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TikTok Ban Is 'Misguided,' Says Former Presidential Candidate
Representative Dean Phillips warns that the country has a privacy problem on its hands with all apps, not just TikTok.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
Possible TikTok ban leaves some small businesses concerned for their survival
Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S.CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Dommaraju Gukesh Wins The Candidates’ Tournament
Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates Tournament.The New York Times - Top stories -
Brazil great Marta to retire from international duty
Brazil's all-time record goalscorer Marta says she will retire from international football later this year.BBC News - Top stories - Brazil -
Marta to retire from Brazil squad after Olympics
Brazil's all-time top scorer in both men's and women's football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the striker said on Thursday.ESPN - Sports - Brazil -
Brazil fire: 10 killed in homeless guesthouse fire
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Five for Fighting: A Lone Voice Sings for Israel
John Ondrasik won’t let his industry forget those slaughtered at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Voice of Baceprot Wins Fans With Songs of Girl Power
Voice of Baceprot has electrified audiences and built a large following in Indonesia. Now the group is taking its music to the West.The New York Times - World -
Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem
Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex edABC News - Health -
Venezuela broke its HPV vaccine promises, and there's barely any sex ed. Experts say it's a problem
Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex edABC News - World -
As it happened: London mayor hopefuls in BBC debate
Four of the candidates vying to become the city's mayor have taken part in a BBC London hustings.BBC News - Top stories -
Frustrated with Brazil's Lula, Indigenous peoples march to demand land recognition
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Fire at Brazil guesthouse leaves at least 10 dead, 11 injured
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Fire at small hotel in southern Brazil kills at least 10 people
A fire tore through a small hotel in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre early Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11, authorities saidABC News - World - Brazil -
Marta says this will be her final year with Brazil's women's national team
Brazilian soccer star Marta plans to retire from the women's national team after this yearABC News - Sports -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Sink on Storage Concerns
U.S. natural gas futures posted their sharpest one-day decline since mid-January, with May hitting a new contract low amid prospects of an increase in already hefty excess storage.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Lose Ground on Storage Surplus
U.S. natural gas futures added to the previous day’s losses as a weekly inventory report showed a larger-than-expected build in natural gas storage.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Residents still have concerns about Flint's water
It's been a decade since the Flint water crisis began. Residents told CBS News the scandal still weighs heavily on the city.CBS News - Top stories -
Julie Andrews on finding her voice again, as a children's book author
The singer and actress began a new career when she teamed with daughter Emma Walton Hamilton to write a hugely successful series of children's books. Their 35th, "Waiting in the Wings," about a troupe of theatrical ducks, is based on a true story.CBS News - Entertainment -
PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
62 percent of Biden voters want to replace both candidates on the ballot: Poll
Roughly 6 in 10 voters backing President Biden say they’d replace both the incumbent and his rival former President Trump on the 2024 ballot if they could, polling released Wednesday shows. A Pew Research report found 62 percent of Biden ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Retired pro wrestler, failed congressional candidate indicted in Vegas murder case
A retired professional wrestler who failed in bids for Congress from Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man during a Halloween Party last year at a Las Vegas Strip hotelABC News - Top stories -
Oil prices give up losses to settle at a more than 1-week high
Oil futures shake off early losses Thursday to finish higher, with both U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at their highest in more than a week.MarketWatch - Business -
New crash test results raise concern for some small SUVs
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has updated its testing of vehicles’ ability to avoid crashes. The results show there is some concern for smaller SUVs, as most models did not do well.CBS News - Top stories -
Macro concerns kept games investors cautious in Q1 2024 I InvestGame
Gaming investments totaled $2.2B in Q1 2024 according to InvestGame. Investors remain risk-averse with few exit options on the table.VentureBeat - Tech -
USC cancels main graduation commencement ceremony, citing safety concerns
Columbia protest encampment to continue after deadline to clear out passesNBC News - Top stories -
Tesla Earnings Report: Revenue Fell to $21.3 Billion, Adding to Strategy Concerns
The first-quarter results are likely to fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a market dealing with slowing electric car sales.The New York Times - Tech -
Concern Over Visa Wait Times for Fans of the 2026 World Cup
The U.S. Department of State encouraged supporters in affected countries to start applying for visas now, over two years out from the tournament.The New York Times - Sports - World Cup -
BHP told to hand over executives’ employment details in Brazil dam disaster litigation
Claimants hope to bolster their case that managers were incentivised to push for cost cuts that contributed to the tragedyFinancial Times - Business - Brazil -
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis. Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...The Guardian - World -
Review: 'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' announces an exciting new voice
Much is just out of reach in Joanna Arnow’s shrewdly perceptive and very funny new film, “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed.”ABC News - Entertainment -
Tupac's estate threatens to sue Drake over diss track using what appears to be late rapper's AI-generated voice
Tupac Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue Drake over his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track, calling what appears to be the use of an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice a “blatant abuse” of his legacy.NBC News - Top stories -
Can we really trust AI to channel the public’s voice for ministers? | Seth Lazar
Large-language models such as ChatGPT are still liable to distort the meaning of what they are summarising. Seth Lazar is a professor of philosophy at the Australian National University and a distinguished research fellow at the Oxford Institute ...The Guardian - World -
Burkina Faso suspends BBC and Voice of America after they covered a report on mass killings
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country’s armed forcesABC News - World -
Drake pulls 'Taylor Made Freestyle' after Tupac estate threatens action for apparent use of AI voice
Drake's diss track "Taylor Made Freestyle" has been removed from his X and Instagram accounts, days after Tupac Shakur's estate threatened to sue him for appearing to use an artificial intelligence-generated version of the late rapper’s voice.NBC News - Top stories -
PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war
PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and free expression organization continues to face widespread unhappiness with its response to the Israel-Hamas WarABC News - Entertainment - Israel -
2024 NFL Draft: Top five candidates for Eagles' first-round pick, including several star Alabama products
Which players are most likely to be on Philly's radar?CBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case
A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.NBC News - Politics -
Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case
A former Republican candidate who lost his race for mayor in Connecticut last year was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days of incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.NBC News - Top stories -
2024 NFL Draft: Top five candidates for Steelers' first-round pick, including ball-hawking cornerback
Which players are most likely on Pittsburgh's radar?CBS Sports - Sports - NFL