Drone video shows areas of Kentucky, St. Louis, devastated by storms
Drone video shows widespread significant damage after tornadoes and severe weather tore through the Midwest and South.
New law will punish ‘revenge porn’
Calling it a “national victory,” first lady Melania Trump joined her husband, President Donald Trump, in signing legislation to outlaw the publication of computer-generated “deepfake” images often used in revenge porn. The Take it Down Act will punish offenders and require tech platforms to remove such images within 48 hours of receiving a valid request. The bipartisan bill had sailed through the Senate and passed the House by a vote of 409–2. Said the president, who’s busy trying to push his “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill through Congress to cement his agenda: “I wish we could get that vote for other things.”
The Pope Leo XIV era has begun
“Peace be with you and your spirits.” With those words, Pope Leo XIV opened his first Mass as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in front of tens of thousands, including dozens of world leaders, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. Leo, the first American-born pontiff, pleaded for unity, noting that “in this, our time, we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred.” Among the gathered faithful: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with whom the new pope met privately. The White House said Vance passed Leo a letter from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump “extending their warm wishes” and an invitation to the White House.
Bankrupt 23andMe will live on
The pioneering genetic testing firm 23andMe is getting a lifeline − and its customers may be getting some peace of mind. The company was bought for $256 million at a bankruptcy auction by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which promised to “prioritize the privacy, security and ethical use of 23andMe’s customer data” as it pursues new lifesaving drugs and discoveries in human genetics. 23andMe, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March, was the first company to allow customers to map their ancestry by submitting a DNA sample using a home swab. It will continue to operate as a personal genomics service, both companies said.
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Jon Stewart skewers Jake Tapper, CNN
Jon Stewart isn’t happy with CNN. The “Daily Show” host picked the outlet apart for continuing to promote a tell-all book about Joe Biden’s cognitive health after the former president announced he had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. The book, “Original Sin,” out now, was co-written by Axios’ Alex Thompson and CNN’s Jake Tapper. “Don’t news people have to tell you what they know when they find it out?” Stewart asked in his “Daily Show” segment on May 19. “Isn’t that the difference between news and a secret? ‘You won’t believe what we found out.’ No, that’s why I’m watching you.”
NFL keeps ‘Tush Push’ in play
The NFL won’t ban the ‘Tush Push’, keeping the Eagles’ high-success play in the game—for now.
‘Tush Push’ debate is all behind us now
The infamous “Tush Push” isn’t going anywhere − except a yard or two at a time again next NFL season. A proposed ban on the short-yardage rugby-like scrum used to great effect by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles came up short in a team owners’ vote at the league’s annual spring meeting. Twenty-two teams voted in favor of a ban and 10 teams opposed it − two votes short of what was needed to scuttle the play. The Eagles hailed the decision with two words posted on social media: “Push On.” − Compiled by Robert Abitbol
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