May 21, 2026 • Pratt, a former reality TV star, is flooding social media with edgy humor, AI slop and combative rhetoric as a way of grabbing attention and winning the vote of the very online. May 21, 2026 • Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy, but aren’t ready to abandon him or his party as the midterms inch closer. May 21, 2026 • Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. Harvard professor Sean Eddy, whose federal funding spinalto was terminated by the Trump administration last year, describes the loss as a “10-year hit to a lab.” Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption

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May 21, 2026 • Ten U.S. mayors from cities such as Chicago and Cincinnati have joined a pact with European mayors to defend democracy and progressive values and fight right-wing populists and authoritarianism. Courtesy of the city of Bratislava/Courtesy of the city of Bratislava hide caption The U.S. Department of Justice logo is before a news conference, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Washington. And what can that history tell us about where they might be going? May 21, 2026 • Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. The agency was created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — but not every U.S. airport uses federal screeners.

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With no vaccines ready, health officials race to trace cases in Africa Absence of USAID likely slowed Ebola detection and response, former officials say Suspects’ writings reveal influence of neo-Nazi ideology and incel rage, experts say Experts say Raúl Castro will be ‘keeping his head down’ as U.S. officials are mum on next steps May 20, 2026 • Facebook and Instagram’s parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.

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Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak. The outbreak, caused by a rare Ebola species, is thought to have caused 139 deaths so far. France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port. The man is alleged to have stolen Peter Meagher’s camera after the shooting and sold it days later. BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.

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It could be the largest public stock offering in history, surpassing the $29.4 billion debut of Saudi Aramco, a Middle Eastern oil company. DOJ charges Castro with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, murder and destruction of aircraft May 20, 2026 • The company is on track to pull off the largest IPO in history — making CEO Elon Musk even wealthier. The Elon Musk-controlled company is preparing to go public in what’s expected to be the biggest listing in history. May 21, 2026 • Israel’s national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned.
We’ll hear about this outbreak and about the U.S. role in containing the last major instance of the virus spreading, in 2014. The size of the new outbreak raises questions about whether there were delays in detection. May 20, 2026 • Senate lawmakers grilled sports betting industry officials during a hearing focused on recent cheating scandals, companies’ marketing tactics and regulatory battles. A Senate subcommittee lawmakers on Wednesday questioned sports betting industry officials during a hearing focused on recent cheating scandals, companies’ marketing tactics and regulatory battles.

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