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May 2022
Vermont to elect its first woman Congressman this year

Vermont is poised to lose its status as the only state not represented by a woman in Washington, thanks to a rare opportunity in its congressional delegation this fall. Three women, including Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint...

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May 2022
Pope Francis names San Diego Bishop McElroy as a cardinal

Pope Francis named Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, as one of his ideological allies, who has often fought with more conservative U.S. bishops. According to the San Diego Diocese, McElroy will receive his installation by Pope Francis at St. Peter's...

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May 2022
Sweden's Ericsson wins Ganassi another Indy 500 win

Marcus Ericsson was once a Formula One backmarker and is now an IndyCar driver. An Indianapolis 500 champion. Ericsson became the second Swede winner of Indy 500 when he defeated some of the most prominent names in North American auto racing before the largest...

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May 2022
Governors disagree on gun control and school security

The U.S. is mourning the deaths of 19 elementary school students as well as two teachers in Texas' latest mass shooting. Democratic governors are urging for more gun restrictions. Many Republican governors emphasize a different solution: increased security...

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May 2022
Rescuers near the plane that crashed in Nepal, 22 people aboard

Officials said that rescuers had located a possible site for a passenger jet carrying 22 people. It is believed to have crashed in Nepal's mountains on Sunday. Tara Air was flying a scheduled 20-minute flight from Pokhara (200 km/125 miles west of Kathmandu)...

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May 2022
Colombian presidential race to runoff; leftists vs. businessmen

A leftist ex-rebel and a populist businessman won the top two spots in Colombia's presidential election on Sunday. They will now head to a runoff in June. Gustavo Petro, a Leftist Senator, led the six candidates with just under 40%, while Rodolfo Hernandez,...

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May 2022
Oklahoma Festival Shooting: Agency: 1 Dead, 7 Injured

Police said that a 26-year old man was being held after one person was shot and killed, as well as seven others were hurt in the shooting at an eastern Oklahoma outdoor festival. Witnesses described panicked people running for safety amid gunfire. Skyler...

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May 2022
How Biden, police officers and advocates reached a deal regarding race and police

Jim Pasco was watching Sunday football when Susan Rice called him, the White House's top domestic policy advisor. After a draft that was leaked by law enforcement groups was deemed too harsh towards officers, negotiations over an executive order to address...

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May 2022
Heat 100-96 defeats Celtics in NBA Finals.

This time, not this time. The Boston Celtics are now on the verge of making it to the NBA Finals for the third time in five seasons. Again, the beasts of East. Now, you have a chance to win the NBA title. Jayson Tatum, Eastern Conference MVP, scored...

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May 2022
Russia and Ukraine fight in the east while Zelenskyy visits the front

Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter fighting Sunday in an eastern Ukrainian town. Moscow's soldiers were supported by heavy shelling as they attempted to establish a strategic foothold in the area. The leader of Ukraine also visited...

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May 2022
The 'Real Housewives" franchise brings its drama to flashy Dubai

Camera pans across vast desert before focusing on an artificial island dotted with luxury homes in Persian Gulf. As if warning viewers, eerie music blares out as if to warn them: This is not your Real Housewives of Orange County. The American franchise...

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May 2022
Uvalde tells Biden that he will do something; he promises that 'we will'

On Sunday, President Joe Biden cried with Uvalde's devastated community. He spent three hours privately mourning with the grieving families of the two teachers and 19 schoolchildren who were killed by a gunman. As he left a church service, Biden...

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May 2022
1 Billion pills seized: East and SE Asia hit ominous drug peak

The U.N. announced Monday that the number of methamphetamine tablets found in East and Southeast Asia was more than a billion. This highlights the scale of drug production and trafficking in the region, and the challenges in fighting it. The estimated 1.008...

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May 2022
China fails to sign the big Pacific agreement, but it wins smaller victories

China failed Monday to endorse the bold plan of 10 Pacific countries to sign a new comprehensive agreement that covers everything, security included. Some in the region were deeply concerned. However, there were many small wins for China's Foreign Ministry...

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May 2022
Mona Lisa is protected by a man in a wig.

An apparent disguised man dressed as an elderly woman in a wheelchair threw some cake at the glass that protected the Mona Lisa at Louvre Museum. He shouted at people not to forget about planet Earth. Monday's statement by the Paris prosecutor stated...

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May 2022
21 bodies found among plane wreckage in Nepal Mountains

Officials said that 21 of 22 passengers onboard a plane that had crashed in Nepal Monday were found dead by rescuers who searched a mountainside. Kathmandu airport spokesperson Tek Nath Sitaula stated that the search for the missing person is ongoing. Some...

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May 2022
Russians shine in NHL playoffs, as Ukraine wage war on Russia

Just a few hundred meters from the United Nations, where Russia is fighting in Ukraine, Madison Square Garden crowd chanted the name of goaltender Igor Shesterkin in the final minutes of a playoff win. Similar scenes were seen in Washington Capitals'...

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May 2022
Abramovich closes the $3.2 billion deal to buy Chelsea's EPL team

A consortium led by Todd Boehly, part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, completed Monday's fast-tracked acquisition of Chelsea soccer club for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2Billion). This was the highest ever price paid for a team in sports. It marked the...

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May 2022
Anguish of a father outside a Texas school as the shooting unfolded

Javier Cazares ran to his daughter's school after hearing about a shooting. He left his truck open and ran into the schoolyard. He didn't have his gun with him in his rush. The next 35 to 45 minutes were spent looking for Jacklyn, his 9-year...

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May 2022
Crowd confronts cleric after Iran tower collapse that claimed 32 lives

According to online video analysis, protesters angered by a building that collapsed in southwestern Iran and killed at least 32 people shouted out an emissary from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This triggered a crackdown which saw riot police fire...

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May 2022
Block by block, Russians and Ukrainians battle in eastern city

Russian troops advanced deeper into an eastern Ukrainian city Monday, fighting with Kyiv's forces street by street in a battle that left Sievierodonetsk ruined. The European Union approved a partial Russian oil embargo to try to force Moscow to...

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May 2022
Biden believes there is a chance for a 'rational,' Republican approach to guns

Monday's President Joe Biden stated that the "Second Amendment" was not absolute and that there might be bipartisan support for tighter restrictions on high-powered weapons after the Texas school shooting. Biden stated that he believed things had gotten...

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May 2022
WHO: Monkeypox will not turn into a pandemic. But there are many unknowns

Although the World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert stated that she does not expect the hundreds of cases to become another pandemic, she acknowledged that there are many unknowns, such as how it spreads and whether the decades-old suspension...

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May 2022
Jubilee: The Balcony moment tells the story of the UK monarchy over many years

As a nine-year-old girl, Princess Elizabeth was accompanied by her family at Buckingham Palace's balcony. She was there to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of her grandfather George V. Her excited smile lit up as she looked down at the crowds below. A little...

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