A day of confusion and chaos as Russia and Ukraine agree to first direct talks in 3 years

May 15, 2025 - 21:07 - -

1. A day of confusion and chaos as Russia and Ukraine agree to first direct talks in 3 years  CNN
2. May 15, 2025 - Zelensky to send Ukrainian team to Istanbul for Russia peace talks  CNN
3. Peace Talks Between Russia and Ukraine to Begin Amid Doubt and Chaos  The New York Times
4. Putin and Trump leave Zelenskyy in the dust, skipping peace talks in Turkey  CNBC
5. Trump, during Mideast trip, says a meeting with Putin is key to Russia-Ukraine talks  The Washington Post

James Comey: Ex

May 16, 2025 - 03:01 - -

1. James Comey: Ex-FBI boss investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump  BBC
2. Ex-FBI chief Comey’s ‘86 47’ social media post condemned by White House as attempt to put ‘hit’ on president  Fox News
3. James Comey under investigation for post seen as potential threat to Trump's life  NBC News
4. Noem says DHS, Secret Service investigating Comey over alleged ‘assassination’ threat  The Hill
5. Former FBI Director James Comey takes down Instagram post after conservative uproar  CNN

Trump agenda hits speed bump in US Congress as hardliners revolt

May 16, 2025 - 00:56 - -

1. Trump agenda hits speed bump in US Congress as hardliners revolt  Reuters
2. Senate Republicans put House on notice: We won't accept your Trump agenda bill without changes  NBC News
3. ‘First time we were hearing of them’: The GOP megabill is packed with surprises for some Republicans  Politico
4. GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit  The Washington Post
5. Republican hard-liners threaten to derail GOP bill encompassing Trump's agenda  ABC News

In Abu Dhabi, Trump makes first visit to a mosque as president

May 15, 2025 - 20:16 - -

1. In Abu Dhabi, Trump makes first visit to a mosque as president  NPR
2. The latest on Trump’s Middle East trip  CNN
3. Trump visits mosque in Abu Dhabi, an apparent first for the president  The Washington Post
4. Live updates: Trump wraps final day of weeklong Mideast trip  AP News
5. Watch: Hair-Flipping Dancers Welcome Trump To UAE. All About The Cultural Performance  NDTV

Killing of a Mexican TikToker Valeria Márquez raises questions

May 16, 2025 - 00:57 - -

1. Killing of a Mexican TikToker Valeria Márquez raises questions  BBC
2. TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico  CNN
3. Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream appeared to be killed by hit man: prosecutors  Yahoo
4. Valeria Márquez, TikTok Influencer, Shot Dead During Live Stream in Mexico  The New York Times
5. Influencer Valeria Marquez’s Killer Asked for Her Name Before Shooting Her  E! Online

WATCH: Kagan says 'there’s no way' she’d bring birthright citizenship case to Supreme Court

May 15, 2025 - 21:46 - -

1. WATCH: Kagan says 'there’s no way' she’d bring birthright citizenship case to Supreme Court  PBS
2. Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions  CNN
3. Trump news at a glance: top court divided on White House’s birthright citizenship restrictions  The Guardian
4. Trump’s birthright order gets frosty reception, but justices appear ready to limit nationwide blocks  Politico
5. Opinion | The Abrego Garcia Boomerang at the Supreme Court  WSJ

Opinion | House Republicans are about to wreck Trump’s nuclear

May 16, 2025 - 05:28 - -

1. Opinion | House Republicans are about to wreck Trump’s nuclear-powered dream  The Washington Post
2. Some Republicans are angry about climate law cuts. Will they tank the GOP megabill?  Politico
3. GOP Tax Bill Looks Bad for Nuclear Stocks Like Constellation, Vistra, Duke. They’re Still Rising.  Barron's
4. The Proposed House Budget Kills Credits for New and Used EV Purchases  Car and Driver
5. Republican push to cut green tax credits would raise utility bills, new data shows  The Guardian

Turns out, the joke’s on Trump when it comes to that Qatari jumbo jet

May 16, 2025 - 02:31 - -

1. Turns out, the joke’s on Trump when it comes to that Qatari jumbo jet  NJ.com
2. US senators seek to block Trump’s UAE, Qatar defence deals  Al Jazeera
3. AG Pam Bondi faces an awkward question about her approval of the Qatari jet ‘gift’  MSNBC News
4. Trump's Qatari 747 may need fighter escorts to serve as Air Force One  Reuters
5. Opulence, business deals and a $400M plane from Qatar: Takeaways from Trump’s Mideast tour  The Seattle Times

