WorldYahoo SportsRussia reportedly wants infamous Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner
For the first time since Brittney Griner's arrest almost three months ago, Russia appears to have publicly signaled its asking price for her safe return, if multiple reports by Russian state media are to be believed. Russia is looking to exchange the WNBA star in a prisoner swap for notorious convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout, several state-owned Russian news outlets reported Friday, citing unnamed government sources. Bout, whose exploits earned him the nickname the “Merchant of Death,” flooded fierce conflicts in Africa and the Middle East with weapons, U.S. authorities say.
WorldUkrayinska PravdaAll Russian Black Sea Fleet submarines went to sea - media
All seaworthy submarines of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, from which the Russian Federation can launch missiles across Ukraine, are now at sea. Details: On the afternoon of 13 May in the Southern Bay of Sevastopol, the berths where submarines are usually located were empty. The Russian Black Sea Fleet has a total of six submarines of the "Varshavianka" project: B-261 Novorossiysk, B-237 Rostov-na-Donu, B-262 Stary Oskol, B-265 Krasnodar, B-268 Veliky Novgorod and B-271 Kolpino.
U.S.Palm Beach Daily News'We are on a code red .. its real. I love you': Dad rushes to Dreyfoos after daughter's text
Bob Sullivan's 16-year-old daughter attends Dreyfoos School of the Arts. Sullivan was shopping at Aldi Friday when he received a string of text messages from his daughter. More: Dreyfoos' history could bring schools $8M, but could it create workforce housing, too?
HealthYahoo LifeYep, trans men can get pregnant. Why Calvin Klein's ad depicting a trans family is causing a stir.
An ad from Calvin Klein on Mother's Day featuring a pregnant transgender man and his trans partner has sparked a wave of backlash on social media. Today, in support of women and mothers all over the world, we're spotlighting the realities of new families," the company wrote in the caption of a Sunday Instagram post highlighting the campaign, which features three nontraditional families — including Brazilian reality stars Erika Fernandes and Roberto Bete. Erika Fernandes and Roberto Bete are expecting parents from Brazil.
WorldNextShark‘The country I love is becoming the country I left,' says Chinese GOP candidate Lily Tang Williams
Yesterday on Fox News, China-born GOP House candidate Lily Tang Williams expressed that she feared America was beginning to become like China, the country she left. In the segment, host Tucker Carlson began by reporting on Shanghai's complete lockdown, describing how Chinese authorities were “ripping children from their parents' arms” and “sending people to concentration camps,” referring to China's quarantine centers. He then introduced Lily Tang Williams, who is running for Congress for the state of New Hampshire, by playing her campaign ad.
WorldThe Fiscal TimesIRS Under Fire After Destroying 30 Million Tax Documents
The Internal Revenue Service, struggling to deal with a massive backlog of paper filings, decided to “destroy an estimated 30 million paper-filed information return documents in March 2021,” the agency's watchdog reported last week. The IRS said in a statement Thursday that taxpayers “have not been and will not be subject to penalties resulting from this action.” It said that it processed 3.2 billion information returns in 2020 and that the destroyed documents are not tax returns but documents submitted to the IRS by third-party payors.
U.S.Associated PressNo sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in cement shoes or long-lost treasure chests. In addition to removing 25,000 pounds (11,339 kilograms) of underwater litter since last May, divers and volunteers have been meticulously sorting and logging the types and GPS locations of the waste. The dozens of dives that concluded this week were part of a first-of-its-kind effort to learn more about the source and potential harm caused by plastics and other pollutants in the storied alpine lake on the California-Nevada line.
BusinessGOBankingRatesBiden Cancels Alaskan Oil & Gas Lease – What Does This Mean for Prices at the Pump?
Since the land was not currently being leased, the decision does not reduce the amount of crude oil available; it only reduces the potential to mine for oil in the region. However, Frank Macchairola of the American Petroleum Institute called the decision “another example of the administration's lack of commitment to oil and gas development in the U.S.” He told CBS News, “In the kind of price environment that we're seeing, there are negative consequences to shutting off oil and gas development, both politically and practically.
