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Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish
Mystik Dan won the Derby in a photo finish over Forever Young and Sierra Leone.ABC News -
Frank Stella, artist known for his pioneering work in minimalism, dies at 87
The painter, sculptor and printmaker created work that was hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements.CBS News -
Universities hold graduation ceremonies as students protest across the US
Some colleges have canceled or modified graduation ceremonies as more than 2,000 people have been arrested on campuses since April 18, as pro-Palestinian protests ripples across the US. Follow for live updates.CNN -
Betting on the Kentucky Derby? Here’s how to think like a professional handicapper.
This year’s race, on May 4, marks the 150th edition of the Run for the Roses.MarketWatch -
Crushing Tory losses in London and West Midlands pile pressure on Sunak
Labour unseats Andy Street in Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoraltyFinancial Times -
Buffett says Berkshire sold its entire Paramount stake: 'We lost quite a bit of money'
"I was 100% responsible for the Paramount decision," Buffett said. "It was 100% my decision, and we've sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money."CNBC -
Trump campaign says it raised $76 million last month
Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised over $76 million last month, according to a campaign official. Trump’s advisers, Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita and Tony Fabrizio, shared that the former president’s political ...The Hill - Donald Trump -
‘Biden’s Vietnam’: Progressive lawmakers warn not to repeat campus protest history
Students protesting for Palestinian liberation have also referenced the legacy of student resistance and state crackdowns at inflection points throughout American history.Politico -
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Katie Ledecky and more
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.CBS News - Joe Biden -
How TikTok Is Wiring Gen Z's Money Brain
Endless videos about the economy and consumerism are giving 20-somethings a case of ‘money dysmorphia.’The Wall Street Journal - Tiktok -
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule
Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumblesABC News -
10 Best Portable Grills (2024): Charcoal, Propane, Electric, and More
We barbecued for weeks to find the right charcoal and propane grills for road trips—or just for smaller homes.Wired -
Australian police shoot dead a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife in Perth
Australian officials say a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife has been shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the west coast city of PerthABC News -
Investors Were Burned by European Banks for Years---Until Now
After years in the doldrums, European banks have cleaned up their balance sheets. The result: Stock prices have surged.The Wall Street Journal -
Sullivan says military aid will help Ukraine mount counteroffensive in 2025
US national security adviser says supplies and weapons approved by Congress could help stop Russian gainsFinancial Times - Ukraine -
Brent Rooker homers twice in 3rd inning, Athletics roll Marlins 20-4
Brent Rooker became the first Oakland player in nearly 30 years to homer twice in an inning, accomplishing the feat in the third inning to help the Athletics pound the Miami Marlins 20-4 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive victoryABC News - MLB -
UFC 301 Pantoja vs. Erceg: live results and analysis
The flyweight title is on the line in Rio. Follow along for live updates throughout the night.ESPN - UFC -
UFC 301 -- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Steve Erceg: Fight card, odds, start time, date, location, complete guide
The flyweight title is on the line when the promotion returns to Rio de Janeiro on Saturday nightCBS Sports - UFC -
Mick Jagger sounds off at New Orleans Jazz Fest, starting a feud with Gov. Jeff Landry
After Mick Jagger jabs at Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry during the Rolling Stones' Jazz Fest set in New Orleans, the conservative Republican claps back.Los Angeles Times -
Frank Stella, artist who blurred lines between painting and sculpture, dies at 87
His constant evolution moved through minimalist and post-painterly abstraction.ABC News -
Saturday Sessions: Old 97's performs "American Primitive"
Old 97's first started in Dallas as a popular bar band in the 90s, but since then, they've garnered a national fan base and critical acclaim. Now, three decades later, the alt-country pioneers are making a return visit to Saturday Sessions with ...CBS News -
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortionABC News -
Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigation
Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task.The New York Times - Covid -
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabisABC News -
A Party for the Haters
The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.The New York Times -
The Two-Week Sublet That Led to Love
Wiktor Freifeld lived in Tusia Dabrowska’s apartment when she left Warsaw for New York. A deep friendship soon followed.The New York Times -
The Man Who Never Says No to Zendaya
The stylist Law Roach on his role as an “image architect,” being a diva and his master plan for what’s next.The New York Times -
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch
The event will be active when the moon is just a sliver in the sky, but it is less easy to see in the Northern Hemisphere than other meteor showers.The New York Times -
Video: China’s Chang’e-6 Far Side of the Moon Launch
If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth.The New York Times - China -
Here Come a Trillion Cicadas. The Midwest Is Abuzz.
Illinois is the center of the cicada emergence that is on the way. Two groups of cicadas are expected at once, leaving some people queasy, others thrilled.The New York Times
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion -
Covid Vaccine Side Effects: 4 Takeaways From Our Investigation
Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task. -
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis -
New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus
A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going. -
Alabama court won't revisit frozen embryo ruling
Alabama judges are standing by a decision that frozen embryos are children under a state law -
Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says
A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults -
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
The health insurer Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit over whether its fertility treatment coverage discriminates against LGBTQ+ patients -
Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot
Advocates have turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot -
A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'
A top U.N. official says hard-hit northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory -
Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.
New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths. -
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year
Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year -
Larry Young, Who Studied the Chemistry of Love, Dies at 56
Professor Young’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart. -
Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure the 19th century law remains in the past -
Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature has completed a last-ditch effort to revive a bill to regulate transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings -
Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
Through psychotherapy, recounted in a memoir, he learned that he had 11 personalities, or fractured parts of his identity. One of them told of childhood abuse. -
South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
The South Carolina Senate has approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors -
Orangutan Seen Healing His Facial Wound With Medicinal Plant
For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties. -
Arizona’s Democratic governor signs bill to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on nearly all abortions
Arizona’s Democratic governor signs bill to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on nearly all abortions -
Georgia governor signs law adding regulations for production and sale of herbal supplement kratom
Georgia’s governor has signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement -
Transgender Tennesseans want state's refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional
The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates is in the hands of a federal appeals court -
Non-white pedestrians more often end up in the ER for vehicle-related injuries, report shows
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people -
What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case
South Carolina’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks is back in court and centered on the definition of fetal heartbeat -
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison -
Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, 'I'm in menopause' as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding
Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age -
Medicaid expansion effort collapses in Republican-led Mississippi Legislature
The first serious effort by Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature to expand Medicaid has died -
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak
Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people -
Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to repeal a ban on most abortions -
Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
New government data suggests U.S. maternal deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels -
Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft was leaked
Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leaked