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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts: House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-republicans-unveil-medicaid-cuts-democrats-warn-leave-121701684
DNC takes step towards ousting David Hogg as vice chair: The challenge centers on a procedural squabble, but Hogg alleged a connection with his efforts to oust ...
axios.com/2025/05/13/david-hogg-dnc-vice-chair-democrats
Image from the original article. Source: House passes GOP bill to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America: The bill has an uncertain future in the Senate.
bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/nation/house-votes-gulf-of-america/
Key FactsMexico Files Lawsuit Against Google Over Name Change
May 09 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Mexico is suing Google for referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for U.S. users.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the lawsuit without providing specific details.
- Google defends the name change as part of its longstanding mapping policy.
- An executive order from Trump mandates the name change, which is only applicable within the U.S.
"Mexico is suing tech giant Google for labeling the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for U.S. users."— Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the lawsuit in her daily press briefing.
Image from the original article. Source: Kate Middleton Takes a New Portrait of Princess Charlotte for Her 10th Birthday: Although it’s not all birthday celebrations in the House of Windsor—on the same ...
vogue.com/article/princess-charlotte-10th-birthday-portrait
Key FactsPrincess Charlotte Celebrates 10th Birthday with New Photo
May 02 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- A new photograph of Princess Charlotte has been released to celebrate her 10th birthday.
- The image was captured by her mother, Catherine, Princess of Wales, using an iPhone during a trip to Cumbria.
- Charlotte is the second child of Prince William and Kate, and ranks third in the line of succession.
- She is the first British princess to hold a higher rank than a younger brother due to the 2013 changes in succession rules.
3 Stunning Frank Lloyd Wright Homes You Can Buy Right Now: From Michigan to Arizona to Illinois, a handful of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs are now for sale ...
robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/frank-lloyd-wright-homes-for-sale-1236708724/
House GOP unveils plan to raise debt limit by $4 trillion: House Republicans are moving forward with plans to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $4 trillion as ...
thehill.com/business/budget/5296087-house-gop-debt-limit-increase/
Image from the original article. Source: UK police investigating fire at PM Starmer's house: British police are investigating an overnight fire at a house belonging to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-investigating-fire-pm-starmers-house-times-reports-2025-05-12/
Key FactsFire at Keir Starmer's London Residence Under Investigation
18h · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: itv.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: itv.com
- Police are investigating a fire at Sir Keir Starmer's house in north London.
- The fire brigade was alerted at 01:11 AM and brought the fire under control by 01:33 AM.
- The Prime Minister expressed gratitude to emergency services and confirmed the incident is part of a live investigation.
- Damage occurred at the property's entrance, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.
US House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal: U.S. House lawmakers laid out plans on Monday to phase out clean energy tax credits ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-house-targets-big-climate-clean-energy-rollbacks-budget-proposal-2025-05-12/
Trump Endorses Raising Taxes On Rich: Trump made the statement Friday amid reports he told congressional Republicans to increase taxes on top earners to pay for ...
forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/05/09/trump-says-hes-ok-with-raising-taxes-on-wealthy/
House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035: Both the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office have concluded ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/01/california-cars-waiver-house-vote/
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Cousins 'chased' by Eddie Hall in North Staffordshire street row call in police: Eddie Hall has hit back saying his house is 'not a public attraction'
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/cousins-chased-eddie-hall-north-10159327
The 1917 Spanish Mansion With a Cameo in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ Can Be Yours for $28.3 Million
robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/vicky-cristina-barcelona-house-1236708626/
NRW: Cat hanged in front of house - owners experience scenes straight out of a horror movie
derwesten.de/region/nrw-familie-kater-horror-szene-id301571205.html
"Almost superhuman performance": Farewell cheers for Habeck - | Praise from successor Reiche
n-tv.de/politik/Jubel-zum-Abschied-fuer-Habeck-Lob-von-Nachfolgerin-Reiche-article25752513.html
Image from the original article. Source: Mushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continues
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/06/erin-patterson-mushroom-trial-ian-wilkinson-sole-lunch-survivor-witness-evidence-ntwnfb
Key FactsErin Patterson's Mushroom Enthusiasm at Trial
May 05 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: 1news.co.nz
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: 1news.co.nz
- Three members of a true crime Facebook group testified during Erin Patterson's Supreme Court trial.