WorldThe Telegraph‘I questioned why children were being encouraged to transition – and it cost me my dream career’
James Esses turned 30 this week and has been doing a lot of reflecting. Last year, he was ejected from his psychotherapist training course – three years in – for openly discussing his fears that young children expressing discomfort in their bodies were being actively encouraged to transition; weeks later, Childline removed him from his volunteer role as a counsellor on the same grounds. After racking up more than 1,000 hours at the charity over the course of five years, attending one night a week after his work as a criminal barrister, he had been alarmed by such calls becoming more frequent; the callers younger.
U.S.Yahoo Life'Duck Dynasty' star Korie Robertson shares abortion stance in 'emotional' blog post: 'I realize that my writing this could be risky'
After Korie Robertson shared her stance on abortion in a Live Original blog post, the site went down for more than a day. The Duck Dynasty mom of six uploaded the post on Tuesday to share her thoughts on abortion in light of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. Robertson has not been shy about publicizing her religious values and referenced her faith frequently in the post.
WorldNextSharkVideo captures people crashing to the ground as water slide collapses at Indonesian amusement park
A video caught by a park-goer shows the terrifying moment when a 10-meter-high (approximately 32 feet) waterslide collapsed, sending several people crashing to the ground. In a 17-second clip of the incident, which was shared to Facebook by Indonesian social media content outlet Noodou, portions of the water slide can be seen tumbling to the ground accompanied by a torrent of water. Several victims scream while crashing to the floor, as a crowd of people rush to help.
PoliticsHuffPostElon Musk Reveals What He Thinks Of Donald Trump Running In 2024
“Even though I think a less divisive candidate would be better in 2024, I still think Trump should be restored to Twitter,” tweeted the billionaire Tesla CEO, who said Friday he's pausing his $44 billion purchase of the platform but “remains committed.” Musk suggested on Thursday that President Joe Biden was elected because people wanted a break from the nonstop controversies of the Trump administration.
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Chris Christie Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts
Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor & onetime confidant of Donald Trump, called out the former president over a fight regarding political endorsements.
U.S.The Daily BeastHow Life Became a ‘Living Hell’ for the Woman Who Found Camping Couple’s Corpses
The woman who last summer discovered the bodies of a newlywed couple in Moab, Utah says that police told her recently they had begun to doubt her story—until Wednesday night, when authorities publicly identified someone else as a suspect. In the meantime, Cindy Sue Hunter lived in constant dread of being framed for something she didn't do, and became a pariah in her neighborhood, she told The Daily Beast on Thursday. Hunter, 64, found the remains of Kylen Schulte, 24, and Crystal Beck, 38, in the La Sal Mountains four days after they vanished last August.
BusinessBuzzFeedPeople Are Sharing The Dumbest Reasons They Didn't Get Hired For A Job, And Some Of Them Really Dodged A Bullet
2."I moved my legs too much during the four-hour, no break, panel interview. This sort of registers with me, but as I'm young, scared, and have bags on my feet, I kind of just nod and don't rip off the bags in utter embarrassment.
WorldYahoo LifeAdidas ads celebrating ‘breasts in all shapes and sizes’ banned in the UK
An image featuring women's bare breasts has been banned in the United Kingdom following several complaints alleging the images cause “widespread offense” and are inappropriate for children. In February, Adidas launched a campaign on social media as well as billboards and posters, featuring women's breasts of all shapes and skin tones — with the nipples blurred out. The campaign, shared in the United States as well, was meant to promote and celebrate the company's 43 styles of sports bras.
WorldThe New Voice of UkraineUkraine's security service reveals Russian invaders' chatting about mass riots
According to a post by the SBU in Telegram messenger, in order to restore order to its units, Russia has sent "experienced punishers" to Ukraine, such as General (Rustam) Muradov, known for his brutality after commanding a joint Russian force in Syria. The SBU says that he is arranging "show trials," but even that is having little effect on Russia morale. "Well, Muradov came and arranged a show trial because no one wanted to advance," the invader told his father.
U.S.Fortune‘If you’re eligible, can you wait?’ The CDC is saying to think again about a second COVID booster. Is it rationing vaccines?
