Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind

May 22, 2026 - 00:54 - -

1. Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind  The New York Times
2. Dems demand answers from Treasury secretary on Trump's IRS settlement  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
3. Opinion | How to stop Trump’s ‘weaponization’ fund  The Washington Post
4. How Trump's IRS settlement could block tax audits of him, his family and their businesses  BBC
5. Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system  AP News

Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

May 22, 2026 - 05:32 - -

1. Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing  NPR
2. GOP leaders abruptly cancel House vote on Iran war powers, shielding Trump from rebuke  CNN
3. Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support  AP News
4. GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat It  The New York Times
5. House Republicans Pull Vote to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers  WSJ

Trump's revenge politics comes back to haunt him

May 22, 2026 - 09:01 - -

1. Trump's revenge politics comes back to haunt him  Axios
2. In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump  The New York Times
3. Thursday’s Chaos Shows How Trump and Congress Have Cracked Apart  WSJ
4. The GOP's YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump's congressional agenda  AP News
5. Trump purged his Republican critics. Here's why he could soon regret it  CBC

Senate GOP, frustrated with Trump’s $1.8B payout fund, delays vote on ICE money

May 22, 2026 - 04:01 - -

1. Senate GOP, frustrated with Trump’s $1.8B payout fund, delays vote on ICE money  The Washington Post
2. Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund  The New York Times
3. Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump’s demands  AP News
4. Republicans revolt over Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund  CNN
5. Congress delays votes on ICE funding amid GOP opposition to new DOJ fund  CBS News

San Diego Shooter So Alarmed Police in 2025, They Seized Father’s Guns

May 22, 2026 - 02:45 - -

1. San Diego Shooter So Alarmed Police in 2025, They Seized Father’s Guns  The New York Times
2. San Diego’s Muslim community picks up the pieces after mass shooting: ‘We’re just your neighbors’  The Guardian
3. Over 2,000 gather in San Diego to mourn three men killed in mosque attack  Al Jazeera
4. Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism  Los Angeles Times
5. Family says suspect in San Diego mosque shooting was influenced by hateful content online  NBC News

Trump yanked AI order after David Sacks raised industry concerns

May 22, 2026 - 02:12 - -

1. Trump yanked AI order after David Sacks raised industry concerns  Politico
2. Trump postpones executive order on AI over China concerns – US politics live  The Guardian
3. Washington is on edge over AI. Investors are obsessed.  Politico
4. Trump Cancels Signing of Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models  The New York Times
5. Pressure from Silicon Valley helped block Trump’s expected order on AI  The Washington Post

Charges dropped against activists in Chicago immigration crackdown amid grand jury misconduct claims

May 22, 2026 - 01:06 - -

1. Charges dropped against activists in Chicago immigration crackdown amid grand jury misconduct claims  CNN
2. 'Broadview Six' charges dropped as Chicago's top federal prosecutor admits case was tainted by misconduct  Chicago Sun-Times
3. Charges Against Broadview Protesters Dropped After Feds Admit To Grand Jury ‘Errors’  Block Club Chicago
4. Grand jury improprieties revealed in court as ‘Broadview Six’ case unravels  Chicago Tribune
5. Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges Against ICE Protesters in Chicago Area  The New York Times

4 takeaways from the DNC's long

May 21, 2026 - 21:24 - -

1. 4 takeaways from the DNC's long-awaited 2024 election autopsy report  PBS
2. Takeaways from the DNC autopsy  CNN
3. Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing  The Guardian
4. Disputed Democratic autopsy of 2024 loss says White House failed Harris  The Washington Post
5. 5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Autopsy of Kamala Harris’s 2024 Loss  The New York Times

Nation’s largest public pension fund plagued by secrecy and underperformance, probe finds

May 22, 2026 - 10:00 - -

1. Nation’s largest public pension fund plagued by secrecy and underperformance, probe finds  NBC News
2. Opinion | The CalPERS gamble: Why the push to invest in private equity alarms public employees  CalMatters
3. Public pension boards are sacrificing pensioners for politics  The Hill
4. How California’s 2 Biggest Pension Funds Became a Battleground for Trump Politics and More  edhat
5. California lawmakers should not politicize public pension investments  Reason Foundation

Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

May 22, 2026 - 05:23 - -

1. Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action  NPR
2. Cuba is a national security threat to the US, Rubio says  BBC
3. Rubio to Cubans: Your government is 'standing in the way of a better future'  CNN
4. Rubio offers "new relationship" to Cuban people  Axios
5. Rubio: likelihood of negotiated agreement with Cuba 'not high'  Reuters

