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• On today's episode: A man with a makeshift flamethrower attacked a group of people in Boulder, Colorado, calling for the release of Israeli hostages; Russia and Ukraine will continue peace talks despite new drone attacks; Poland has a new president; South Korea will hold a presidential election; and a look at the NBA Finals.
• US Senators warn Russia, as it continues it's war with Ukraine.
• Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA.
• Ernst draws groans at Iowa town hall after retort on Medicaid cuts, saying 'we all are going to die.'
• Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins.
• FDA approves Moderna's new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
• Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices.
• Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart.
• President Donald Trump says he's once again raising tariffs on steel.
• Biden says he's 'feeling good' in first remarks after cancer diagnosis announced.
• Trump's list of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' includes some that support his immigration policies.
• Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with 'colossal change.'
• 1 officer killed, 1 wounded and another person dead in Los Angeles County shooting.
• Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to evacuate.
• Philadelphia kicks off Pride Month with flag raising.
• Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week.
• Dozens sickened in expanding salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers.
• Wall Street glides to the end of its best month since 2023.
• Actor Valerie Mahaffey, 'Northern Exposure' Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle, publicist says.
• Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at 87.
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers say ex-assistant’s social media posts undercut her rape allegation.
• Scottie Scheffler stays hot at the Memorial, a first-time major winner in women’s golf, defending champs Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek reach the quarterfinals and a rare American feat at the French Open, and the Yankees bounce back from a thumping in a World Series rematch.
• Stanley Cup Final rematch begins Wednesday in Edmonton.
• Lance McCullers gets 24-hour security after online death threats, some aimed at 5-year-old daughter.
• French Open tennis players say nasal strips aren't just for snoring.
• Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to fight for new governing body.
• Britain is getting a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Moscow, and to Trump.
• The number of migrants reaching the UK in small boats in a single day hits a 2025 high.
• Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel's blockade.
• Iran has amassed even more near weapons-grade uranium, UN watchdog says.
• Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, thousands displaced.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a Jewish museum reopens after a deadly shooting, and beat boxing nuns go viral.

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Half of world's population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say.
• The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it.
• Why 'wrench attacks' on wealthy crypto holders are on the rise.
• A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says.
• Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them.
• Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries.
• CDC removes language that says healthy kids should get COVID shots.
• US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
• Maryland's Wes Moore says he's not running for president but high-profile stops keep chatter alive.
• US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far.
• Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 911 before prison and pardon, has died at 69.
• Authorities eyeing whether a kitchen job had a role in the 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape.
• Lance McCullers Jr. hires security after online death threats, some aimed at 5-year-old daughter.
• Escape of ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' has Arkansas residents on edge.
• WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and 'non-recoverable.' 4 are finally coming home.
• Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves, ending a long legal battle.
• US peregrine falcons adapt well to city living as their coastal cousins struggle with bird flu.
• A journalist was killed while writing a book on the Amazon. Here's how friends completed his work.
• Japan to use soil from contaminated Fukushima on flowerbeds at prime minister's office.
• Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback.
• Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb and makes it safer, better for environment.
• Meet Hercules and Ned, the border collies fending off wildlife at West Virginia’s busiest airport.
• Vessel's implosion can be heard on new video from expedition to Titanic wreckage.
• Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, Pew poll finds.
• Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV.
• On this week's AP Religion Roundup, Ken Ham continues his crusade for creationism in the face of science.