- Patterson, pleading not guilty to three murder charges, prepared a meal that led to the deaths of her estranged husband's family from death cap mushrooms.
- Witnesses discussed her enthusiasm for mushrooms and her purchase of a food dehydrator, which she shared in the group.
- The trial continues under Justice Christopher Beale.
Brecon: Man stung by hundreds of wasps afraid to ride motorbike : Andrew Powell was stung more than 250 times after the insects were disturbed and invaded his ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7x85k8ygo
Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home: After Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected to become the leader of the Roman Catholic ...
nytimes.com/2025/05/09/realestate/pope-leo-xiv-home-chicago-sale.html
Citizen's Allowance: Mother of six waiting for bank loan for new house - | there's a problem
derwesten.de/panorama/promi-tv/buergergeld-rtl2-sandra-kredit-hartz-und-herzlich-id301558008.html
House GOP propose $5 billion for private school vouchers: Critics decried the proposal, saying it would aid the wealthy at the expense of the public school ...
bostonglobe.com/2025/05/12/nation/house-gop-tax-credit-vouchers/
Lancashire woman finds rare venomous centipede in flat: The arthropods are more commonly found in warmer climates than the UK.
bbc.com/news/articles/c8ep202037ro
What have the women of the coalition said about pay equity?: Nicola Willis on the passing of the Equal Pay Amendment Bill in 2020: 'This is an important ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-05-2025/what-have-the-women-of-the-coalition-said-about-pay-equity
Democrat threatened with arrest says DHS creating "environment of intimidation": The lawmakers say they visited the Delaney Hall detention center to do "legal ...
axios.com/2025/05/11/newark-ice-facility-dhs-arrest-threats-democratic-lawmakers
How to insure your own home.: The Ahr Valley disaster isn't the only thing that has shown that suitable insurance can be crucial for homeowners ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/versicherungen-wohngebaeude-haus-wohnung-podcast-gold-und-asche-100.html
House drama in Rangsdorf: Minister promises family help: In the Brandenburg municipality of Rangsdorf, a family is fighting to save their home.
morgenpost.de/brandenburg/article408946434/haus-drama-in-rangsdorf-minister-sichert-familie-hilfe-zu.html
'My son was stolen from me': At just 10 years old, Noah al-Saqa dreamed of becoming an architect to help rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip ...
middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-son-stolen-bombing-never-stops-noah-tragedy
Generation without a home: On the impossibility of buying a home in Switzerland: Young people are becoming the generation without a home - | including in ...
swissinfo.ch/ger/alternde-gesellschaft/generation-ohne-haus-über-die-unmöglichkeit-in-der-schweiz-ein-eigenheim-zu-kaufen/89212218
Swiggy delivery agent makes deliveries with 2-year-old daughter on bike: 'No one at home'
hindustantimes.com/trending/swiggy-delivery-agent-makes-deliveries-with-2-year-old-daughter-on-bike-no-one-at-home-101747033141006.html
Abbey Hotel will not be used to house asylum seekers: A MALVERN hotel says it has never had any plans to house asylum seekers.
malverngazette.co.uk/news/25126863.abbey-hotel-will-not-used-house-asylum-seekers/
Spain: German couple locks children in hoarder's house for four years: The couple who had locked their three children in their house since 2021 have been ...
morgenpost.de/panorama/article408904490/spanien-deutsches-paar-sperrt-kinder-vier-jahre-in-messie-haus-ein.html
House Dems clash with police at ICE facility, mayor arrested: The Democratic lawmakers' offices disputed the DHS' claim they "stormed" the migrant detention ...
axios.com/2025/05/09/newark-ice-facility-ras-baraka-arrested-democrats
Boys 'go outside for first time in years' after rescue from 'house of horrors': Twins aged 8 and a boy aged 10 were allegedly forced to use nappies and sleep in ...
metro.co.uk/2025/05/02/boys-go-outside-first-time-years-rescue-house-horrors-23016943/
Image from the original article. Source: Elon Musk has a dispute with the neighbors of his villa in Texas: Elon Musk has bought a house in a suburb of Austin. The neighbors are not happy because the ...
stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/elon-musk-hat-streit-mit-nachbarn-seiner-villa-in-texas-35697788.html
Key FactsDispute Over High Fence Between Musk and Neighbors
May 06 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
- A nearly five-meter-high chain-link fence by Elon Musk in Texas has sparked conflicts with neighbors.
