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North Korea's Kim expresses support for Putin in Victory Day message, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed "firm support and solidarity" for Russia in his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the end of World War Two, state news KCNA agency said on Thursday. Russia on Thursday marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine's Western-backed forces.
Associated Press
Judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options
A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services. The verbal sparring between Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and the head of Apple's app store kicked off a hearing focused on whether Apple is still steering U.S. consumers to its once-exclusive app payment system in defiance of an injunction aimed at promoting more choices that could help lower prices. Gonzalez Rogers' order requires Apple to allow app developers to display links to other options besides the company's own payment system in the U.S. Apple makes billions of dollars annually from that setup, which imposes commission ranging from 15% to 30% on digital transactions completed within the most popular iPhone apps.
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Trucker acquitted in deadly crash asks for license back, but state says he contributed to accident
A commercial truck driver who was acquitted of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire testified at a hearing Wednesday on his request to reinstate his suspended license, while a lawyer for the state said he still played a role in the 2019 crash. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty of multiple manslaughter and negligent homicide counts stemming from the collision in Randolph that killed seven members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club, an organization of Marine Corps veterans and their spouses in New England. Zhukovskyy, who came to the U.S. as a child from Ukraine and had permanent residency status, had his Massachusetts license automatically suspended in New Hampshire after his arrest following the June 21, 2019, crash.
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Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing
Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings from Rafah, dragging families on a new exodus. The main hospital has shut down, leaving little care for people suffering from malnutrition, illnesses and wounds. As the possibility of a full-scale invasion looms, Gaza’s overcrowded southernmost city has been thrown into panic and chaos by Israel’s seizure of the nearby border crossing with Egypt.
CBS News
Hyundai finance unit accused of illegally seizing U.S. soldiers' cars
Justice Department accuses Hyundai Capital America of failing to obtain court orders before repossessing service members' cars.
NBC News
Doug Emhoff is pushing more men to advocate for abortion rights
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is pushing for more men to become involved in advocating for abortion rights, telling NBC News in an exclusive interview that he sees a role for men in the ongoing battle over access.
NBC News
Major storms continue across the country following devastating overnight tornadoes in Michigan
Damaging winds, large hail and possible tornadoes continue to threaten parts the country from Texas to the mid-Atlantic through Thursday.
Associated Press
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stunned colleagues Wednesday calling for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but lawmakers quickly rejected it. Greene pressed ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans at the highest levels tired of the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker.
AFP
N. Macedonia set for rocky ties with EU neighbours as opposition wins vote
North Macedonia appeared to be on a collision course with its EU neighbours Greece and Bulgaria, as the nationalist opposition swept parliamentary and presidential elections on Wednesday.Mickoski has refused to acknowledge the country's new name and a historic agreement with Greece in 2018, which added "North" to its title to settle a long-running dispute and allowed the country to join NATO. The opposition leader has also vowed to stand firm in a tussle with Bulgaria over linguistic and histor
AFP
Republican firebrand forces vote on ousting US House speaker
A right-wing rebel lawmaker moved Wednesday to topple the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives in a vote that will likely fail -- but could mire the already-divided party in fresh conflict ahead of November's elections.House rules require a vote within 48 hours, although the leadership could move to dismiss the resolution within hours.
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Airbnb shares slide on lower revenue forecast despite a doubling of net income
Airbnb's profit more than doubled last quarter, but management's disappointing revenue forecast sparked a roughly 7% drop in its stock in after-market trading Wednesday. That fell short of Wall Street expectations, partly because of unfavorable exchange rates and partly because of Easter falling earlier.
Associated Press
Illinois Democrats' law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition
Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game. The Legislature's majority party speedily made the change last week by introducing the proposal, shepherding it through votes of approval by the House and Senate and securing the governor's signature within 30 hours.
USA TODAY
Kittens or kits? Arizona resident mistakes foxes for cats, 'kit-naps' them
Two grey kits are getting the care they need to return to the wild after they were found and mistaken for kittens by a Phoenix resident in late April.
NBC News
FTX customers may get their money back, but no gains from crypto price increases
Some customers of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX could receive the full value of the money they lost if a court approves the company's bankruptcy plan.
CNN
Wait. Why are 3 of Trump’s 4 criminal trials delayed indefinitely?
Former President Donald Trump’s public defense against his four, distinct prosecutions in four, separate jurisdictions is that they are a coordinated hit job and a political persecution – evidence, he says, of a double standard of justice.
Reuters
Mexico's Megacable, Nokia announce successful data transmission test in connectivity plan
Mexican telecommunications company Megacable said on Wednesday it executed a successful long-distance optical transmission test with Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia as it aims to scale up the capacity of its network. The transmission test reached 1.1 Terabits per second (Tbps), Megacable said in a news release, calling it "the first optical channel of this capacity to be implemented in an active network of a single operator in Latin America." Megacable, which provides pay TV, internet and telephone services in Mexico, has been working with Nokia to increase its long-distance data transmission speeds to interconnect its data centers for improved fiber optic connectivity to its users.
Associated Press
North Carolina may join other states in codifying antisemitism definition
A bill seeking to officially define antisemitism in state law swiftly moved through the North Carolina House on Wednesday amid heated nationwide campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War. A nearly unanimous House passed the SHALOM Act, a week after the U.S. House voted to codify the same antisemitism definition into the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism, which is outlined as “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.”
Reuters
US confronts China over Volt Typhoon cyber espionage
U.S. officials confronted the Chinese government in Beijing last month about a sweeping cyber espionage campaign through which Chinese hackers have broken in to dozens of American critical infrastructure organizations, a senior U.S. cyber official said. Under the campaign named Volt Typhoon, American officials say China aims to leverage the access it has gained into U.S. organizations in the event of a war or conflict - a nod to escalating U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan. "We have had direct conversations with the Chinese about it," Nathaniel Fick, U.S. ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy, told Reuters in an interview at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
USA TODAY
Retail theft ring raid leads to recovery of stolen merch worth millions including Advil, Pepcid
Eight were arrested in connection with a multi-million dollar retail theft ring in which medicines, cosmetics and other items were stolen and re-sold.
CNN
House passes one-week extension for federal aviation programs
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a one-week extension for federal aviation programs, a stopgap move intended to head off a looming end-of-week deadline.

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