Coronavirus: Florida judge overturns federal mask mandate for public transit

Associated Press
House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe.
In a stunning show of unity in the often divided House, Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save the GOP speaker from an attempt by fellow Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to remove him from his post. The episode highlights the increasingly precarious situation for Johnson, who faces the same conservative forces that took down his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, but with an even smaller majority that has forced him to continuously rely on Democratic support to carry out the most basic functions of legislating. Republicans control the House by the barest of margins, 217-213.
Yahoo Finance
Bud Light sales still falling as Modelo, Coors fight to keep their gains
The competition among beer giants is still brewing.
NBC News
Implant by Elon Musk's Neuralink suffers setback after threads retract from patient's brain
Elon Musk’s brain technology startup Neuralink said Wednesday that an issue cropped up with the company’s first human brain implant weeks after it was inserted into a patient.
Associated Press
In a revised case, a former congressman is charged with lying about an illegal campaign contribution
Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about a foreign billionaire's illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign, reviving a case that was derailed by an appellate court. A federal jury convicted the Nebraska Republican in 2022, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Fortenberry's conviction last year, ruling that the case should not have been tried in Los Angeles. A grand jury in the nation's capital indicted Fortenberry on Wednesday on two counts: falsifying and concealing material facts and making false statements.
USA TODAY
Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
Two cases of bacterial infection shared identical genetic material even thought the procedures took place hundreds of miles apart.
Time
Inside Rafah's Last Operating Maternity Hospital
“There’s no dignified way to be pregnant or to parent when you’re under these conditions," says an American volunteer.
AFP
UN official says Israel closure of Gaza crossings 'completely crippling' aid
Israel's closure of key crossings into Gaza has cut off the main entry point for aid, and particularly fuel, rendering humanitarian operations all but impossible, a senior UN official warned Thursday."We lost the main entry point for all humanitarian aid," said Andrea De Domenico, who heads the United Nations humanitarian office, OCHA, in the occupied Palestinian territories.
AFP
Panama Papers law firm boss Ramon Fonseca dead
Panamanian lawyer Ramon Fonseca, co-founder of the now-defunct law firm at the center of the "Panama Papers" scandal, died while awaiting sentencing in his money-laundering trial, his lawyer said Thursday.Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who has taken asylum at the Nicaraguan embassy after being sentenced to almost 11 years in prison for money laundering, paid tribute to Fonseca, an ex-classmate.
Popular Science
Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction
Record numbers of these strange inbred fish were counted in the hellscape they call home.
AFP
Stormy Daniels denies cashing in on claimed tryst with Trump
Stormy Daniels finished her marathon testimony at Donald Trump's hush money trial on Thursday with attorneys for the former president seeking to paint her as a greedy liar who profited from her allegations.On Thursday, Trump's lawyers sought to suggest that Daniels was out for money, cashing in on her story in a book for which the defense claimed she received $800,000.
Popular Science
Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear
She 'can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk.'
Time
Biden Said Rafah Was a 'Red Line.' Now What?
After months of warning Israel against invading Rafah, the president has finally articulated the consequences.
TODAY
Is tahini healthier than peanut butter? What to know about the sesame seed butter
Tahini is a low-carb sesame seed butter that has heart-healthy fat, plant-based protein and nutrients like calcium and magnesium.
Reuters
Major Rafah operation will not defeat Hamas, White House says
President Joe Biden believes that a major Rafah operation by Israel will not advance the country's objective of defeating the Hamas Palestinian militant group in Gaza, the White House said on Thursday. "Smashing into Rafah, in his view, will not advance that objective," spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing with reporters. Kirby said Hamas had been pressured significantly by Israel and that there were better ways now to go after what remains of the group's leadership than an operation with significant risk to civilians.
Associated Press
Homeless woman was living inside Michigan rooftop store sign with computer, coffee maker
Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said. “She was homeless,” Officer Brennon Warren of the Midland Police Department said Thursday. The woman, whose name was not released, told police she had a job elsewhere but had been living inside the Family Fare sign for roughly a year, Warren said.
AFP
Spain govt vows to block hostile BBVA bid for rival bank
Spain's second-largest bank BBVA on Thursday announced a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government vowed to block the move, which would create a European giant in the sector.A takeover would create a banking powerhouse capable of competing with Santander -- Spain's leading bank -- as well as with European giants such as HSBC and BNP Paribas.
CBS News
Ford's recall of Bronco and Escape raises "significant safety concerns" federal regulators say
Highway safety regulators say automaker's remedy for a fuel injector recall does not actually fix the problem.
Reuters
US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls to 7.09%, still too high to boost housing
U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the first time in more than a month amid signs of slowing economic activity, but remain too high to provide a significant boost to the housing market. The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was down to 7.09% as of May 9, from 7.22% last week, ending five straight weekly increases, mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac said in a statement on Thursday. The decline in mortgage rates coincides with a drop in the 10-year Treasury yield following recent data showing a moderation economic and job growth.
NBC News
Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care
Ascension Health, the nation's largest chain of Catholic hospitals, said Thursday it was responding to a cyberattack that was disrupting its operations.
Associated Press
Vietnam's arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with the US
A senior Vietnamese official with the country’s labor ministry was arrested for "deliberately disclosing state secrets,” police announced on Thursday, a development that analysts say could hurt Vietnam’s efforts to obtain more favorable trade terms for exports to the United States. There were no further details about lawyer Nguyen Van Binh's arrest — beyond the announcement on the website of the police in the capital of Hanoi — but rights activists allege he was detained because he supported the idea of independent trade unions, banned under the Communist government. Binh who headed the Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, could face between two and 15 years in prison for disclosing state secrets under the law in this single-party, authoritarian state.

Coronavirus: Florida judge overturns federal mask mandate for public transit

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House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe.

Bud Light sales still falling as Modelo, Coors fight to keep their gains

Implant by Elon Musk's Neuralink suffers setback after threads retract from patient's brain

In a revised case, a former congressman is charged with lying about an illegal campaign contribution

Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.

Inside Rafah's Last Operating Maternity Hospital

UN official says Israel closure of Gaza crossings 'completely crippling' aid

Panama Papers law firm boss Ramon Fonseca dead

Devils Hole pupfish are clawing their way back from the brink of extinction

Stormy Daniels denies cashing in on claimed tryst with Trump

Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear

Biden Said Rafah Was a 'Red Line.' Now What?

Is tahini healthier than peanut butter? What to know about the sesame seed butter

Major Rafah operation will not defeat Hamas, White House says

Homeless woman was living inside Michigan rooftop store sign with computer, coffee maker

Spain govt vows to block hostile BBVA bid for rival bank

Ford's recall of Bronco and Escape raises "significant safety concerns" federal regulators say

US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls to 7.09%, still too high to boost housing

Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care

Vietnam's arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with the US