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FOMC minutes give Fed 'leeway to ease up' on rate hikes -strategist
STORY: All participants at this month's meeting backed a half-percentage-point rate increase to combat inflation they agreed had become a key threat to the economy's performance and was at risk of racing higher without action by the U.S. central bank, minutes of the session showed on Wednesday."The Federal Reserve really has to move aggressively early in the cycle to play catch-up with that higher inflation rate," said Schlossberg, referring to the view of Fed policymakers, according to the minutes. "But in so doing, they may provide leeway for themselves to throttle back a bit on the size of those rate increases and, perhaps, the timing."
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Chance of U.S. recession 'better than 50%' -strategist
STORY: Wall Street gyrated on Wednesday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent monetary policy meeting showed its members were unanimous in their sentiment that the U.S. economy was very strong as they grappled with how to rein in inflation without triggering a recession.
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Footage Shows Crashed Pickup Near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde
Footage recorded in the aftermath of the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, shows a damaged pickup truck in a ditch close to the school.Authorities say the shooting was carried out by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, and left 19 children and 2 adults dead. Ramos first shot his grandmother before driving to the school, where he “crashed outside,” the San Antonio Express-News reported, citing officials.This footage, taken from two clips shared on Instagram by Hugo Cervantes, shows a pickup truck in a sunken area near the school. Credit: Hugo Cervantes via Storyful
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Severe Thunderstorms Bring Flooding to Gulf Coast Region
Severe thunderstorms hit the Gulf Coast region on Wednesday, May 25, bringing heavy rain and flooding to portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north-central Mississippi, and southwest Mississippi.The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather warning for the region through Wednesday night, and said some thunderstorms could produce damaging hail and winds. A tornado was also possible, according to the NWS.Localized flooding could occur through Thursday morning, the NWS said, especially in low-lying and urban areas.This video taken by Ricky Gray shows street flooding in Madison, in central Mississippi. Credit: Ricky Gray via Storyful
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At Least One Dead Following Russian Strikes on Shopping Mall in Zaporizhzhia, Officials Say
At least one person was killed and three people injured in Russian missile strikes that hit a shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 25, Ukrainian officials said in a statement.Four Russian cruise missiles were fired at the city and one of them was shot down by air defense, according to the statement.This footage, posted by the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, shows damage to the mall and surrounding area on Wednesday. Other images showed major damage to the inside of the shopping mall on the same day. Credit: Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration via Storyful
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Johnson takes responsibility for lockdown parties
STORY: Boris Johnson said he was humbled and took full responsibility...After a damning official report on Wednesday (May 25) detailed illegal alcohol-fuelled parties at his Downing Street office during coronavirus lockdowns.The British prime minister has faced repeated calls to resign from opposition politicians and some in his own party, after it was revealed Johnson and his officials broke rules against socializing outside the household. Meanwhile, many ordinary people missed the funerals of loved ones. "And I also want to say, Mr. Speaker, above all that I take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. Sue Gray's report has emphasized that it is up to the political leadership in Number 10 (Downing Street) to take ultimate responsibility. And of course, I do."The report by senior official Sue Gray did not specifically blame Johnson, but gave graphic details and included photographs from more than a dozen gatherings, some of which he attended.Johnson was among those fined over a party to celebrate his 56th birthday on June 19, 2020, though Gray said he was unaware of the gathering in advance.At a leaving party in June 2020, a scuffle broke out, one attendee was sick and excessive amounts of alcohol were consumed, the report found.Johnson said he was appalled by some of the behavior it had uncovered.Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said the report would stand as a monument to the, quote, "hubris and arrogance" of Johnson's government.
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Palestinian influencer documents his daily cave life
STORY: This Palestinian documents his daily cave life on TikTokLocation: Hebron, West Bank(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER, ADEL AL-TELL, SAYING: "I got the idea because many consider people who live in tents or caves and own sheep as uneducated and uncivilized, so this encouraged me to create an account on TikTok to share simple videos, to show that there are people still living in caves, maintaining their land, steadfast on it, living in caves and tents, herding sheep, and they did not give up on their land, they are educated people."Al-Tell has garnered more than 60,000 followers on TikTokand around 25,000 followers on FacebookHe says he chooses to live in a cave to keep his landwhich he says is threatened by Israeli settlement expansion "People interact whenever I share videos, they tell me God bless you and preserve your land. They also say that we are fighters and are steadfast. These words make us feel happy, these words make us more steadfast, because people interact with you and sympathize with you, you are a fighter and you are steadfast on your land."