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• On today's episode: Chaos in Gaza as violence interupts the distribution of aid; the Trump administration has made a ceasefire proposal to Israel and Hamas; President Donald Trump will be in Pennsylvania today to support a deal with Nippon Steel; and there is a new Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. 
• State Department notifies Congress of reorganization plan with bigger cuts to programs and staff.
• US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research.
• What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a court has knocked them down.
• White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s MAHA report.
• Trump administration increases pressure on 'sanctuary jurisdictions' with public listing.
• Man who blamed exposure to far-right content gets 3 years for threatening election officials.
• Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard.
• Harvard grads cheer commencement speakers who urge the school to stand strong.
• New Orleans jail escapees caught following car chase in Texas; 2 inmates still on the run.
• Arizona police officer pulls woman from burning car.
• A global rally for stocks loses steam amid questions about what will happen to Trump's tariffs.
• Cosmetics company E.l.f acquires Hailey Bieber's Rhode beauty brand for $1 billion.
• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.89%, its highest level since early February.
• The Knicks stave off elimination in the NBA Playoffs, the Oilers make it back-to-back Stanley Cup Final appearances, the Kraken hire a coach, a tennis icon overcomes injury to advance at Roland Garros, and Ben Griffin extends his hot streak at the Memorial.
• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.89%, its highest level since early February.
• March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says.
• Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court.
• Family of an Israeli held hostage in Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom.
• UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
• Ursula von der Leyen honored with award for contributions to European unity

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• On today's episode: Details and reactions from US plans to revoke visas from Chinese students; a South Korean nay patrol plane crashed; Washington mends ties with Syria; Jewish settlers continue moving into the West Bank; and the Trump administration canceled research into influenza vaccines. 
• Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government.
• Elon Musk criticizes Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' a fracture in a key relationship.
• Lawyer says Trump administration revokes parole of Mexican girl receiving lifesaving care in US.
• Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion.
• President Trump bristling over suggestions he's 'chickening out' over tariffs.
• Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give US more time for nuclear talks.
• A judge refuses to toss states' lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE.
• Transportation Secretary wants billions to improve U.S. airports.
• Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border.
• Judge Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE.
• Delta flight delayed because 2 pigeons sneaked aboard a plane in Minneapolis.
• Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison.
• Dealer gets 19 years in prison for providing drugs that killed prominent NYC transgender activist.
• Wall Street drifts lower as US stocks slow their roll.
• Judge quickly rejects mistrial request at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial.
• Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK.
• The Thunder eliminate the Timberwolves to punch their ticket back to the NBA Finals, the Panthers make it three consecutive Stanley Cup Final berths by knocking out the Hurricanes, and a two-time French Open finalist falls while the defending champions and a world No. 1 advance at Roland Garros. Baylor football player Alex Foster dies from gunfire as city issues curfew over spate of violence. Patriots say they will handle video of receiver Stefon Diggs internally.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: Men face prison for human smuggling; dozens wounded after shooting at Gaza aid site; the Trump administration is challenging an order blocking deportations to South Sudan; markets opened mixed on Wednesday; passengers flying in Turkey could face fines for unbuckling early; and SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control.
• Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley of fraud and tax evasion convictions.
• US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting.
• US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor.
• King Charles III says Canada faces unprecedented dangers as Trump threatens annexation.
• Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
• NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media.
• Trump administration moves to cut federal contracts for Harvard.
• Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open.
• California changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete.
• 2 killed and dozens injured in Greyhound bus crash in Tennessee.
• Kansas community holds private memorial for Israeli Embassy staffer killed in DC ambush.
• What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it.
• 2 killed and 9 injured in a Memorial Day shooting at a Philadelphia park.
• S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street's roller-coaster ride whips back upward.
• Macy's profit and sales slip and it cuts profit forecast for 2025, but beats Q1 expectations.
• United is narrowing its check-in window for US flights. Here's how it compares to other airlines.
• Final boarding call for free bags at Southwest as airline abandons a cherished perk.
• US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines due to tariff anxiety.
• Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77.
• A former aide says Sean 'Diddy' Combs kidnapped her in a plot to kill Kid Cudi.
• The Pacers are knocking on the door of the NBA Finals, Paige Bueckers earns her first pro win on familiar turf, the Oilers near a return to the Stanley Cup Final, a Phillies star exits with an injury, big names advance at Roland Garros and a Pro Bowler will miss time with his new team.
• Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming.
• German court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit.
• Zelenskyy visits Berlin as he seeks more support for Ukraine in the war against Russia.
• Driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool soccer parade tragedy.
• Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its bombing campaign slows.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: A man drove a minivan into a crowd of fans celebrating after Liverpool's Premier League Championship; there was an explosion at a chemical plant in China; several escaped Louisiana inmates have been captured; King Charles will speak in Canada; and the Indianapolis 500 had its biggest TV audience in 17 years.
• Trump honors fallen soldiers at Arlington, calling them 'America's best and bravest.'
• EU trade negotiator says calls with US officials were 'good' after Trump extends tariff deadline.
• Trump says he'll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July.
• White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say.
• Chief Justice agrees to pause court orders requiring DOGE to turn over records about its operation.
• Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York dies at 94.
• Duck Dynasty patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies.
• Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90.
• Man with US and German citizenship charged with attempted attack on US embassy in Tel Aviv.
• A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan deported to Mexico to the US.
• At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting.
• A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in an NYC apartment for weeks.
• Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states.
• 'Lilo & Stitch' teams with Tom Cruise and 'Mission Impossible' for a monster Memorial Day weekend.
• Cannes awards its Palme d'Or trophy to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident.'
• Billy Joel cancels touring after being diagnosed with a brain disorder.
• Kim Kardashian's robbers found guilty in Paris but won't face prison time.
• An MVP performance puts Oklahoma City on the brink of returning to the NBA Finals, the Hurricanes keep their season alive and end a double-digit losing streak in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, more leadoff heroics for Shohei Ohtani in baseball and the WNBA’s top star is out with an injury.
• France's National Assembly to vote on long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options.
• German court convicts 4 ex-Volkswagen managers of fraud in emissions scandal.
• Southeast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says.
• On-duty navigator was allegedly asleep when cargo ship ran aground in Norway and nearly hit a house.
• Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication.

