that upholds voting rights shows it’s being redirected toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections. Trump has continued to insist that widespread fraud cost him the 2020 presidential election. Repeated audits, investigations and court cases show otherwise. The mission statement is silent on the voting section’s normal mission of protecting the right to vote and people from being disenfranchised by gerrymandering. Instead it says the section will combat fraud and ensure that only U.S. citizens vote, even though voting by noncitizens is already illegal and has been shown to be extremely rare.

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US--TRUMP-NATIONAL SECURITY TUMULT

Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump’s national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s removal of national security adviser Mike Waltz brings further disruption to his national security team. It’s a team that’s already endured scrutiny over top officials’ use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations. There also have been mounting questions over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and about the firing of the four-star general who led the National Security Agency. But Waltz’s ouster also enables Trump to consolidate foreign policy matters in just a few hands, with the president asserting even more White House power over the decision-making process and relying on people who’ve entirely embraced his “America First” agenda.

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US--VANCE-TRAVEL

VP Vance’s global travels are a mix of diplomacy, dealmaking, soft power and family time

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance all over the world in the opening months of the administration. Vance took a five-day trip to Europe, a hastily reorganized trek to Greenland and toured Italy and India. The vice president is usually accompanied by his wife, Usha, and their three children, and he routinely mixes business with cultural excursions, pairing sometimes prickly official remarks with lighter events. Experts say such trips aren’t unusual. His quick shifts between work and leisure may be emblematic of his generation.

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US--TRUMP-LAW FIRMS

Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign

SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession. U.S. District Beryl Howell said Friday that the executive order against Perkins Coie violated multiple provisions of the Constitution and ordered that it be immediately nullified. The order sought to punish the firm by stripping the security clearances of its lawyers, blocking its employees from accessing federal buildings and canceling federal contracts involving the firm.

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US--TRUMP-BUDGET

The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan

SUMMARY: The White House has released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal. It seeks to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. Trump’s plan aims for cuts to child care, disease research, renewable energy and peacekeeping abroad — steps started in many cases under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. That’s all while pumping up billions for the administration’s mass deportation agenda. Overall, it’s a sizable reduction in domestic accounts. It comes as Congress is already deep into drafting the Republican president’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts.

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US--DOGE-SOCIAL-SECURITY

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems

SUMMARY: The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The emergency appeal filed Friday comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the team’s access under federal privacy laws. The government says the DOGE team needs access to target waste in the federal government. An appeals court also refused immediately allow DOGE unfettered access, though it split along ideological lines. Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country, from school records to salary information.

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US--TRUMP-MEDIA-NPR-PBS

As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the future

SUMMARY: It’s the decades-long home to Big Bird, Ken Burns documentaries and “All Things Considered.” Now the nation’s public broadcasting system faces the biggest crisis in its nearly 60-year history with President Donald Trump’s order to slash federal subsidies. A court fight seems inevitable, with the heads of PBS, NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting all suggesting that Trump’s order is illegal. The public broadcasting system dates back to the late 1960s, devised as an educational and public service-oriented alternative to commercial broadcasters available at the time. In his order, Trump said the system has become politically biased and time has passed it by.

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US--TRUMP-HARVARD

Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt status

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is re-upping his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status. He’s escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied his efforts to crack down on campus activism. Trump wrote on his social media site Friday: “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status.” The president has questioned that status since the school refused to comply with the administration’s demands for broad government and leadership changes, revisions to its admissions policy, and audits of how diversity is viewed on the campus. That prompted the administration to block more than $2 billion in federal grants to the institution.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-MALNOURISHED CHILDREN-TAKEAWAYS

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on child malnutrition in Gaza

SUMMARY: Israel’s total blockade of Gaza is entering its third month, and food and medical supplies in the aid-dependent Palestinian territory are running dangerously low. Acute malnutrition among children is increasingly prevalent as hospitals hang by a thread, forced to prioritize deadly emergencies from mass casualty attacks. The price of what little food is still available in the market is exorbitant, unaffordable for most in Gaza where the World Food Program says more than 80% rely on aid. The longest blockade on Gaza, which began March 2, has sparked a growing international outcry. Aid groups accuse Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war. Israel insists the blockade is necessary to pressure Hamas to release the hostages it still holds.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-MALNOURISHED CHILDREN

