Take on Apple and Google to boost UK economy, think tank says The Institute for Public Policy Research has said tackling big tech monopolies could help boost the UK economy. The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
David Lammy in Turkey for Nato meeting amid prospect of Zelensky-Putin talks Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct negotiations. Evening Standard · May 14, 2025
Mike Johnson Argues Congress Needs Stock Trading to 'Support Their Families' Due to 'Frozen' Salaries House Speaker Mike Johnson defended stock trading as a necessary income boost that allows members of Congress to "take care of their family." Latin Times · May 14, 2025
Ukraine peace talks hang in balance after Putin and Trump skip Turkey summit President Trump had suggested he would attend peace talks if Vladimir Putin was also there The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
RFK Jr orders mifepristone review as anti-abortion groups push for ban Health secretary cites ‘new data’ that emerged from flawed study conservatives are using to pressure US government The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025
‘You are truly vile’: Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t read but wants Donald Trump to jump because she said so What her words could cause is "civil unrest." We Got This Covered · May 14, 2025
Former Republican speaker blasts DNC effort to remove David Hogg: ‘He’s right’ ‘The whole thing he’s saying is if you’re old and not working to win a majority, you ought to leave,’ Kevin McCarthy says The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
New militarized border zone spurs national security charges against hundreds of immigrants Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
‘Deeply creepy’: Enormous brooding banner of Trump now hangs next to Lincoln outside Department of Agriculture X users are scoffing at the banner, saying it has a ‘North Korean aesthetic’ and gives off ‘Saddam Hussein vibes’ The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Mark Levin rages at ex-Fox colleague Tucker Carlson as MAGA-on-MAGA violence breaks out: ‘You little b*stard!’ ‘You should have picked up the phone because I would have cleared things up for you,” Mark Levin said at the end of his latest rant The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Ex-FDNY chief gets 3 years in prison for taking bribes to fast-track safety inspections A former New York City Fire Department chief has been sentenced to three years in prison for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to fast-track fire safety inspections The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Trump (Partially) Wins an Alien Enemies Act Case In a badly flawed decision, a federal district court ruled that Trump can invoke the AEA because the Tren de Aragua drug gang's activities amount to a "predatory incursion." Reason · May 14, 2025
ICE admits nine people have died in custody this year as it requests more funding ICE deaths in custody already approaching worst year from Biden administration The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
RFK Jr visibly startled by protesters amid angry confrontations over cuts and vaccines at health hearing Health secretary pushes back against Democrats who grilled him on his comments about vaccines amid a measles outbreak The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025 RFK Jr tells Congress ‘people shouldn’t take medical advice from me’ Health secretary demurs on questions about vaccine stance and defends Republican plans to cut healthcare
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Live updates: Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new president could mark a turning point for the Mideast President Donald Trump has met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia
Latin Times · May 14, 2025 Republican Senator Dismisses Protests Against Medicaid Cuts: 'They're Probably Hired to Do That' Senator Roger Marshall said demonstrators protesting Medicaid cuts were "probably hired," and dismissed their concerns as a "sugar high" from pandemic spending.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water
The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025 Elon Musk shows he still has the White House’s ear on Trump’s Middle East trip Although Musk has pivoted from Doge, the Saudi summit shows how he’s retaining proximity to the US president
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cuts Harvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue campus research amid a federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, but the school’s president warns of sacrifices ahead
Euronews · May 14, 2025 Putin is not going to Istanbul to meet Zelenskyy, so who will represent Russia? Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey and is instead sending the deputy foreign affairs and defence ministers, the head of his military intelligence, and the presidential aide, who will lead the delegation, the Kremlin announced late on Wednesday.
Latin Times · May 14, 2025 Elon Musk Allegedly Called Arabic the 'Language of the Enemy' Before Inking Starlink Deal With Saudi Arabia Despite multiple instances of Elon Musk disrespecting Arabs with his past rhetoric, the world's richest man will leave the Arab Gulf States billions of dollars richer.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Gabbard fires top officials for alleged leaking after assessment on Venezuela contradicts Trump Office of the Director of National Intelligence staffer denies that report’s conclusion played a role in officials’ firings
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community has indefinitely suspended its operations in part due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Brazil slaughterhouses reduce ties to Amazon deforestation, but cattle laundering remains issue A report of Brazil’s Amazon beef industry published reveals that slaughterhouses complying with a settlement agreement are far more likely to follow laws prohibiting the purchase of cattle from illegally deforested land