‘There’s no blueprint’: If U.S. defaults on debt, $12 billion in benefits for veterans and their families is at stake
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How a group of veterans helped a U.S. service member's mother get out of war-torn Gaza
Zahra Skaik, a 44-year-old Palestinian woman living in Gaza City, escaped the war thanks to her American sons.CBS News - Top stories -
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Country Garden Avoids Further Default With Payments on Onshore Bonds
Chinese property developer Country Garden made payments on two onshore bonds within a grace period, avoiding default days after the company had said it might turn to a state guarantor for help.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Girl, 6, 'mauled' by family dog
The girl was "mauled" by the animal while playing unsupervised in the garden, police say.BBC News - Top stories -
'American Bloods' Review: All in the Family
How the Blood clan wove itself first into the settling of New England and later into the founding of a new nation—and into the conflicts that followed.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns
Top climate figures respond to Guardian survey of scientists who expect temperatures to soar, saying leaders must act radically. Climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C targetThe world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico, home of the Preakness Stakes
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state controlABC News - Sports -
Temu Cools on the U.S. After Shelling Out Billions
The Chinese-owned bargain app is looking to reduce its reliance on American shoppers as growth slows and scrutiny of TikTok grows.The Wall Street Journal - World -
A Stand-up Comic's Toughest Audience: Her Family
One mom celebrates Mother’s Day by delivering a ‘tight five’ in her living room.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Solving the Cancer Mystery That Devastated My Family
For decades, Lawrence Ingrassia wondered why so many of his loved ones got cancer. Then a team of dedicated researchers discovered the gene p53.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Why we need feuding families in our lives
Scheming sons and warring sisters give us a narrative to help interpret our own clan tanglesFinancial Times - World -
Spain's No. 2 lender by assets, BBVA, launched a hostile, $12 billion-plus takeover bid for smaller rival Banco de Sabadell.
Spain’s No. 2 lender by assets, BBVA, launched a hostile, $12 billion-plus takeover bid for smaller rival Banco de Sabadell.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Six years after 2U was riding high on a $5 billion-plus market cap and a fistful of contracts, the debt-laden education-technology company's valuation has plunged and it faces an existential crisis.
Six years after 2U was riding high on a $5 billion-plus market cap and a fistful of contracts, the debt-laden education-technology company’s valuation has plunged and it faces an existential crisis.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Ping An cuts HSBC stake days after voting against Quinn’s re-election
Sale by shareholder comes in wake of bank announcing chief’s exitFinancial Times - Business -
Group of Five post-spring power rankings: Boise State edges Liberty for No. 1 with CFP access at stake
Here's an early look at the 2024 Group of Five hierarchy after spring practicesCBS Sports - Sports -
2024 NBA Draft Combine: Players with most at stake, what to expect from Bronny James and more storylines
Here's what what to expect when 78 NBA prospects converge for next week's NBA Draft CombineCBS Sports - Sports - NBA -
2024 Man o' War Stakes predictions, odds, time, horses, contenders: Surprising picks by horse racing insider
Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir reveals his picks for Saturday's Man o' War Stakes 2024 at Aqueduct RacetrackCBS Sports - Sports -
Mystik Dan to race at 2024 Preakness Stakes: Kentucky Derby winner will go for second leg of Triple Crown
Mystik Dan will take his shot at the second leg of the Triple CrownCBS Sports - Sports -
2024 Preakness Stakes horses, futures, odds, date: Expert who hit last year's superfecta shares picks
Jody Demling revealed his Preakness Stakes 2024 picks for the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown on Saturday, May 18 at Pimlico Race CourseCBS Sports - Sports -
Rick Sallinger, veteran reporter for CBS News Colorado, dies at 74
Veteran CBS News Colorado reporter Rick Sallinger has died at the age of 74. Sallinger started reporting for the station more than 30 years ago, and covered some of the state's biggest stories. His work earned numerous honors, including a ...CBS News - Top stories -
Does Goldman’s hiring of Fed veteran Kaplan presage a Vampire Squid sequel?
Kaplan, as head of the Dallas Fed and an FOMC member, was revealed to have been active in the stock market at the outset of the pandemic.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Sam Rubin, veteran Los Angeles entertainment reporter, dies at 64
Rubin's career spanned decades, becoming almost as well-known as the celebrities he interviewed.CBS News - Top stories -
Veteran faces assassination threat after plan to help North Koreans defect
A U.S. Marine veteran says he was part of a failed fake kidnapping plot designed to help North Koreans in Spain defect. He's facing charges in Spain, where he believes he is at risk of assassination.CBS News - Top stories -
Attorneys, family of slain airman demand transparency from police officers
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Thursday said Florida police officers violated the constitutional rights of Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old active-duty senior airman who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy on May 3. Speaking from ...The Hill - Politics -
Family of US airman killed by Florida police call sheriff’s narrative false
Relatives of Roger Fortson say deputies burst into wrong unit and killed Fortson when he reached for gun they say was legally owned. The family of a Black US air force airman who was fatally shot by deputies who burst into his apartment in the ...The Guardian - World - Florida -
Family of airman fatally shot by Florida deputy demands answers
Officials released body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a U.S. airman at his Florida apartment by a sheriff's deputy. The family of Senior Airman Roger Forston and the sheriff's department have given contradictory accounts of the events ...CBS News - Top stories - Florida -
The Belgian town where families take in people with psychiatric conditions
Photojournalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien was granted rare access to document the lives of boarders and their foster families in Geel, which has a remarkable, centuries-old tradition of altruistic psychiatric care. The city of Geel in Belgium has a foster ...The Guardian - World -
Asian family offices switch focus as geopolitical risks rise
World is ‘different animal today’ in terms of geopolitics, say wealth managersFinancial Times - World -
How to Lend Family Money Without Wrecking Your Relationship
High interest rates lead more people to borrow money from family. Tech tools can reduce the risks and grief.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Justice Thomas Denounces ‘the Nastiness and the Lies’ Faced by His Family
The statement was among the few public remarks he has made since revelations that he had failed to report lavish gifts and travel from wealthy conservatives.The New York Times - Top stories -
The woman helping families find where their stillborn children are buried
Gina Jacobs, from the Wirral, is calling for the government to apologise to parents of stillborn babies. Until the 1980s and 1990s, bereaved parents of stillborn children were kept in the dark by doctors and midwives over the fate of their lost ...The Guardian - World -
If Democrats choose the teachers unions, Hispanics will choose their families instead
Enrollment for the nation’s charter schools went up significantly during and after the pandemic, and the fastest-growing demographic for charter schools was Hispanic. Biden now wants to slash funding for these schools.The Hill - Politics -
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault
Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageMore than a hundred thousand Palestinians fled Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday, after ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Mobile butchers mistakenly kill family’s pet pigs in Washington state
Porcine pals Patty and Betty were shot by butchers who said their GPS ‘screwed up’ when it pointed them to the wrong house. A family in Washington state says a mobile butcher mistakenly slaughtered their pet pigs recently after showing up to the ...The Guardian - World -
Woman killed near bus stop 'devoted to her family'
A man has been charged with the murder of Anita Mukhey, who was stabbed in north London on Thursday.BBC News - Top stories -
Homeless mum feels like she has failed her family
A homeless mum of three on a Housing Executive waiting list says repeated moves are "harrowing".BBC News - Top stories -
Household demand for Italian debt slumps
Analysts forecast Rome will tap institutional investors for more debtFinancial Times - Business