| Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE
- DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.
Mon, 12 May 2025 19:08:05 -0400
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| A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement
- Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.
Mon, 12 May 2025 19:06:42 -0400
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| Texas Lottery faces scrutiny amid jackpot controversies and leadership shakeup
- The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.
Mon, 12 May 2025 17:05:15 -0400
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| The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.
- Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.
Mon, 12 May 2025 16:30:39 -0400
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| Gérard Depardieu faces verdict in sexual assault trial seen as #MeToo test
- Women's rights advocates say the case is about whether France's justice system is truly ready to reckon with sexual violence.
Mon, 12 May 2025 15:58:00 -0400
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| India-Pakistan ceasefire holds for a 2nd day
- The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.
Mon, 12 May 2025 15:49:29 -0400
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| Poland Prepares for War
- Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's efforts to change the U.S. relationship with Europe and NATO have caused some European countries to rethink their own defense. One example is Poland, which shares a 500-mile border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.
Mon, 12 May 2025 15:26:17 -0400
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| With immigration limits, the U.K. vows to end a 'failed experiment in open borders'
- Taking a page from President Trump's playbook, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced visa restrictions, using language his critics said was dangerous.
Mon, 12 May 2025 15:05:06 -0400
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| Ethics experts worry about the implications of Trump accepting Qatar's luxury plane
- Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.
Mon, 12 May 2025 14:58:22 -0400
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| Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
- The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Mon, 12 May 2025 14:45:36 -0400
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