Tornado warnings issued for 8 counties as severe storms sweep across Michigan

May 16, 2025 - 04:00 - -

1. Tornado warnings issued for 8 counties as severe storms sweep across Michigan  The Detroit News
2. Severe storms leave trail of damage throughout Mid-Michigan  https://www.wilx.com
3. 13 FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY ENDING - MOST OF THE AREA STAYS DRY  WTVG
4. Storm knocks out power to tens of thousands in West Michigan  WOODTV.com
5. Severe storms with tornado potential expected in SE Michigan -- threat enhanced for Metro Detroit  ClickOnDetroit

36 in

May 15, 2025 - 22:11 - -

1. 36 in-custody deaths in Maryland should have been ruled homicides, audit finds  WYPR
2. 36 Deaths in Police Custody Should Have Been Called Homicides, Report Finds  The New York Times
3. Dozens of deaths in police custody were misclassified in autopsies, Maryland officials say  PBS
4. Maryland mislabeled 41 homicides involving police restraint, audit finds  The Washington Post
5. Maryland medical examiner audit reveals 50% of deaths miscategorized  WJLA

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

May 16, 2025 - 02:53 - -

1. 54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says  AP News
2. Middle East crisis live: More than 20 killed in further Gaza strikes as Trump’s Gulf visit ends  The Guardian
3. Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza as Trump tours Middle East  The Washington Post
4. Hamas-run civil defense agency says 50 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since midnight  The Times of Israel
5. Dozens Reported Killed in Overnight Israeli Airstrikes in Northern and Southern Gaza  Haaretz

Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse

May 16, 2025 - 02:28 - -

1. Construction tycoon among 17 wanted in Thailand over deadly tower collapse  CNN
2. Thai court issues 17 arrest warrants over Bangkok skyscraper collapse  BBC
3. Thai Tycoon Facing Criminal Charge in Tower Collapse Surrenders  Bloomberg
4. Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse  Yahoo
5. Thailand: 17 wanted over deadly Bangkok tower collapse  DW

Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al

May 15, 2025 - 18:51 - -

1. Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister al-Shaibani  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
2. ‘Now my kids have a future’: Syrians dare to dream again after years as a pariah state  The Guardian
3. Trump’s decision to lift Syria sanctions fuels dreams of economic revival  Al Jazeera
4. Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties  The New York Times
5. Is Syria's new president a U.S. ally or enemy?  NBC News

Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed

May 15, 2025 - 20:18 - -

1. Trump’s Middle East Trip: Here Are All The Major Deals Signed  Forbes
2. Vengeful at Home, Trump Takes His Forgiving Side on Middle East Tour  The New York Times
3. Trump’s West Asia tour: Shifting diplomacy, a ‘gifted’ plane and what it all means for India  The Indian Express
4. Trump sheds his MAGA isolationism during Middle East trip  CNN
5. 'Perfecto': Wealthy Gulf rulers bring A-game to Trump charm offensive  USA Today

Engineers go on strike at NJ Transit, halting the nation’s third

May 16, 2025 - 05:01 - -

1. Engineers go on strike at NJ Transit, halting the nation’s third-largest commuter line  CNN
2. New Jersey Transit Train Service Is Shut Down After Engineers Walk Out  The New York Times
3. NJ Transit pushes critical service advisory on eve of first rail strike in decades  NBC New York
4. New Jersey Transit rail strike commences as labor talks deadlock  Reuters
5. New Jersey on the brink of its biggest railroad strike in more than 40 years  Gothamist

Dick's Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

May 15, 2025 - 21:19 - -

1. Dick's Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker for $2.4 billion  NPR
2. Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion  AP News
3. Foot Locker Stock Soars 85% on Buyout Deal. Why Dick’s Has Dropped 14%.  Barron's
4. Walmart, Fed’s Powell and Dick’s Sporting Goods, Footlocker deal: Live Updates  Fox Business
5. TD Cowen downgrades Dick’s Sporting Goods, calls Foot Locker acquisition a ‘strategic mistake’  CNBC

Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack

May 15, 2025 - 22:59 - -

1. Coinbase warns of up to $400 million hit from cyberattack  Reuters
2. Coinbase Hack Rocks the Company That Led Crypto Into Mainstream  Yahoo Finance
3. Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom  CNBC
4. Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack  BBC
5. Coinbase puts $20 million bounty on crooks who tried to extort firm over stolen customer data  Fortune

Walmart, Mattel and other retailers to boost prices as trade war hits shoppers

May 15, 2025 - 22:47 - -

1. Walmart, Mattel and other retailers to boost prices as trade war hits shoppers  Los Angeles Times
2. Walmart stock slides as it signals price hikes due to 'magnitude' of Trump tariffs  Yahoo Finance
3. Walmart Increases Prices, and Economists See Inflation Rising  WSJ
4. Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs  CNN
5. Walmart CFO says price hikes from tariffs could start later this month, as retailer beats on earnings  CNBC

