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Life after basic income: better job and bigger apartment, worried about bills

Taniquewa Brewster, 41, is an assistant property manager, doula, student, advocate, and mother of six. She was one of 135 low-income households in Austin that received $1,000 a month for a year, from September 2022 to August 2023 — a total of $12,000 — which helped her cover bills, build

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Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops

The Defense Department revised the list of religious categories service members can select in their personnel records after Republican lawmakers objected to an earlier memo. A May 20 policy memo had excluded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — whose adherents are often called Mormons — from being categorized as

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Jimmy Kimmel slams Trump for walking out on reporter mid-interview

Jimmy Kimmel criticized Trump after he walked out of an NBC Meet the Press interview. Trump has been getting angry at journalists again, this time clashing with NBC Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker after she challenged him over his comments about various primaries being rigged. "This interview, first

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Bandits abduct villagers invited to peace talks in north-west Nigeria

Armed bandits seized dozens of villagers who had been invited to a meeting about possible peace negotiations in north-west Zamfara state. Local police said 39 people were taken on Sunday during a gathering in the forest near Magamin Diddi village in Maradun municipality, though some residents and officials put the

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Prince Harry hopes to bring family to UK soon but will not see Prince William

Prince Harry hopes to bring Meghan Markle and their children back to England within weeks when he arrives in July to promote the Invictus Games in Birmingham next year, and he wants them to see his father, King Charles. The prince’s ongoing security dispute with the UK government, however,

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Rosie O'Donnell on returning to US after Trump's citizenship threat

Rosie O’Donnell said she worried about returning to the US for the 2026 Tony Awards after President Trump threatened to revoke her citizenship. The comedian, 64, moved to Ireland with her 13-year-old child, Clay, in January 2025 after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. She was back on US

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Judge blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A federal court in Massachusetts struck down President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applicants, finding it violates the Administrative Procedure Act. US District Judge Leo Sorokin called the fee "unlawful" and said it functions as a tax that would require congressional approval. Sorokin

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Michigan politicians push to bar Chinese‑badged cars from US visits

Like the existing Commerce regulations, the bill would create a mechanism by which OEMs can apply for authorization “to allow otherwise prohibited vehicles to enter the US.” Customs and Border Protection would have 90 days to implement the rules, “including [generating] a list of prohibited vehicles.” “We’re gonna be

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South Korea Police Raid Bithumb in Lawmaker Hiring Probe

South Korean police raided Bithumb as investigators probe alleged nepotism involving independent lawmaker Kim Byung-gi. Kim is accused of trying to influence hiring for his son at several crypto firms, including Bithumb and Dunamu, the operator of rival exchange Upbit. His son joined Bithumb in January 2025 and worked there

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Galaxy Lowers Odds of CLARITY Act Passing to 60%

Crypto firm Galaxy Digital has cut its estimate that the CLARITY Act will become law, lowering the probability to 60% after earlier raising it to 75% on May 22 from 55% the morning of May 14’s Senate Banking markup, Galaxy’s head of research Alex Thorn said in a

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Why tens of thousands of young Indians are calling themselves cockroaches

Hundreds of young people gathered in New Delhi wearing cockroach masks as part of a satirical movement called the "Cockroach Janta Party." The name is a play on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, with "janta" meaning "people" in Hindi, and the group has framed

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Gillard 'disgusted' by 'ditch the witch' ads as One Nation tops Newspoll

Former prime minister Julia Gillard said she was "disgusted" after a Melbourne brothel owner admitted funding billboards urging Victorians to "Ditch the Witch", a slogan Gillard said was used against her fifteen years ago. Franco Puleo told the paper the ads were not a "political&

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Author of Home Office China report says he was targeted with honey traps

Dr David Wilson, author of a Home Office‑sponsored report on the Chinese state and organised crime in the UK, says he was targeted by failed honey traps and a suspected attempt to compromise him by a former British police officer. His analysis was declassified in February and, he says,

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Thousands march after French schoolgirl's murder exposes legal failures

Thousands of mourners joined a silent march for the 11-year-old schoolgirl named only as Lyhanna, whose killing has provoked widespread outrage. Her parents led the cortege through the south-western village of Fleurance behind a banner reading “Never again”. Most people, including children, wore white shirts or T‑shirts, many bearing

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Far-right figures seize Henry Nowak murder to push rhetoric on race

Polish far‑right politicians and populists in France, Spain and Japan have seized on the murder of Henry Nowak, focusing on harrowing clips of his final moments. Despite pleas from Nowak’s family not to exploit the killing and to concentrate on cutting knife crime, much commentary has emphasised race

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UK may ban children from speaking to strangers in games

Kanishka Narayan, the online safety minister, has suggested a proposed social media ban for teenagers could be expanded to include online games such as Fortnite and Roblox, noting that Australia's comparable ban does not cover gaming platforms. His primary concern is what he called "stranger pairing"

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House GOP moves to limit lawmakers' prediction market bets

Republicans in the US House are moving to add prediction market restrictions to a stalled congressional stock trading ban. House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil plans to attach those provisions to H.R. 7008 before it reaches the floor and expects leaders to schedule a vote. The measure would combine

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Secret 'MAGA Talking Points' memo aims to help Hollywood converse with Trump

A document labeled "MAGA Talking Points" is being used to help Hollywood figures explain a proposed American Federal Incentive to Trump supporters. Producer Chris Fenton, a Trump supporter, was enlisted by a group that includes Ruth Vitale, Josh Rogin and Producers United to spread the message in language

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Kennedy Center Begins Removing Trump Name After Court Ruling

A Thursday memo from the center’s Office of General Counsel ordered staff to begin removing references to Trump from communications, promotional materials and signage. It called for immediate changes — including email signatures, letterhead and other documents — to revert to the name "The John F. Kennedy Center for the

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Crypto billionaires bankroll Reform UK with £7 million in first quarter

Electoral Commission data released on Thursday shows Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received 7 million British pounds ($9.4 million) from two crypto billionaires this year, outstripping the first-quarter fundraising of other parties. The party took a $4 million donation from Christopher Harborne, who holds a stake in the stablecoin

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OCC head says he only felt political pressure from Democrats

Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that the only political pressure he has felt has come from Democrats, and he implied the president had not ordered him to approve or give special consideration to a national trust charter application connected to the president’

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Jill Biden's book details awkward inauguration ride with Melania Trump

In her memoir View from the East Wing, Jill Biden recalls an uncomfortable car ride with Melania Trump from the White House to the Capitol for Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration. She notes it is customary for the outgoing and incoming presidents to travel together while their spouses ride

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Nauru issues rare statement after whistleblower alleges threats to non-citizens

The Nauruan government issued a rare statement insisting it is a “friendly” and “welcoming” country after a whistleblower alleged “serious threats of physical violence” had been made against a group of non-citizens removed there by the Albanese government. The defence was sent shortly after midday Thursday, hours after independent MP

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Fighting in Mogadishu Over Extension of Somalia’s Presidential Term

Gun battles erupted before dawn in Mogadishu, with residents saying it was the worst violence in years. Government forces clashed with militias loyal to two of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s rivals, with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades heard in a district where both sides had been massing. Streets were nearly

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Tracking the Rising Death Toll From U.S. Boat Strikes

An investigation has been examining the number of boat strikes and the death toll in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific carried out by the Trump administration. It compiles counts of strikes and the resulting fatalities across those regional waters. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent, explains what those numbers mean.