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Friday, May 03, 2024

The audience of about 1,500 people waved small American flags and chanted "USA! USA! USA!" as television cameras began filming last Friday inside a Regent University ballroom. read more


Pet parrots given the choice to video-call each other or watch pre-recorded videos of other birds will flock to the opportunity for live chats, new research shows. read more


The evidence can be found in the data, which shows higher unemployment for workers in business services and a lower one for people who work in manufacturing. read more


DOJ: An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas charging U.S. Congressman Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar, 68, and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, 67, both of Laredo, Texas, with participating in two schemes involving bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering. Congressman Cuellar and Imelda Cuellar made their initial court appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo in Houston. read more


The auditing firm for Trump Media and the auditor's owner were charged Friday with "massive fraud" by the Securities and Exchange Commission for accounting work that affected more than 1,500 SEC filings, the federal regulator announced. read more


Darvin Ham has been fired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers after going .574 in two seasons and winning the NBA's first In-Season Tournament in December. Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis played the most together this year since they became teammates in 2018, but the first-round exit to the Denver Nuggets cost Ham his job.


The captain of a dive boat has been jailed for four years over the deaths of 34 people in a fire aboard his vessel five years ago in California. read more


Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip. read more


A Donald Trump fanatic who assaulted officers with pepper spray and called for additional violence after the Capitol attack as he confessed in the third person was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison and fined $200,000 on Thursday. read more


Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned lab-grown meat, saying he will "save our beef" from the "global elite" and its "authoritarian plans". read more


Austin Goss and Jonathan Ellis of "The Dakota Scout" are working on fact checking Gov. Kristi Noem's claims that she met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and cancelled a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The reporters note that they could find no documentation in government records such calendar scheduling of either claim and Macron's office said he never had a meeting with Noem scheduled. The claims were made in Noem's new book which has been making headlines for her confession that she shot a puppy. read more


The senator differs with Joe Biden on Israel but says progressives need to live in the 'real world' when it comes to the choice they face in the 2024 election. read more


The Associated Press looks at the powerful role that minority leader of the House Democrats Hakeem Jeffries is playing in keeping congress functioning. read more


The average Florida teacher's salary has dropped to 50th in the country, according to a new report released by the National Education Association. read more


Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station while trying to vote on Thursday, having not brought appropriate identification -- a requirement that he himself introduced while prime minister. read more


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