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Floods kill 37 in Indonesia's West Sumatra, 17 missing
Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday. Torrential rain on Saturday evening caused flash floods, landslides, and cold lava flow, which is a mixture of volcanic ash, rock debris and water that flows like mud, in three districts in West Sumatra province, Abdul Malik, the chief of the provincial rescue team told Reuters. The cold lava flow, known in Indonesia as a lahar, came from Mount Marapi, one of Sumatra's most active volcanoes.
Reuters
Indian election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens
India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions. The world's most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote, with ballots set to be counted on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare, third straight term in a vote which pits his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of more than two dozen opposition parties, including main rival Congress.
AFP
Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper crop.The Kampot region produced about 120 tonnes of peppercorns last year, but farmers say that excessive heat and rain have made 2024 the worst on record.
NBC News
GOP Sen. JD Vance says he will accept results if the election is 'free and fair'
Potential vice presidential contender Sen. JD Vance said Sunday that he would "totally plan" to accept the 2024 presidential election results — if the election is "free and fair."
NBC News
Exiled Chinese billionaire's alleged accomplice pleads guilty in massive fraud conspiracy
Yvette Wang, an accomplice of indicted Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, pleaded guilty in New York last week to defrauding investors out of over $1 billion dollars in "a complex scheme," prosecutors said.
AFP
Trump criminal trial braces for Michael Cohen testimony
Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York was expected to hear his former lawyer turned tormentor Michael Cohen testify Monday about his role in what prosecutors say was a cover up of payments to hide an affair.Daniels, who claims to have had sex with Trump in 2006, denied she threatened him if he did not buy her silence for $130,000, a payment that prosecutors say Trump then covered up.
AFP
Archegos founder to go on trial for fraud, market manipulation
Archegos founder Bill Hwang will go on trial Monday for alleged securities fraud and market manipulation, prosecutors said, following the fund's spectacular 2021 implosion that cost large banks billions of dollars.A searing 59-page indictment said Hwang and Halligan used the firm "as an instrument of market manipulation and fraud, with far-reaching consequences for other participants in the United States securities markets," according to the indictment.
AFP
Attacking birth control pills, US influencers push misinformation
US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies."People don't realize that many of these influencers have their own financial incentives for pushing false or misleading narratives that also don't prioritize the health of the people they're targeting," Sherman said.
AFP
At 101, a US WWII veteran - and pacifist - is honored by France
In his 101 years on Earth, Jack Hausman has seen a lot: eight decades ago he endured the battlefields of World War II before returning home and taking over the family business, all the while remaining a lifelong pacifist.Taking over the family business -- and helping build it into one of the largest makers of corrugated cardboard boxes on the East Coast -- Hausman finally retired in 2020 at the ripe old age of 98.
TODAY
Jenna Bush Hager shares family pics of Easter celebrations and 'church antics'
Jenna Bush Hager has three kids with her husband, Henry. Here's everything to know about their children, Mila, Poppy and Hal.
CNN
Biden faces bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill over Israel ultimatum
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, on Sunday weighed in on President Joe Biden’s ultimatum last week on CNN that an Israeli invasion of Rafah would cause him to pause certain weapons transfers.
CNN
China’s Xi Jinping highlights Europe’s divisions ahead of expected Putin visit
Xi Jinping ended his European trip by projecting a stark message: that despite frictions with much of the continent, China still has fans in some European capitals.
AFP
Mercedes workers in Alabama to vote whether to join US union
The US auto workers union's drive to organize auto plants in the southern United States faces a second test this week at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama following a triumph last month.Some 5,200 workers at the Mercedes auto manufacturing plant and battery complex near Tuscaloosa, Alabama will decide whether to join the United Auto Workers in a federally-administered election that runs from Monday through Friday.
CNN
Manhunt after an Ohio police officer was killed ends in suspect’s death after a standoff, authorities say
A suspect was found dead Sunday in northeastern Ohio following a manhunt and hourslong standoff with law enforcement after a police officer was fatally shot in an ambush the day before, authorities say.
AFP
Blinken: Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas
An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke "anarchy" without eliminating Hamas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday, as Washington stepped up a pressure campaign against such an assault.- Death toll tops 35,000 - Blinken also spoke Sunday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, insisting again the United States opposed a major Israel ground operation in Rafah, the State Department said.
TODAY
Savannah Guthrie shares photos of her mom and daughter Vale for Mother’s Day: ‘God’s first, best and most important gift’
Savannah Guthrie is celebrating Mother's Day by honoring the generations of moms in her family.
Associated Press
Fires used as weapon in Sudan conflict destroyed more towns in west than ever in April, study says
Fires being used as a weapon in Sudan destroyed more villages and towns in the country's west in April than in any other month since the conflict began more than a year ago, an analysis by a U.K.-based rights group said Monday. Sudan Witness, an open-source project run by the nonprofit Center for Information Resilience, said 72 villages and settlements were either destroyed or damaged by fires last month, bringing the total number of settlements hit by fire in Sudan to 201 since the conflict began in mid-April of last year. “We’ve documented the patterns of numerous fires and the continuing devastation to settlements around western Sudan, large and small, since the conflict broke out last April," Anouk Theunissen, Sudan Witness project director, said in a news release Monday.
CNN
Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker unknowingly, lawyer says
Daniel Duggan, a naturalized Australian citizen, feared requests by Western intelligence agencies for sensitive information were putting his family at risk, according to his lawyer.
Reuters
Chinese e-commerce giants face delicate balance between discounts, profit
Quarterly earnings reports from Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com this week will be closely watched as barometers for the mood of consumers in the world's second-largest economy. Both firms, which combined account for about 69% of China's e-commerce market revenue, according to DBS estimates, have faced increasing competition in recent years from low-cost platforms, such as PDD Holding's Pinduoduo and ByteDance-owned Douyin. Chinese consumers are seeking discounts and lower-cost shopping because of their cautious attitude toward spending after the COVID-19 pandemic amid lower economic growth and the slowdown in the property sector.
TODAY
Northern lights illuminate the US sky in rare geomagnetic storm — where to see them tonight
Due to a severe solar storm, the northern lights became visible across the United States. Here's everything to know about the solar storm and where the northern lights could be visible.

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Archegos founder to go on trial for fraud, market manipulation

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Manhunt after an Ohio police officer was killed ends in suspect’s death after a standoff, authorities say

Blinken: Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas

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Fires used as weapon in Sudan conflict destroyed more towns in west than ever in April, study says

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Northern lights illuminate the US sky in rare geomagnetic storm — where to see them tonight