DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran's state-run media said Sunday. Pakistan confirmed receiving it.
In Maui, a white tourist (37) from Seattle, WA threw a large rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal which narrowly missed its head, then boasted to the witness who was video-recording him: I don't care. Fine me, I'm rich.'
This Wealthy Reprobate is Probably a Tesla-owning MAGA
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Hungary's new prime minister, Pter Magyar, has been sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán. "I will not rule over Hungary -- I will serve my country," Magyar said after he took the oath of office in parliament.
A convicted participant in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack who was pardoned at the start of Donald Trump's second presidency has been ordered to serve seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of committing a burglary in Virginia in May 2025. Read more
McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the United States.
Many view it as a potential boost for domestic battery production, while local communities voice concern over the impact on wildlife and cultural sites.
The excitement stems from estimates that value the deposit at about $1.5 trillion. Some geologists say these ancient volcanic sediments could contain between 20 and 40 million metric tons of lithium.
Will Trump claim another fraudulent triumph on the world stage in Beijing while selling out US allies, kowtowing, once again, to an anti-democratic, anti-western dictator, and recklessly demolishing decades of painstaking diplomacy that, until now, has prevented a war in the Pacific over Taiwan? This week, largely due to wrecker Trump, the writing is on the wall for the future of the US as number one global superpower. With all his blundering, this know-nothing numbskull has put China in the driving seat. Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two.
"I think that the matter is coming to an end," he said, referring to the "special military operation" in Ukraine, while condemning Western support for the Kyiv government. Read more
The New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered a question about potentially running for higher office in 2028 by declaring: "My ambition is to change the country."
The Democrat delivered that remark at a political forum in Chicago on Friday amid widespread belief that she is positioning herself to run for the White House in 2028 or challenge her party's leader in the US Senate, fellow New Yorker Chuck Schumer. Read more
Suspect Wearing Tzitzit Arrested Amid Rising Anti-Christian Attacks in Israel
A video showing a man violently assaulting a French nun in broad daylight near Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel, has sparked widespread outrage. While the possibility of a "Christian-hatred" crime is gaining traction, local police have arrested the suspect and are investigating his exact motives.
According to the Times of Israel, TOI, and AP News, among others, the incident occurred on the 28th of last month near the Tomb of King David, a holy site on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
Behold His Wounds: A Passion Play in Pancake Beige
Underneath the political rubble, one of the most consequential technology transitions of our lifetimes is quietly happening, and it is happening in the air.
"Happy Mother's Day weekend to all, especially to the 115 THOUSAND AMERICANS who found jobs in the month of April alone! As usual, over 90 percent of Bloomberg Economists (nearly all of whom have a Terminal' case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!) underestimated the strength of the Trump Economy. Despite the best efforts of Jerome Too Late and Won't Leave' Powell, and the America Hating Democrat Party, more Americans are working today than ever before. Happy Mother's Day and, know that, we are MAKING AMERICA WEALTHY AND SAFE AGAIN!"
An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a 74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly 43.7 million ($59 million). As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received the device. Now, a fresh wave of anger is spreading across MAGA forums after buyers received communication making clear that their money is, for all practical purposes, gone
"A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a campaign issue, with 73 candidates challenging sitting members of Congress backed by the influential pro-Israel advocacy group."
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a TikTok video glorifying executions just weeks after Israel passed a controversial death penalty law targeting Palestinian detainees. Arab Knesset member Ahmad Tibi said Ben Gvir and his wife "need a psychiatrist immediately." More than 9,600 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli security custody and many have reported cases of sexual assault and torture at the hands of Israeli security personnel.
IDF Continues Torturing Palestinian Detainees