Vibe

May 15, 2025 - 22:05 - -

Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News

Chrome’s Android app will now let you zoom in on text without affecting the webpage

May 15, 2025 - 16:00 - -

1. Chrome’s Android app will now let you zoom in on text without affecting the webpage  The Verge
2. New AI and accessibility updates across Android, Chrome and more  Google Blog
3. Android's screen reader can now answer questions about images  Engadget
4. Google rolls out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome  Yahoo Finance
5. You can zoom to read in Chrome for Android with these new AI and accessibility features  ZDNET

Apple leak hints that AirPods Pro 3 are coming soon

May 15, 2025 - 17:28 - -

1. Apple leak hints that AirPods Pro 3 are coming soon  9to5Mac
2. AirPods Pro 3 just revealed in new leak by Apple's own code  Tom's Guide
3. AirPods Pro 3 launch soon? Apple code change sparks release rumours  Hindustan Times
4. AirPods Pro 3 are in the works, Apple's own software leaks  AppleInsider
5. Apple AirPods Pro 3 Leak Hints On New Audio Wearable Coming Soon—What to Expect?  Tech Times

Sony announces WH

May 15, 2025 - 19:37 - -

1. Sony announces WH-1000XM6 wireless noise-canceling headphones - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.com
2. Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones  WIRED
3. Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold  The Verge
4. Review: I compared Sony’s new XM6 headphones to the competition  Mashable
5. Sony Debuts Foldable ‘M6’ Headphones With Better Noise Cancellation  Bloomberg

Cassie Confronted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyer Over ‘Freak

May 15, 2025 - 23:42 - -

1. Cassie Confronted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyer Over ‘Freak-Offs’ During Trial  The New York Times
2. Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial live updates: Cassie Ventura responds to 'freak off' texts during cross-examination in sex trafficking case  Yahoo
3. Diddy, Cassie, & the anatomy of "mutual abuse" : It's Been a Minute  NPR
4. Why Did Cassie Bring Up Bruce Willis in Scathing Text to Diddy?  People.com
5. Cassie Ventura and Alex Fine’s powerful love story is rooted in a shared adversity  CNN

Chris Brown charged over alleged London nightclub assault

May 15, 2025 - 23:27 - -

1. Chris Brown charged over alleged London nightclub assault  BBC
2. Chris Brown arrested over alleged bottle attack  BBC
3. Singer Chris Brown charged over alleged assault at London club  Reuters
4. Chris Brown Arrested in England After Lawsuit Over Alleged Assault at London Nightclub in 2023: Report  People.com
5. Chris Brown charged for smashing tequila bottle over music producer's head at nightclub: report  New York Post

Kristen Stewart Wants to “Crash and Burn” in Cannes: “We Barely Finished This Movie”

May 16, 2025 - 04:01 - -

1. Kristen Stewart Wants to “Crash and Burn” in Cannes: “We Barely Finished This Movie”  The Hollywood Reporter
2. Kristen Stewart Waited Her Whole Life to Direct ‘The Chronology of Water’  Vanity Fair
3. Kristen Stewart, Kim Gordon Join Breaking Through the Lens at Cannes  Variety
4. Cannes to premiere Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut based on Oregon author’s memoir  Yahoo
5. ‘The Chronology of Water’  Rolling Stone Australia

Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Claims Taylor Swift Was Blackmailed

May 15, 2025 - 20:13 - -

1. Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Claims Taylor Swift Was Blackmailed  The Cut
2. Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's Friendship Has 'Halted,' the Singer 'Wants No Part in This Drama' (Exclusive Sources)  People.com
3. Blake Lively wins motion to strike Taylor Swift text threat allegations in Justin Baldoni legal war  New York Post
4. Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively threatened Taylor Swift in escalating 'It Ends With Us' legal battle  Fox News
5. Blake Lively’s Lawyers Fight Back Against Taylor Swift Blackmail Accusation: ‘Unequivocally and Demonstrably False’  Variety

Nuggets 119

May 16, 2025 - 05:03 - -

1. Nuggets 119-107 Thunder (May 15, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN
2. Despite illness, Murray helps Nuggets force G7  ESPN
3. Nightly Pulse: NBA News & Highlights from May 15  NBA
4. Denver Survives! Suddenly Dramatic Playoff Weekend Alert With Rob Mahoney  The Ringer
5. What channel is OKC Thunder vs Denver Nuggets on today? NBA playoff time, TV schedule  Yahoo Sports

2025 PGA Championship, Day 1 recap: Mud balls galore and Jhonattan Vegas leads

May 16, 2025 - 00:05 - -

1. 2025 PGA Championship, Day 1 recap: Mud balls galore and Jhonattan Vegas leads  NBC Sports
2. 2025 PGA Championship Round 1 leaderboard, live updates: Jhonattan Vegas jumps into solo lead as Rory McIlroy struggles  Yahoo Sports
3. Top stars have rocky PGA start after rare gaffes  ESPN
4. Rory McIlroy struggles with driver as debutant Gerard makes fast start to US PGA  The Guardian
5. ‘They were wrong’: Curtis Strange takes issue with PGA rules decision  GOLF.com

