Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla
Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila were detained by Israel after sailing in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Source link
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Trump's electoral assault is just getting started
Trump’s baseless allegations of fraud, issued every time Republicans lose, are part of a comprehensive strategy to stack the deck in his favor. Source link
Netflix may have finally figured out games
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Netflix, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. Boggle has become a spectator sport in my household. Everyone crowds around the TV while one…
Angel City players are grateful for vast support of moms
For Sarah Gorden, Mother’s Day is special because it’s not just a celebration of motherhood. For her, it’s also a celebration of perseverance, grit and survival. Especially survival. Gorden became pregnant during her junior year of college and for most of the next 12 years, she tried to balance her life as a professional soccer…
A Congolese militia wants to sell critical minerals to Donald Trump
The pitch by M23, exclusively revealed to The Economist, belies the rebels’ weaknesses Source link
‘The Python Hunt’ Review: An Entertainingly Garish Documentary
“It’s hours of boredom interrupted by a few minutes of pretty intense adrenalin,” says one jaded participant in the Florida Python Challenge, an annual government-organized effort to curb the state’s vast, destructive Burmese python population. Happily, in his aptly peculiar film, docmaker Xander Robin downplays the boredom in favor of the adrenalin, and even more…
L.A. Times wins prestigious APSE triple crown, Bill Plaschke honored
The Times earned prestigious Associated Press Sports Editors triple crown honors for a sixth consecutive year, claimed first place in two individual categories and finished in the top 10 in eight categories. The staff submitted work published in 2025 and competed against the largest print and digital sports publications in the country. Bill Plaschke took…
How a Ukrainian strike on a Russian oil hub caused catastrophe
Toxic smoke billowed and molten fuel flowed like lava Source link
Bitcoin Price May Dip Toward $70K as Fed Estimates Hotter CPI Print
Bitcoin (BTC) may head into next week’s US inflation report with less support than it had during the last two CPI releases, raising the risk of a pullback toward $70,000. Key takeaways: Cleveland Federal Reserve nowcast projects April headline CPI to rise to 3.56% year over year. BTC’s rising wedge pattern could trigger a decline…
UC-Irvine to face Hawaii in NCAA men’s volleyball championship
Hawaii brought a taste of the rainbow on Saturday to the Pauley Pavilion. The Hawaii men’s volleyball team defeated Long Beach State in five sets to reach the NCAA men’s volleyball national championship for the first time since winning it all in 2022. The team will face UC Irvine, which continued its hot streak with…