Press review · Wednesday, 21 May 2025
21 May 2025
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School
At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Retailers feel pressure to eat the price increases from tariffs
From Target to Walmart, retailers are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia dies after battling cancer
Members of Congress paused their battle over President Donald Trump's massive tax bill to hold a moment of silence in Connolly's honor.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Diddy trial live: Agent who raided Miami mansion testifies
Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs could face life in prison if found guilty in the sex-trafficking trial.
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npr.org Top stories ·
A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law
A Georgia woman declared brain dead is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. It raises complicated legal questions about restrictive abortion laws in Georgia and other states.
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publicsource.org Top stories ·
How to vote in Pittsburgh's mayoral election
Voters will choose party nominees to for Pittsburgh mayor, plus a host of other municipal and judicial posts.
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South Africa's Ramaphosa visits Trump at the White House: live updates
The South African president arrives as dozens of white Afrikaners are set to be granted refugee status in the US, with Trump saying they were victims of "racial discrimination".
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
House Republicans press ahead on Trump agenda bill with key issues up in the air
The House Rules Committee is holding a markup on the package that began after 1 a.m. ET as Speaker Mike Johnson seeks to bring the bill to the floor as soon as Wednesday.
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ft.com Top stories ·
House Republicans reach deal on Trump’s $3tn budget bill, Johnson says
Speaker overcomes sticking point on taxes but must placate fiscal conservatives ahead of key vote
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Italy's Meloni ready to help if Vatican agrees to Trump's war mediation plan
For now the Holy See says the idea of even hosting talks is more a hope than a concrete plan.
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Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school
Andriy Portnov, 51, had just dropped his children off when he was attacked.
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Pakistan: School bus attack in Balochistan kills at least five people
The bus was carrying around 40 school children when it exploded just outside the town of Khuzdar.
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chicago.suntimes.com Top stories ·
Syndicated content in Sun-Times special section included AI-generated misinformation
A Chicago freelance journalist said he did not fact-check information he compiled using AI before including it in stories for media clients.
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ft.com Top stories ·
Bloomberg Terminal outage support thread
How then shall we live?
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abcnews.go.com Top stories ·
Biden last had a PSA blood test in 2014, following medical guidelines
A spokesperson for the former president addressed Joe Biden's history with PSA tests and revealed he received his last blood test in 2014.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' missile defense system
President Donald Trump wants to create a missile defense shield system for the United States that is akin to Israel's Iron Dome.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
What is the Golden Dome defence system Trump announced?
The $175bn ambitious space proposal aims to counter aerial threats but China says it would prompt an arms race.
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nbcsports.com Top stories ·
Justin Jefferson: An Olympic gold medal is a dream
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson wants to represent Team USA in the Olympics.
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politico.eu Top stories ·
EU to launch Israel trade review as Gaza crisis worsens
“Pressure is necessary to change the situation,” top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
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ft.com Top stories ·
Target cuts outlook after hit from tariffs and store boycotts
Once a Wall Street darling, the retailer has struggled to revive sales that have faltered since the Covid-19 pandemic
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whyy.org Top stories ·
Larry Krasner likely secures third term as Philly DA with Democratic primary win
Krasner’s strategy to make the campaign about President Trump and national politics appears to have been effective among Philly Democrats.
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theverge.com Top stories ·
Google’s future is Google Googling
Google wants to Google that for you.
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usatoday.com Top stories ·
The winners (and losers) in Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill
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morganlewis.com Top stories ·
State Attorneys General Challenge US President’s Tariff Authority Under IEEPA
The US president has imposed and modified tariffs on key trading partners such as China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union over the last three months. These tariffs rely on the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, which has never previously been used to justify the imposition of tariffs. On May 7, 2025, several state attorneys general filed two lawsuits challenging the president’s authority under the act. The suits represent challenges by blue states to the US administration’s exercise of authority that, in the view of the state attorneys general, harms citizens in their states.
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Iran vows to keep enriching uranium despite US demand for halt in new deal talks
Iran’s top diplomat is insisting that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium, further underlining the Islamic Republic’s red line in negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Judge orders Trump admin to ‘maintain custody’ of migrants deported to war-torn South Sudan
Lawyers for the immigrants, who aren’t from South Sudan, contend the deportations violate a court order after a previous attempt to send some people to Libya.
