Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination

Associated Press
The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times larger than the first one — commissioned less than five years ago — and capable of printing ever mightier objects. There could be even larger printers after the University of Maine breaks ground this summer on a new building, a spokesperson said.
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AFP
Milei announces Argentina's first budget surplus in 16 years
Argentina's spending-slashing new President Javier Milei has hailed his country's first quarterly budget surplus since 2008 as an "historic achievement."This amounted to a surplus of 0.2 percent of GDP. "This is the first quarter with a financial surplus since 2008," said Milei, referring to his left-wing rival Cristina Kirchner's first year in the presidency.
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USA TODAY
Amber Alert issued for baby who may be with former police officer suspected in 2 murders
Police said Roman Huizar age 1, disappeared Monday. Elias Huizar, 39, is wanted in connection to the murders of his ex-wife and girlfriend.
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Time
Musk Fights Australia Over Content Takedown Orders
Australia’s Prime Minister called Elon Musk, owner of X and self-styled free-speech champion, an “arrogant billionaire.”
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NBC News
Luxury handbag designer smuggled bags made out of protected python and caiman into U.S.
A Colombian handbag designer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after federal prosecutors said she illegally smuggled handbags made from caiman and python skin — both protected species — to New York.
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CBS News
Amazon rolls out grocery delivery for Prime members, SNAP recipients
Customers who rely on government assistance programs can get same perks as Prime members, for less.
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CBS News
Search underway for ex-cop after 2 women found dead, 1-year-old abducted
Authorities in Washington state are searching for a former officer accused of killing two women and abducting a child.
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Associated Press
UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business. UnitedHealth did say that some screen shots containing protected health information or personally identifiable information were posted for about a week online on the dark web, which standard browsers can’t access. The company also is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection for people affected by the attack.
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AFP
UK's Sunak announces raised defence spending, new Ukraine aid
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the Polish capital Warsaw.- Missiles, armoured vehicles - On Tuesday, Sunak also announced £500 million additional funding for Ukraine's war effort against Russia.
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Associated Press
These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs
When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. EarnIn is one of more than a dozen companies that provide this service, billed as Earned Wage Access. While Earned Wage Access apps have been around for over a decade, the pandemic and its aftermath boosted their popularity.
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AFP
UK Rwanda law sparks fear among migrants hoping to cross Channel
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.Other migrants gathering at the water spot said they hoped the British law was meant to deter migrants from crossing the water rather than being applied fully.
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Time
Modi Accused of ‘Hate Speech’ Towards Muslims in Campaign
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under fire for invoking anti-Muslim tropes in a speech on Sunday as he campaigns.
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Yahoo Finance
US has 'structural shortage' of millions of homes, PulteGroup CEO says
PulteGroup says the housing shortage presents an opportunity as the company reports first quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates.
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AFP
More than 130 arrested at NYU campus Gaza protests
More than 130 people were arrested overnight during pro-Palestinian protests at the New York University campus as student demonstrations gather pace in the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.Social media images late Monday appeared to show pro-Palestinian Jewish students holding traditional seder meals inside the protest areas on campuses including at Columbia.
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AFP
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area on Tuesday.The megacity of Shenzhen was among the areas experiencing "heavy to very heavy downpours" on Tuesday, the city's meteorological observatory said, adding the risk of flash floods was "very high".
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AFP
German far-right firebrand denies using Nazi slogan
A divisive German politician denied using a banned Nazi slogan as he appeared in court Tuesday ahead of key regional elections that could see him crowned the country's first far-right state premier.Hoecke, 52, leads the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Thuringia, one of three former East German states where the party is leading opinion polls ahead of regional elections in September.
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CNN
Senate on track to pass $95 billion foreign aid package this week after months of delay
The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
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Associated Press
NATO newcomer Finland is now a 'front-line state' for the alliance, Finnish president says
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Tuesday that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a "front-line state," given that it has doubled the military bloc's border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in April 202 3, has a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border with Russia that runs mostly through thick forests in the south and rugged landscape in the Arctic north. Stubb was visiting neighboring Sweden and spoke at a joint news conference in Stockholm on Tuesday with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
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Associated Press
Baltimore port to open deeper channel, enabling some ships to pass after bridge collapse
Officials in Baltimore plan to open a deeper channel for commercial ships to access the city’s port starting on Thursday, marking a significant step toward reopening the major maritime shipping hub that has remained closed to most traffic since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month. The cargo ship that took down the Key Bridge lost power and veered off course shortly after leaving the Port of Baltimore headed to Sri Lanka. Starting early next week, the channel will be closed again until roughly May 10 to accommodate “critical and highly dynamic salvage operations,” port officials said in a news release Monday.
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Associated Press
Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats
The Dutch national intelligence agency said Tuesday that threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. “The terrorist threat is serious at this moment,” the agency’s director-general, Erik Akerboom, told The Associated Press. Akerboom said he is particularly concerned about big events, noting that the agency is working closely with French authorities to prevent incidents during the Paris Olympics this summer.
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