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Axios

5 ways Pope Leo says AI could warp humanity [2d]
Campaigns pay the price for America's secular shift [2d]
Watches, movies and burrito taxis: How Americans splurge in a vibecession [2d]

Salon

Trump, nearing 80, faces renewed health scrutiny [2d]
Trump’s holiday message targets “Dumocrats” [2d]
Summer travel kicks off with mixed forecast, rising costs [2d]
A pair of unlikely films remind us why painful memories matter [2d]
Buttery brioche bread pudding with jammy blueberries [2d]
Trump’s big beautiful income tax dodge [2d]
The USDA secretary is a dangerous religious zealot like Pete Hegseth [2d]
For some veterans, the Iran war has a silver lining [2d]
Trump admin faces scrutiny for how it’s handing out billion-dollar border wall contracts [2d]

The Drudge Report

Texas's oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket... [1d]
Saudi NEOM halts work on The Line until after '30... [1d]
American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China... [1d]
NFL QB spent 'exorbitant' amount of money to make sex tape 'go away'... [1d]
AS THE MAGA TURNS: Megyn Kelly Eviscerates The Don for Cheating on 'Every Wife'... [1d]
Iran beating Trump at art of the deal... [1d]
Tehran says NO agreement imminent... [1d]
Internet access to be restored... [1d]
Kicks off Memorial Day with 6:15am rage post... [1d]
President bought LILLY stock as his admin boosted its obesity drugs... [1d]
Paraglider sent spiralling after plane crashes into her... [1d]
Fake ICE agents terrorize immigrants amid crackdown... [1d]
Negotiations to End the War Resume in Qatar... [1d]
U.S. Pressure Had Little Effect... [1d]
WORLD HEADING TOWARD FINANCIAL CRISIS... [1d]
FERRARI Launches $640,000, Jony Ive-Designed, Glass-Clad Electric Speedster... [1d]
Luce leads bold leap into uncertain era... [1d]
Two Men Arrested for Creating AI Deepfake Porn... [1d]
Inside DC's most exclusive, historic diplomatic buildings... [1d]
Republican lawmaker says Hegseth 'makes Kristi Noem seem like 5-star recruit'... [1d]
Paradise Lost: Puerto Vallarta rocked by serial killer investigation as three women murdered... [1d]
Canadians folding on Vegas. Dems see royal flush... [1d]
Bolsonaro film threatening to sink son's election bid... [1d]
Two suspected Ebola cases in Italy... [2d]
19 hospitalized in mall 'chemical attack' in Tokyo... [2d]
HISTORIC SLAVERY APOLOGY [2d]
What happens when cult crumbles? [2d]
How the American Right Went European... [2d]
Chess boxing -- new hybrid bloodsport... [2d]
'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes smoke-free country... [2d]
Why did T. rex have tiny arms? [2d]
Falls asleep as speakers talk about troops dying for country on Memorial Day... [2d]
Trump Tower in Tbilisi to be built on land part-owned by son of US sanctions-hit leader... [2d]
All countries in Middle East must sign with Israel... [2d]
Married tourists found stabbed to death in crocodile-infested river... [2d]
POLLS: HIGHEST EVER DISAPPROVAL... [2d]
Runners beef after steroid-free sprinter wins... [2d]
AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president... [2d]
USA's Emergency Fuel Reserve Shrinking Fast... [2d]
Andrew Ross Sorkin Warns 'Crash Is Coming'... [2d]
USA heading toward national debt crisis? [2d]
One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible... [2d]
Russia's anti-Putin underground movement vows to overthrow dictator by force... [2d]
Tehran says no agreement imminent... [2d]
Fake ICE agents terrorize immigrants amid crackdown... [2d]
Death toll climbs... [2d]
Iran 'deal' as divisive as decision to wage war... [2d]
Swiss divided as population cap vote nears... [2d]
GOOGLE plan to run your life could break internet... [2d]
Cooking one meal a week at home reduces dementia risk... [2d]
FERRARI's Luce leads bold leap into uncertain electric era... [2d]
President kicks off Memorial Day with 6:15am rage post... [2d]
Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip... [2d]
RUST BELT REVERSE: Midwestern Exodus Finally Ending... [2d]
Texas's oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket... [2d]
Could Marxist Take Over Conservative Colombia? Polls Say Yes... [2d]
$140,000 EVs and Heritage Gold: Rise of Homegrown Luxury Market... [2d]
'Steroid Olympics' backfires as just one record broken... [2d]
MBS Scores Unexpected Wins During War... [2d]
Trump's Self-Indulgence Deepens Republican Fears in Midterms... [2d]
Terrifying rise of boys making digital girlfriends... [2d]
AS THE MAGA TURNS: Megyn Kelly Eviscerates The Don for Cheating on 'Every Wife'... [2d]
POPE AI WARNING [2d]