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UK inflation rate rises to highest in more than a year
Prices have risen faster than expected - raising questions about how many interest rate cuts there will be this year
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npr.org Top stories ·
Bond market nightmares : The Indicator from Planet Money
In early April, the bond market gave people a scare. Investors began selling off their historically secure U.S. Treasuries in large quantities. It reportedly encouraged President Trump to pause his flurry of liberation day tariffs. These jitters offered a glimpse into what could go wrong for U.S. Treasuries if economic uncertainty gets worse. On today's show, we take a peek at some nightmare scenarios for the bond market.Related episodes:Who's advising Trump on trade (Apple / Spotify)IRS information sharing, bonds bust, and a chorebot future (Apple / Spotify)Bond vigilantes. Who they are, what they want, and how you'll know they're coming (Apple / Spotify)Is the reign of the dollar over? (Apple / Spotify)For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
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espn.com Top stories ·
Fever fail to handle Dream's 'physicality' in loss
The Dream got 21 points from Brittney Griner to hold off the Fever 91-90 on Tuesday night.
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McCormick Place in Chicago Is Helping to Reduce Bird Deaths
Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for migrating birds, and a glassy lakefront conference center was especially lethal.
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EU Approves New Sanctions on Russia in Push for Ukraine Cease-fire
The European Union has now targeted Moscow’s fleet of covert oil tankers and plans more restrictions, as the Trump administration’s approach to the war shifts.
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npr.org Top stories ·
12,000 chicks found abandoned in postal truck raise concerns about animal shipping
A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of the animals died.
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Everest: British soldiers make history with new method
The former special forces troops used xenon gas to acclimatise to climbing at high altitudes more quickly.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly dies at 75
Rep. Gerry Connolly announced last month that his cancer had returned.
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China says Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense plan increases risk of "space becoming a battlefield"
Trump's plans to build a "Golden Dome" U.S. missile defense system undermine "global strategic balance and stability," and should be abandoned, China says.
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theguardian.com Top stories ·
Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside Madrid school
Andriy Portnov, ex-aide to pro-Russian former president, was dropping off children when he was targeted by gunmen
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House G.O.P. Races to Revamp Major Policy Bill, Grasping for Votes to Pass It
A key committee met after midnight on Wednesday and worked through dawn as Republican leaders finalized changes aimed at winning over holdouts in hopes of bringing the bill to the floor in short order.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
Five college players with a shot to make historic first US flag football team at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Flag football is set to make its debut at the 2028 Olympics, and pros will take part
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U.S.D.A. Approves Soda Ban for Food Stamps in Nebraska
The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.
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foxnews.com Top stories ·
Trump to meet leader of ‘out of control’ South Africa at White House
Trump set to meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as U.S.-South Africa ties face scrutiny over foreign policy, economic stagnation and controversial land expropriation issues.
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prospect.org Top stories ·
House Republicans Unite Around Sweeping Medicaid Cuts
The health care section of the GOP mega-bill has advanced to the House floor, bringing millions of Americans one step closer to losing their health insurance.
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What's in Trump's 'big' tax and immigration bill House Republicans are struggling to pass
Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling for support ahead of a Wednesday vote.
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wtop.com Top stories ·
House GOP grinding ahead with Trump’s big tax cuts bill, but new report says it will add to deficit - WTOP News
House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package as soon as Wednesday, grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP support and deliver on President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority.
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Republican bill cuts Medicaid for unemployed, undocumented children, Planned Parenthood
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ithacavoice.org Top stories ·
Congress finally released its plan to slash Medicaid and food aid. What’s next for New York? - The Ithaca Voice
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. ALBANY, N.Y. — For months, Congressional Republicans have dodged […]
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bostonglobe.com Top stories ·
Congress’s budget aims to target Medicaid fraud. In Massachusetts, the reality is more complicated. - The Boston Globe
While health care experts in Massachusetts say Medicaid fraud does exist, they add that doing more to identify such waste is unlikely to achieve big savings.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Venezuelan man, 24, posed as a teen and attended Ohio high school for more than year, officials say
He was arrested on felony forgery charges. School officials in Perrysburg said the circumstances surrounding the case were "highly unusual and deceptive."
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Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis
What we know about the former president’s illness.
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Chip Roy, Demanding More Spending Cuts, Reprises Role as Ringleader of G.O.P. Rebels
The Texas Republican is leading the conservative revolt against what his party calls its “big, beautiful bill.” Whether he will dig in or relent could determine the measure’s fate.
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Doctor details Gaza famine: 'We're not asking for miracles. We're asking for food'
A senior Palestinian pediatric doctor described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as "unbelievable," witnessing children dying from hunger and preventable injuries.