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   DIR  * China has spent billions developing military tech. Conflict between India and Pakistan could be its first major test
   DIR  * Chinese exports to US plummeted in April as Trump’s tariffs kicked in
   DIR  * Putin, Xi and friendly world leaders celebrate Russia’s Victory Day at Moscow Parade
   DIR  * Pakistan and India are blaming each other as their Kashmir conflict spirals. Here’s what we know
   DIR  * ‘Father of haute couture’: The man who pioneered fashion as we know it
   DIR  * The 1st American pope is seen as aligned with his predecessor. But Leo XIV’s friends say he’ll continue the legacy in his own image
   DIR  * White House praises Columbia’s response after 80 arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at campus library
   DIR  * New York Times: Pope Leo XIV has Creole lineage, his brother confirmed
   DIR  * Iranian student in Alabama to self-deport despite withdrawal of initial charge behind his arrest
   DIR  * India and Pakistan are both claiming victory after this week’s clashes. Will cooler heads prevail?
   DIR  * A surreal moment as America celebrates its first pope — and wonders what his election means
   DIR  * ACM Awards 2025: See who won
   DIR  * Trump administration fires librarian of Congress
   DIR  * A$AP Rocky partied with his grandma at Met Gala after party until 8 a.m.
   DIR  * Blake Lively will take the witness stand to testify during trial with Justin Baldoni, her lawyer says
   DIR  * Trump names Jeanine Pirro interim US attorney for DC
   DIR  * Ukrainians on front line say Russians keep breaking Putin’s ceasefire
   DIR  * 10 things to know about Robert Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV
   DIR  * Melania Trump honors Barbara Bush’s ‘forward-thinking vision’ at White House event
   DIR  * Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
   DIR  * New pope appears to have reposted critical social media posts about Trump and Vance
   DIR  * Robert Prevost elected as first American pope and takes the name Leo XIV
   DIR  * Ivanka Trump discusses produce business in her first major public event of father’s second term
   DIR  * Alabama ‘purposely’ diluted Black votes with congressional plan, court finds
   DIR  * What’s in a name? The history of the papal name Leo
   DIR  * Key takeaways from Joe Biden and Jill Biden’s interview on ‘The View’
   DIR  * Released Palestinian student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
   DIR  * Trump says he’ll announce new pick for DC top prosecutor as controversial Ed Martin nomination falters
   DIR  * Putin’s 3-day ceasefire comes into effect, but Ukraine claims Russia already broke it
   DIR  * Pierce Brosnan’s time with Robin Williams filming ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ was wilder than we knew
   DIR  * Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
   DIR  * Barry Keoghan says Beatles legend Ringo Starr played the drums for him during their first meeting
   DIR  * Dept. of Transportation announces plans to build new air traffic control system after decades of problems
   DIR  * Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years
   DIR  * Senate Democrats block first-of-its-kind bill regulating cryptocurrency amid concerns over Trump’s crypto dealings
   DIR  * Met Gala 2025: The best looks from the red carpet
   DIR  * Early periods are a problem, and what your kid eats may make an impact, study suggests
   DIR  * Trump’s acting FEMA chief fired a day after breaking from the administration
   DIR  * One trade ‘deal’ done, 199 to go
   DIR  * Google is using AI to identify scammy websites on Chrome when you click on them
   DIR  * United Airlines CEO says problems are ‘inevitable’ unless control system is fixed, but he is optimistic
   DIR  * Josaia Raisuqe, Olympic rugby silver medalist from Paris 2024, dies at age 30 in road accident
   DIR  * Trump to change controversial Biden-era restrictions on AI chip exports
   DIR  * BET Awards nominations led by Kendrick Lamar
   DIR  * Boeing now plans to deliver new Air Force One jets in 2027, before Trump leaves office
   DIR  * Krispy Kreme pauses its doughnut rollout with McDonald’s
   DIR  * House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
   DIR  * Cinnamon could interact with some prescription medications, according to a new study
   DIR  * Mistrial for Michigan police officer charged in fatal shooting of Congolese immigrant
   DIR  * Actor Michael Pitt charged with sex abuse, assault of ex-girlfriend in New York
   DIR  * The hidden ‘Little Marrakech’ oasis town that most tourists don’t know about
   DIR  * Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis
   DIR  * Boston Celtics star slams ‘inexcusable’ defeat after team throws away another 20-point lead
   DIR  * New documentary claims to identify Israeli soldier who shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022
   DIR  * Trump admin ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980
   DIR  * Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast
   DIR  * The Bank of England cuts interest rates as tariffs endanger global economic growth
   DIR  * Xi and Putin agree to ‘deepen’ China-Russia ties during Moscow talks
   DIR  * Trump’s diversity purge freezes hundreds of millions in medical research at universities across the country
   DIR  * UK’s King Charles lays wreath to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
   DIR  * Israeli military extends detention of Palestinian journalist despite acknowledging lack of evidence
   DIR  * Exclusive: Generations of Americans gave Harvard biological samples that may soon be lost due to Trump funding cuts
   DIR  * Will the Fed step in if America’s labor market cracks from Trump’s tariffs?