Hunger and malnutrition are rising across Gaza as Israel’s blockade leaves mothers with few options

SUMMARY: Malnutrition and hunger are prevelant in the Gaza strip as Israel’s blockade enters its third month. Shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward starvation. Supplies to treat and pervent malnutrition are depeleted and quickly running out as documented cases of malnutrition rise. Some 3,600 children were admitted and treated for acute malnutrition in the past month— a figure that is likely rising. Parents are running out of options of what to feed their children and where to take fhem to get help. Images of emaciated children are becoming more frequent and hungry children at community kitchens are fighting for food, alongside adults.

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AS--AUSTRALIA-ELECTION

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term

SUMMARY: Anthony Albanese has claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive term in 21 years. He suggested his government increased its majority in the next Parliament by not modeling itself on U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Albanese told his supporters in a victory speech in Sydney: “Australians have chosen to face global challenges the Australian way, looking after each other while building for the future.” His center-left Labor Party had branded Albanese’s rival Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, “DOGE-y Dutton” and accused his party of mimicking Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA LOOTING

Witnesses and aid groups report looting in Gaza after two months of Israel’s blockade

SUMMARY: Security messages seen by The Associated Press say armed groups and others have looted warehouses of supplies in northern Gaza since Wednesday. Witnesses and aid groups confirm the looting as desperation spikes after more than two months of Israel’s blockade. Israel has kept humanitarian aid from entering Gaza since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended the latest ceasefire with Hamas in March. That has thrown the territory of over 2 million people into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis in nearly 19 months of war.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russia and Ukraine clash over ceasefire proposals as fighting rages

SUMMARY: Ukraine and Russia are at odds over competing ceasefire proposals. Moscow has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of threatening the safety of dignitaries attending Victory Day celebrations after he dismissed Russia’s unilateral 72-hour ceasefire. Zelenskyy instead renewed calls for a more substantial 30-day pause in hostilities, as was initially proposed by the U.S. He said the proposed ceasefire could start anytime as a meaningful step toward ending the three-year war. He said that Ukraine cannot provide security assurances to foreign officials planning to visit Russia around May 9 Victory Day, warning that Moscow could stage provocations and later attempt to blame Ukraine.

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AS--PAKISTAN-INDIA

Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre

SUMMARY: Pakistan has test fired a ballistic missile as tensions with India spike over last month’s deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. The surface-to-surface missile has a range of about 280 miles, the Pakistani military said. Saturday’s launch of the Abdali Weapon System was aimed at ensuring the “operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters,” according to a statement from the military. There was no immediate comment about the launch from India, which blames Pakistan for the April 22 gun massacre that killed 26 people in the resort town of Pahalgam. Pakistan denies the charge.

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AS--SINGAPORE-ELECTION

Singapore’s long-ruling party on track to win another landslide, sample vote count shows

SUMMARY: A sample count of votes released by Singapore’s Election Department indicates the long-ruling People’s Action Party has won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections. The sample counts showed the PAP in strong leads in 82 out of 97 seats. The opposition Workers Party maintained 10 seats. The results will bolster Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first electoral test since taking office a year ago.

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EU--PRINCE HARRY-TAKEAWAYS

Grievances and forgiveness were both on display in Prince Harry’s raw TV interview

SUMMARY: The rift between Prince Harry and his family has burst into the open again. The prince gave a raw television interview after losing a court case over his security. The 40-year-old prince said he wants reconciliation with his estranged family. He also re-aired grievances against the royal family, Britain’s government and the media. Harry said that he won’t bring his wife Meghan and children to Britain since he was stripped of his government-paid police protection after quitting official royal duties. He said his father King Charles III won’t speak to him because of “this security stuff.” And he highlighted concerns for the health of the king, who has cancer. Harry said “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”