Rutte and Polish officials cheer Trump’s U

May 22, 2026 - 10:31 - -

1. Rutte and Polish officials cheer Trump’s U-turn on NATO troops in Europe  politico.eu
2. Trump says he’s sending 5,000 troops to Poland, deepening confusion over US military deployments to Europe  CNN
3. Trump to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Poland, Surprising the Pentagon  The New York Times
4. Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs (ATSW(PA))  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
5. Trump sending 5,000 troops to Poland following scrapped Army deployment  WJLA

U.S., Iran signal peace progress — but remain at odds over enriched uranium, Strait of Hormuz tolls

May 22, 2026 - 07:28 - -

1. U.S., Iran signal peace progress — but remain at odds over enriched uranium, Strait of Hormuz tolls  CNBC
2. Iran war live: ‘Little bit’ of progress in US-Iran talks, Washington says  Al Jazeera
3. Live Updates: Rubio says "slight progress" in Iran peace talks, but rejects Strait of Hormuz "tolling system"  CBS News
4. US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty on whether war will resume  Boston Herald
5. US and Iran still at odds on key issues, but both sides report signs of progress  Reuters

Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

May 21, 2026 - 22:48 - -

1. Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak  PBS
2. Protesters set Ebola treatment center on fire in DRC, demanding return of body  CNN
3. Ebola treatment center in Congo set on fire as fear and anger over disease's spread grow  CBS News
4. Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry crowd sets Rwampara hospital tents on fire  BBC
5. Ebola outbreak: patients escape and shots fired as hospital set ablaze  The Times

US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did

May 22, 2026 - 08:40 - -

1. US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did  The Times of Israel
2. U.S. bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, Pentagon assessments show  The Washington Post
3. Pentagon officials worry about Israel's reliance on US interceptors in Iran war  The Jerusalem Post
4. US ‘lost half of its interceptor missiles’ defending Israel from Iran  The Telegraph
5. Damning Pentagon Leak Reveals Huge Blow to U.S. Defenses  The Daily Beast

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 live launch updates: 1st Starship V3 launch scrubbed, may fly May 22

May 22, 2026 - 12:17 - -

1. SpaceX Starship Flight 12 live launch updates: 1st Starship V3 launch scrubbed, may fly May 22  Space
2. The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?  CNN
3. SpaceX tries to launch a bigger version of Starship but hits a series of last-minute problems  ABC7 Chicago
4. SpaceX scrubs test flight of massive Starship rocket, will retry Friday  CNBC
5. SpaceX Delays Starship Launch on Hydraulic Pin Malfunction  Bloomberg.com

Iran war peace hopes; Take

May 22, 2026 - 08:34 - -

1. Iran war peace hopes; Take-Two surges - what’s moving markets  Investing.com
2. Stock market today: Dow clinches record high, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise as stocks rebound on US-Iran peace hopes  Yahoo Finance
3. Stock Market Today: Futures Tick Higher After Dow Sets Closing Record; S&P 500 on Pace for 8th Straight Week of Gains  Investopedia
4. US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices  AP News
5. Wall St indexes end slightly higher as investors focus on Mideast peace hopes  Reuters

JPMorgan looks to offload exposure to $4bn in private equity

May 22, 2026 - 04:01 - -

1. JPMorgan looks to offload exposure to $4bn in private equity-linked loans  Financial Times
2. JPMorgan looks to offload exposure to $4 billion in private equity-linked loans, FT reports  Reuters
3. JPM Seeking to Divest $4 Billion Private Equity Fund Loan Risks  GuruFocus
4. JPMorgan explores risk transfer for $4bn NAV loan portfolio  Private Equity Wire
5. JPMorgan seeks risk transfer on $4bn private equity loan book; Goldman to settle 1MDB suit for $500mn  TheBanker.com

What the AvalonBay, Equity Residential megamerger means for the apartment industry and rents

May 22, 2026 - 11:00 - -

1. What the AvalonBay, Equity Residential megamerger means for the apartment industry and rents  CNBC
2. Apartment Owners AvalonBay and Equity Residential Agree to Merge  WSJ
3. Top apartment landlords agree to $50B real estate merger  Crain's Chicago Business
4. AvalonBay, EQR Merger to Create $69B Giant  Multifamily Housing News
5. AvalonBay, Equity Residential Said to Near Mega-REIT Tie-Up  Bloomberg.com

Meta Quietly Released A New Reddit

May 22, 2026 - 05:43 - -

1. Meta Quietly Released A New Reddit-Like App Called Forum  Engadget
2. Meta Quietly Launches 'Forum,' a Standalone Facebook Groups App  MacRumors
3. Forum is Facebook’s new Reddit-style app  htxt.co.za
4. Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups  Digital Trends
5. Facebook's got a new, secret app called Forum  mashable.com

Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is Proof Samsung Has Lost The Foldable Smartphone Battle Against Apple Before The iPhone Fold’s Arrival