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'It's insane' and 'all false' -Depp on Heard's accusations
STORY: Depp is suing Heard in Virginia for $50 million, saying she defamed him when she said she was a victim of domestic abuse. Heard has countersued for $100 million, arguing that Depp smeared her when his lawyer said her claims were a "hoax."
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'It is my job to get on and deliver': Johnson after report
STORY: Johnson has faced repeated calls to resign from opposition politicians and some in his own party over the alcohol-fuelled gatherings, after it was revealed that he and officials had broken COVID-19 rules that all but banned people from socializing outside their households."I overwhelmingly feel it is my job to get on and and deliver," Johnson told reporters at a news conference. "No matter how bitter and painful the conclusions of this may be and they are, and no matter how humbling they are, I've got to keep moving forward and the government's got to keep moving. And we are."The report by senior official Sue Gray did not specifically blame Johnson, but gave graphic details and included photographs from more than a dozen gatherings.
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War crime victim's widow grapples with loss
STORY: Photographs and memories are what Kateryna Shelipova has left to remember her husband of 36 years.62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov was shot dead on February 28 in Chupakhivka, located in Ukraine’s northeast, four days after Russian forces invaded.The man convicted for his death - 21-year-old tank commander Vadim Shishimarin - was sentenced to life in prison on Monday (May 23), in the first war crimes trial arising from the invasion. During his trial, he had asked for Kateryna to forgive him.On the day her husband died, she said she had heard gunshots whilst she was in her yard. After looking out, she says she saw Shishimarin holding an automatic rifle."When I left the yard, I didn’t see him immediately. But when I went further out, I looked here and I saw him lying here. Shot straight in the head."Kateryna still has the bicycle her husband was riding when he was killed.Shishimarin had pleaded guilty to killing the unarmed Shelipov. Ukrainian state prosecutors said he had been ordered to shoot at him from a car.Shelipov's killing was one of what Ukraine and Western nations say is a far wider picture: Ukraine has accused Russia of atrocities and brutality against civilians during the invasion and said it has identified more than 10,000 possible war crimes.Russia has denied targeting civilians or involvement in war crimes in what it calls a “special operation.”Shelipov’s killing has shaken the entire community in Chupakhivka.Including his friend Mykola Radkov."I could tell you a lot of things, but I can’t. It hurts very much, very much. I still can’t believe that he’s not alive. I still think that he’s here, that he’ll come here and say: ‘Good day’ or ‘Hello.’ That he says this."Despite Shishimarin’s imprisonment, Mykola is unable to come to terms with the loss of his friend.“That’s how it is, guys. It hurts. It hurts and hurts. That’s it.”
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'Straight Out of a Movie': Woman Discovers Late Mom Was Boyfriend's Kindergarten Teacher
An 18-year-old in Adelaide, South Australia, found out that her late mom was her boyfriend’s kindergarten teacher in a moment that she described as “straight out of a movie.”Leah Menzies posted footage to TikTok on May 20 recapping the discovery that her mother, who died when she was seven, had taught her boyfriend Thomas in kindergarten — after believing her mom would never get to meet her partner.The pair figured out the connection when Thomas, also 18, showed her a class picture from a childhood photo album.“The kindergarten class photo was on the front page and he recognized my mother from photos I had shown him,” Menzies told Storyful.It seems Menzies’s story has given the internet the collective chills, with the emotional video having over 10 million likes at the time of writing.“It’s incredible that she knew him,” Menzies told Today. “What gets me is that she was standing with my future boyfriend and she had no idea.” Credit: Leah Menzies via Storyful
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Ukrainian Children Recover in Lviv Hospital After Russian Attacks
Ukrainian children wounded in Russia’s invasion were recovering from their injuries in a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, on May 19, Current Time reported.Among the young patients the news service visited were Veronika, 10, from Vuhledar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, and Kira, 15, from Kharkiv.Veronika was left in a coma after an attack on the high-rise residential building where she lived, Current Time said. Shrapnel pierced her skull and ripped off her left thumb, while her right hand was partially paralyzed.Therapists are helping Veronika to walk again. Her family, who neighbors said used their bodies to shield her, died in the attack, Current Time said. The footage shows Veronika blowing out candles on a birthday cake.Teenager Kira was hit by shelling and her friend was killed while they were walking in a park in Kharkiv. “My friend was immediately unconscious and another girl was breathing heavily,” Kira said, according to an English translation provided by Current Time. “I was the only one who realized what was happening, but I didn’t understand that we were being shelled.”Kira had shrapnel wounds and underwent surgery. She was hoping to travel abroad for further treatment.At least 259 Ukrainian children have been killed and 402 injured in Russian attacks since the invasion began in late February, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Credit: Current Time via Storyful
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Kate Moss testifies in support of Johnny Depp
