A white woman, now known as “Citi Bike Karen,” alleges a video of her bursting into fake tears and crying for help over a Citi Bike she and a Black teen claimed to have paid for was misinterpreted. According to The Independent, her attorney insists her actions were painted into a false narrative.
"We're not going to sit here and talk to ourselves," GOP Rep. Garret Graves said of debt ceiling talks as the US scoots dangerously close to default.
The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, a signature policy of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he nears his presidential campaign. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Friday heard arguments from an attorney representing the three families in a case that argues they are being stripped of the right to make medical decisions for their children. DeSantis has curtailed transgender medical treatments... Читать дальше...
Intercommunal conflict has killed hundreds in recent years in the ethnically and religiously diverse Middle Belt region.
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A Manchester man was reportedly booted off TikTok because he looks too much like, in his own words, the "evil twin" of singer Ed Sheeran.
Former WH Trump physician (remember him?) Rep. Ronny Jackson told Sean Hannity that it's an "absolute disgrace" for newly elected Senator John Fetterman to be recovering from a stroke.
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On May 23 at noon David Johnston will reveal whether or not he thinks a public inquiry should be called to investigate Beijing’s election interference and what the Liberal government knew about it.
An archaeologist and a biologist have found evidence of birds being sacrificed to the goddess Isis in the excavated ruins of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii. In their study, reported in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Chiara Assunta Corbino and Beatrice Demarchi studied frescos found at the ancient site revealing the role birds played in ritual banquets.
Georgia offensive lineman Jayden Todd recently picked up a Virginia Tech offer, and he's looking to visit Blacksburg soon.
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The NYSC discharge certificate being paraded by the governor-elect of Enugu state, Peter Mbah has been denied by the DG of the corps, Brigadier Gen YD Ahmed.
On this date, May 19, in history: In 804, the English medieval scholar Alcuin of York died. As an educator, he made beauty, goodness and truth the hallmarks of Charlemagne’s Frankish empire. His great hunger for learning revived the Augustinian tradition of Christian classical education and helped to lay the foundations of Europe’s Christian civilization. […]
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Traders now see a 22.4% chance of a quarter-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve in June, down from 35.6% a day ago, after talks on the debt ceiling reportedly stalled on Friday. Meanwhile, traders priced in a 77.6% likelihood that Fed policy makers will leave rates between 5% and 5.25% next month. Traders appeared to be more influenced by the debt-ceiling developments than they were by remarks by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who said that the benchmark interest-rate target may not have to rise... Читать дальше...
John McDonagh pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at Barry Park, Finglas, Dublin 11 and has 82 previous convictions, including two for assault.
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Einer Rubio won a shortened and weather-affected 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Geraint Thomas remained in the pink jersey on Friday.
Jewel, a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, actress, mental health lived experience expert and best-selling author, will perform the national anthem before the start of the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 28 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.