With GOP wins on election maps, Democrats have a steeper climb to victory

May 09, 2026 - 12:02 - -

1. With GOP wins on election maps, Democrats have a steeper climb to victory  The Washington Post
2. Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting. How Much?  The New York Times
3. How the Republicans pulling ahead in the redistricting war affects the midterms  CNN
4. What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts  AP News
5. Democrats just lost the redistricting war  Politico

ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

May 09, 2026 - 04:37 - -

1. ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech  NPR
2. ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment  The New York Times
3. ABC says Trump’s FCC is threatening free speech in ‘The View’ probe  CNN
4. FCC's warnings on political interviews 'chill' First Amendment, ABC says  Politico
5. ABC is officially fed up with the FCC’s probe of ‘The View’  MS NOW

Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says people can 'make up their own minds'

May 08, 2026 - 13:33 - -

1. Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says people can 'make up their own minds'  PBS
2. Just Show Us the Spaceships Already  The Atlantic
3. Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public  Yahoo
4. U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows  The New York Times
5. UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department  NPR

Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe – until the moment it wasn’t

May 08, 2026 - 22:27 - -

1. Makary thought his job as FDA commissioner was safe – until the moment it wasn’t  Politico
2. Trump Is Planning to Fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary  WSJ
3. Donald Trump expected to fire head of Food and Drug Administration  Financial Times
4. Trump weighs firing Dr. Marty Makary as FDA chief  NBC News
5. Paranoia, Turmoil and Backlash: Inside the FDA Under Marty Makary  Bloomberg.com

A US Navy Fighter Jet Hit the Smokestacks of Two Iran Blockade Runners

May 08, 2026 - 15:27 - -

1. A US Navy Fighter Jet Hit the Smokestacks of Two Iran Blockade Runners  Business Insider
2. Live Updates: U.S. fires on 2 Iran-flagged tankers as U.S. awaits response on peace deal  CBS News
3. Latest on the Iran War: U.S. Fires on Tankers as Tehran Accuses Washington of ‘Reckless’ Attacks  The New York Times
4. US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz  AP News
5. US forces disable Iranian-flagged tankers trying to cross blockade  Navy Times

Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms US announcement of ceasefire, prisoner exchange

May 08, 2026 - 18:54 - -

1. Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms US announcement of ceasefire, prisoner exchange  Reuters
2. Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire  NPR
3. Ukrainians welcome respite from Russian attacks, Moscow says peace still far off  Reuters
4. Trump announces three-day ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
5. Russia, Ukraine agree to truce and prisoner exchange amid WWII observance  The Washington Post

US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio

May 09, 2026 - 08:44 - -

1. US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio  The Guardian
2. Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal 'today'  CNBC
3. Marco Rubio Melts Down at Reporter’s ‘Stupid’ Question  The Daily Beast
4. Rubio Issues Fresh Threat to Iran Amid Stalled Peace Talks  WSJ
5. Rubio says operation in Iran is 'over,' nuclear material 'has to be addressed'  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia

May 09, 2026 - 10:00 - -

1. Southern Republicans redistrict after Supreme Court rules, Dems lose big in Virginia  NPR
2. Virginia Democrats to appeal ruling against redistricting to U.S. Supreme Court  NBC4 Washington
3. Top House Democrat vows to go ‘all in’ on 2028 gerrymandering push after Virginia setback  CNN
4. Virginia Supreme Court rules on new congressional map  Fox News
5. Platner points to Ohio GOP defying courts in response to Virginia redistricting ruling  The Hill

Meet the B

May 09, 2026 - 11:00 - -

Meet the B-Team: The Cabinet deputies who may find themselves in the spotlight  Politico

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts

May 09, 2026 - 03:12 - -

1. Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts  AP News
2. Alabama asks Supreme Court to clear the way for it to use congressional map struck as diluting Black votes  SCOTUSblog
3. ‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights Act  The Guardian
4. Federal judge denies Alabama's emergency redistricting request  WBMA
5. Alabama takes step toward a new congressional map while awaiting court action  NBC News

Covid

May 09, 2026 - 11:00 - -

1. Covid-19 cruise passengers recall painful memories amid hantavirus outbreak  NBC News
2. After the Hantavirus Outbreak, Here’s What Cruise Travelers Should Know  WSJ
3. Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response  World Health Organization (WHO)
4. Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame  CNN
5. Hantavirus: Current Situation  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)

Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade

May 09, 2026 - 10:56 - -

1. Russia holds downsized Victory Day parade  Al Jazeera
2. A Less Muscular Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability  The New York Times
3. Putin celebrates Victory Day with lackluster parade  Le Monde.fr
4. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade  The Guardian
5. Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade  BBC

