NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - Long Island Rail Road Strike Looms, as M.T.A. and Unions Reach Impasse
Workers could shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service beginning on May 16 if they do not reach a deal with transit officials.
NYTIMES (Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch) - Jeff Shell Steps Down as President of Paramount
Mr. Shell, the former C.E.O. of NBCUniversal, is leaving after becoming entangled in a legal battle with a professional gambler, R.J. Cipriani.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Search for American woman missing in Bahamas ongoing
An American woman is missing in the Bahamas after she reportedly went overboard while traveling on a dinghy and strong currents carried her out to sea, according to police.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admits to killing eight women
Heuermann changed his plea to guilty and admitted to the murders of eight women in court.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Todd Wallack) - Customs wrongly canceled Harvard scientist’s visa over frog embryos, judge rules
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian who spent four months in detention, is charged with smuggling the embryos into the U.S. in her luggage.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Strait of Hormuz is open, Secretary Hegseth and Gen. Caine say
Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened.
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Pam Bondi defies House subpoena over Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week for questioning on her handling of the Epstein files . Why it matters: Lawmakers in both parties are frustrated with how the Justice Department handled the Epstein files, and see Bondi's testimony as key to getting answers in their months-long investigation into Epstein. - Bondi, who was ousted from her post earlier this month , previously told reporters she will "follow the law" in responding to a subpoena from the panel. - "The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as…
NYTIMES (Alexandra E. Petri and Hannah Ziegler) - Who Are the Women Rex Heuermann Admitted to Killing?
Six of the eight women whom Mr. Heuermann said he killed worked as escorts and advertised on sites like Craigslist and Backpage.
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NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski) - What Trump Has Accomplished in Iran After 5 Weeks of War
President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.
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NPR (Stephen Fowler) - Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024.
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