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ML--SUDAN-STORMING ZAMZAM CAMP

‘The janjaweed are coming’: Sudanese recount atrocities in RSF attack on a Darfur camp

SUMMARY: Sudan’s notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allied militias have rampaged through the country’s largest camp for displaced people in Darfur. The United Nations says more than 400 people were killed in the multi-day attack earlier this month. Displaced people have recounted a set of atrocities including killing, looting, rape and other crimes during and after the attack on Zamzam camp. Sudan was plunged into chaos on April 15, 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare across the country.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA-AID

Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people

SUMMARY: Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it puts in place a system giving it control over the distribution. But officials from the U.N. and aid groups say proposals Israel has floated to use its military to distribute vital supplies are untenable. They are problematic, these officials say, because they allow military and political objectives to impede humanitarian goals, put restrictions on who is eligible to give and receive aid, and could force large numbers of Palestinians to move — which would violate international law. Israel argues without providing evidence that Hamas and other militants siphon off supplies, something aid workers deny.

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AS--SOUTH KOREA-ELECTION

South Korea’s main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate

SUMMARY: South Korea’s main conservative party has nominated former Labor Minister Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate. The People Power Party says Kim won the party ticket to run for the June 3 election during a party primary that ended Saturday. Observers say Kim will likely try to align with former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to unify behind one of them in a bid to boost prospects for a conservative win against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung. The election was arranged after conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office in early April over his ill-fated imposition of martial law.

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EU--EUROPE-US-V-E DAY

Europe will mark V-E Day’s 80th anniversary as once-unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure

SUMMARY: Europe will mark Victory in Europe Day’s 80th anniversary as once unbreakable bonds with the US are under pressure. The anniversary of V-E Day on Thursday will commemorate Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945. Many in Europe are still eternally grateful for the role of American soldiers in the liberation of Europe. But once unbreakable bonds between Europe and the United States are under pressure. The Trump administration has questioned the vestiges of the decades-old alliance and slapped trade sanctions on the 27-nation European Union and the United Kingdom. The wartime allies are now involved in a trade war.

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AS--SINGAPORE-ELECTION-EXPLAINER

Singapore’s long-ruling party seeks stronger election victory in test for new prime minister

SUMMARY: Singaporeans will vote Saturday in a general election that is set to return to power the city-state’s long ruling party. It will be closely watched as a gauge of public confidence in Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s leadership. The People’s Action Party has won every election since the Asian financial hub gained independence in 1965. Wong, who took office last year, hopes to clinch a stronger mandate after the PAP suffered a setback in 2020 polls over voters’ rising discontent with the government. The PAP kept 83 out of 93 parliamentary seats, but it ceded more seats to the opposition, which won 10 seats, the most ever. The opposition has acknowledged it cannot unseat the PAP but is appealing to voters for a stronger voice in Parliament.

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CN--CANADA-FESTIVAL-DEATHS-VANCOUVER

Judge orders mental health assessment for man accused of killing 11 at Vancouver festival

SUMMARY: A Canadian judge has ordered a man accused of ramming his sport utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd, killing 11 people, to receive a mental health assessment to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. A publicity ban prevents the publication of why Judge Reginal Harris made the decision. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, appeared in provincial court via video link. He wore an orange short-sleeved jumpsuit and sat on a blue couch. He is expected to return to court on May 30. Lo faces eight counts of second-degree murder after allegedly driving an SUV through a crowd of people at the Filipino community’s Lapu Lapu Day Street festival on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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ML--SYRIA-ISRAEL

Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace after warning over sectarian attacks

SUMMARY: Israel’s air force has struck near Syria’s presidential palace hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria. The strike on Friday came after days of clashes near the capital between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze minority sect. The clashes left dozens of people dead or wounded. The Israeli army said in a statement that fighter jets struck adjacent to the area of the Palace of President Hussein al-Sharaa in Damascus. It gave no further details. Pro-government Syrian media outlets said the strike hit close to the People’s Palace on a hill overlooking the city.

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ML--MIDEAST WARA

Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say, in latest confrontation over assistance

SUMMARY: Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza in international waters off Malta. That’s according to the group organizing the shipment said. It was the latest confrontation over efforts to send assistance to the Palestinian territory devastated by nearly 19 months of war. A nearby tugboat responded to a distress call from the Conscience, which authorities said experienced a fire that was brought under control. The vessel was carrying 12 crew members and four civilians. The Maltese government said those aboard refused to leave the ship. The group was safe and no injuries were reported. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israel of attacking its ship.

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EU--BRITAIN-PRINCE HARRY

Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation after losing a court case that caused a split with his dad

SUMMARY: Prince Harry has lost his bid to restore the police protection detail that was withdrawn when he stepped away from royal family duties and moved to the U.S. The Duke of Sussex said Friday he was devastated to lose the court case and said it was a source of friction with his father King Charles III. The Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that a committee hadn’t treated Harry unfairly when it decided to review his protection on a case-by-case basis each time he visits the U.K. Harry says the ruling means it would be impossible to safely bring his family back to visit his homeland.

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BUSINESS

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day, reclaiming losses since tariff escalation

SUMMARY: Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day, marking its longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April. The rally on Friday was spurred by a better-than-expected report on the job market and resurgent hope of a ratcheting down of the trade showdown with China. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.5%. Treasury yields rose in the bond market after the government reported that employers added more jobs than forecast in April.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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LT--CHILE-EUTHANASIA

Chilean woman with muscular dystrophy becomes face of euthanasia debate as bill stalls in Senate

SUMMARY: While right-wing populism surges in some of the world’s leading democracies, Chile’s leftist government is rushing in the opposite direction, taking on sensitive, liberal social issues in its waning months. President Gabriel Boric has promised to urgently address a bill that seeks to legalize euthanasia and assisted dying. It is a crucial period for Boric’s social agenda ahead of the November presidential election. In 2021, the euthanasia bill passed in the Chamber of Deputies but has since been stalled in the Senate. Over the years, several terminally ill people have made anguished public appeals in hopes of securing the right to have what they describe as dignified deaths.

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US-MED--VACCINE HESITANCY

A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study

SUMMARY: Some Denver parents got texts during this winter’s brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids. It was an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community but no one will know how it worked out: The Trump administration canceled the project before the data could be analyzed. It’s an example of research being lost at time when understanding vaccine hesitancy is especially urgent. Flu killed a near-record 216 children this year and vaccine-preventable measles and whooping cough are soaring.

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US-MED--FLU DEATHS-KIDS

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

SUMMARY: More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said 216 pediatric deaths already have been reported. That eclipses the 207 reported the previous flu season, and is the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic. There are likely several contributors to this season’s severity, but one pediatric infectious diseases specialist says a big one is that fewer children are getting flu shots. Flu vaccinations may not prevent people from getting sick, but research shows they do prevent hospitalizations and deaths.

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SCI--SNAKEBITE ANTIVENOM

Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment

SUMMARY: A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite. Tim Friede has injected himself with snake venom for nearly two decades and has been bitten by black mambas, water cobras and more. In a new study published Friday in the journal Cell, scientists created one antivenom to treat snakebites from several different species in mice — using antibodies from Friede’s blood. A more universal antivenom for humans is still many years away. The group hopes to test their concoction in dogs next before eventually moving to human trials.

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LT--ARGENTINA-CHILE EARTHQUAKE

7.4 magnitude quake off Chile’s far south briefly triggers tsunami alert but causes no damage

SUMMARY: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina, the United States Geological Survey says. Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert Friday for the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan, in the far south of the country. There were no reported damage or casualties from the earthquake that hit at 8:58 a.m. local time and triggered at least a dozen aftershocks. Due to fears that the tremblor could generate a potential tsunami, the Chilean government issued an evacuation order for the coastline of the Strait of Magellan. Chilean authorities withdrew the warning later Friday.