What to know about British elections that hammered Starmer’s Labour Party

May 09, 2026 - 10:57 - -

1. What to know about British elections that hammered Starmer’s Labour Party  AP News
2. Britain’s Electorate Is ‘Splintering.’ Can Its System Stand the Strain?  The New York Times
3. British leader Keir Starmer under pressure after heavy election losses  The Guardian
4. Nigel Farage’s triumph is not quite what it seems  The Economist
5. An Epic Collapse for Britain’s Labour Party  The American Prospect

Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran

May 09, 2026 - 09:01 - -

1. Long Overlooked, Caspian Sea Provides Strategic Trade Route for Iran  The New York Times
2. Iran said to get Russian drone parts via Caspian Sea  Breakingthenews.net
3. Caspian Sea Trade Route Undermines Global Sanctions Against Iran  streamlinefeed.co.ke
4. Russia bypasses naval blockade, resupply Iran via Caspian Sea  Roya News
5. The Caspian Sea’s Role in the Iran War  The National Interest

Why one of the nation's largest auto lenders isn't worried about high vehicle prices or 'forever loans'

May 09, 2026 - 12:00 - -

Why one of the nation's largest auto lenders isn't worried about high vehicle prices or 'forever loans'  CNBC

Frontier Jet Aborts Takeoff as Pilots Report Hitting Person on Denver Runway

May 09, 2026 - 11:39 - -

1. Frontier Jet Aborts Takeoff as Pilots Report Hitting Person on Denver Runway  The New York Times
2. Frontier Airlines jet bound for LAX strikes, kills person on runway during takeoff at Denver International Airport  ABC7 Los Angeles
3. Frontier Airlines plane hits person on runway during takeoff at Denver airport  The Guardian
4. Flight taking off from Denver strikes pedestrian on the runway  NBC News
5. Frontier Airlines Passengers Evacuated After Plane Hit a Person on the Runway During Takeoff at Denver Airport  People.com

GameStop CEO's eBay account reinstated following takeover PR stunt

May 08, 2026 - 11:46 - -

1. GameStop CEO's eBay account reinstated following takeover PR stunt  The Register
2. Ryan Cohen tells us why he's serious about buying eBay — and what he thinks about his viral CNBC interview  Business Insider
3. GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion  WSJ
4. Ryan Cohen's mysterious bank letter backing GameStop's eBay bid reveals a big issue with deal  CNBC
5. With eBay Bid, GameStop C.E.O. Baffles His Fans and Wall Street  The New York Times

US jobs data beats expectations for second month in a row

May 08, 2026 - 20:41 - -

1. US jobs data beats expectations for second month in a row  BBC
2. U.S. payrolls jump more than expected, but the report had several red flags for the economy  CNBC
3. April hiring beat expectations, but economists warn the labor market is ‘frozen’  CNN
4. Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Added 115,000 Jobs as Unemployment Rate Remained Steady  The New York Times
5. What a stronger than expected jobs report tells us about the state of the economy  PBS

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers

May 08, 2026 - 17:16 - -

1. Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers  MacRumors
2. iOS 26.5 arrives soon. Here are the new features to know.  Mashable
3. ‘Not Available For All’—Apple Changes iPhone Messaging Next Week  Forbes
4. iOS 26.5 release date nears: Apple update will add privacy features  Fast Company
5. Updated iOS 26.5 & iPadOS 26.5 RC 2 builds tighten final release  AppleInsider

The Galaxy S26 Ultra taught me how to use AI Select, and I am not going back

May 08, 2026 - 14:21 - -

The Galaxy S26 Ultra taught me how to use AI Select, and I am not going back  PhoneArena

A Personal Finance Star on What Millennials Need From Their Boomer Parents

May 09, 2026 - 09:15 - -

A Personal Finance Star on What Millennials Need From Their Boomer Parents  The New York Times

Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 price increase, promises "robust software lineup" to make up for it

May 09, 2026 - 04:25 - -

1. Nintendo president apologizes for Switch 2 price increase, promises "robust software lineup" to make up for it  Nintendo Everything
2. Nintendo hikes Switch 2 prices and expects console sales to decline as memory crunch bites  CNBC
3. The future of game consoles is looking bleak  The Verge
4. Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply  Reuters
5. Price Revision for Nintendo Switch 2 System - News - Nintendo Official Site  nintendo.com

'RHOBH' star Dorit Kemsley spent $1 million on luxury items, ex claims in court filings