Celtics return to New York for Game 6 days after Jayson Tatum's season

May 15, 2025 - 22:36 - -

1. Celtics return to New York for Game 6 days after Jayson Tatum's season-ending injury  NBA
2. Refocused Celtics lean on D, Kornet to stay alive  ESPN
3. Celtics-Knicks: 4 things to watch in massive Game 6  NBA
4. Luke Kornet is a Celtics folk hero. In Game 5, he was the hero who saved the season.  The Boston Globe
5. 4 takeaways as Boston Celtics beat Knicks in Game 5 to keep season alive  MassLive

Svechnikov breaks late tie as Hurricanes beat Capitals 3

May 16, 2025 - 01:50 - -

1. Svechnikov breaks late tie as Hurricanes beat Capitals 3-1 to reach Eastern Conference final  WRALSportsFan.com
2. Canes oust Caps in G5 on Svechnikov's late goal  ESPN
3. Live updates, news: Nikishin, Hurricanes try to close out Capitals in Game 5  WRALSportsFan.com
4. Hurricanes vs. Capitals highlights: Carolina advances with Game 5 win  USA Today
5. Caps Look to Stay Alive in Game 5  NHL.com

Decades

May 15, 2025 - 15:01 - -

1. Decades-long mystery of ginger cats revealed  BBC
2. The DNA secret behind orange cats : Short Wave  NPR
3. Mystery of Orange Cats Finally Solved—They're Mutants  Scientific American
4. What gene makes orange cats orange? Scientists figured it out  Science News
5. Eight out of ten ginger cats are male. Now we finally know why  The Times

Observations detect a perfectly shaped supernova remnant

May 15, 2025 - 12:30 - -

Observations detect a perfectly shaped supernova remnant  Phys.org

The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth

May 15, 2025 - 17:53 - -

1. The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth  Live Science
2. Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (video)  Space
3. Massive solar storm causes communications blackouts on at least 5 continents  NBC News
4. Blackouts Around The World As X Class Solar Flare Hits Earth  IFLScience
5. Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare We've Seen in 2025  ScienceAlert

Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon

May 14, 2025 - 22:00 - -

1. Here's why the private Athena lunar lander toppled over on the moon  Space
2. How IM-2 payload operators made the most of the mission’s landing issues  SpaceNews
3. Intuitive Machines’ CEO points to issues that prevented upright touchdown during IM-2 Moon landing  Spaceflight Now
4. Intuitive Machines Reveals Why Its Moon Lander Faceplanted Into a Crater  Gizmodo
5. Intuitive Machines blames dim lighting and dodgy data for second lunar faceplant  theregister.com

Men Are Dying From 'Broken Heart Syndrome' at Twice The Rate of Women

May 16, 2025 - 04:00 - -

1. Men Are Dying From 'Broken Heart Syndrome' at Twice The Rate of Women  ScienceAlert
2. 'Broken heart syndrome' study: Men twice as likely than women to die  USA Today
3. Men twice as likely to die from ‘broken heart syndrome,’ study finds  San Francisco Chronicle
4. Men are more likely to die of 'broken heart syndrome,' study says  NBC News
5. Yes, You Can Die From a Broken Heart  Medscape

Sitting for hours daily shrinks your brain, even if you exercise

May 15, 2025 - 13:07 - -

1. Sitting for hours daily shrinks your brain, even if you exercise  Earth.com
2. New research study reveals sedentary behavior is an independent risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease  EurekAlert!
3. Sedentary Time Tied to Brain Volume, Worse Cognition in Older Adults  MedPage Today
4. Exercise can protect aging brains against dementia  futurity.org
5. Just sitting around increases Alzheimer’s risk; finding your true biological age; are men’s beards dirtier than toilet seats?; plus other news stories with VUMC sources.  VUMC News

Perimenopause symptoms can be a drag. Here's when to seek treatment

May 15, 2025 - 11:00 - -

Perimenopause symptoms can be a drag. Here's when to seek treatment  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

Tuberculosis case confirmed at Portland middle school

May 15, 2025 - 23:49 - -

1. Tuberculosis case confirmed at Portland middle school  OregonLive.com
2. Multnomah County Health Department confirms tuberculosis case at middle school  KGW
3. Tuberculosis case confirmed in person at Lane Middle School, health officials say  katu.com
4. Multnomah County confirms case of tuberculosis at Southeast Portland school  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
5. Tuberculosis case confirmed at Portland middle school, health officials say  KOIN.com