The government wants you to wait on getting that fourth vaccine shot, and it won't say exactly why. Americans eligible for a second COVID booster shot—including those 50 and older and the immunocompromised—may want to consider waiting before getting a fourth jab, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as it launched an online tool to help individuals determine if they qualify. Per the agency's booster guidance website, updated Friday, those who are eligible for a second booster should consider how likely they are to get “very sick” from the virus based on preexisting health issues and potential community exposure.
U.S.Associated Press'From crisis to death': Probing teen's last, desperate hours
C.J. walked away from school that day and his foster father called police to report him as a runaway. He has been telling people not to look in the mirror because it takes your soul,” he told a dispatcher, adding that C.J. thought security guards were secret agents that were spying on him and that he doesn't want anyone to come into his room because he says the house is bugged. Hardyway said he called her around 2 the next morning.
ScienceBGRScientists finally know what triggered the biggest climate catastrophe in history
Researchers published a new study in the journal Nature, which confirms several super-eruptions in eastern Australia could have helped expedite the climate change all those millions of years ago. Today's Top Deals #1 best-selling bed pillows are on sale for $13 each — see why they have 126,000 5-star Amazon reviews! What?!
U.S.Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘That’s torture.’ Boy gets second-degree burns from PE class discipline, Texas mom says
A mom in Texas says her son and some classmates were forced to do “bear crawls” on a hot track after they tried to get out of running by hiding in the shade during a physical education class, according to local reports. The punishment burned the hands of the Anthony Aguirre Junior High students, according to KRIV. Mother Wendy Alvarez says her own 12-year-old child has second-degree burns, KPRC reported.
U.S.Associated PressPolice: Man struck woman with truck, dragged body 8 miles
Police in central California were searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck a woman walking her dog Friday and kept going, dragging her more than 8 miles (13 kilometers) to a hotel parking lot, where she was found dead. The 29-year-old woman was pushing a shopping cart and had her dog on a leash when she was hit by a gray or silver pickup truck at the intersection of Herndon and Millburn in Fresno, said Fresno Police Lt. Bill Dooley. The man kept driving with the woman trapped under his truck and stopped at a hotel, where he parked in the parking lot, got out of the pickup truck and went to the lobby to ask for a room, Dooley said.
WorldThe Daily BeastRussia Loses ‘Entire Battalion’ on Blown Up Bridge, Says Ukraine
Now in its 79th day of its Ukraine invasion, Russia is continuing its offensive—and still racking up heavy losses of hardware and personnel. Nowhere is that more evident than along the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River in the Luhansk region, where fighting is raging and Ukraine blew up a Russian battalion attempting to cross a bridge earlier in the week. New satellite images from BlackSky intelligence firm show the parts that remain of a pontoon bridge built by Russian troops to access the Ukrainian territory.
U.S.USA TODAY'Our hearts are grieving': What we know about the Americans who died at a Bahamas resort
Family of the three Americans who died while vacationing at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas were mourning their loved ones and sharing details about the couples who fell sick. The couple from Tennessee who died, Michael and Robbie Phillips, were owners of a travel agency based in Maryville, Tennessee, and had three children and six grandchildren, according to a website for their company. "Our hearts are grieving and broken but full of hope," their daughter, Kali Hanson, told Knox News, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Monday afternoon.
WorldAssociated PressTurkey's leader opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating Turkey could use its membership in the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are following developments concerning Sweden and Finland, but we are not of a favorable opinion,” Erdogan told reporters. The Turkish leader explained his opposition by citing Sweden and other Scandinavian countries' alleged support for Kurdish militants and others whom Turkey considers to be terrorists.
“It could give millions a chance to finally buy a house or start their business or help their kids get an education, too.”
“You signed a contract…If you don’t want to deal with the financial pressure of debt, don’t take out the loan.”
“Without action from Biden, Black student debt will hinder his agenda with respect to eliminating racial inequities.”
“Blanket relief could end up routing too much relief to those who do not need it and too little to those who do.”
“Unlike a number of other policy issues, student debt relief doesn’t need to be pushed through a narrowly controlled Congress.”