May 09, 2026 - 02:23 - -

1. 'RHOBH' star Dorit Kemsley spent $1 million on luxury items, ex claims in court filings  Entertainment Weekly
2. Dorit of 'RHOBH' Allegedly Spent Nearly $1 Million While Family Struggled With Mortgage  People.com
3. PK Kemsley claims Dorit blew nearly $1M on designer duds as foreclosure looms  Page Six
4. Dorit Kemsley’s Ex PK Claims ‘RHOBH’ Star Demanded $100K for Vacation and Threatened to ‘Ruin’ Him  Yahoo
5. Read 'RHOBH's' Dorit Kemsley Spiral In Alleged Texts With Ex PK Over Home Foreclosure  TMZ

Summer House's Ciara Miller Accuses West Wilson of Sleeping With Jennifer Fessler

May 09, 2026 - 00:41 - -

1. Summer House's Ciara Miller Accuses West Wilson of Sleeping With Jennifer Fessler  Reality Blurb
2. 'Summer House' star Ciara Miller accuses West Wilson of sleeping with 'RHONJ' alum Jennifer Fessler  Page Six
3. Margaret Josephs Says Ciara Miller Should Write West Wilson and Amanda Batula ‘A Thank You Note’  Yahoo
4. West Wilson Breaks Silence on Ciara Miller’s Claim He Slept With Jennifer Fessler  Us Weekly
5. ‘RHONJ’ Alum Jenn Fessler Tells Fans to Give West Wilson a ‘Break’ Amid Romance Scandal: "I Think He is the Cutest, Sweetest Golden Retriever Puppy Dog"  Reality Blurb

‘Mortal Kombat II’ & ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ In Smackdown At Weekend Box Office With $40M

May 08, 2026 - 21:37 - -

1. ‘Mortal Kombat II’ & ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ In Smackdown At Weekend Box Office With $40M-$42M Apiece  Deadline
2. 'Mortal Kombat 2' spoilers! Who dies? And will there be a sequel?  USA Today
3. ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Vulgar, Violent, Vacuous  WSJ
4. Mortal Kombat II First Reviews: An Upgrade In Action, Fan Service, And Fun  Rotten Tomatoes
5. See the 'Mortal Kombat II' Cast Side-by-Side with the Original 1995 Stars  People.com

Holly Madison Shares Details About 'Really Weird' Group Sex Nights with Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion

May 09, 2026 - 02:11 - -

1. Holly Madison Shares Details About 'Really Weird' Group Sex Nights with Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion  Just Jared
2. Holly Madison Details “Weird Scene” of Group Sex Nights With Hugh Hefner in Playboy Mansion  E! News
3. Hugh Hefner’s “Main Girlfriend” Holly Madison Shares Disturbing Reason Why He’d Leave His Will On Their Bed  AOL.com
4. Holly Madison breaks down 'weird' group sex with Hugh Hefner: 'Nobody liked it'  Entertainment Weekly
5. Holly Madison Says ‘Girls Next Door’ Wasn’t What It Looked Like  Dear Media

3 things to watch in Spurs

May 09, 2026 - 05:23 - -

1. 3 things to watch in Spurs-Timberwolves Game 3  NBA
2. Wembanyama matches Olajuwon, Shaq, Kareem with Game 3 stat line  ESPN
3. Timberwolves fall to Spurs 115-108, trail series 2-1  MPR News
4. Victor Wembanyama was a cheat code as Spurs take 2-1 lead over Timberwolves: Takeaways  The New York Times
5. Where to watch San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Game 3 NBA playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Friday, May 8  Yahoo Sports

Knicks overpower 76ers again, move within game of sweep: Game 3 takeaways

May 09, 2026 - 04:06 - -

1. Knicks overpower 76ers again, move within game of sweep: Game 3 takeaways  The New York Times
2. Knicks lean on defense late to take 3-0 series lead vs. 76ers  ESPN
3. New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers May 8, 2026 Box Scores  NBA
4. Knicks prove they can win a slugfest to take 2-0 series lead over 76ers  Yahoo Sports
5. Knicks’ Game 3 report card: Mike Brown’s rotation decision worked wonders  New York Post

2026 NBA Draft Lottery: Each team's representatives for Sunday's Draft Lottery

May 08, 2026 - 22:57 - -

1. 2026 NBA Draft Lottery: Each team's representatives for Sunday's Draft Lottery  NBA
2. Why the stakes of this NBA draft lottery are enormous  ESPN
3. The N.B.A. Lottery Is Broken. There’s a Simple Fix.  The New York Times
4. 2026 NBA Mock Draft: Gary Parrish predicts all 30 first-round picks ahead of Sunday's lottery  CBS Sports
5. What teams are in the 2026 NBA Draft lottery? Odds, past winners  USA Today

