Press review · Friday, 16 May 2025
16 May 2025
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
Trump Live Updates: News on the Budget Bill, Tariffs and Middle East
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nola.com Top stories ·
11 inmates escape from Orleans Parish jail, one re-captured, sheriff confirms. See the names.
Two have been recaptured, officials said.
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slate.com Top stories ·
Amazon’s Behavior Makes Walmart’s Earnings Call Look Like a Profile in Courage
It’s been illuminating to see which U.S. institutions have stood up for themselves.
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nih.gov Top stories ·
Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment
NIH-supported gene-editing platform lays groundwork to rapidly develop treatments for other rare genetic diseases.
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cnn.com Top stories ·
Trump and Abu Dhabi ink partnership to build massive AI data center complex in UAE | CNN
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk abruptly ousts chief executive
The decision, described as a response to market challenges and a slide in its share price, was unexpected.
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npr.org Top stories ·
As the WNBA season tips off, here are 4 of our biggest questions
Will a new-look Indiana Fever contend in Caitlin Clark's second year? Will A'ja Wilson win a record 4th MVP? And the biggest question of all: Can the league as a whole build on last season's success?
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Chris Brown remanded in custody over alleged London nightclub attack
The American singer was arrested on Thursday over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023.
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NWSL admits Angel City-Utah game should not have continued after Savy King collapse
Friday's game between Angel City and Utah Royals was stopped for around 16 minutes before resuming.
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Two of America’s largest cable companies are merging | CNN Business
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
DNC vice-chair David Hogg on Democratic party: ‘We need to dramatically change’
Hogg, a Florida activist, presses on importance of strong fighters in face of Trump for ‘isolated’ Democratic base
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Engineers go on strike at NJ Transit, halting the nation’s third-largest commuter line | CNN Business
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apnews.com Top stories ·
Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say
An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides.
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‘This dried out prune of a rocker’: Donald Trump attacks Bruce Springsteen after musician’s fiery speeches
Springsteen had told Manchester crowd that Trump was ‘unfit’ and ‘treasonous’, leading to angry outburst from the president
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Man remanded over fires at homes and car linked to Starmer
Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych is charged in connection with blazes in north London linked to the prime minister.
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New Guidelines Address I.U.D. Insertion Pain and Offer Management Options
Recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists outline a range of pain management options for routine procedures.
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Opinion | How Cuts to Medicaid Would Imperil Rural Hospitals
Responses to a guest essay about the effects of Medicaid cuts. Also: A third presidential term; a display of faith; loud music in public.
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fox9.com Top stories ·
Stillwater prison to close in phases over 4 years
The State of Minnesota will be closing the prison in Stillwater in phases.
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Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse | CNN
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foreignaffairs.com Top stories ·
Putin’s New Hermit Kingdom
At war with the West and its own elites, the Russian regime inches toward fully closed dictatorship.
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techcrunch.com Top stories ·
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT | TechCrunch
OpenAI has launched an AI agent in ChatGPT, Codex, that can handle multiple software engineering tasks on behalf of users simultaneously.
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npr.org Top stories ·
DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations
If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.
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defensenews.com Top stories ·
Pentagon silent, aviation experts baffled by Trump’s fighter comments
“President Trump appears to have been speculating out loud about future airplanes that, as far as I know, don’t exist," said former SECAF Frank Kendall.
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ft.com Top stories ·
US and EU break impasse to enable tariff talks
Brussels and Washington exchange negotiating documents after weeks of deadlock
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Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Voice of America Employees
The layoffs amounted to over a third of the media organization’s staff, and came as the Trump administration put up for sale the federal building in Washington that houses the network.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
As a heat dome settles over Texas, some cities are hotter than the Sahara Desert
Several cities, including Houston, San Antonio and Austin, could set new daily temperature records. And there will be little relief in the coming days.
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texastribune.org Top stories ·
Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House
The proposal would heavily invest in teacher pay and special education. It includes a modest $55 increase to schools' base per-student funding, significantly lower than what the House had sought.
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vaticannews.va Top stories ·
Pope to Diplomatic Corps: Build peace with justice, truth, and hope - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV addresses the Diplomatic Corps and encourages the ambassadors to pursue paths of peace with justice, truth and hope.
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Florida becomes 2nd state to ban fluoride from public drinking water
Florida became the second state in the country after Utah to ban local governments from adding fluoride to their public water systems.
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Missouri lawmakers move to repeal abortion protections enacted by voters
Missouri lawmakers approved adding a voter referendum Wednesday that, if passed, would repeal protections for abortion rights and restore a ban.
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NYU withholds diploma of graduate who condemned Gaza war
NYU student Logan Rozos used his speech to accuse the US of supporting a "genocide" in Gaza.
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Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline
Some measures that made it through before midnight dealt with jail bonds, an unconstitutional ban on gay sex, and the liability of vaccine manufacturers.
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Americans’ optimism about the economy is at a near-record low | CNN Business
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state.gov Top stories ·
Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani - United States Department of State
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani in Türkiye following President Trump’s historic May 14 meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia. The Secretary affirmed the United States’ support for sanctions relief to stabilize Syria. He welcomed the […]
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mprnews.org Top stories ·
Nine possible tornadoes in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but none in Twin Cities
Much of central and southern Minnesota was on guard Thursday as watches and warnings were issued for potential severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area.
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startribune.com Top stories ·
Minnesota’s budget deal threatened over plans to undo health care for undocumented adults
Some DFL lawmakers in both the House and Senate are saying they won’t vote for a bill that strips away immigrants’ access to health care.
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ICC prosecutor Karim Khan steps aside pending outcome of sexual misconduct investigation
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stepped down temporarily pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Older Americans at risk as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loan debt
As the Trump administration resumes collections on defaulted student loans, hundreds of thousands of older Americans with decades-old debts are now at risk of having their Social Security checks garnished.
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WATCH: Kagan says 'there’s no way' she’d bring birthright citizenship case to Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told the U.S. solicitor general on Thursday that if she were in his shoes, “there’s no way I'd approach the Supreme Court with this case.”
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whitehouse.gov Top stories ·
One, Big, Beautiful Bill PROTECTS Medicaid by REMOVING Illegals from the Program
The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is a generational chance to protect Medicaid for Americans by removing at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants from the
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npr.org Top stories ·
2 officials fired by Trump return to court to challenge his power
Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue that President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.
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wpr.org Top stories ·
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, accused of helping a man evade ICE, pleads not guilty
The Milwaukee County judge who is facing federal criminal charges after she allegedly helped a man evade immigration agents last month pleaded not guilty Thursday.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
FEMA "not ready" for hurricane season, internal review says
The nation's disaster relief agency — rocked by staff cuts and a push for its elimination by President Trump — is "not ready" for hurricane season, which starts in just two weeks, an internal review said.
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Why Losing E.V. Tax Credits Could Hit G.M. and Ford Harder Than Tesla
A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them
The new order to commanders relies on routine annual health checks that service members are required to undergo.
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defensenews.com Top stories ·
New US Army helo engine lifts off, but may be headed for cancellation
After roughly $1.5 billion spent over two decades, the future of the U.S. Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program is in question.
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Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia's abortion ban, hospital tells family
A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.
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Melania Trump statue missing from her hometown in Slovenia
The bronze depiction of the US First Lady is a replacement for a previous wooden version, which was set on fire in 2019.
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Families of victims appalled as Boeing seems likely to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
Trump’s justice department is considering a non-prosecution agreement, through which Boeing would not need to plead guilty
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Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished
Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria. One died shortly after the Trump administration sharply cut funding for the United States Agency for International Development.