- They are demanding the removal of the fence and a tall steel gate at his six-million-dollar home.
- The fence exceeds local regulations by three meters, and authorities have declined to grant retroactive exceptions.
- A decision regarding the fence is anticipated at a city council meeting in mid-May.
'Gutted' Stacey Solomon launches into rant over BAFTAs snub - 'I'm not taking it well'
mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/gutted-stacey-solomon-launches-rant-35209484
Echo Chamber: Winston Peters still wants to know what a woman is: The deputy prime minister returned to a familiar fixation during Wednesday's question time ...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-05-2025/echo-chamber-winston-peters-still-wants-to-know-what-a-woman-is
Swiftie college coed was executed as she slept by 'career criminal' who broke in then went on shopping spree with her credit cards: cops
nypost.com/2025/05/11/us-news/logan-federico-nc-college-student-executed-by-career-criminal-as-she-slept-cops/
Abia governor to convert multi-billion new Govt House to hotel: The administration of the former governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu, had commissioned the new ...
premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/793375-abia-governor-to-convert-multi-billion-new-govt-house-to-hotel.html
Philstar Life May 05
3 kids rescued after being locked in house by parents since COVID-19 pandemic: The parents have been arrested and are now facing complains in line with domestic ...
philstarlife.com/news-and-views/490839-3-kids-rescued-after-being-locked-in-house-by-parents-since-covid-19-pandemic
Bill forcing Alabama schools to allow ‘religious instruction’ fails again: A House committee would have to approve the legislation on May 14, the final day of ...
al.com/politics/2025/05/bill-forcing-alabama-schools-to-allow-religious-instruction-fails-again.html
Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants | If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/01/senate-vote-epa-air-pollution/
Bessent: US negotiating with 17 trade partners, but not China yet: Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said ...
finance.yahoo.com/video/bessent-us-negotiating-17-trade-144359840.html
National house prices lift in April and expected to keep rising amid rate cuts: As voters head to the ballot box prepared to cast votes on the issue of housing ...
abc.net.au/news/2025-05-01/house-prices-rise-nationally-in-april-ahead-of-federal-election/105232994
businesstech.co.za May 05
South African billionaire launches exclusive hotels across the world: South African billionaire Koos Bekker has built and launched numerous luxury estates ...
businesstech.co.za/news/property/822620/south-african-billionaire-launches-exclusive-hotels-across-the-world/
Taxpayers face £5m a month bill to house Afghans refused asylum: Home Office struggling to return asylum seekers to Taliban-run state amid lengthy appeals ...
telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/06/taxpayers-face-bill-5m-month-house-afghans-refused-asylum/
Princess Diana's childhood home left to rot as King 'disrespects legacy' amid Harry feud
mirror.co.uk/news/royals/princess-dianas-childhood-home-left-35161099
GFS mum on fires at Double Day Hotel, proprietor’s home: The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is yes to issue an official statement regarding the fire which destroyed ...
stabroeknews.com/2025/05/04/news/guyana/gfs-mum-on-fires-at-double-day-hotel-proprietors-home/
How housing affordability policies could shift votes at the federal election: As Australians head to the ballot box, the lack of affordable housing is posing a ...
abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/housing-affordability-policies-to-shift-votes-on-may-3-election/105235266
Student Loan Payments May Increase By $5,000 Per Year Under New Law, Warns Group: If the bill is enacted, the reforms could dramatically raise costs for working ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/05/02/student-loan-shock---payments-may-increase-by-5000-per-year-under-new-law-warns-group/
Deadly New Jersey house explosion was 'not accidental': Police: Neighbors said it sounded like a bomb igniting.
