2 dead in Louisiana as tornadoes hit the South, thousands without power

The National Weather Service warned there was a chance of damaging winds and “very large hail” across the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Tuesday.

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Chinese giant Alibaba posts 86% profit drop but beats revenue expectations

Alibaba posted a beat on revenue in its fiscal fourth quater ended March, but the Chinese e-commerce giant's net profit plunged.

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Florida family’s 911 call to help loved one ends in death after police breach safety protocols

When an Orlando-area man became violent while suffering paranoid delusions, his sister called 911 figuring police would take him for mental health help.

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Trump trial live news: Michael Cohen testifies in hush money case

Former president face to face with estranged ex-‘fixer’ in Judge Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom in what promises to be another explosive week of testimony

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North Korea may have given Russia shoddy weapons built in the 1970s to fire at Ukraine

North Korea may have supplied its ally Russia with weapons made five decades ago.

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Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown

Police across the United States have been warned for decades that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly.

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The Man-vs.-Bear Fallacy

A silly social-media debate points to the kind of thinking that drives everything from Covid lockdowns to police-shooting hysteria.

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London Journal

Sights and sounds in the British capital — plus an excursion into the ‘heartland.’

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Trump Needs Another Judges List

In 2016, Donald Trump needed judicial conservatives to win. He should reassure them again instead of taking them for granted.

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Antony Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv, Promises Weapons

Blinken arrived on Tuesday morning, promising "assistance is now on the way" after Congress passed the $95 billion foreign aid package.

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Israel's Netanyahu says militants make up about half of Gaza deaths

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Body recovered from Colorado River over 2 weeks after man, dog vanish with homemade raft in Grand Canyon

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Risks of handcuffing someone facedown long known; people die when police training fails to keep up

For decades, police across the United States have been warned that the common tactic of handcuffing someone facedown could turn deadly if officers pin them on the ground with too much pressure or for too long.

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'Women are gonna hate me'

What Michael Cohen testified Trump said in 2016.

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‘Frankly stupid’: Fund manager weighs in on reignited meme stock frenzy as GameStop soars

Cole Smead, CEO of Smead Capital Management, told CNBC that it was "frankly stupid" that day traders were piling once again into GameStop and other meme stocks.

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A woman whose husband died snorkeling in Hawaii is suing its tourism board, saying it failed to warn them of the risk

A Michigan woman is suing Hawaii's tourism board over the snorkeling death of her husband in Maui, saying it failed to warn them of the risks.

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Maryland's 2024 primary is Tuesday — Larry Hogan's candidacy makes Senate race uncommonly competitive

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OpenAI gave Jensen Huang a shout-out at the GPT-4o launch in a nod to Nivdia's huge influence on AI

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati thanked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for providing the microchips that allowed the AI startup to demo its brand new GPT-4o model.

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AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

An Associated Press investigation found that police across the U.S. violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining people in hundreds of fatal encounters that didn’t involve a firearm.

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Americans with a college degree say they'd need at least a $100K salary to change jobs. But roles that pay in that range are getting harder to find.

It'll take at least a $100,000 salary to convince Americans with a degree to change jobs, New York Fed survey finds.

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Don't call them DINKs. Many childfree adults are ALICEs, living paycheck to paycheck without government assistance

Half of Americans living in deep poverty are childfree adults because it's harder to access certain tax and government assistance without kids.

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Texas' labor market is booming. Here are the 26 highest-paying jobs in the Lone Star State.

The job market is booming in Texas. Athletes, dentists, and dermatologists are high-paying jobs in the Lone Star State.

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Report: Since Paris, banks have channeled $6.9 trillion to fossil fuel firms

Almost half of the money was earmarked for expansion.

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Both Biden and Trump want higher tariffs. Here’s what voters need to know

No matter who wins the presidential election in November, American businesses can expect to pay more to import certain foreign-made goods.

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Exclusive--O'Donnell: The Devil Takes Care of His Own

Mosby himself seemed to have a vampire-like ability to rise from the dead, being severely wounded a handful of times, but always staving off death and capture.