'Good business' for PGA Tour if LIV players return

May 09, 2026 - 06:54 - -

1. 'Good business' for PGA Tour if LIV players return - McIlroy  BBC
2. Rory McIlroy takes veiled shot at Bryson DeChambeau, other LIV golfers  The New York Times
3. Rory McIlroy: if LIV golfers don’t want to rejoin PGA Tour, ‘that says something about you’  The Guardian
4. Rory McIlroy: If LIV players don't want to rejoin PGA Tour, 'I think that says something about you'  Golf Channel
5. Rory McIlroy takes shot at Bryson DeChambeau in comments about LIV  Yahoo Sports

Spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA’s Webb telescope

May 08, 2026 - 15:16 - -

Spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA’s Webb telescope  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover

May 08, 2026 - 18:00 - -

A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover  YahooSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

NASA Says Strange Red Dots in Sky Are an Unknown Class of Object That Looks Like a Huge Evil Eye

May 08, 2026 - 13:49 - -

1. NASA Says Strange Red Dots in Sky Are an Unknown Class of Object That Looks Like a Huge Evil Eye  Futurism
2. Astronomers Spot Possible Missing Link to Webb’s Little Red Dots  Sky & Telescope
3. Galactic Islands of Tranquility: How “Little Red Dots” May Brew Life’s Building Blocks  SETI
4. This tiny red dot may have solved the mystery of strange signals in deep space, at the dawn of the Universe  BBC Sky at Night Magazine
5. NASA finds X-ray dot linking to supermassive black hole growth  NewsBytes

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology

May 08, 2026 - 15:46 - -

1. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology  Ars Technica
2. NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1  NASA (.gov)
3. NASA's new generation of rotor blades, with supersonic tips, is set to equip the SkyFall project: a Martian helicopter designed to carry instruments and sensors in support of future human and robotic missions on Mars.  CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
4. NASA confirms Mars helicopters could survive Mach 1.08 to boost lift by 30 percent  Yahoo Tech
5. SkyFall helicopter for Mars breaks the sound barrier  Universe Space Tech

115 people sickened in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship: CDC

May 08, 2026 - 23:00 - -

1. 115 people sickened in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship: CDC  ABC7 Los Angeles
2. 115 sick with norovirus on Princess cruise ship that left Fort Lauderdale, CDC says  NBC 6 South Florida
3. Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship  The New York Times
4. 115 sick in norovirus outbreak on Florida-bound cruise ship, CDC says  WFLA
5. Norovirus outbreak sickens nearly 120 passengers and crew aboard Princess Cruises ship  New York Post

YouTuber Catches Heat After Attending Wedding Amid Hantavirus Outbreak

May 09, 2026 - 07:55 - -

1. YouTuber Catches Heat After Attending Wedding Amid Hantavirus Outbreak  TMZ
2. Hantavirus Ship Passenger Attended Packed Wedding After Leaving Cruise  People.com
3. YouTuber went to packed wedding after leaving MV Hondius as hantavirus spread: ‘We were not well informed’  New York Post
4. Who is Ruhi Çenet? YouTuber attends packed Istanbul wedding after being on hantavirus-linked cruise; sparks backlash  PopRant
5. Turkey says no hantavirus cases found after cruise ship outbreak involving Turkish nationals  Turkish Minute

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers

May 08, 2026 - 11:31 - -

1. Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers  Nature
2. Fraudulent citations, blamed on AI hallucinations, are becoming more common in research papers  statnews.com
3. Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers  CIDRAP
4. One in 277 PubMed-indexed papers in 2026 shows fabricated references, says analysis  Retraction Watch
5. Nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed medical papers have fake citations, a Columbia Nursing AI-assisted audit finds  EurekAlert!

Met Opera patrons warned of measles exposure after La Bohème matinee

May 07, 2026 - 21:24 - -

1. Met Opera patrons warned of measles exposure after La Bohème matinee  Gothamist
2. Health Officials Warn Of Potential Measles Exposure At Roslyn Heights Restaurant  News12 | Long Island
3. New York City resident with measles dined at a Roslyn restaurant  Newsday
4. 1 confirmed case of measles in Manhattan; person visited restaurant in Hell's Kitchen  ABC7 New York
5. 6th case of measles may have exposed others at the Met Opera: officials  PIX11