May 21, 2026 - 18:38 - -

1. Galaxy Z Fold 8 Is Proof Samsung Has Lost The Foldable Smartphone Battle Against Apple Before The iPhone Fold’s Arrival  Wccftech
2. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: Price Rise, Bad Crease News  Forbes
3. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide vs Motorola Razr Fold: Specs vs Shape  Gadget Hacks
4. Galaxy Z Fold 8 and ‘Wide’ specs leak with alleged battery and camera upgrades  9to5Google
5. Galaxy Z Fold 8 release date: should you wait for Apple's foldable iPhone or the Pixel 11 Pro Fold?  PhoneArena

Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction

May 21, 2026 - 23:00 - -

1. Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction  The Verge
2. Anker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heard  The Verge
3. Anker's New Liberty 5 Pro Series Earbuds Are All-Around Great, but Do One Thing Incredibly Well  CNET
4. Anker Debuts Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Earbuds With Its Thus AI Chip  Engadget
5. Soundcore's new wireless earbuds officially have the world's clearest calls, according to the Guinness World Records  What Hi-Fi?

Gemini accused of 30,000

May 21, 2026 - 13:01 - -

Gemini accused of 30,000-line code purge and fake recovery report  The Register

Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With Joyous Paul McCartney ‘Hello Goodbye’ Performance, as Ex

May 22, 2026 - 05:03 - -

1. Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With Joyous Paul McCartney ‘Hello Goodbye’ Performance, as Ex-Beatle Turns Lights Out at Ed Sullivan Theater  Variety
2. Stephen Colbert’s Last ‘Late Show’ Features Famous Friends and Paul McCartney  The New York Times
3. ‘We were lucky’: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ bids farewell in final broadcast on CBS  CNN
4. Everything that happened on Stephen Colbert’s last episode of ‘The Late Show’  The Washington Post
5. Trump: ‘Thank goodness’ Colbert is ‘finally gone’  The Hill

Boots Riley: ‘Theft is not outside of capitalism, it’s what it was built on’

May 22, 2026 - 10:00 - -

1. Boots Riley: ‘Theft is not outside of capitalism, it’s what it was built on’  The Guardian
2. ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: A Fashion-Forward Sense of Justice  The New York Times
3. Shoplifting isn't the problem. 'I Love Boosters' shows the real thief.  SFGATE
4. Boots Riley, Marx Brother  The New Yorker
5. How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season  GQ

Britney Spears Offered Officers Lasagna, Spoke In British Accent During DUI Arrest

May 21, 2026 - 22:56 - -

1. Britney Spears Offered Officers Lasagna, Spoke In British Accent During DUI Arrest  Stereogum
2. Britney Spears Spoke ‘Nonsensically’ During D.U.I. Arrest, Records Say  The New York Times
3. Britney Spears ‘used British accent and offered officers lasagne’ in DUI arrest  The Times
4. Exclusive | Listen to Britney Spears’ harrowing 911 DUI calls as drivers beg police to help ‘erratic’ singer: ‘I’m worried’  Page Six
5. Britney Spears’ Police Report Reveals New Details of Pop Star's March Arrest  People.com

Lukas Dhont's 'Coward' Gets 13

May 21, 2026 - 22:31 - -

1. Lukas Dhont's 'Coward' Gets 13-Minute Ovation In Cannes Debut  Deadline
2. Cannes entry 'Coward' uncovers softer side of World War One, says director  Reuters
3. ‘Coward’ review: Two Belgian soldiers are drawn together amid the horrors of war in Lukas Dhont’s intimate queer drama  Screen Daily
4. Director Lukas Dhont on Queer World War I Romance ‘Courage’: ‘It’s a Part of History I Hadn’t Seen Portrayed’  Variety
5. 2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’  - IONCINEMA.com

Two

May 22, 2026 - 11:11 - -

1. Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch tragically dies at 41 and more top headlines  Fox News
2. Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41  NASCAR.com
3. Report: Kyle Busch collapsed Wednesday in simulator  Jayski
4. NASCAR champion Kyle Busch became unresponsive day before his death, report says  WBTV
5. Kyle Busch embodied motorsports' greatest compliment: He was a racer  ESPN

Recap: Canes Drop Game 1, Suffer First Loss Of The Playoffs

May 22, 2026 - 03:39 - -

1. Recap: Canes Drop Game 1, Suffer First Loss Of The Playoffs  NHL.com
2. Canadiens-Hurricanes Game 1 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 2  ESPN
3. The Canadiens Took Carolina By Storm  Yahoo Sports
4. Tough night from Canes’ top players leads to Game 1 drubbing from Montreal  WRAL
5. Canadiens get off to fast start against Hurricanes in Eastern Final  NHL.com