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Largest Latino civil rights organization, UnidosUS Action Fund, to endorse Biden for reelection

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Trump supporter rides horse through New York City as criminal trial continues

A Donald Trump supporter was seen riding a horse in downtown New York City as the ex-president’s hush money trial continued on Monday 14 May. The man, wearing a cowboy hat, was spotted weaving between traffic on Water Street and Maiden Lane. He held a large flag with the words “Jesus is my savior. Trump is my president”. On Monday, Mr Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen told jurors that the Republican presidential candidate personally approved a hush money payment to bury a porn star’s story of a sexual encounter before it could derail his 2016 campaign.

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These are the 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies: See the full list of startups riding the AI wave

CNBC reveals the 2024 Disruptor 50 list, AI-driven startups moving beyond the 'better, faster, cheaper' mantra that defined Silicon Valley's past.

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Trump’s Lawyers Gear Up to Grill Michael Cohen

The former president’s onetime fixer is set to return to the witness stand Tuesday.

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Warren Buffett is hoarding $200 billion as he may see 'storm clouds' ahead, says top economist Steve Hanke

Warren Buffett keeps building Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile because bargains are scarce and he seems worried about the world, Steve Hanke said.

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Incestuous rapist Josef Fritzl allowed to move to regular prison by court in Austria

Fritzl raped his daughter whom he held captive for 24 years in a dungeon he built under his home, fathering seven children over the period.

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No, ChatGPT4o isn't coming for your job. Yet.

OpenAI's new version of ChatGPT, powered by new tech, has people convinced that AI will kill entire professions. Experts say that's not true.

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Apple desperately needs its Next Big Thing

The tech giant needs a cool new product — but it seems like Tim Cook is running out of ideas.

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Blinken Arrives in Ukraine Amid Russian Military Gains

The Biden administration had warned for months that the delay by Congress to approve an aid package would leave the Ukrainians vulnerable.

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Home Depot will report earnings before the bell. Here's what to expect

Home Depot reports earnings as it tries to grow sales with home professionals in a tough housing market.

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The WNBA season is getting underway featuring Caitlin Clark's debut and more. Here's what you need to know.

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The Media Keeps Asking the Wrong Questions About Biden and the “Uncommitted” Vote

Expecting voters to support the person with the power to stop the killing of their families, but who refuses to use it, is asking the impossible. This is about now, not November.

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President Biden imposes major tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles, other imports

The higher tariffs, which have already drawn criticism from China, come as Biden is courting support of working-class voters in the 2024 election.

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Alaska lawmakers pass bill segregating sports teams by 'sex at birth'

Emotions are high as Alaskan House legislators argued for more than 17 hours on what critics say is a hurtful and discriminatory bill.

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Russia Arrests Another General as Apparent Purge Continues

Authorities arrested another senior Defense Ministry official, days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister.

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Biden Will Raise Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, Chips and Other Goods

The president is set to announce increased taxes on Chinese imports in strategic industries, building on former President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs.

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I've flipped burgers and hauled packages, but I didn't realize how bad hourly service jobs were until I got a 9-to-5 office job

A 29-year-old who has worked minimum wage and corporate jobs shares the differences between the two.

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'He's had it': Biden's patience with Israel may be wearing thin as Rafah questions linger

President Joe Biden's pause of an arms shipment and a State Department report on Israel's conduct in Gaza are a turning point for the Democrat.

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Russia defense scandal deepens with arrest of new bribery suspect

The arrest of Yuri Kuznetsov signals a widening of the biggest government corruption scandal in years, two days after President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly removed Sergei Shoigu from the post of defense minister.

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1 in 3 senior execs say a return-to-office mandate is pushing them to quit

More than a third of people seeking a senior-level job said a return-to-office mandate was part of why they left their prior role, a survey said.

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I'm a Gen Zer who moved to London from the US. I wouldn't recommend it if you're used to American salaries and social life.

Gladys Nkengasong loves England but has found it challenging to navigate British drinking culture at work and deal with the UK's lower salaries.

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States are grappling with recruiting poll workers. This Nebraska county drafts them.

We all know about jury duty but this county in the Cornhusker State takes it a step further: poll work duty

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R.F.K. Jr. Isn’t a Spoiler Now, Poll Suggests, but He Could Be in November

Kennedy draws disproportionately from voters who usually back Democrats but have defected to Trump.

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What to Watch in Primaries in Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia

Will Democrats in Maryland back a former Capitol Police officer? Can a moderate congressman fend off a conservative challenge in Nebraska? We look at the key races in Tuesday’s primaries.

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Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum - adding to tensions with Beijing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that's likely to increase friction between the world's two largest economies.

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