STORY: British model Kate Moss briefly took the witness stand in the defamation battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Wednesday as his attorneys tried to convince a jury that Heard was the abuser in their relationship.The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star, 58, is suing Heard in Virginia for $50 million, saying she defamed him when she said she was a victim of domestic abuse. Heard, 36, has countersued for $100 million, arguing that Depp smeared her when his lawyer said her claims were a "hoax."Depp's attorneys called Moss as a rebuttal witness after Heard had testified about a time she feared Depp would push her sister down a staircase. Heard said she recalled "rumors" of Depp pushing Moss down a flight of stairs and she slapped Depp to stop him from harming her sister.
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Kohl's shares soar as bidders prepare buyout bids
STORY: Shares of Kohl's soared as much as 17% on Wednesday, after being briefly halted, following a Reuters exclusive report saying bidders competing to acquire the retailer are preparing to make binding offers.That's according to people familiar with the matter, who said the offers are lower than the bids they submitted earlier this year to reflect the market downturn and the U.S. retailer's deteriorating business.The sources said the bidders, which include private equity firm Sycamore Partners, brand holding firm Franchise Group, and J.C. Penney investors Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management, plan to lower their offers by at least 10% to 15%.Some of the bidders had indicated in recent days they were willing to pay as much as $62 per share for Kohl's, according to the sources. Kohl's shares are currently trading around $41, having lost much of their value this month amid concerns that raging inflation and lower consumer spending will weigh on its business prospects. The company cut its full-year earnings forecast last week and said its profit in the first quarter of 2022 fell. The sources requested anonymity because the matter is confidential.A Kohl's spokesman and the bidders either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment.
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Harry and Meghan rejoin royal family at Madame Tussauds
STORY: The family have been given a black-tie makeover, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Camilla standing on either side of the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine on her left, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan to her right.Waxwork models of Harry and Meghan were previously shifted to join other celebrities at the attraction’s Hollywood zone, after the couple quit royal duties to forge new independent careers on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Bison Calves Seen Jumping and Playing in Yellowstone National Park
Several bison calves were seen playing and bumping heads in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in video published on May 24.Leslie Conover recorded footage of the calves frolicking and said it was “sheer joy to watch the innocence and carefree play for these newbies.”The National Park Service estimated there are around 5,450 bison in Yellowstone Park. It is the only place in America to have a continuously free-ranging bison population since prehistoric times. Credit: Leslie Conover via Storyful
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Dog Trains With Search-and-Rescue Divers in Ukraine
A dog is being trained to help search-and-rescue divers in Cherkasy, Ukraine, as seen in footage posted on May 25.The video released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine shows Najda diving into water to tow a “victim” with a life preserver back to shore during her training. The ministry said the dog attends daily classes with a team of Cherkasy divers.The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said Najda is a purebred shepherd and was taken from a shelter.“Najda has shown discipline and passion for water from the very first days of meeting her,” the service said. “So the divers decided to teach her the necessary commands, including water rescue.”The emergency service added, “There are a few more classes of ‘dive school’ for Najda, but already today the dog is confidently and clearly following the commands and is ready, fully armed to meet the swimming season and keep vacationers safe.” Credit: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine via Storyful
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Prayer Vigil Held in Houston Following Uvalde School Shooting
Community members gathered in Houston on Tuesday evening, May 24, following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 19 students and two adults dead, officials said.Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old suspect, a resident of Uvalde, was dead. “It’s believed that responding officers killed him,” he added.President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Tuesday evening, saying it was time to stand up to the gun lobby.Houston Public Media reporter Lucio Vasquez said he filmed this footage Tuesday from the George Thomas Mickey Leland Federal Building as Texas reeled from the devastating shooting. Credit: Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media via Storyful
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Pfizer plans no-profit drugs in poorer nations
STORY: Pfizer plans to make all its patented medicines available at a not-for-profit price for the world’s poorest nations. That will include treatments for infectious diseases and cancers. The announcement came Wednesday (May 25), with company chief executive Albert Bourla speaking at the Davos gathering of business and world leaders: "Pfizer is excited and proud to launch an accord for a healthier world. Through this groundbreaking initiative, Pfizer will provide all its patented medicines and vaccines that are available in the U.S. or the European Union on a non-for-profit basis to 1.2 billion people living in 45 lower income countries.”The deal will include new medicines as they come out. It was welcomed by African leaders present at the Swiss event, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame: "Pfizer's commitment under the Accord programme sets a new standard in this regard, which we hope to see emulated by others, combined with additional investments in strengthening Africa's public health systems and the pharmaceutical regulators.”The Pfizer deal covers 27 designated low-income countries, and 18 other poorer nations. All have lacked good access to innovative treatments, which can take years to become available in developing countries.