—The Associated Press

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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Despite economic concerns, Americans are set on getting away for Memorial Day weekend.
• Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long.
• Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024.
• Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds.
• Stop making cents US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny.
• The crypto industry saw Trump as a champion. Some now fear he's putting personal profits first.
• Vance says Trump will use US military decisively rather than in 'open-ended conflicts' of the past.
• Horses on a Kentucky farm are helping men build sober lives, gain work and reunite families.
• NASA's Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by.
• Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies.
• Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves.
• Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines.
• How many Americans believe in astrology and rely on fortune-telling A new survey has answers.
• For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving.
• Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggests.
• A look at the 150-year history of ships hitting the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Fictional fiction A newspaper's summer book list recommends nonexistent books. Blame AI.
• Still finding trouble in the woods 'Blair Witch Project' star at center of Maine road dispute.
• College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model, no automatic byes for top league champs.
• Westminster Kennel Club sets plans for its 150th dog show next year.
• Record-setting British climber says he will scale Everest again next year, targeting his 20th summit.
• Five years later How the murder of George Floyd changed America.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: China criticized the Trump administration after it banned Harvard from enrolling international students; Iran and the US will continue negotiations; stocks are mixed overseas; the latest from the Kim Kardashian heist trial; and Kermit talks to the graduates from the Universit of Maryland.
• Judge blocks Trump administration's mass layoffs at the Education Department.
• Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
• House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session.
• Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters.
• Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.'
• Thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck have been adopted.
• A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood.
• Jury convicts New York-Paris flight stowaway who slipped past gate agents.
• Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve.
• Stocks drift to a mixed close as worries about the US government's soaring debt continue to weigh.
• April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season.
• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.86%, its highest level since mid-February.
• Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean 'Diddy' Combs broke into his home.
• The Thunder move two wins away from the NBA Finals, the Nuggets elevate their interim coach, the Panthers earn another blowout win in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a coaching hire and a front office change in the NHL and a hot start on the golf course in Fort Worth.
• Team Penske focused on moving forward after shock firings following Indy 500 cheating scandal.
• French Open 2025: The certainty Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek brought to Paris is missing now.
• College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model, no automatic byes for top league champs.
• In New Zealand's Parliament, a battered cookie tin decides which new laws get debated.
• Philippines condemns Chinese coast guard's use of water cannon on a research vessel.

