Update: Kyle Busch suffered from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, “resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” the NASCAR driver’s family said Saturday www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence: a Family Dog A video of a Palestinian family’s dog being savagely beaten has spread widely in the days after the attack. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/w...

Hazmat experts worked desperately on Saturday to stop a tank filled with an extremely toxic chemical from exploding and potentially igniting a large fireball at a plant in Orange County, Calif. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

Once Trump’s Co-Pilot Against Iran, Netanyahu Is Now a Mere Passenger www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/w...

Private equity investors have rushed into the business, buying up chains and opening new clinics. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/h...

Rob Base, gone at 59 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/a...

The chain known for skimpy uniforms and “bikini nights” is trying to change its image. Hooters onesie, anyone? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/s...

Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson Are Married. His father said he could not attend. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/s...

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press apnews.com/article/kyle...

The Department of Homeland Security has circulated a “Be on the Lookout” alert to law enforcement nationwide, targeting a comedian whose satire of US immigration enforcement went viral, @aurabogado.bsky.social of @injusticewatch.org reports.

An extraordinary rebuke of Todd Blanche and his Justice Department. Federal judge dismisses the indictment of Abrego Garcia (an exceedingly rare outcome in a criminal case). Finding of vindictive prosecution and "an abuse of prosecuting power." The opinion name checks Blanche nearly 30 times.

“He’s just going to stay neutral.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

A fire and explosion at a shipyard on New York City’s Staten Island has injured at least 16 people, including three seriously, the New York Fire Department said apnews.com/article/nyc-...

We won our trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster over their illegal monopoly in the live events industry, and now we're fighting to break it up for good.   This week, we asked a court to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster to protect fans, artists, and venues nationwide.

​A U.S. judge dismissed an indictment ​against the Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego on Friday, finding ‌that the Trump administration would not have prosecuted him had he not challenged his deportation www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

“It needs to be emphasized again and again: What is happening is an assault on democracy, and they’re using the easiest vector, which is anti-Black racism, because it’s the easiest thing you could do, the laziest thing you can do” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/m...

Reuters: Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national-security risks www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

The Trump administration announced Friday most foreigners seeking green cards must apply from outside the US, a shift that immigration lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of people who file applications each year while in the US on temporary visas www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Mahmoud Khalil is going to the Supreme Court after a federal court declined to hear his deportation case www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/n...

Tulsi Gabbard is out 🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

What the Iran War Is Costing Americans 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Shein, the de facto face of ultra-fast fashion, bought Everlane, a U.S. retailer branded as sustainable, according to Everlane’s chief executive. Puck News reported that the price was $100 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/s...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

New York’s mayor cops 1,000 $50 World Cup tickets www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...

Candace Owens interviewed Hunter Biden www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Cuban Officials Celebrate Raúl Castro After U.S. Accuses Him of Murder www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

The average pay of housekeepers in New York City hotels will increase to more than $100,000 a year as part of a contract settlement between an industry trade group and a powerful union 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/n...

“Stupid on stilts” newrepublic.com/post/210785/...

Greenlanders held a protest on Thursday against the opening of a much bigger and more visible diplomatic American Consulate building in downtown Nuuk, Greenland’s capital www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Kat Abughazaleh, one of the defendants in the case, said she was relieved. “This case should have never been tried in the first place,” said Ms. Abughazaleh, who lost her primary in March. “This was unjust prosecution at its very core.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Trump on Don Jr’s wedding this weekend: “I’m going to try and make it.” “This is not good timing for me.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

BREAKING: Mitch McConnell just slammed the Trump slush fund: "So the nation's top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong – Take your pick."

Tennessee calls off execution after staff can’t find prisoner’s vein www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Senate Repubs are supposedly revolting www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Despite two Chinese tankers making it through the Strait of Hormuz, crude prices jumped by around 3% after Masoud Pezeshkian said it was a “delusion” that Iran would be forced into submission.

Oil prices jumped to around $100 a barrel after Iran’s president said his country would not be cowed into surrendering. www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

“If you ain’t got money, you ain’t got nothing.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

The Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were selected by Trump, on Thursday approved his plan to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in DC, even after he rejected the panel’s suggestion to remove the large statues of golden eagles and a winged angel atop the structure www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

Democrats finally release their autopsy of the failures of the 2024 presidential campaign www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: HHS and RFK Jr. still refuse to say what an anti-vaccine activist is doing after being hired as an analyst at the agency. Kennedy promised to give the Senate Finance Committee a copy of David Geier’s contract; I learned he has not actually provided it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israeli security forces made a list of thousands of militants who participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. One by one, they are being tracked down, captured and killed.

Filmmaker Mira Nair on her son, the mayor of NY: “I feel like we have given him to the world” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

The American doctor who contracted Ebola and was transferred to Germany is starting to feel better and is able to eat, according to his colleague. Dr. Peter Stafford tested positive for the disease because of his work in the Democratic Republic of the Cong abcnews.com/Internationa...

Lol A man was arrested in Texas and accused of intentionally driving his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to use the vehicle's "wade mode" feature. The driver and passengers abandoned the vehicle after it took on water and became stuck. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A Tennessee man who was jailed for more than month following his arrest over a Facebook post related to the killing of Charlie Kirk has settled a "unlawful incarceration" lawsuit for $835,000 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Helen of Troy, Betty Boop... Some more heads will explode any min now www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Before suing, she completed an application, which included questions about her ethnicity, religion and political beliefs. Other questions asked her views on gay marriage, the Covid vaccine, abortion and how often she thinks about the Roman Empire. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/r...

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