Pep Guardiola: 11 players he turned into stars at Manchester City

May 22, 2026 - 10:34 - -

1. Pep Guardiola: 11 players he turned into stars at Manchester City  BBC
2. Guardiola to step down after incredible decade as City Manager  mancity.com
3. Man City to build a Pep Guardiola statue and rename stand in his honour  ESPN
4. Pep Guardiola’s perpetual revolutions have changed face of English football | Jonathan Wilson  The Guardian
5. Is Enzo Maresca the right head coach for Manchester City? We asked seven Athletic writers  The New York Times

Phil Foden, Cole Palmer out of England World Cup squad, Ivan Toney and Kobbie Mainoo in

May 21, 2026 - 22:07 - -

1. Phil Foden, Cole Palmer out of England World Cup squad, Ivan Toney and Kobbie Mainoo in - The Athletic  The New York Times
2. England World Cup squad: Thomas Tuchel picked 'best team' not '26 most talented players'  ESPN
3. Tuchel ‘surprised’ at Maguire’s angry reaction to World Cup snub  Yahoo Sports
4. I would have picked Maguire — but his reaction may show why Tuchel didn’t  The Times
5. Thomas Tuchel speaking after his World Cup squad announcement  Sky Sports

Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be original survivor of Triton's chaotic arrival

May 20, 2026 - 19:55 - -

1. Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid may be original survivor of Triton's chaotic arrival  Phys.org
2. Astronomers believe Neptunian moon is lone intact survivor of ancient collision  CNN
3. Neptune’s Moon Nereid Might Be the Sole Intact Survivor of an Ancient Lunar Collision  Smithsonian Magazine
4. One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system  Live Science
5. This Moon of Neptune Might Have Survived a Wrecking-Ball Event  The New York Times

‘T. rex of the sea’: D

May 21, 2026 - 21:03 - -

1. ‘T. rex of the sea’: D-FW researchers identify new ancient marine species  Dallas News
2. Ancient seas get a new T. rex as massive mosasaur emerges from Texas fossils  Phys.org
3. North Texas fossils reveal giant predator dubbed ‘T. rex of the sea'  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
4. There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite  Live Science
5. Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town—and this giant beast ruled the seas  National Geographic

SpaceX launches Starlink 10

May 21, 2026 - 13:51 - -

1. SpaceX launches Starlink 10-31 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida  Florida Today
2. Photos and Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch lights up the Gulf Coast skies Thursday  Gulf Coast News and Weather
3. What is a ‘space jellyfish’ and how does it form in the sky after rocket launch?  WSB-TV
4. SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB  Spaceflight Now
5. SpaceX rocket lifts off in early morning launch from the Space Coast  WKMG

A neuroscientist's guide to future

May 22, 2026 - 09:02 - -

A neuroscientist's guide to future-proofing your brain and thinking smarter in the 21st Century  BBC

US begins enhanced airport screening as race to contain Ebola outbreak continues

May 21, 2026 - 20:42 - -

1. US begins enhanced airport screening as race to contain Ebola outbreak continues  CIDRAP
2. How the Ebola outbreak affects Dulles: Travelers who left 3 African nations to land in Virginia  NBC4 Washington
3. American Doctor with Ebola Says He’s ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ After Arriving in Germany for Emergency Treatment  People.com
4. Enhanced Ebola Airport Screening Begins at Washington-Dulles International Airport  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
5. DHS directs flights to US from Ebola affected countries to Dulles International Airport  FOX 5 DC

Maps: How Ebola Has Spread in Central Africa

May 22, 2026 - 09:04 - -

1. Maps: How Ebola Has Spread in Central Africa  The New York Times
2. Opinion | Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.  The New York Times
3. The world isn't ready for this Ebola outbreak | Opinion  USA Today
4. US funding cuts have hampered response to the deadly Ebola crisis, aid workers say  CNN
5. Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern  World Health Organization (WHO)

Deadly Measles Outbreak Sickens Thousands of Children in Bangladesh

May 22, 2026 - 10:12 - -

1. Deadly Measles Outbreak Sickens Thousands of Children in Bangladesh  The New York Times
2. Why a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh has some U.S. health experts concerned  CBS News
3. Measles surge pushes Sylhet hospital beyond capacity  Dhaka Tribune
4. Bangladesh on the verge of passing 60,000 measles cases and 500 deaths  Outbreak News Today
5. How measles unleashed a wave of suffering in Bangladesh  The Telegraph

American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine

May 21, 2026 - 20:19 - -

1. American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine  NPR
2. N.Y. man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like ‘prison’  NBC News
3. Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’  The New York Times
4. Hantavirus update: CDC confirms 2 brought to Omaha facility ordered to quarantine  WOWT
5. American passenger on hantavirus-hit cruise feels ‘blindsided’ and ‘misled’ by new quarantine orders  CNN