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  • trump-backed-ramaswamy-wins-ohio-governor-primary-setting-up-a-competitive-nov-race

    Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive Nov. race

    By Karen KaslerOhioMay 6, 2026

    In Ohio, where a Democrat hasn't won an election for governor in 20 years, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could be in for a tight race this fall.

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  • pennsylvania-sues-characterai-over-claims-chatbot-posed-as-doctor

    Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor

    By Shannon BondPennsylvaniaMay 5, 2026

    State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.

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  • hegseth-clings-to-phony-ceasefire-to-help-trump-evade-war-powers-pressure

    Hegseth Clings to Phony Ceasefire to Help Trump Evade War Powers Pressure

    By Nick TurseStrait of HormuzMay 5, 2026

    War Secretary Pete Hegseth insists “the ceasefire is not over,” despite renewed combat between U.S. and Iranian forces.

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  • hantavirus-may-have-spread-between-passengers-on-cruise-ship-who-says

    Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

    By Ian Aikman, Kathryn ArmstrongCape VerdeMay 5, 2026

    Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.

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  • feds-sue-new-york-times-claiming-white-male-discrimination

    Feds sue New York Times claiming white male discrimination

    By Erik UebelackerManhattanMay 5, 2026

    It's the latest escalation in President Donald Trump's war on elite institutions and so-called DEI initiatives.

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  • organized-crime-imposes-control-in-michoacan-grecia-quiroz

    Organized Crime Imposes Control in Michoacán: Grecia Quiroz

    By Sol PrendidoMichoacánMay 5, 2026

    Grecia Quiroz, Mayor of Uruapan, denounces that organized crime in Michoacán exercises the real power, affecting merchants and transport workers through violence and extortion.

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  • michael-is-not-rooted-in-reality

    Michael Is Not Rooted in Reality

    By Eileen JonesMay 5, 2026

    The average successful Hollywood biopic is cynically dishonest and rote in its formulaic box-checking. Michael, the new film on the life of Michael Jackson, is all that and worse.

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  • trumps-war-on-iran-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-reveal-limits-of-american-imperial-power▶ Video

    Trump's War on Iran & Strait of Hormuz Crisis Reveal "Limits of American Imperial Power"

    Strait of HormuzMay 5, 2026

    We speak with Middle East history professor Toby Jones about the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, where overlapping blockades by Iran and the United States have disrupted shipping and the wider global economy since the start of the war in late February. Jones says this latest conflict is part of a decadeslong project by the United States to exert imperial control over the oil-rich region, but that it's now in danger of a strategic loss signaling a deeper imperial decline.

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  • russian-attacks-kill-26-in-ukraine-before-kyiv-announced-ceasefire

    Russian attacks kill 26 in Ukraine before Kyiv-announced ceasefire

    By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersUkraineMay 5, 2026

    Russian forces hit Ukraine's Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Dnipro, Poltava and Kharkiv. At least 26 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, just hours before Kyiv's ceasefire is to kick in.

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  • scott-turows-latest-real-life-legal-thriller-suing-meta-for-copyright-infringement

    Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement

    By Chloe VeltmanNew YorkMay 5, 2026

    Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.

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  • clavicular-and-the-right-wing-project-to-radicalize-young-men

    Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men

    By _Voices, Alain StephensMiamiMay 5, 2026

    Clavicular offers his young male viewers easy answers to explain why the world has left them unhappy and alone.

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  • russia-and-ukraine-announce-rival-ceasefires-as-deadly-strikes-continue

    Russia and Ukraine announce rival ceasefires as deadly strikes continue

    By Laura GozziRussia, UkraineMay 5, 2026

    Russia demanded a ceasefire on 8 and 9 May but Ukraine said it would pause the fighting sooner, meaning any violations would be pinned on Moscow.

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