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Good luck picking up the books on an unofficial summer reading list from the Chicago Sun-Times. Hoping to delve into the “multigenerational saga” Tidewater Dreams by Isabel Allende, for instance? Keep dreaming. Maybe a science-driven story like Andy Weir’s The Last Algorithm is more to your taste? The algorithm can’t help you. OK then, how aboutContinue Reading

World Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people. Sunday’s vote delivered minority government for centre-right Democratic AllianceThe Associated Press · Posted: May 20, 2025Continue Reading

World Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat. Lineker reposted a story from Palestine Lobby account that included an illustrated ratThe Associated PressContinue Reading

Israel says it will allow ‘basic’ amount of food into Gaza amid new ground assault Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would control the whole of Gaza, despite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a nearly three-month blockade on aid supplies that left the enclaveContinue Reading

World Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules. Authorities blame Airbnb for exacerbating housing shortages and pushing up real estate pricesThomson Reuters · Posted: May 19, 2025 8:05 AM EDTContinue Reading

World Polish liberals performed worse than expected in a presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, as Rafal Trzaskowski from ruling centrists Civic Coalition scraped to victory setting up a close fight for Warsaw’s pro-European path. Data shows Trzaskowski and Nawrocki being well ahead of other candidatesThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

World Former U.S. president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Former U.S. president, his family reviewing treatment options, his office saysThe Associated Press · Posted: MayContinue Reading

World U.S. Vice-President JD Vance discussed fair trade policies with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday in Rome, Vance’s office said in a statement, as the two nations try to resolve a dispute over tariffs. ‘We’re strongest when we work together,’ Carney saidThomson Reuters · Posted: May 18, 2025 10:15Continue Reading

World·Updated The FBI said on Sunday that it believes the suspect in Saturday’s explosion at a California fertility clinic, which it described as an “intentional act of terrorism,” was the only person killed in the incident. All staff, embryos at Palm Springs clinic safe after incident, say authorities The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading