Police search for more victims of child sexual abuse suspect

Reuters
Analysis-Mexico presidential race has clear favorite, but pollsters say turnout key
Polls in Mexico have almost universally tapped ruling party hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum as the easy favorite to win the June 2 presidential election, but pollsters are keen to emphasize a major unknown - voter turnout. Recent votes, including past presidential elections in Mexico, show that polling can significantly vary from election-day results because turnout is especially hard to predict, according to interviews with leading Mexican pollsters. The unpredictability over which side's voters are more motivated to show up on election day comes as many see the presidential race drawing closer in its final days, although Sheinbaum, a scientist, still has a comfortable lead in most polls, varying from 11 to 22 points over main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez, a businesswoman and senator representing a left-right coalition.
NBC News
White House says Israel's Rafah strike and ground assault don't cross Biden's 'red line'
As Israeli forces pushed deeper into Rafah just days after an airstrike sparked a major fire that killed dozens of Palestinians, the White House said that its ally had not crossed the Biden administration’s “red line.”
Reuters
Factbox-Seven political groups fighting in European Parliament election
Voters in the 27 countries of the European Union will elect 720 lawmakers to the European Parliament for the next five years on June 6-9 and are expected to deliver a shift to the right. The parliament has for the past five years been governed by a three-group majority of the centre-right European People's Party, centre-left Socialists and Democrats and liberals of Renew Europe. Together they have steered EU policy, which has included the Green Deal and the EU response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and divided between them top jobs at EU institutions.
Associated Press
Gravitational changes, 178-feet drop caused injuries on Singapore Airlines jet that hit turbulence
Rapid changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet (54-meter) altitude drop of a Singapore Airlines flight that left one passenger dead and many others who were not buckled up injured in extreme turbulence last week, a preliminary investigation by Singapore’s Transport Ministry said Wednesday. A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured after the Boeing 777, which was flying from London’s Heathrow airport to Singapore on May 21, ran into turbulence that hurled people and items around the cabin.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: US futures sink as rising Treasury yields rattle nerves
A spike in Treasury yields has unsettled investors already weighing whether recent data will shift the needle on interest rates.
The Conversation
The people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters tell a story of vulnerability and recovery challenges in America
Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as 2 experts in disaster recovery explain.
Reuters
U.S. health secretary sees pandemic treaty deal as close
The top U.S. health official said on Wednesday it would be "tragic" for the world to miss out on key reforms to the global pandemic response and that a treaty deal was within reach, with no major differences between negotiators. Health officials are meeting in Geneva this week to try to wrap up more than two years of negotiations on a pandemic treaty and a series of updates to existing International Health Rules (IHR). "I believe we are going to get this done because it would be tragic, especially given how far we’ve come, to not get it done," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly.
The Conversation
Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
AFP
Rome museum gives stolen artefacts their due
Antiquities recovered after being looted in Italy and sold on the global black market have found their sanctuary in the heart of Rome.Many were smuggled out of Italy via a network of antique dealers and sold to foreign collectors.
AFP
New mega-refinery helps Kuwait to record capacity: minister
Kuwait said Wednesday its refining capacity had reached a record 1.8 million barrels per day as it inaugurated one of the region's biggest refineries which started operating at full capacity in recent months.It was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, months after its output reached full capacity of 615,000 bpd.
CNN
Texas Republicans pick nominee to take on embattled Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
Navy veteran Jay Furman has won the Republican primary runoff in the Texas 28th Congressional District, setting up a clash with embattled Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in November.
Associated Press
France's Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with Western weapons
Western countries should let Ukraine strike military bases inside Russia with the sophisticated long-range weapons they are providing to Kyiv, French President Emmanuel Macron said, pressuring his allies in the most recent sign of a potentially significant policy shift that could help change the complexion of the war. The question of whether to allow Ukraine to hit targets on Russian soil with Western-supplied weaponry has been a delicate issue since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. Western leaders have mostly shrunk from taking the step because it runs the risk of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly warned that the West's direct involvement could put the world on a path to nuclear conflict.
Associated Press
ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal as energy prices rise
ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices soar and big oil companies reap massive profits. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost for a barrel rose above $80 this week. As part of the transaction, Marathon Oil shareholders will receive 0.2550 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock for each share of Marathon Oil common stock that they own, the companies said Wednesday.
Associated Press
Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan were forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024, nongovernmental organization Save the Children said. Nearly 3 of 10 Afghan children will face crisis or emergency levels of hunger this year as the country feels the immediate impacts of floods, the long-term effects of drought, and the return of Afghans from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, according to a report released late Tuesday by Save The Children.
AFP
Why UK major firms are facing takeover attempts?
Mining giant Anglo American, cyber security firm Darktrace and Royal Mail parent IDS -- three major UK companies in the midst of big takeover bids. However, US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has struck a deal to buy cyber security company Darktrace for $5.3 billion in cash.
AFP
Anglo American nixes BHP request to extend takeover talks
Mining giant Anglo American rejected a request by Australian rival BHP to extend talks on a $49 billion takeover offer beyond a looming Wednesday deadline, possibly ending a bid to create a copper titan.Anglo American rejected a third offer from BHP last week, worth £38.6 billion, but agreed to keep talks alive for seven more days.
NBC News
Clock ticks on U.S.-Saudi deal as election and Gaza war threaten to derail landmark agreement
Negotiations for a landmark trade and defense deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have stalled because of Israel’s war in Gaza and the presidential election.
CNN
‘Scandals and secrets’: On board the world’s most exclusive private residential ship
Retired lawyer Peter Antonucci bought an apartment on board millionaires-only residential cruise ship The World. Here’s what he says it was like on board.
Reuters
Merck to buy eye-focused drug developer EyeBio for as much as $3 billion
It agreed to pay $1.3 billion in cash and another $1.7 billion in future milestone-based payments for EyeBio, and will gain access to its retinal disease drug Restoret as part of the deal. Merck said in February it was in the market for deals of up to $15 billion, and has already struck two major deals this year, as its blockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda is set to lose exclusivity by the end of the decade. London-based EyeBio, which operates as Eyebiotech Ltd, has operations in the United States and the UK.
Time
Inquiry Reveals Turbulence Timeline of Fatal Singapore Airlines Flight
Preliminary findings by Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau found that the airplane dropped 178 ft. in less than five seconds.

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