The New Republic

Can Marriage Survive the Manosphere? [2d]
The Voting Rights Act Is Dead. Here’s a New Model for Black Politics. [2d]

Talking Points Memo

Taking the L … And Trump’s Long Iran Walk Into the Twilight [1d]
Republicans Sound Like They’re Getting Nervous About Supreme Court Expansion [2d]
Meet the Aspiring Texas Oil Regulator Who Wants to Deport 100 Million People [2d]

Politico

US says it launched ‘self-defense strikes’ in Iran as peace negotiations drag on [2d]
With midterms looming, HHS and states at odds over cause of lagging Obamacare signups [2d]
Carney warns Alberta not to pull a ‘Brexit’ [2d]
Massie files to run in 2028 after losing House primary [2d]
'Symbolic about who's in charge': Lawmakers vote to crack down on Wall Street landlords [2d]
‘Rabbit holes all over the place’: How hard it would be for Trump to rebuild Cuba [2d]
The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare [2d]
Canadians are folding on Vegas. Democrats see a royal flush. [2d]
Abortion pill case widens anti-abortion activists’ rift with Trump [2d]

The Hill

US forces conduct strikes in Iran, Centcom says [1d]
What to know about the emerging US-Iran deal to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz [1d]
Trump outlines options for disposal of Iran’s enriched uranium [1d]
Races to watch in Texas’s primary runoffs: Cornyn-Paxton, Chip Roy’s attorney general bid, House contests [1d]
Sherrill denied access to ICE detention facility in New Jersey [1d]
Russia warns foreign nationals to leave Kyiv after large attack [1d]
Sheinbaum: Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team amid US tensions [1d]
Israeli opposition leader pushes back on reported US-Iran peace framework [2d]
Massie teases 2028 comeback after primary loss to Trump-backed challenger [2d]
From battlefield to benefits office: A better deal for our warfighters and veterans [2d]
Wall Street Journal board warns Trump against ‘economic bailout’ in Iran deal [2d]
Graham hails Trump’s Abraham Accords push after Iran deal criticism: ‘Brilliant’ [2d]
Trump’s ego is one of the biggest threats to the Republican majority [2d]
Maryland Senate president softens stance on redistricting: ‘The rules have changed’ [2d]
GOP hopes for legislative wins show signs of slipping away [2d]
GLP-1s take bite out of stomach weight-loss surgeries: Research [2d]
Rising travel demand pushing US hotel rates to new highs, expert says [2d]
What is — and isn’t — open for Memorial Day 2026? [2d]
Tillis ramps up criticism of DOJ compensation fund: ‘It‘s politically tone deaf’ [2d]
How to take the asymmetry out of asymmetric war [2d]
Watch live: Trump delivers Memorial Day remarks [2d]
Blanche revamps push for Trump’s ballroom after White House shooting [2d]
Trump urges Gulf allies to join Abraham Accords amid US-Iran talks [2d]
America needs to embrace new ways to support freedom of the press [2d]
Pope Leo manifesto: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI [2d]
Redistricting ruling roils Supreme Court with corruption, bias claims [2d]
Over 200 people died in national parks last year: Where most were reported [2d]
Oil prices dip amid optimism over potential US-Iran deal [2d]
Let’s restore meritocracy to the office of the surgeon general [2d]
The republic has survived 250 years — now we will decide whether it continues [2d]
Trump blasts ‘weak and ineffective’ critics of potential Iran deal [2d]
Sad: US journalists need remedial civics lessons [2d]
House and Senate Republicans are at odds over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund [2d]
Trump’s former COVID adviser: US equipped to handle response to Ebola outbreak [2d]
Secret Service director: Thoughts with bystander shot after gunfire exchanged near White House [2d]

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