abcnews.go.com/US/massive-explosion-levels-new-jersey-home-rocks-neighborhood/story
Police investigating fire at Sir Keir Starmer's house - and possible links with two other blazes
news.sky.com/story/fire-at-sir-keir-starmers-house-in-north-london-investigated-by-police-13366745
€500k in damage at OPW site near Castletown House: Around €500,000 in damage has been caused to vehicles and facilities at a site used by the Office of Public ...
rte.ie/news/2025/0507/1511608-opw-damage-kildare/
cosmo.ph May 08
Ashley Ortega Gets Sweet Text From Carmina Villarroel Post-'PBB': ICYDK, Ashley was already close with Carmina even before dating Mavy!
cosmo.ph/entertainment/ashley-ortega-text-carmina-villarroel-pbb-a4462-20250418
GOP opts for Medicaid compromise in battle between centrists and hardliners: House Republicans on Sunday night offered the first glimpse of their Medicaid ...
cnn.com/2025/05/11/politics/house-gop-budget-bill-medicaid
Stench leads to grim discovery of 100 dead cats in house with some in freezer: Fire crews found dozens of dead cats scattered around a house including in the ...
mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/stench-leads-grim-discovery-100-35168232
Image from the original article. Source: Gauteng government spends whopping R34m a month on office rentals for MECs: Administration owns 41 properties across the province that top officials cannot use ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/politics/2025-04-27-gauteng-government-spends-whopping-r34m-a-month-on-office-rentals-for-mecs/
Paid articlePaywallKey FactsGauteng Government Spends R34 Million Monthly on Rentals
Apr 27 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- The Gauteng provincial government incurs monthly rental costs of R34 million for its 11 head offices located in the Johannesburg CBD.
- Despite owning 41 properties across the province, these buildings remain unoccupied.
- This scenario results in significant financial burden while existing resources are not utilized.
- There is an increasing urgency to reassess rental agreements and the use of owned properties.
upnorthlive.com May 08
Poll: Would you be willing to try cultivated cell meat?: We want to hear from our viewers for our UpNorthLive Unscripted show on Thursday at 6:30 p.m ...
upnorthlive.com/news/local/poll-would-you-be-willing-to-try-cultivated-cell-meat
Bishop T.D. Jakes announces he is stepping down as leader of The Potter’s House: Jakes’ announcement comes nearly six months after a major health incident that ...
dallasnews.com/news/faith/2025/04/27/bishop-td-jakes-steps-down-the-potter-house-church-dallas/
Jewish Students Lobby Congress Against Weaponizing Antisemitism to Silence Critics of Israel
democracynow.org/2025/5/8/headlines/jewish_students_lobby_congress_against_weaponizing_antisemitism_to_silence_critics_of_israel
1News May 10
Teen pulled from burning building in Cambridge by off-duty cop: She was found inside the burning house by an off-duty police officer who was also a volunteer ...
1news.co.nz/2025/05/10/teen-pulled-to-safety-during-cambridge-housefire/
I no longer bleed scarlet and gray. OSU on wrong side of history. | Letter: Letter: Sadly, I no longer reach for my Buckeyes cap as I leave the house.
dispatch.com/story/opinion/letters/2025/05/01/ohio-state-american-association-of-colleges-and-universities-letter-dei-trump/83374730007/
This Sprawling Estate in Bel Air Can Be Yours for $36.3 Million: An estate spread over more than 7.5 acres in Bel Air has listed for $36.3 million ...
robbreport.com/shelter/homes-for-sale/bel-air-los-angeles-estate-1236480854/
FG set to privatise management of State House Medical Centre: Mr Alausa said the move is aimed at improving efficiency, sustainability, and service delivery at ...
premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/791406-fg-set-to-privatise-management-of-state-house-medical-centre.html
Learning to serve the rich: A visit to a butler school: They polish shoes, learn about wine, or how to prepare the perfect "breakfast in bed ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/grossbritannien-reichtum-butler-100.html
Twelve Migrants Sharing a Queens Apartment: In New York City, a shadow economy helps new arrivals find a place to sleep. Sometimes it’s just a bed and a curtain ...
newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/twelve-migrants-sharing-a-queens-apartment
Reform's mayor wants to house migrants in tents - I've seen why that won't work: It would be a complete public health and humanitarian disaster
inews.co.uk/opinion/reforms-mayor-migrants-tents-will-not-work-3680372
U.S.-China tariff reprieve is enough to get products on the shelves in time for Christmas
cnbc.com/2025/05/13/tariff-cuts-can-get-china-made-goods-to-the-us-in-time-for-christmas.html
Dog attack leaves boys, 2 and 3, seriously injured: Two toddlers were seriously injured in a dog attack at 4pm today at a house in Johnson Avenue, Prescot
metro.co.uk/2025/05/01/dog-attack-leaves-boys-2-3-seriously-injured-23011982/
It’s time for the ABC to ditch the forgettable fluff: Kim Williams has said there’s no future in bland. More producers making ABC shows need to get the memo.
theage.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/abc-tv-kim-williams-forgettable-fluff-entertainment-20250505-p5lwnm.html
House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West: House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that ...
twincities.com/2025/05/07/congress-public-lands/
Exclusive: Senate Dems blare alarm for Meals on Wheels funding: A group of 46 Senate Democrats said the program is on the chopping block in the GOP's budget ...
axios.com/2025/05/09/trump-gop-meals-wheels-funding-senate-letter
Take It Down Act heads to Trump’s desk: The Take It Down Act, which requires platforms notified of nonconsensual intimate images to take it down within 48 hours ...
theverge.com/news/657632/take-it-down-act-passes-house-deepfakes
FTC orders Publishers Clearing House to pay $18.5 million to 'misled' customers: Amid bankruptcy proceedings, PCH agrees to a settlement with the FTC ...
scrippsnews.com/us-news/ftc-orders-publishers-clearing-house-to-pay-18-5-million-to-misled-customers
Geoff Russ: Pierre Poilievre will return to the House as leader, where he belongs
nationalpost.com/opinion/geoff-russ-pierre-poilievre-will-return-to-the-house-as-leader-where-he-belongs
After Years Overseas, They Came Home for a Quiet Life in Upstate New York: With up to $800,000 to spend, a couple aimed to combine the serenity and the amenities ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/realestate/hudson-valley-woodstock-high-falls-accord-homes.html
upnorthlive.com May 07
Rep. Cavitt's snow day forgiveness plan passes Michigan House unanimously: LANSING, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — State Representative Cam Cavitt's proposal to forgive ...
upnorthlive.com/news/local/rep-cavitts-snow-day-forgiveness-plan-passes-michigan-house-unanimously
‘He brought great laughter into my life. He is still here but that is gone’ – Úna Crawford O’Brien on her part
independent.ie/life/he-brought-great-laughter-into-my-life-he-is-still-here-but-that-is-gone-una-crawford-obrien-on-her-partner-bryan-murrays-alzheimers/a830585318.html
Paid articlePaywall'Real gentleman' dies in house fire after 'hero' neighbour tried to pull him from flames
metro.co.uk/2025/05/05/real-gentleman-dies-house-fire-hero-neighbour-tried-pull-flames-23025906/
Taiwan legislature approves 5 public national holidays | Taiwan News | May. 9, 2025 17:57
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6106534
Officer takes in homeless teen. Years later, he pins a police badge on him.: “I wanted to be just like him,” Jacob Bello said of his father figure, Andy McIlveen ...
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/05/08/arizona-homeless-teen-police-officer/
PEP.ph May 11
Bea Alonzo spotted anew with rumored beau Vincent Co: They were spotted at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand.
pep.ph/news/local/186691/bea-alonzo-vincent-co-spotted-airport-a721-20250510
Inside the Art-Filled Home of Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman: Enter the L.A. Home They Have Turned Into a Gallery
nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/realestate/roxane-gay-debbie-millman-home.html
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