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RELIGION

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE

Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

SUMMARY: Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. The Holy See released a video Saturday of the preparations for the May 7 conclave, which include installing the stove and a false floor in the frescoed Sistine Chapel to make it even. The footage also showed workers lining up simple wooden tables where the cardinals will sit and cast their votes. The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE-LOBBY

Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope

SUMMARY: British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider’s view of what’s going on these days before the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The archbishop of Westminster is participating in his first conclave, and says these are days of ″attentive listening,” as cardinals get to know one another and identify what the Catholic Church needs in a new leader. His predecessor as archbishop of Westminster was a key behind-the-scenes player in the 2013 conclave that elected an Argentine Jesuit pope.

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EU-REL-VATICAN CONCLAVE-POPE BETS

Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

SUMMARY: Growing numbers of people are making bets on next week’s conclave to elect the next pope. From cash bets on websites to online games and casual wagers among friends, experts and participants say the popularity of gambling and guessing on the future of the papacy is increasing worldwide. Bookmakers cite notable interest globally, with hundreds of thousands of people from some 140 countries checking odds. They note special eagerness in the U.K., Ireland and U.S. In Italy, betting on the papal election is forbidden. But a game called Fantasy Pope has become a hit. Players choose a team of cardinals, mimicking popular fantasy football and soccer leagues. There’s no cash prize, but the co-founder says it creates fun around the curiosity of the event.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-CONCLAVE-FACTS

How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

SUMMARY: “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia. The longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of antipopes as well.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT--SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW

This summer at the movies, superheroes, from ‘Superman’ to ‘Fantastic Four,’ return

SUMMARY: Superheroes are back in a big way this summer at the movies, with big offerings from both DC and Marvel. The antiheroes of “Thunderbolts(asterisk)” kick off the season, which begins on May 2, paving the way for the new “Superman” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought movie business to a halt, and two years after the strikes, the industry has yet to fully recover. But with big movies like “Jurassic World Rebirth,” “F1,” and live action versions of “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Lilo & Stitch,” this summer has the potential to cross $4 billion.

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ENT-OBIT-RUTH BUZZI

Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88

SUMMARY: Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age 88. Her agent Mike Eisenstadt says Buzzi died at her ranch in Texas. Buzzi won a Golden Globe and was a two-time Emmy nominee for the NBC show that ran from 1968 to 1973. She was the only regular to appear in all six seasons, including the pilot. She was first spotted by “Laugh-In” creator and producer George Schlatter playing various characters on “The Steve Allen Comedy Hour.”

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ENT--SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW-THINGS TO KNOW

Key things to know about the upcoming summer movie season

SUMMARY: Superman already has a lot on his shoulders. It seems unfair to add the fate of the summer movie season to his list. But he’s not alone -- Marvel Studios is also returning to theaters in a big way with two movies this summer, “Thunderbolts” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Critics may have complained of fatigue, but they’re a vital part of the marketplace. The summer movie season, which runs the first week of May through Labor Day, historically accounts for 40% of the annual box office and this mix of films could power it to the biggest season in the post-COVID era.

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EU--BRITAIN-RUSSELL BRAND

Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges

SUMMARY: Actor-comedian Russell Brand has been granted conditional bail after appearing in a London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault involving four women. The 49-year-old Brand didn’t enter a plea. He previously denied the allegations made against him. Brand was told Friday to present himself at the Central Criminal Court in central London on May 30. He was granted bail on th e condition he keeps the court informed of where he is staying in the U.K. or in the U.S. Brand spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, address and that he understood his bail conditions.

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BKN--SPURS-POPOVICH

Gregg Popovich, the NBA’s all-time wins leader, retires after 29 seasons as San Antonio Spurs coach

SUMMARY: Gregg Popovich has stepped down as coach of the San Antonio Spurs, ending a three-decade run that saw him lead the team to five NBA championships, become the league’s all-time wins leader and earn induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He will remain as team president. Popovich says “while my love and passion for the game remain, I’ve decided it’s time to step away as head coach.” Mitch Johnson, a Spurs assistant who filled in for Popovich for the season’s final 77 games, becomes the team’s head coach. Popovich suffered a stroke at the team’s arena in November and did not return to the bench.

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