German economy to rebound in Q3 from double-digit dip in Q2

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Upside-down flag at Justice Alito’s home another blow for Supreme Court under fire
Several Democrats in Congress called for Alito to recuse himself from Trump-related cases.
Associated Press
Thousands are expected to rally on Washington's National Mall in support of Palestinian rights
Thousands of protesters are expected to turn out for a rally in the nation's capital Saturday in support of Palestinian rights and an immediate end to Israeli military operations in Gaza. The event commemorates the 76th anniversary of what is called the Nakba, the Arabic word for catastrophe, and refers to the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the state was created in 1948. Rally organizers, in an unusual step, did not apply for any permits from the National Park Service, which oversees the National Mall.
Associated Press
Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'
French police were hunting for armed robbers Saturday who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris' poshest streets, and media reports said the target was the exclusive Harry Winston boutique, self-described “Jeweler to the Stars." Paris police said the armed robbers arrived and left on motorbikes, firing a shot outside without causing any casualties. The luxury boutique was cordoned off as police investigators went in and out Saturday afternoon.
USA TODAY
'Temper justice with mercy' Gov. Shapiro ask Turks and Caicos to send US residents home
Bryan Hagerich went on a family vacation to Turks and Caicos. He was detained and faces 12 prison years at sentencing at end of May.
AFP
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan
Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday, with some residents reaching safety on higher ground mere minutes before the water hit.A resident of Firozkoh district in Ghor told AFP he and his family raced to higher ground when they were alerted by the sound of aerial firing and urgent warnings over mosque loudspeakers of oncoming flash floods.
USA TODAY
7 dead, widespread power outages after Texas storm. Now forecasters warn of high heat.
President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for parts of Texas after severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding
Associated Press
Aid from new pier off Gaza should be distributed this weekend, while pressure grows on Netanyahu
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first distribution of badly needed aid is expected to begin this weekend after rolling off a newly built U.S. pier off the coast of Gaza, even as aid workers warn much more access is needed to the besieged territory where famine might be under way. Israeli restrictions and heavy fighting in the war against the Hamas militant group — now in its eighth month — have left residents in parts of Gaza scrounging for weeds and animal feed, skipping meals and living on pale diets of bread. Deliveries to the territory that long has largely relied on humanitarian aid are still far from the average of about 500 trucks that entered daily before the war.
The Conversation
Sandra Day O’Connor saw civics education as key to the future of democracy
The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s iCivics curriculum has been shown to boost knowledge of the political process.
CNN
The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth
This week, learn when warm-blooded dinosaurs first roamed, Harvard and Google scientists unveil a map of the human brain, AI helps decode whale calls, and more.
NBC News
Phoenix is beating the rest of the country on inflation — on paper anyway
Phoenix is closer to winning the war on inflation than most other cities.
CNN
Houston surveys destruction from deadly storms and races to restore power as Southeast and Gulf Coast face flood threat
As officials assess the damage from destructive storms in the Houston area that killed at least seven people and knocked out power amid rising temperatures, residents in the Southeast and Gulf Coast face a severe weather threat through Saturday that could bring another round of excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms.
Reuters
Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms
The NWS predicted temperatures around 90 degrees (32.2 C) and warned residents in a post on the X social media platform of the threat of heat stroke, saying "Don't overdo yourself" as they continued cleaning up from Thursday night's storms. Storms packing winds of up to 100 mph (161 kph) tore through the region, damaging homes and buildings, felling power lines and leaving more than 800,000 people without electricity, according to local media.
CNN
A divided Morehouse College braces for Biden’s arrival
Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black college.
AFP
Threats and bullets: Mexico's candidates risk lives to compete
The warning left Margarita Galan with no choice but to abandon her mayoral bid in a Mexican town where three candidates have already been murdered ahead of June elections.Despite the real dangers, candidate Maria Salud Valencia refuses to abandon her bid to be a local mayor in Michoacan.
Associated Press
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. President Salome Zourabichvili, who is increasingly at odds with Georgia’s ruling party, said on Saturday that the law contradicts Georgia’s Constitution and “all European standards,” and added that it “must be abolished.” The ruling party, Georgian Dream, has a majority sufficient to override Zourabichvili’s veto, and is widely expected to do so in the coming days.
USA TODAY
Donald Trump falsely tells supporters he won Minnesota in 2020
During an address in Minnesota, Trump repeated the unfounded claim that the last presidential election was tainted by widespread fraud.
AccuWeather
Renewal of severe storms across the Plains through early week
Over halfway through May, over 2,600 filtered storm reports have already been gathered due to severe storms erupting across the United States since the beginning of the month. By May 18 of last year, the Storm Prediction Center had gathered 1,707 filtered storm reports, nearly 1,000 fewer than this year. While this statistic may help put into perspective the magnitude of severe weather that the country has faced so far in May, it also highlights the higher population centers impacted by recent s
Popular Science
Used EVs are getting cheaper. Should you buy one?
A lot has changed since Tesla started development on its $100,000 Roadster 20 years ago.
Associated Press
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. “Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she joined other supporters of the former president entering a campaign rally near Dayton, Ohio. Many of the T-shirts and hats that were worn and sold at the rally in March proclaimed religious slogans such as “Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president” and “God, Guns & Trump.”
Associated Press
US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told
U.S. officials have developed specific and highly credible intelligence suggesting that an American citizen who disappeared seven years ago while traveling in Syria has died, the man's daughter said Saturday. Maryam Kamalmaz said in an interview with The Associated Press that during a meeting in Washington this month with eight senior American officials she was presented with detailed intelligence about the presumed death of her father, Majd, a psychotherapist from Texas.

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