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Statue weeping blood? Visions of the Virgin Mary? Vatican has new advice on supernatural phenomena
The Vatican has issued new rules radically reforming its process for evaluating faith-based supernatural phenomena like visions of the Virgin Mary or stigmata.
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These stocks ripped even higher than GameStop in the meme rally
Lesser-known small-cap stocks took part in the meme craze this week, outperforming flagship names.
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This week in Bidenomics: An election tailwind gathers
A small improvement in the inflation outlook could have big implications for President Biden's reelection odds.
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Boeing shareholders approve CEO compensation as company faces investigations, potential prosecution
Boeing shareholders on Friday approved CEO David Calhoun's $32.8 million compensation and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in January. Calhoun said the company is finishing a 90-day plan for fixing its manufacturing problems — a report the Federal Aviation Administration demanded after the door-plug blowout. The CEO added that the company is still working to complete an acquisition of key supplier Spirit AeroSystems, but he gave no deadline for completion.
AFP
US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory."Today at approximately 9 am (0600 GMT), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore.
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Death Valley visitor admits to damaging 113-year-old tower in an act of 'desperation'
A Death Valley National Park visitor has claimed responsibility for damaging a 113-year-old historic tower, park officials say.
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Argentine subway commuters see fares spike overnight by 360%
Argentine commuters in Buenos Aires on Friday were hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares, one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei 's harsh budget austerity campaign. After weeks of hearings, an Argentine judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked the scheduled increase in subway fares. Overnight, the price of a single ride in Buenos Aires more than tripled from 125 pesos (14 cents) to 574 pesos (64 cents), exacerbating a painful cost of living crisis in Argentina.
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Abortion rights amendment qualifies for the South Dakota ballot
South Dakota officials certified a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion access in the state’s constitution to appear on the November ballot.
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California's scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur opens to around-the-clock travel as slide repair advances
A section of California's scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday after stabilization of a storm-triggered rockslide that dropped a chunk of one lane into the ocean and hampered tourism. The gap has yet to be closed, but after placement of steel and concrete into the cliff, a temporary signal system was activated to allow alternating north-south traffic on the undamaged lane, according to the California Department of Transportation. “Highway 1 is the jewel of the California highway system and our crews have been working non-stop for the last month and a half so Californians can have unrestricted access to this iconic area of our state,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said in a statement this week.
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For Taiwan shoppers, China's malls only a ferry ride away
With suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese shoppers make their way towards a ferry in the Chinese city of Xiamen bound for the Taipei-administered island of Kinmen.People push airport-style trolleys loaded with suitcases and large packages up a ramp and onto the ferry before taking their seats.
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Biden slams 'extreme' Trump in bid for Black vote
Joe Biden accused election rival Donald Trump of suppressing diversity Friday, as the US president stepped up efforts to shore up support among Black voters ahead of November's election.The veteran Democrat relied on African American voters to help him beat Trump in 2020, but some polls show those same voters are increasingly deserting him ahead of November's rematch with the Republican.
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EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fines
The EU on Friday told Microsoft to hand over internal documents or face fines as it examines generative AI risks on the company's search engine Bing ahead of elections.The EU in March pressed Bing, alongside several big digital platforms including Google Search, TikTok and YouTube, about action they have taken to mitigate AI risks.
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Israel recovers the bodies of three hostages taken at Oct. 7 music festival
Israel Defense Forces said they recovered the bodies of Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, and Itzhak Gelerenter, all of whom were taken at the Oct. 7 music festival.
AFP
Anger in Peru over decree describing transsexuality as 'mental disorder'
The Peruvian government is under fire from LGBTQ+ groups which have called a protest Friday against a new decree listing transsexualism as a "mental disorder."The government on May 10 updated its list of insurable health conditions -- which since 2021 has offered benefits for mental health treatment -- to include services for transgender people.
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‘Power’ tackles the politics that shape policing from its origins through the present
Tackling a complicated subject in a provocative way, “Power” looks at the historical factors that have shaped modern policing, through the prism of the political movement that has grown around the deaths of Black people at the hands of police.
AFP
'Get out now': Kharkiv region evacuees wait for stranded relatives
Nina Kozyr looked around the courtyard of the evacuation centre in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, hoping for news of her parents.My parents said: 'Go away, we are sick of you here,'" said Kozyr, who had begged them to leave with her.
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The last pandas at any US zoo are expected to leave Atlanta for China this fall
Zoo Atlanta is making preparations to return panda parents Lun Lun and Yang Yang to China along with their American-born twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun, zoo officials said Friday. The four Atlanta pandas have been the last in the United States since the National Zoo in Washington returned three pandas to China last November. Other American zoos have sent pandas back to China as loan agreements lapsed amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
AFP
Boeing shareholders back outgoing CEO pay deal despite safety woes
Boeing shareholders voted Friday to back outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun's pay deal and reelection to the board, in an endorsement of company leadership as it faces heavy scrutiny over safety problems.The company announced the preliminary vote results at its annual meeting, saying all 11 directors had been reelected and that shareholders backed Calhoun's planned $33 million compensation package.
Reuters
US arrests two Chinese nationals in $73 million crypto scam
U.S. officials arrested Yicheng Zhang in Los Angeles on Thursday, according to an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in California's central district later that day. Daren Li, a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, was arrested at the Atlanta airport in April. The defendants are alleged to have instructed co-conspirators to open U.S. bank accounts in the name of shell companies.
AFP
Supreme Court justice faces recusal calls over inverted US flag
A US Supreme Court justice faced calls on Friday to recuse himself from cases involving Donald Trump after an inverted American flag -- a symbol of the former president's false election fraud claims -- was flown outside his home."Flying an upside-down American flag -- a symbol of the so-called 'Stop the Steal' movement -- clearly creates the appearance of bias," Durbin said.

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