—The Associated Press

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• On today's episode: UN aid enter Gaza; two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killed in Washington; the latest on the GOP tax bill; Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth accepts a jet from Qatar; and North Korea fails to launch a naval destroyer.
• House Republicans pushing through an all-nighter trying to pass Trump's big bill.
• Budget cuts at Trump EPA become flashpoint at a heated hearing — and, Democrats say, may kill people.
• Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts.
• Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the targeted killing of white farmers.
• Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75.
• Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions.
• Judge says the Trump administration violated a court order on deportations to third countries.
• Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville.
• New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says.
• Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say.
• A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path.
• Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil's absence at graduation.
• Flight at San Diego airport evacuated and 1 arrested following reports of a bomb threat.
• Former New York state trooper pleads guilty to faking his own shooting.
• Massachusetts 19-year-old pleading guilty to stealing, extorting teacher and student private data.
• Wall Street tumbles under the weight of rising Treasury yields and US debt worries.
• Jim Morrison bust stolen from Doors singer’s Paris grave in the ‘80s has finally been recovered.
• Rapper Kid Cudi to testify at Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial this week.
• A shocking comeback for the Pacers opens the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals, a Thunder star takes home the MVP award, the Stars rally furiously to take Game 1 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and an outspoken longtime NFL owner dies. 
• UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to Mauritius.
• Iran insists it won't stop enriching uranium and agrees to new round of US talks.
• Pope Leo XIV calls for aid to reach Gaza and an end to hostilities in his first general audience.
• Report World's supply of critical minerals for clean energy is concentrated in fewer countries.
• The UN says no aid that has entered Gaza this week has reached Palestinians.

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• On today's episode: Biden's office says his 'last known' prostate cancer screening was in 2014; Israel strikes Gaza; President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region; German police arrest teens involved in far-right group; animals owned by Mexican cartels have been rescued; and a judge rules on a case involving migrants being sent to Africa.
• US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say.
• Supreme Court orders Maine House to restore vote of GOP lawmaker who ID-ed trans teen athlete online.
• Trump announces he's selected final 'Golden Dome' space missile defenses that would cost billions.
• Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill.
• Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country.'
• While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance.
• Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest.
• Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children.
• George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76.
• Accuser gestures at Harvey Weinstein in courtroom confrontation.
• Cassie's mother says Sean 'Diddy' Combs demanded $20K because her daughter was seeing someone else.
• 20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona.
• Driver in custody after breaching Buffalo airport gate.
• Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break.
• NY governor to visit Seneca Nation to apologize for state's role in boarding school.
• US stocks sink as S&P 500 falls to its first loss in 7 days.
• Home Depot says it doesn't expect to boost prices because of tariffs.
• Southwest Airlines will require chargers be kept out while in use because of battery fire concerns.
• The Thunder earn a statement win to open the Western Conference Finals, a Timberwolves star briefly exits with an injury, the defending Stanley Cup champions cruise to a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final, Aaron Judge and Will Warren lead the Yankees to victory and NFL stars will play flag football in L.A. 
• White Sox unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV and his World Series appearance.
• Indy 500 announces first grandstand sellout since 2016 with 350,000 expected for the race on Sunday.
• A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people.
• The personal secretary and adviser to Mexico City's mayor are shot dead.
• Iran’s supreme leader rejects US stance on uranium enrichment.
• WHO members adopt a 'pandemic agreement' born out of the disjointed global COVID response.
• New EU and UK sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of tankers illicitly transporting oil.

—The Associated Press

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