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Deadly Shelling Causes Damage in Central Zaporizhzhia, Officials Say
One person was killed and another three injured after the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia was shelled by Russian forces on Wednesday, May 25, according to the city’s government.The Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration said four Russian cruise missiles were fired at the city. One of them was shot down by air defense, they said.Footage posted by the Zaporizhzhia Administration shows several people standing on residential streets with many destroyed buildings. A bank near the center of the city is also seen heavily damaged, with emergency services on scene. Credit: Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration via Storyful
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Time running out for Ukraine grain exports - official
STORY: Warnings of a global food crisis are growing as Russia and Ukraine together account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies, while Ukraine is also a major exporter of corn, barley, sunflower oil and rapeseed oil.European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for talks with Moscow on unlocking wheat exports trapped in Ukraine as a result of a Russian sea blockade.On Wednesday, Interfax cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as saying Moscow was ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for lifting some sanctions.Ukraine is expecting the new harvest to amount to some 70% of last year's crop as some of the fields are now under Russian control or have been mined, Kravchuk said.
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Drone shows shelled railway in Ukraine's Donetsk region
STORY: Footage filmed on the ground shows a large crater on a railway line and a nearby house damaged. It also shows missile wreckage at the site. Ukraine's military said it had repelled nine Russian attacks on Tuesday (May 24) in the Donbas and that Moscow's troops had killed at least 14 civilians there, using aircraft, rocket launchers, artillery, tanks, mortars and missiles.Reuters could not immediately verify that information.Russian forces intensified their assault on two key towns in Ukraine's industrial Donbas region on Wednesday, with constant mortar bombardment destroying houses, killing civilians and threatening the last escape route, Ukrainian officials said.
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Traffic Stops to Let Family of Geese Cross Nottingham Road
A family of geese was given the right of way to cross a road in central England, as seen in a video posted on May 24.Joe Corr was traveling on the A610 Nuthall Road in Nottingham when he saw the amusing sight of two geese and seven goslings waddling across the road. Naturally, all traffic stopped and gave them priority. Credit: Joseph Corr via Storyful
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Chelsea Flower Show rose named 'Elizabeth' to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee
STORY: Britain's David Austin Roses sought royal approval for the "Elizabeth", created to mark the monarchs Platinum Jubilee."This particular one opens quite flat and it has what we call a button eye, which means that central petals stay quite close but in a beautiful way... it's a very delicate pink colour which is really attractive," company chairman David Austin told Reuters of the rose.He described the scent as "a traditional old rose fragrance, quite a strong fragrance, which is really important to us as breeders."Queen Elizabeth visited the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday (May 23), the latest of several appearances that have helped to ease public concerns about her health ahead of a national celebration of her seven decades on the throne.The 96-year-old monarch was driven around the Royal Horticultural Society's annual festival of garden design in West London in a buggy, saving her from having to walk around the show's attractions.
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Davos: Europe must 'flex' muscles, says Lagarde
STORY: Lagarde addressed an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos on a panel that included the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheal Martin, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mesola.Ukraine has been top of the agenda for the four-day meeting of global business leaders which kicked off in earnest on Monday (May 23) with a video address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Lagarde said the war in Ukraine revealed that Europe had underestimated its strength in numbers.
