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One Dead, Multiple Injuries After Severe Turbulence

The Associated Press reports: One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather. The Boeing 777-300ER, with a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew …

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Lindsey Graham Rips Alito For “Stop The Steal” Flag

The Huffington Post reports: Republican senators criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the flying of an upside-down American flag at his house following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building. “Emotions are apparently high in that neighborhood but no, it’s not good judgment to do that,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary …

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Trump Megadonor Gives Another $5M To RFK’s PAC

The Daily Beast reports: Billionaire mega-donor Timothy Mellon, who has poured millions into a super PAC supporting Donald Trump, gave another $5 million to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April, according to newly released campaign finance filings. The gift is sure to stoke speculation that Mellon believes Kennedy’s presence as an independent in the race could siphon votes away from …

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Bloomberg: Hundreds Of Florida Nursing Homes Have Closed Due To Soaring Costs Of Property Insurance

The New York Post reports: Hundreds of nursing homes in Florida have been forced to shut their doors over the past five years because of the soaring cost of commercial property insurance in the state. In the five-year period ending in 2023, an average of 146 nursing homes or assisted-living facilities in Florida have closed each year, according to the …

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Montana AG Admits Recruiting Token Challenger

The Associated Press reports: Montana’s attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s primary so he could raise more money for the November general election, according to a recording from a fundraising event. “I do technically have a primary,” Attorney General Austin …

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Trump Posts New Video Promising A “Unified Reich”

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Monday afternoon that features images of hypothetical newspaper articles celebrating a 2024 victory for him and referring to “the creation of a unified Reich” under the headline “What’s next for America?” The 30-second video, which Mr. Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social, features …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports: Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump. “The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a MAGA-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, …

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Paul Pelosi’s Attacker To Get New Sentencing Hearing

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge will reopen the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer after the judge failed to allow him to speak during his court appearance last week. On Friday, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced David DePape to 20 years for attempting …

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Truth Social Posts $328 Million Loss For First Quarter

The Guardian reports: Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter, according to its first earnings report as a publicly traded company. For the three-month period that ended 31 March, the company posted a loss of $327.6 million, which it said included $311 million in non-cash …

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