   DIR  * Trump’s hardball moves leave fired federal workers few paths to fight for their jobs back
   DIR  * Millions of people depend on the Great Lakes’ water supply. Trump decimated the lab protecting it.
   DIR  * Drone threat looms over Moscow as Russia marks annual Victory Day
   DIR  * Hottest ticket in town: Norwegian man trades 11 pounds of fish for ticket to Europa League semifinal
   DIR  * Rory McIlroy feels ‘a lot less pressure’ as he prepares to return to major action after long-awaited Masters victory
   DIR  * Not holding back: Neither Lindsey Vonn nor Eileen Gu are scared to fail at the Olympics
   DIR  * Blake Lively packs her outrageously big hat for the destination wedding film of the year
   DIR  * World’s biggest carmaker sees 21%% profit decline as tariffs take a bite
   DIR  * Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis
   DIR  * Syrian president says his government is holding indirect talks with Israel
   DIR  * REAL ID enforcement is in effect. Here’s how summer travel is shaping up
   DIR  * What we know about Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating and the officers involved
   DIR  * Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by four former employees
   DIR  * Judge orders release of detained international student who says he was targeted for supporting Palestinian human rights
   DIR  * White House withdraws another key nomination with last-minute pivot for US surgeon general
   DIR  * Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow as Putin’s ‘guest of honor’ ahead of Victory Day military parade
   DIR  * The latest pretrial developments in the Idaho student killings case
   DIR  * Chief Justice John Roberts stresses judicial independence amid tensions with Trump
   DIR  * Man who crashed car through Jennifer Aniston’s gate facing felony stalking and vandalism charges
   DIR  * US surpasses 1,000 measles cases in 2025, second worst year since disease was declared eliminated
   DIR  * Federal judge probing whether Trump has the power to bring back migrants deported to El Salvador
   DIR  * Exclusive: Some ‘Les Mis’ cast members plan to boycott Trump’s attendance at Kennedy Center performance next month
   DIR  * House GOP infighting turns ugly over Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
   DIR  * Here are the states and districts that depend on Medicaid the most, in 3 charts
   DIR  * 3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
   DIR  * Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet make their red carpet debut in Rome
   DIR  * Pilots aboard small plane that crashed in a fireball reported ‘problem’ with the rudder and could only make left turns, NTSB reports says
   DIR  * Ex-model takes the stand in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial. The prior jury never heard about her
   DIR  * Federal judge says Libya deportation flight could violate prior court order
   DIR  * Israeli strikes kill 48 at Gaza shelters for displaced Palestinians, hospitals say, as military operation intensifies
   DIR  * Tourist helicopter suddenly broke apart and crashed into the Hudson River, NTSB preliminary report finds
   DIR  * 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold announces stage 4 cancer diagnosis
   DIR  * Washington, DC sees spike in homes for sale amid DOGE federal worker layoffs
   DIR  * Attacks on Harvard by Trump administration have built for months. A timeline of the dispute
   DIR  * Cardinals fail to pick new pope on day one of the conclave
   DIR  * Key takeaways from the Fed’s latest decision to hold rates steady as it warns of stagflation
   DIR  * Trump administration to halt new research grants for Harvard as battle over political ideology and academic freedom flares
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